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.

Every night while watching TV, I see so many ridiculously horrible advertisements for cheap fitness equipment, and it boggles my mind why anyone would ever buy such low-end, flimsy weight or cardio equipment. For example, we have all seen the heavy-duty stair climbers spread across gym floors nationwide, and they all are as tall, or taller than we are, on average that is. In order for the fitness equipment at gyms to be effective, and durable, they must have some weight to them, to prevent instability and ensure safety. However, lately I have seen several cheap, small, and lousy looking stair steppers that according to the infomercials pushing them, are the best thing since sliced bread. Nothing could be further from the truth. In almost every case what looks to good to be true is. Unfortunately, a piece of gym equipment, whether cardio or strength based, can’t be replicated by a company producing “similar” pieces of fitness equipment for 95% less. That is impossible, but not according to these infomercials, which is the reasoning behing us taking the time to write this blog and make potential buyers of exercise equipment all over the world aware so they don’t get ripped of by some 3rd tier home gym supplier.

The Kings of Cardio are surveying the American public in order to find out which manufacturer produces the highest quality fitness equipment. It is very simple, which pieces of fitness equipmet are your favorites, and why? Our staff is comprised of professionals from across the world that specialize in health and fitness. We are very interested in what are the most popular pieces of exercise equipment in the fitness industry today. Recently, treadmill sales have been eclipsed by elliptical sales, so we are guessing that the majority of responses will be geared towards, and favoring, elliptical cross-trainers over treadmills, exercise bikes, and other forms of fitness equipment. Keep in mind that elliptical cross trainers provides users with the same cardio benefits of treadmills, but ellipticals do not beat up your knees, ankles, and hips like treads. For that reason, ellipticals are now more popular than treadmills, for the first time ever.

Meanwhile…the San Diego Super Chargers are on TV and playing against the once mighty Oakland Raiders. These guys are in amazing shape! Their stamina and endurance is phenomenal to say the least. Back in the day, offensive and defensive lineman were pretty heavy and now they all have 6-Packs! How times have changed…. the NFl today has defensive ends who run 4.3 40yd. dashes! That is insane. I wonder what speed they use when they exercise on treadmills and other fitness equipment. On the sidelines of the games, exercise bikes are the most popular pieces of cardio fitness gym equipment and stationary upright bikes are used by players to reduce cramping.

What a great game, these guys could run forever, they do not get tired. If only all American’s had to go through such grueling physical training as professional foorball players in the NFL, our country would not be so fat and overweight, while our health problems would be reduced drastically. The reason the Unites States of America has so many unhealthy people is because we do not exercise enough. It is plain and simple, what you put in, is what you get out. If you spend all of your free time eating, drinking and relaxing, then your body will reflect that. Your confidence and physical appearance with deteriorate faster than Bear Stearns. So please do your part and exercise for at least 30 minutes per day. Your health and happiness are counting on you!

Summer is winding down but this does not mean that you should give up on your summer exercising routines. Do not start hibernating just because the sun is starting to go down earlier and it is not as hot outside. Egg nog, sleeping, and eating cookies is for fat people and the Kings of Cardio are fighting a war against obesity. More treadmills and less sugar. Less resting and more physical fitness. Our nation as a whole has become fat, lazy and most of all, we have no discipline. When it comes to health, we ( greater than 50% of U.S.A.), show absolutely no discipline which is highlighted by our obesity numbers.

In reference to another very important issue, aging, which has been a hot topic in the new lately. Recently, it has become apparent through various studies that the more you eat, that quicker you age. If you do not want to look like a grandfather/grandmother by your mid 40′s, you need to pay very close attention to what you eat and equally as important, how often you dedicate time to physical fitness and exercise.

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The FID (Flat, Incline, Decline) bench is perfect for all workouts including incline, decline and flat chest press, shoulder presses and about 200 other exercises! People do not realize how much they can get done with just an adjustable bench such as this, along with some free weights and a strong desire to make it happen. Don’t underestimate yourself and what you can accomplish. Excuses are for wimps and the Kings of Cardio guarantee you that with an awesome, heavy-duty, multi-functional and adjustable bench such as this, you will be able to sculpt your bosy and tone your figure, to the point that you will actually enjoy looking at yourself in the mirror when you get out of the shower. None of us want to look flabby and unnactractive but few of us do anything about it. Start here, with a simple little bench such as this, you can change your lifestyle by lookimng and feeling great. let us take you from Hell to Heaven.

Call us now, we will get you this bench delivered immediately, get you on the right track and then once you start getting a routine down, and feel like you can step it up, we will be your go to guys for every fitness that you may need in order to increase your daily fitness activity. The bench is just a start. Soon to come will be a treadmill, an elliptical cross-trainer, multi-station strength pieces. Anything and everything. But this is where you start. A nice, simple bench, that when you bring a couple weights and a will to win, you can look like you want to. Period

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Playing different sports is a great way to stay in shape through fun and action packed exercise. Time flies by much quicker when you are running up and down a basketball court, playing hoops with your friends, than it would if you were doing sit-ups at home with your feet fastened under a book case.  Being a multi-dimensional athlete helps eliminate those mundane and routine workouts, the workouts that make each second feel like a minute, and each minute feel like an hour. The ones that don’t provide the kind of excitement we are looking for after a long day of work at the office. The ones where we look at the clock the entire time to see if it is time to leave yet. We need to eliminate those kinds of fitness training programs through various cardiovascular athletic competition. It is important to incorporate sports such as Basketball, Volleyball, Swimming, Yoga, Softball, Tennis, Baseball, Ice Skating, Golf, Football, and Track & Field into our everyday lives if possible. Sports are fun because we get to compete with our friends and before we know it, we have got in an amazing cardiovascular and strength workout.

Another benefit of actually “getting out on the field”, other than the fact that it works out our body in ways that we are not used to , therefore keeping our exercises fresh, is that playing sports drastically increases our coordination, agility and balance. When you lift weights, run on treadmills, train on an elliptical, climb stair steppers, or ride on an upright bike/recumbent bike/spin bike/stationary bike, your muscle memory becomes accustomed to the same, repeated motions. Doing the same exercises over and over again doesn’t allow you to tone virtually every spot of your entire body like playing the different sports mentioned above allow you to.

When you are playing sports you are unconsciously tearing down and rebuilding all muscles in your body, but through adrenaline and excitement, you push through the aches and pains without notice. If you have ever played sports, you know what it is like to wake up the next day after a rough game and your entire body is extremely sore, and you think to yourself, “Why am I so sore, I was not this sore during or after the game?” This is because the physical fitness aspect of your exercising was out-matched by your mind and its ability to concentrate and adapt to competition.

That total body soreness you feel from playing volleyball at the beach, a tough match of tennis or football, is not attained by sitting on an exercise bike for 10 minutes. If you want to work your body towards exhaustion and really push yourself to look and feel your best, there are workout routines, when followed, that can maximize your cardio results as effectively as playing sports themselves.

You will be able to stay in shape just like a superstar athlete through the use of home gym equipment and personal fitness equipment if you mix up your routine and keep your workouts fresh and creative. Through the use of all different kinds of equipment, such as Treadmills, Elliptical, Home Gyms, Recumbent Bikes, Stationary Bikes, Exercise Bikes, spin bikes, cross-trainers, abdominal machines, multi-station strength pieces, Stair Climbers, Pilates machines and any other piece of cardio fitness equipment for that matter. Throw them all in the mix. Don’t just let your body get used to the same old boring 30 minute jog followed by 20 minutes of weight lifting. Do different exercises, work out with different muscle groups, work out with different equipment, exercise with different people, run in different locations, lift different amount of weight. Change up your sets. On Monday when you lift weights on the bench press at the gym, do 5 sets of 5. On Wednesday, instead of doing the same exercise with 5 sets of 5, do 8 sets of 3. The last thing you want to happen is for your exercise routine to become dull and redundant. It is hard to enough to carve out enough time in your busy day to do something that you like to do, let alone something that doesn’t invigorate you. Never let that happen. Always change up you fitness routine thorough playing sports with friends and through the use of all different kinds of physical fitness gear. Not just treadmills, elliptical and bikes. Use everything from the abdominal crunch machine, to the Stair Climber, to the Cross-Trainer and then jump in the pool when you are done. The point is to keep your workout routines fun and exhilarating through various exercises that train a multitude of the muscles in your body.

When is the last time you incorporated all of the machines mentioned above into your exercise routine? When is the last time you worked out with firends and actually had a good time doing it? Never let your exercise routine lose its flavor and zest. Once that happens, it becomes more like a job than a hobby, and we start counting down the minutes. Throughout your cardio or strength training, or your sports game/match, you want to put forth your best effort so that you achieve maximum results. Maximim results will not be achieved unless you enjoy what you do, period. Cardiovascular and strength training is like anything else, you get out what you put in, so put money in the bank now, and when you need that extra burst of energy at 3 o’clock in the morning, you will have enough power to make it happen!

Hey All,

I just received an e-mail from you guys about upcoming products and your Summer lift off sale.

you read my mind!!!!!!!!!!! i have been trying (i guess not 2 hard) to keep track of my workouts, more like i was thinking of keeping a journal of what i eat&WHAT I DO NOT EXERCISE!  ha! That is going change soon! I also just got my 12 bottles of GREENS PLUS, WILD BERRY BURST &greens chocolate energy bars today (300!!!)LOVE THEM SO MUCH. Thanks for stepping up and being GURU when it comes 2 health,we love reading the blogs and keeping track of our own results and sharing them with everyone.

Any way, jimmy &i talked 2 him about getting back to our exercise routines and we look at a bunch of supplements & all this cleansing stuff&2day all this GREENS PLUS protein great products!!! i am going 2 take protein powder&protein bars with us(hannah loves them, Max HATES THEM) WE R GOING 2 BE IN THE HOLLY LAND,HOME OF THE BEST FALAFEL&SHAWARMAS IN THE WORLD,so i m going 2 be realistic &know that i m going 2 have a few good tasting authentic food!! but also knowing that the real exercise it is going 2 start june 21st!WE PROMISE! i am determined to get back into vegetarian/vegan life stile from july 1 st! i have been trying 2 do it 4 about half of this year…i ran out of excuses.. i will turn 45 in september , jimmy will be 53 !we have 2 more kids that we will have 2 take 2 college in a few years..we need 2 get that energy back &try 2 hold on 2 it for a while…we hope 2 have this 2 follow in2 theyr big sisters good foot steeps …she turned out great&they both look up 2 her!!! so with this on mind ,i m going to try much harder this time around &get that ‘old feeling good” thing back!!!!!!!

WE ONLY GO AROUND ONCE…

my dad passed away@59 (my mom was only 49 when she died), jimmys dad @61 !!!!!!!!WE WANT TO BE AROUND A LIL LONGER !!!!!

take care&stay cool(it gets kind of hot there)

ciao

ALINA!

Weight lifting and strength exercises are just as important to maintaining good health as cardio exercises.  Most of us go to the gym, stretch for ten minutes, turn our Mp3 player on, hop on the treadmill or elliptical and then hit the shower. We need to keep in mind that lifting weights, as well as other forms of muscle building, is absolutely essential if you want to remain healthy and maintain a great looking physique.  Some people still believe that lifting weights stunts growth, reduces mobility, and that strength training does not have as significant of an impact on our daily lives as cardio routines such as running, jogging, biking, climbing stairs and so on. Nothing could be further from the truth. Lifting weights and building muscle mass is just as important to your health as cardio exercises. The Kings of Cardio are and have been on the front lines of fitness since the 1980’s so trust us when we tell you that you must compliment your cardio routine with strength training.

Through proper and effective weight lifting, one is able to raise their metabolism, increase their endurance, build muscle and lose weight. People commonly think that strength training is not as significant as cardio training when it comes to burning calories and losing weight. The reason that people who state that strength training doesn’t help lose weight are wrong  is because when you lift weights you build muscle mass, and when your muscle mass is increased, so is your resting metabolic rate. Therefore, you actually burn more muscle even in your sleep from lifting weights.