Last week there was an article in the paper that was causing some buzz among women. If you are a member of my fan page on Facebook, then maybe you read it because I posted the link to the fan page.
Here is what these researchers came up with. Just to maintain a normal weight throughout your lifetime, women (and this study was geared specifically to middle-aged women) need to exercise 60 minutes a day, 7 days a week.
How does that sit with you?
I know some of my female clients were already moaning and groaning. 7 days a week!! Who has that time, they would say. I think this research might be counterproductive because people might just say heck with it. I can only get in 2 or 3 times a week, so if they want 7 then what is the point of going 2 or 3 times? I know that is what you're thinking. Right?
To clarify, the findings were geared for women who wanted to maintain their current weight and not do any special diet. And I think that right there is where we can start contradicting this finding.
I had recently launched my new Fit Blueprint program and one of the fundamental theories of this workout is that you are only exercising 3 times a week, for 30-45 minutes. That is what I do during the week and I have no health issues. Yes, I know I'm not a middle-aged female, but I feel that the same principles apply and here is the reason.
Another principle of my e-book discusses eating healthy. If you eat right (and I'm not talking about dieting and cutting calories), I'm talking eating the right foods and avoiding the CRAP, you will not only maintain your weight, but probably lose fat at the same time.
Do you remember my client Andy? He lost 44.4 pounds of fat, just by changing his eating habits and he hasn't even started exercising yet. You can see his video by clicking here to go to my blog, in case you don't remember his story.
I believe that you can not only maintain your weight, but lose or gain weight, by exercising 3 days a week. It is all predicated on your diet. If you are eating healthy then you should have no worries, but if you aren't eating healthy, then you might have to exercise 7 days a week. But even that is a crapshoot.
You remember my article on Chipotles. If you go there for lunch and dinner, you could easily be consuming 2400 calories and that isn't including breakfast, snacks throughout the day, beverages, etc. Do you really think that 60 minutes exercising where you are burning 300-400 calories (if you are pushing it) is going to off-set that type of eating??
So, if you want to avoid having to workout 7 days a week, then you need to examine how you are eating. Then you can get yourself in better shape, by doing 3 efficient/intense workouts each week to tone and sculpt your body. If you want to read more about my Fit Blueprint program, click here. If you like it, you could download it today and start your new exercise program tonight.
Side Notes:
• We are going to run an April Fool's Special (without the April Fool's joke). It is for anyone who wants to try us out and get put on a personal training program specialized for them. It will be 3 individual sessions, plus our Metabolic Nutrition program (the same one my client Andy used to help him lose fat) for $125. A good way to get on track before summer. Click here to read the details and get signed up. I'm only going to offer this special through April 1, 11:59pm.
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