Struggling To Lose Weight? It's Time To Try Micro Workouts

The final aspect of the metabolic reset is the exercise portion called the micro workouts. Why is it that so many people can't seem to lose weight when they exercise hard? Exercise is a beautiful thing when you have a good metabolism. When you do not, though, it is a huge stress on your body. Studies have shown that the reason many people cannot lose weight is that they are exercising too much. Your liver has to process all the fuel you burn when you exercise hard. If it is already having a hard time providing energy, the extra burden just makes things worse. 

Quick workouts can work better for your metabolism than longer workouts while you are on a low-fuel diet. If it's done right, the workouts also do not raise hunger. Micro workouts are part of the reset that will heal your metabolism so you can enjoy more food and enjoy more exercise. 

There are two micro workouts on the reset program—one is intervals; the other is a sequence of bodyweight exercises. Do one workout each day in alternation—intervals on odd-numbered days and bodyweight exercises on even-numbered days, for example. These are considered micro workouts because you will be able to complete them in under five minutes. 

You can do intervals by jogging or cycling outdoors or indoors on a treadmill, exercise bike, elliptical trainer, or stair-stepper. After you have warmed up, go for 20 seconds at full intensity, followed by 40 seconds at an easy pace. You can raise the intensity by going faster, going uphill, or adding resistance to a machine. Complete three cycles of fast and slow finishing with the slow 40 seconds. 

If you plan on doing your interval workout on a bike or aerobic machine, you can skip your walk and instead do an easy 10 to 20 minutes as a warmup. 

The metabolic reset is a brief process—all it takes is four weeks. It heals your metabolism so that you can quit the hassles and stress of dieting. It helps take care of your liver, which is your key to metabolic flexibility, by creating more room for glycogen and helping to detox one of the most important parts of your body. As for the food on this diet? You remain low on fuel while still getting enough protein to keep you going strong. At the same time, you have the opportunity to reset your circadian cycle by paying off your sleep debt.

Sleep resets your gene expression so that the genes of weight gain won't be able to hold you back any longer. The micro workouts are just right enough to energize your muscles and keep your metabolism primed, without stressing your system.