Exercise is the most natural fat burner and detox mechanism. But we often see people slogging away for hours at the gym and don’t see any effect of the exercise on their appearance. There could be multiple factors responsible for your workout to not give you the real results. Let us understand each one of them in some more details.
Your Body Gets Adjusted: If you have been exercising the same pattern from last several weeks, month or year your body gets adjusted to the workout and therefore stops burning calories effectively. That 30 minutes workout which was challenging for you several months back will no longer provide you the same result. To get the desired results from your workout it is necessary to push yourself by increasing the frequency, intensity, or duration of your workouts.
You are Not Resting: Sometimes over-exercising can have the similar effect as not exercising at all. It is important to give a rest to your muscles because if you are not giving rest to your muscles it can lead to breakdown of muscles instead of building. If you are over-training you will feel tired and sore all the time, have unexplained headaches, insomnia or just a general lack of motivation and an inability to complete your workouts. To get the result from your workout include rest in your exercises. You can take a complete day rest in between your workout schedule. Then slowly ease back into your routine, making shorter, less intense workouts part of your workout plan. And remember to always take one to two rest or easy active recovery days a week.
Check Your Diet: Exercise is important for weight loss but if you are not eating right it can affect your body adversely. If you are eating too less then it limits the availability of energy required for doing the workout and if you are eating extra this may lead to weight gain. So, it is important to have a balanced and healthy diet with proper workout routine to manage your weight. Try to opt for healthy snack options instead of fried foods. Never skip your breakfast and drink enough water in the day to keep yourself hydrated.
Check Your Workout Schedule: A proper exercise plan includes cardio, strength training and flexibility. If you're just doing cardio, then you will be burning calories and strengthening your cardiovascular system, but you won't be really changing your body composition by building more muscle. For that you need strength training. You can also include some resistant training or weight training in your schedule by doing lunges, push-ups, etc. This will help you in burning your fat from the body and also helps you in building your muscles.
Food as a Prize: Do you reward yourself with an extra piece of pizza or with a piece of cake as dessert because you went to gym this morning? If yes, then you are making a big mistake. Treating yourself with your favorite food once in a week is fine but if you are doing it on daily basis you are undoing all of that good calorie-burning with too many treats. Try to focus on the benefits of the exercise and eat proper healthy and balanced diet so that it fuels your workout.
Get Enough Sleep: If you are busy in your life and think of doing the workout early in the morning by swapping with your sleep, then it can hinder your weight loss. It is important to have a proper and enough sleep to manage your weight. Not having enough sleep triggers a number of hormones that influence cravings and a tendency for weight gain. In addition, too many sleepless nights will leave you tired and unfocused for your workouts, which means that you won't get much from your efforts. Try to manage your schedule so that you get enough sleep and also get the time for your workout.
Check Your Working Pattern: It is important to have daily workout routine but what are you doing rest of the day also matters a lot. If your job requires sitting all the day in front of computer then try to have a walk after every few hours. You can also do some stretching in between the interval time. You can also opt for stairs instead of elevator or accelerator in your office or in your residing building.
If you are not viewing the results that you were expecting from your workout than think about above mentioned problems and may be you can find out one or two reasons. Lastly, results don't happen overnight. It takes time and consistency to get in shape over the long time duration. All you need is to keep faith and have patience with proper diet and exercise routine. Remember that you are trying to make lifestyle changes which you have to sustain for lifetime.