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How To Amp Up Your Workout Do you need to add a little something to your workout? Are you stuck in a plateau and can not seem to move past it? If you want to get more from your workouts, there are a few things you can do. Read the following article and it will show you some things you can do to amp up your workout and start seeing the results you are looking for. One thing you can do to make a workout change is to vary intensity by going fast and then slow. Spend a few minutes working up to a pace that is a hard for you, stay here for as long as you can (try for minute or two), and then work back down to a more comfortable pace. This helps get your heart rate up and helps you burn fat quicker. You can do this with just about any cardio exercise. Push yourself. If you normally run for 30 minutes, go for ten more minutes. Try adding ten minutes or so to your workout routine. By adding this little bit of extra time, you can see some big results. Add a new step to your routine. Add a new exercise, or a go for a little longer. No matter what you decide to include, adding something new can create interest so that you can continue to stay motivated to build more muscle and burn more fat. Try mixing up the order in which your do your exercises. By mixing up your routine, not only are you keeping it fresh and staying away from boredom, but you are also tricking your muscles. When muscles do the same thing over and over, they seem to hit a plateau. Mix things up and your workouts will start to give you more of what you are looking for. Keep your eyes off the clock when you workout. If you normally workout for an hour, and you keep watching the clock, you are not working out to your full potential. Work out until you feel like you are finished, instead of setting a time limit to your work out routine. Listen to motivating music while you workout. Music has the ability to motivate and it can keep you pumped up. With some great music, you can work both harder and longer, and get better results. If you look online, you can even find some playlists that are already put together based on your favorite

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How To Amp Up Your Workout Do you need to add a little something to your workout? Are you stuck in a plateau and can not seemto move past it? If you want to get more from your workouts, there are a few things you can do. Readthe following article and it will show you some things you can do to amp up your workout and startseeing the results you are looking for. One thing you can do to make a workout change is to vary intensity by going fast and then slow.Spend a few minutes working up to a pace that is a hard for you, stay here for as long as you can (tryfor minute or two), and then work back down to a more comfortable pace. This helps get your heartrate up and helps you burn fat quicker. You can do this with just about any cardio exercise. Push yourself. If you normally run for 30 minutes, go for ten more minutes. Try adding ten minutes orso to your workout routine. By adding this little bit of extra time, you can see some big results. Add a new step to your routine. Add a new exercise, or a go for a little longer. No matter what youdecide to include, adding something new can create interest so that you can continue to staymotivated to build more muscle and burn more fat. Try mixing up the order in which your do your exercises. By mixing up your routine, not only are youkeeping it fresh and staying away from boredom, but you are also tricking your muscles. Whenmuscles do the same thing over and over, they seem to hit a plateau. Mix things up and yourworkouts will start to give you more of what you are looking for. Keep your eyes off the clock when you workout. If you normally workout for an hour, and you keepwatching the clock, you are not working out to your full potential. Work out until you feel like you arefinished, instead of setting a time limit to your work out routine. Listen to motivating music while you workout. Music has the ability to motivate and it can keep youpumped up. With some great music, you can work both harder and longer, and get better results. Ifyou look online, you can even find some playlists that are already put together based on your favorite

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genre of music. Keep an exercise log. Write down the exercises you do each day, how long you did them and howthey made you feel. By having this information, you can look back at it and see what has worked foryou, and what hasn't. You can then continue on or make changes as necessary. If you are ready to move out of your comfort zone and get out of your exercise rut, try the helpful tipsprovided in this article. By adding one or all of these ideas to your workout routine, you can start toenjoy your workout again, and see better results. Click Here To find Out More