{"id":9,"date":"2014-10-17T17:00:08","date_gmt":"2014-10-17T17:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minimalisticfitness.com\/articles\/?p=9"},"modified":"2014-10-17T17:01:29","modified_gmt":"2014-10-17T17:01:29","slug":"minimalist-training-your-road-to-fast-effective-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minimalisticfitness.com\/articles\/diet\/minimalist-training-your-road-to-fast-effective-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Minimalist Training Your Road to Fast Effective Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/minimalisticfitness.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/minimalist-training.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-10\" src=\"http:\/\/minimalisticfitness.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/minimalist-training-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"minimalist training\" width=\"324\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/minimalisticfitness.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/minimalist-training-300x252.jpg 300w, https:\/\/minimalisticfitness.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/minimalist-training.jpg 491w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><\/a><em><strong>For the most effective use of your time and your energy, you should be focused on doing the minimum amount of training while getting the maximum benefits\/results from it.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>However, that doesn&#8217;t mean hitting the gym 6 days a week or more just because your perception, like most others is\u2026\u201dmore is more\u201d right?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wrong.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The truth is, if you train right, you can see amazing results without having to put in 6-hour long work-outs ever again.<\/p>\n<p><em>It\u2019s called \u201cminimalist exercise\u201d and my \u201cMinimalist Exercise Program\u201d teaches you why less is more and what you need to be doing in order to create a workout that \u201ccounts\u201d as actual fitness-improving exercise.<\/em><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Although \u201cminimalist training\u201d is about getting the most benefit out of the least amount of time it is not about putting in as little effort as possible to obtain maximum benefit.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You don\u2019t have to be a rocket scientist to figure that one out: <strong>Putting in no effort equates to no benefit.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to understand that not all exercise really qualifies as \u201ceffective exercise\u201d training. It may be fun and burn some calories and contribute to some weight loss results, however, if it\u2019s not set up optimally, then it\u2019s not really <em><strong>\u201ceffective\u201d training.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>There are key factors that need to be addressed by any type of exercise in order to be considered effective and there is one form of exercise that easily addresses all of these areas of concern much more than others do.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>That exercise is \u201cprogressive resistance training\u201d\u2026otherwise referred to as strength training.<\/strong> <\/em>It is simply the most beneficial exercise for your overall health level and one that needs to be included in every adult exercise routine as he or she grows older in order to maintain strength levels, boost energy, protect against disease, promote anti-aging and tone up their physique.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the sad reality is that in today\u2019s modern world, most adults are not even achieving the minimum recommendation for movement in their day to day lives never mind achieving the minimum recommendation for <em>intense exercise.<\/em> In other words, they are not even doing enough to sustain good health and unless they change their ways, are on a one-way track to disease.<\/p>\n<p>Strength training is not meant to replace your love of other forms of fitness. If you love to take vigorous walks with your friends, or participate in other activities like yoga you should keep it up and simply add resistance. The point is, if you are not already \u201cstrength training\u201d you need to add it to your weekly schedule.<\/p>\n<p>This is about balance\u2026and strength training needs to be part of that balance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/minimalisticfitness.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/minimalist2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11\" src=\"http:\/\/minimalisticfitness.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/minimalist2-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"minimalist2\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/minimalisticfitness.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/minimalist2-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/minimalisticfitness.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/minimalist2.jpg 507w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Minimalist training offers many benefits that make it the obvious choice for maximum benefits with the shortest amount of time commitment and as a bonus, <em><strong>also one of the best strategies for helping to promote faster rates of fat burning in the body.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Doing \u201cminimalist training\u201d means working at a higher total level of intensity as that is one of the guiding factors in my approach. The more intense your exercise session is, the more metabolic boost you will receive after the workout session is completed meaning you continue to burn calories at an accelerated pace for hours to come ramping up the total rate of fat burning.<\/p>\n<p>But, not all &#8220;minimalist training&#8221; is created equal and the primary reasons that many people fail to see the benefits they should be experiencing from \u201cminimalist training\u201d is because their training was never set up properly to begin with.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s the use of putting all that effort into strength training if you are not benefiting properly and gaining the results you hoped for?<\/p>\n<p><strong>M<\/strong><b>inimalism is where effectiveness meets efficiency<\/b>, or the point where we have the least amount to do to be successful.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/minimalisticfitness.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cThe Minimalist Exercise Program\u201d <\/a>offers a complete structured \u2018minimalist training program\u2019 that takes all the guess work out of setting up the perfect, effective \u201cminimalist training\u201d program and quickly gets you on the path to results. You&#8217;ll also receive other bonuses like my &#8220;Minimalist nutrition&#8221; program that teaches you not to eat less but better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the most effective use of your time and your energy, you should be focused on doing the minimum amount of training while getting the maximum benefits\/results from it. However, that doesn&#8217;t mean hitting the gym 6 days a week or more just because your perception, like most others is\u2026\u201dmore is more\u201d right? Wrong. 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