Everyone knows that a fitness program provides many benefits, including making your cardiorespiratory system stronger and more efficient. But, most people don’t really understand exactly how small improvements can add up to really big benefits over time.

Let’s say that your resting heart rate is 80 beats per minute, and in time, through a consistent fitness program, you lower that resting heart rate to 75 beats per minute (BPM). Not only has your heart gotten stronger and is able to pump more blood with each beat, but your muscles have become more efficient at extracting the oxygen and nutrients from the blood delivered by your heart. Great news!

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Guess what? Fitness and weight loss takes effort. That should be fairly obvious, but based on the amount of money people spend on ‘lose weight fast with no effort’ diets and products, apparently it isn’t all that obvious.

How about a little straight talk here. If you want to improve your health and fitness, you are going to need to first accept the fact that it will take effort, along with a real determination that you want to make a positive change in your life. As long as you keep looking for the next quick fix, miracle diet, or amazing infomercial product, you will never…