Is your exercise program so exciting that you could do it with your eyes closed? If this is the case, you may be in the midst of an exercise rut. Stifled weight loss and a feeling of sluggishness are signs that your work-out routine is tired or even so yesterday. If you have been performing the same routine for more than three years, then your exercise program is most likely outdated.

The reason many people reach a plateau with their exercise program or why the fail to shed weight has to do with how many calories are consumed. If you are taking in more calories then you are expending, you are probably packing on the fat.

Thirty-five minutes of cardiovascular exercise three to four times a week should fuel your weight loss; particularly if you cutback on calories. However, if you have been doing the same routine for a while, you will not lose weight. The body adapts easily to movement. As a result, you must challenge the body with different exercises and movements. Any personal trainer will attest to the fact that modifying one’s routing offer the body and titillating new stimulus.

To jumpstart an expedient weight-loss plan, implement additional forms of aerobic activity to invigorate the body. To mix it up, switch up your regimen with swimming, the stair climber, bicycling, dance aerobics, or a game of golf.

Another way to modify the intensity of your aerobic activity is by the duration of your workouts. If your former fitness program included 15 minutes on the treadmill and 15 minutes on the elliptical trainer, it’s acceptable to include your old regimen; however alternate it with other exercise activities and intensify the incline and speed at rapid pace.