In preparation for the March New Fit Challenge (hint hint!!) we wanted to get out a primer on Metabolic Conditioning. Many have questioned our short training sessions. All that subsequently tried them quickly changed their minds. What is this Metabolic Conditioning we speak of and why is it better than traditional cardio sessions?

I would like to start by telling you about a phenomenon called the French Paradox. The French Paradox is widely known in the scientific community and refers to the fact that French people eat nearly twice the amount of fat as Americans, yet they experience only a fraction of the obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.

Your body’s ability to store fat is a natural built-in survival mechanism that has been critical to the survival of humanity for as long as we have existed. Having a steady, abundant source of food all year long is a new phenomenon. It is so new in fact that there are still many people in poorer countries that have yet to experience this luxury. Chances are the survival of your family just five or six generations ago depended upon their ability to store fat during the summer so that they would not risk starvation during the winter