Title:

Everything You've Been Told About Exercise Might be Wrong

Author: Dr. Joseph Mercola

Article:
By Ryan Lee

Ok, you've probably heard by now exercise is good for you. I'm
not going to spend time going over all of the benefits-- I want
to cut to the chase. (Update! Dr. Mercola recently mentioned
exercise can slash your risk of cancer.)

So if exercise is so good for you, why isn't everyone doing it?
And for those that do exercise-- why aren't they getting better
results if they're spending an hour or more in the gym?

During this ongoing series, I will share with you my secrets for
creating an effective exercise program that literally takes just
minutes a day.

But here's a warning. Some of the tips and strategies I'm going
to reveal might go against what you've heard before. I'm not
going to tell you 'just gardening 15 minutes a day' counts as
'exercise.' If that hogwash many health care professionals have
been preaching for a decade were actually true-- we would not
have a rising obesity epidemic.

And I'm not going to be talking about 'aerobics.' My exercise
programs do not require spending an hour or even 30 minutes on
aerobic exercise. Truth be told, I was a sprinter in college and
start to break out into a rash every time I hear the word
'aerobic training.' In fact, most of my exercise routines take
less than 12 total minutes.

Some of the special workouts will require you to actually break
a sweat-- but I do promise you'll see results in about 80
percentless time than going to the gym or walking on a treadmill.

You will improve your health, energy levels and you'll have more
time to do what you want to do (spend more time with family,
friends, reading, etc.).

Stay tuned next week for Part II-- you're gonna love the ride!

Ryan Lee is a fitness expert who's helped over 100,000 people
get fit through his training programs, workshops, coaching and
online training. He's the founder Quatro Fitness: 'The World's
Fastest Workout' program.</I>

 Dr. Mercola's Comment:

I am very excited to announce that we have a new partner in our
efforts to offer you practical tools to implement your exercise
program. I met a personal trainer, Ryan Lee, in Washington DC
earlier this year and was amazed by his enthusiasm and practical
program that he developed.

He is making quite a dent across the country. I have personally
been using his four-minute exercise program to supplement my own
cardio workouts and have been amazingly impressed. Not only are
his workouts simple and easy to perform, but they are easily fit
into most everyone's lifestyle as they only take four minutes!

But let me warn you that if you do get this program it would be
wise to only do it for two minutes the first few times. I know
you are thinking, how could four minutes of any exercise
possibly make you sore? Just trust me on this one. Do the
exercises for two minutes initially and you can always increase
them later.

I personally do these exercises on the days I am not running.