Why is Jason Kozma's Santa Monica Fitness Program more effective than other fitness training programs? 

What's the difference between Jason Kozma's Santa Monica Fitness system and what other Fitness provide? 

Can you change my body? - Check out the before and after photos section and see what you think.  If I can do it for these clients, I can do it for you! 100% of my clients have lost weight (or gained muscle) after following my program within the first two weeks.

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Build Muscle to Burn Fat

So, you've been going to the gym for months. You took a spinning class, ran on a treadmill, got really sore from an hour of aerobics and had lots of fun kick-boxing. You've sweated, worked really hard but have little to show for it. Meanwhile, you've been staring at some fit women lifting weights with trainers. "It's not for me," you say. "I don't want to bulk up, I just want to lose a few pounds and tone my body."

Bodybuilders have known this for years: those who only do cardio will never achieve the results they want. It's interesting to see what happens to your body when you lift weights. Something interesting happens to your body when you lift weights: it displaces fat weight by replacing it with muscle weight even without dietary changes. Low calorie diets and aerobic training without weight lifting can actually make you lose muscle, and make you fatter! Because if you lose lean body mass, your metabolism slows down, and this makes it easier to gain fat. If you lose lean mass, your metabolism slows down, slowing down weight loss and increasing fat stores. And the faster your metabolism is, the more fat you'll burn all day long - even while you're sleeping! Now you know why bodybuilders, who have very high muscle to fat ratios, can stay lean year round without doing much aerobic work.

Here are a few tips:

- Ignore the scale! Not all weight is created equal. Use a digital camera to take photos of yourself and see the progress with your own eyes. They do not seem to understand that weight training builds muscle and that muscle weighs more than fat. Body weight is not a good indicator of your progress. You can lose fat around your belly and your clothes will feel and fit looser, but you might actually weigh more because you are building muscle and burning fat.

- Take pictures to monitor progress! Invest in a small digital camera and take photos to see if your exercise routine is working for you. It is essential to measure bodyfat percentage and be evaluated by an experience certified personal trainer.

- Lift weights! The more weight training you do, the more muscle you'll gain - the more muscle you have, the higher your metabolism the quicker you lose fat. It makes sense now, why bodybuilders with high muscle to fat ratios stay lean year round without much aerobic activity? Muscle weight is not the same as bodyfat.

- Don't forget about nutrition! Lifting weights without proper nutrition won't make your body hard. Increase the amount of fresh veggies and whole grains, avoid any processed foods and sugar, and eat only lean protein.

Just remember, if you want a lean toned body, stop sweating in the aerobics studio and pick up some dumbbells.

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