My Lazy Secret To Getting In Shape

Photo of Author taking a lazy photo while showing he’s in shape for this article about his lazy fitness secret

One of the many reasons I started posting so much fitness content and became a weight loss coach is because there’s so much nonsense out there about how to get in shape.

“Don’t eat XYZ food” (I’ve seen almost every food mentioned at this point)

“Do cardio fasted for better results” (there’s no significant benefit to this)

“Fix your gut or you can’t lose weight” (saw this yesterday and if anything… losing weight can help fix your gut)

It’s really tough to know what is true and what isn’t because so many people open up a social media account and speak their feelings with a level of conviction even lawyers would envy.

I’m not going to pretend I know everything…

But I have spent years digging into research papers.

And it helps that my wife was a psychology major and went deep into the nitty-gritty of research methods to discern whether a study was good or not and she taught me everything she learned.

So I do know a thing or two.

And when I put together my coaching program, I made sure there were a few things I would not do:

I won’t have you eat specific, rigid, structured meals — First off, I don’t do this myself, so it wouldn’t make sense that I have anyone else do this. It’s rarely a realistic ask, and unless you’re dieting to be a bodybuilder it’s mostly unnecessary (and if you are, might I suggest a bodybuilding coach?).

I won’t have you workout for an hour or more per day — There’s a big difference between training for a purpose and training to burn energy, and having run gyms for years… unfortunately most personal trainers do the latter. If you’re training hard and with intention, an hour is overkill for most people.

I won’t have you slave away on the treadmill or stair master every day — I’m not saying cardio is bad, in fact the opposite is true. I’d even argue it’s one of the healthiest things you can do. But in terms of getting results, it’s not…