We are hardwired to be fit

Learn how to switch on your four main “fitness circuits” to achieve the level of fitness you’ve always wanted

We know that most of us need to move more and lose weight to be at optimum health. The problem is, most diet and exercise programs just don't stick. In fact, weight loss alone is not the key to long-lasting fitness and—what’s perhaps more surprising—neither is exercise.

It’s estimated that the number of overweight and obese adults in the developing world has almost quadrupled to around one billion since 1980. Research shows that people who diet regularly are more likely to gain the weight back. And while many people start an exercise program with the best of intentions, a good number of them drop out of the habit after a short time. We just aren’t hardwired for rigid exercise routines and restrictive diets. That’s why most diets and exercise programs are not successful in the long term. Yet, our ancestors didn’t have to work at being fit. They were naturally fit, out of necessity.

Fortunately, there is a simple way to achieve lasting overall fitness. In Hardwired for Fitness, authors Robert Portman and John Ivy explain that because the body has an inherent tendency toward fitness, there is no good reason for anyone to be overweight or out of shape.

As readers of this book will discover, the human body’s fitness circuitry is a remarkable, integrated piece of engineering. When the circuits are functioning in harmony, they can activate the body’s metabolic machinery far more effectively and safely than any commercial product. For example, the human body has the natural ability to:

• Burn fat more quickly than most hyped thermogenic supplements

• Decrease food intake more effectively than the most costly appetite suppressant

• Synthesize protein faster than the leading protein powder

Based on more than 50 years of research and recent breakthroughs, Hardwired for Fitness shows how you can switch on your four main “fitness circuits” and, with minimal lifestyle changes, achieve the level of fitness you’ve always wanted.

To learn how to to re-sync our body to match its natural rhythms and therefore be naturally programmed to keep us fit and optimally functioning, check out Hardwired for Fitness at www.basichealthpub.com