10 Ways To Prepare Your Body For The Beach
Beach season is close and this is the perfect time to look in the mirror. How do you look in a bathing suit? If in coldest days you have lose form, now is the time to work it back.
Gaydan Gabal, owner of a fitness gym in Toronto share some basic ways on how to prepare your body for the beach:
1. Endurance training
If you really want to have and effective training, you need at least 45 minutes – 3 times a week. You can practice at home as the most appropriate exercises are: push-ups, recruitment, various squats etc.
Remember one thing – the less muscle you have, the more calories burned.
2. Balanced training
Cardio exercises are a great way to burn some calories but the best resuls gives balancing it with endurance exercises. If you want to free your body from some kilograms – do cardio exercises 3 days a week, and leave other 3 days for endurance training. You should give yourself one day rest.
3. Eat on small portions
Acceptance of small quantities of food several times a day speeds up metabolism. So rather than miss the breakfast, and eat something sustaining to lunch and make a great dinner – try to eat morning, noon and night with two snacks between meal.
4. Control calories
Eat to satiate, not to gluttony. This extra amount may impede the metabolism so that it need to process the food 2 to 3 days.
5. Constancy
If you start a diet and after three days quit, you should determine that you want see the results. It is necessary to comply with its plan – to train regularly and eat according to the program. Your body likes routine and, if use some weights, it will try to keep the results. It is important not to miss even one days.
6. Drink water
This may sound cliched as a rule, but many people do not follow it and the result is – dehydration. Drinking enough water helps your body dump toxins and prevent fluid retention and bloat. When it has a lack of water – your body stores it. Furthermore, drinking water saves calories – we often interfere thirst with hunger, and it is always better to drink a glass of water rather than sweetened drinks.
7. Do not miss meals
Omission of eating is more dangerous for your figure than to eat a sandwich. This is because these pauses between nutrition slows metabolism. So if you do not have time for breakfast – better drink a protein shake.
8. Stretch up
Many people tend to miss the stretching, even making their training consequently. Your muscles needs it in order to prevent any injuries. Furthermore, it stimulates the body circulation, which is part of maintaining good form.
9. Remove the stress
Good appearance depends not only on the figure, the emotional and mental state plays a role. Stress forces the body to produce cortisone – it prevents burning of calories. You should try breathing exercises, meditation or a walk to get rid of it.
10. Raise the bar
Once entered into rhythm, you have set the program for your body. After passing this barrier it is difficult to continue the changes. If you need more – change the program or try a larger load.
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