If you’re trying to lose weight without exercise, you’re not doing yourself any favours.

“But what if I don’t like exercise?” I hear you ask. Well, if you’re not keen on exercise you are not alone, but there are some things you can do to turn this around.

This article discusses some of the reasons why some of us don’t like exercise and what we can do about it to make sure we are more likely to achieve our fitness and weight loss goals.

Why some of us don’t like exercise.

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One of the most common goals of fitness enthusiasts is to have low levels of body fat covering their hard-earned muscles. Whether the individual is an athlete that wants to look good in and out of uniform or a fitness instructor that wants to have “toned” arms, everyone is looking for the most effective exercises to reach their goals.

There is certainly no shortage of opinions when it comes to training programs and exercises that trainers and magazines seem to promote to reach these goals, so it is understandable that many bodybuilders and gym-goers can be overwhelmed by information. But what really confuses me is the claim made by gym employees and fitness authors that certain resistance training exercises

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*Before we get started…..
I was hesitant to write this article the way I have because I know that some people may mis-interpret my intentions … so I will clarify them before we begin so there is no mis-understanding.
My reason for writing about parts of my professional journey is not to impress you, but to impress upon you how possible it is for us to create ‘amazing’ if we consider, apply and embrace certain principles.
I don’t think that I’m amazing and I don’t consider myself to be particularly gifted but I do know that if I’m prepared to deal with some regular discomfort (hurdles, speed humps, setbacks, problems, challenges…..failures) then I drastically increase my chances of succeeding.
I know the more

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In my 3 decades of training experience I have identified 5 major bodybuilding troubles or problems. These are:-

1 Overtraining…training too much…too often and too long. Not taking a complete week off every 3 months…

2 Under eating…Not eating enough…you need 6 meals per day minimum…every day, including weekends…

3 Neglecting the window of opportunity for rapid growth by not taking Whey protein and creatine immediately after training…

4 Not stretching properly to facilitate easy growth…

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If your goal is to improve your fitness or lose weight but you need to do something more exciting than jogging on a treadmill to keep you motivated, perhaps you should consider doing a martial art like boxing, kickboxing, karate, or judo.

In this article we list the top 10 reasons to consider doing a martial art for fitness and weight loss to help you decide if doing one is right for you.

1. Doing martial arts for weight loss

It’s no coincidence that gyms, personal trainers and producers of exercise videos and DVD’s are now heavily incorporating training techniques and exercises from a wide variety of martial arts in their workouts.

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