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Expand Your Fitness Horizons

by Jim Coughlin

Today I want to talk to you about expanding the way you see fitness.

When I first started out as a trainer, I was brainwashed like most into believing you can only get your clients into great shape by working out at a gym.

The all-mighty gym has big, fancy machines with all kinds of gizmos and gadgets to adjust and tinker with. The more high-tech, the better.

Pretty soon, all you'll have to do is push a button...and presto...your work-out is done. Cracks me up.

There are hundreds of different machines to work every muscle of the body. Each will isolate the muscles and heck, you'll even break a sweat.

But the problem is just that, each machine works the body 2 dimensionally. They ISOLATE the muscles.

NONE work the body as a whole.
NONE exert the body more functionally the way it was meant.
NONE help the body in a 3 dimensional environment.

Working with machines at the gym limits your potential. They aren't natural. Your range of motion for any given exercise is restricted.

It wasn't until I discovered free weights, body-weight calisthenics, band/tubing, isometrics and super-set training that I was able to create kick arse workouts for my clients that got them kick arse results!

Every single client I train today uses these methods of training. And even though 99% of them are in-home, I still implement these types of exercises when we're at a gym or if they have an expensive home-gym.

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The other day, I was training a lady by the name of Debra and she couldn't believe that seemingly simple body-weight exercises (or so she thought) could be so difficult but at the same time, very effective.

"That burns like hell!" she said.

"I can't believe my husband and I spent $3,000.00 bucks on a home gym, when this whole time all I needed to use was my own body!"

"We're just getting warmed up." I said

And I wasn't lying either. That was only the third session. I've got MANY more goodies for Debra in future sessions.

What I teach Debra and all my clients doesn't involve the same-old, boring, cookie cutter workouts you're normally accustomed to or relying on the gym as a crutch and arse-backwards machines.

What I teach personifies "expanding your fitness horizons."

And if you'd like to know more about these goodies or how I train my clients, you can learn more about it in my new book - The In-Home Personal Trainer

There are 90 kick-butt exercises to choose from. ALL of which require no gym, or expensive equipment. These are exercises anyone can do and is something you can easily stick to as a permanent lifestyle.

There are also 4 different levels of fitness with customized workouts.

Order your copy TODAY!

Jim Coughlin is a personal trainer and the owner of Coughlin Fitness & Results, a nationwide personal training company. He is also the author of The In-Home Personal Trainer, a helpful guide to successful in-home personal training in addition to other products and many other popular fitness articles.

Jim is very passionate at motivating people to empower themselves to live a healthy lifestyle through consistent exercise and proper nutrition. He has free weekly success tips which you are welcome to subscribe to on his website http://www.fitnessandresults.com