Top 10 Tips To Help Create A New You.

Another new year is upon us and we sit and ponder how we managed to put on all those extra pounds and what are we going to do to get rid of them.

Many of us will have made New Year's resolutions which involve getting to or joining a gym, losing weight, cutting down on drink or chocolate or just being able to fit back into your pre-Christmas clothes!

How many of these resolutions actually remain throughout the year or even get started at all? Having run health clubs in my past I know only too well about the January rush of new members who then die off by February as they haven't achieved their goals of losing weight quickly enough or they just get bored of the same routine.

Well, here's some news for you that you're probably not going to like. There is no short cut to losing weight and yes, it is hard work!

With this in mind, there are two key ingredients to achieving your health and fitness goals and they are: Self discipline and Persistance. Here are my top 10 tips to put into practice to help keep you on the right road:

1. Hire a Personal Trainer.

Though an expensive way to achieve your fitness goals, hiring a Personal Trainer will help motivate you and give you a tailored routine specific to your needs. Also, the expense will ensure that you maintain your commitment to exercise.

2. Exercise with a partner, friend or colleague.

Less expensive than method 1 but this can be just as effective if you know what you are doing and have similar goals. Surveys show that you are less likely to cancel an exercise appointment with a friend or colleague for fear of letting them down. There is also the added element of competition as each person tries to perform better than their training partner, thus adding to the workout intensity.

3. Join a Gym close to work.

Again, surveys suggest that you are more likely to attend a gym close to work rather than close to home as the temptation to go home is far greater when you are already on your way there.

4. Attend exercise classes.

If you commit to an exercise class once or twice a week and fix it in your diary, you will enjoy a motivated, tailored fitness routine that will push you beyond your comfort levels. Classes such as BodyPump, Boxercise, Circuit Training, Spinning etc are excellent high intensity workouts that will tone muscles and quickly shed pounds.

5. Cycle to work.

If the whole idea of joining a gym doesn't do it for you and you're adventurous enough to brave the elements, then cycling to and from work will save you money and is an excellent way to increase your fitness and lose weight (providing the journey is of at least 20 - 30 minutes each way).

6. Take the stairs instead of the lift.

This is a much used piece of advice and a very useful one. If you normally need to take the lift in your building or between floors in your office, try using the stairs instead throughout the day. You will be surprised how many extra calories you will burn doing this on a daily basis.

7. Reduce your alcohol intake.

This may or may not seem like an obvious one, but cutting out or reducing alcohol in your diet will greatly improve your chances of losing weight when combined with regular exercise.

8. Increase your water intake.

Equally, this one should not be taken for granted as a good flow of water through your body will help to purify your system and aid in mobilising the fat cell in your body.

9. Start Weight Training.

If you don't do this already, then now is a good time to start! I'm not talking bodybuilding here, but resistance training. With only a slight increase in muscle tone and mass, your body will burn more clories even whilst at rest as weight training increases your metabolic rate.

10. Eat in Moderation.

I have left this one to last as it seems the most obvious and yet probably the most overlooked. In my personal experience with clients, I feel that completely changing a person's diet will prove difficult to maintain unless you have immense will-power, therefore, I suggest eating in moderation whilst still allowing yourself a few of your favourites. As long as you are not eating junk food and have a balanced diet, by keeping your calorie expenditure greater than your intake, you should be on your way to losing the excess weight.

Overall, if you are serious about losing weight or getting fit then you need to understand that this involves a complete lifestyle change and a commitment, not only to your goals, but to yourself. Scheduling your workouts in your diary and treating them as if they are as important as a work appointment that cannot be broken is an example of the commitment required.

by: Eddie Sica

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