Why One Time Through Any Workout Program Won’t Cut It

Aug 27
10:36

2012

cheryl boswell

cheryl boswell

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Fitness programs are only worth it if you plan on continuing those habits in the long term.

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Recently I had a fun exchange on a forum site that I frequent where the topic was some novel ways to lose weight and keep it off. There were lots of good ideas being exchanged that I had not heard. Once again this is the good side of the internet and the positive power it holds to make us all smarter.

My ultimate conclusion surprised even me. I ended up saying to the world that if I had a preference my clients and readers wouldn’t even buy what I specialize in selling: home workout and fitness products. I would rather they adopt a more active lifestyle generally and I also do truly feel that many times programs and equipment end up being an excuse not to workout. Even worse,Why One Time Through Any Workout Program Won’t Cut It Articles they can take us further away from the reality of why we are fat or why we are in shape.

We aren’t fat because we refuse to do George Saint Pierre RushFit or P90X. We are more likely fat because we eat too much sugar and we don’t move around enough in our everyday lives. The programs that we take on are very beneficial and they can take us from bad to good or good to great just by participating. However,  they are of no use to us if they don’t serve to change our attitudes and knowledge base about eating or being active. 

I know that George Saint Pierre RushFit will burn the weight, build the muscle and give you a much better looking body. But it is only 8 weeks out of a 52-week year. The rub about going through these programs and getting really life changing results is that you will have a very hard time duplicating that level of effort multiple times in a row. If you are too reliant on those results from the structured fitness regimen, you may be taking yourself further away rather than towards being fitter.

It is what you do when you aren’t doing the RushFit or CrossFit or P90X or whatever program that actually matters.  If you walk away from the conclusion of these programs without any greater knowledge that you can apply to your daily lives (what to eat, the general principles that matter in exercise) you might not have gotten the results you want over the long haul. Many times that exercise habit means doing George Saint Pierre RushFit must be done again. Then it might be mean it might not be done again for a while. When you can do that and still grow, you are golden.