I have a secret to tell you all: There is, in fact, no secret. No secret to weight loss, no secret to fitness, no secret to wellness. There exists no magic pill, nor berry, nor liquid, nor powder. There is no 10-minute, twice a month weight-loss solution. There is no bag of beans that, once planted, grow a magic muscle building, fat burning bean stalk. There is dedication, education, and motivation (I was going for a reverse alliteration with the "-tion" words, I think it added a nice cadence).
My point is simple: Fat loss and muscle gain is big business. I get it. We all want to make a living and some of us are willing to sell-out to do so. Look at a certain TV doctor with his weekly miracle weight-loss ____________. Or a reality show trainer who screams about hard work and healthy diets, only to come out with a chemical "fat-burner". Or the fitness personality, selling DVD's for $200 that promises to melt fat in only 10-minutes a day. These are all businesses capitalizing on our dreams. Our dreams of six-pack abs, or bulging biceps, or even just a 10 pound weight loss. Unfortunately, what they are selling is nothing more than that: A dream.
Here is the real secret: Train hard, eat right. Sure, there's more subtlety to it than that, but that's the gist. You want six pack abs? Cut the crap food. You want bulging biceps? Hit the gym. You want to maintain a healthy weight? Eat right, and exercise regularly.
I'm frustrated and saddened that we can't all muster the bare minimum of 30 minutes of exercise "most" days of the week. This isn't running, bench pressing, or Zumba-ing for hours on end. It's walking, calisthenics, light weight training.
I spend a lot of time in fitness clubs and I'm proud of each and every person there. We're all struggling together (some more so than others). But we're all there to put in effort. Sure, I see the occasional (READ: regular) "way too tight gym outfit" or "What the hell does he think that's supposed to do", but at the end of the day, we're all trying.
If we're not trying, and I mean really trying who bears responsibility for that? The pill that didn't work? The cleanse that didn't clean? The quickie workout that only lightened your wallet? Nope...we are because deep down we know we're grasping at straws.
If you want it - work for it and Fit2You is here to help. Contact us directly: info@fit2youfitness.com.
