I wish there was a Perfect Workout! This is what every single class, gym, trainer, DVD, gnome, diehard, gadget sells. The Perfect Workout.
In theory it’s the Perfect combination of a few movements put together with Perfect timing at a Perfect pace … well, you get what I’m saying. It’s pretty tricky to define what constitutes this Perfect way of packing all the good things into a short and effective period of time. Commercially, though, it sells on the notion of that there is in fact a perfect ONE size fits ALL. This, however, is far away from any conceivable truth.
I was prompted to write this by two things. One lady asked me how many calories a specific DVD burned. Also, I have been doing these fun little Reluctantly Healthy segments with my client Judy Greer for Yahoo and they have definitely got different styles of attention.
As a professional and as someone who has the safety of all types of people exercising in mind (being mindful of this is a clear responsibility in our field), I can define the Perfect Workout through my own eyes and hope that you will leave this blog with a little bit more awareness. As always, question everything, even what I say – it is GOOD for you!
The Perfect Workout is the one that CORRESPONDS to your exact, individual needs and goals. Period.
If you are a 300-pound, 50-year-old man, your workout needs and requirements are CLEARLY going to be different than 130-pound, CrossFit, 20-year-old power girl.
I know this is Fitness for Dummies, but aren’t we all sometimes victims to actually believing that there are shortcuts, magic pills, gadgets, and combinations that WILL get us there FASTER? Yes!! Even I get duped into doubting sometimes … but I fight it. 
So, in essence: the moment you decide to actively educate yourself about what you need, and why, you are moving closer the reality of Your Perfect Workout!
Nevertheless, here are a few workouts that I really LIKE the set-up, response, combination, and effectivity of:
• Bendable Body: A flexibility workout that targets ROM (range of motion), joint mobility, core stability and postural health and strength. Foundational training that most people need!
• Barry’s Bootcamp: Intense tread running (you really are born to run!) and traditional resistance training in intervals.
• Metabolic Conditioning or MetCon: High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) at its best. Full body training at a fast pace!
• Swimming: Great cardio moving the WHOLE body, and being in the water has rehabilitory effects! Transformative!
• TRX: LOVE the suspension workout for the whole body and you can just put it up in a tree and do resistance training with focus on the core, anywhere!
Let me know what workouts you like for your body and how it makes you feel! It can be great to try and do something new and just get fresh ideas!!
The muscles are what we call active muscle mass. They burn energy simply by their mere existence, which means that burning increases the more muscles you have. The only way to create muscle mass is to develop them through strength and resistance training, which is why you should alternate fat-burning exercise with strength training. 
