IPL'S LETS GET FIT~RESOLUTIONS FOR 2011??

[IronpumpedLady]

TweetEven if you don’t make “official” New Year’s resolutions on January 1st, it’s a great time to assess your fitness goals. What will you do different this year? Are you happy with your workouts and your progress? If not, how can you kick up your results a notch?

Based on what I see at the gym, here’s my take on where most people could benefit from a resolution or two:



1. Stop cheating

If you’re taking the time to work out you may as well reap the benefits, right? But if you’re performing exercises incorrectly you won’t see results, at best, and you may get injured, at worst. So before you add more and more poundage to that bar “because you can,” ask a qualified trainer to check your form. Otherwise, you’re creating grounds for muscle imbalances and injury.

2. Let go

Of the treadmill, that is. Honestly, 99 percent of the people walking on the treadmill—particularly on an incline—hang on as if their life depended on it. You negate a third or so of the calorie-burning benefits by this land version of “water skiing.” Plus, hanging on and leaning back puts your body parallel to the treadmill as if you were on flat ground. Level it off, let go (slow down if you can’t keep up) and work harder.

3. Focus

Numerous studies show the motivating benefits of music and I admit I’m lost without my iPod. But reading, texting, answering your cell phone and other distractions make it easy to go through the motions without effort. Take advantage of your workout time to disconnect. You’ll get more out of your efforts.

4. Workout with a motivated workout partner

A workout buddy can help you keep going when you want to quit, but the wrong partner can slow you down. Instead, challenge each other to improve. Save the socializing for the post-workout cool down.

5. Change it up

Is your workout on autopilot? Maybe it’s time for a change. Muscles adapt and become more efficient over time. Bottom line: you burn fewer calories and don’t see the same level of results. Add a different version of cardio or a new chest exercise or leg move. If you’re unsure of what to change, hire a qualified trainer to design a new program for you. It will be well worth the money and kick up your results to the next level.

Now go lift!


Stay Strong~~!!!
IPL

[Dzone]

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Good food for thought!

[millenium girl]

Tweet3rd time that I answer the same thread today
I'll stick to the diet that the doc gave me, I'll hit the weights at least 3 times a week and do cardio on my off days, I'll do less overtime and I will travel at least 3 times to the U.S. (once to AZ and twice to NY).

[trip]

Tweetgood post, i'm going to re-read my log from last year, i let too many other things get in the way, my grandma in hospital, then dieing, then taking care of my mom, plus starting a new business with someone who didn't want it as bad as i did, all things that exhausted me in the fall.................new year, new attitude

[O2BESOHUGE]

TweetNEW YEAR, NEW MINDSET...
IM HOPIN EVERYTHING IS LOOKING UP THIS NEW YEAR!

[Dzone]

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good post, i'm going to re-read my log from last year, i let too many other things get in the way, my grandma in hospital, then dieing, then taking care of my mom, plus starting a new business with someone who didn't want it as bad as i did, all things that exhausted me in the fall.................new year, new attitude

Hey Trip, sorry to hear about the loss of your grandma. sounds like you have had your share of challenges...Heres wishin you great things in 2011..dont be a stranger around here

[Dzone]

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NEW YEAR, NEW MINDSET...
IM HOPIN EVERYTHING IS LOOKING UP THIS NEW YEAR!

Amen to that one bro. New year, New mindset...Sounds good to me

[ROAD WARRIOR]

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NEW YEAR, NEW MINDSET...
IM HOPIN EVERYTHING IS LOOKING UP THIS NEW YEAR!

HELL YEAH!!!!!

[trip]

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Hey Trip, sorry to hear about the loss of your grandma. sounds like you have had your share of challenges...Heres wishin you great things in 2011..dont be a stranger around here

thanks dzone, it was a nine month ordeal, last two weeks were really only really bad, 98 bad heart valves, now i'm taking care of my mom who has alzheimer, whereas i had been taking care of them both

thanks for the great wishes, im totally there, like huery lewis who wants a new drug, i want a new decade