Most people fail in body sculpting because they just don't
have the time to get in a full workout. Even those with the
best of intentions can have troubles finding time in their
schedules. But in reality, when you treat your exercise
program like any other appointment in your life, you do
have time – you just have to commit to your goals. What can
help is a body sculpting or resistance training routine
that takes the smallest amount of time possible, while
still being effective. Here is one routine that will help
you do just that.
Before you begin the body sculpting, you need to realize
that it's actually not the time that you spend exercising
that matters; it's the resistance that you place on your
muscles. Better put, the harder you workout, the harder
your muscles need to work and thus the more results you
will get in return. You can turn nearly any workout into a
ten minute workout routine, but you need to be sure that
you're:
* Doing the exercises correctly
* Performing each movement as 'hard' as you can – you
should be able to feel your muscle contracting throughout
the movement
* Focusing all your attention on your workout
* Avoiding the use of gravity to help your movements
* Doing the workout day after day
This ten minute body sculpting routine is so simple that
you can even use other exercises to substitute if you get
bored with the routine. All you need to do is start off
with one minute of walking in place or jumping jacks to
warm up. Then you want to do one minute each of the follow
exercises:
* Pushups
* Squats
* Calf raises
* Tricep dips (using both at the same time or switching
from one side to the next after thirty seconds)
* Bicep curls (using both at the same time or switching
from one side to the next after thirty seconds)
* Shoulder presses
* Crunches
* Oblique crunches
Follow this body sculpting with one minute of walking in
place slowly to cool down and you're done. The key to the
effectiveness of this routine is that you are hitting all
the main parts of the body, focusing on working them out to
tiring and then moving onto another body area. You don't
want to count repetitions during this exercise, just do as
many solid form repetitions as you can.
What you will want to realize about the body sculpting
routine is that you will not lose weight from this alone.
By increasing the activity in your day, watching what you
eat, and adding some cardio to your schedule, you will be
able to create the kind of calorie deficit that will be
conducive to weight loss.
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Machelle Lee owns and operates, The Invisible Gym in Santa
Cruz, CA. Her mission is to inspire people to become
physically active and enjoy the benefits of a balanced,
healthy lifestyle. For more information and questions you
can visit her website.
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