The Five Pillars of Fitness

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1. Strength Training

After approx. 30 years old, you start to lose muscle mass. Roughly 1% per year.

This is known as sarcopenia.

Strength training, whether with weights or bodyweight, on a regular basis helps combat this & promotes muscle gain when nutrition is dialled in.
2. Cardiovascular Training

Most people hate doing cardio, myself included.

However, it's very beneficial and a training program isn't complete if it excludes cardio.

I prefer to make cardio fun via a hobby: sports, biking, swimming, running, walking, etc.
3. Nutrition

It's no secret that 80% of your results, especially for fat loss, stem from your diet.

You know how it goes... you can't out train a bad diet.

Without your nutrition dialled in, you're effectively leaving muscle gains & fat loss progress on the table.
4. Accountability

While motivation is what gets you started...

Accountability is what helps you stay consistent.

Without this, most people will fall off the wagon & struggle to get back on.

Having a coach or someone to workout with is a great way to stay accountable.
5. Rest & Recovery

Most people under estimate the need for rest.

Training 6x per week is not necessarily better than training 3x...

When you tear your muscle fibres down, you MUST give them adequate time to repair the tissues before the next workout.

No rest = worse results
Having these five pillars dialled in is necessary to your fitness success.

Think of these like a chain...

When one link is broken, the rest isn't as effective.

Having all working in unison produces the best results.

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