One of the most frustrating experiences people trying to lose weight often encounter is the “plateau”. Ever felt, after a period of training, that your body is no longer responding to exercise and a healthy diet as it used to when you first started fitness training? This is a common experience and you’re certainly not the first person to experience the weight loss plateau. It might be slightly comforting to know that this dreaded phenomenon could affect everyone and the good news is: some people have successfully found ways to overcome this challenge and we’re going to share some of those with you.
Here’s four tips for getting out of a weight loss plateau:
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Plan Accurately
Your body type and other factors such as age, se and height all mean that you will need to have a unique fitness plan and fitness goals that are perfectly suited for you. Factor such as calorie intake, the right type of exercise and etc, ought to be considered before going ahead to commence a fitness plan. As much as possible, you should consult with a specialist or fitness instructor at this stage.
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Anticipate the Plateau
You must anticipate that a time will come when the same level of work will no longer produce the same results. This usually occurs 3-4 weeks into a fitness plan, when the body has gotten used to the exercise and no longer responds as willingly as it once did. Knowing that this will eventually happen will help you prepare mentally and plan appropriately.
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Keep Up The Intensity
Apart from the fact that the body eventually gets used to exercise and no longer responds the same way, people also have a tendency to slack off imperceptibly after a few weeks of exercise. It is important that you keep the intensity of the exercise and not cut yourself any slack; in fact, you should aim to increase the intensity of your workouts.
Having written details of your long and short term goals might also help you to stay on track when you feel like you’re about to slack off. If you need some extra motivation, you might consider joining a class at the gym, or taking up a sport such as boxing, soccer or tennis, that forces you to be at your physical best (or at least trying to get there).
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Switch Things Up
One way to jump-start your body’s response to exercise is to mix things up a bit. Even if you have the “perfect” exercise routine, you can mix things up by doing different exercises with the same focus or varying the technique a bit. For example, you could do push-ups for two weeks, then do tricep dips or pull-ups for a week.
Conclusion
The weight loss plateau can be a very frustrating experience, but you sure can get over it and achieve your fitness goals by following these four simple tips.
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