Oprah Winfrey's Fatal Fat Loss Flaws

Are you one of the millions of women who sit on every word that Oprah Winfrey says? Or are you one of the many women who will go out and try something just because it has the Oprah Winfrey seal of approval?

If you are I hope you are not following her latest exercise plan to help her lose her unwanted body fat once and for all. Recently as I was having breakfast I saw a copy of Women's Day that my girlfriend had brought home from her Mums to read. There was a headline on the cover the caught my attention about Oprah Winfrey's latest diet plan and what she was doing.

That got me in. I usually don't read these type of magazines but I like to see what weight loss workouts the celebrities are doing these days and whether or not they are on the right track.

Unfortunately, I feel for Oprah. She is being led blindly by people who should know better. Apparently her trainer, Bob Greene, has Oprah doing 30 minutes of cardio exercise even though Oprah apparently "hates cardio" as quoted in the magazine and then trains a new body part each day. She repeats this six days a week.

I don't blame you Oprah, I hate cardio too! You know why? It bores the you know what out of me and it is pointless when it comes to fat loss results.

This approach in this day and age is great - if you are a body builder. Unfortunately, Oprah and millions of other people around the world today, are just looking for fat loss results. They don't want to compete in Miss or Mr Olympia contests. So why is she training like one? Or more importantly, why is her trainer, who should know a lot better, training her like one?

Rather than just be critical of what Oprah shouldn't be doing, I am going to give you the run down on what she should be doing.In fact, this is what anybody who wants to lose lots of stubborn body fat should be doing. Oprah Winfrey, or any person looking for weight loss workouts needs to kick start their sluggish metabolism to prompt the body to burn fat and to burn it fast.

Boring cardio is not going to make this happen, especially when you have a history of well-documented thyroid problems like Oprah has. The best way to boost the metabolism is to realise that she doesn't need to be doing cardio. She needs to be following some type of interval training and she needs to be doing lots of it.

A simple workout for Oprah might be power walking up a hill and walking slowly back down for a recovery. Repeat that step as many times as you can or until you reach about 20 minutes of work.

Secondly, Oprah needs to be doing strength exercises that will encourage her body to burn body fat and burn it fast. What does that include? Exercises that use as many muscles as possible during the same workout. Exercises like Squats, Deadlifts, Swings, Push Ups, and Recline Rows should all be a part of the training session.

It doesn't matter that Oprah may be on the wrong side of 50. She doesn't have to train like she is. I swear this type of approach to training will get your heart rate up and see you on the right road to weight loss. I have had countless amounts of success with busy clients and with my own training to ensure that this is the approach you need to follow.

Other Fitness Experts are with me on this too. My friend and Turbulence Training creator Craig Ballantyne even has written a number one best seller on Amazon titled "Just Say No to Cardio" which devotes a whole book to the topic!

Best of all, you don't need to train for hours each day as most of my clients are busy people, just like you I am sure. Our sessions take only thirty minutes or less! I would really love to see Oprah succeed in her challenge as it will be an inspiration to millions of women who follow her every move. If Oprah can get results, women around the world will think they can too. She needs to be their leading light but with her current tactics, it seems almost impossible for her to do so.

So c'mon Oprah, fire your trainer and start putting the right steps into place to ensure your training hours are productive and give you the body that you deserve.

Are you sick of the way you look? Daniel Munday is a Fat Loss Expert based in Sydney Australia who is dedicated to separating the fitness fact from fiction in helping you solve your fat loss puzzle.

He specialises in giving busy Corporate Professionals the fat loss results they finally deserve and now you can finally share in his once secret methods via his Aussie Fatblast Success System - the fat loss solution for busy professionals in 20 minutes or less.

Take the steps to change your body today by downloading your free audio and eBook Aussie Fatblast Secrets Revealed report on what you should and shouldn't be doing to ensure your fat loss success by following the link above.
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25 Things You May Not Know About Me

I was challenged to list 25 things that people may not know about me on a fitness site that I am a member of on Monday.

It was challenging to look deep down and reveal some things that I have never really spoken about to many people before.

However, I found it refreshing and liberating to do.

It ain't all pretty, but whose life is anyway?

So, with a big deep breath, here it is.

1) I am Daniel Patrick Munday and was born in Penrith on 23 December 1977

2) I hated my last name growing up and got picked on all the time because of it. I still get pissed off today if someone makes a joke about it - ha ha very funny. Like I haven't heard that one a thousand times. Now I like my name because I know I am not a regular person.

3) When i was a kid and even into my late teens my dream was to become a first grade footballer with the Parramatta Eels and then play for the wallabies when i started playing rugby. It stopped when i realised that I wasn't really that good enough to do so!

4) I was a lazy trainer (hard for me to believe now) so it's no surprise why i didn't make it. Wasted opportunity.

5) I have a younger brother and sister who i am much closer to know then when we were growing up

6 My dad died from a massive heart attack 4 years ago in May at 53. He was fine that morning when i saw him and 4 hrs later I'm at the hospital staring at his body.

7 the hardest thing I have ever had to do in my life was tell my mum that he had died when she got to the hospital. The second hardest thing was to read the eulogy.

8) That day changed me for the rest of my life. I stopped being as selfish and appreciated my family a whole lot more. You know the old saying you don't know what you've got till it's gone. It also inspired me to leave my job, start my own business and make a success out of myself.

9) I used to have a limiting belief about money and that I could never be wealthy or comfortable. Personal development and surrounding myself with people who are where I want to be helped me change this.

10) I used to be a pisshead that enjoyed getting drunk with my mates and picking up chicks 3 or 4 nights a week when I was 18 and into my early twenties. Although then it was only once a week!

11) I regret the way I treated some girls when I was in my late teens and early 20's.

12) I just got engaged just over a week ago to the love of my life. She is my first true love. We have been together for over 3 years.

13) My regret is that she didn't get to meet my dad and that my dad won't be there at our wedding however I am glad she meet me after as i believe I am a better person now.

14) I love to travel. I worked as a camp counsellor in Alabama for 3 summers in my early 20's and it was my favourite job. I have been to Fiji (3x), USA (5x), Canada, Jamaica, Italy, France, Turkey, Greece

15) I love what I do but i could happily travel around the world year for 12 months - that is my dream one day to be able to do that and not have to worry about the money

16) When i was a kid in primary school I wanted to be a writer. I used to write stories all the time. I stopped because it wasn't really cool to do in high school but now I love writing articles on fitness and have published an online internet program and had people contact me to share my writing on their sites, blogs and other high page rank sites. Funny how things can come full circle!

17) I am thankful for the challenges that I have endured as they make me who i am today

18) I am inspired by people who don't use hard times as an excuse for their live but rather as an inspiration for something more. People like Lance Armstrong, John Maclean are my 2 inspirations

19) I love most sports but cannot stand soccer and golf. My mum wouldn't let me play footy (rugby league) when i was a little kid so I had to play soccer and hated it

20) I didn't have many friends when I first started high school - it took me a while to find my groove. I remember my dad's speech at my 21st that went along the lines of for someone who was initially quite shy he was surprised and pleased to see how many mates i now had - good mates too and not people that treat you like dirt.

21) I have never smoked a cigarette or taken drugs in my life (except for alcohol). I saw my Pa go through hell for the last 4 years of his life because of cancer, emphasyma (know i spelled that wrong) because of smoking and vowed never to touch one. I was 15 when he died so an impressionable age when my mates were experimenting.

22) I still love a cold beer (especially on a hot day) but am thankful i can't drink or don't want to drink as much as i used to

23) I learned how not to run a business by working for people who treated their staff like numbers and like sh!t. I vowed I would never be like that in my business

24) I beleive in karma both good and bad and saw it come around when Dad died. It was amazing how much support people give you cause he was so well respected in the community.

25) I try and live by Zig Ziglars famous quote "You can have anything in the world that you want so long as you give others what they want".

i could've gone on and found this easier than i thought, especially after you get started and into a roll.

Now the challenge is for you to share something about yourself - c'mon I dare you!

Sleep Deprived But Feeling Pumped

Okay, I've got a confession to make.

Today I'm a bit tired but it was worth it.

I didn't get to bed until 12:30am which is not good when you're up before 5am for a session.

No, I wasn't out on the cans (luckily) but I was glued to the TV set watching a thrilling 5 setter between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open Final.

I'm sure that I am not the only Aussie feeling this way today.

Amazing tennis from two amazing players.

I couldn't help but be amazed by Rafa coming back from 3 game points down on more than one occasion against a bloke who is by no means a mug on the tennis court.

Especially after he'd finished a five hour marathon in the wee hours of Saturday morning.

All class.

Anyway, how about these words from an unknown source about what truly defines something that Federer and Nadal have perfected.

I am your constant companion.
I am your greatest asset or heaviest burden.
I will push you up to success or down to disappointment.
I am at your command.
Half the things you do might just as well be turned over to me,
For I can do them quickly, correctly, and profitably.
I am easily managed, just be firm with me.
Those who are great, I have made great.
Those who are failures, I have made failures.
I am not a machine, though I work with the precision of a
machine and the intelligence of a person.
You can run me for profit, or you can run me for ruin.
Show me how you want it done. Educate me. Train me.
Lead me. Reward me.
And I will then...do it automatically.
I am your servant.
Who am I?
I am a habit.

I also posted another video last week in my excitement about following your dreams. I've been following mine, how about you?



Finally, if you over indulged in a few too many drinks and fast food at a Super Bowl party, then you must read this article that I just posted on my Aussie Fatblast blog right here

See you next week!

Follow Your Dreams

What are you doing to ensure that you are on track to achieving your dreams and goals?

Some may seem unrealistic but really you need to "Suspend disbelief" as Dax Moy would say in his awesome Magic Hundred program.

See it.

Believe it.

Achieve it.

Lance, The Silver Medalist and the Rock

What a weekend!

For those of you who didn't know I went to Adelaide to watch the Tour Down Under and of course see Lance Armstrong - the man that I have wanted to see in action for a long time.

I thought I had missed the boat on that opportunity when he retired in 2005, so when I found out he was making his comeback to racing in Adelaide I knew I just had to be there.

So we headed on over to the City of Churches.

I got to have my photo taken with Lance's bike and I also got to meet and have a good chat to the champion Australian cyclist Anna Mears.

If you are not familiar with Anna's story, she broke her neck in a bad bike fall last January then came back just in time for the Beijing Olympic Games to take out an inspirational silver medal!

See both of my happy snaps below.





But the biggest news of the whole trip was that I proposed to my girlfriend. Yeah even Lance got brushed for this news as the highlight of the trip!

Some would say it's about time but I thought the timing was perfect as not many people expected me to do it when this weekend was supposed to be all about Lance (my sister picked it though.)

That was all just on Friday too!

We had a great wine and cheese tasting tour on Saturday, saw some of the tour and Sunday was Lance day.

It was awesome to see the man in action riding around the streets of Adelaide.

I was able to cross off some of my biggest life goals this weekend (seeing Lance race and of course the highlight of the proposal) which brings me to my words of inspiration for today:

“Nothing is impossible to a willing heart” – John Heywood, 16th Century English Poet

Lance proved that at 37 he is not too old to make a comeback and compete with the best in the business.

Set your goals, dream about them and make em happen.

The Open Parachute and Your Mind

This last week has been a great eye opener for me and a big step in the right direction.

I was lucky enough to win the "Mastermind" competition on a fitness professionals site that I am a member of. Basically, you put down your problem on the forum and it's open slather for the members to give you their feedback which is worth it's weight in gold.

My question revolved around helping my Aussie Fatblast website to be bigger and better so I can help more people like you get the body and the fat loss results that you deserve.

This brings me to my words for today from Author Thomas Dewar.

“Minds are like parachutes – they only function when open”


Now some of the feedback was positive and other pulled some things to pieces - which is what I needed to hear all sides of the fence and possible objections that stop people from taking action.

If I didn't have that open mind I could've been like "Screw you guys, I know what I'm doing" and as the old saying goes, if you do what you've always done, you get what you've always got.

Luckily for me, I am not that big headed to beleive that my way is the only way.

You can bet that I will be running with the tips that I got and making this thing blow up to be bigger and better.

I just hope that your mind is open like a parachute when your chance comes around.

How About Another Fatblast Bodyweight Exercise You Can Do Anywhere?

check out this workout that can be done anywhere, anytime with just your body and some steps and a rail.

This will work your full body, get your heart rate up and leave you puffing as you can tell in my voice after only doing a couple of reps!




I'd love to hear how you go with it.

Guy Leech Is Wrong - Fast Workouts Are Your Answer

On Sunrise yesterday there was a segment on 15 minute workouts and they had former Ironman Guy Leech on there for his 2 cents worth.

Guy wasn't in favour of them and I am here today to tell you why he is wrong.

Apparently some gyms have offered 15 minute workouts as a solution for busy professionals who don't have the time to train the traditional way.

I think this is a great idea for 2 reasons:

1) It breaks the excuse that people don't have time to exercise. 15 minutes is pretty doable for anybody right? If not, watch less tv each night or stop being a slave to your email or facebook account.

2) It is better than not doing anything. 15 minutes is a start and it creates a habit. Make it doable. Do critics of this concept realise how hard it is for people who have avoided a training lifestyle for whatever reason to get their head around the concept of going to a gym for 45 minutes or an hour?

We have got to do something about this obesity epidemic as it's getting out of hand. For once I agree with something the big gyms have to say. I know some of you may find this hard to believe, but they are being proactive.

What better time to introduce that person to an exercise habit just after they have made their New Years Resolution?

After that if they decide to make the extra commitment then great. If 15 minute workouts are still getting them results, even better!

Surely these busy professionals will be less stressed, more productive at work and home feel a whole lot better from the activity.

Guy's negatives against the concept seem to be that when you allow time for a warm up and cool down that doesn't leave much time for actual exercise.

My argument is that people can take a couple of minutes and do a cool down stretch on there own once they have been shown how.

A simple bodyweight warm up can take only 3-4 minutes or so to get the body warm and ready for activity, leaving over 10 minutes for a quality class.

If people don't believe that you can get a quality workout in under 15 minutes they obviously haven't heard of the Aussie Fatblast Success System or seen this routine that I posted on my other blog on Tuesday.

That workout took me 9 minutes to complete and I was smashed afterwards.

Don't make excuses, make time.