The Couch Potato Solution

The Couch Potato Solution
The top reason that people give for not exercising
regularly is not having enough time. For some reason, we
can't find time to exercise for 30 minutes, but the average
home in the U.S. has a TV blaring for over seven hours, and
the average American is glued to it for over four hours per
day. We are drawn to watch TV because it is a quick and
convenient escape. After a stressful day at work, one click
of the remote can immediately change our state of mind.
When the work day is over, the last thing we want is more
work. TV triggers emotional responses and alters the
chemical reaction in the brain. If you have ever shed a
tear while watching a heartfelt program, you know how easy
our emotions can be manipulated. If you've ever felt the
exhilaration of watching an action movie, the excitement of
a game show, anxiety from a suspenseful program, happiness
during a comedy or fear during a horror movie, you know how
easy it is for TV to push your buttons and change your
emotional states. Conversely, when we think about exercise,
we think about work. Even the name we use to describe
exercise is to "work out". So what's the solution?

The idea of joining a fitness center for some people is
problematic, again because of the time requirement and the
relationship with work. Even though an actual work out can
take as little as 30 to 40 minutes, after you factor in
travel time to and from the gym and time to shower and
change, you are likely looking at 90 minutes or more. Over
70 million people each year resolve to lose weight by going
on a diet. Unfortunately, diets alone will never provide
the answer for sustained results. Hundreds of diets profess
to have the solution for weight loss, yet the long term
positive results from dieting falls below the 5 percent
margin. For many, home equipment can be a viable solution,
but the challenge is wading through the lies and deceptions
of companies that advertise products that offer unrealistic
results. Then there is the cost which for many people makes
home equipment prohibitive.

Finally, there is a viable option that is easy to use,
affordable and with proper and consistent use, will provide
significant results. This "Fit Advocate Approved" product
is called MyGym and the beauty of it is that it is small,
portable and can be easily used during your TV time.
Gaining weight is a simple process. Each pound of weight
gained comes from 3,500 excess calories. Every day you burn
a certain number of calories just by living and breathing
(your Basil Metabolic Rate also known as BMR), and the more
you move through activities such as walking, exercise or
any movement the more calories you burn beyond what your
body will deplete just by being alive. No matter how you
look at it, calories are king when it comes to weight gain
and weight loss. The best efficient ways to burn more
calories is to move more.

While there are plenty of things you can do to burn
calories, there is no doubt that a consistent strength
training program will provide the best fundamental
component to effect lasting results. Strength training
creates lean muscle tissue which is your body's fat burning
machinery. The more lean muscle tissue you have, the more
calories you burn at rest. No matter what type of activity
you choose, "moving more" has to be a habit and part of you
daily routine. Since the time we spend watching TV tops all
other activities other than sleeping or working, what
better time to include physical activity to improve our
health and enhance our lives.

MyGym is a simple platform connecting multiple strength
bands used to create resistance for exercise movements to
work every muscle group. The bands make it easy to adjust
resistance for different exercises and to add resistance as
your strength levels increase. Fully equipped with several
easy-to-use attachments along with a complete outline of
every possible exercise and instructional DVDs, MyGym has
it all.

It is a proven fact that small amounts of physical activity
can have a big impact on your weight and your health. If
watching TV for hours each day has become a part of your
routines and habits, MyGym is the solution to improving
your health with a very small investment in both time and
money. All you have to do is to share about 10 to 15
minutes of your TV time each day to impact a positive
change in your life.

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Craig Pepin-Donat has helped millions of people get on the
path to living a healthier and more active lifestyle. He
has dedicated his life to helping people through health and
fitness education and now brings that knowledge and
expertise to you in his ground breaking book, The Big Fat
Health and Fitness Lie. He founded
http://www.fitadvocate.com