Get Fit Fast, Myth or Reality?

If you are looking for an overnight quick fix fitness and fat loss solution to get you in trim for whatever reason, then consider the information in this article very carefully.  Because what you are about to learn will determine whether you succeed or fail in your quest to get fit fast.

If you truly want to get fit as fast as you can and stay fit then keep reading and I will tell you how to do it. Let me take you by the hand and show you how I have been successful in achieving amazing results with fitness and weight loss with my clients for many years.

The most important thing you must do to ensure you get fit as fast as you can is to be clear about exactly what you want to get fit for. You must a have a clear objective as to where you want to be and a very good idea of how you aim to get there. How can you expect to get fit if you have no idea what direction you are heading in?

Let me ask you this question. Do you think you would get fit faster if your goal was to be able to swim 20 lengths of a 50 metre pool without stopping compared with swimming across the English Channel, all 22 miles of it? Of course you would. The task of swimming 20 lengths is much less of a challenge than swimming the English Channel; therefore if you where training to compete in the channel swim, you would reach and overtake the desired fitness level to swim 20 lengths well before the 22 mile distance.

So back to the original question, How to Get Fit Fast depends greatly up on your current level of base fitness and the desired goal ahead. The next thing to think about is the relevancy of your training. The example above gives two similar goals, in respect that they both involve swimming. One much more challenging than the other, but the training would be some what similar to start with.

Let's look at another example; if you compare a Boxer with a Base Ball player, initially you would say that both are fit. This is correct to say that both are fit for their respective sporting disciplines, however if both were to swap roles, you could say that both would struggle to perform well at each others sports.

These are classic examples of people who are fit for what they do. The training path to reach the desired level of fitness for each sport is completely different. So you need to make sure that the training you do to improve your fitness is relevant to your final goal, otherwise you will never get there.

Take it from me you have to have a very good level of base fitness to succeed at either of these sports. Most people's idea of a base level of fitness is to enable them to cope with the stresses and strains of their daily lifestyle. This might include, tending the garden, leisure walking, running for the bus and playing with the kids.

To get fit as fast as you can follow these 7 simple steps;

1. Assess where you're at;
ask yourself why you want to get fit. Most people decide to get fit for one of 3 reasons;

a) Improve physical appearance
b) Health reasons or quality of life
c) For a particular sport, challenge or task

Which category do you fall into?

2. Set yourself a goal;

Make sure there is light at the end of the tunnel.
When will you know you have reached your goal? What do you need to do to get there?
If your goal is weight loss, then what is your ideal weight? If you are training for a specific event, such as a running race, what time or distance do you need to achieve.

If it's for health reasons, you may wish to reduce your blood pressure or cholesterol.

3. Eat healthy;

Your diet must be specific to your goal and your exercise plan. Make sure you are eating the right food and at the right times to get the most out of your exercise program. A poor diet equals low energy and poor performance, ask any successful sports person. My advice is don't go on a diet. You'll just end up hungry, de-motivated and give up. Learn how to make smart food choices, by replacing low grade food ‘junk' with fresh high grade produce. Look a what you currently eat and identify areas where you can improve.

If weight loss is your goal, then start by making one small but significant change to your diet every week. For example if you were to cut out 1 tsp of sugar from your 2 cups of tea or coffee per day, then that's a saving of 14,500 calories in one year. That amounts to a loss of over 4lbs of body fat. Do you see where I'm coming from? Small changes can make a big difference when you add them all together.

4. Exercise;

If you are new to exercise and think you don't have the time, and then make a commitment to start exercising for 5 minutes per day. Do you think you can handle that? Next week, increase it to 10 minutes and so on until you are doing 30 minutes per day. You'll be amazed how much fitter you are just in that short time.

Choose an exercise activity appropriate to your goal, but make sure it's a balanced program that covers all the major components of fitness. A balanced exercise program should include; CV training, for aerobic & anaerobic fitness. Resistance training, for muscular endurance, strength and power. Flexibility for range of movement and posture. Balance and coordination.

 If you are not sure where to start then consider these;

1. Enjoy what you do

2. Balance your exercise to include CV, Resistance and Flexibility

3. Make your exercise specific to your goal

4. Make it a lifestyle change not a chore

5. Make it challenging, but not impossible

For the best results and to get fitter faster, then consult an exercise professional to design a program specifically for you.

5. Monitor;
Monitor your progress; it will help to motivate you to stop you losing interest. Once you see that you are making steady progress towards your goal it will keep you focused.

6. Motivate;
One of the hardest things about starting a new fitness campaign is keeping on track. Try training with a friend or join a club to help keep you interested. Reward yourself every now and then with your favorite meal or treat.

7. Fitness for life;
Don't just make a commitment to get fit for new year or holiday, make it a lifestyle change. Decide that you are going to make changes for life.

Last but not least if you can get to the point where fitness and healthy living becomes second nature and a natural routine then it's the unhealthy things that start to become a chore! Remember if you practice anything enough you will do it without thinking about it and this is the state you need to aim for. One day you will come to realize, 'this fitness stuff isn't so bad after all'.

So, getting fit fast really does depend on you and your current circumstance, fitness levels, what it is you want to get fit for, what you consider fitness to be and what you perceive as fast!