MyCore Fitness Tips
- Resistance train 2-3 times a week.
- Drink lots of water.
- Never skip meals.
- Doing crunches doesn't result in a 6-pack.
- Never grocery shop hungry.
- Not all carbohydrates are bad.
- Exercise equipment is not always necessary.
- Don't be a scale watcher.
- Set healthy realistic weight loss goals.
- Try cutting out soda.
- Don't worry about bulking up.
Resistance training burns more calories faster than cardio and adds muscle which helps speed up your metabolism and burn fat.
Water helps you lose weight by helping you "feel less hungry" and making your metabolism faster. Besides, its good for your skin.
It's true, eating 5-6 small meals every few hours is key to weight loss. It helps to raise your metabolism and your body is less likely to store fat because of low blood sugar.
If you're heavy around the midsection, doing crunches will build muscle underneath fat. The only way to get a 6-pack is with the combination of healthy eating and resistance training.
If you grocery shop hungry you're more likely to buy unhealthy snacks loaded with bad carbs (sugar).
Vegetables, fruits, and whole grain foods are great fuel for the body, and are low in calories.
Body weight exercises like pushups, squats, dips, lunges, and etc. are great ways to build overall body strength, endurance, and flexibility.
Getting on the scale everyday can be discouraging, because drinking more water than normal or having too much sodium may cause the scale to show a 2-3 pound difference in body weight. Checking once a week is enough. The best way to determine your results is by the way your jeans fit.
Studies show 1-2 pound(s) a week is a healthy weight loss. Losing more than that could possibly be unhealthy.
Whether it's regular or diet it's serves no good purpose for the body. Studies link soda drinkers to obesity. Ice tea or water is a better choice.
Bulking up is usually associated with a fitness program that involves heavy lifting accompanied with an expanded caloric intake.