If you are really looking to change your shape, get lean, get toned for real.

@madelainerascan

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The creator directly addresses common fitness misconceptions and offers a practical, evidence-based alternative, resonating with viewers seeking effective fat loss strategies. Her personal story and clear explanation of the 'why' behind her approach build trust and relatability.

Summary

The creator argues that while hot Pilates and group fitness classes can be fun, they are not the most efficient way to achieve fat loss and muscle tone. She emphasizes the importance of intentional training, a calorie deficit, and strength training for muscle growth, contrasting this with high-intensity cardio that can lead to increased hunger. She advocates for a balanced approach with structured strength training, daily steps, and proper nutrition to achieve sustainable results.

Structure

1Introduction to the problem with current fitness trends
2Critique of hot Pilates and group fitness for fat loss
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I hope you don’t take this the wrong way.. Hot pilates, many of the group fitness classes you see around, DO have a place. But the women that I speak to are pretty serious about losing fat and seeing their best results. And this is not your most efficient way of getting there. You don’t have to work harder, just smarter. The ladies inside my app with the craziest transformations focussed on: -at-home strength training with me, 3-4x a week for 30-40 min. -prioritizing daily steps -eating big a$$ tasty portions that made a calorie deficit easy. Simple and effective. Mums of 4 with abs for the first time. Try this for lunch: Egg white turkey veg wrap 🌯 430 calories | 45g protein | 18g carbs | 18g fat Ingredients: -220g egg whites -Salt -Garlic powder -1 zucchini -Spray avocado oil -50g 0% Greek yogurt -1 tsp fresh dill, chopped -50g nitrate-free lean turkey breast -40g avocado -Handful of arugula -4–5 cherry tomatoes, halved -2 tsp Truff hot sauce Method: Whip the egg whites to stiff peaks. Spread onto a parchment-lined baking tray sprayed with avocado oil, season with salt and garlic powder, and bake at 400°F (200°C) for 10 minutes or until lightly golden. Meanwhile, slice the zucchini and pan-fry with a spray of avocado oil, salt and garlic powder until tender/a lil crispy. Mix the greek yogurt, dill and a pinch of salt to make the sauce. Spread the sauce over the egg white wrap, then layer with the turkey, avocado, zucchini, arugula, cherry tomatoes and Truff hot sauce. (or your fave hot sauce!) Roll up and enjoy. Bone apple teeth ❤️

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Transcript

If you are really looking to change your shape, get lean, get toned for real. I need you to reconsider your hot Pilates or your group fitness. What is it amazing for? Getting great building your fitness, your health, community, socializing. Love all of that. What is it not amazing for? It's taking the long way to your dream bod. And that's moving your body or simply exercising doesn't equal fat loss and muscle tone. You have to train intentionally for results. I've gone to a couple of classes over the past year for fun, and they were super fun, but rarely did they provide the exercises or the reps necessary to produce real change. You're out of breath, sweating like an absolute asshole, but you didn't really get any closer to your goals. And not every single time I've gone to a morning hot Pilates class or something, I shit you not. I cannot stop eating all day. The hunger for me is out of control. You're in a sauna, moving hard for 55 minutes. Your body is depleted. High intensity cardio burns through energy fast, and your body spends the rest of the day trying to replace it. And let me tell you this, you'll be hungrier than the extra 200 calories you might have burnt. My personal goal is to stay lean, have some crispy shoulders and abs and legs. It is hard definition when I can't stop f*cking eating. Here's where I see women going wrong. And I know it so well because it was me for years. Fat loss needs a sustained calorie deficit. Getting toned needs training for muscle growth. These classes make both these things harder. Does that mean you have to cancel your membership and never go again? No. Can you go a couple days a week? Why not? But if my goal was to get the best results possible in the shortest amount of time, I would be following a structured strength program at home like I do now, 4 days a week and go on long walks. Get my steps. How you like them apples? Keeping my nutrition on point and not making things harder have to. The amount of women that they have seen more progress in one month have in 5, 10, I've even heard 15 years. It just shows you how powerful it is when you start working on the right thing. Oh yeah, and I'll drop the recipe for this in the description.