4 Exercise Tips to Lose Weight Fast

Very often I feel many of us are living a life which is similar to the animals that we see in the zoo, inside a cage. The reason for this is because, even though our body is perfectly structured for running across Africa, we often make ourselves very lazy by not even moving from our bed to our dinner table or to the door or back to the bed from the working room.




The days have changed. Gone are the days when men were jogging at least 20 miles everyday and women at least 10 miles in the united states, today, we are all just fixed to our chairs because of the day to day work pressure and tensions and because of all these, we have very little time to do any form of exercise to lose weight.



Several doctors and researchers have indicated that obesity has made people lose interest in doing exercise, but you must keep in mind that exercise is the main thing in losing weight. Exercise need not be going to the gym and lifting heavy weights. It might be as simple as just getting out of your chair and moving around.



Although moving around might seem like pretty simple, I don't mean that one or two rounds in your backyard will help you lose the calories that you gained by eating a dose of donuts. Just doing exercise doesn't mean that you will lose weight, in addition to exercise you need to look after your diet which is as important as its counterpart in helping you achieve your weight loss goal.



However, you should know that if you do good exercise but don't follow a healthy diet, you will nullify yourself from losing any weight. But never mind, it's not something you should be worrying about if you follow a strict exercise regimen. You need to know that the more regular you are in doing your exercises, the more easier it becomes to lose weight or at least maintain your current weight. So, ready to learn 4 tips to make sure you get the right kind of exercise that you need to achieve your weight loss goals?



Let's get started...



Tip #1: Get Enough Sleep (normally 6-8 hours should be enough):



A lot of talk has been going on about how many hours should one sleep to get enough out of his body. But the truth is it depends on your working life style. But in general, you should have a minimum of 6-8 hours of sleep to be at your best in the day. Did you know that people who are tired, consume more food and as a result they gain weight. The reason they are tired in the first place is lack of adequate sleep. So, make sure you get a good night's sleep.



Tip #2: Get up and start moving around:



Don't sit at a single place for a long time. This will make you lazy and also overweight. Whenever you feel bored with the work that you are doing, just don't sit there and do some nonsense, instead, get up and start walking around so that your legs get some exercise and some rest to your mind as well.



Tip #3: Treadmill - Your Ultimate Friend:



There are times when everyone feels lazy. I totally agree with you on this. Even I feel lazy sometimes for some reason that I can't just explain. I guess even you can't explain why isn't it? we simply feel lazy that's it. One instance may be that you may not feel like going out for walk or you might have to watch your favorite television show at the time you want to walk or some reason... This is where treadmill comes in to play. Treadmill can be considered as your best friend as it allows you to do exercise without going out.



Tip #4: Clinch Your time...



I know that you have very less time to exercise. But leaving all your excuses behind, you have to somehow include exercise in your daily schedule. Do as long as your body likes doing it without interfering your work or family life of course.



Whenever you feel like skipping exercise, just remind yourself that doing exercise has many benefits, one of which is preventing health hazards by preventing getting overweight. Think of good health as an invaluable present that you can give to your family and yourself.

A Better Ab Workout

Among the most common mistakes in the gym is when gym members especially overweight gym members perform 80 crunches a day expecting to totally transform his/her physique. This is a total waste of time when they should be focusing their efforts on more effective exercises. Sadly, I even see personal trainers making their clients do millions of crunches at the end of a workout. There's no need to ever get on your back for a nice tummy. A better way of working your abs is to make them a part of a total body workout during the workout rather than at the end of a split routine ( which is a workout based on a specific body part each day).




Furthermore, the best and more functional exercises are the ones that work more body parts at one time. This not only makes your body look great, it makes your body work better.



Here is an awesome workout that will produce a great mid section. For results keep committed. Perform this 3 times a week with another activity (sport, gym class, workout DVD etc) on the days off of this workout. Try it for a few weeks.



1) Plank (abs and back)

Hold for 30 seconds



• Lie face down with forearms and palms flat on floor.

• Raise up onto toes and rest on elbows.

• Keep back flat.

• Contract abs to keep from raising rear end in the air.



2) Squat front kick (abs and legs)

Perform for 30 seconds



• Stand with feet a little closer than shoulder width apart.

• Raise the right knee up and extend into a front kick.

• Bring that leg back down to the floor

• Lower down to a squat

• Repeat on the left leg



3) Spiderman Pushups (abs, shoulders, arms)

Perform 8 on each side



• Start in up part of the push up position

• As you lower your body, lift your right foot off of the floor and bring your knee towards your head. Rotate your shoulders and look at your right knee.

• Put your foot back down and rotate your body back to facing forward.

• Repeat on the left side



Perform 3 rounds