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You Asked: Muscle vs. Fat?
Dear Fit Sugar,
I'm on a mission to lose that last 10 pounds, which has been so difficult, and I'm training for a half-marathon as well. I eat well and exercise a lot — cardio almost every day and strength training five days a week. I've always heard that muscle weighs more than fat, but after I reached a plateau, I've found that I've been gaining weight.
Shape Up and Move Beyond Your Plateau
To put a positive spin on hitting a weight-loss plateau, you have to remind yourself that at least you're not gaining weight. Once you can see that the glass is half full, you can rev up for adding some serious exercise to your plan. When you are trying to lose weight, you need to do cardio, and lots of it.
Move Past the Plateau
Weight loss plateaus are inevitable and seem to happen around the 6 month mark. Here are some ideas to help you push on through to the other side.
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Part Two: Moving Past the Weight Loss Plateau – Food
When you're trying to lose weight and you hit a plateau, all is not lost. First off, you are not gaining weight and there are a few things you can do to get back into action. For fitness ideas to help you continue on your weight loss journey read: Part One: Moving Past the Weight Loss Plateau – Fitness.
Part One: Moving Past the Weight Loss Plateau – Fitness
Homeostasis. That is a fancy way to say equilibrium and that is what your body craves (more than salt and vinegar potato chips, really). We humans are very adaptive creatures, and our bodies work to maintain homeostasis.
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Get Motivated: Plateaus Are Positive
So you've been working out for a while now and the pounds had been melting off until all of a sudden . . .
Diet Tip: Cycle Calories
The human body is amazing. We are highly adaptive creatures and our bodies work to create equilibrium. When you are dieting and eating 1200 calories a day, your body will adapt and figure out how to live off of 1200 calories.
You Asked: Is It Harmful to Run Every Day?
Dear Fit,
I'm trying to lose my last stubborn 10 pounds, and my regular workouts of running three days a week for 30 minutes just weren't doing the trick. So I decided to kick it up a notch and run every day. Now the scale is starting to budge slightly, which I'm happy about, but I'm wondering if it's bad for my body to run every single day with no days of rest?
Get It Up, Your Heart Rate, That Is: Sprint Intervals at the Track
Interval training is key for torching calories and increasing your speed. Intervals are tough, but they work your body and prepare you well for the races ahead — it is racing season, after all.
Even if you don't like to race, intervals are a great way to add spark to your running routine and help you move past a weight-loss plateau.
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