Ten Practices to Outlaw in the Fitness Industry Part 1

There are so many gimmicks and false information about losing weight that it can be very frustrating finding the right answers to success.  Miracle machine this and wonder food that, it’s no wonder so many people are frustrated daily as to how to eat for fat loss and exercise effectively to see results. 

Well I’m going to attempt to shed a little light on the subject for you by taking ten out of the equation and putting them on the ‘outlawed’ list.  The outlawed list is those items or theories that have no place in fitness and will waste your time rather than giving you results.

Outlaw List

1. Long, slow cardio- I’m sure if you are a frequent reader, that you knew this one was going to be on the list.  Long, slow cardio is number 3 on the priority list in terms of types of training that will get you results, behind Weight training, and interval/metabolic circuits. It can help you get results, but not as the main focus of your training and should be don only after the first two have been utilized.

2. Marathon workouts- there really is no need to train for more than an hour.  In the real world people don’t have the time to train that long anyway, so stating that you must train longer than an hour to get results is ridiculous.  The more and more I read from the experts I’m beginning to believe this for long distance athletes as well.

3. Ellipticals- choppy range of motion, lackluster resistance to make you work.  Its ok if you have no other option, but honestly there is always another option; ie bodyweight, jogging, running interval sprints, jumping jacks, etc.

4. Seated Weight Training Equipment- We sit all day, no need to do it when we are performing weight training too.  Our hip flexors get very tight and short when we sit, so standing exercises and hip dominant exercises are very important for health, reducing injury and results.

5. Altering food to the point its no longer  food to make it healthy- lets stick with the basics here, I mean the things that we all know are not only healthy but will also keep our metabolism running at a very high level, so let’s cut to the chase and eat those items and lose the fat free, sugar free, low carb, bread on the shelf.

Tomorrow I’ll reveal five more things that need to be outlawed by the fitness industry.  In the meantime keep it simple; hard work and eat well.