The Fitness Adviser

The first step to getting fit and changing your lifestyle is to get motivated, and get determined. Here’s an old video by fitness-legend Jack Lalanne about winning the battle of life.

A good way to start is by creating weekly and monthly goals. Want to lose weight? Weigh yourself now and make a goal about where you want to be in a week, and in a month, and in 6 months. (A solid way to start is to try to lose a pound a week.) Make a promise yourself to walk to the supermarket instead of driving, and make time for yourself a few times a week to do the kind of exercise that will really get your heart pumping! (We’ll get more into workout routines, sprinting versus long cardio and related topics later.)

The most important thing is to wake up every day, steel yourself to stick to your goals, and then accomplish them! That’s the real secret to getting fit, and in the words of Rocky Balboa, “That’s how WINNIN’ is done!”

My name is Rafi Bar-Lev and I’d like to welcome you to my brand new fitness site!  To learn about me and why I created TheFitnessAdviser.Com, check out the about section. Feel free to comment and if you like the site, help put it on the map by telling your friends about it!

Enjoy the site,

Rafi

All of us today are way too self-conscious about our bodies. We believe there’s a specific way that every person should look, leaving no leeway for variability in builds. Most commonly, men believe they should look massively muscular, and women believe they should look extremely skinny.  Despite knowing that different people have different builds, we’re all guilty of falling for these stereotypes. So let’s take a breather from our preconceptions and remember a few things…

• For both men and women, there are different builds. Some men are naturally bigger, some naturally smaller. Same with women.
• All of the builds look good.

That being said, don’t fall into the trap of believing that your build can be an excuse for being underweight or overweight. While you may be a man who is 5′5 and your natural weight is around 135, that doesn’t mean that it’s okay for you to be 120. If you’re a woman who is 5′6 and has a natural weight of 140, you shouldn’t be weighing 170.