The 8 Most Effective Ways to Get Your Best Body
November 28, 2008
Try these 8 great strategies to achieve the best body you could want, in less time than you imagined. Start with your favorite one and then just work through them.
1. Target fat and firm muscles with whole body cardio exercise. Add upper body strengthening exercise while you are doing your cardio session of running or walking. You could use hand weights, walking poles or a power belt. A non-accessory option is to really pump those arms to burn up to 10% more calories.
2. Increase strength faster by varying the number of reps and the amount of weight each time you workout. This strategy can improve sculpting results up to 35%. Remember to have some lighter training sessions to allow your muscles to repair.
3. Target those abs by adding a greater variety of exercises to your routine. This is much more effective than increasing the reps on just a few moves.
4. Avoid injury by starting small and working up slowly. Always start well below the level you think you are capable of and maintain it for 5 to 7 days. Gradually increase by small increments to a maximum of 75% of maximum effort. Poor posture can cause injuries – get help to assess whether your posture is correct when you are exercising. Don’t continue to push through injury – do a light workout for a day or two.
5. Stretch where you feel tight. Often these tight areas are not the ones you use in workouts. Every day, make a point of doing stretches for hamstrings, upper back, hip flexors and pectorals – all usually chronically tight muscle areas.
6. Tone shoulders and arms faster by altering your hand position when using hand weights. Because you are targeting muscles at different angles, strength and definition are increased.
7. Work glutes and legs together by choosing exercises that combine both muscle groups. One of the best exercises for this purpose is the lunge – forward, sideways and backwards.
8. Maximise cardio exercise by adding speed bursts to your normal activity. Start with 5 bursts in a 30 minute session. If you walk, do a 1 minute run every 5 minutes and return to the walk. If you run, increase your speed in the same way. You can increase the time of the speed bursts as your endurance improves.
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