Top 5 Simple Tips for Fitness Success

Top 5 Simple Tips for Fitness Success

About a decade ago, for me, good health meant either being able to perform a certain exercise like bench press, running, etc. If you really want to assess your health, then you need to look at your overall health, which would mean mental, emotional and physical health. Here are 5 best fitness tips for good health – it’s better to start as early as you can, and work on your health.

Fitness Guide, Trainer Hemant Singh

Fig.Simple Fitness Tips - Hemant Singh

1. Exercise Daily

Exercise daily for at least an hour. You do not have to kill yourself from running, jogging, etc., but you should have some sort of moderate physical activity in your everyday life. If you're looking to shed a few pounds fast, do a higher-level intensity workout. For example, go on a walk at a brisk pace for an hour. Or, you can jog and set certain intervals to sprint during that hour. Make sure you're not in severe pain during your workout. Just a warning, your muscles will ache after a high intensity workout. It may be irritating, but that means your body is changing for the better. Be sure to stay hydrated, stretch, and eat foods with a decent amount of protein after each workout. The protein will help keep your muscles, not fat, rebuilding.

2. Eat the Right Foods and Portion Each Meal

No matter how bad your stomach is telling you to go for candy over healthy food, try to stay away from sweets. Sugar from candy will not help you get in shape. Even if it's just a single candy bar, one will eventually lead to another. Fruits and vegetables are the best thing to eat when getting into shape. Apples, for example, do a good job at making the stomach feel full for up to 3 to 4 hours. Green vegetables such as green beans and broccoli keep the digestive system clean and running.

3. Keep Track of Calories and Food Intake Per Day

Keeping track of how many calories you eat in a day will be helpful in planning out your physical exercising. Ever wonder why body builders' body masses are so big? That's because they plan out their meals and take in more (healthy) calories than the average person. On the other hand, losing weight and striving for a skinnier physique will involve more physical exercise than calories you ingest.

4. Be Sure to Get Sleep

Even though most of us have eight-hour jobs during the day or night, it is crucial to get enough sleep to recharge the body's batteries. Six to eight hours of sleep will keep the body going throughout the day, but if you happen to feel tired at any point after coming home from work, by all means take a small nap before exercising. You should only nap for about a half hour. This will prevent you from staying up later in the night.

5. Stay Motivated

An important key to being in shape is to set goals and keep a positive mindset and focus on given fitness tips. If you stay positive, you will be able to push yourself to get that fit body you've always wanted.

 

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Easy Exercises to Lose Belly Fat, No Equipment Required

Is your belly fat giving you a hard time? Are you not able to fit in that favorite pair of jeans?  If the answer is yes, then you need to make some changes in your lifestyle and switch up your exercise game to get back in shape. We all know, size does not matter but health does. A big belly brings with it a lot of health challenges and puts you at risk of heart diseases, stomach problems, including others.

To break it to you, we have here a few exercises that can help you lose belly fat without too much hassle. And if you thought that dieting (alone) can help you reduce belly fat then you are wrong, diet and exercise go hand in hand. An amalgamation of both is important to achieve your goal.

Crunches

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Crunches are the best way to burn that stubborn belly fat, it gives rapid results as well.  Abdominal crunches define the abdominal muscles and burn stomach fat.

  • Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor
  • Place your hands behind your head while holding your elbows out to the sides
  • Gently pull your abdomen inward. Now, curl and forward so that your head, neck and shoulder lift off the floor
  • Hold for a couple of seconds and release
  • Do 12 reps and do it slowly.