Pace Maker...

Scott Schwab:
I really want to drive home a particular point during exercise. I find myself watching people as I work out. One thing it does is helps me learn new exercises and allows me to see what I can improve upon. The other thing that I see is the pace at which the person is exercising. Many times I see devote people who are there at the gym and even visiting the personal trainers, but no sweat. What?
No sweat in exercise is like no Sun to a beautiful day! We need to get over this idea that we do not want to sweat or push ourselves in hopes of not looking foolish. If we are to get results, we must sweat. Sweat is great, and it is the component of cooling the body, releasing toxins, etc. Most importantly, it can be the gauge as to where you are with your workout. It is the response to a body getting benefits. Our heart rate increases as we get our bodies in motion and that is most important for our exercise.
Results come from hard work and change. We cannot do what we always do, or we will look exactly how we have always looked. This was explained well by Stephanie Crandall in her guest post. The truth is, our heart rate needs to be elevated for about 20-30 minutes before the calories really begin to burn. This is why there is such drastic results with P90X, Zumba, Insanity, and other exercises that keep the body moving.
Avoid the idea that you have to do just cardio. You will have much better and drastic results if you incorporate weights. However, whatever you are doing, do it at a higher pace and efficiently. Rather than walking at a slow pace, pick up the pace and jog or run. Rather than just leisurely riding your bike go for a sprint for a mile or two. Just push yourself as hard as you can. Most of us cannot live in a gym, so our time is precious. Get in, get to work, and then relax the rest of the day.
If you want results, which most of us do, we must push ourselves past our levels of comfort. Try it for a day and see how you feel. You may be sore, and it may change things up, you may not even like it, but you will get results. Doing the exercises is only part of the journey. The real journey is to take the exercises and push them as far and as hard as your body will safely allow. keep up the great work. We are half way through with the 8 week challenge.