2 Reasons You'll Hit a Weight-Loss Plateau

There’s nothing more discouraging than hitting a weight-loss plateau and not getting the same results out of your workouts that you did initially. Why do people inevitably hit a weight-loss plateau, and how can they break through it? Two primary factors are at play in the phenomenon.

The first is efficiency of movement (i.e. being in better shape). When you first began your exercise program, you struggled through your workouts and sweated like a pig, but now, four weeks later, that same workout is a breeze. That’s because your body adapted over time to the movements required for that exercise. Your body is now ready for more of a challenge. The second factor is the fact that you’ve lost weight since you first started your program. There is less of you to move, which means your body is not having to work quite as hard to move around your weight as it did in the beginning.

It’s time to step up the intensity, duration or frequency of your workouts, and you will start losing weight again and making the gains and changes to your body. Keep challenging yourself and your body and strove for higher goals every workout. Never settle for normal and be as abnormal as possible especially when it comes to your training.