Thank goodness there are some of us in the personal training industry who open our minds and actually read research and then come up with intelligently designed fitness programs.
Unfortunately, a study (there I go with that “science stuff” again) by PTontheNet.com showed that about 3/4 of all personal fitness trainers get ALL of their information from fitness magazines.
[Remember the story I told you about a MAJOR magazine that left out a crucial "not" in a so-called quote from me just because their fact checker forgot to call me?]
Alwyn Cosgrove’s Real World Fat Loss Manual points out that…
- A 2004 diet study that shows a simple change can increase dietary compliance and fat loss by 96% — (and it’s not “eat less”!)
- A 1998 study that showed that the addition of 45 minutes of hard aerobic training, 5 times a week for twelve weeks – had no effect on fat loss
- A study from 1994 showed an interval training method that actually reduced body fat (skinfold measurements) nine times more than traditional cardio training — despite taking less time, and actually burning fewer calories per session
- A 1999 study showed that the addition of a specific resistance training program increased fat loss by 35% over diet plus aerobic training
- That same study also showed that 3 aerobic sessions of up to 50 mins, for 12 weeks (36 sessions) only increased fat loss by one pound over dieting alone
- A 2002 study used an Afterburn-type approach to training – and showed an elevation of metabolism for 38 hours post workout.
Go to AlwynCosgroveFitness.com to discover more
Of course, Alwyn’s best known 
as one of my co-authors in ShapeShift: Achieving the Athletic Look and Secrets of Female Strength and Conditioning.
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