Full Body workout

It's meant to replace your traditional, boring cardio that some of you just can't seem to get enough off. Ok maybe that doesn't apply to all of you, but seriously... some of you need to add some imagination into your workouts.

This would put an end to one of the top 5 complaints I get > "Working out is boring... How do I make it fun?". If this happens to you, then you need to fire up that imagination some out and try out new combination until you come up with something that fits you like a glove.


Ok so first, you'll need a few things. They are not absolutely necessary but are highly recommended:

* Resistance Bands or Dumbbells
* Water
* Towel
* Back Pack


Another thing, each and every exercise should be done to MAXIMUM REP. That means you keep going until you hit failure... No exceptions. If you are using dumbbells or resistance bands, go easy on the resistance level. Were aiming for high reps today.


WARM-UP:

Were going to do this in 3 intervals of 2 minutes. So 2-2-2. The first 2 minutes will be low intensity, followed by medium intensity, followed by high-intensity.

First 2 minutes: You will do alternating knee raises. Keep your arms in front and palms facing down and let your knees come up and touch your hands. One at a time, low intensity, nothing fancy. You should be able to breather normally and converse.

Next 2 minutes: Now were going to step it up. Turn those alternating knee raises into a light jog on the spot. These 2 minutes will be medium intensity. The way you know its medium intensity is because you should start to have SOME shortness of breath.

Last 2 minutes: Here we go! Now for these 2 minutes you are going to BRING IT! Run on the spot as fast as you possibly can, without stopping for 2 minutes straight. Get those knees up as high as possible and make sure you breathe. The litmus test for the intensity? Heavy breathing, sweat, maybe a burning sensation if you're out of shape... All that good stuff.

Curling Band Squats: (Legs & Arms)

This is a 2-in-1 type of exercise, here's how it's done. You take your resistance band and step over it with your legs a little wider than shoulder width apart. Now grasp the handles and pull the bands up to shoulder height to give you some resistance, then sink down into a deep squat and slowly come back up. Now do a bicep curl and then bring the bands back to shoulder height. That's one rep!

If you don't have bands you can use dumbbells or a back pack filled with heavy shit. The point is to add some resistance on top of your body weight.

Hopping Lunges: (Legs)

You should all know what a lunge looks like... Right? If you don't let me explain. Stand with your feet together and a dumbbell in each hand, or strap on your heavy back pack. Now take a big step forward and make sure your front knee is at a 90 degree bend, while the back knee gets really close to the floor, but never touches it. Then come back to the starting position and repeat with the other leg.

BUT WAIT... That's a lunge. We want hopping lunges. So instead of stepping out, you are going to jump or "hop" out into a lunge and then hop BACK. Yeah... You thought you were on easy street huh? Think again.

Bicep Curls: (Arms)

These are pretty straight forward. You may use bands, dumbbells or the two handles of your heavy backpack. Stand with shoulder width apart and while keeping your back straight, curl up the weight and then slowly lower back into starting position. Make sure your elbows are stationary near your hips, you want to pull up the weight using your biceps so don't start swinging those arms around. Keep it neat, and keep it clean.

Triceps Kickback: (Arms)

You can use a bench if you have one... But you don't need it. It's just for support. Ok so start in a lunge position, but make sure your back leg is straight. Grab your dumbbell or resistance band handle and while keeping your humerus parallel to the floor, extend your arm out backward. If you want to see exactly what it looks like, type in "tricep kickbacks" into Google Images, and you'll know exactly what it looks like since I cannot embed images here.

Pull - Ups: (Back)

I don't really need to explain this one do I? It's a pull up... You pull yourself up. But, there are some minor details you should be aware of. First, if you cannot do a pull-up, grab a chair and use it as a support device. You may step on the chair with one leg and push off it to assist you into doing a pull up. This is how a beginner should start.

Another thing, make sure your chest touches the pull-up bar when you pull up. Maximum reps... Go for it!

Capoera Pushups: (Chest/Triceps)

This one's a little tricky so make sure you follow along. First, start in pushup position, making sure that your butt is not sticking up in the air. You may do these pushups the "female" style since they are quite challenging. So from your pushup position, you are going to slowly lower yourself towards you LEFT side until you are an inch above the ground... now hold!

Next, you will horizontally slide over to your right side while staying an inch off the floor... again, HOLD!

Finally, you will push yourself up back to starting position. If you can do at least 5 of these, then pat yourself on the back! If not, work at it.

ABS:

Do the following exercises one after another. Sit-ups, Leg raises, Crunches, Hip Raises (also known as heels to the heaven) & Mason Twist (or berry picking as known in gymnastics).

REST 2 minutes then repeat entire routine

And there you have it, version 2 of my Full Body Max workout. I heard from quite a few people that the first one made them sweat... Well this one should make you drenched!

Now remember, one workout routine is only effective for so long. It doesn't matter which routine you follow, eventually your body WILL adapt and you will hit your head against a metaphorical brick wall (also known as the plateau).

To avoid this, I think its VITALLY important that you learn the principals necessary to create your own workout plans ever few weeks so your body is constantly being stimulated and growing.

Natural Weight Loss!

Giving you a figure may shock you. By the time an individual hit middle age, he/she is carrying half of the pounds on their bodies that’s not required at all. Yes, that’s a fact that may not go down well for people of all ages.

Even if one exercise and is careful of the food items being consumed, still an extra of 5-10 or even 20 pounds on the body could be a good possibility. It is also an accepted fact that being obese in itself is a disease.

Thus, people even if they are healthier and not doing all bits to ensure a healthy figure may be at the cutting edge as even then keeping even 5 pounds extra must be seen as a possible risk for a healthy survival.

Taking some good natural remedies for weight loss or natural weight loss remedies may just not be the answer but also taking them the way they should be also in synch with their body types may work in the best interest to lose weight effectively and safely without the issues of side effects.

Some of the risk involved with being obese are heart disease, cancer, arthritis and not to forget even cancer. Let’s face it! Being obese has been found to be cutting up to 10 years of your life easily! So, it's time to buck up and follow some natural weight loss remedies and be healthy.

Some Natural Weight Loss Remedies

Taking good natural weight loss remedies may just work wonders for you if taken in sync with your body type and lifestyle that you follow.

• Decrease carbohydrate intake- Try to curb the intake of carbohydrates as they are full of calories and may just increase the weight in no time. Stay away from carbohydrate based diets


• Curb your hunger- When you have an uncontrollable urge to eat means when you are starving, it becomes really difficult to decide the right combination to eat and that’s where most of the people makes a mistake. Thus, eat only when you feel a bit of hunger so that you won't be eating more than what is required


• Burn more calories- Burning more calories could be one of the natural remedies for weight loss methods that works well. Thus, do more exercise, make yourself tired and burn more calories than you consume


• Fat reduction is a must- Most of the people put on weight because they just can’t part with fat based food items. The fact is that one must keep away as much as possible from fatty foods increase fiber intake to maintain a healthy self


• Fruits and vegetables- Increase the intake of fruits and vegetables and salads in your diet so that you are able to get required energy easily. Non Veg, if you must, shall go for skinless meat and chicken, fish. Taking red meat shall be a strict NO-NO

 The Weight Loss Formula

Weight Loss

Both health and weight loss go hand in hand as you need to be in good physical shape in order to also be mentally fit. You may feel as though you are in good shape mentally, people may tell you that you should be happy with who you are and even may suggest that you should celebrate being overweight. While you should always be happy with who you are and this is a good thing (this is true - people are telling you this out of kindness and because they are right), you have to be careful of not falling into obesity as this will end up causing you physical problems.

The truth of the matter is that if you are overweight, you are putting a strain on your body. You are making your organs work harder than they should to control your body, such as your pancreas. This can lead to more breakdowns in the body as well. It can lead to a heart attack, stroke or even diabetes. It often leads to the latter and this will end up killing you. So in order to get to where you need to be, you need to take a look at your health and what you can do to improve your body.

Weight loss entails eating less and exercising more. You can use any diet if you are in the right frame of mind, and it will work for what you want. You will lose the weight if you have a goal in mind and also set out to achieve that goal. Before you even start on your program, figure out how much you want to lose when it comes to the weight. Have a goal in mind and yes, think big. Do not think that you only need to lose a few pounds because you are afraid of setting a high goal for yourself. This is a defeatist attitude and will set you up for failure. Think big and think about the type of body that you want and how you want to look. This is how you start any sort of program when it comes to losing weight.

The next step is to take action towards that big goal. Sure, you can reward yourself when you reach a little goal and if you are going to lose a lot of weight, then you need to have little goals so that you can continue to feel positive and embark on this plan. The more you encourage yourself, the better you will feel. But you have to take action - you cannot just think yourself thin but you have to actually want to be thin and then take action towards that goal so that you will get to where you have to be.

Once you do this and are continuing to take action, positive action such as finding a diet that works for you and also increasing your physical activity, you will achieve your goals. Once you reach your goal when it comes to losing weight, you will realize that there is nothing you cannot do and feel pretty good about yourself. And this is true - you can easily do this, you have it in you. Just set the goal and aim high, then take positive action towards reaching that goal.

If you are looking for a way to have good Health , be sure to take a look at your weight and that you do what you can to lose the extra pounds.

The Weight Loss Grail