Can Stepping On A Treadmill Lead To Sickness, Injury Or
Fat Burning Disaster
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The majority of exercisers today still rely on long duration moderate paced aerobic exercise as their primary
routine for burning fat. But there are several reasons why this is a bad move, as it can actually keep you from
burning fat and reduce your ability to handle stress. But there are a couple of other reasons why you should
think twice, or three times, before stepping foot on a treadmill again.
A few years ago, I was spending a lot of time with aerobic exercise on an elliptical machine, trying to burn fat
fast. I was doing the usual 30-45 minutes per session for about 3 times per week. I was getting in better
cardiovascular shape, or so I thought, but I didn’t notice any difference in my physique. So I followed the “more
is better” thinking that surrounds this type of exercise and added a fourth day.
After a few weeks I added a fifth day as I still didn’t see the results I wanted. I was watching my diet too, so I
figured that was the only thing that would do it. Well, it wasn’t very long before I began to get worn out.
This might seem obvious, but I was so focused on my goals of burning maximum fat that I didn’t want that to get
in the way, so I pressed onward. Not many more days passed by and I got a cold. What I realized later was
that my immune system was so worn down that I was very susceptible to catching a virus, and I did.
Guess what? I didn’t stop. I continued with my sessions and ended up with a horrible sinus infection that put
me out for about a week and a half. I was miserable, and I can tell you I hadn't burned much fat either. I had to

take several days off of work to recover. I learned an important lesson, however; one that you should never
have to: listen to your body.
If you are feeling drained, take a day or two off until you’re really feeling ready to get back to it. I also learned
that aerobic exercise just doesn’t cut it when trying to transform your body for the better or burn fat fast. If 5
days per week didn’t work, I certainly don’t think 6 or 7 days would. And even if it did, would spending that
much time in the gym be worth it to you?
I eventually discovered that the aerobics were training my body to actually store body fat to have available for
the next workout…yikes! And I also found out that I was actually reducing my body’s ability handle work and
stress. I was becoming more efficient and handling easy work, but it made me pant like a race horse when
trying anything that was marginally more intense...even something like climbing a long flight of stairs. And I
wasn't burning any fat either.
The other concern I have with aerobic exercise is that of overuse injuries and muscle imbalances. These are
common in competitive athletes that perform the same monotonous motion over and over and over again.
The muscles primarily involved in these activities also receive the brunt of the work while the rest of your body
is neglected. This can be true for any of the aerobic movements recommended by many fitness professionals
to burn fat because it is a repetitive motion continued for long time periods for several times each week,
affecting the same muscle groups.
Runners are a prime example. The pounding that this activity gives the joints associated (knees, etc.) can lead
to injury from overusing that area. And because the lower body receives the brunt of the work, you are creating
severe imbalances with other areas of your body. You’ll have to add more exercise to make up for this, and
before you know it, you’ll be spending too much of your time devoted to workouts that were supposed to burn
fat fast.
The good news is that you can avoid these problems entirely, and spend an average of 15-20 minutes, 2-3
days per week performing properly conducted intense resistance training to burn fat like you want to.
Students of my Fat Burning Furnace system know this and simultaneously burn fat, build muscle, strength,
and lasting health with their efforts. So get off of the treadmill and get intense with resistance training…your
body will show you the difference in your fat burning success, and thank you for it down the road.