Pills, Potions, & Suits..............Oh My....... Guess what they DON'T WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One of the biggest mistakes that I see time and again, particularly with those just starting out on their fitness regimen, is placing their hopes and results on the claims of the latest fad diet or infomercial contraption. It is critical that you understand that the only healthy sustainable way to good health is: 1. Hard Work, 2. Consistency 3. Patience.

Here are a few of the common mistakes that trainers witness on a regular basis:

>Sauna Suit Workout- sauna suits do exactly what they are designed to do, "make you lose weight..............WATER WEIGHT that is. Remember that the goal is to burn calories, no expell water, which returns to your system swig of water. These things are useless and quite potentially dangerous. Unless you are some type of athlete that needs to make weight for all of 30 seconds on a scale, earn your sweat through intense cardio. If these suits were an effective way to lose body fat, then you would lose weight in the hot sun of the summer without doin a thing...........or if you live in a warm climate you would never be overweight...........RIGHT?????

>Stomach Wraps- who ever lost weight from a sweaty stomach? Don't be fooled by the marketing. As a marketing consultant and fitness marketing expert, I receive questions all the time about the different ads and commercials. Here are the facts. The folks featured in the latest "ab commercial" were already in shape. In fact, in many of the "before and after" pictures used in magazines, the individual is actually paid to gain weight and the pictures are simply reversed.

SWEAT IS NOT A MEASURE OF YOUR WORKOUT, SIMPLY A BYPRODUCT. If you worked out intensely in a freezer you would still burn calories and not necessarily perspire.

>Ankle & Wrist Weights- unless you are 80 years old, these things are a waste of time. Placing 2-5 lb weights on you wrists and ankles do not add enough resistance to impact the calories burned throughout the day. PLUS THEY LOOK SILLY.

>Ab Machines- you cannot crunch/twist/sit up your way to a flat stomach. Stop spending 20 mintues doing abs and use that time for some type of interval cardio training.

I hope this information on what NOT to do will help you reach your goals more efficiently and possibly save you life (when you consider the effects of dehydrating your body without proper knowledge and experience). I offer this advice through experience and having made many of the same mistakes early on in my fitness life. Remember that knowledge is power.

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