Most doctors won’t tell you about it. But when this system is working right, you’ll:

• feel more energized
• have a positive frame of mind
• have better concentration
• sleep soundly
• eliminate mood swings
• think more clearly
• have fewer food cravings
• maintain a healthy weight

The problem is, the modern world causes you to overuse it. Your ancestors had only brief periods of stress, lasting a few minutes at a time. Today, you are constantly being assaulted by stressors that can last for days, or years.

But your body wasn’t built for that. The system your body uses to deal with stress – your adrenal system – didn’t evolve to be in a constant state of activity.

And that’s why we have the modern problem of what I call “adrenal burnout.”

The solution to adrenal burnout involves two simple steps I’ll show you in a minute.

But first let me reassure you… it’s healthy for your body to go through the occasional ups and downs of daily stress responses. They’re normal and you may not even know they’re happening.

What’s not always healthy is that our brains can be too powerful for our own good. We worry, we try to plan… we have stressors that can last for weeks, months, even years. A good example is a 30-year mortgage. That’s 30 years of anxiety right there.

What’s worse is that if you go to your doctor with symptoms of adrenal burnout, chances are they won’t know what’s causing it.

In medical school, they are only taught to look for extreme adrenal malfunction. Either Addison’s Disease, which is when the adrenal glands don’t produce enough of the hormone cortisol, or Cushing’s Syndrome, which is when they make too much cortisol.

And only these extremes are considered abnormal. Everything else is considered “normal.” Yet adrenal burnout happens to 15 percent of people on either end of the testing.

That means your adrenal glands could be working far from normally, but most mainstream doctors won’t even recognize that you have a problem.

The good news is, you can completely reverse adrenal burnout in two easy steps, and have all the energy, enthusiasm and relaxed, confident happiness you were built for.

Step 1) Turn back the clock: In a groundbreaking study, researchers took muscle samples from young adults and older adults. The older group exerted themselves intensely three times per week.

Here’s what happened …

Before exercise training, the older adults were 59 percent weaker than the younger adults. After several weeks, the older individuals were able to improve muscle strength by around 50 percent.

But here’s something even more remarkable: After exercise training, their muscle tissue was re-energized from a cellular level. In fact, most of the genes that express aging were reversed back to younger levels!¹

This study gives us new insight into the role of exertion and keeping the vitality of youth. Because strong muscles maintain adrenal production.

But there’s a catch: Long, drawn-out endurance exercise like marathon running or aerobics will only drain your energy and further wear out your adrenal glands.

That’s why I recommend P.A.C.E. workouts. P.A.C.E. is the opposite of aerobics because it reprograms your metabolism to re-energize you from the inside, just like the people in the study.

In fact, my new P.A.C.E. Express program shows you what and when to eat, and how to work out to rebuild the lean, energetic body you were meant to have.

P.A.C.E. Express gives you specific workouts that are easy to follow along so you can get back to living stress-free like your body was designed for. Click here to see more.

Step 2) Take time out for yourself. Participate in a meditative practice like yoga or tai chi to release any pent up stress and emotions.

These were the tools the ancients used to slow their brain waves and feel a sense of calm and joy.

In fact, simple yoga breathing can help. It’s a technique I learned from a yoga master when I was in India. It balances your adrenal hormones and makes you relax and recuperate.

Before you begin, sit in a comfortable spot, and control your breathing. Concentrate on taking deep breaths, in and out.

1. Empty your lungs until there’s no more air. Exhale completely. Force out every drop.
2. Inhale deeply for at least a slow count of 4. Fill your lungs until you can’t inhale any more.
3. Hold your breath for at least a slow count of 7. Anticipating the exhalation like this creates a calming and rebalancing effect.
4. Now exhale for at least a slow count of 8. Empty your lungs fully, then push out any remaining air. This is the part we usually forget, but it’s the most crucial. As you exhale, you will feel yourself relax.

By adding this exercise to your daily routine you’ll not only boost your immune system, you’ll also effectively deal with problems like stress, anxiety and isolation that cause adrenal burnout.

To Your Good Health,

Al Sears, MD

1 Melov, S., Tarnopolsky, M.A., Beckman, K., et al, “Resistance exercise reverses aging in human skeletal muscle,” PLoS ONE. 2007;2:e465

Sure, some models starve themselves to stay thin, but what about the rest of them? I wanted to know their secrets.

So I started doing a little research and stumbled upon some of the best-kept secrets in the modeling industry. And they all had one thing in common… boosting your metabolism.

Your metabolism is like your body’s inner personal trainer. It works 24 hours a day using calories as fuel to give your body the energy it needs. But as you get older, your metabolism slows down. This is what can account for stubborn excess fat even if you watch what you eat and exercise.

But thanks to the healthy supermodels, I now know a few tricks these smart women have up their sleeves that keep their metabolisms running at full speed.

Here are the top five ways to help you get your own super-charged, supermodel metabolism:

1. Drink your water on the rocks. If you tend to drink cool or room temperature water, try throwing in some ice cubes. Everyone who knows me knows I love my water icy cold. By drinking ice water, you can bump up your metabolism because your body uses extra energy to heat it up. Don’t forget to drink water throughout your day either… many times you think you’re hungry when you’re really just thirsty.




2. Spice it up! Next time you’re preparing a delicious dinner or going out to your favorite restaurant, pick a dish with a little extra spice. Black pepper, ginger, chili peppers and cinnamon all help accelerate your metabolism because they’re thermogenic. They raise your body temperature and help you drop the excesss fat a little faster.




3. It’s tea time! Asian cultures have been onto the metabolism-stimulating qualities of green tea for thousands of years. Green tea works to keep your blood sugar in check and helps keep fat from being stored. It’s also a great natural appetite suppressant. But what’s even better about this lovely green beverage is that one of the components – ECGC – is also thermogenic. Have a couple of cups a day (skip the sugar and cream) and you’ll notice a difference.




4. Eat… more! That’s right. You must eat, especially if you’re trying to drop a little weight. Eating more often helps your metabolism do its job. But you have to choose the right types of food. Do your best to stay away from processed foods and make sure you have some protein at each meal – don’t forget to load up on those veggies! Also try to scatter your meals throughout the day into five or six small ones, instead of three larger meals. This will keep your inner furnace constantly burning and your metabolism running high. 
   Extra tip: Eat before you become too hungry so you don’t eat everything in sight (yes, it’s happened to me!).




5. Pump up the intensity. Swap out long, boring workouts for short bursts of progressively intense exertion — like in Dr. Sears’ PACE fitness program. PACE consists of short rounds of intense activity (think jumping jacks, pushups, lunges, etc.) followed by brief periods of rest. The best part is that your metabolism stays fired up even after you’re finished. In fact, your body will keep using up calories to recover from your workout for up to 24 hours.

Have a Youthful Day,

Jackie Silver

[Ed. Note: Jackie Silver is the author of Aging Backwards: Secrets to Staying Young. She’s a dynamic and beautiful 50-something bombshell who looks half her age. She created “Aging Backwards” in 2006 to help empower women to look and feel younger than their actual age. Keep reading Ageless Beauty Secrets for more of Jackie’s best tips, tricks and secret weapons for stopping the effects of aging and improving the whole self – mind, body and spirit.] 

It’s pretty impressive to watch how strong and fast these men and women are. They hit the ball so hard, and can twist their bodies and do incredible things with a tennis racquet in their hands.

Their bodies seem to be built for it, don’t they?

But I’m going to show you that you can have that same kind of lean, muscular body.

In fact, you were designed for it.

Let me explain…

Most people rely on trainers and fitness “experts” who say if you want to melt fat you have to work out in the “fat-melting zone.” This involves doing hours of “cardio” training, or endless “aerobics” or other endurance training that uses your fat stores while you exercise.

Only that’s the opposite of what you should be doing. If you train for endurance, you’re training your body to work against you.

That doesn’t mean you can’t work out to drop fat. Exertion is one of the most effective tools you can use to maintain your ideal weight.

But what you want to do is re-train your body so it performs like it was designed. That way, you can have the lean, muscular body nature intended for you.

Here’s how you do it:

• do sets of exercises that are progressively intense
• rest in-between each set
• exert yourself for no more than 12-15 minutes

It’s that simple.

Here’s why it works:

For the first 2-3 minutes of a workout you burn ATP, or adenosine triphosphate. This molecule is the basic unit of cellular energy. It is stored in the muscle cells and is available at any time. It is also your high-octane fuel for intense effort.

But there is only enough ATP for a few minutes of exercise. When your ATP stores are depleted, your body switches to glycogen, a carbohydrate stored in muscle tissue. Your glycogen stores will take you through about 15 minutes of exercise.

After both your ATP and glycogen stores have become depleted – about 20 minutes – you switch to using fat.

But if you make that switch by exerting yourself for longer than 20 minutes at a time, you’re training your body to store fat for the next time you work out.

If you stop before that, you store energy in your muscles, NOT as fat for later use.

In fact, exerting yourself for shorter periods of time burns up to nine times more fat than endurance exercise.

Researchers at Laval University in Quebec divided participants into two groups. One group cycled for 45 minutes without interruption. Another group cycled in numerous short bursts of 15 to 90 seconds, while resting in between.¹

The long duration group burned twice as many calories. So you might assume that they would melt more fat. However, when the researchers recorded their body composition measurements, it was the short-term interval group that showed the most fat loss.

In fact, the interval group lost nine times more fat than the endurance group for every calorie burned!

And by the way, this is why many endurance athletes have body fat percentages ranging from 10-20 percent, while athletes like sprinters and basketball players – who run in short bursts with progressive intensity – have a well-muscled physique and usually carry only 4-8 percent body fat.

Your body prefers, and was designed for, shorter periods of exertion, not hours of running.

So, do you want to train your body to store more and more fat, or would you rather exert yourself for minutes at a time, melt off the fat, and be lean and ripped?

This is what my P.A.C.E. program will do for you, and why we already have 60,000 people doing it. And it’s why I like to talk to you about it often.

Because I want you to have a strong, lean body just like those tennis players at the Australian Open. The good news is, you don’t have to be an elite tennis player to do P.A.C.E. You can start with any challenge that’s within your reach. Even walking.

All you need to do is make your workout progressive. Incrementally increase your exertion level little by little, and you’ll re-train your metabolism and re-build the athletic body you were designed for.

The best part is, doing P.A.C.E. doesn’t take hours in the gym. You don’t have to increase the duration of your exercise to get more fit. This is the mistake most modern exercise programs and trainers make.

What you want is to gradually, but progressively increase the challenge you give your body each time you work out. You’ll shed fat naturally and more quickly than you ever thought possible, and get back the lean, sexy torso you were designed to have.

To Your Good Health,

Al Sears, MD

1 Tremblay A, Simoneau JA, Bouchard C. Impact of exercise intensity on body fatness and skeletal muscle metabolism. Metabolism. 1994;43(7): 814-818.

Biting off more than you can chew with a long list of resolutions is not only counterproductive, but can also leave you stressed. Not to mention guilt-ridden if you’re unable to stick with all of them. There’s even an unofficial “Break Your Resolutions Day” on January 17th of each year. And I’m pretty sure you don’t want to celebrate that.

Even the United States Government gets in on the action with a list of popular resolutions on its Web site here. It includes many health-related resolutions such as: Reduce Weight, Quit Smoking, Get Fit, Manage Stress and more.

Why not make a resolution this year to make your resolution list shorter and more manageable?

According to Seth W. Lieberman, CEO of Pangea Media in Boston, MA, a CEO has only three things on his or her “to do” list: Money — don’t run out of cash; Vision — set the vision and strategy; and Team — support the team.¹

This year, be the CEO of your own life with just three “to-dos” for 2012.

1. Ditch your old exercise routine and get with the program – the P.A.C.E. program, that is. Dr. Al Sears, M.D. has studied the science of exercise for more than 25 years. He’s found that just 12 minutes a day of the right kind of exercise is all you need to build a stronger heart and lungs, and to get and stay in shape. You’ve heard the term “intervals.” But P.A.C.E., which stands for Progressively Accelerating Cardiopulmonary Exertion, is about more than just plain intervals. It’s progressively more intense, yet shorter bursts of exercise – or intervals – that do the trick. And everybody can squeeze in just 12 minutes of exercise a day in 24 hours!

2. Lower your sugar intake. Experts believe that a lifetime of overeating sugar can cause wrinkles. A natural process called glycation is the culprit. With glycation, sugar in your bloodstream attaches to proteins to form harmful new molecules called "advanced glycation end products," or AGEs, appropriately. The more sugar you eat, the more AGEs you develop. The more AGES you develop, the more they damage adjacent proteins in a domino-like fashion, according to Fredric Brandt, MD, a dermatologist and author of “10 Minutes/10 Years.”

Besides damaging collagen, a high-sugar diet also affects the type of collagen you have. (Another factor in how resistant skin is to wrinkling.) The most abundant collagen types in the skin are I, II and III, with type III being the most stable and long-lasting. Glycation turns type III collagen into type I. This is more fragile, making the skin look and feel less supple. It also leaves you more vulnerable to sun damage. Diabetics can have up to 50 times the number of AGEs in their skin than non-diabetics.

3. Take your health high-tech with infrared sauna. If you’ve ever sat in a traditional hot rock sauna, the type which many people call "dry heat," you probably remember finding it hard to breathe or burning yourself on the hot benches or walls. Today’s infrared saunas allow you to accomplish a deeper sweat at a lower temperature. This lets you sit more comfortably than other types of saunas, eliminating that "burning" sensation and making it easier to stay in the sauna for 30 or more minutes at a time.

The Journal of American College of Cardiology reports that infrared sauna treatments significantly increase circulation, improve heart health and aid in weight reduction. And many Americans are finally catching on to the benefits of having a home sauna. Residents of other countries have embraced home saunas for ages. In Finland, for example, where the modern sauna was created, home saunas are the norm and there are more saunas than cars – one sauna for every three Finns.

One company that is taking the sauna world by storm is Kansas-based Sunlighten, Inc., which has created a new line of saunas that are the first ever to feature full-spectrum infrared heaters. In fact, Sunlighten’s saunas are the only infrared saunas clinically shown to lower blood pressure, in a study done at the University of Missouri, Kansas City.

The infrared rays used in a Sunlighten Sauna are the same type of light energy emitted naturally by the sun. But without the hazards of skin-damaging UV rays. Infrared heat penetrates deep into the skin, raising your body’s core temperature without excessively heating the air around you, like traditional saunas do. The result is the most effective, comfortable sauna experience. And this provides optimum health benefits.

To find out more about what Sunlighten saunas have to offer, just click here and get yours in time to start your New Year resolutions!

Stay Young,

Jackie Silver

[Ed. Note: The latest addition to our panel of top experts, Jackie Silver is the author of Aging Backwards: Secrets to Staying Young. She’s a dynamic and beautiful 50-something bombshell who looks half her age. She created “Aging Backwards” in 2006 to help empower women to look and feel younger than their actual age. Keep reading Ageless Beauty Secrets for more of Jackie’s best tips, tricks and secret weapons for stopping the effects of aging and improving the whole self – mind, body and spirit.] 

In addition to keeping the body lean and lowering stress levels, exercise benefits the heart and lungs, increases strength and muscle tone, and helps you get rid of toxins.

It also causes dramatic changes at the genetic level. Exercise can make the skin look younger by increasing circulation and delivering nutrients to skin cells. According to Audrey Kunin, M.D., a Kansas City, Missouri, dermatologist and the author of DERMAdoctor Skinstruction Manual, exercise promotes collagen production. This helps keep wrinkles and lines at bay.

Here are my shortcuts for getting motivated to exercise:

1. Go shopping. When you look good, you feel good. Just because I’m going to get sweaty doesn’t mean I can’t wear something smashing. Today’s designers have given us workout clothes that look as good as they perform.

2. Play along. As much as I love to exercise, sometimes I fall into the “couch potato” rut. When that happens, I “trick” myself into working out by saying, “I’m just going to fake it.” I’ll put on that adorable workout outfit and start out by simply going through the motions. Five minutes into it, I get a second wind and find myself exercising full-tilt.

3. Discover Dr. Sears’ P.A.C.E. program. Dr. Al Sears, M.D., has been researching exercise for many years, and his P.A.C.E. program makes it easy for anyone at any level to get all the benefits of exercise. I’m a true believer and have achieved excellent results using his program. Anyone can do it, and it takes just 12 minutes a day!

4. Remember strength training. A research study shows that lifting weights is very effective when it comes to melting fat and avoiding diabetes. A team from Boston University School of Medicine genetically engineered some mice to grow a specific type of muscle, called Type II, which develops as a result of resistance training. Kenneth Walsh, PhD, senior author of the study said, “We’ve shown that Type II muscle does more than allow you to pick up heavy objects. It’s also important in controlling whole-body metabolism. If you have these muscles, even when you’re not doing much, you’re still burning up energy.”

5. Use visual motivation. I cut a photo from a magazine of a woman whose body I admired and taped it to my refrigerator for years. I would see that photo every day and aspire to look like her. Guess what? Now I have a picture of my own body up there, because, using all these tips, I have finally achieved the fit body I’ve always wanted.

Getting motivated to exercise can be made much easier when you break it down into small steps. Once you start noticing the benefits of working out and feeling great, it will get easier and easier to stay motivated. See you at the gym!

To Your Youthful Skin,

Jackie Silver

[Ed. Note: The latest addition to our panel of top experts, Jackie Silver is the author of Aging Backwards: Secrets to Staying Young. She’s a dynamic and beautiful 50-something bombshell who looks half her age. She created “Aging Backwards” in 2006 to help empower women to look and feel younger than their actual age. Keep reading Ageless Beauty Secrets for more of Jackie’s best tips, tricks and secret weapons for stopping the effects of aging and improving the whole self – mind, body and spirit.]

Here’s a little-known beauty secret that can help rejuvenate your skin. And it won’t cost you a penny.

This secret can do more than any cosmetic cover-up – no matter how expensive. It’s all-natural, 100% safe, and no one has to know you use it. But they will notice.

What’s the secret? It’s P.A.C.E., the first and only anti-aging fitness program. Just a few minutes a day promotes healthier-looking, more beautiful skin. The best part is… you get to have fun doing it.

When I developed P.A.C.E., I wanted to help people drop weight and re-energize their hearts and lungs safely. Thousands of my patients and readers have slimmed down and gotten fit with P.A.C.E..

Recently, the women taking part in our P.A.C.E. study group kept mentioning they noticed something besides fat melting and increased strength. They kept telling me their skin looked healthier and more youthful than it had in years.

One of the reasons is that excess weight takes a heavy toll on your skin. It weakens your skin barrier, affects wound healing, changes your skin’s structure, and promotes several skin diseases.¹

Carrying excess pounds also increases your risk of diabetes – which can lead to skin infections, scaly patches and many other skin problems.²

My patients weren’t just dropping weight and building heart and lung strength… with P.A.C.E., their skin was becoming healthier and more attractive.

Even if you’re not overweight, P.A.C.E. can help your skin’s appearance.

P.A.C.E. doesn’t shrink your heart and lungs the way cardio and aerobics workouts do. Instead, P.A.C.E. helps you increase the pumping power of your heart and improves circulation. And that means your blood carries more nutrients to your skin, keeping it stronger, tighter and acting younger.

Intense exertion also promotes the release of human growth hormone (H.G.H.). H.G.H. increases your lean muscle while lowering body fat³… so you become leaner, sexier and more toned.

Physical exertion also stimulates production of collagen,⁴ one of the basic building blocks of skin and muscle, promoting a naturally beautiful and more youthful look.

The good news is, with P.A.C.E., you only need minutes – instead of hours – to get the benefits. And you don’t need a gym, either.

P.A.C.E. stands for Progressively Accelerating Cardiopulmonary Exertion. And it turns the old notion of “exercise” on its head. In fact, P.A.C.E. is practically anti-exercise. Instead of plodding along for hours in the hot sun, or on a treadmill, you work out more intensely in short bursts, and fully recover in between.

P.A.C.E. challenges your maximum capacity just a little bit, forcing your body to adapt. This improves the way your body uses oxygen and nutrients. And getting more oxygen and nutrients ultimately improves your skin’s appearance.

And P.A.C.E. is never boring. You can do any kind of exertion P.A.C.E.-style, so it’s always exactly what you want to do. Bike, swim, sprint, walk, or calistenics … anything can be turned into a P.A.C.E. workout.

You can even try skipping. I’m not kidding.

Skip – as high as you can – until you’re getting out of breath. At first, it may take less than a minute. TThen just stop until you catch your breath and recover. Then repeat.

Do this for just 12 minutes total including exertion time and recovery. That’s it. But I guarantee it’ll be one heck of a workout.

If skipping isn’t your thing, try jumping rope. You’ll be amazed at how fast your heart rate picks up. Again, when you’re breathing hard, it’s time to walk until your heart rate comes down – to about 30 beats above your resting rate.

If you’re already in fairly good shape, try a interval-training workout. Here’s a sample:

• Push-Ups – 10 reps
• Crunches – 10 reps
• Pull-Ups – 10 reps
• Lunges – 10 reps, each leg
• Triceps Dips – 10 reps
• Run/Sprint (to your best ability) – 50 – 100 yards or 10 – 20 seconds

At the end of the set, rest until your heart rate lowers to at least 30 beats above your resting heart rate. For example, if you have a resting heart rate of 70, complete a challenging set, then rest until your heart rate goes back down to about 100 beats (30 beats above your resting rate), and repeat the circuit.

The beauty of P.A.C.E. is that it takes so little time. And it’s not just your body that’ll be ready for a bikini… you’re skin will, too.

To Your Good Health,

Al Sears, MD

[1] Yosipovitch, G., et al, “Obesity and the skin: Skin physiology and skin manifestations of obesity,” Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology June 2007; 56(6): 901-916
[2] “Living With Diabetes: Skin Complications,” Amer. Diabetes Assoc.
[3] Godfrey, R.J., et al, “The Exercise-Induced Growth Hormone Response in Athletes,” Sports Medicine 2003; 33(8): 599-613
[4] Miller, B.F., et al, “Coordinated collagen and muscle protein synthesis in human patella tendon and quadriceps muscle after exercise,” The Journal of Physiology Sept. 15, 2005;567: 102

Whether, you’re a guy or gal, having a great rear end is definitely in style. Big or small, luscious or lean there is nothing wrong with improving on nature.

The first thing to do is to get yourself in the proper mindset … whatever you can use for positive reinforcement. Maybe hang up a picture of someone who has the kind of rear you would like to have one day. Or buy those skinny jeans you just can’t wait to get into. Imagine all the new attention you are about to receive from the opposite sex. Whatever you can find to use for motivation is entirely up to you. You can be successful in having a spectacular rear end. Thousands of people already have.

Some of the best exercises I’ve found come from Dr. Al Sears, MD – the creator of the patented PACE 12-minute fitness program and fitness instructor Yarixa Ferrao (better known as Coach Yari). She’s helped dozens of people tighten and lift their butts with her booty bootcamp.

Their exercises below have helped me get a tighter tush. And if you’re willing to give these exercises a reasonable amount of time and attention, you’ll see the results you want and will take the first step in getting a bodacious booty.

1. Try not to rush through your exercises. Hold each move for at least 30 seconds. Focus exclusively on tightening your behind. Every single move and thought is directed on nothing else. Believe it, and make it happen.

2. If you can do more than 15 reps without muscle fatigue, it’s time to increase your resistance. Add a little extra to your sets whenever you can. Also, it’s very important you rest and recover between each set. Make sure you push yourself a little harder each day. Try to feel the burn, create an oxygen debt with each set and progressively challenge yourself the next time.

3. Squats and lunges are the most typical of all the butt-exercise moves. They can also be a little boring, and if not done properly, can be a little painful. Make sure to keep your back straight and knees in line with your feet. Press into the floor as you rise out of the lunge/squat while squeezing your butt. Do it slowly. The good thing about theses exercises is they will also work your quads.

4. The “Bridge” is my all-time favorite. You can even do it while lying in bed. Lie face up with one knee bent and the other extended toward the ceiling. Lift your hips as far up as you can and hold and squeeze for five seconds. Repeat this move 10 times and pulse it for 5 and then rest. Switch legs and repeat. The results will be absolutely beautiful, but with a burn like you wouldn’t believe! Check out Coach Yari’s instructions on The Bridge here.

5. Step Ups are also great exercises. Find a step and climb off and on repeatedly. If the steps are short, you could use the same leg to lead for a set and then switch legs.

6. Skipping is also one of the best entire body workouts ever. It’s excellent for your heart and lungs, too. Jump as high as you can and as fast, for a period of one minute, then rest and recover. Repeat three times.

7. When attempting dead lifts (using dumbbells or barbells), don’t forget to keep your knees straight but not locked. Slowly bend forward at the hips until you feel a nice stretch in your hamstring. Contract your glutes while you rise back up into a standing position.

8. Standing and laying abduction exercises will target the outer part of those cheeks. Any extra fat on those hips will soon disappear. By keeping your legs straight, slowly raise one of your legs as high as possible to the side of your body. Do your desired number of reps and repeat with the other leg.

9. Try parking a little further away from your destination and hoof it whenever possible … This works whenever you’re going to the mall, supermarket and even the office. There’s no reason to sit and wait for closer parking when you could get a little extra moving time. You’ll be surprised at how good that feels and how much easier it is to get in a little workout.

10. Another tip from Dr. Sears: After you’re finished with your workout, add some extra protein powder to your recovery drink. This will help reduce muscle damage.

Keep on Stylin’!

Anesta Dawkins

[Ed. Note: Anesta Dawkins is Owner and Founder of Salon Hottie in West Palm Beach, Florida, and is an accomplished hairstylist, platform artist, and instructor. With over 20 years’ experience in the industry and a satisfied network of clients, Anesta is dedicated to keeping you current with the latest and most innovative products in the beauty industry.]

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If you’re still doing a “modern” workout routine – working out separate muscle groups each day like back and biceps, chest and triceps, shoulders and hamstrings – you could be making yourself more prone to injury.

Our bodies do not move anything in isolation, but rather integration. This is when all muscles work together to move, such as picking up a baby, walking, or pulling a door open.

If you train your body to do isolated movements, the muscles needed for everyday movement are not communicating with each other.

You’re conditioning your body to train slowly. So if you try to do things like play a sport which requires explosive movement, your body may not respond accordingly. And you might get hurt.

This is just one of the flaws of typical training workouts recommended today.

So, what should you do instead?

One of the best things you can do is use your own body weight in a circuit-style routine. You start by picking 5 or 6 exercises. One for each major muscle group in the body.

This works beautifully for Dr. Sears’ PACE program… it’s fun, quick, and it’s easy to create variations. And it’s the variations that will keep it effective over time.

For example, here’s what a simple circuit could look like:

• Push-Ups – 10 reps
• Crunches – 10 reps
• Pull-Ups – 10 reps
• Lunges – 10 reps each leg
• Dips – 10 reps
• Run/Sprint (to your best ability) – 50-100 yards or 10-20 seconds

At the end of this set, rest until your heart rate lowers to at least 30 beats above your resting heart rate. For example, if you have a resting heart rate of 70, and you then do a set and it reaches 150 or so… wait until it at least goes back down to 100 beats (30 beats above your resting). Then repeat the circuit.

Start off with at least two sets. As you become more conditioned, you can make progressive changes by adding sets and changing the exercises in the circuit pattern.

Try out this simple circuit, and I guarantee you’ll build bigger and stronger heart, lungs, AND muscles.

This is just one of the many valuable tips I’ve included in my brand-new exercise program, The Unconventional Fat Loss Methods 99% of Trainers Don’t Tell YOU! I’m so excited about this, because I want you to know the correct way to train for maximum energy and fitness.

You’ll get a two-volume DVD set, plus a companion manual full of even more tools to ensure your success. This is the stuff you need to know to keep you looking and feeling full of energy, super fit, and healthy.

You’ll also see what my brilliant colleague, Dr. Al Sears says on the most coveted anti-aging secrets that will blow your mind – especially once you realize how easy and inexpensive they are.

There’s no time like the present. Get your copy today!

Your Health and Fitness Specialist,

Coach Yari
Certified Personal Trainer (NASM)

[Ed. Note: Yarixa Ferrao, A.K.A, Coach Yari is a Certified Personal Trainer (NASM) and an expert in functional training, fat loss, sports performance, and cellulite. Coach Yari is the founder of Get Fit in 6, a 6-week life transformation program for both men and women in Delray Beach, Florida. You can visit her at: www.getfitin6.com.]