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Most women spend hours every week watching their weight and taking care of their health. If you are, I applaud your effort... But if you are like my patients, you don't realize that for maximum weight loss, minimal aging and the best-looking body, much of your effort is taking you in the wrong direction.

Today, I'll show you why aerobics is working against you to accelerate your aging, how to reverse it, and get that killer body you've always wanted.

Your Fat-Free Body Takes Just Minutes a Day...

Aerobics is Dead! Ditch this mis-conceived notion of exercise... Do enough aerobics and it will make you sick, tired and old before your time! Bulletproof your heart and lungs by boosting their reserve capacity. Dr. Sears shows you how, and it's so much easier than you think.

Now! For the first time, hear Dr. Sears in his own words explain the basics of his PACE program and his secret to a super-fit, super-lean body. It's all on his BRAND NEW audio program Supra-Aerobics.

Get the Instant download Verison! or Order the CD Version Now! Let me start by telling you about a simple study I did on a couple of young women. They are identical twins. One twin followed my PACE program. It's based on alternating periods of exertion and recovery for about 10 minutes a day. The other followed a traditional aerobic exercise program. I tracked their progress over sixteen weeks.

At the end of the study, the twin doing interval training lost 18 pounds of fat and increased her muscle mass by 8 pounds. The twin doing long bouts of aerobic exercise lost only 7 pounds of fat and actually lost 2 pounds of muscle mass. By the end of the study, the twin using my PACE program had much better muscle tone, and an overall healthier look. The amount of time she spent working out was about one fifth that as the other twin.

Aerobics Won't Help You Lose Weight - And Studies Prove it...

My study isn't the only one that shows aerobic exercise is a dismal failure when it comes to weight loss. Researchers at George Washing University looked closely at how well diet, aerobic exercise, and dieting combined with aerobics work to help you lose weight.

These researchers analyzed 25 years worth of study results to see what is most effective for weight loss. I bet you'll be surprised at what they found.

People using diet alone to lose weight lost an average of 10.7 pounds. People using both together lost an average of 11 pounds.1 That's right-adding aerobic exercise to a weight loss diet makes hardly any difference at all. It's no wonder aerobics leave you feeling disappointed and frustrated. It's just a poor weight loss tool.

Now contrast this to the results of my PACE program from my twin study.

Over 4 months, the "PACE" twin lost over 18 pounds of fat. The "aerobics" twin lost just 7 pounds. And the "aerobics" twin also lost 2 pounds of critical muscle mass. What's more, the PACE twin's workouts lasted less than 15 minutes. Her "aerobic" sister sweated for hours.

A Better Way to Lose Weight... Fast!

What works when it comes to weight loss is a different kind of activity.

Researchers from Laval University in Quebec compared long duration cardio exercise with short duration high intensity workouts. For 20 weeks, half the participants did five 45-minute workouts a week at moderate intensity. The other half did 19 high intensity interval workouts (like my PACE program) over the course of 15 weeks.

Although the second group spent less time exercising, and only did half the work as the first group, they increased their aerobic capacity by 30 percent. What's more, the second group lost nine times as much body fat as the first group.2 That's right... they lost nine times more fat.

So what is PACE? Well first of all, it's simple, fun, and it's easy to stick with. PACE stands for Progressively Accelerated Cardiopulmonary Exertion. It's a way to workout that uses short duration bursts that slowly get stronger as you get more fit.

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WarmUp Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set4 Exertion Recovery Exertion Recovery Exertion Recovery Exertion Recovery 2 min 1 min 1 min 1 min 1 min 1 min 1 min 1 min 1 min

Exertion periods are always followed by recovery periods. Together, they make an exercise set. So let's use this 10-minute program to get a better idea of how it works.

Look at the program chart above. After an easy warm-up, your first minute is an exertion period. For the next sixty seconds, you're going to exercise at a pace that gives your heart and lungs a challenge.

If you're new to exercise, or feel out-of-shape, take it easy for the first two weeks. The speed and intensity of your exertion period should be fast enough for you to break a sweat, but not so intense that you can't finish the 10-minute program.

Let's say you're in the gym and you decide to try the stationary bike. First, make sure you're comfortable. Adjust the seat and choose a level of resistance that will give you a slight challenge. On a stationary bike, the resistance will make it harder to pedal.

Begin to pedal and make note of the time. Your first exertion period is just 60 seconds so time yourself accordingly.

After your first exertion period, begin your first recovery period. During your recovery period, slow down to an easy pace - as if you're walking. If you need to stop, you can. Otherwise, simply slow down and go at a slow, easy speed. This gives your body a chance to rest and recover.

Your recovery periods are crucial. They're more than just empty spaces between the repetition intervals. Recovery is the flip side of exertion. Training your body to recover is one of the keys to your success.

During your recovery periods, focus on your breath and feel your heart rate starting to slow down. Feel your heart and breath returning to a resting level before you move on.

Now that you have a feel for it, repeat the process. Start your next exertion period and follow it with a recovery period. You'll soon get into the groove of exercising in short bursts followed by periods of rest.

Getting your feet wet with the basics will help you get started right away. What's more, it will prepare you for a deeper level of your PACE® program, which adds other dimensions like acceleration, intensity and duration.

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1 Miller WC, et al. "A meta-analysis of the past 25 years of weight loss research using diet, exercise, and diet plus exercise intervention," Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 1997; 21(10): 941-7 2"Impact of Exercise Intensity on Body Fatness and Skeletal Muscle Metabolism," Metabolism 1994; 43(7): 814-18