General Fitness Principles

I've gathered these general principles from over 10 years of personal fitness research.

General Principles:

Do not work out same muscle on back to back days, so it has time to recuperate

Do each exercise until muscle is exhausted (basically when I feel I can't repeat the exercise anymore I stop)

A program that progressively
pushes you a little further each workout
is what will produce the most dramatic results.

Each week do all 3 types: cardio, weights, and flexibility exercises

Make a complete list of each exercise you plan to do (it will become old hat after a few weeks but it's good to have the list so if you ever need it to refer to it!)

Decide your goals and time expected to complete goals

Take before and after measurements and photos

Set same time to work out every day

Basically, you have to elevate your heart rate for at least 20 minutes before your body starts burning fat, so do some weight training for 20 minutes before cardio workouts

Why Vitamin C

I have been adding a Vitamin C pill to my diet because I know I don't get enough in the foods I eat. But then I came across an old file I had that said Vit C helps your body burn fat! I totally forgot about that! So, I looked it up and found a good article which explains the why and how!

Here's the article:

Don't Skimp on Vit C

Once a Week

Once a week I measure myself and I weigh myself. The reason I only do this once a week is because:

1. Weight always fluctuates within a day.

2. Then I'm not obsessed with weight - weighing everyday is hard on the mental attitude - to see that weight fluctuation can be disturbing.

3. Then I have something to look forward to at the end of the week - something to strive towards. In a way getting to see those results at the end of the week is a driving force to make sure I do my exercise every night.

4. I get greater satisfaction at the end of the week because the measurements and weight loss achieved are dramatic results that are really exciting for me to see!