The Ideal Body Transformation Program - 4 Critical Components
If you are a woman itching to get into your skinny jeans, tanks and tees, or even a bikini but unwanted fat is standing in your way, it’s time you discover how to build or recognize the ideal body transformation program that will help you drop fat fast.
The first factor in building or identifying your ideal program is enjoyment. You must enjoy your program on some level to ensure that you will stick with it long enough to reap results. Also your schedule and lifestyle are extremely important. Consider the amount of time you have to exercise and type of equipment you have access to in order to determine which workout program is right for you. If you find your program enjoyable and you have the time it takes to complete the fat burning, body sculpting workouts in your fat loss program, you are on the road to success.
There are 3 other components that any fat loss program must have to maximize your fitness results: resistance training, cardiovascular conditioning, and flexibility / relaxation exercises.
Resistance training builds strong muscles and bones. Why should you want to build muscle if your overall goal is to drop fat? Building muscle will help will increase your metabolism (the amount of calories your burn each day) - making sustained fast fat loss a true possibility for you. An increased metabolism will help you burn more calories when you are not exercising (for instance while you are reading this article) and help you to banish unwanted fat in record time. You don’t have to build big, bulky muscles to enjoy the extra fat loss results. Simply exercising to maintain and slightly enhance the muscle you already have will be enough to accelerate your fat loss. Resistance training includes exercises like squats, lunges, push ups, pull ups, and planks. It is important that you use enough resistance to challenge your muscles. Using super light weights and tons of repetitions will not optimize your fat loss or increase muscle tone. It is ideal to resistance train three times per week (you can start with twice per week if you are a novice) and to allow at least 24 hours of recovery between sessions training the same muscles.
Cardiovascular conditioning (such as running, swimming, biking, or aerobics) is ideal for strengthening your heart and lungs and the prevention and management of many lifestyle diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes. Since losing fat and getting into better overall shape is your goal, do interval cardio 2-3 times per week. Interval training is done by intermixing bouts of hard work with bouts of relatively easy, "recovery" work. An example would be to run or jog for 1 minute then immediately walk for 2 minutes and repeat. Interval training causes your body to continue to burn calories even after your exercise session at a much higher rate than traditional steady state cardio such as going for a walk would. This increased post exercise calorie burn is guaranteed to accelerate your fat loss results and help you banish belly fat fast.
Flexibility exercise (such as stretching and foam rolling) helps maintain normal movement patterns and reduce risk for injury. It is ideal to stretch the muscles groups worked after each session and to pay close attention to muscle groups that are very tight. Muscles that are tight do not contract optimally and thereby rob you of some of your fat burning potential when you exercise. Relaxation exercise (such as restorative yoga or meditation) can increase calm and awareness which helps to regulate and balance fat burning hormones and to create a healthier, happier you.
But can't I just walk or do cardio to lose weight and then start all of the other components? You have many options in how you approach your program but the goal of this article is to help you identify the ideal approach. Doing hours of cardio while neglecting strength training will inevitably set you up for a few undesirable results which include: creating a smaller, "squishy" version of the body you have now, decreasing your metabolism by burning up precious muscle tissue (this makes keeping the weight off or continuing to lose weight harder), or causing overuse injuries by doing high repetitions of the same movements (i.e. hours on the elliptical or treadmill) without strengthing the muscles, ligaments, and tendons that are involved. Now that you know what is ideal, don't settle for less. Search for fun methods of getting your strength, interval, and flexibility training done and enjoy the journey.
To get free body transformation resources including free fitness reports and a nutrition crash course, subscribe to the Great Shape Fit Club newsletter at www.GreatShapeFitClub.com .
If you are a woman itching to get into your skinny jeans, tanks and tees, or even a bikini but unwanted fat is standing in your way, it’s time you discover how to build or recognize the ideal body transformation program that will help you drop fat fast.
The first factor in building or identifying your ideal program is enjoyment. You must enjoy your program on some level to ensure that you will stick with it long enough to reap results. Also your schedule and lifestyle are extremely important. Consider the amount of time you have to exercise and type of equipment you have access to in order to determine which workout program is right for you. If you find your program enjoyable and you have the time it takes to complete the fat burning, body sculpting workouts in your fat loss program, you are on the road to success.
There are 3 other components that any fat loss program must have to maximize your fitness results: resistance training, cardiovascular conditioning, and flexibility / relaxation exercises.
Resistance training builds strong muscles and bones. Why should you want to build muscle if your overall goal is to drop fat? Building muscle will help will increase your metabolism (the amount of calories your burn each day) - making sustained fast fat loss a true possibility for you. An increased metabolism will help you burn more calories when you are not exercising (for instance while you are reading this article) and help you to banish unwanted fat in record time. You don’t have to build big, bulky muscles to enjoy the extra fat loss results. Simply exercising to maintain and slightly enhance the muscle you already have will be enough to accelerate your fat loss. Resistance training includes exercises like squats, lunges, push ups, pull ups, and planks. It is important that you use enough resistance to challenge your muscles. Using super light weights and tons of repetitions will not optimize your fat loss or increase muscle tone. It is ideal to resistance train three times per week (you can start with twice per week if you are a novice) and to allow at least 24 hours of recovery between sessions training the same muscles.
Cardiovascular conditioning (such as running, swimming, biking, or aerobics) is ideal for strengthening your heart and lungs and the prevention and management of many lifestyle diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes. Since losing fat and getting into better overall shape is your goal, do interval cardio 2-3 times per week. Interval training is done by intermixing bouts of hard work with bouts of relatively easy, "recovery" work. An example would be to run or jog for 1 minute then immediately walk for 2 minutes and repeat. Interval training causes your body to continue to burn calories even after your exercise session at a much higher rate than traditional steady state cardio such as going for a walk would. This increased post exercise calorie burn is guaranteed to accelerate your fat loss results and help you banish belly fat fast.
Flexibility exercise (such as stretching and foam rolling) helps maintain normal movement patterns and reduce risk for injury. It is ideal to stretch the muscles groups worked after each session and to pay close attention to muscle groups that are very tight. Muscles that are tight do not contract optimally and thereby rob you of some of your fat burning potential when you exercise. Relaxation exercise (such as restorative yoga or meditation) can increase calm and awareness which helps to regulate and balance fat burning hormones and to create a healthier, happier you.
But can't I just walk or do cardio to lose weight and then start all of the other components? You have many options in how you approach your program but the goal of this article is to help you identify the ideal approach. Doing hours of cardio while neglecting strength training will inevitably set you up for a few undesirable results which include: creating a smaller, "squishy" version of the body you have now, decreasing your metabolism by burning up precious muscle tissue (this makes keeping the weight off or continuing to lose weight harder), or causing overuse injuries by doing high repetitions of the same movements (i.e. hours on the elliptical or treadmill) without strengthing the muscles, ligaments, and tendons that are involved. Now that you know what is ideal, don't settle for less. Search for fun methods of getting your strength, interval, and flexibility training done and enjoy the journey.
To get free body transformation resources including free fitness reports and a nutrition crash course, subscribe to the Great Shape Fit Club newsletter at www.GreatShapeFitClub.com .
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