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Originally Posted by wrenchaholic

Thanks for the replies! Don't get the wrong idea, For the most part I'm in pretty good shape and stay fairly active. Your both right about the diet and exercise in the last couple of weeks I have changed my eating habits and have dropped of few lbs already. As John was referring to, I'm trying to target the gut as thats my main area of concern. That ain't gonna happen huh? The ab Lounge is a waste of money?

Just send the $19.95 or whatever they charge for it to me and you'll get the same effect but at least make me happy!

If you want to exercise don't join a gym at first! You'll stop going because you have this and that to do and you'll never go back! You'll go for a few weeks then life intrudes! Same will happen with the Ab Lounger! Pushups, situps and squats! Do these first! It's free and will test your will to stick to your program. If you don't, no money lost! Once you start to get into your routine then think about joining, or even better, buy a set of weights and start reading about strength training routines. Most important when exercising? Form! It's better to do 10 perfect pushups then 20 bad form ones! Start looking into doing a sport aside from working out to. Studies show that your workout sessions will be better and more productive if you do a sport alongside it. I guess once you start playing you want to get better so you start working out harder to get stronger, faster, etc. Did you play any sports in High school or do you have a sport that you like?
Exercise is hard for a reason! Your challenging your body to better itself and the only way to do this is to push it!
Quick tip: a few weeks into your Pushup/Situp/Squat routine try to lessen the time that you rest between sets. This is called circuit training and will not only make you stronger but it will strengthen your heart and your aerobic endurance!(Your wife will be the one that notices this most! )

Quickie Routine:

Concentrate on perfect form when doing these and you'll be done before you know it.

1st week -

10 pushups
10 Situps
10 Squats

Do this once every other day. Drink LOTS of water, Pretend your a camel!

2nd Week -

Same as first but do it 2 times instead of once!

3rd Week -

Do it 3 times.

4th week -

15 pushups
15 Situps
15 Squats

Repeat as before!

Do this until you reach 100 of each! By this time, you will have been researching different exercises and spending as much time with your shirt off as you can!

Don't forget! Eat more Dark, leafy greens, try and limit your red meat intake and drink LOTS of water!(Try not to drink soft drinks, drink water instead!)

Good Luck and stay the course!

John

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By the way, I am assuming that you are in good physical health and have no outstanding health problems. If you suspect anything like this you should have your doctor check you out first!