The headlines are every where. Some people are paid exclusively to write “great” headlines for companies selling you the latest and greatest potion, workout, or miracle machine. They are playing on your emotions and desires.
But most of us still fall for it. Why?
4 Weeks to the Perfect Beach Body!
Smaller Thighs in 2 Easy Moves!
Six Pack Abs the Easy Way!
Celebrity Trainer Jim Shorts and His Miracle Moves!
I must admit, sometimes I get my ideas from places that you wouldn’t think possible. If you read my posts often you know I draw parallels between things in life and fitness. That’s because I believe fitness is a life thing – not a “I need to lose weight” thing.
Right now I’m reading a terrific book. It’s called The Shack, by Wm. Paul Young. Last night I was really taken by some of the lines I read:
“…I will take a verb over a noun anytime.”
Now I don’t want to give you the context of this as I don’t want to spoil the book – I want you to read it on you own!
But more importantly I wish to talk about that statement and how it relates to life and your fitness. Read the rest of this entry »
I’m feeling a bit under the weather today – head cold galore! I have to expect it now that we are in the full swing of the school year and my kids are bringing home colds and most of my clients kids are sick now too. With all that said, I try not to take any meds whether it be over the counter or prescription.
What does this have to do with you?
Most of the time the junk we put in our bodies is meant to treat the symptoms not take care of the cause. As I think about this there are many things we do in our lives to treat the symptoms…but do we ever really try to fix the problem(s)?
Are you suffering from the same malady as millions of other people around the world? It’s called Lowincomitis (noun. Low-income-itis).
To many people are feeling the effects of having too much month at the end of their money. With that in mind, I have come up with a short list of low cost fitness solutions. This list is by no means exhaustive and before you leave your comments – yes I know I am not listing the obvious freebies:
Most people are completely confused when the word diet or nutrition is used. Your body needs to have nutrients replaced, whether through foods being eaten or supplementation. Do you remember what you learned in elementary school about the four major food groups?
About the fact that food is a fuel?
As an adult, eating balanced healthy meals from these four food groups still applies. It is extremely important to remove the “junk food” from your meal plan and stick with healthy balanced foods. If you do not like certain things such as fruits and vegetables, be sure you are taking a supplement to get the nutrients you definitely need.
With that said, by far the most important thing to consider in a meal plan is how long you can realistically stick to it. If you can’t stick to it 90% of the time…it is not worth it.
Don’t be fooled by advertising, claiming high in whole grains or FAT FREE. Get into a good habit of reading labels on the foods you are ready to buy.
While they may have messages such as Low Fat or Reduced Calorie written all over them, when you read the ingredient statement and label more closely, you may be Un-pleasantly surprised. Look for hidden sugars, preservatives, and saturated “bad” fats. Read the rest of this entry »
I finally finished my report that outlines why your weight loss goals are making you fat. In this free report you will learn exactly how to set yourself up for success.
Imagine never having to start a weight loss program ever again.
This report will reach far beyond you surface goals and get to the heart of the matter so I must warn you: if you don’t really want to lose fat weight once and for all…then don’t read my report.
Here is a short video with me and two of my favorite people in the world, my two boys, talking about how you can access my free report.
I want to encourage you to not only read my report, but to share how everyone you know can also access it.
Do you think your health and fitness would be a whole lot better if you simply made better choices during the day? We are all faced with decisions and some seem easy and some seem difficult.
If you had tracks to run on – that is you had enough truthful information on how to make BETTER choices – You could make informed decisions that would add up to SUCCESS! I bet you would see faster results. You would see more fat loss in less time.
So what if you took just one day and made better choices?
What if you ate breakfast instead skipping it?
What if you ate protein, carbs and fat in every meal and snack?
I often get asked why I created HomeOfficeWorkouts.com
Some think it’s because my expertise is in delivering exercise to people their homes. They are partly correct, but not completely. Does this look familar to any of you:
Feed the kids
Load backpacks and lunches
Drop oldest at school
Run errand to OfficeMax
Read and return emails
Fold clothes and put them away
Put another load in the wash
Make beds
Process order for a customer
Networking Call – booked an appointment with prospective customer
Drop youngest at pre-school
Clean master bedroom
Make cookies for kids play date
Call for heating system maintainence/schedule appt.
Impressive?
This was all done by my wife by noon! This is the reason I developed 10 minute whole body workouts as the backbone of HomeOfficeWorkouts.com. Busy people who work from home and are making a home can trust that I have created a resource with them in mind.
You work and you work hard. When will you exercise? When will you have time for you?
How many times have you heard “if you don’t have your health…what do you have”?
I personally would rather be fit and broke than fat, unhealthy and broke. Why not be in shape and have money?
If you are unhealthy and unfit, all the money in the world won’t matter in the grand scheme of things. Fitness professionals have been pressing this and similar points for years. In this economic environment many people are “feeling” the money crunch and just praying they are not hit with a sickness.
The worst case scenario is no money and no health.
Thanks to all of you for allowing me to “vent” my fustrations as I see more and more people set up for fat loss failure and or injury. As a follow up to yesterday’s post, as promised, I am going to talk about what to do to combat over aggressive short term fat loss programs.
In order to set yourself up for success you need to have a workout program that is designed to coincide with the long term strategy you are developing. This will guarantee your fat loss will happen as quickly as possible – and stay off!
The Biggest Loser and all the contests that have spawned off the popular “reality” show at your local gym have placed people who are desperate for fat loss in a very bad situation. Fat Loss at all costs, training for symptoms and dieting/exercise extremism can cause injury while confusing people into believing that what they always hated about exercise still reigns true.
Fitness is all around us. There are lessons everywhere we look – if we are looking. How much exercise is right vs. too much, what are the best exercises for fat loss, etc.
Saturday morning I was snuggling on the couch with my boys, Trevor and Andrew, during their usual wake up ritual of cuddling and watching TV. I was thinking about my next fit tip, or fitness blog entry and my plan for my womens bootcamp at 10am.
We stopped channel surfing when the popular Bob the Builder animated program flashed acrossed the screen.
Bob the builder was constructing one of those exercise trails. You know – you run or walk for a bit followed by an exercise like pull ups, push ups, stretching etc. I started to pay attention. Read the rest of this entry »
If you are already consistently working out in an effort to lose fat weight than it’s time to turn up the heat – keeping your intensity high and eating well as we hit the holiday eating season. If you are not – don’t wait another single second. Don’t wait until your New Year’s Resolution to give you a reason to start.
Yes the holiday eating frenzy starts now – not at Thankgiving as most people believe. In the U.S. we are all trying to find the best deals on Halloween candy. Again, it all starts Read the rest of this entry »
This month I chose 4 exercises that are complex in nature, as I usually do, to maximize your opportunity to burn more Calories in less time. Complex does not mean complicated. In layman’s terms it describes a movement that requires several groups of muscles to work at the same time.
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