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The Cardio Myth Smashed – Why Your Running Shoes May Be Packing On The Pounds Independent clinical research across the globe now clearly demonstrates that cardio vascular exercise such as running has little to no effect on weight loss and, if overdone, can actually cause muscle loss and lead to heart attack. Are you like most westerners and believe that when it comes time to shed some LB’s that you need to strap on the old runners and hit the treadmill, exercise bike or the pavement?   Have you ever noticed that you sweat like a pig, gasp for breath and yet… and yet never quite get the results you want? Unfortunately, common fitness beliefs in countries like the U.S., Canada, the UK, Australia and other nations say that busting your hump with hours of cardio is the best way to lose weight.   The truth, backed by thousands of studies as well as the experience of many seasoned personal trainers, says that this is in fact a myth. On average, low intensity and long ter...

by Christian Goodman Let’s be honest here. You don’t seriously expect to lose weight in 3 weeks that took you 3 years to put on, now, do you? Well, for some they probably can but it will only be temporary. Losing weight in a slow, steady manner is the healthiest way you can do it, and it’s also the only way to keep it off for good. It needs more than just a diet plan, because those alone don’t work. It requires a shift in lifestyle. People often think that losing weight is hard because they want something that is quick, fast, and easy. You must remove those habits that made you overweight. And you must have more body movement. The word ‘exercise’ makes us cringe, most of the time. But it doesn’t have to be a task that you dislike and it doesn’t have to be something that occupies most of your time. You just need to move your body more. The more you do that, the easier it becomes and in time, you may actually come to look forward to it and truly miss it on those occasions...