DIET & EXERCISE

The old adage, "You are what you eat" is absolutely true. It is of upmost importance that you eat healthy and control your portions if you want to maintain your health and your shape. At The Advanced Body Sculpting Institute, Dr Lowney emphasizes that 80% of your body habitus (shape) can be obtained with disciplined eating habits. The other 20% can be achieved by exercising 1 hour a day. "You do not need to join a gym or buy fancy equipment to get into phenomenal shape," Dr Lowney states. "You can get absolutely ripped by simply doing pushups, sit ups, pull ups and by using a few free weights which you probably have lying around your house already."

He also recommends avoiding gimmicks and fads like "cookie diets"other "artificial"and "unnatural"get thin quick scams which can actually cause more harm than good in the long run and can be very expensive and unrealistic for long term usage.

He recently found what he considers the healthiest, cost-effective, and time-efficient diet and exercise plan which everyone can do: P90X or www.beachbody.com

P90X combines an advanced training technique and nutrition plan which is designed to get you in the "best shape of your life"in 90 days by simple learning how to eat healthy and exercise 1hour a day, 6 days a week, in your home. The 12 DVD, one hour workout sessions are based on the science of "muscle confusion"which accelerates the results by constantly introducing new moves and routines so your body never plateaus. For more information, go to www.beachbody.com.