Did you hear about the new research released earlier this week  stating that older women, at a healthy weight who are not dieting need to moderately exercise one hour EVERY day.

Yep-seven days a week!

Now I know, losing weight is no easy task especially as you get older, but 1 hour every day?

Give me a break!

As you may know I am a BIG TIME advocate of short and intense workouts.

In fact, in many cases, more than 30 minutes per workout and 5 days per week is overkill.

I get my workouts done in about 2 hours per week, and at the MOST I train 5 days per week.

I am not saying this to brag, but to affirm that to get results  you don’t need to spend seven hours a week working out, unless of course…

Your workouts lack intensity.

My grievance with this research is that  moderate exercise is considered ‘brisk walking,  leisurely bicycling and golfing’.

HA!

Give me a break! If that’s considered moderate exercise, then what the heck is ‘mild?’

Sun Basking?

In my experience and observation The PRIMARY problem that most women  have when it comes to losing weight  and changing their body  is not how much TIME they spend working out, but rather , what they DO when working out.

Go into any gym, and I bet you’ll find many women who are very consistent with their workouts, who have minimal, if any results to show for it.

What do you tell these women?  Work out more often?

Heck NO!

I would tell them to put down the cell phone, the magazine and turn off  the TV, and actually break a sweat!  Burn some calories!  Lift some weight! Feel some discomfort!, AND WHEN IT’S ALL OVER, FEEL AS THOUGH YOU ACTUALLY DID SOMETHING.

Now, please don’t get me wrong?

Consistency is important, and I applaud all those women who at least make exercise a priority, because that is the starting point.

However, the message I think these ‘researchers’ should be spreading is not do MORE, but DO more!

There are TONS of studies that show high intensity training maximizes fat loss, weight loss and increases metabolism, and I have client success stories a out the ‘wazoo’ to prove this is true (see them on www.synergizeweightloss.com).

I could go into all the reasons why high intensity training is ideal for maximal results in minimal time, but I’ll save that for another day

I recommend you read the article for yourself  HERE, and then if you want to see what a short and intense workout feels like, so that you don’t have to spend an hour every day walking on a treadmill to nowhere, CLICK HERE and see what the Synergize! 21-Day Rapid Fat Loss program is all about.

Not ready for a consult yet, then at least check out this 7-minute workout video I did a few weeks ago. It will give you some great exercises to do to turn up the heat on your workouts so you’re not having to spend an hour at the gym every day HERE .

TRAIN HARD,

Shondelle Solomon-Miles aka Coach

p.s. You have nothing to lose by scheduling a free consult and trial workout. IF you LOVE it-fantastic!  If not, no worries, we can still be friends.

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