cardio free diet
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Kaika
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Sounds like another fad to me. The person who wrote it is probably just looking to make a buck. My guess is it won't last too long.
Found this review doing a search for it.
My opinion is that of disappointment. Yet again, someone is making lots of money off of the frustration of people desperate to lose weight and get fit once and for all. Cardio free? Gee that sounds terrific. What he's not honking his horn about is that he also is requiring people on his program to maintain a 1,200 calorie diet. HELLO! That's not a bunch of calories, so almost anyone would lose weight by just adhering to the diet with NO exercise. So, that's not REALLY a "cardio free" diet. It's just a diet.
Found this review doing a search for it.
My opinion is that of disappointment. Yet again, someone is making lots of money off of the frustration of people desperate to lose weight and get fit once and for all. Cardio free? Gee that sounds terrific. What he's not honking his horn about is that he also is requiring people on his program to maintain a 1,200 calorie diet. HELLO! That's not a bunch of calories, so almost anyone would lose weight by just adhering to the diet with NO exercise. So, that's not REALLY a "cardio free" diet. It's just a diet.
TomO
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If I ate 1200 calories a day, I could lose weight by cutting out my strength training, not just my cardio. In fact, I could eat 1200 calories of cake each day and lost about 2 pounds a week. I might die after a month or so from a heart attack, but hey, I'd fit into my coffin.
Another fad, I agree.
Another fad, I agree.
I thought it'd be just another fad as well, and since I love to stay on top of all the new programs out there, I wanted to see what it was all about. I really think this one might have some staying power.
The calorie levels are different for women and men, and they are only that low in the beginning to provide immediate results for motivation.
The reason I said it has staying power is because it's finally a book that takes the emphasis out of mindless cardio and uses time more effectively with purposeful strength training. Usually when you ask someone how to lower bodyfat, they say it's a result of diet and cardio. This book finally blows that idea out of the water and emphasizes strength training instead.
The calorie levels are different for women and men, and they are only that low in the beginning to provide immediate results for motivation.
The reason I said it has staying power is because it's finally a book that takes the emphasis out of mindless cardio and uses time more effectively with purposeful strength training. Usually when you ask someone how to lower bodyfat, they say it's a result of diet and cardio. This book finally blows that idea out of the water and emphasizes strength training instead.
MoonGoddess
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I think that you could lose weight on this & it is appealing to think you wouldn't have to do any cardio, but I think the heart health benefits would be lost. You can get smaller & more toned to look good, but would you be healthier?
Interesting.
Good luck with it if you try it, but I think for now I need cardio.
Interesting.
Good luck with it if you try it, but I think for now I need cardio.
That's exactly the reason I started researching. The more literature I look through, the more it shows that the type of strength training Karas suggests is effective for heart health. I even found an article where Dr. Ken Cooper (he's Bush's doc and considered the "father of aerobics") agrees.
Here's part of what it said:
"'I've tried to be the guiding light,' he said, 'but I have to change my recommendations bases on the undeniable scientific evidence.' In 1968, he believed that a high level of aerobic fitness was a requirement for a long healthy life and that to achieve it, people had to walk three miles in less than 45 minutes, five days a week, or run two miles in less than 20 minutes, four times a week. But now he is convinced that people don't have to be aerobically fit to stay healthy. 'Overtraining might not only be unnecessary but might even be harmful,' said Dr. Cooper"
"At work with: Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper; the Fit Commandment" NY Times
Here's part of what it said:
"'I've tried to be the guiding light,' he said, 'but I have to change my recommendations bases on the undeniable scientific evidence.' In 1968, he believed that a high level of aerobic fitness was a requirement for a long healthy life and that to achieve it, people had to walk three miles in less than 45 minutes, five days a week, or run two miles in less than 20 minutes, four times a week. But now he is convinced that people don't have to be aerobically fit to stay healthy. 'Overtraining might not only be unnecessary but might even be harmful,' said Dr. Cooper"
"At work with: Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper; the Fit Commandment" NY Times