If you are a regular gym goer, you are certainly familiar with the feeling of reaching a fitness plateau, when you have been working out consistently for months but are not experiencing the same results you saw a few months ago. It’s annoying and demotivating, but it’s also a sign that things need switching up.

Yasmin Karachiwala, Fitness Expert and Celebrity Master Instructor offered the following advice to help you break through your fitness plateau and get back on track to reaching your fitness goals:

Alter your training program

“If you’ve been performing the same exercises and regimens for a long time, your body may have acclimated, slowing your growth. Changing your routine is one method to break past your plateau. Experiment with new exercises, and heavier weights, or modify the sequence or duration of your sessions. You may also experiment with other types of workouts. For example, if you’ve been doing a lot of weightlifting, consider incorporating some cardio or a yoga session into your routine. The key is to push your body in new ways to stimulate muscle growth and improve overall fitness.” advised Yasmin.

Increase your effort

If you’ve been exercising at the same intensity for a time, you might need to push yourself a little harder to notice results. Adding high-intensity intervals to your training is one method to do this. High-intensity interval training (HIIT) consists of brief bursts of intensive activity followed by rest intervals. These activities are excellent for improving cardiovascular health, burning fat, and building muscular mass. Lifting bigger weights is another approach to boost intensity. If you’ve been using the same weights for a time, experiment with increasing a few pounds to observe how your body reacts.

Enhance your diet

Nutrition is an important aspect of reaching fitness objectives. Make sure you’re eating nutrient-dense foods and receiving enough protein to power your exercises. If you aren’t currently tracking your macronutrients, this is an excellent time to start. The three primary dietary categories are referred to as macronutrients or macronutrients. You can verify that you’re receiving the proper quantity of each macronutrient by tracking your macros. To improve your nutrition, Yasmin recommends eating a handful of 23 almonds per day. Protein, fiber, vitamin E, calcium, copper, magnesium, and riboflavin are all found in almonds.

They also include iron, potassium, zinc, and B vitamins niacin, thiamine, and folate. A 30-gram serving of almonds contains 13g of unsaturated fat and 1g of saturated fat. In reality, almonds are a delightfully essential element of every diet, not just plant-based diets. You may also try eating more whole foods like fruits, vegetables, and lean meats while reducing your intake of processed foods and sweets.

Obtain ample rest and recuperation

“Overtraining can sometimes be detrimental to your growth. Make sure your body has adequate time to relax and recuperate between workouts. This includes getting proper rest, taking rest days, stretching, and foam rolling to avoid injury” advised Yasmin.

Establish new objectives

“Having a specific objective in mind might help you stay motivated and focused. If you’ve reached a fitness plateau, it’s time to set a new objective. This might range from running a 5k to lifting a specific weight. Setting a goal allows you to strive towards something concrete and quantifiable, which may help you stay motivated and focused” advised Yasmin.

Consider hiring a personal trainer

If you’re still having trouble breaking through your fitness plateau, it might be time to seek expert assistance. A personal trainer may analyze your current fitness level and provide a customized strategy to help you break past your plateau. They may also give encouragement and accountability, as well as fitness suggestions and tactics.

“Getting past a fitness plateau requires time and work,” said Yasmin Karachiwala. It is critical to be patient and devoted to your goals, and to remember that success is not always linear; but, I am certain that by following these basic steps, you will see progress over time.”

The global Digital Fitness market was valued at USD 8037.7 million in 2019 and it is expected to reach USD 26550 million by the end of 2026, growing at a CAGR of 18.5 during 2021-2026; where in, in 2020 itself, the market size was valued at USD 4.4 billion. Among other countries, India saw the highest increase in downloads of fitness apps – rising by 156%. What happens in 2021 depends on the vaccine rollout, however, exciting new ideas and technology have emerged making sure digital fitness stays intact.

The situation in India is driving a massive surge in the demand for virtual classes for yoga and high-intensity interval training (HIIT) cardio workouts such as Zumba, Aerobics, and Pilates. Not only gym workouts, but Indians try to stay fit by combining household chores with virtual classes and DIY home workout routines.

Working out at home could be boring but some applications made it quite interesting to workout during tough times. Shivjeet Ghatge, co-founder and CEO of the StepSetGo app said, “The problemis not how to count your steps. The problem is how to keep up your motivation”. StepSetGo, a winner in the Aatmanirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge, found a way out to maintain social engagement while physically distant. Apart from offering fitness motivation, it makes every step count, and every workout fun and rewarding. Every 1000 indoor steps you take is rewarded with 1 SSG Coin. These SSG Coins can be collected over time to claim products & discounts in the in-app ‘Bazaar’. Over 5 million users are enjoying the app today, and certainly, it’s a winner.

You have a chance to become a Hero in Another World with the Zombies, Run! App. All you have to do is walk, jog or run anywhere in the world. Hear your mission and music through your headphones. If you’re chased by zombies, you’ll have to speed up! You’ll automatically collect supplies to build up your base. You get to create your own missions and have fun at any speed. Over 1 Million users did not run out of motivation, would you? Try it out!

Sarvesh Shashi, founder of Sarva that focusses on yoga-based wellness, says the platform recorded 1,440 hours of yoga and meditation videos over the last year. Apart from curated yoga workouts, Sarva offers mediations & sleep stories as well and is now a family of 500,000+ users.

When it comes to online training, SOHFIT aims to change people’s perspective on fitness. They have been successful in putting out the fun in the 40 day challenges as well as virtual bootcamps. SohFit reached a greater reach altogether during the pandemic having trained celebrity clients including Alia Bhatt, Mira Kapoor, Kiara Advani and Parvin Dabas. “To me, fitness is not purely about muscle gain or even weight loss for that matter. It is the ability and the confidence to do things you never thought your body could do. It is a state of mind. Don’t train for a special occasion, train for life”, says Sohrab Khushrushahi, the Founder of SohFit.

Similarly, Tridev Pandey, the Founder of Nice&Easy Fitness Studio offers online classes and has trained a number of celebrity clients like Sanya Malhotra, Sunny Singh and for boxing Parvin Dabas for strength, conditioning and in sports.

We live in a digital world. When you could order a crate of eggs on your fingertips, then why not order a bit of health! Everyone has the access to a healthy lifestyle, and so do you.

Even after the pandemic is finally under control, seamless experiences for members will be an important aspect. Gyms will open up at some point and we are pretty sure many of you want to go back to them, but do you think you’d feel safe enough in the current situation?

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