Quick Fitness Tips

Fat loss more important than weight loss: The craze for losing weight has often misled people to wrong kind of diet. Simply eating less and incorrect restraint on the intake of particular ingredients have often baleful effects on health, leave alone fitness itself. So be aware.

Low Calorie intake

To supply the body with energy the fat is burnt.
Weight is reduced.
However your body runs on a lower energy level. You grow weak and fatigued.
To continue losing weight the intake should be further reduced, ultimately leading to the loss of muscle and water.
With less energy, weakened muscle and hence less exercise ultimately leads to the increase of intake. Result – You gain fat.
Volume of fat is greater than that of muscle of same weight, hence if you lose muscle weight, your weight decreases but you do not shape up much.

Proteins

Since fitness doesn't only mean losing fat but it also emphasizes on strengthening and building muscles, proteins should be in the diet accordingly as it is the building blocks of muscles.
The ratio of protein intake in the diet is proportional to the amount of exercise done.
Lower intake results in weak muscles.

Low Carbohydrate intake

Carbohydrates being easiest to be burnt for energy, when its consumption is reduced, body draws its energy by burning fat.
If this is practiced for long then the body enters a state called ketosis, where along with fat, muscle weight is also lost.

Muscle development along with fat loss

Aerobic coupled with weight training exercises are necessary to tone and strengthen muscles.

Sugar level reduction

Lowered sugar intake is necessary for improving health.
Fruit juices and health drinks often provide more sugar than expected and should be taken care of.

Time Management

Try to get someone with whom you can do the workout together. This can be a friend or a relative or anybody you like. Fix a time with this person for workout. This gives a sense commitment and seriousness.
Try not to use your car or bicycle for small stuffs like going to the shop etc, better walk instead. This helps a lot.
Minimize the time you spent doing mundane jobs. Work smarter to do so. There's a lot to do in life other than the mundane.
Never waste your holidays.
Make prior preparations for workout so that you don't have to spend time in getting the workout kit or getting the right clothes.

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