Dianne
Orwig for Success Television
10 Commandments
The point is, exercise is WORK but it doesn't have to be excruciating. If you talk to a dozen hard-bodies, you'll likely come away with a dozen different workout routines and eating regimens - all of them challenging. But delve a little deeper and you will invariably find that, despite the differences in workouts and food, people who are successful at achieving their fat burning goals share some very important similarities in their approach to fitness.
In a documentary film entitled Body+of+Work, fitness guru and
best-selling author Bill Phillips chronicles the 12-week
experiences of 10 finalists in the very first Body-for-LIFE
Challenge back in 1995. Phillips, a 30 year veteran of the fitness
industry, admits even he was amazed at the degree of physical
change these 10 champions achieved while competing in his now
world-renowned contest.
"It wasn't so much what they did, but how they did it
that interested me most," he explains. Phillips asked the
10 finalists to compile what they believed were the 10 Commandments
of body transformation. Just as he expected, not one of the 10
Commandments had anything to do with a certain type of food or a
specific kind of exercise. Here's what they came up with:
#1 - You must have a deep burning desire to
change.
#2 - There must be a reason behind that desire.
#3 - You must have a vision of exactly who you want to become.
#4 - You must have a role model to look up to for inspiration.
#5 - You must acquire the knowledge you need to get the job done
right.
#6 - You must have faith that you can achieve your
goals.
