The most basic formula for weight loss is to burn more calories than what you are consuming.

I like to think of “calories like money” and “exercise like work”.

The more you work, the more money you can earn.

The more you exercise, the more calories you will burn.

If you want to save money, you tend to work a few more hours and spend a little less money. Well exercise is just the same, when you want to lose some weight, you exercise more and eat a little less. Makes sense doesn’t it!

So if you really wanted to lose weight, then you wouldn’t exercise like it’s a part time job, would you? I mean who only works part time when they have a holiday to save for? And who goes out on a spending spree when they want that new car? Only fools do, so why skip training sessions and eat all that junk if you really want to lose that weight?

You should be trying to bank as many calories as you can to wipe off that debt you have accumulated from the last few years from poor eating and sedentary lifestyle.

Why not take a part time job before or after work, or as I would phrase it, take a walk in the morning or evening. You’ll benefit from the extra calories you will burn from your stroll.

If you wake up and you aren’t motivated to train, then let me ask you this. How often do you spring out of bed motivated to go to work? How much more important is your health than your job? Because without your health, you might not have a job!

 

 

 

Troy Shipsey

Fitta Bodies Personal Training

Centennial Park Outdoor Group Training Camp, Sydney

Tags: calories, exercise, Fitness, health, Motivation

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