Mix it up
Don’t get stuck in a rut. Your body (and soul!) will eventually rebel and your weight-loss will plateau.
Switch around your exercise routine occasionally to keep your body guessing and to ensure that you are targeting all muscle groups.
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FITNESS LINGO – TERMS DEFINED.
Plateau
Seeing results takes time and practice, and even then, it’s common for progress to eventually come to a halt. Since the body naturally adapts to the stresses of exercise (especially if performing the same routine daily), try varying the programme and revving up the intensity to push past workout slumps.
OVERCOMING THE DREADED PLATEAU.
There are two opposite tactics here that can both work.
- Plan A: Increase your intensity – add intervals to your cardio or intense strength circuits two or three times a week. This shoves your brain and muscles out of cruise control, and your body will start burning stored calories to do the activity.
- Plan B: Take a day off. If you’re exercising too hard or too often, you may be overtraining, causing your body, which thinks it’s under attack, to shift into preservation mode and stockpile resources, especially fat.