Finally the Truth is Revealed! Don’t spend another penny on diets, weight-loss or health and fitness products until you read this ground breaking book. It will literally save you thousands of dollars and hours of wasted time and it will change the way you think about your health and your life.
Craig has helped an incredible number of people around the world
get started on a path to living better. This insightful book provides
valuable information essential for anyone interested in improving their
health.
— Cindy Crawford, Model
Craig’s message is a testament to taking responsibility
for your health and well-being.
— Kitty Gurkin Rosati,
author of “The Rice Diet Solution”
A compelling and eye-opening look at America’s fitness
and diet industries from a veteran insider.
— Henry
S. Lodge, M.D., author of “Younger Next Year
Craig Pepin-Donat busts myths and offers real solutions that
can improve your health. If you want to lead a fit, healthy and happy
life, read this book!
— Hyla Cass M.D., author of
“Natural Highs”
The Big Fat Health and Fitness Lie pulls no punches and gives
readers the tools required to take charge of their health and their life.
— David Rippe, Author of “The Flip: Turn Your World
Around”
Craig’s efforts within the health and fitness industry
have had a positive impact on a tremendous number of people worldwide.
The information he provides in this book is a boon to anyone who chooses
to benefit from his many years of experience.
— Tom
Hopkins, author of “How to Master the Art of Selling”
Mr. Pepin-Donat’s book is a vital, honest and direct approach necessary to make informed choices to improve your health. His message translates globally.
— Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli, Surgeon and founder of First European Center for Spine Arthroplasty, Straubing Germany
If you exercise, if you want to lose weight, if you want to remain healthy, if you want to protect your pocketbook from health scams, you cannot afford to be without The Big Fat Health and Fitness Lie.
— Randall Fitzgerald, Author of “The Hundred Year Lie; How Food and Medicine Are Destroying Your Health ”
The Big Fat Health and Fitness Lie focuses on the need to seek the truth concerning what has become a huge industry. Mr. Pepin-Donat correctly advocates for early unbiased education about these issues as a solution to our health care crisis.
— Antonia Demas, Ph.D, Author of “Food Is Elementary: A Hands-on Curriculum for Young Students”
Craig’s emotion and passion for teaching people about the benefits of health and fitness and how to effect a positive change in the lives of others translates in all cultures and languages.
— Irina Kragh-Thimgren, President, Planet Fitness Russia
The Big Fat Health and Fitness Lie is packed full of information that will help people. It's like a Google for everything you need to know related to health and fitness in one book.
— Mark Mastrov, Founder and Chairman 24 Hour Fitness
Within the worldwide health club industry Craig Pepin-Donat is recognized as an extraordinary talent. Wherever he has served, Pepin-Donat has been regarded as a leader of exceptional gifts, both personal and professional.
— John McCarthy, Former Executive Director; IHRSA, International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association
The Big Fat Health and Fitness Lie is a real affirmation of the many myths hidden within the health and fitness industry. In my 20 years as a fitness professional I have never heard anyone that tells it as straight as Craig Pepin-Donat does in his book. It's about time someone sorted out this crazy industry.
— Melanie Cole M.S., Exercise Physiologist, Personal Trainer, and radio show host of "Talk Radio For Every..Body" on HealthRadio.net
The Do’s and Don’ts of Purchasing Home Equipment
By The Fit Advocate, Craig Pepin-Donat, International
Fitness Expert and Author of "The Big Fat Health and Fitness
Lie"
With all the options available to help you improve the way you look and feel,
purchasing a piece of home equipment is a viable solution for those who are disciplined
enough to use it consistently. Unfortunately, most home exercise equipment is left to
collect dust because people buy the wrong equipment that won’t help them achieve their
fitness goals. Slick marketing campaigns and infomercials that use deceptive claims have tricked people into
thinking that they can achieve fast results with little effort.
If you are like most people, you want to improve the way you look and feel. but you are confused by all the
options available and fed up with false promises. The number one reason people cite for not exercising is the
lack of time. The simple convenience of squeezing in a quick workout in your own home takes the time excuse
out of the equation.
Once you’ve made the decision to buy home equipment, the key is making the right purchase the first time.
If you buy something that doesn’t work even once, you will be less likely to try again, and you will ruin a great
opportunity to improve your health. Here are some of the top Fit Advocate Do’s and Don’ts on your path to
improved health and fitness.
Do:
Include strength training in your physical activity routine. Strength training helps build lean muscle
tissue, which is your body’s fat-burning machinery, and will allow you to burn more calories at rest.
Visit www.FitAdvocate.com for information on an innovative and inexpensive piece of equipment
called MyGym. Using a simple platform and easy-connect strength bands to adjust resistance, this piece
of equipment is light-weight, portable and powerful. It comes with instructional DVDs and easy-to-use
attachments that allow you to work virtually every muscle group. No home gym should be without a
MyGym.
Include cardio exercise in your physical activity routine. Walking is a good start but losing a single
pound of fat equals 3,500 calories burned, and walking will yield limited results, compared to other
forms of higher-intensity cardio exercise. For example, walking at a slow pace of less than 2.0 mph for
an hour will burn approximately 175 calories for a person who weighs 155 pounds. Higher-intensity
exercise, like running or using an elliptical trainer at approximately 70% of your maximum heart rate,
can burn over twice the calories in half the time.
Invest in a good elliptical trainer because it is the most effective, non-impact piece of equipment
available. Cardio equipment manufactured by Smooth Fitness is Fit Advocate Approved and consistently
rates high in every category with consumers who purchase their products, including durability, warranty
issues, performance and price. Visit www.FitAdvocate.com for specific recommendations.
Choose short workouts—you will have a better chance of sticking with your routine. Start out with 20
minutes of cardio exercise four times per week and 10 minutes of strength training on the MyGym,
focusing on only two muscle groups with each workout, for a total of 30 minutes. Long-term fitness
results will happen only if you include physical activity in the form of regular exercise as a part of your
routines and habits. There are 168 hours in a week. Give just two of these hours per week to exercise to
improve your health with this simple system.
Don't:
Make hasty decisions with your purchases. Visit www.FitAdvocate.com, and click on the Best and
Worst links on the left-hand column to learn more about what works and what doesn’t.
Be tricked into buying a piece of abdominal equipment as the solution for achieving your fitness goals.
The Ab Lounger, Ab Roller, Ab Rocker, Ab Doer, the Bean, Red Exerciser and other abdominal
equipment claim that you can lose inches and get washboard abs by using their products. This is one of
the biggest deceptions in the fitness industry. It doesn’t work that way. There isn’t anything on the
market that will magically melt away fat or reduce inches from your midsection. The human body does
not have a mechanism to selectively burn fat in specific areas. You can do abdominal exercises until the
cows come home, but you will never lose inches around your mid-section or see “washboard abs” until
the fat around your waistline is gone. Spot reduction is a lie, and any product that claims or implies
otherwise is a scam and a big, fat rip-off.
Waste your money on electrical muscle stimulators (EMS). For years, manufacturers of ab belts that
stimulate muscles using small currents of electricity made distorted claims, including weight loss, spot
reduction, shaping and contouring, and cellulite removal. Claims by these manufacturers were so
outrageous that the FDA filed litigation to protect consumers and halt the use of deceptive claims.
Amazingly (and shamefully), the FDA then approved the Slendertone (EMS), but the manufacturer still
uses deceptive before-and-after images to make people think that they can lose weight and drop inches
by using their product.
Be taken by false promises made by manufacturers of sauna belts that claim or imply they will help you
lose inches around your midsection. The only thing you will lose by purchasing this utterly useless
device is temporary water weight and some permanent cash. Sauna belts are a complete and total lie and
will not help you achieve your health and fitness goals.
The information provided on this web site is intended for general reference purposes only and is not intended to address specific medical or health conditions. Nothing on this web site is meant to substitute professional medical advice or a medical exam. Prior to taking dietary supplements or participating in any diet or exercise program or activity, you should seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health professional. No health information on this site should be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any medical condition. Information provided on this web site about any company, product or service is based on the opinion, research and conclusions of The Fit Advocate.
Craig has helped an incredible number of people around the world
get started on a path to living better. This insightful book provides
valuable information essential for anyone interested in improving their
health. 