Boost your workout intensity in 7 easy steps

If you have been struggling for weight loss or building muscles and still you are not reaching to that desired results, then your low workout intensity may be a hurdle to your fitness goals. A right technique to pump up the intensity level can help you maintain your fitness dreams for long term. It may not be

easy in the beginning but once obtained will never let you down.

For this you need to plan your each action that you are going to perform. There are number of principles to be kept in mind when you are going to push your workout intensity with these 7 easy steps.

·       Set the clock:

When you workout, it is suggested to watch the time from the beginning to the end of your workout regime. Keep your water bottle handy to avoid wasting time in travel time. Make no more than one minute gap between your workout and rest time.

·       Avoid higher-fat meals before workout:

Skip consuming fast-foods or high-fat meals prior three hours to your workout session. Eating such heavy foods can slower down your stamina level that will make you breathe in difficulty. Following this tip will burn more fat and will give better results.

·       Warm up properly before you begin

Warming up your body will increase your muscle elasticity and reduces the risks of pulls and strains. This action prepares you mentally, increases blood and body temperature, improves the range of motion and increases the focus.

·       Combine strength and cardio

Try clubbing strength as well as cardio exercises to improve your cardio respiratory fitness. Adding both in your regime will revise your metabolism and will stimulate the intensity gain. There will be maximal oxygen consumption in different combinations of strength exercise performance and concurrent cardio exercises. It is proved that Interval training at near maximal intensity lead to greatest gains overall.

·       Hold  a pose for longer time

Maintaining a pose of your exercise for longer time will not only improve the strength but it will also improve the endurance activity. If you are a beginner then goal for atleast 30-secs after that try to hold for longer period.

·       Add resistance

To attain good results, you have to add a lot of struggle towards the end of each set. Add-on more weights exercises and complete more than three sets of 10 reps than just performing one set. If you find it uneasy to perform more number of sets then make sure you lift too heavy weights at same time.

·       Build a circuit

Aim to perform one exercise after another with minimal no rest in between. This is one of the most effective methods to maximize the intensity level and workout time. Choose compound exercises, body weight exercises, machines exercises and combination of these. Don’t rely on targeting a particular part of your body, be sure to make slot that involves overall body and give each muscle enough time to recover while the next body part is targeted.

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