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Do  you workout hard enough?

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Fitness expert, Samantha Clayton gives tips on working out. How can you know you’re working out hard enough? First set your goals and see what your current level is. Your scale can be monitored on the Borg’s scale. Increase your levels gradually, and don’t forget to listen to your body.

6 Signs You’re Not Working Out Hard Enough – Do you workout hard enough?

1. You’re not monitoring your hart rate.

Whether you’re on a cardio machine or doing some high-intensity interval training (HIIT), your heart rate should fluctuate between 75% of your maximum when you’re just starting out, eventually building to 100%. (To roughly determine your maximum heart rate, subtract your age from 220).

2. You can hold a conversation.

A leisurely stroll with a friend is a nice way to pass the time, but not if you expect that activity to help you lose weight. To put it simply, if you can hold a conversation during your workout, you’re just not working hard enough.

3. You’re not even a little sore the next day.

No pain, no gain. A good way to tell how hard you worked out is to wait 24 hours and see how you feel. When you exercise, you cause microscopic damage to your muscles. The muscles then adapt, repair themselves, and grow stronger. Basically, you should feel moderate soreness after a workout; if not, you probably didn’t stimulate your muscle enough to get results.

4. You work out at same intensity all time.

Once you’ve been on a workout plan for a while and aren’t becoming as sore or tired, it might be time to up the intensity. If you want to gain lean muscle mass and definition, start adding more weight; when you’re using lighter weights to tone up, add some extra repetitions. If you’re doing cardio, try going a little faster or start incorporating more interval training into the mix.

5. You’re not cross training.

Not only do you need to change the intensity of your workout, but also the variety of what you’re doing. Get creative. Fit people don’t stick to one regimen, they cross train. If you’re doing the same set of squats and bicep curls day in and day out, you’re probably creating imbalances in your body

6. You’re not seeing physical changes.

If you’ve been consistently working out and eating healthfully for more than a few months and you haven’t noticed even a slight physical change then you might need to reassess your routine.

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