ANYONE looking here for a miracle solution to losing weight and getting in shape should stop reading now.
There isn’t one.
As much as it pains me to say it, getting fit and losing weight is well .....painful.
While we all may have been seduced by the latest celebrity diet or fitness fad, losing weight is really only a question of maths.
For example, just last week one of the ladies who takes part in my Tuesday night Step class said I looked like I had lost weight. That was then followed by the usual question: “So how have you done it?”
How disappointed she looked when I answered: “I have been training lots and eating healthily.”
It is hardly a revelation but so many people look surprised when you tell them that the only way to lose body fat is to burn off more calories than you put in your mouth.
And to maintain weight loss the calories put in should not exceed those used by our bodies.
Simple really.
But this blog is not about losing weight in pursuit of the unattainable and unattractive size 0 - which would leave dieters fit for nothing.
This is about being fit for life, realising your own potential and pushing the boundaries of what you thought you could achieve.
I truly belive we are all capable of the physical achievements usually left to realm of world class athletes. We could all attain such performance levels should we choose to do so.
After all if we do what we always did we are only ever going to get what we always got.
But lets be honest most of us are more interested in getting fit, toning up and shedding a few pounds - and that has to fit in around our already demanding and hectic lives.
So join me for my weekly no-nonsense blog as I too struggle to make time to train and eat healthily - and learn to hula - while still enjoying the odd take away and bottle or two (or three) of wine.
We should all aim to realise our own potential and with helpful and sensible hints, tips and accounts on how past personal training clients have done this, this blog may provide some inspiration.
Let's be honest. If I can do it - anyone can!
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