Rapid Weight Loss Diets: Don't waste your time.

Do rapid weight loss diets actually work or are they another way to frustrate us on our journey to getting in shape? Well, it depends on how you look at it and what your idea of "working" is. I know that if you could help it, you wouldn't ever go on a diet again, right? I think this is the case for most of us. We try dieting for the results, not for the fun or pleasure that they bring! :-)

I don't think that you should ever go on diet and hopefully after reading this, you will feel the same.

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Walking And Weight Loss: What Results Should You Expect?

Since this blog is about getting in to shape regardless of your age or level of fitness, I want to talk about the simplest way to exercise, which is walking. Walking is as easy as it gets, in fact we all have been doing it since we were toddlers. The questions is though, "Is walking effective for losing weight?" There are many layers to the answer and it mostly depends on what level of fitness that you are at and how you use walking in your routine.

Walking can be very effective if used right

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Want to lose weight? Time to get unrealistic!

If you are one of the many people that are looking to lose weight and get in shape, whatever you do, don't be realistic! What am I talking about? I'm talking about finally getting the body that you want. Don't settle for what you think you can do, or what your friends say you can do, or what Dr. Phil says you can do.

If you are going to actually make a change in your life and get the body of your dreams, then you are going to have to dream big! The majority of people that want to lose 50 poun

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Funny Dad Video: I hope I'm Not This Bad!

Hey my friends, this post isn't so much about fitness or getting in to shape, but it is about getting a little older and being a dad, which is what I am on both counts! As I talked about in a previous post, my father died when he was only 50 years old from cancer. One of the reasons that I am passionate about staying in shape and being healthy is so that I can be around for my kids as long as possible. I have three sons, at 21, 11, and 7 years old. As you can see, I have quite the age gap in bet

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Keeping a Workout Journal

One of the best things that I ever did was to start a workout journal to chart my progress. I have all of my workouts that I have done over the last fifteen or so years. It is great to be able to go back and see what I was doing that many years ago and what worked and what didn't. I can easily see how strong I was (or wasn't) and how much I weighed. My only regret is that I don't have one from my very first workout, way back over 25 years ago! It would be great and probably funny to see what I d

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If You Want To Lose Weight Really Fast. . . Do it slow!

Of course you want to lose weight really fast! In todays world of I want it and I want it now, we want everything fast! We want our cars fast, our internet fast, our food fast, (which is one of the reasons there are so many overweight people), and we want to lose weight and build muscle fast! Oh, and we also want to get rich fast, which is why we see so many people playing the lottery everyday.

I am all for getting things fast, but in reality you have a better chance of keeping the weight off

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Give Up Your Gym Membership! Train Outside For A Killer Workout.

Tired of the same boring gym atmosphere and looking for a change in your workouts? I have a routine that you can do that not only works great, but is most likely different and more fun than anything that you can do in a gym. I don't really think that you should give up your gym membership, but this workout can give you a change of scenery and get you excited about working out again. In reality, it may not be that much different than what you are doing now, but there is a little twist to it that

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