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fitness is broken.

On any given day, the media would have us believe a range of wild claims: that a fat-reduced diet will make us skinny; that we can sculpt six-pack abs in three minutes or less; and that if we don’t exercise for more than an hour a day, five days a week, we’ll never reach our fitness goals. Above all, we are told that achieving a particular body shape will bring us happiness and fulfilment.

My answer to all this? Garbage!

Most people’s beliefs around fitness are driven by vanities. Many of us feel pres-sure to attain a certain body type, or to achieve top athletic performance. Much of our framework is built on the preconceived notion that having a lean or muscular body is an indicator—the only indicator—of fitness. But appearances, however clichéd this may sound, really are only skin deep. Approach fitness in this way and you’re following a Band-Aid approach to wellness that is simply unsustainable.

Over my nearly two decades in the health and fitness industry, I’ve seen my fair share of quick-fix thinking and short-term goal setting. Whether you’re trying to lose those proverbial 10 pounds to fit into a wedding dress, rock a bathing suit on your next vacation, or surprise everyone at the high school reunion, you have to ask yourself: What happens once the wedding, vacation or reunion is over?

In the past, as a newly qualified trainer, I was guilty of using weight loss as the main metric for gauging fitness success. I tried shortcuts, such as calorie-reduced diets, “fat burner” workouts and just about anything else I could to help my clients drop some pounds and reach their weight goal. However, once this was achieved, it was too easy for them to fall right back into old habits. Why? Because I, and my past clients, never thought beyond losing the weight.

WHOLE LIFE FITNESS

CHAPTER 1

I have battled with weight issues and an unhealthy lifestyle for what seems like forever. Dai and Christie chal-lenged me, guided me and made me commit to myself. I would still be on my comfy couch if it had not been for them.” —Jim

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