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Step 1
Your first step is to add resistance by incorporating hand weights or resistance bands into your exercise routine. Let's say you like to walk for fitness. Rather than just walking, walk holding a hand weight in each hand. This will tone your arms and increase the number of calories you burn with each walking workout.
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Step 2
Step two involves increasing the effectiveness of your workout by upping the intensity level of each individual exercise move. For instance, let's say you typically run in place during your exercise routine. The next time you run in place, lift your knees up higher with each step. This is a surefire way to get more out of your exercise routine.
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Step 3
The third step in this plan is to exercise more frequently than you do at the present time. For example, if you currently exercise twice a week, increase the number of times you exercise on a weekly basis to three or four times a week if you want to get more out of your fitness routine. At first, you may feel tired, but after a few weeks of exercising more frequently, your energy level will start to rise and you may actually start to feel like you are missing out on something important if you skip exercising on a day when you normally would exercise.
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Step 4
Your fourth step is to exercise a little bit longer each time you work out. In addition to amping up the intensity, the resistance level and the amount of times you exercise each week, exercising for longer periods of time is another great way to get more out of each individual workout.
