If you’re a skinny guy or girl and it’s affecting your appearance and self esteem, then I have some good news for you!

Increasing your weight and gaining body mass is not as difficult as it may seem if you really know what you want, and what you are doing about it. Other than increasing your appetite and the amount of calories that you consume in a day, you need to focus on your exercise and training routines.

To get started, you can choose from the following weight gaining exercises:

1. Start building up your strength by doing bodyweight conditioning exercises such as press-ups, pull-ups, dips, squats, burpees, and a core strengthening ab circuit. Start with one set of 10-15 reps and build up to 3 sets as you progress. Read more…

If you are skinny and it is affecting your appearance a lot and in turn your personality then you don’t need to worry anymore. Increasing your weight and gaining body mass is not as difficult as before if you really know what you want and what you are doing. Other than increasing the amount of calories you consume in a day and increasing your appetite, you need to focus on your exercise and training routines. You can choose from the following basic options:

Start moderate physical activities like going for a jog in the morning or engaging in any kind of sport and make sure you do this at least 3 or more times in a week. Each session should last at least 30 minutes. It depends on the endurance of your body and your personal level of comfort. These activities will help in toning the muscles and will keep you physically fit. But these won’t help you gain bulky muscles mass. For that purpose you need to join a gym and start on strength and resistance training using free weights.
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Your diet is one of the key factors in the process of weight gain and building body mass.

To help speed up this process, you can start by increasing the amount of snacks that you consume. By snacks I don’t mean junk food – I mean healthy snacks such as fresh fruits, dried fruits, nuts, eggs, protein shakes and yogurt. Drinking more fluids such as water, milk, and green tea will help too, as extra fluids help to digest your increased food intake.

Having said that however, simply increasing your diet alone will not solve your problem of being underweight. Regular and intense exercises are a must if you want to gain weight and increase muscle mass. The easiest way to get started is to join a gym and make sure you are regular in your routine (3 to 4 workouts a week is recommended). If you are really skinny, Read more…