| One of my clients does. | | | | One other benefit of the morning workout - It |
| And it is killing him. | | | | allows you to start the day with a sense of |
| Literally. | | | | accomplishment. |
| At the very least, it is contributing to depression, | | | | So keep the TV off at night and get to bed early. |
| frustration, and inflammation - hitting him both | | | | Then get up early and get your workout done. |
| physically and mentally. | | | | Your exercise is one of many ways you can |
| So not only does this stress beat him up at work, | | | | lower stress and the stress hormone cortisol. |
| but in the gym too. | | | | Lowering cortisol should help to control food |
| Work stress prevents him from losing fat, and | | | | cravings over the course of the day, and |
| contributes to the pain in his knees and back. | | | | following Dr. Mohr's nutrition guidelines will also help |
| The worse his days at work are, the tighter his | | | | you stay on track. Eating the right fats, as |
| muscles and the more inflammation in his knees. | | | | outlined by Dr. Mohr, will also help you optimize |
| Work also contributes to poor eating choices, | | | | your hormone levels to fight fat and stress. |
| because he just works so darn much. And that | | | | High-fat, high-carb meals increase |
| makes the inflammation even worse. It's a vicious | | | | inflammation...adding to the physical stress on your |
| cycle. Inflammation is associated with many | | | | body. Avoid processed foods and fast foods at all |
| diseases, including arthritis and an increased risk of | | | | costs...and just eat whole, natural foods. |
| heart attacks. | | | | Good nutrition is that simple. |
| So he needs to get out of this situation, ASAP. | | | | So spend some time on the weekend preparing |
| But easier said than done, right? | | | | your food plan for the week, so that you don't |
| And ladies, don't think this doesn't apply to you...as | | | | have to make any rush decisions for fast food |
| quoted on Men's the other day, "In a recent | | | | meals or snacks. |
| study at Yale, women who were most | | | | Don't eat anything with trans fats, don't eat any |
| susceptible to stress had both higher levels of | | | | processed carbs, and don't drink any soda. And |
| cortisol and greater abdominal fat than | | | | stay the heck away from fast food. |
| nonstressed women. And the ladies under stress | | | | So nutritionally, there is a lot you can do to make |
| stored fat primarily in one place: their bellies." | | | | your day go better. Same with exercise, be |
| Ouch. | | | | consistent and it will help reduce your stress and |
| You must exercise to control your stress | | | | improve your health. |
| hormones. My client always feels better after the | | | | As for your job, if it is something you want to |
| workout. Yes it takes time, and that can add to | | | | change, then you need to talk to the right person. |
| your stress, but if you do your workout first | | | | You might need to find a career coach. If any |
| thing in the morning, you are set. There's no | | | | readers want to pass along some career help, |
| doubt that early morning workouts is the #1 | | | | please let me know and I'll share in future articles. |
| workout time for busy people. | | | | Sincerely, |
| What type of workout is best? First of all, just | | | | Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS |
| start with anything you can stick to. That's the | | | | Author, Turbulence Training |
| best advice for you or anyone you know that | | | | P.S. Is a lack of time stressing you out? |
| "hates exercise" but needs to do it. Simply find | | | | "No time to exercise" is the #1 reason most |
| something you like and do a little bit of it this | | | | people don't exercise consistently. In fact, a lack |
| week. Next week, you can do a little more. And | | | | of time stresses most people out for many |
| so on. | | | | reasons - whether it's a lack of time to prepare |
| That's a good start, but a structured exercise | | | | good food, exercise, or be with your family. |
| program will give the greatest health | | | | That's why I created Turbulence Training to be |
| improvements. | | | | the most efficient and effective fat loss program |
| For structured workouts, the best, most efficient | | | | out there. |
| exercise approach would include strength training, | | | | The warm-up is applicable to your workout, not |
| interval cardio, and some meditation time. You can | | | | some 5-minute waste of time on the treadmill. |
| get all 3 components in Turbulence Training, if you | | | | The strength training supersets shave minutes off |
| make sure to include meditative static stretching | | | | your wait time. |
| at the end of your session. | | | | And the intervals cut your cardio in half, or more. |