Body transformations aren’t for the faint of heart. They usually
require a 180-degree about-turn and wholesale change in your habits. You
can’t roll out of bed, down your creamed coffee, eat a bowl of sugary
cereal and then head off to work to sit in your office chair for eight
hours. You need to do things differently.
On the way, you learn a lot about yourself, your body, diet, and
exercise. Surprisingly, the exercise component is actually one of the
least important. It’s the rest of the stuff - your mindset - that
counts.
If you’re planning on embarking on a total body transformation, here are some of the things you’ll learn along the way.
Weightlifting Destroys Fat
Sometimes it’s not a good idea to put brain ahead of brawn. Intuition
tells us that we should concentrate on endurance training to burn off
more calories, but real-life experience says that that’s not the
whole story. Lifting weights is terrific for weight loss too.
The reason for this comes down to two things: the first is that building
new muscle takes a lot of energy and puts your body into defense mode.
It improves insulin sensitivity, shifting your metabolism away from the
unhealthy state and into a healthy one.
The second is that
muscle uses up more energy, just sitting there. The more you have, the
more calories you get through in a day. It’s as simple as that. After a
few months of training, your body settles into a happy medium where you
build enough muscle to keep fat levels low and your figure in check.
It’s Not As Painful As You Think
People imagine that body
transformation is painful and grueling, but they don’t have to be.
They’re not if you do them correctly.
As I said in the
introduction, the main components of body transformation is not
exercise, but what you eat and your mindset. The stuff you put in your
mouth and how you feel about your own abilities are the two most
significant factors.
Switching your diet to something more
amenable to weight loss is easier than you might think. You don’t have
to make your meals boring and eat oats, tuna, broccoli, and brown rice
for every lunch. Spices, sauces, and herbs all make food taste better
and, importantly, contribute to health, lowering inflammation.
For some people, CBD oil can help reduce pain and anxiety, too, making
it more likely that you’ll get the activity you need and not turn to
comfort food.
Weight Training Doesn’t Make You Bulky
Many
women worry that if they weight train, they’ll end up looking like some
steroidal male bodybuilder. Fortunately, it’s not a legitimate fear.
Most women (and men for that matter) can’t build mountains of muscle
without using androgens, so if you’re eating a healthy diet and avoiding
drugs, you won’t have any problems.
If you’ve ever seen a woman
with a fantastic figure, the chances are that she does a lot of weight
training. For girls, weights tone our bodies and make us look more
athletic. Resistance exercise brings out the best that your figure has
to offer while minimizing all the bits you don’t like.
Age Doesn’t Matter
If you think you’re too old to undergo a
full-body transformation, think again. The human body has a tremendous
capacity to adapt to lifestyle modifications, and even people in their
seventies can see dramatic results.
The reason for this comes
down to the survival circuits in our bodies. When we activate them, our
bodies rebuild our tissues from the DNA on up. It’s a remarkable process
that can produce shocking (and good) results.
You Become More Goal Focused
If you ever feel like you’re just drifting through life without a purpose, you’re not alone. It is something that affects millions of
people across the country.
Body transformations, however, give
you a new sense of focus in your life. All of a sudden, you’re working
hard on something important - your health. Throughout a transformation,
you train both your mind and body. Your focus allows you to say no to
the things that were holding you back in the past and focus on the road
ahead. It’s a fantastic experience.
If you haven’t been through a
body transformation yet, you’re missing out. It’s not just feeling
better about the way you look - it’s also the satisfaction you get from
the achievement. You’re responsible for putting in the work and,
therefore, you get to enjoy the results. Plus, you feel a heck of a lot
better every day and can be at your best.
