In order to lose weight, we will reduce the intake of food calories in our lives. After a period of time, the body will adapt to this phenomenon, at the same time, it will absorb the calorie intake of food as much as possible and make the most effective use of it, and at the same time, it will reduce the basal metabolic rate and energy consumption. In this way, the calories will reach a new balance and the weight will not be lost. This situation is called platform period, also known as weight loss bottleneck period or stagnation period.
Then how to judge the platform period?
If you want to know whether you are in a platform period, you must first know how effective your initial weight loss plan is and whether there are any major changes. If the initial changes are not obvious, it may be that there is something wrong with your training plan and diet plan. If the previous changes are obvious, the weight loss effect will not be so obvious after a period of implementation, and you will stagnate for a month or more, eat less every day, have good exercise habits and keep your figure unchanged, then you are likely to have entered a stable period.
What should we do when I enter the platform period?
Because the main way to lose weight is to control diet and exercise training, we should also start from these two directions after entering the platform period. Some people only have a platform period of one week, others will last for several months, but what is certain is that as long as you persist in losing weight and break through the platform period, your body fat rate will continue to decline.
In fact, the best way to break through the platform period is to change the existing state of motion, which can be achieved by adjusting the duration, intensity and sequence of motion. If you are training at home, then HIIT is definitely a good choice, because HIIT training itself has a lot of exercise, all parts of the body will be exercised and the body will be fresh.