As a fitness enthusiast and bride to be, my level of svelte-ness over the next few months is extraordinarily crucial. However, sometimes a fitness plateau occurs. Sometimes it occurs as your the date of your first wedding dress try on is rapidly approaching. Awesome. As frustrating as the timing is, I have been working on slowing down my workouts in order to continue improving my fitness.
Everyone has their favorite type of workout. In general, I prefer circuit training with weights. You get your strength training in for your muscles, while breaking a sweat and getting your cardio. A double whammy. Really slowing down each move, feeling your shoulder blades pinch together during back work, focusing on keeping your belly button in during core, is going to make a difference. What if you prefer cardio? Get your arms all the way up during jumping jacks. Bring your knees as high as you can in tuck jumps. Really breathe through yoga poses. You get the point.
Often, reviews on workout DVDs or fitness YouTube videos complain about the difficulty of a move and how they couldn't get through the repetitions. Doesn't matter. Make the exercises more effective for you. No one cares if you only eek out 15 of the 30 reps as long as you're using the proper form. Form is what will ensure your abs are strong and your legs are rockin. Even if the routine is super easy for you, want to make it hard? Slow down and focus on contracting each muscle as you are moving.
In a sick, twisted, workout lover way, making yourself feel the burn is the best. While it doesn't necessarily make your workouts fly by, it seems like each move is custom made to improve your own body. Moving through each position allows you to be more effective and develop a better appreciation for your body and your own strength, and isn't that what exercise is all about in the first place?
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