Lose Wedding Weight At Home

You have spent so much money on the wedding, so the big question is how can you lose the weight before the wedding without spending so much money.

At home exercising is by far one of the best ways to burn off body fat and sculpt the body you desire. Why at home exercising? Here are a few great reasons:

-You will save time because you won’t have to drive to the gym, wait for equipment, and then drive back home. Because of this fact, you will have more time to spend on activities you enjoy and with your family. That fact alone makes home workouts so desirable.

-You will save money because you won’t be paying for a monthly gym membership or the gas to get to and from the gym.

-You can get more results in less time- you truly can get better results in less time with at home workouts than you could at a gym loaded with free weights, machines, and cardio equipment. However, you must follow a few simple, yet very important tips for this to happen.

Tip One: Choose the proper exercises. Exercising at home does not mean you should be spending your time doing leg lifts and crunches. If you want to burn off pounds of body fat and sculpt a lean, athletic body, you must perform exercises that will give you “the biggest bang for your buck.” (You will get a sample workout at the end of this article).

The exercises that will give you the most return from your efforts are the ones that allow you to use the most amount of muscle mass. Some examples include: squats, lunges, push-ups, inverted rows, chin-ups, dips, and other bodyweight exercises.

Some other great exercises you may not be aware of, but should definitely incorporate into your at home workouts are: squat thrusts, burpees, planks, mountain climbers, bear crawls, various jumps, and many other bodyweight-only exercises.

The exercises that were just mentioned will allow you to burn off pounds of body fat and develop a lean, athletic appearance better than any machine ever could.

Tip Two: Use the proper intensity. When most people exercise at home they gradually move from one exercise to the next and don’t really challenge themselves. Doing a few push-ups and then some half-rep squats is not going to help you burn off body fat or develop a lean body.

In order to get more results in less time, you must use intensity with your workouts. As an example, you could keep your rest periods very brief and move quickly through the workout. You could also choose challenging exercises. I’ll provide you with a sample workout, but on to tip three first.

Tip Three: Implement different training techniques. What this mean is that you can change the way you perform the exercises. As an example, you could perform 20 bodyweight squats as fast as possible. The next time you do squats, perform them in a slow and controlled manner – take three seconds to lower yourself, pause at the bottom, and then take three seconds to squat back up. You could also combine these two methods: perform 10 squats as fast as possible, and then perform 10 in a slow and controlled manner.

Sample Workout:

-Jump jacks x 50

-Bodyweight Squats x 15

-Push-ups x 12

-Inverted rows x 12

-Crossover lunges x 10 each leg

-Plank x 30 seconds

-Burpees x 8

Perform every exercise for the prescribed reps (or time period) without resting in between exercises. After you complete the last exercise (burpees, in this example) rest for one to two minutes, and then repeat that workout three to four more times.

That sample workout will give you more results in less time than a traditional gym workout could. In fact, that workout will only take you about 15 minutes to complete. It usually takes most people at least that long just to drive to the gym!

I promise you, that 15 minute bodyweight workout will allow you to burn more body fat and sculpt your body better than any machine or piece of cardio equipment ever could, and in much less time.

Nia Shanks is a home workout specialist and provides the best information available for at home exercising. You can get access to all of that and more with the Free Home Workout Secrets Mini-Course available at http://HomeWorkoutSecrets.com

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Wedding Weight Loss Tips

Beat the craving

I give in a little. Throughout the day I will eat “healthy” snacks like grapes, carrots or apples. Then I will set aside a piece of chocolate or cookies to have, but that’s it. If I have eaten a large quantity of healthy food, then I won’t pig out on a bunch of junk food. I would have beat the craving and stay on track with my wedding weight loss goals.

Drink plenty of water!

Water is extremely important to weight loss. Water fills you up and keeps you hydrated. Sometime you think you are starving, but you’re really thirsty. I’m not saying replace food with water but drinking a large glass of water before your meal can prevent you from over eating. Especially, when you have to taste test your wedding cake and other food for your wedding. The cake alone can put on extra pounds for your wedding day.

Load up on healthy foods

Stock up on fresh fruits and vegetables. The day that you start your weight loss your refrigerator should be completely free of all junk food. Your wedding day can be extremely emotional and food can bring energy or weight gain. So, when the chaos starts take a deep breath visualize your weight loss achievement. Grab anything healthy from your kitchen and deal with that obstacle.

Work it out!

Grab your sneakers and go for a walk or some type of physical activity. Exercise is great for the mind and the body. If you are really stress out about the wedding take a kickboxing class or any type of high power aerobics to help clear your mind. The workout will help speed up your weight loss goals for the wedding.

Start a journal.

A wedding is one of the biggest days of your life. You should chronicle the events to that momentous day. You can always look back on that day and remember the journey in your own words. The journal will also keep you on your weight loss track for your wedding day.