Personal Trainer Weighs In On Rapid Weight Loss

As a personal trainer at First State Health and Fitness, we get people every day who want a quick-fix solution to their weight problems. To all of you out there reading this and to anyone that you will discuss weight loss with; there is NO magic formula you can use for rapid weight loss. As any good Dover DE fitness Trainer will tell you, you CANNOT spot reduce, i.e. lose weight from any one selected part of your body, and that any rapid weight loss that might seem to work, is only temporary. Weight loss is uniform, and an effective workout would include both cardiovascular and strength-training elements that will decrease your overall body fat content, including the area around your midsection. Here are some fitness workout myths busted with explanations from yours truly and other fitness Trainers: - You can spot reduce. You can’t. Fat loss is uniform. - Weight training will bulk you up This one’s for the ladies. We know the last thing you want is to look like a contender for Mr. America, so trust us when we say weight training WON’T bulk you up. Weight training in fact the easiest and quickest way to lose body fat and increase muscle definition, all while gaining strength, reducing the risk of osteoporosis, heart disease and diabetes. - Low intensity workouts help you lose fat faster The truth is that fat burning depends on your caloric balance. This means you must burn more calories than you consume to effectively burn fat. - The more exercise, the better There is such a thing as too much working out, which is where the guidance of a certified fitness Trainer is extremely invaluable. The trainer will help you balance the length with the intensity of the workout. Talk to a fitness Trainer to help you determine a safe workout program that does not overwork your body and is not counterproductive. - ‘I can eat anything I want too. I’ll just work it off later.’ A good diet goes hand-in-hand with a fitness program. Poor nutrition actually works to cancel out some of the effort you put into making your body feel and look good. - ‘If it hurts, I’m probably working out hard enough.’ As any good fitness trainer will tell you, this myth is perhaps the most harmful; because it could mean that you have hurt or are actually hurting yourself. Soreness after exercise is expected in some cases, but this should go away once your body adapts. Fitness Program Design We understand that today’s fast paced lifestyle fuel the need for ‘quick fixes’, especially when it comes to a maintaining a healthy body, but nothing could me more harmful that a temporary ‘quick fix’. A fitness program, especially one designed by a certified fitness Trainer, will help you design a regime that is best suited to your objectives, taking account of your body type and other factors. Your fitness Training program will help you lose excess weight, tone your body, maintain a healthy metabolism and follow a completely healthy lifestyle. A fitness training program is also one of the best ways possible to help you kick the habit. Whether its cigarettes, or alcohol, there’s no better way to kick an unhealthy habit, than to replace it with a new one. So get started on a new lifestyle today, with a fitness training program.