3 Secrets to Stick to Your Fat Loss Workout
By Craig BallantyneSticking to your workout program is tough, and most people lose motivation before they start building muscle or are able to burn fat. Here are 3 tips to avoid getting off track from your exercise program.
1) Make sure your gym is within 10 minutes of home OR work.
First, identify when you are going to workout. If you have a better chance of doing it at lunch, get a gym membership near work. If you are going to workout at night after all is said and done, get a membership near home, or better yet, get a home gym set up - all you need is a bench and a set of adjustable dumbells. You might also want to get a Kettlebell or a Pullup bar.
2) Set Your Workout as an Appointment and Just Do It!
Let no excuse come between you and your workout. Schedule it, and keep your committment. One of the main reasons early morning workouts are so popular is because it is harder to let something get in your way when it's the first thing you do all day.
Another way to stick to your workouts is to have options...have more workout programs from experts, with workouts for bodyweight only, dumbells only, and even for commercial gyms (including machines).
There are dozens of excellent training experts online, if you can't find someone in your neighborhood gym to give you workout program guidance.
Recommended muscle-building and fat burning experts include, Jason Ferruggia, Tom Venuto, and Alwyn Cosgrove. You've probably seen their names in magazines like Men's Fitness or Men's Health, or even Women's Health.
Simply put, the more knowledge you have about exercise and nutrition, the easier it is to stick to both.
Don't let a lack of motivation or lack of knowledge get you off track from your fat burning or muscle building workouts. Just ask for help and you'll find a fitness expert online to show you the way.
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Craig Ballantyne is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and writes for Men's Health and Oxygen magazines. His trademarked home gym fat loss workouts have helped thousands of men and women with weight loss and fat burning in less than 45 minutes three times per week. Bodyweight exercise workouts help you burn fat without long, slow cardio sessions or fancy equipment. Craig's bodyweight workouts for fat loss help you lose fat without any equipment at all.