There are not many of us that get excited about the idea of running a half marathon before the rooster has finished crowing and then gulp down a wheat grass and beetroot concoction for breakfast. It would be nice to say that that is how you start your day, but let’s be realistic – it’s just not much fun.
If you are a normal human being, the thought of using a massager to break up your fat and jiggle away your muffin top probably seems like a much more civilized manner to go about weight loss. Unfortunately, it probably won’t work. To tell the truth, the only really effective weight loss method involves getting active and exercising regularly.
One of the absolute best ways to get yourself exercising and even enjoying it, it by finding someone you can do it with. An exercise pal is just about a foolproof method to getting into the habit of exercising. It doesn’t matter who it is: it could be a friend, co-worker, relative or anyone else you know around the traps.
Arranging to do exercises with another person has been studied and shown to help people get into the habit of exercising and keep going longer. People who start exercising with a friend are much more likely to still be exercising after two months of starting.
The reason that this happens is that we are social beings and it is much more fun to do something with someone than it is to do it alone. There is also an element of competition with some people that keeps them going longer when they are exercising with someone. They might think: ‘I don’t want to be the first one to stop running and start walking’ or ‘I can do more repetitions than you’ during a muscle workout routine.
On top of this, when you have someone that you have made an exercise date with, you are much more likely to actually make it to the gym or previously arranged spot than you are if you are doing it solo. When you are exercising alone a date with the sofa often seems more appealing after a long day at work.
If you want to build muscle mass fast and lose weight, then hooking up with a friend or acquaintance is one of the most effective things that you can do. In no time at all you will be seeing the positive health results and will probably have strengthened a friendship into the bargain.