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At Forge Fitness OC, RSM - We Believe In a Healthy Lifestyle For Life

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At Forge Fitness, our focus is on building you up both physically and mentally. We do not primarily target weight loss; instead, your body will naturally experience changes as you engage with our programs and follow our expert advice. It's essential to remember that achieving your goals demands commitment and the active application of guidance from our nutrition coach. By emphasizing overall health and well-being, we help you make lasting changes that extend beyond the scale. 

 

At Forge Fitness, our mission is to cultivate a healthy lifestyle that you can maintain over the long term. We provide expert guidance through our dedicated, in-house certified nutrition coach, ensuring you receive the support needed to achieve and sustain your well-being. We consciously avoid endorsing quick-fix diets, temporary gym challenges, or gimmicks. Instead, our focus is on developing sustainable habits that foster a healthier life for years to come. If you are looking at a quick fix, without putting in Consistency and 

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Yes we can help you get into shape no problem, if you want to drop some weight and refine your body an build lean muscle our program by itself will do that if you commit and follow our advise. But if you are looking to drop large amounts of weight the fact is 80% is lifestyle, what we eat, stress, sleep, mental well-being all play a big part in the picture - food and what you eat is the big one.

 

At Forge Fitness, our goal is to promote a healthy lifestyle that can be maintained in the long term. With our dedicated in-house certified nutrition coach, we offer excellent guidance to help you achieve and sustain your well-being. We refrain from endorsing diets, challenges, or gimmicks, focusing instead on fostering lasting habits for a healthier life.

 

We know that the fitness industry is full of false and misleading information about weight loss. Not Forge Fitness, from the beginning, we are straightforward and will communicate what you need to hear, even if it's not necessarily what you want to hear. While we can assist in achieving long-term lifestyle changes, the ultimate responsibility is in your hands when you are outside the gym. 

 

We would like to enlighten some of the misinformation being used in the fitness industry, that entices individuals with what underlying motives, normally just to take your money. There is a fitness playbook how to attract people to your gym, and a lot of these methods focus on weight loss and to us the tactics that can be used are unethical. You will notice these places as there will plaster quick things like six week challenge diets all over their website their webiste, bthere are reallyusing these to draw other unsuspecting people in.

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Yes there are gyms that promote a healthy lifestyle change and this is the right way, but it is a long-term goal. The ones that are soliciting people under sort term motives should not be doing what they are doing, they clearly do not understand what damage this can do to the body and psychologically. Or they just do not care as profit is more important.

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You can find information all on the Internet how these gimmick fad diets do not work long-term that some gyms offer.

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Why quick fix fad diets do not work long-term, such as 6-8 week diet challenges or cut 20 pounds in 20 days our along this line

 

The big question is, do 6-8 week or loss 20 lbs in days work?

Sure! For a while…

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If you’ve ever done a 6-week fitness challenge before or similar, you’ll likely know what I mean. At the end of the 6 weeks, your before-and-after photos will look great. Another 6 weeks later is a different story. It’s not your fault, 6-week challenges have been proven time and time again to rarely work in the long term. So why don’t they work, and why do we keep buying into them? 

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Too Hard, Too Fast

People love the idea of fast results. They want everything yesterday, which is why 6-week challenges are so appealing. It’s a timeframe that we can visualise clearly which helps us stay motivated. The problem with this is that the human body doesn’t like to change at all, let alone quickly.

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We are designed to hold onto fat. It’s our survival mechanism to see us through times of famine. To override our genetic code and lose fat is hard, and it gets even harder when you rush it. If you want to lose a substantial amount of fat in a short period of time, you’re going to have to drastically change your eating habits and exercise. This is an issue because such drastic changes are usually unsustainable. Not to mention, going too hard too fast can cause injuries when working out hard and can lead to metabolic damage. 

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Lasting Results Require Lasting Habits

So, why can’t you keep that weight off? The answer is simple. Temporary goals give temporary results.

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Generally speaking, most of us have a body that reflects our lifestyle. If we lead a generally healthy lifestyle we tend to look healthy. The problem with fitness challenges is that they push you into a completely different and unsustainable lifestyle. For 6 weeks, you’re leading the lifestyle of an athlete, training and dieting outside the normal range. As a result, you’ll start to look like an athlete, but as soon as that lifestyle stops the results will stop too.

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To get lasting results, you need to start living a healthy lifestyle permanently. There are no quick fixes. Just because you lose weight, doesn’t mean it will stay off forever. As soon as you go back to your old eating habits, your old body will come back as well. The only weight loss that will stick is weight loss that comes from sustainable changes you can keep up for the rest of your life.

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Stuck On The Never-ending Yo-Yo

The third and most damaging reason why 6-week challenges or others painted to seem different don’t work is that they eat away at your self-esteem and reinforce the never ending yo-yo of diet culture. By pushing yourself into an unsustainable lifestyle you’re entering a cycle of trying, succeeding for a short time, then going back to our old ways and ‘failing’ again. This plays tricks on your mind and self-worth, convincing you that permanent weight loss and lasting health goals are unattainable. 

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If these gimmicks do not really work and they don’t work long-term or safely, what does?

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The key is to stop thinking that there is an end date. It’s easy for us to give up all our bad habits for a short period of time, but it’s a lot harder to even consider giving them up for good. The good news is that, if you approach health and weight loss gradually, you don’t need to go all-in from day one. 

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Why is it a not certain.

 

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Let's dive into a few more reasons these quick fix's do not work.

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  1. Lack of Personalization: We're all unique, and a one-size-fits-all approach doesn't work for everyone. These challenges often overlook individual needs and preferences.

  2. Insufficient Focus on Education: Knowledge is power. Short challenges may not provide the education you need to make informed choices beyond the challenge period.

  3. Potential for Burnout: Intense workouts and extreme diets can lead to burnout and even injuries, setting you back further in the long run.

  4. Short-Term Mindset: The focus on a limited timeframe can encourage a short-term mindset, neglecting the importance of sustained efforts for lifelong health.

  5. Neglecting Lifestyle Factors: Weight loss is impacted by sleep, stress, and overall lifestyle. A holistic approach should address these factors for lasting success.

  6. Building Unrealistic Expectations: Quick transformations can create unrealistic expectations, leading to disappointment if results don't meet those high standards.

  7. Missing Out on True Progress: Sustainable change takes time. By chasing rapid results, you may overlook the genuine progress you could achieve through gradual, steady efforts

  8. Risk of Diabetes: Rapidly gaining and losing weight causes significant wear and tear on your body that can increase your risk of diabetes.

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If these types of challenges don’t really work long term, what does?

The key is to stop thinking that there is an end date. It’s easy for us to give up all our bad habits for a short period of time, but it’s a lot harder to even consider giving them up for good. The good news is that, if you approach health and weight loss gradually, you don’t need to go all-in from day one. 

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Focus on changing habit changes over time. For some these are small habit changes and for other more big difference over time. While you might not get that impressive before-and-after photo in 6 weeks, who cares? It’s where you are in 6 months and 6 years that truly count. Long-term health is achievable, it just takes time and a gradual approach.

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Soon enough, those changes in your daily life will become a healthy lifestyle. A lifestyle in which you can enjoy your fullest physical, mental, and emotional well-being! 

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