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New exercise training cards available
Last month I discovered a new product that has dramatically helped my ongoing commitment to improved physical fitness.Having seen so much scientific research showing the benefits of strength training for health and weight management, I finally bit the bullet and started strength training myself.
While I was delighted at how quickly my body improved when I started doing some sit ups, push ups and other simple strengthening exercises at home, and while I was happy about how conveniently it fitted into my life, I also found it hard-going to stay motivated.
That's when one of my readers told me about FitDeck playing cards.
FitDeck Bodyweight is a deck of 56 playing cards containing simple and easy to follow illustrations and instructions describing over 50 different exercises that shape and tone all areas of your body. You don't need any equipment to use FitDeck Bodyweight, so you can use them anywhere, anytime. If you've ever tried to pack your dumbbells in a suitcase, you know the importance of portability.
There are many different ways to use these cards. What I like to do is shuffle them and select about 10 cards at random. After warming up by marching on the spot for a few minutes, I turn the first card over and do the exercise on it for one minute, then turn over the next card and do the exercise on that card for another minute, and so on until I've done all my selected cards. Then I use the deck's stretching card to stretch out all of my major muscle groups.
What I love about this workout is that it's quick (15 minutes tops), and the sheer variety of exercises on the cards and the surprise factor of not knowing which ones will bob up keeps me interested. There are certainly some exercises in the pack that my 'lazy' bones would rather not do (such as push ups), but the great thing is that even if I don't like doing a particular exercise, it's only for one minute, and then the card is lost in the deck until it resurfaces again.
Since I started using these cards a month ago, I've found myself leaving work on time more often because I'm actually looking forward to my little pre-dinner training session!
The overall result is that I've been using these cards 3-4 times a week (about 50 minutes in total); an amount of strength training that was shown to have clear benefits for weight management, as you'll read below. I feel lean, fit and motivated to keep going.
Being such a fan of my FitDeck Bodyweight playing cards, I've now made them available to you in my E-Shop. At $19.95 for the pack, they make a great gift of health for yourself or someone you care about.
If you'd like to order a deck of FitDeck Bodyweight playing cards and boost your commitment to health, click here.
What our readers say...
"Dear Dr Amanda, I was very happy to receive your reply to my email. Thank you very much. I purchased your book 'The Don't Go Hungry Diet' and I started putting it into practise on 11th April when I was part way through the book. This will only be the method for me, I just have to dispose of my vast library of other diet books. I weighed and measured yesterday and less than 3 weeks I have lost 2 kilos and 1" around my waist. My weight is now 89.9 kilo. My height is 7'7". Sorry about the measure but I just can't get used to centimeters. I have a pedometer and I manage 8000 to 9000 steps a day. It is still hot here during the day so walking is confined to either early morning or late afternoon. I have made myself a success diary in a notebook and I can honestly say I never feel real hunger. I am not a big breakfast eater, I either have cereal or toast. I don't feel like any more to eat until after 2pm in the afternoon. Then I eat my evening meal about 7pm, which is a light meal. I have relished in the fact that I can eat a large variety of foods and seasonings. It is quite exciting really when I have dieted all my life. I don't look at myself with revulsion anymore because I know there is a way to control it and it is so simple. I just need patience. I have had famine reactions of fatigue, dizziness, lack of concentration, nausea, headache which disappear when I eat something like a small cinnaman doughnut, a peanut butter sandwich or a muffin from your recipe. I have stopped having the severe reactions now. I have baked several batches of those muffins and they are very popular. Yours sincerely"