2 Exercises that Will Change How Your Body Looks

Everybody is in search for exercises that will improve their body. The amount of nonsense on the Internet for helping you shape your body is unbelievable. If you want to make a significant change to your body's appearance, there are two things you need to do. The first thing is a change of diet. There's an old saying: "garbage in, garbage out". Whatever you put in your body is what you'll get out of it. If you want to change your body's appearance, you have to start with a balance, nutritional and sugar-free diet.

The second change, and the one I want to talk about, is exercise. Now there are numerous exercise books and websites that claim to have the key exercises to losing weight. I'm going to give you two core exercises that I've used for years to stay in physical, peak and youthful condition.

Exercise one.

Squats. You are thighs are the largest, most muscular part of your body. Between bending and walking, your thighs are exercised every minute of the day. Because your thighs are the biggest muscle, when put to use they use the most oxygen and burn the most calories. This will benefit you by improving your cardiovascular and fat burning qualities.

To perform effective squats, stand with your feet shoulder width apart. Use a chair, bench or ball and squat down until your bottom touches the chair or is parallel to the ground. Make sure when your knees are bent they come directly over your toes. You want to perform a set to failure. This means you will do as many squats as it takes for your muscles to completely burn. As soon as you complete this set, it's time for exercise number two.

Exercise two.

Push-ups. Push-ups, although an ancient form of exercise, still does wonders for the upper body. I'm going to give you a slightly different version of doing push-ups that will work your body harder with less reps.

You can do these push-ups either the regular way, or on your knees, which ever feels most comfortable. You want to lay flat on your stomach with your hands shoulder width apart and elbows tucked in. You want to manage your push-ups so it takes 4 to 5 seconds to raise up, and 6 to 7 seconds to go down. These are called concentration pushups. They work the smaller muscles in your arms, shoulders and chest. Do as many of these as you can, and try to increase your amount by 3 every other week.

Do these two exercises in the morning 3 days a week. After your first week you may be a little sore. If so, just take hot baths and if necessary add some muscle soreness cream to help fight it.

Within a month, you will see a drastic change. One that you can be proud of.