Do
I have to join a gym or buy any special equipment?
'Burn the Fat'
FAQ by Tom Venuto
Does your program require you to go to a
gym? Do
I have to purchase any special equipment if I want to train at home?
Are the exercises easy enough for people over 50 to do if they haven't
been doing much strength training?
No,
you don't have to join a gym if you don't want to. In fact, many people
start working out in their own homes with little or no equipment, and
they often join a gym later or create their own little "home gym."
The Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle program has
4 important components and two of them are exercise:
1. Cardio training
2. Strength training
3. Mental training
4. Balanced nutrition from natural food
The
cardio training component could be as simple as walking and that
doesn't require any equipment at all, unless you prefer to use a
treadmill. In fact, walking is often the best form of aerobic exercise
if you're a beginner, if you have a lot of weight to lose, or if you're
older. As you become more fit, you can move up to more intense forms of
cardio.
Stairclimbers,
elliptical machines, treadmills, rowers, bicycles and certain classes
or video programs are all great for fat loss and any one of these of
these can be incorporated into this program. One
of the great features of Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle is the
flexibility it allows in your exercise choices instead of locking you
into one mode of training or insisting that one method is the best.
What's most important is that you choose an aerobic activity that you
enjoy and that you're willing to make a regular part of your lifestyle.
The
Burn The Fat program also recommends a strength training component.
This could be as simple as doing some basic dumbbell exercises in your
own home. Some people even start with no equipment, just bodyweight
exercises such as push ups, pull ups, dips, bodyweight squats,
bodyweight lunges and abdominal work.
Most
equipment advertised on TV infomercials is complete garbage. Do you
know what the best and most versatile piece of equipment in the world
is? Dumbbells! Dumbbells
are inexpensive, they don't take up much space, and they give you
literally hundreds of exercise variations you can do right in your own
home. Another great benefit of dumbbells is that the exercises are
simple, easy to learn, and you can start with very light weights - at
any age or experience level - and slowly
build up.
Joining
a gym is not a requirement, but I highly recommend it, especially once
you move past the beginner stage. The advantage of joining a gym is the
huge variety of equipment and programs you'll have available, as well
as a motivational, supportive, instructional atmosphere.
Many
people are intimidated with health clubs because they think only "buff"
people go to the gym. But that's backwards - people are "buff" BECAUSE
they've been going to the gym! It helps to realize that everyone has to
start somewhere, and everyone is "out of shape" in the beginning. No
one comes out of the womb with six pack abs and bulging biceps!
If
you choose not to join a club, that's fine, but my recommendation then
would be to slowly begin adding some extra equipment to your "home gym"
setup as you become more advanced. You
could add
a barbell set, a fully adjustable bench, squat rack and possibly a
cable-pulley apparatus with a high and a low pulley. You can often find
a multi-purpose home gym that combines these features into one unit.
Ultimately,
where you train is your personal decision - the important thing is that
you DO train and that you understand the importance of the powerful
synergy created between nutrition, cardio and strength training.
Dieting - without the exercise - just doesn't work. In fact, it can
destroy your metabolism and actually make you fatter in the long run!
Burn
the Fat, Feed The Muscle shows you how to implement nutrition, cardio
and weight training all into one simple, comprehensive, step by step
plan. Combined with the right mental approach and motivational tools,
you have yourself a winning formula that can't fail!
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Tom
Venuto is a certified personal trainer, natural bodybuilder and author
of the #1 best selling diet e-book, "Burn the Fat, Feed The Muscle. For
more information on Tom's e-book, visit the Burn The Fat home page
here: www.burnthefat.com
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