Top 5 Simple Habits To Maintain A Low Body Fat

First of all, I must commend all your efforts towards trying to achieve or maintain a lean physique. Keep up the good work!

That said, getting rid of body fat is a real challenge.

Reasons why you shouldn’t neglect the habits you adopted while trying to lose your body fat after achieving the physique you’ve always wanted.

The fact is…

Gaining the fat you’ve lost is so much easier than losing it.

And I’m sure you’d not want to go through another frustrating phase of trying to lose your body fat. Of course, not.

However, if you let the happiness of gaining your dream body shape overshadow you and decide to go back to your old habits, you'd be surprised with how fast you'd gain back all the fats you had lost (could be in just two weeks).

This is why you should stick to those habits you adopted while trying to lose weight. You might as well adopt new habits that are sure to help you maintain your low body fat percentage.

Here are the simple habits you can adopt to maintain a low body fat:

#1 Walk as much as you can

Have you ever wondered why most people take a walk at night, in the morning, or any time convenient for them? It’s because they know the benefits of walking. Engaging yourself in a physical activity like walking can help you burn calories.

A simple analogy;

If you are the type that walks for 10 minutes a day (probably due to your kind of work), this means you lose 50 calories.

Now, imagine you walk for 30 minutes a day, you lose about 150 calories.

Not only will you lose calories, but you will also strengthen your bones and boost your muscle power. If you get to incorporate a 20-minute walk into your day, you can effortlessly maintain a low body fat.

Did you notice that?—?you don’t have to go to the gym to do this? That's because it is easy to do (but you need to have the desire to do it - It wouldn't cost you much time).

#2 Get more sleep

There’s this misconception that “Sleeping makes you gain weight or store fat”. Do you agree with this? If yes, you are not wrong, but you’re not right either.

Sleeping is a huge game-changer for losing and maintaining body fat. It is the time all the cells — fats cells, hormones, etc — in the body get all the benefits needed.

Studies show that there's a link between reduced sleep and obesity. This indicates that people who don't sleep well tend to gain excessive weight.

So, sleeping promotes weight loss more than you think. Basically, It reduces your appetite and hunger level. It prevents you from cravings or eating late-night snacks. Hence, you can maintain a low body fat effortlessly. On the other hand, staying awake makes you crave unhealthy foods. You only get to see food ads, and different delicacies on the internet when you’re awake.

Shut those eyes often and keep a low body fat forever!

#3 Start strength training

Starting strength training can appear difficult and maybe discouraging. But this particular tip contributes a lot to your weight loss journey and helps you maintain a low body fat forever.

Strength training is often known as weight training. It is effective for boosting your mechanism that’s needed during the weight loss process and that makes losing fat possible.

Studies have shown that consistently doing strength training for at least 4 weeks may help decrease body fat by an average of 1.46%.

Imagine if you keep doing this continually you would successfully keep your low body fat maintained — and you won’t have to worry about it anymore.

Looks like a lot of work? But it’s worth it. You don't have to start with vigorous weights. There are gym tools that you can use that would make your training less difficult - till you can advance. Gym equipment like dumbbells, barbells, kettlebells, and more. To see significant results, you'd have to train two to three times a week.

#4 Follow a high-protein diet

There's a popular misconception out there that consuming protein (whether using protein powder or foods high in protein) aids weight gain. Many would say "You are adding more fats by eating foods that are high in protein". And you know what, I was part of the "many" that would say that.

But that's not true. Incorporating protein into your weight loss plan or habits could speed up your weight loss results.

As a matter of fact, increasing your protein intake would help you lose about 800 calories, and while doing that, It would fuel your body with enough energy to keep you going while shedding your body fat.

Eat protein-rich foods like:

• Legumes
• Meat
• Seafoods
• Eggs
• Dairy products -milk, cheese, or yogurt.

That said, if you are trying to lose your body fat, you should increase your protein intake.

#5 Eat plenty of good fats

I know this tip seems counterintuitive, but eating plenty of good fats would help you maintain a low body fat.

In fact, studies have shown that eating healthy fats aids weight loss, rather than eating low-fat food.

Eating fat helps you lose weight because it slows down digestion and keeps you full for a long time. So, instead of eating a low-fat diet, focus on eating a beneficial “high-fat” diet. But what kind of fat should you eat?

Eat fats like polyunsaturated fats and avoid harmful fats like “trans fats”. Polyunsaturated fats like Fish, Avocado, Eggs, Nuts, Seeds, Dark chocolate, Olives, and Nut butter. Foods that are classified as trans fats are Fried foods, Margarine, Baked foods, and Processed snack foods.

Maintain it forever

To keep your body fat percentage low, you should never go back to your old habits. If you've previously achieved success in reducing your body fat but choose to return to being a regular customer at McDonald's or adopt a sedentary lifestyle, you'd be surprised at how swiftly you would regain all the fats and weight you worked hard to shed.

So, you should incorporate habits like eating a high-protein diet, healthy fats, sleeping more, taking a lot of walks, and strength training in your daily routine.

Most importantly, kindly stay away from unsafe supplements and unhealthy foods or junk.

So, what do you think about these habits? Do you think they would help you maintain a low body fat percentage? Also, would you be trying them?

As ever, I'm very interested in your viewpoint. And you know how we do it ;) - LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE!

Thank you for reading!

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