January 4
Getting started (or even re-started) on any fitness program is difficult, I don’t care who you are. Imagine this for a moment. If your target is to lose 25 pounds, that means that during your workout, you are dragging a quarter of a 100 pound block around with you everywhere you go – jogging, treadmill, elliptical machine and even walking. Actually pick one up and try this to see what I mean. Next time you are in the gym, snag a 25 pound weight and (carefully) walk around the floor with it. It’s heavy. Even though that excess weight is distributed relatively evenly over your entire body – it STILL weighs in at 25 pounds! Getting started is difficult partially because it takes more energy and effort to move your ideal weight PLUS all that excess weight in an exercise regimen, in addition to making a whole new habit that requires self-discipline. The idea here is to burn more calories than you consume and force your body to burn its fat stores. If you do it right, you will burn mostly fat, just a little protein and with determination and discipline, that 25 pounds will disappear – forever! And at that point, you will be happier, literally lighter, feeling better and more confident that your health is improving each day. And as a bonus, because of less weight to drag around and the new routine you have learned, it only gets easier each day because by the laws of physics - it takes less effort to move around less weight!
Getting started (or even re-started) on any fitness program is difficult, I don’t care who you are. Imagine this for a moment. If your target is to lose 25 pounds, that means that during your workout, you are dragging a quarter of a 100 pound block around with you everywhere you go – jogging, treadmill, elliptical machine and even walking. Actually pick one up and try this to see what I mean. Next time you are in the gym, snag a 25 pound weight and (carefully) walk around the floor with it. It’s heavy. Even though that excess weight is distributed relatively evenly over your entire body – it STILL weighs in at 25 pounds! Getting started is difficult partially because it takes more energy and effort to move your ideal weight PLUS all that excess weight in an exercise regimen, in addition to making a whole new habit that requires self-discipline. The idea here is to burn more calories than you consume and force your body to burn its fat stores. If you do it right, you will burn mostly fat, just a little protein and with determination and discipline, that 25 pounds will disappear – forever! And at that point, you will be happier, literally lighter, feeling better and more confident that your health is improving each day. And as a bonus, because of less weight to drag around and the new routine you have learned, it only gets easier each day because by the laws of physics - it takes less effort to move around less weight!
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