Showing posts with label gym. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gym. Show all posts

Thursday, December 12, 2019

How obese people can lose weight

If you are obese, you often feel ashamed to go out and meet people, you find it difficult to fit in slim clothes and even some people taunt you for your weight. Being in a healthy weight offers numerous health benefits, losing weight fast is not an easy task but with time, if you take the right steps then eventually weight loss is more than possible.

The first and the most important step you need to take is to cut all the sugars and carbs from your diet, as sugary foods are very high in calories and even a bar of chocolate can contain up to 200 calories. In order to lose weight, you will need to lower your calorie intake so better stay away from sugary and calorie-dense foods. Including this, lifting weights is also equally important, the best option is to lift at least 4 times a week, as by lifting weights you will burn lots of calories and prevent your metabolism from slowing down, if lifting weights appears to be a difficult task for you then try doing cardio, running, etc on daily basis.
There are some small initiatives you can take on a regular basis, like getting a long sleep, eat your food slowly so it makes you feel more filled, drink more coffee or preferably green tea and chose weight loss-friendly foods; rather than high-calorie diet, even though if it's possible for you then its also recommended that you diet or keep fasts, that can eventually support you in losing weight.

Another step is to avoid junk food and eat whole foods instead, whole foods tend to make you feel full, therefore you eat fewer calories and evade risk of gaining weight.While highly processed foods like hamburgers contain lots of unhealthy fats and junk calories, matter of fact, even some of the beef burgers contain 500-600 calories, hence if you are trying to lose weight you should eat verges and low carb foods instead. Then you can expect your body to maintain optimum weight.

Monday, December 9, 2019

No time for gym, these exercises at home can tone our body

1. Push-ups 

Push-ups are an all-rounder exercise, which make almost all major muscles of your body work, starting from a plank position with neck neutral and shoulders back; then bend your body down to the floor and exhale then you inhale on your way back up. You can do push-ups in sets and try doing maximum number of sets possible. 

2. Burpees 

It is a super effective exercise which brings motion in your whole body and provides muscular strength to your body. To perform the exercise you put your hands on floor and stand upright with your arms down at your sides. Then you do a squat and immediately bring your body into
a push up position, then you perform a push-up and stand back at your feet. As a beginner you should do 3 sets of 10 reps of this exercise. 

3. Sit-ups 

Sit-ups are the most effective way to target your abdominal muscles. People which have lower back or posture problems can have effective help from doing this exercise. This exercise indeed is very simple and just requires your upper back and shoulders to lift off from the ground. This exercise requires you to lay on ground and your hand behind your back, keeping yourself stick to the ground you lift your back and make a 90 degrees angle with your head to toe and then you reverse the motion. Your should do 3 sets of 15 reps as a beginner.  

4. Overhead Dumbell Press 

This is one of the compound exercises which utilize multiple joints and muscles of your body. This is the exercise for the strength of your shoulders and upper back. To perform it you just take a set of dumbells and place your arms straight on 180 degrees angle and face facing forwards, then you lift your arms together to your head and bring them back down and then repeat. You must complete sets of 3 with 12 reps.

5. Squats 

The purpose of squats is to strengthen your lower back and hips, also to bring flexibility in them. You start by standing straight and your arms at your chest, then by keeping your chin and head up you bend your knees just like you are about to sit on a chair; then you stop right there and go back up. As a starter you must do sets of 3 with 20 reps

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