India, June 23 -- Many people believe that spending more hours in the gym automatically leads to better results. But fitness coach Kylie Holmes says that after years of trial and error, she discovered the opposite.

"It took me five years to learn how to work out less and see way better results," says Kylie. Sharing her fitness journey in a June 21 Instagram post, she reveals four simple yet effective changes that transformed her workouts and helped her see better results with less effort. (Also read: Walking 6K, 12K or 18K steps a day? Fitness coach reveals how many pounds of fat you could lose )

According to Kylie, rest is not a sign of laziness, it's when the body actually adapts and grows stronger. "Overtraining can spike cortisol le...