Lifetime Fitness - Simple, Easy, Fun
I'm not a fitness and exercise expert but I can help you to motivate yourself to build fitness into your
lifestyle, easily, simply and enjoyably. Then show you how to make it
a permanent part of your life within a few weeks.
Make it simple. Make it easy. Make
it fun. Don't attempt too much at once and remember, everything can be
broken down into smaller, simpler steps.
If she can... you can...
I had one lady come to my clinic who
desperately needed to lose weight and had never done any exercise in her
life, but she loved shopping, she loved dressing well and she had a terrific
sense of humour.
So I had her go out and buy some jogging
gear, headband, the whole lot. Then I had her put it on every day.
Day one, I had her walk around her apartment. Day two, down to the
ground floor and back up in the lift, then each day after that she walked an
extra 100m (yards) farther from her building. This was easy for her,
no pain, no risk to her health, no chance to be put off.
When she was walking over half an hour a
day, I then had her jog back for the last 100m (yards), then the last 200m,
increasing each day in steps of 100m. Now she is a regular jogger and
has lost all the excess weight. As she put it 'It's not over until the
fat lady runs'.
The Contract
The other important detail was that she had
to start at the same time each day and that she did it every day. No
days off. This establishes the habit.
I had her write a contract, frame it, put
it on her wall and swear that she would abide by it. Making a obvious
public statement in this way can be very powerful and compelling.
Piggy Backing
Combining first steps in exercise with some
other regular activity such as walking (running) the dog, going to the
store, or listening to a radio show on a walkman is very effective.
This piggy backing of one habit on another is a great way to develop any
fitness program or training schedule.
It Should Never Hurt!
The idea of no pain no gain is terrific if
you want to become an athlete, but not if you are setting out to begin a new
fitness regime and develop better health. Never. If you
are not in the zone for pushing yourself past your limits, then pain will
just put an end to your fitness plans.
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Sisco's discovery that one
repetition at extremely high power is all you need to activate muscle growth
for several weeks has revolutionized muscle training in the US. 