What Fitness Level Do You Want?

October 28, 2010 admin 4 comments

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Hi,

What fitness level do you want?

Last time we talked about consistent fitness and how to get it.

But, you will almost never get this unless you decide one thing first.

That one thing is do you want it?

Now you might think that is a stupid question. Of course you want it.

But, it is not a stupid question. It is a very important question.

It is easy to say you want something. Anybody can say that. Anybody can say they want more muscles. Anybody can say they want to lose weight. Anybody can say they want to get in shape.

But saying is not doing.

Ever hear the expression that “he can talk the talk, but not walk the walk”?

It is easy to talk the talk. It is even easy to walk the walk for a little while. But, most people never get past the talking the talk part.

They go on and on about what they are going to do sometime in the future. But, the future never comes for them. And they stay overweight and weak their whole lives.

Some actually do try to do something. They go on a diet, they start an exercise program.

But, it doesn’t work for them and they quit. Or it works for awhile and then stops working and they quit. Or some other excuse happens and they quit.

Now I can understand this up to a point. After all if you listen or see all the marketing hype you are lead to believe that you should have the body of a gymnast in a matter of a few weeks if not days.

Take a pill, do this exercise program, use this piece of equipment and you will transform your body overnight.

Sorry, but those are all lies.

The only thing that works is to be able to incorporate your fitness program and your nutrition program into your lifestyle.

This can be done fairly easily and your life will be better than you can imagine. But, it is not going to be done overnight.

And, you have to decide that you want to do it. Because if you don’t decide that, then you aren’t going to do it.

Or maybe you will start, but you won’t stick with it.

Maybe you want to, but aren’t sure where to start. That is okay.

That is where I can help you.

In fact let’s get started now.

Stop what you are doing (assuming you are not reading this while you are driving or at work) right now.

Stand up and sit back down again. You have just done an easy squat – the king of all exercises. Do this for 1 minute.

Lie face down on the floor and do a pushup and go back down. Turn over and do a “V” up. You do this by raising your legs and upper body to form a “V”. Do one and turn over and do a push up. Repeat for 1 minute.

Do not worry if you can’t do these exercises for one full minute or can’t do them exactly right. Just do something.

That totals 2 minutes.

Now lie on your back and breathe. Put your hands on your abdominal area and as you inhale feel your abdomen extend up. Hold for 4 seconds. Exhale by forcing your abdomen down into your spine. Do this for 1 minute.

If you are just getting up in the morning add 1 minute of stretching first.

That totals 4 minutes. You still have enough time in the morning to brush your teeth.

Start doing this every morning and a couple of times a day. You can do the breathing exercise from a sitting position while at work.

This is something that anyone can start doing. The key is to start doing them. Make them a part of your routine just like brushing your teeth.

Pretty soon these exercises (and/or others) will be incorporated into your lifestyle.

The program I am working on shows you how you can change your life and your fitness levels easily and progressively throughout your life.

If you want a new and higher fitness level, then stay tuned to this blog.

Thanks,

Mike Val