Feeling light is great. Walking around and feeling like you have a tire around your waist is unhealthy, annoying, time consuming, depressing, all while serving as one big monkey on your back. People who are obese and overweight think about how heavy they are at least 10 times a day and become psychologically overwhelmed by their weight being such a significant burden in their lives. However, there is some silver lining even for those who are very overweight and think that it would be irrational to even think they had a chance to lose weight. Well, here it is, here is the million dollar silver lining for you. BEING FAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN CONTROL. You create your own reality. Being fat is something that can change. Want to try a neat trick that will fix your weight issues? Eat a bowl of Raisin Bran in the morning when you wake up, an apple and salad for lunch (eat peanuts for protein or mix chicken/fish/red meat in salad) and when you eat dinner…have something as simple as chicken breast or tuna fish. Additionally, make sure you exercise for AT LEAST 30 MINUTES A DAY EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK. That is it. That’s the neat trick. That’s all you have to do. Following that fitness and diet regimen for a year will get rid of your fat problems.

Let’s look at what we can do to lose weight a little bit more in depth. Being overwhelmed by the variance in life can lead to unhealthy eating habits that can ultimately bog you down and bring your life to a standstill. Let’s face it, a lot of us feel stuck in the mud when it comes to our exercise routines. But health and fitness matter, more than any of your other hobbies. Therefore, it is absolutely necessary to make health and fitness a big part of your life. Think about that for a second; are health and fitness a part of your life? Well, of course in a way both health and fitness are a part of all of our lives, but some of us certainly do not act that way. When is the last time you exercised three times in a week? When is the last time you exercised at all? People normally do not care about the long term. For example, if you were to ask someone if they would like 50 dollars today, or 75$ in a month, they would most likely respond by saying they would like the 50$ right now. Do they even realize that they would be receiving 50% more money in a month? No. Most people are so fascinated with the here and now that they have no consideration for future events. How does this tie into our health you ask? Because this is how we treat our body. We do not think about, want to think about, and some are not even capable of thinking about, what how our actions at that moment will affect our wellbeing further down the line. Eating poorly does not result in immediate problems, therefore we do not think what we are doing is that bad. Eating bacon cheddar cheese fries laced with grease, salt and oil really is not going to hurt you immediately. You may feel lethargic as a result of eating the fries, but it’s not like the next time you look at yourself in the mirror you appear fatter with pimples. If this were the case, the majority of people would not maintain their poor eating habits. Results tend to show up later in life from eating poorly and that is the main reason we think it is ok to eat like we are hungry hippopotamuses.

The human liver can be used as another example. Most people fully understand how important having a healthy liver is for their health, but since most people see their liver as something in the distant future, they don’t care too much about it. Previously I gave you an example and used $50 and $75 as the variables in the hypothetical situation of someone offering you either $50 now, or $75 in a month. In real life, the variables are your kidneys, your ears and eyes and lungs. Would people smoke cigarettes if they were likely to get cancer the next day? Probably not. But people are still expected to get lung cancer as a result of smoking cigarettes, but since that problem is expected to come further down the line, people neglect it and only worry about the immediate damage smoking does to their body. Once again, if you if one were to look in the mirror before smoking a cigarette and look in the mirror right after, they would not notice much of a difference. On the other hand, if that same person were to look at themselves in the mirror before having ever smoked a cigarette after 5 years and there would be a considerable and noticeable difference in their appearance.

Explanations range from A to Z as to why people do not show a connection with the future and let impulsive sensations overwhelm them in the moment. Peoples inability to recognize the future results of their actions lead to things as sci-fi as 500 pound human beings who are less than 6 feet tall. Entire bodies bogged down from head to toe as a direct result of human beings being unable to have an awareness of the consequences waiting around the corner from their actions.

A gross statistic highlighting and underlining the thesis of this blog, is that 33%, or 1 out of every 3 adults in the US are obese! Unfortunately, there is not too much silver lining in that statistic. There is numerous ways to change your life for the better and take your body from hell to heaven. Regular exercise and a healthy diet are very helpful for staying lean and trim. If you can create an exercise plan and make sure you spend at least 30 minutes a day on strength and cardio exercises, you will do wonders for your body and mind. People think that working out is all physical but nothing could be further from the truth. When we wake up at 8am on a Sunday, lifting weights, squats, running miles, using the Elliptical for an hour of Cross-Training, crunches, stretching, and busting our butts, is not what most of us want to do. Psychologically, many of us are not ready for heavy lifting and intense cardiovascular exercise when we hop out of bed in the morning. People love to wake up and drink a nice sweet drink, scarf down strips of delicious bacon and read the newspaper. If those representing the 1/3 of the population that is obese decided to exercise for at least 30 minutes every morning, do you think they would still be overweight? Probably not….it is pretty safe to say that those who stick to a daily exercise routine will benefit physically, psychologically, socially and professionally. According to the numbers, we just do not have the determination and heart that is needed to maintain an effective exercise plan and if we did; one third of all US citizens would not be overweight.

For the past 2 months I have been doing a workout which has been great, I have already seen amazing results. I had gotten out of my workout because I was to busy working and making other excuses, I no longer had a ton of time to go to the gym so for a few months I was working out once… maybe 2 times a week if I was lucky. After a few months of this routine, I started to notice how out of shape I was getting and my energy level was way down. Due to the fact that I stopped exercising as much and had basically given up on my cardio and strength routines, I started to feel pretty lousy. So I made a commitment to get back in shape. Since the gym took up so much time and I didn’t want to fall back into old habits of making excuses, I decided the first step would be to buy a piece of Cardio equipment for the house. This decision was due mostly in part to the fact that it will be much easier to work out whenever I want, instead of having to go to the gym, sit in traffic, hope someone isn’t on the equipment I am on, and most of the time, when I am really excitied and decide to go to the gym, after sitting on my but in the car for the whole ride there, Im not even pumped up any more by the time I walk in the gym! After much debate and some research I found The Kings Of Cardio, Scott was the fitness expert I dealt with there and he went above and beyond to help me find something that would motivate me to get up every day and use it. We decided on a Cross Trainer made by Ketler The Alpine Trainer is what its called. Along with that, my fitness expert put 30 min calisthenics workout plan together which I have been doing after my cardio. That keeps my muscles, tendons and joints warm and loose…… So now its been 2 months and I have to say I have never felt better. So if anyone is curious, here is a typical day for me as far as working out and eating goes..Wake Up 6:30 am Make coffee and head downstairs to work out… Ten Minutes of stretching 6:45 am to 7:30….Then, Eliptical workout 7:30 to 8:00. When that is over, 4 sets Lunges on both legs 20 total is next. Followed by, 4 sets of squats 15 per set, 4 sets of pull ups, 4 sets of dips 15 per set, 4 sets of push ups 15 per set, 2 sets crunches 20 per set 2 sets leg lifts 20 per set. And that’s that!!!!! This may sound like a lot but it only takes half and hour and there are no weights involved. In the beginning just do what you can do, you will work up as you go. Success is a journey, not a destination. Remember that. One thing that Scott emphasized to me, over and over, which he said the owner taught him, is that Winners don’t quit, and quitters dont win. So yeah, it may look like a lot of physical training and exercise, but its well worth it, and you get out what you put in. As far as eating goes I have been making smoothies in the morning with bananas blueberry’s strawberry’s, soy milk and granola. As far as the rest of the day goes I try to eat as healthy as possible for lunch i will usually have a salad with grilled chicken and for dinner I try to stick with fish or chicken and fruits and vegetables. One of the keys for me has been not to stick to some sticked diet you have to live a little bit or what your doing won’t last, so I just try to stay healthy without depriving myself of the things I like. So I hope this is helpful to someone it sure was for me. Jimmy Weis..

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Some of you may get intimidated when you walk into a fitness equipment store due to heavy price tags and home fitness equipment that looks more like villains from a Transformers movie, than safe and effective home fitness equipment. That is why we have friendly and knowledgeable fitness experts ready to talk to you 24 hours a day. feel free to call us (Kings of Cardio 800-990-1108) and ask us any and all questions pertaining to home fitness equipment.

Take for instance, a 29 year old guy by the name of Jerry. Jerry has recently realized that he does not have much energy as he is used to having and Jerry realizes he is also 21 pounds heavier than he has ever been. Instead of Jerry going out to a local fitness equipment store to buy some exercise equipment for his home, his absolute best bet would be to talk to a fitness equipment expert and find out what the best piece of exercise equipment would be, based on his specific needs, body traits and budget. The sad thing is, ninety-nine percent of people do not research the elliptical machine, home gym, treadmill or rowing machine they are going to buy for their home, and they end up with nothing more than an inferior piece of home fitness equipment that never gets looked at or touched, let alone used. So do not let your home gym equipment turn into an over-priced coat-hanger, do your homework first, call one of our friendly and informative fitness equipment experts, and we will make sure you are on the right track towards weight loss and muscle gain.

Certain home fitness equipment distributors will try and sell you anything, no matter the quality, as long as they can reach an optimal profit margin. If you are not able to decipher between well built, versus cheap and flimsy commercial, and home gym equipment, then, a dummy proof approach, as hard as it is to hear, is price. If you are paying top dollar for fitness equipment (home or gym grade) then you can be sure it will at least have the ability to be in use for the majority of the day while remaining stable. On the contrary, pieces of fitness equipment that sell for less than, say…$1000.00, there is a very good chance that it will not be able to remain stable through fast-paced and intense workouts.

These days everything seems to be more expensive. Poor economy, less jobs, higher gas prices. However, there is still affordable, health club quality, home fitness equipment out there, so do not give up on your fitness goals! Exercise equipment pricing is down over the past 8 months so take advantage while you can. Your favorite treadmill, elliptical, home gym, stair climber, rowing machine, upright bike, pilates machine, whatever it may be, we can almost guarantee you that its price is much lower than it was a year ago. Because people have far less disposable income to spend, the cost of buying fitness equipment has greatly diminished. In order to compensate for the lack of sales over the past year in the fitness and sports equipment industries, manufacturers are dropping their pants on all of their prices! Take advantage and purchase some effective and efficient home gym gear.

Hello there. I hope you guys had a great holiday! With the relatives coming into town there was merriment to be had by all. Accompanied by big holiday dinners and parties. Luckily we still had our treadmill to help in these indulgent times. With all that egg nog we ended up gaining five pounds each! As wifey and I toasted champagne on new years eve. We made a mutual decison to double up on our epic weight loss bet. I kissed her at the stroke of midnight and said “its on baby”
New years day came after a long night of celebrating and i was ready to start the year offon a healthy note. I hopped on the treadmill, turned on the football game, and continued on my fitness quest. Wifey wandered in after a few minutes and proclaimed “Get off that treadmill tubby I have a pedicure in thirty minutes “What was I to do? I couldnt sit on the couch and twiddle my thumbs and I have to keep wifey happy.
She was on the treadmill and I asked her if she would be interested in getting a crosstrainer so we could as a team. She thought that would be a wonderful idea. After getting the green light I made another call to my friends at Kings Of Cardio and got the ball rolling!!
After the call we weighed ourselves. I am 11 pounds and wifey is 10 away from our 20 lb goal.
I cant believe it shes taken the lead!! She pranced around and is so delighted with her progress.
Ive got work to do guys gotta get back in the lead. I cant overstate how thankful I am to have purchased our equipment. I got a great deal on the crosstrainer and im really looking forward to being physically fit in 2010. Wifey is too. Thanks again!

I wanted to write this blog for a couple reason; first I figured if I put this stuff in writing it would make it that much harder to back out of, and second I wanted to let anyone who puts limitations on themselves know that anything is possible. One year ago today I quit smoking and drinking alcohol, I was 27 at the time and it seemed my life was going know where. I started working out to relieve stress and it wasn’t to long until I was absolutely hooked. Initially I started running for 20 to 30 minutes and trust me when I tell you it was nearly impossible. Because I live in a city where running outside is only possible half of the year I decided I would need to either join a gym or get some equipment for my house. Because of my rigorous work schedule I went for the in home routine. I found the Kings Of Cardio on line and ended up purchasing a treadmill. I bought a life fitness 95 ti and was more then pleased with its performance. As i started to progress physically everything in my life started to change. I met a beautiful girl who I am with today and not to long after that got a promotion at work. My boss told me he was impressed by my new found energy and enthusiasm. It wasn’t to long before I called the Kings Of Cardio back again this time to buy a bike and a Home gym. I bought a spin bike and a body solid EXM 3000 home gym. 7 months in to my regiment I decided I was going to step it up a little bit and get in shape to ride a 75 mile bike ride to benefit diabetes. So with 3 months to go I have been working out like a mad man trying to get fit so I don’t disappoint my sponsors, and most importantly myself. There are times when I sit back and think how far I have come in one year, it wasn’t easy but let me tell you the payoffs have been priceless. Lastly I would like to thank Scott my sales rep at the Kings of Cardio who went beyond the call of duty for any salesman. His fitness advice and constant motivation has kept me on the straight and arrow. Please check back in a few months and ill let you know how the ride goes.

Hard Work And Dedication
Max Andrews

Trying to stay motivated to work out this summer? Consider exercising for a cause! Look into your local newspaper and online for ad’s about marathons, triathalons, and walks that benefit a charity or cause you support. Whether it’s a walk for breast cancer, a race for AIDS, or even a march for Diabetes, think of forms of exercise that not only you main gain from, but others as well. If your struggling for inspiration, I guarantee nothing will feel more inspiring than helping a group in need. Not only will you be building killer calf muscles, you’ll me drawing awareness to a good cause!