7 Tips to Enjoy your Workouts!

Muskan Jhanwar
4 min readNov 9, 2021

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No matter the reason that you are exercising, you are doing it for a reason.

If you are trying to lose weight or finding a better way to relieve your stress, you need to get as much as you can out of your workout.

Instead of just showing up and going through the motions, you should put as much effort into it as you can.

A simple truth: The more you put in it, the more you will get out of it.

Here are some tips to help you get the most out of your workout.

Workout with Fitness videos

There is so much technology available to ensure that you are working out hard enough. Most people enjoy wearing bands that keep track of their steps.

Heart rate monitors will make sure that your heart rate is increasing while you are working out. If not, you aren’t doing enough. You have to work a little harder.

Join in a little friendly competition

Competition is a great way to make you want to work harder as you exercise. For this reason, many people have accountability partners. Having to check in with a partner may be enough to get you off of the couch (and onto the treadmill).

You may even end up exercising longer and harder because someone is tracking you.

Music can be a motivator during workouts

The truth is that music can lift your spirits and help with your workout. Those who listen to music are more likely to finish their entire workout (or keep going) than those who don’t.

Incorporate intervals into your workouts

High-intensity intervals are a great way to get fit and lose weight quickly. When you do high-intensity intervals, you put short bursts of high-energy exercise into your daily routine.

You may run for short periods throughout your four-mile walk. You can also incorporate squats, crunches, sit-ups, bur-pees, and other exercises into your routine.

Consume carbohydrates pre workout

Carbohydrates are necessary to fuel your body. You only need them to put in a good workout.

Many people think that they should exercise first thing in the morning (with an empty stomach).

The truth is that it helps if you give your body the proper fuel.

Make sure that you are drinking enough water

Sweating is a good sign that you are working out hard enough. However, you can lose water through your sweat.

You need to drink a lot of water to replenish what you lose. Water will also help you with your energy level.

You may not feel like you can get through a workout if you are dehydrated.

Get tight sleep at night

Your body needs to rest to feel refreshed and ready to exercise. You must get enough sleep every night. If you are tired, you won’t be able to put one hundred percent into exercise.

For this reason, you should try to plan for seven to eight hours of sleep.

If you are going to take the time out of your busy schedule to exercise, you must make it work for you. You are going to need a lot of motivation.

An accountability buddy or even a competition may make you work harder than you generally would. Music may also help!

High-intensity interval training will also help you with your fitness goals. That being said, you need to fuel your body with carbohydrates, water, and plenty of sleep.

Otherwise, you won’t be able to put your best foot forward. And why would you waste your time?

Thank you for reading :)

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