When you think of fitness, do you just see it as something that you have no time for in your schedule? If is the case, then you have a very narrow view of the subject. Fitness is so much more, and it can be personalized so that it works with your own schedule. Read on to find out how.

In order to maximize your fitness routine at the gym, be sure to only rest when needed between sets. This will save time, at the gym and get you moving to other activities quicker. Later on in your workout you’ll need more rests, however you can start it off strong without any ill effects.

For anyone who takes fitness seriously, consuming a healthy amount of protein will aid your fitness efforts greatly. Protein makes you feel full and more importantly, will help you build muscle and allow you work out longer without tiring out. Red meat, chicken, pork, fish, and beans are great meals that contain lots of protein.

An easy way to work out your abs while doing any other activity is to hold in or flex your ab muscles. Doing this move on its own can, sometimes, be equivalent to doing a sit up. Doing it while working out or even just walking, helps strengthen the ab muscles and improves posture, since it is strengthening your core muscles.

Drink water before, during and after your workout. Water is the single most important substance for human beings and is required by every cell in your body. It’s crucial to stay hydrated. Not only that, but during a workout, your cells can create a lot of waste products. Water helps flush those toxins from your system.

After reading through all of that, do you still see fitness in the same way? Do you now see that it is so much more, and that they are very simple things that you can add to your schedule to help improve your appearance and health? It doesn’t have to be hard work; it’s whatever you make it.