5 WEIGHT LOSS TIPS YOU'VE NEVER HEARD BEFORE

If you’ve been trying to lose weight for a while, chances are you’ve waded through the diet plans and gruelling exercise regimes for years. You’ve run yourself into the ground over and over but you’re still not seeing results! Here are some tips to help you stop working so hard, and start working smart:

 1. If you're strength training for your upper body, make sure you use equipment with thick handles. To effectively work your upper body muscles and get better results faster, you need to have a strong grip, which means having strong wrists, fingers, thumbs and forearms. Working with thick-handled equipment is the best way to develop these muscles. Don't have this type of equipment? Just wrap a hand-towel around normal-sized equipment to make the handles extra thick!

 Thick-handled equipment also helps to correct strength imbalances. The technical term for this is "bilateral deficit," which means that everyone is slightly stronger on one side than the other.

 2. Experiment with food substitution. Protein is particularly important if you're doing strength exercises. Luckily, there are plenty of creative but easy ways to incorporate tasty protein sources into your diet. Haloumi cheese, for example, makes a great substitute for toast or pancakes, because it doesn't melt when you grill it. Just pop a slice under the grill for a few minutes until it begins to brown.

 3. Take out your body piercings. It may sound strange, but it's true! Body piercings can disrupt your body composition by affecting your internal energy flow. If you're measuring your body fat levels, make sure you remove any body piercings to get an accurate result.

 4. Use a stainless steel water bottle. Get yourself a good water bottle, preferably stainless steel, and a water filter. Not only is it healthier to drink from stainless steel, which is free from xenoestrogens, it's also more environmentally friendly.

 5. Try acupuncture before exercising. Acupuncture is a great way to activate your nervous system before a workout. It helps release chemicals in your muscles and central nervous system, which means you'll be able to train harder and ultimately see better results.

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