5 Tips To Burn Fat And Build Muscle - Reaching Your Fitness Goals

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It seems simple enough that the goal of having a gym membership is to change your body shape or at least maintain it if you already look lean and fit. But most gyms are full of people that do not seem to be getting any results.

Your goal when working out should be simple. Burn fat and build muscle. I am not talking about "bodybuilder" muscle necessarily. I am talking about gaining muscle that changes the shape of your body.

For most of my life I wanted to be fit but it all seemed so complicated. Because I had never really gone to the trouble of getting the correct information, I thought it was not possible for me to look fit and athletic.

At 46 years old I had resigned myself to looking pear-shaped and flabby with narrow shoulders and wide hips. I was fortunate enough however to stumble onto a training program that changed my thinking about what it takes to become physically fit and enjoy myself while doing it.

As a result of this "new" information, I changed from a flabby, pear-shaped guy, into a man with a "V" shaped body, wider looking shoulders and narrower looking hips...in 12 weeks.

Here are 5 tips that gave me the focus and the determination to accomplish what I had always thought was not possible for me.

1. Go online or to your local bookstore and find a workout routine that you can believe in. Forget about everything else you ever thought about what it takes to get in shape. Search for the advise of someone who has gotten the results you are looking for and make that information your fitness "Bible".

2. Weight training for about 45 minutes a day for 3 days a week. High intensity, meaning short rest periods between sets and pushing myself to do more weight each week with the same amount of reps.

3. Short 20 minute aerobic workouts 3 alternating days a week. Ideally, first thing in the morning before you eat anything. These must be high intensity, interval type routines, meaning that you must push yourself hard for a minute and then back off for a minute, increasing your intensity (effort) as the routine progresses.

4. Eat 4 to 6 smaller meals each day consisting of a portion of protein and a portion of quality carbohydrates with a couple of good portions of vegetables thrown in. Drink 8 to 10 glasses of water throughout the day and limit your fat intake. Avoid sweets and high fat foods.

5. Take one day off each week and eat whatever you want and don't workout. Rest and enjoy yourself.

This is a very short description of what it takes. But if you are serious about wanting to change the way you look and feel, you will get the information you need and go to work changing your body and your self esteem.

About the Author:
Ron has written articles about fitness, health and many other of his personal interests online for nearly 4 years. Check out his latest website that reviews power tools for the do-it-yourself home project lover at http://www.multimastertoolreview.com



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