Getting in Shape for Summer
If you are looking for a way to get lean and toned for the summer right now, it probably means you haven't done anything up until this point. Maybe you went to the gym once on January 1st and decided it wasn't for you or went outside for a run and conveniently remembered you had a €meeting€ before you got halfway down the block.
Here's the most important thing to remember; getting in shape takes time. It requires dedication and changes in lifestyle to reach your goals and stay there. If you're expecting to have a six pack by the time you go to the beach next weekend, you will be sorely disappointed. You will probably go on some really well thought out crash diet, start running miles on a treadmill, then end up weak, hungry, and still fat or, at best, skinny-fat. And then the week after you'll be right back where you started.
Getting in shape for summer requires the same elements as getting in shape any other time of year; a solid diet and workout plan. It's not like summer is a surprise. It comes at the same time every year. So just start a few weeks earlier this year and you'll actually have a body worth looking at.
Your nutrition plan needs to be in check for as they say, €you can't out exercise a bad diet€. This is true. The foundation of your summer six pack needs to be a solid, consistent diet. Eat for your body type and needs. That means depending on your goals, weight, activity level, and needs, your diet will be specific to you. Focus on eating lean meats, vegetables, and good fats. Stay away from processed, refined foods filled with sugary carbs and empty calories. Pretty easy, right? Yeah, but you need to stick to it. It may be easy to go on a grapefruit diet for a week and feel skinny but you'll feel awful, binge, and end up gaining more weight in the long run. If you stick to a good diet, you will feel and look great - permanently.
Do you think hitting the treadmill for a few hours a day will get you in tip top summer shape? Wrong again. You need a good program built around weigh training and short, high intensity conditioning. No one ever went astray with some squats, deadlifts, and pressing as the base of a training regimen. You will build muscle that will lead to a hot, toned body and will actually burn fat all day long. Then, you can top it off with some short, intense conditioning. Try a prowler or some sprints. In a few weeks or months you'll have gained muscle and lost fat.
The key to your success is building muscle and losing excess body fat. No one has ever complimented someone's bikini body by saying €man, that loose skin and flat butt look really good on you€. Getting a summer body isn't about a fad diet and running until you puke. It's about eating well and sticking to a good training program. This actually sounds better than going on a juice cleanse and running 10 miles a day anyway, right?
Here's the most important thing to remember; getting in shape takes time. It requires dedication and changes in lifestyle to reach your goals and stay there. If you're expecting to have a six pack by the time you go to the beach next weekend, you will be sorely disappointed. You will probably go on some really well thought out crash diet, start running miles on a treadmill, then end up weak, hungry, and still fat or, at best, skinny-fat. And then the week after you'll be right back where you started.
Getting in shape for summer requires the same elements as getting in shape any other time of year; a solid diet and workout plan. It's not like summer is a surprise. It comes at the same time every year. So just start a few weeks earlier this year and you'll actually have a body worth looking at.
Your nutrition plan needs to be in check for as they say, €you can't out exercise a bad diet€. This is true. The foundation of your summer six pack needs to be a solid, consistent diet. Eat for your body type and needs. That means depending on your goals, weight, activity level, and needs, your diet will be specific to you. Focus on eating lean meats, vegetables, and good fats. Stay away from processed, refined foods filled with sugary carbs and empty calories. Pretty easy, right? Yeah, but you need to stick to it. It may be easy to go on a grapefruit diet for a week and feel skinny but you'll feel awful, binge, and end up gaining more weight in the long run. If you stick to a good diet, you will feel and look great - permanently.
Do you think hitting the treadmill for a few hours a day will get you in tip top summer shape? Wrong again. You need a good program built around weigh training and short, high intensity conditioning. No one ever went astray with some squats, deadlifts, and pressing as the base of a training regimen. You will build muscle that will lead to a hot, toned body and will actually burn fat all day long. Then, you can top it off with some short, intense conditioning. Try a prowler or some sprints. In a few weeks or months you'll have gained muscle and lost fat.
The key to your success is building muscle and losing excess body fat. No one has ever complimented someone's bikini body by saying €man, that loose skin and flat butt look really good on you€. Getting a summer body isn't about a fad diet and running until you puke. It's about eating well and sticking to a good training program. This actually sounds better than going on a juice cleanse and running 10 miles a day anyway, right?
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