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5 Unorthodox Fat Burning Tips If you are looking for a few unorthodox methods for losing weight, you've come to the right place. Not only do these methods work, but you won't find them anywhere else. So what are they: 1. Staple your good arm to your side. Believe it or not, but if you force yourself to eat with your non-dominant hand, you tend to focus more on "what" you are eating. Plus, since you'll probably end up missing your mouth once or twice, you'll eat slower, which helps to prevent over-ea... Are You Addicted To Your Lifestyle? With the percentage of overweight people increasing throughout the world, one has to think that their have to be more variables in play than just “fast food”. The world is hustling and with the advent of computers and the internet, the hustling is more informational and mental than physical. So, if the majority of us are trying to lose weight in some form or another, the main question we need to ask ourselves is “Are we addicted to our lifestyles?” Bad Habits or Lifestyle ... Health Club Problems -- Three Ways To Tell If Your Club Is Closing Nowadays, there is getting ready to be a huge rollup of clubs with many of the clubs either being bought out or closing their doors completely. Many times, the owners of the clubs want to shut the doors as fast as possible to avoid legal troubles, press involvement, theft, and employee bashlash. So, for you the consumer, how can you tell if your club is getting ready to hit the chopping block? Three Ways To Spot Financial Trouble A Sudden Decrease In Rates For New Membe... 29 Off-the-wall Reasons To Get In Better Shape Establishing clear expectations while working out often can be the difference between success and failure. Too many people try to do too much and get frustrated. Instead of “lasering” in on a few great strategies, they try to do as many things as possible. As they say, “Jack of all trades, master of none” applies here. To help renew your spirits of why proper diet and exercise is important for the New Year, I’ve compiled a somewhat comical list. See how many apply to you: ... Fat Loss Secrets Your Trainer Doesn't Want You To Know People today are highly concerned with their bodies and their health so it is no surprise that more and more people are hiring personal trainers to help them lose weight and get in shape. For the most part, this is a good thing. It’s great to see people taking a positive step towards weight loss and a healthy future. However, do you really need a trainer? There are some people out there that can greatly benefit from the regular expertise of a personal trainer. There are ma... Dieting 101 - Choosing The Right Diet Foods Diet fads come and go but the Food Guide Pyramid seems to continue to stand the test of time (even though they have reissued a new, up to date one. We know that we gain weight because we move less or burn off less energy than we consume. Therefore, if only we eat just enough or burn more energy than what we do now, we will lose weight right? Well, that is the ideal situation. Unfortunately, it is not as easy as that. In the end, it is not just about limiting our food intake a... Diet And Weight Loss - Is It Really Necessary To Lose Weight? Excess is definitely not just a cosmetic problem. People who are obese are at greater risk of developing health problems like heart disease, diabetes, stroke and more. What is alarming is that the rate of people becoming obese today is reaching epidemic proportions. While we can attribute this trend to numerous factors like a sedentary lifestyle, fast-food chains and overeating – the ultimate reason why obesity exists is because many of us choose to do nothing about it. Th... Protecting Yourself From Health Club Scams With our fast-paced lifestyles and our less-than-ideal dietary habits, it's no wonder that health clubs and gyms are appearing everywhere. These centers are very important for many people, because it forces them to have the discipline to workout on a regular basis. But do remember that gyms exist to make money. And where money is involved, trust that there will be some people who will go to great lengths to take it away from you! Disgruntled gym and health club clients have p... Fit For Life - A No Nonsense Look At Fitness Now, more than ever, becoming fit for life should be your mantra. Obesity is becoming more and more a problem. According to the F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America (2005) report, about 119 million Americans, or 64.5% of adult Americans are either overweight or obese. Consequently, a rise in obesity-related diseases such as type II diabetes, breast and colon cancer, gall bladder surgery and cardiovascular diseases has been seen. So do you really want to be... The Benefits Of Using A Personal Trainer Trimming down and maintaining your ideal weight can be hideously difficult. From eating the right food to choosing the right exercise and everything in between, one may invariably forget one pertinent detail or make a mistake regarding their diet and end up 10 pounds overweight or with bulging biceps when all you really wanted was to tone your muscles. While the fee that a personal trainer may charge may make your knees bulk, wait till you read and learn about the benefits... Why Join A Fitness Club? Rest assured that there are a lot of reasons why you should join a fitness club but there’s only one reason that you’ll even feel marginally reluctant to join a fitness club and it’s called MEMBERSHIP FEES. Still, don’t let this dissuade you. After all, you can’t expect to reap all the benefits of joining a fitness club for free right? Fitness Clubs – Helping you Achieve your Fitness Goals Fitness clubs motivate you. Exercising alone is no fun and even if you are not... The Health Club Industry Revealed With a sizeable portion of the population in danger of being clinically diagnosed as overweight, health clubs are all the rage nowadays. But why is it that so many people fail to achieve the promise of enduring fitness when they do join a health club or gym? Why is it that many people complain about the level of service these clubs provide? The fitness industry is one that is filled with a lot of false promises. It is essentially an industry that provides people with plent... Health Club Marketing Secrets Exposed A healthy diet and exercise… diet and exercise… diet and exercise! This is the mantra that most healthy people practice and preach daily. As such, it is no wonder that health clubs are very popular. But wait… before you dive in and get a membership subscription from the smooth-talking health club “consultant”, take a moment to understand exactly how they were able to convince you. Many health clubs are employing rather dubious techniques to lure unsuspecting customers into... Gold's Gym -- Is It The Gym For You? Out of the many health clubs out there for you to join, the one that is most familiar to you will normally be the one you gravitate to. After all, if it's well known, it has to be good right? Can you name another brand name club that has more familiarity that Gold's Gym? Sure, you've got 24 Hour Fitness, Life Time Fitness, Bally Total Fitness, as well as women's only clubs like Curves and Living Well Lady. But seriously, is there another name that rings "fitness" like G... Health Clubs -- The Most Questionable Fee For many people, the day they join a health club is supposed to be a major positive turning point in their life. After all, the decision to get in shape is never an easy one. However, many clubs are really taking advantage of the fact that most people don’t really read the agreements that they sign. These health clubs are putting in “stealth” fees that, while legal, leave many people wondering about the ethics of the clubs that use them. So, what’s the killer fee tha... Exercise Tips -- Motivation May Not Be #1 Key I help people all of the time with different problems when it comes to their workouts (and even life sometimes). Many of those times, these distinct problems are attributed to a much larger situation. I am a HUGE believer of getting to the source of a problem and NOT just treating symptoms. Treating symptoms never lets the person understand what is actually going on and can be very self defeating. Imagine for a minute that you are allergic to peanut butter. Now, you love p... Are You In The Comfort Zone? Are you finding it to be tough to get started in a new venture? Are you working out enough or have you put it off completely? As we’ve discussed in prior engagements, the mind only truly reacts to either intense pleasure or intense pain. Feeling one of these two emotions will get you to make a change in your life instantly. Think about it, are you in a "comfort zone"? Have you though about making some changes but life is too comfortable right now? We see it in many i... Is Analysis Paralysis Holding You Down? Each year, more and more people begin a fitness program for the first time. With high blood pressure, the chance of stroke or heart attack, and diabetes on the prowl, many individuals look to find the best information possible in order to slash their results time and get into better shape faster. But, someone forgot to let these people know that they need to be doing something while they are info searching. For some, the fear of doing the wrong thing at the beginning ke... How To Lose Weight - The Angry Pep Talk I can't help it. I am really getting tired of all of you being lied to on a day to day basis. You've got companies selling everything from videos to diets but what you really have is a complete OVERFLOW of information. Everyone knows that you'll buy one thing, try it, and then buy something else when that doesn't work. The bad part is that these same companies will BLAME YOU for not working hard enough when the whole basis for their system revolves around how easy it is to... Health Club Secrets -- 5 Monster Tips For Choosing A Health Club With the New Year coming in, people by the droves put their New Year's resolutions in gear. For many health clubs, the month of January marks the easiest time of the year to entice and underdeliver the hopes and desires of the unsuspecting public. Now, of course, that'll never happen to you...will it? For the type of person that continually gets wrapped up in the "deal of the day," it most certainly will. Most people have no idea what the telltale signs of a great healt... 3 Ways To Lose Weight Fast For most people, finding ways to lose weight is like looking for a needle in a haystack. They seem to try just about every single program out there but none really seem to work. For these people, I've put together a short list of 3 ways to lose weight fast. How To Lose Weight Fast 1. Starve Yourself -- Of course, this isn't recommended for more reasons than the few I'm about to give. You see, you can lose weight quickly by starving yourself but much of the weight tha... The Afterburn Effect -- The Best Way To Burn Fat Fast Cardiovascular exercise forms the backbone of many fat loss programs. However, it’s generally tough to burn fat fast with most types of cardiovascular exercise due to the lack of “afterburn” effect. If you don’t know what the afterburn effect is… it’s the amount of time that your metabolism stays at a high rate directly after you exercise. Think of the afterburn effect like you would compound interest at the bank… after your done… the fat burning effects keep on coming.... How To Get A Six Pack Fast -- What To Avoid In the quest of the “six pack”… otherwise known as the “holy grail”, most people commit more than a few errors that completely hinder their progress. Naturally, it seems that everyone wants to know how to get a six pack fast, but most people really go about it completely backwards. How To Get A Six Pack — What Not To Do Rule Number One: If you have a huge layer of fat covering your abs, don’t think that crunches and other types of ab work are going to etch the fat away.... How To Lose 5 Pounds In 10 Days Since I’m on this step by step, “let me tell you how to do it”, kick today… I’m gonna show you how to lose 5 pounds in 10 days. Our first order of business… realize that it’s not going to be body fat that you lose… it’ll be a combination of fat and water (and sugars). Here’s exactly what you need to do to lose 5 pounds in 10 days. Number One — Water only. Don’t drink anything else and make sure to get a gallon per day. Sure, you’ll have to go to the bathroom a lot bu... How To Get Rid Of Stomach Fat For most people that are looking to drop a few pounds, the area that they really would like to target is the stomach. Of course, the propagation of misinformation out there causes many people to think that they can just go out and do all the sit ups and crunches in the world to trim up that midsection. But what’s the real answer. Easy… your abs start in the kitchen. You can do all the ab workouts that you want but if you never attack that layer of body fat that’s ... Step Aerobics - Is The 80s Fad Officially Dead? Now, before you go crazy on me… hear me out. I’ve been in the health and fitness industry (more specifically health clubs) for a while now and I really have to say that if I were to start a club from scratch… I wouldn’t include an aerobic program at all. Why? Because I’ve never REALLY seen these programs work. Sure, I’ve seen people start to drop weight with step aerobics, but they tend to plateau extremely quickly and plateaus lead to frustration. Frustration lea... Reduce Belly Fat With Interval Training If you've been trying to reduce belly fat with low intensity exercise and seemed to have hit a wall, it's time for a different approach. Let's introduce a little interval training into your workouts. Why It's Tough To Reduce Belly Fat For Most People See if this sounds familiar. You go to the doctor for your check up and you are obviously sporting a few extra pounds. In response, your doctor tells you to start walking around the block everyday and you should be fine. ...

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