Never Fail at Fitness Again, 5 Reasons Programs Fail by Michael Stefano

Solution: Educate yourself. With all the time this poor guy spends training, he’s never taken the time to learn HOW to train. He needs to read a book or two, and stop wasting his time and energy doing what doesn’t work.

Reason # 3: Failure to Start Slowly

You want that new body, and you want it now! But back in the real world you’ll have to give yourself a couple of months to see real results in the appearance department. However, you’ll notice increases in strength, energy levels, and endurance almost right away.

Soluiton: Give your body a chance to adapt to this new stress called exercise. It will reward you by getting stronger and fitter. Small, gradual pushes work best. For example, if you’ve haven’t jogged in years, walk first. Gradually, ad in brief intervals of jogging during your walk, and before you know it, you’ll be jogging for a pain free half an hour.

Reason # 4: Lack of Time to Devote to Your Program

This is a failure to prioritize and put yourself, and your fitness program first. When you take a closer look, you’ll realize that you don’t need all that much time. About a half an hour per day, 4 or 5 days a week will get big results – if you exercise smartly, you can get by with even less.

Solution: Save the excuses for the boss, but be honest with yourself about when, and where you can train. Also, if you put together some basic equipment (a small bench and some dumbbells), you can save the travel time to and from the gym, and squeeze a thirty-minute workout before, or after work right at home.

Reason # 5: Poor Eating Habits

You wouldn’t expect your car to respond at its optimum level if you filled its tank with the wrong fuel. A successful exercise program has to be fueled by solid nutrition, with an adequate balance of carbohydrates, protein, and fats.

Failure to eat right while training hard can result in loss of muscle mass, and increased amounts of stored body fat, just what you don’t want.

Solution: While shopping, read lables and always choose the low-fat, low-calorie option. Stay away from fried foods that are high in fat, and avoid junk food like the plague. Take a common sense approach to eating right, and make sure you avoid any extreme fad diet.

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BIO:

Michael Stefano is a 20-year veteran of FDNY, as well as author
of The Firefighter's Workout Book.

His workout routines and articles have been featured on such
internet giants as America Online, Yahoo!, eDiets, and iVillage.

Currently Michael is editor in chief at
http://www.firefightersworkout.com, where you can get more
information about his book and other services, as well as sign
up for his FREE Train For Life Newsletter.

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