Body Image Change Physical Transformation Methods Popularized by the Media
Two wildly successful media events that have changed the world’s perspective on fitness and weight loss occurred in the last decade. First, Bill Phillips popularized the 12-week Body-for-LIFE transformation with his own workout method, meal replacement shakes, real-life before-and-after photos, and huge prize money.
So… many people bought the best selling book, Body-for-LIFE and tried to follow the self-training guidelines for muscles and metabolism. Many have been successful; many more have not. Ideally, you need a coach or trainer for the first month. Many personal training clients go it alone after the first month and then book a review each month to review the exercise regimen. This is important to avoid the proverbial “plateau” effect of physical adaptation. However, the Body-for-LIFE method DOES WORK…for those who can stick with it.
If you’re not conditioning your body with a focus on muscle and metabolism, you simply won’t be able to maintain weight to maintain your ideal body weight. This is because your metabolism decreases with calorie deprivation and increases with exercise and muscle gain. You need to maintain muscle to lose weight properly. Therefore, even women should focus on muscle preservation and fat burning when it comes to weight loss programs.
For those who don’t read magazines, go to gyms or go out much, television has brought you up to speed on the latest revolution in fitness and body makeover. This reality show has become a household name.
Since the airing of The Biggest Loser TV show, most people recognize that rapid weight loss results can be achieved with some serious training. Being highly responsible and motivated with a high degree of positive pressure can lead to amazing results for people once considered poor discipline.
However, only some of the more obese weight loss clients are accepted to be on the television show. For the rest of you who need some serious in-house training, there are more and more options available. A new trend in the fitness industry is coming of age. Residential Weight Loss Programs and Live Fitness Boot Camps!
It’s not rocket science either. By learning a few simple rules to follow, you can make a lifestyle behavior change. However, before you decide on a fitness retreat to take your fitness vacation, be sure to compare the best Biggest Loser Withdrawals directly across the board. Simply put, it has to work for you. Once you’ve done your homework by checking out fitness and weight loss sites, just know that fit people really do live fit…and so can YOU!
As in previous articles on this topic of weight loss research and fitness retreats, I make this editorial suggestion: Find a highly experienced professional trainer who is a wellness lifestyle coach and negotiate an in-house guest arrangement of a minimum residential stay of 3 weeks. It takes 3 weeks to change a habit and replace a behavior with a new pattern. There you go. Your own personal Biggest Loser Retreat!