Author: Jonathan Wong, Singapore Personal Trainer And Fitness Expert
Why Exercise Does Not Work (It's True!)
I like exercise, I recommend exercise. I even own a business that prides itself on learning and coaching the latest and most effective exercise techniques for athletes, senior citizens, young people, busy executives, and everybody in between.
But over my past 10 years as a personal trainer and fitness coach, I have found some clients who just don't progress as well as others.
Sure I wish my wonderful training programs which take into account all the latest knowledge in fat loss and muscle building would overcome any problems these clients have, but I realize that I can't overcome them all.
I cannot overcome a client who can't (or WON'T!!) eat the right way to lose fat.
A recent study at the University of Texas shows this to be the case in a research study - backing up what I have observed in real life.
100 participants were divided into 2 groups. One group would do NOTHING. The other half would do 5 hours-6 hours of well designed, supervised, proper exercise consisting of 3 hours of strength training, and 2 hours of cardio type training per week...
Both groups would be allowed to eat whatever they liked.
At the end, the exercising group lost...0.5kg of fat and gained 1kg of muscle in 12 weeks. This is terrible! And this is not very different from the non exercise group who, as expected showed no changes.
The answer is to stop exercising? Certainly not!
But this clearly shows that even a good exercise program can be "outdone" by poor nutrition habits. So don't waste your effort! Get both exercise AND nutrition in order or you might be wasting your time for very minimal results!
BTW clients who are overweight and are able to change both their exercise and nutrition habits can routinely drop 4-5kg/month safely and visibly!
Written For www.CoachJon.com Singapore Personal Trainer & Fitness Expert
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