Wednesday, July 23, 2008

How to Lose Weight Fast for Free

Want to lose weight for free? Want to burn fat fast without spending any money? The truth is you don't need to buy expensive pieces of exercise equipment, big home gyms, gimmicky fitness gadgets, specially-formulated "diet" foods, or high-priced "fat burning" diet pills/appetite suppressants/etc. You don't even need to purchase a membership to a fancy gym.

Really, if you're on a budget, you should only spend your dollars on high-quality food. And even that can be found cheap, if you know what to look for. Here are 3 tips to help you lose weight fast and for free...

1. Use your bodyweight.

Your own bodyweight provides you with all the resistance you need to burn fat, build muscle, and create a fit body fast. Some of the world's best exercises are bodyweight exercises. Pushups, pullups, inverted rows, squats, lunges, hanging leg raises, crunches, and burpees are just a few examples of the thousands of effective bodyweight movements that not only burn fat and build muscle, but also develop the functional strength that will help you in everyday life.

2. Sprint and jump.

Sprinting and jumping rope are two of the most-effective forms of fat-burning cardio around. In fact, one of the most effective forms of high intensity interval training (HIIT) is short wind sprints with 30-60 second active rest periods. Jumping rope burns more calories than almost all other forms of aerobic exercise while also developing speed, agility, balance, and coordination. If you don't already have a jump rope, you can buy a quality "speed" rope for around $5 at almost any sporting goods store.

3. Eat quality calories.

If you want to know which is the best diet for losing weight fast, here it is: eat lots of lean protein and vegetables, some healthy fats, and small amounts of fruit and starchy carbs. Forget about the latest fad diet... this is what really works. The best part is that many quality "weight loss" foods can also be bought cheaply. Eggs, nuts, seeds, apples, and oatmeal are just a few examples of high-quality, nutrient-dense, healthy foods that are cheap but delicious.

So now you know how to lose weight fast and for free... or at least for a very small amount of money. The next time someone tells you that you need to spend a bunch of money on some weight loss program or exercise machine, tell them the truth: they're full of it!





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