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To lose fat, you need to do things that average people won't do. Each day, I see the same people doing the same exercise routine as they did yesterday. They go through the same machines in the same order using the same weight each day. Then they go to the same piece of cardio equipment and use the same level and go at that same slow pace as always. And do you know what I see the next day? The same old physique on that same person. No change. Next week? No change. Same workout, same body. The politically correct myth says, "Just keep at it. Keep working hard. Doing more cardio will help you burn the fat. But the non-politically correct truth is that they don't have a good program or a good idea about what they should be doing in the gym. Rarely will a program of slow cardio, light weights, high reps ever make a difference on someone's body. To change your body, the awful truth is that you have to sweat, grunt, and work hard. You need to choose hard multi-muscle exercises. You need to do intervals. And you need to be disciplined to eat the right foods at least 90% of the time. You have to step out of your comfort zone. You have to plan your workouts so that they challenge you. You can't just go through the motions. That won't work. Take jogging for example. This is one of the easiest methods of exercise because joggers don't have to think. They don't have to plan a program. They don't have to pick the best, efficient strength training exercises and then put them in the proper order in an effective routine. Instead, all they have to do is put one foot in front of the other. But, and there is always a BUT, isn't there? That easy, no-thinking approach is not going to get them very far. After ten days, there probably won't be much change in their body. And the same goes for those high-rep, low weight, machine circuit programs. No thinking required, no results guaranteed. Recently my gym installed an “Express Workout” track of consecutive 10 weight machines that people follow at the same order for the same time to complete the track quickly without cuing. People love it. It’s a “no brainer”. No need to plan. No need to think. Just follow the crowd. And guess what? This people haven’t changed their body even a bit. However, if they had taken the steps that no one else is willing to take, and followed a fitness program that a lot of thinking have been put in, and planned they workouts according to well researched guidelines, they would already see some changes. But planning a workout takes effort. And going through an effective workout of efficient strength exercises and interval training takes even more effort. But you get out what you put in. That saying goes for just about anything in life, especially for workouts. So the choice is u p to the exercisers in the gym I guess. If they stay in their comfort zone, it will be easier on their body and their mind in the short-term. But over the long-term, they'll probably drop out of the fitness scene as they find they never get the results they want. Or they can put in the short-term effort, researching the best program for their goals. And with this approach, you get the long-term payoff of success.
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Dov Oshri is the author of the revolutionary Anti-Aging Fitness Program "Change Your Body and Be Admired". He writes for Body for Mind – a Wellness Lifestyle for Successful People where his ebook "Perpetual Wellbeing - 4 Steps to Ageless Sex-Appeal" can be downloaded for FREE.
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