Often people ask me what's the quickest way to lose weight. Well, unfortunately there is no shortcut or easy way to lose weight or tackle the problem areas, despite what most gimmicky products lead us to believe. But there are three keys that must be adhered to if you ultimately want to achieve success in your health & fitness program. Whether you're trying to lose weight, train for a 10K run, or just feel better. These three components include: commitment, consistency and accountability. First and foremost, you have to be committed to your goals. To be completely committed you must to be willing to make lifestyle changes. Exercising at high intensities, multiple times each week is important but equally important is eating a sensible diet. Following a structured meal plan is imperative and has proven effective to meet the desired goal. Counter measures will lead to frustration, discouragement, and ultimately resignation from any program. To really begin to start feeling and looking better you must exercise consistently. At the very minimum you have to workout at least twice a week - preferably three or four times. Consistency doesn't mean skipping workouts on a regular basis. If you plan on working out three times a week but miss a workout once every two weeks, that accounts for 26 missed workouts in a year. That's almost a whole month of not exercising! Finally, you have to be accountable. Being accountable can include monitoring your diet by keeping a food log everyday (not once in a while), drinking plenty of water, and exercising regularly. Too often people think that since they worked out today they are "allowed" to eat an extra serving of dessert or have a bigger portion of lunch or dinner. By doing this you're adding back the calories you burned during your workout. This is not going to help you lose those extra pounds that you work so hard to burn. This is something to keep in mind being in the holiday season.

With the economy the way it is, some people are making the sacrifice of quitting the gym.  But is this really a bad thing, or can your fitness, fat loss and physique building efforts actually be improved?

The rowing technique is the most important factor when using the rowing machine. If you get your technique right you’ll be efficient and produce better results. With good rowing technique you will burn more calories, get more vital energy with less effort.

Injuries sustained while engaged in fitness activities are more common then you might think, but many of the injuries can be avoided if the individual is knowledgeable and is willing to take the time to implement specific precautions. Listed below are the sources of many common fitness related injuries and suggestions on how to avoid them.

Why is physical fitness important is probably a question you won't pay much attention to until your body starts to experience pains in the muscles and stiffness at the joints Why do you want to keep as fit physically as possible

Exercise is an incredibly important part of a healthy person's life Exercise is attributed to a healthy, long life and is attributed to preventing cancers, high blood pressure, sleep apnea and even asthma

Last summer I trained a Hollywood starlet who was in Toronto to film a movie. She was a model Turbulence Training client, doing everything I asked in each session including her first-ever chin-up, except for the Sugar-free Red Bull she insisted on having before each workout.

Staying motivated once you decide to start exercising on a regular basis doesn't have to be all that difficult All you need to do is pick out a few different kinds of activities that you enjoy and make sure that you change your workout on a regular basis

Meditation can be practiced by anyone for stress relief It is possible for a person to improve the quality of their life by adding regular sessions of meditation to their schedule

Back pain is a debilitating ailment that plagues millions of people around the world Whether your back pain is mild, moderate, or serious, it is completely undesirable