THE PAUSE MENOPAUSE, WEIGHT LOSS AND EXERCISE "THE SECRET TO YOUTH" "So, Doc, before I joined your program, I exercised five times a week to try to lose weight, and all I did was gain weight. Then I started on The HOPE Protocol, and you had me eat for my hormones; I began to lose weight like crazy, but you had me stop all strenuous exercise. After your last course, I understand that once paused, we lose our fat-burning hormones and can’t lose weight by exercising.
Since you said nonstrenuous exercise is allowed, what is the best nonstrenuous exercise while in Phase One of HOPE?”
Mac Yoga! When I was a young man, I played a lot of golf. I was a lousy golfer, which is lucky for us because I planned to play a lot of golf once I retired. Instead, I coach hormone and weight optimization because I am much better at that than playing golf. I tried everything to improve my golf game, just like you probably did to lose weight. No matter what I did, my game worsened. I even went to a golf school in Lake Tahoe for a week. A golf pro played golf with me daily; he worked on my game as we played. When I returned home, I went golfing with my friends and shot the same score I did the first time I played. My friends gave me a tough time that day, and they laughed a lot at my expense. But anyways… There was this one time when I was teamed up with an 86-year-old golfer. I was in my thirties. He couldn’t hit the golf ball nearly as far as me, but he shot a score that I could only dream of. I asked him, What is your secret? He said, “Young man, flexibility is the key to youth.” He also told me it was a myth that you had to lose your flexibility as you age. I asked him, How do you stay flexible? And he said… “I begin every morning with a stretching routine to maintain and improve my flexibility." I immediately started training to become a master stretcher. I took courses from the Olympic-Doctor-of-the-Year and eventually developed a stretching program I shared with all my patients. I even taught these stretches at night in my clinic’s gym. “Flexibility and youthfulness are synonymous.” We will begin the HOPE Exercise Protocol by improving flexibility since, in reality, The HOPE Protocol was born out of our anti-aging medical clinics. In later courses, I will introduce you to exercises that shape and strengthen your body. They are also designed to maintain your happy/healthy/bottom/ideal weight. Another reason I start with flexibility is that many of my clients injure themselves once they can do strenuous exercise again. Injuries occur because these clients start exercising as if they had never stopped. Their bodies are not ready, and strains and sprains occur, delaying their ability to return to muscle-building, body-shaping, and weight-maintaining exercises. “You won’t lose weight if you do strenuous exercises during Phase One of HOPE.” "Doing Mac Yoga in Phase One of The HOPE Protocol will cause you to age in reverse and accelerate weight loss." So, let’s look at how to regain flexibility once you’re in the “Third Act” of your life. ALL STRETCHES SHOULD BE HELD FOR SEVEN SECONDS AT THEIR END MOTION Neck (Done sitting)
Shoulder (Sitting)
Upper Back (Standing and on the floor)
Lower back (Begin on the floor and return to standing)
Hips (These are also balancing exercises)
Master these stretches and develop a morning routine, and you will see an increase in weight loss and litheness. And remember, IT'S ALL ABOUT OUR HORMONES! "We are nothing more than reflections of our hormones." BE COACHED FOR FREE! I only accept new clients through referrals from current and past clients, and my roster is nearly always full. But... Each week, I coach two readers of this newsletter FOR FREE! I coach you for a week so you can see how easily and quickly you can lose weight and feel great while being paused. You can take it from there once you have been coached and trained. The Features of our FREE-WEEK program include:
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EXERCISE FOR YOUR HORMONES When I was 30, I tried my best to be good at golf. I golfed twice weekly and even hired a pro in Lake Tahoe who played with me daily for a week. By the time I was 40, I realized it was a losing cause, so I put my clubs in storage. Then, I retired from practice and thought I'd try to retry to master the game. Isn't that what we are supposed to do when we retire? It didn't take too long before the clubs were back in storage. Me giving up golf is why you're reading...
EXERCISE FOR YOUR HORMONES When I was 30, I tried my best to be good at golf. I golfed twice a week and even hired a pro in Lake Tahoe who played with me daily for a week. By the time I was 40, I realized it was a losing cause, so I put my clubs in storage. Then, I retired from practice and thought I'd try to retry my swing. Isn't that what we are supposed to do when we retire? It didn't take too long before the clubs were back in storage. Me giving up golf is why you're reading this. Instead...
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