The "Easy" Part of Losing Fat

So am I saying that fat loss is easy? No, it takes a lot of hard work and discipline......but you can't exercise intensely all the time.

Your body needs some "easy" days here and there to let you recover. You would still do some exercise, but it would be much lighter in nature.

I was reading a newsletter from a fitness expert who addressed this issue of intense and easy days. In order to lose fat you have to work hard, but you also need some lighter days to give your body and mind a break.

Short, intense workouts can be very beneficial in trying to lose weight. These workouts allow you to get results without spending hours and hours at the gym...... kinda like Craig Ballantyne's Turbulence Training workouts.

But these workouts can take a toll on your body if you don't take it easy once in a while. Life is stressful and if you are always pushing your body to its limits, you may reverse some of the progress you have made.

So easier exercise can let your mind and body recover, in order to keep pushing forward.

I remember one of my clients who would come in and tell me to kick her butt because she didn't eat right over the weekend or something like that. Of course, most clients don't like the idea of working lightly because they are paying you to push them to their limits.....

they don't think that they are getting their money's worth with anything less than a brutal workout.

There is a great program out there that will allow you to train intensely, yet not "overtrain." This is one of the best intense workout programs you will find, one that will help you build lean muscle tissue and burn fat at the same time.

It also allows you to get by without doing tons of cardio..... or hardly any cardio, for that matter. Charles Staley's Escalating Density Training goes against the grain compared to most programs, but its simplicity is amazing.

It allows you to work harder and work smarter at the same time, while keeping your body fresh and avoiding overtraining.