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“I’m not going to bother working out today because I’d only have 30 minutes by time I got to the gym.” Statements like that really burn my biscuits.

Equally frustrating is the “I don’t have time to work out” comment from individuals who think performing a quick strength training workout three times per week isn’t worth the effort or brief time commitment.

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The last time you ate an unforgettable meal at a new restaurant, read a captivating book, took a trip to a place that changed your life with its beauty — did you tell everyone who would listen about it? You had the most wonderful experience and wanted others to enjoy it too, so you told them, “It’s too good to miss!” They should have the same incredible experience you did.

That’s what I’m doing here.

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If you’re going to take the time to do something, you want to get the greatest rewards from your efforts. In the realm of health and fitness, this leads to questions like What is the best type of cardio?

If fat loss is your goal, is one type of cardio superior to others?

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The brain is an amusing organ. We frequently put it to use in a manner we think is helpful and productive, but is actually the opposite.

Like at Thanksgiving when your brain prods you to keep piling more tasty, only-get-it-once-a-year foods on the plate. We can totally eat gigantic scoops of cornbread dressing, sweet potato casserole, and equal portions of everything else … and top it off with a hefty sampling of each dessert here. An hour later you grumble about having eaten too much and how you feel like sweet potatoes are about to flow out of your ears before passing out in a food coma.

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If you’re anticipating a quick-fix, too-good-to-be-true promise, prepare to be disappointed. If you want BS-free information that’s, you know, actually helpful, so you can achieve fitness success, then read on.

Is there a “secret” to fitness success? How do some people get fit and stay fit long-term, all while making it look easy? What do they know or do that other people, seemingly, don’t?