Publisher's Synopsis
This book is a simple guide for those who want to lose weight and are new to fitness or have had no success in the pursue of their fitness goals in the past. Its primary aim is to teach those new to fitness how to best approach any fitness plan. It focuses on showing the reader how to manage the logistics of implementing a fitness program, while juggling day-to-day responsibilities. The book covers aspects of fitness and weight loss that are rarely covered by the media. Instead of dwelling on the most superficial aspects of fitness and weight loss, such as diet and exercise, this book tries to look at the implementation, planning, and the mental approach to fitness. These are the most important aspects of any fitness plan, not exercise technique or dieting; that part of fitness is easy and simple. The author, a former lifeguard, bodybuilder, and personal trainer, is frequently asked basic questions about fitness and weight loss. Most of those questions showed that there is a need to understand fitness from a more practical perspective. People want to know how to approach their fitness goals. They want to know how to get the results they want, and they know that there is something else they need, besides exercise techniques and nutrition. The problem is that knowing what cardiovascular training does for us or knowing what are healthy food choices is not going to help us get in shape, if we don't know how to implement a long term fitness plan. Knowing the basics about fitness and exercise is essential, but thankfully, that kind of information abounds in day and age. The hardest questions to answer are those concerning the logistics involved in the implementation of a fitness plan. How to get ourselves to follow through on our intentions to achieve our fitness goals. How do you adopt a fitness plan to your life, instead of adopting your life to the fitness plan? How elite athletes cope with fitness planning and their personal life? These are some of the essential questions I intend to answer in this book. These types of questions are not given the importance they need in the fitness community. In fact, they are frequently ignored. Many believe that anyone who is unable to achieve their fitness goals is unable to do so, because of laziness or lock of discipline, but that is not the whole story. Many people really want to lose weight, but don't know how to adopt the new lifestyle changes required for weight loss to their current personal and professional responsibilities.