6 Reasons Why You Aren't Losing Fat With Your Current Workouts

If you are in an exercise program but are seeing very minimal changes, here are 6 reasons why you might NOT be seeing results:

1)Doing isolated exercises. Doing isolated exercises like bicep curls or tricep extension, simply work one muscle group at a time. You need to stimulate and recruit as many muscle fibers at one time to rev up your metabolism and burn more calories.

2)Doing long bouts of cardio sessions. Cardio is essential in losing body fat. If you are on the treadmill running for 45 plus minutes, you might be doing more damage to your joints in the long run. There is a right way and a wrong way of doing cardio. You can get more results by doing H.I.T. training or you can do circuit training that is often found in bootcamp workouts that will help you incinerate the fat.

 3) Working out with machines. If you are in an exercise program, you incorporate both free weights and machines. Working only with machines is ineffective. Machine's do not account for everyone's different body type, shape, size. It can also put stress on your joints, if we do not know how to use the machines properly. Even worse, if you do not know how to use the machines properly, you can get injured. Finally, by using machines we are not activating our small stabilizer muscles which hold together the bigger muscles.

4)Doing sit ups, crunches, and more sit ups. Unfortunately doing more sit ups, crunches, and more sit ups won't get you abs. There are much more effective exercises that will engage your core like squats, deadlifts, clean and press, and benchpress. Abs are made in the kitchen.

5)Doing the same workout program you did 5 years ago. I see this all the time as a trainer. I'll see someone at the gym and they will repeat the same workout year in and year out over and over again and expect different results. Our bodies adapt very fast to changes and after six to eight weeks, we should be changing our program to bust through plateaus and keep our bodies guessing.

6) Doing super long training sessions. It makes sense doesn't it? Working out longer will get you better results, right? WRONG! You can accomplish all you need from a training program in 45 minutes to an hour for fatloss. When you are training, your body produces a stress hormone called cortisol. You want to train within a 45 minute to 60 minute time frame to avoid a catabolic state (muscle breakdown). Once you are finished your workout, your body needs to fuel off nutrients like lean protein sources and carbohydrates to replenish the body.

 If you are having problems with getting results in your current program, or if you are bored of your program, a bootcamp program might help you lose more body fat in less time. Our programs are challenging, never the same, and very effective. For 60 minutes of fun contact me at 416-284-8861 or bossfitness@live.com

Yours in Good Health,

Coach Corey

Why Do You Self-Sabotage?

How long have you been trying to lose those last 10 or 20 or 30 pounds? Been awhile now, hasn't it? You know how to lose weight - eat healthy and exercise - so why are you still living in a body that you're disappointed with? In my experience, people hold on to "unwanted" pounds for very specific reasons. These reasons are on a subconscious level, which is where things get tricky. Self-sabotage is your subconscious mind's way of protecting you. Seems counterproductive, but it makes sense when you realize that it is a defense mechanism meant to keep things from changing. Your conscious mind says it wants to lose weight to look and feel amazing, but your subconscious mind is pulling the strings behind the scenes, keeping your goals just out of reach. As long as your subconscious mind thinks that you are safer being out-of-shape then you'll be stuck. Your most valiant efforts will be undermined by self-sabotage every single time. But don't give up. There's a way to turn everything around, and it all starts with finding out the reason that your subconscious mind equates being out-of-shape with being safe. Once you turn the light on to that reason then it will no longer have any power over you. So, lets dig around for your reason. •Do you believe... You don't deserve it? Has someone in your life made you believe that you aren't worthy of success? Or that they wouldn't accept you if you were more successful than they are? • Do you believe... Change is bad? It's common to fear the unknown, but this could very well be the reason that you're not reaching your goal. Being comfortable with where you are today could be the reason that you sabotage your efforts to improve your life through change. •Do you believe...Success will bring loss? If you met your weight loss goal, would it bring out resentment and jealousy in your friends and family? Are you supposed to be the ‘screw-up'? •Do you believe...You're not capable? Are you unable to imagine yourself at your goal weight? Does the possibility of achieving your goal not seem real? Spend time diving into your own mind to discover why it is that you aren't meeting your goals. Once your whole mind is primed for success, then nothing will be able to stop you. What the mind believes the body achieves. Exercise is a huge part of the equation when it comes to achieving weight loss. I am passionate about seeing my clients achieve results - without wasting time, energy and effort on mistakes. Call 416-284-8861 or email me today bossfitness@live.com and we will get you started on the exercise program that is right for you. Yours in Good Health, Coach Corey