Monday, March 23, 2009

Don't do TOO much exercise

Very interesting article by Mike O'Donnell. Mike O'Donnell is a professional health & fitness coach, co-editor at The Life Spotlight (formerly the IF Life blog) and author of the new IF/Fat Loss ebook "Break Free". Spotlight on Fitness

"Now before people start assuming I said it’s ok to just sit on a couch and eat chips, that’s not the point of all this. The point being in your battle against weight loss, you need to start where it matters the most…in how and what you eat. From there you compliment your efforts with “effective” exercise…and not “excessive” exercise. Too many people are being excessive in what they do, expecting faster results somehow. Slow and steady (and healthy) should be your mindset…and the results will come soon enough. So if weight loss is the goal….just keep it simple and focused:"
Check out the article to find out specifics on HOW to keep it simple and focused.

5 comments:

Melissa said...

I spent a LONG time getting my eating under control (maybe too long!) and now it's second nature, so I can concentrate my energy on exercise. I had to make myself not overdo it this time, like I normally do, so that I wouldn't "burn out!"

Great post!

SL said...

Thanks for the link. Very interesting info.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the info, it looks very intriguing.

Ro said...

190?? You are there already. You will be right there with me and we are NEVER going back ok.
Congrats..

Thanks for the link!

GF said...

Enjoyed reading the article - thanks for sharing!