by Josef Brandenburg If you have been running all over beautiful Georgetown and are not noticing any weight loss you may be interested in knowing what the latest studies are suggesting. If for an entire year a man, at his target heart rate, were to exercise 6 days out of 7 for 1 hour each session he would lose in that year a mere 6 and 1 half pounds. That means that, given that equation you would need to work out a total of nearly 20 hours per week in order to lose a mere twenty pound of weight. Personal trainers also known as fitness experts will try to lure you in with two reasons to add aerobics to your fat-loss program. They want you to believe in the biggest fitness myth out there today, that an aerobics workout is an effective fat burning workout. Myth#1: More calories can be burnt with an aerobic workout. More calories than sitting on the couch I am sure, but to burn about 500 calories on an elliptical machine you would have to work out for 45 minutes. Compare to that if you will the 700 calories you would lose in the exact same amount of time with resistance training (weight lifting) and interval training (alternating high and low intensity exercise). That is 40% more calories lost with 30 minutes of weight lifting and 15 minutes of interval training. This also will leave your metabolism elevated for 24 to 36 hours afterward, which cannot be said with aerobics. Spending that amount of time for such low results and meeting with a personal trainer everyday just is not feasible in the fast paced lifestyle here in Georgetown. All you need is a good detailed plan of resistance training and interval training made just for you and you will be well on your way to experiencing some amazing results.

Myth #2: Aerobic exercise will put you in your fat burning zone. Yes, you will burn a greater percentage of calories from fat during your aerobic workout, but keep in mind that this is a larger percentage of a smaller number so its less fat overall. Also, resistance training has been repeatedly shown to increase the percentage of calories that your body burns from fat during the rest of the day, which is when we burn 80 to 90% of our calories. As a matter of fact, 45 minutes of jogging is less beneficial to your cardiovascular fitness than 15 minutes of interval training. The only running you should be doing in Georgetown is running in the opposite direction of the personal trainer that tells you to jog or do cardio for 45 minutes a day! Here’s a great fat burning workout that you can do in Georgetown absolutely free, no personal trainer required: #1. Start at the Exorcist steps. You know, the ones on M st. in the Exxon gas station parking lot. #2. Begin by walking up and then back down the stairs once. Than jog up them but walk down them a second time, that is your warm up. #3. After your warm up, do the following for 15 minutes or 12 rounds whichever comes first. Run up the stairs, walk down them, rest for one minute. You now have received greater results more quickly with a view of Georgetown as a bonus! About the Author: Josef Brandenburg is a prize winning Georgetown personal trainer . He has written the book The Body You Want, and has been in The Washington Post and Entrepreneur Magazine. To get a FREE copy of his new CD Why Eat Less and Exercise More Is The Worst Advice Ever click here .

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Georgetown Personal Trainer Exposes The #1 Fitness Myth