RIO Fitness Chicago® Exercise & Nutrition Blog

RIO Fitness Chicago® Tip:

To get in-shape two terms should be abolished from our vocab forever: "weight loss" & "workout."

We should never be trying to lose "weight." We should ALWAYS be trying to lose body fat. Losing weight (muscle/water) is easy, and is the reason a lot of people are yo-yo weight losers then gainers. Remember, the scale is irrelevant if we're not losing body fat %.

As far as "workout," the battle to get into shape is more psychological than it is physical. Therefore we have to always be in a positive mindset. "Work" is a negative term. Exercise should be fun & challenging, something we enjoy doing.