Weight Loss and Health Secrets with Jason Christoff

There are 5 basic pillars of health. Those 5 pillars are food quality, proper sleep, clean water, exercise and proper rest. I’ve already reviewed proper sleep and food quality This is also my second article regarding proper exercise. If you would copies of the previous articles please e-mail me personally at [email protected]

In the last article I reviewed how steady state cardio exercise (the act of keeping the same exercise pace for 3 minutes or more) was not efficient for fat loss or weight stability. Steady state cardio exercise actually primes the body for a slowed metabolism, increased fat deposits and increased weight instability.

Judging if the exercise you’re doing is a fat burner or a fat gainer is simple. Just think of the exercise you’re about to do and ask yourself if you can do it consecutively for 3 minutes or more.

For example, hit the ground right now and start doing push ups. How long can you keep doing push ups for? Most people can’t do more than a minute straight of push-ups. That means push-ups are an awesome exercise for fat burning. Any exercise you can’t do consecutively for 3 minutes or more is awesome for fat burning. The more intense your exercise inside those 3 minutes (or less), the more extreme your fat burning.

Next, start walking or jogging down the road. Can you continue your jog or walk, at the same speed, for more than 3 minutes? Most people certainly can walk or jog for 3 minutes and many people can do much longer than that. That means this form of exercise will (if done repeatedly) eventually prime the body for fat conservation, a slowed metabolism and increased weight instability. Any exercise you can do for 3 minutes or more is not efficient for burning fat.

OK, now sprint down the road as fast as you can. (after a proper warm up). Can you sprint for 3 minutes? Most people can’t sprint for more than 15-20 seconds and that means sprinting is a great exercise for fat burning. (work into a full sprint gradually over many weeks to avoid injury)

Have you ever watched the 100-meter sprint at the Olympics? These athletes run as fast as they can for about 10 seconds. Have you ever looked at one of their bodies? They have some of the lowest levels of body fat and highest levels of visible muscularity (the sexy kind of muscle) of any athletes in the world and that leads me to my next point. If you know how to work our correctly, it doesn’t take 1 hour-long workouts/6 days per week to look like a super model. If you know what you’re doing, it only takes 2-3 times per week for 20-30 minutes max.

Have you ever shoveled heavy wet snow and after about 2 minutes you needed to lean on the shovel to take a break. That means that exercise was great for fat burning because it was so intense you couldn’t do it for more than 3 minutes in a row. The old “3 minute test” is the best way to see if what you’re doing is efficient for fat burning or not.

If you want to see some of the best fat burning interval training exercise routines on the planet you can visit “BODY ROCK TV” on YouTube or you can visit Summit Fitness in Cornwall for their brand new Seaway Valley CrossFit Program. (www.seawayvalleycrossfit.com) Physical Limits Fitness in Cornwall also offers cross training with club owner Jennifer Christoff. (www.jennfit.ca)

What all this means is that the next time you’re in a fitness club, you need to stay out of the cardio room unless your goal is to waste your time. Your not going to stay motivated if you lose 2lbs in 1 month by killing yourself on the treadmill 4-5 hours per week. On the other hand, you will indeed stay motivated if you start looking like a Greek God in less than half the time and that’s where interval training comes in.

You also have no time to workout, remember! That’s the biggest excuse going, so getting is super shape in no time flat is where interval training is really going to pay off for you.

If you’re still confused about what a good exercise routine looks like, don’t worry. Just find a good trainer who does knows something about interval training and have them put together an interval based exercise routine for you. Combine that awesome exercise routine with the remaining 4 pillars of health (proper sleep, quality food, proper rest and clean water) and your results are guaranteed.

Your health is the most valuable asset in your portfolio. Keep investing in it.