Working Hard Is Hardly Working

How would you rank the quality of your health? Is it where you want it to be? If it's not where you want it to be, how much are you motivated to do something about it? If you are like so many people who annually make those new year resolutions to change, you probably put "get in shape" on the list. So; you do what everyone else does, you sign-up to a exercise club, and before six weeks are over your results show you're working hard but it's hardly working.

The American Standard Dictionary defines 'resolution' as 1) The state or quality of being resolute; firm determination; 2) A resolving to do something; 3) A course of action determined or decided on. Though you are determined to do something about getting healthy, your course of action may not be working. You expect a lot from each workout.

Let's start with knowing what you want to achieve. You want to reduce body fat and keep fat off to prevent weight regain, increase lean muscle, help improve muscle tone and increase endurance with less fatigue and soreness.

We plan our day to have breakfast, lunch and dinner and maybe with small snacks in-between. The basic idea of three 'square' meals is the same when it comes to working out. Your goal should be to consider every workout to have three stages. Every stage of activity requires you to deliver just what your body needs to give you optimum results.

Stage One; before you drive your automobile anywhere you need to know you have gasoline. Therefore before you begin any workout activity you need to know you have 'fuel' to jump-start your body's fat-burning process, that will help turn fat into fuel.

Medical evidence has shown, to deliver real heath benefits you need a minimum of forty-five minutes of moderate exercise every day or at a minimum of four days a week. To make your workout work harder for you, taking a food supplement bar before your workout can help you burn fat faster, keep that fat off and improve your muscle tone.

Stage Two; when you are driving on the highway and you accelerate to the fast lane, or you are going up hills, you need power from your car. During your workout you want to start slow to stretch those muscles, increase intensity and keep going full speed to maximize the benefit of your workout.

It has been clinically proven that any prolonged exercise program requires electrolytes to rehydrate your body. A sport drink will rehydrate your cells, maximize muscle performance, convert carbohydrates into energy and minimize muscle tissue breakdown to protect against muscle cramps. This will sustain your workout performance and make your workout work harder.

Stage Three; our dictionary defines 'recover' as (1), to get back, regain; (2), to restore (oneself) to a normal state. Even our automobile seems to recover or 'cool down' when we reach our destination. When you achieve your goal of a forty-five minute workout, you need to cool down for five to eight minutes to recover.

Why is this after workout third stage so important? Because you need to restore, repair and strengthen your muscle tissue and balance your energy levels. Taking a protein shake with dairy-based protein, as well as plant-based enzymes will build recovery absorption.