5 Point Plan for Smashing the Weaknesses in Your Fitness Game

Maybe your fitness game doesn’t go the way you want it to. You follow your routine but you can’t seem to notice any significant progress. If you have experienced this problem, there is a 5 point plan you can follow. It will definitely help you deal with the weaknesses you’re facing.

1. Hydration is the part of the solution

The reason we sweat is that our body needs a way to reduce the heat, which is caused by your increased metabolism and faster heart rate while exercising. So, your sweat glands will produce sweat to bring your body temperature down while the sweat is evaporating.

The thing here is that, besides water, you also lose electrolytes from your body. As your muscles consist of 75% water, they also need the electrolytes which help your muscles contract and relax effortlessly. This means that you really need to give your body enough water so it can perform the necessary processes. If you regularly pay attention to how much water you drink during and after the exercise, you will help your body develop muscles, as well as healthier cells.

2. Pay attention to your sleeping schedule

There have been made clear connections between the lack of sleep and the overall performance of a person. As your body needs it recovery time, it also means that the body needs its 8-hours sleep. Otherwise, your cortisol levels will be increased, while testosterone levels will be lowered. The muscle proteins synthesis will also be lowered, which will prevent your muscles to improve further. In essence, if you deprive yourself from sleep, it could eventually lead to muscle atrophy, bringing you back to where you started from – lower muscular strength. And let’s not forget the fact that the lack of sleep also increases the risk of injuries during the workout – another reason to give your body the proper rest it needs.

3. Think again about your nutrition

You won’t be fitter if you starve yourself – ok, you’ll lose some of the weight, but it doesn’t have anything to do with your muscles and strength. Food is what gives you the energy to last through the whole workout routine. If you deprive your body of certain food, you will feel exhausted and without any motivation to move on. And you won’t notice any improvements regarding your appearance and your muscle strength. You need to carefully design your nutrition program, preferably with the help of an expert. Also, bear in mind that your muscles need to recover after the workout. You will help them with that through a post workout diet and supplements that you should take at least 45 minutes after the workout is done.

4. Look for the expert help

In case you hit a wall after doing the workout for some amount of time, it is probably time to consult an expert to help you move on. Sometimes only a session or two is all you need to free yourself from the rut you have found yourself in. Most of the time, you do the workout automatically, without thinking about it too much and without stopping to think if there’s something you should do differently.

What a personal trainer can do for you is that they can provide you with many useful tips that can improve the way you exercise. You can also tell them what your personal goals are, so that they can come up with a program that’s made just for you. It can revolutionize the way you exercise. As experts, they can also serve as a motivational tool when you feel you’re losing the initial energy. Maybe you think you are always able to push yourself to test your own limits, but it is a completely different level when there’s another person with you, urging you to do more.

5. Change the workout routine

It may be logical to think that the more you exercise the fitter you’ll be and the better you’ll look. But it actually doesn’t work like that. It won’t do you much if you spend a couple of hours every day in the gym repeating the same exercises. The first thing you need to realize is that improving your fitness depends on several factors. One of them is a proper recovery. The more you exercise, the more time for recovery you’ll need, so you need to find the right balance.

Moreover, there’s a time to introduce certain changes in the workout routine. You muscles have got used to the same exercises and they won’t burn as many calories as before. So, you should improve your workout by introducing novelties. That way, you’ll give your body new challenges and you’ll be motivated because you will change your approach and certain habits.

Final words

Hitting the exercise plateau doesn’t need to last for a long time. Your fitness game can always be improved if you have just the right tools.

Author
Stella is an art historian,entrepreneur, conscious consumer and a proud mother. She can’t resist the urge to embark on a myriad of home improvement/DIY projects. When she is not trying to improve the things around her (and herself, for that matter), she likes to lose herself in a good book.
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