Fitness Expert Advises, Don’t “Pimp Your Home Gym” Without Defining Personal Fitness Goals
Exercise Physiologist believes billions of dollars are wasted annually on home fitness equipment. Joey Atlas, http://www. TheFitnessShaman. com, illustrates the six most critical mistakes to help you avoid the fitness failure epidemic.
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (PRWEB) September 27, 2006
“Five billion dollars annually, and obesity, diabetes and hypertension are still rising every year. But this is no surprise because most of this stuff becomes garage sale inventory, gets donated, thrown out or sold to the local used equipment dealer. Buying a home gym goes not guarantee results. Sticking with a structured fitness program (http://www. TheFitnessShaman. com) as a part of a fitness mindset and lifestyle, with or without a home gym, is how we experience improvements in physical fitness and health,” states Exercise Physiologist, Joey Atlas (http://www. TheFitnessShaman. com). “There are several crucial mistakes that so many people make, resulting in the fitness failure epidemic.”
Consumers are on pace to spend well over 5 billion dollars this year on home fitness equipment, according to the National Sporting Goods Association in Prospect, Illinois. But with obesity and a host of other fatal illnesses, related to lifestyle, becoming a major problem and growing burden on the medical system – it is obvious that something is missing.
Here are Atlas’ top six most critical mistakes to avoid:
1) Not defining & writing down the reasons why you want to improve your fitness (http://www. TheFitnessShaman. com).
2) Not setting specific, yet realistic, goals regarding body weight, body fat, energy, strength, etc.
3) Not listing specific health/medical related goals, such as, “reduce cholesterol by 25%.”
4) Not learning about various fitness programs and concepts via books and fitness videos (http://www. thebodfather. com/Home_Fitness_Program. html) to see what approaches interest you the most.
5) Not creating an exercise schedule in a calendar or day-planner that will help you stay focused both short term and long term.
6) Not learning the importance and effectiveness of a calorie conscious, well balanced fitness diet.
“If all that equipment was being used properly and consistently, this country would be in much better shape as a whole. The reality is people need a complete fitness plan before they can even think about buying a home gym. You have to know what your goals are before you gather the tools to help you reach your goals,” states Joey Atlas.
Joey Atlas is one of the world’s fastest rising fitness personalities. His home, office and travel fitness DVDs are distributed to clients in more than 28 countries. His first fat loss & fitness diet book is set for release in early 2007. Visit the website for access to free exercise instructions and a 7 day sample of The Blow-Torch Diet.
Atlas also offers a free subscription to his globally distributed, fitness inspiration e-newsletter, ‘Secrets of a Trainer’ via his website www. TheFitnessShaman. com (http://www. TheFitnessShaman. com)
Arrange an interview with Joey Atlas (http://www. thebodfather. com/Fitness_Personality. html) by calling his direct line at 904-891-6336 or via email.
Contact: Joey Atlas
Phone: 904-891-6336
Joey Atlas Fitness Resources
2 S Roscoe Blvd, Suite 2 A
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
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