Deceiving Shortcut workouts

Hi Guys, I am back with one more :)

This time around it’s about the motivation on social media. I would rather call it deceiving information. 😊

I see number of videos\articles and picture proposing the quick fat loss/flat abs/muscle gain workouts.

They are titled like "7 minutes fat loss", "10 mins flat abs", "15 days weight loss", " 21 days flat stomach"  and the list goes on. Google these phrases and see the number of results for yourself.

Now the best thing about these tips are that they turn you on immediately. And you start dreaming about the flat abs in 15 days, 21 days with 10 mins workout.

And then the reality strikes, and it come with disappointment. After 15-20 days you realize it’s not working 😢

Fact of the matter is that there is no such quick fix. If it were so easy everyone would have been fit.

 Something like "If greatness was easy to be achieved, everyone would have been great"

There are few very important things that most of these articles don’t tell you.


Part 1: Scientific Principles of calorie burn

Now let’s look at this from scientific principle of caloric consumption\burn rate. 

Some of the most intense workout burn around 800 calories per hour, so for 10 mins it 133 calories. 

And as I mentioned previously you need to burn 7700 calories to loose 1 KG of body fat. So based on this calculation 7700/133 it will take 57 days to reduce 1 KG. 😲

Part 2: Scientific Principles of Workout design

Now let’s look at guidelines for workout

1.    Before you start any exercise you need 5-10 mins of warm-up (oh forgot your program was only for 10 mins 😂)

2.    These 7 mins or 10 mins cycles usually needs to be repeated 3-4 times in a session, which makes around 30-40 mins of workout. (another disappointment isn't it) 

3.    After you finish your workout you need to cool down and stretch for 5-10 mins. (they never told you this)

So all-inclusive this needs to be a 40 mins to 60 mins session. Wooo that's way longer than what you thought it was. 

Part 3: Diet and Nutrition plan. (this was never included)

Now let me tell you the biggest secret, that no fitness program is complete without diet. Shocked?

Whatever your fitness goal may be, if it’s not supplemented by the correct type of diet and nutritional program it’s not going to deliver results.

Only sustainable and balanced workout and diet plans will provide long lasting and satisfactory results.

"There is no shortcut to success" 

So stop looking for these quick tips on internet, instead follow proper guidelines for workout and diet to achieve your goals.

Slow and steady wins the race applies even today :)

Hope this will help you chose right workout for yourself.

Dhaval Bhadeshiya

Certified Fitness and Lifestyle coach