I Need Motivation Theories

High intensity exercise has blasted into mainstream fitness and is here to stay. There is no better way to burn fat fast. But are you struggling to get going? Here are some tips to dominate your high intensity exercise.

I often get asked "what can I do to burn fat fast without busting a gut with that high intensity stuff??" (ok I paraphrased a little - but you get the point). My response is nearly always the same…

My initial reaction is to ask "why do you want to lose fat so fast anyway?" Yeah we all want to lose fat and as fast as possible, fair enough. But not to the point where we're stressed about it.

Stress sets off all sorts of body functions that are aimed towards clinging on to fat! That's totally counter-productive, and can become a vicious cycle of more stress = more fat = more stress and so on...

So unless you have a deadline, where if you don't burn "X" amount of fat in so many weeks then the world will implode on itself, stop stressing and know that with some effort you will start to achieve your goals.

That leads me on to the next point, effort. This is more tricky, ultimately it comes down to your motivation and how badly you want a body you're happy with.

I'm not going to sit here and chant "no pain, no gain". I've been overweight and depressed about my body. I know that feeling of thinking I'm so far gone, where do I start and is there even any point...

Luckily I was able to find good support that helped change my mindset. Now I'm on the other side of things, lending support to others! Let me tell you, there is no secret. I took the steady, long-lasting approach and put the effort in.

It comes down to the fact that nothing is achieved without effort. Even if you get a personal trainer, you still have to put the effort in. There is no magic pill (although some people try to say otherwise, it's not true!!).

Getting back to high intensity exercise, effort is relative to you. Your fitness level, your motivation and your intensity.

There's no getting round the fact that high intensity exercise is the fastest way to burn fat. But you can adapt it to suit you. That's the take away point, adaptation.

There's absolutely no shame in starting with workouts of 5-10 seconds of high intensity followed by 60 seconds of very low intensity. It shows you're being clever about your exercise and you'll very quickly make progress.

Once you get going, your motivation will rocket because you'll start to see changes in your body. That's so much better than trying to do too much too soon and quitting after a week. That’s what I used to do, before I got smart about my exercise.

The best thing about high intensity exercise is that you can apply it anywhere. A great example is with water exercise (which is so often forgotten as a great way to vary your exercise). Do some high intensity workouts in the water for a perfect fat-burning-easy-on-your-joints combo.

No matter whether it's strength training, cycling, running, or whichever activity you enjoy - you can apply high intensity exercise to any of them.

So you don't need to literally bust a gut! Adapt and put the right amount of effort in, and you'll reap the rewards. Another way of looking at it is: using a lot of energy in a short amount of time. That creates a very powerful you! (Managed to squeeze in some physics there: Power = Energy / Time!)

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