Challenge Yourself for Increased Healthy Weight Loss

As humans, we like to stay in our comfort zone. We don’t generally like to do anything that is too challenging unless we know it is for our own good. If you apply that to the way we use workout equipment or a workout routine, the more you challenge yourself, the better it is for you. Of course, it has to be little by little. If you haven’t used workout equipment or done a workout routine for over a year, it isn’t good for you to go crazy on them. But if you have been steadily using workout equipment or doing a workout routine for months, have seen some results, but have hit really slow progress, challenging yourself beyond your comfort zone is necessary to reach that peak fitness level.

This time period of slowed progression is called a plateau. Everyone experiences this at one time or other when using workout equipment for some time. Your body reaches a plateau because it has become used to using your workout equipment. The human body is something that adjusts itself to be able to handle the environment around it. What used to be hard for you to accomplish on workout equipment has now become almost second nature, your body has seen some positive changes but has stopped changing because it has now increased its comfort zone to include your workout equipment workout routine.

So, in order to still progress to your desired body shape, you need to challenge yourself for increased weight loss. What does this mean? Well, depending on your workout equipment it could mean different things but there are three main points where a change can occur to bring better results. They are frequency, intensity, and time.

Here are some examples of comfortable workouts on workout equipment and how you can change the workout routine to break your plateau and get hotter than ever:

Workout Equipment Challenges

Treadmill:
Normal- 30 minutes of moderate intensity 3 days a week
Challenge #1- 20 minutes of high intensity 4 days a week
Challenge #2- 30 minutes of moderate intensity on an incline 3 days a week

Exercise Bike:
Normal- 30 minutes of moderate intensity 3 days a week
Challenge #1- 20 minutes of spinning 3 days a week
Challenge #2- 45 minutes of moderate intensity 4 days a week

Elliptical:
Normal- 30 minutes of moderate intensity 3 days a week
Challenge #1- 30 minutes of high intensity intervals 3 days a week
Challenge #2- 30 minutes of moderate intensity with ankle weights 4 days

To add something new to your workout equipment exercise routine, try the Body Shaper Machine. It is a great way to add a toning workout to your workout routine, which will also help to break your plateau.