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Free Exercise Tips To Lose Weight Fast - Who Doesn't Want Them?
1- Tips Before Exercising
- Warm Up Before Stretching
The thinking that many people have is to stretch before warming up. This is actually false. You should warm up first, either by jogging, doing jumping jacks and so on to warm up the muscles.
Once the muscles are warmed up, only then should you begin stretching. Stretching your muscles when they are cool only increases risks of muscle tears and strains.
2- Tips During Your Workout
- Do Your Repetitions Slowly
Every time you start a work out, be sure to carry out each attempt slowly. The reason why this is so, is because doing repetitions slowly help to train the muscles even more. Slow movements really help to target the muscles involved in a particular exercise.
- Go For Quality, Not Quantity
Pushing yourself to carry out five good repetitions is always much better than doing 15 poor ones. When you do them poorly, your muscles hardly do any work and you run the risk of getting injured.
Statistics show that the most common injuries are back pains, which result from poorly executed workouts. Therefore, do yourself and your body a favour and make sure that each rep counts!
- Few Reps Help With Definition
Doing lesser reps but with more weights (if applicable) actually help sculpt your muscles. Therefore, if you are seeking muscle definition but have been doing lots of repetitions, you now know why you aren't seeing much results.
- More Reps Improves Strength
If you are seeking to improve your muscular strength and endurance, do more reps of each workout. It will also be good if you can increase the amount of weights (again, if applicable).
- Keep Your Breathing Normal
No matter what people tell you, you should never hold your breath during any exercise. It does not help to make your workout any more effective.
3- Tips After Your Workout
- Have Some Protein
After your workout, you should feed your muscle by having some protein in your diet. It is best if you can consume it half an hour to one hour after your workout.
The possibilities are endless. It can be a protein shake, turkey breast meat, scrambled eggs... Just be sure that they are healthy foods or your workout is completely wasted.
- Don't Forget Your Fluids
Your body loses a great deal of water during your workout, so do not leave your body craving for water. Lack of fluids after a workout can cause muscle strains and cramps, and they are not pretty!
4- Final Words
I hope that the tips you've picked up here have helped you to learn several things that you should or should not do before, during or after your workout.
I have to admit, there are a lot of tips out there. I will add them as time goes by, so watch this space! While waiting for me, if there are exercise tips that you are dying to share with myself and other readers of Exercise For Beginners, use the contact me form!