by Greg Landry In a recent issue of my Weight Loss Newsletter newsletter, I asked subscribers to tell me their favorite time to exercise and why. I received hundreds of responses. 92% said their favorite time to exercise was in the morning. Their notes will inspire you.. I HATE to exercise but I love the results. I try to exercise …

by Greg Landry Here’s a question that I hear many times every month, “Greg, should I workout at home or at a gym?” Well, the bottom line is certainly that you should do whatever works best for you – whatever helps you to workout consistently. I asked my newsletter subscribers where they trained and why. This will give you many …

by Greg Landry On the road to weight loss, fitness, and health, you can easily become discouraged. In fact, discouragement is what leads many people to give-up when they may have been near a point of significant progress and encouragement in their program. I’ve put together my “top 10” points of encouragement to help keep your spirits high on your …

by Greg Landry Your Cardiorespiratory (aerobic) fitness level is improved through a program of consistent aerobic exercise such as walking, swimming, jogging, cycling, aerobic dance, rowing, etc. Increasing your Cardiorespiratory fitness level is important because of the many positive affects on your health and well-being. It has a direct affect on your quality of life and it enables to you …

by Greg Landry I know that it may seem a bit too simplistic to assume that a change in your sleep habits could aid your weight loss efforts. However, let’s take a look at this. Follow my logic – backwards: 1. I believe that developing helathy eating habits are much easier if you’re exercising five to seven days per week …

by Greg Landry Do you sometimes get bored with your aerobic exercise? Do You sometimes feel like you’re not getting the results you should from your aerobic exercise? If so, then aerobic cross-training is for you. Aerobic cross-training refers to using two to three different types of aerobic exercise during an exercise session. For example, if you plan to exercise …

by Greg Landry You know the feeling – your alarm clock wakes you at 5:30 for your morning walk and sometimes you just don’t feel like doing it. So, what should you do? Well, sometimes, you should probably just go back to bed. However, that should be the exception rather than the rule. Your best bet for working through this …

by Greg Landry Here’s a quick and easy way to estimate your fitness level. This was developed by Kasari and is gives you a fitness score that is indicative of aerobic fitness. Calculate your fitness score by multiplying your score for each category (score = intensity x duration x frequency). For example if you walked at a moderately heavy intensity …

by Greg Landry 1. Elevates your metabolism so that you burn more calories everyday. 2. Increases your aerobic capacity (fitness level). This gives you the ability to go through your day with less relative energy expenditure. This enables a “fit” person to have more energy at the end of the day and to get more accomplished during the day with …

by Greg Landry WARNING: Don’t weight train until after you’ve lost weight! No, no, no, no, pleeeeease don’t believe that headline! That’s one of the many myths associated with weight loss and fitness. If you’re interested in losing weight and getting fit as quickly as possible, don’t let these myths throw you off track; Myth #1 – Some fancy exercise …