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3 Body Changing Training Tips

1. Nutrition is the most important component of weight loss and weight control

The key to losing body fat is to control your blood sugar levels throughout the whole day. The best way to do this is by eating 5 -6 smaller meals about 2 – 3 hours apart. Each of these meals should contain lean protein, moderate amounts of fat, and low glycogen index carbs.

Chicken breast, fish, turkey breast, lean beef, almonds, walnuts… all of these are good places to get protein and fat from. For your carbs, go for beans, fresh fruit, and raw vegetables.

Drink plenty of water and get plenty of fiber. If you’re eating fresh fruit and vegetables, you should be getting plenty of fiber.

Avoid sugar (soft drinks, sweet snacks, candy), processed carbohydrates and simple carbohydrates (bread, chips,  potatoes), and dairy (cheese, milk, yogurt).

2. Resistance training is the key to getting lean

Get a minimum of three resistance training sessions per week, with each session being 30 – 60 minutes. Keep busy during your workout and focus on compound exercises that work the most muscle groups: squats, dead lifts, standing military press, bench press, bent over rows, dips, pull ups…. These exercises work the major muscles and will burn the most energy and raise your metabolism, helping you lose weight.

Muscle is more dense than fat as well, so a muscular person will have a better, leaner shape than a non muscular person of the same weight. 

3. Cardio exercise is important for heart health and to help burn calories

In additon to 3 resistance sessions, you should also add in 3 cardio sessions per week, with each session being 30 – 60 minutes. The type of cardio doesn’t matter, though your goal should be to exercise with some intensity so as to improve your cardiovascular function.

Walking, running, biking, rowing, cross training, interval training – all these are good methods for getting in your cardio. Just like strength training, cardio is about slowly building your endurance. Start slow, but push yourself each workout to do just a bit more or go a bit faster.

Following these 3 tips will get your firmly on the path to fitness.

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