“Exercise for Weight Loss” is an article series detailing the most successful exercise strategies that can be used to assist in speeding up the weight loss process, and help you end-up with a sleek, toned physique once your body weight gets down to your goal-weight. 

Starting the year strong (part two)

The new year inevitably brings a load of fitness goals with it. Almost EVERYONE on earth wants to achieve the body that media has taught us is the most desirable shape. While there are many different body ‘shapes’, we’re going to talk about how to get into the best HEALTHY shape.

The key to getting your body to respond to training is twofold.

You need training which increases in difficulty over time, and you need to recover from each session adequately to take on the next one. These two ideas apply no matter what your training consists of, but we’ll use running as an example.

Last week, we talked about the training part. In this article, we’ll discuss recovery. We’ll continue to use running as our example, for the sake of continuity.

RECOVERY

So you’ve started training. You finish your first very short, but very tiring run, and head home. How do you go about getting ready for the next run?

There are really three main variables to consider here. Your sleep, food, and supplements. These are the main things which will allow you to increase the intensity of your exercising over time. They will allow you to run just that little bit further for a little longer next time!

Sleep

In terms of sleep, you’re aiming for as close to eight hours per night as possible. And you want quality sleep, too. Comfy bed and pillow, dark room, and quiet environment are all important. It’s also a good idea not to look at a phone screen before you try to sleep.

Food

Your food should be tailored to the activity you’re doing, but with a focus on getting enough protein and carbs to sustain your activity without being overkill. Obviously you also want to eat healthily, and drink enough water.

Supplements

And in terms of supplements, you’ll have to decide what you need and what your body responds to. I would recommend creatine, ZMA, and fish oil. But you may have your own ideas.

If you get these things right, you should be recovered enough from the first outing to complete number two successfully. The just repeat over and over again.

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Take a look at the articles below for more information exercising for weight loss:

• Exercise for Weight Loss – Starting the year strong (part one)
• Exercise for Weight Loss – How long should you train for?
• Exercise for Weight Loss – How to optimise your diet for building strength
• Exercise for weight loss – Why is strength training so important?
• Exercise for weight loss – Why it’s a bad idea to miss a workout
• Exercise for weight loss – Bored with your workout? Try this
• Exercise for weight loss – Get your perspective right
• Exercise for weight loss – How to get abs!
• Exercise for Weight Loss – DON’T do sport-specific workouts
• Exercise for Weight Loss – Make your exercise a non-negotiable
• Exercise for Weight Loss – Make your own ‘movie’ to check your form
• Exercise for Weight Loss – What if I get hurt?
• Exercise for Weight Loss – How to get strong without getting ‘bulky’
• Exercise for Weight Loss – Some BASIC strength guidelines
• Exercise for Weight Loss – There’s never going to be a ‘good’ time to START
• Exercise for Weight Loss – Rest days are important
• Exercise for Weight Loss – Does your exercise need a diet?
• Exercise for Weight Loss – What to do when exercise feels like a boring chore
• Exercise for Weight Loss: Can recreational activities help you lose weight?
• Exercise for Weight Loss: What counts as ‘exercise’?
• Exercise for Weight Loss: Get the right gear to avoid injury
• Exercise for Weight Loss: Get more T
• Exercise for Weight Loss: For REAL results, don’t exercise, TRAIN
• Exercise for Weight Loss: How to avoid injury
• Exercise for Weight Loss: Find a gym type that suits YOU
• Exercise for Weight Loss :Make a REAL effort, get REAL results
• Exercise for weight loss: How much is too much?
• Exercise for weight loss: Sweating – Does it equal weight loss?
• Exercise for weight loss: Digging yourself out of the ‘info avalanche’
• Exercise for weight loss: The value of stretching
• Exercise for weight loss: If you only do one exercise, do this one
• Exercise for weight loss: Your 4-minute exercise
• Exercise for weight loss: What if I skipped a few days?
• Exercise for weight loss: “How long must I exercise for?”
• Exercise for weight loss: What to do if you’re ‘older’
• Exercise for weight loss: Variety is the spice of life
• Exercise for weight loss: “But I don’t LIKE exercise!”
• Exercise for weight loss: Timing is key!
• Exercise for weight loss: Don’t take breaks in the gym
• Exercise for weight loss: Priority number one
• Exercise for weight loss: If you’re not dropping the kilos, you need to pick up the weights
• Exercise for weight loss: Get a little extra, for free
• Exercise for weight loss: Get your feet moving
• Exercise for weight loss: The ‘no equipment’ gym
• Exercise for weight loss: Walking is not sufficient exercise
• Exercise for weight loss: What sore muscles really mean
• Exercise for weight loss – Let’s start at the very beginning
• Exercise for weight loss: The single step to kick-start your journey

 

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