How to Get Fit Fast

All of us want to get fit but many of us don’t want to wait six months or a year to see results. We want know, How To Get Fit Fast. When you start seeing results in a couple of weeks and your body starts shaping up within a month or so, you feel more motivated to keep going. 

At the same time, you need to make sure that you’re not overdoing things. Your body can only take so much, in terms of exercise and diet. You don’t want to develop any type eating disorder or gymnorexia. 

So always keep in mind that you are perfect no matter what, and that it's a life-long process to get healthy and STAY healthy, and trying to achieve a weightless goal too quickly can cause problems.

With that said, here are some of my favorite tips to help you get in shape:

• Eat More Protein. If you want your muscles to heal faster so that you can put more effort into your workouts, you’ll need to give your body more protein. Most of us get a certain amount of protein everyday but you’ll probably need to up this number in order to build more lean muscle. Good, easy sources of protein include eggs, chicken and fish. Additionally, you could add a meal replacement shake like Shakeology to get about 16 grams of protein. Make sure you have one source of protein at every meal and you’ll see your body toning up faster. (if you need help determining how much protein you need to be eating, then get in touch with me and we'll set-up an appointment to work on your specific needs)

• Lift More. No matter what, if your goal is to loose fat (notice I said lose fat not weight) or gain muscle, you need to be lifting weights. Many times, women are under the mistaken impression that if they lift heavier weights, they’ll end up looking more masculine. However, a woman’s body is just built differently. So it’s not possible for them to develop the type of muscle tone that men have unless they’re really lifting very heavy weights and potentially supplementing with not-good-for-you stuff. If you’ve been using three pound weights and you want to see more results, it’s not going to hurt you to move to five pound weights. If you’re at five pounds, you can easily move to seven. Pick a program that helps you progress with weights so you know you're going to be making changes. BodyBeast is a great one for really focusing on muscle gains, and P90X3 or ChaLEAN Extreme are wonderful for over-all muscle building and fitness.

• Eat Fruits and Veggies. We all know that fruits and veggies are important if you want to have a balanced diet. But more than that, eating fruits and vegetables will give you the energy you need to keep going and will help you maintain your health because they are full of the vitamins and minerals your body needs to produce energy. You don’t want to have the kind of weight loss which results in your looking pale and becoming weak. In order to avoid this, try to get as many bright colors as you can on your plate. You may also want to consider whether you should start taking vitamins.

• Do Something You Enjoy. You can get immediate results by doing a number of different workouts. However, many of us get a little bored when we keep going for a full hour on a treadmill or elliptical trainer.  An incredible option is that you can subscribe to Beachbody On Demand where you get access to over 150 different streaming workout videos and you can pick and choose one that interests you. If you get bored of one video, you can always switch to another. Beachbody On Demand also gives you an incredible variety of on-line tools like meal planners, shopping list, as well as support from a Beachbody Coach  (that's me!!) at no additional cost to help you stay on track!  Plus, you have the option of doing something that is in tune with your fitness goals which may include weight loss, toning or advanced body sculpting.