This is a guest post by Kal Gunay.

Hey again, hope you’re doing great!

An issue a lot of people have when trying to lose weight is a “slow metabolism”. The thing is, these people think they’re stuck with a sluggish metabolism and that they just have to deal with it for the rest of their lives. Well, not quite...

The thing is, metabolic rates go up and down in correlation to exercise and muscle mass levels, age, sex, and hormonal levels too.

So what exactly is your metabolism and why is it so important?

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Taking your first steps from being a sedentary overweight person to becoming a true a runner is no easy task. In fact, if you’re overweight or haven’t done much exercise lately, running may not be the best option for you as the high impact nature of this activity can lead to a myriad of injuries and health problems. Nonetheless, starting running the right way can help you steer clear of such troubles.

As a result, here are the 2 steps you need to make as an overweight person to start running hassle-free:

1st step: Build the Proper Mindset

The first step toward starting running has nothing to do with the activity itself; instead, it’s about your mindset. Your mindset holds the keys to your success. If you’ve an empowering mindset, then the likelihood of success is high. On the other hand, a limiting mindset can only lead to mediocre results, and thus further disappointment and frustration.

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Back in June, I wrote about Drew Manning's journey on being fit and getting fat within a 6-month time span. His purpose is to gain 50 - 60 pounds of fat and then teach people how they can get fit and stay fit. It is now October and the transformation is quite shocking. Here is how he currently looks:

Starting weight was 193 lbs. He is now at 263.4 pounds.

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Unless you've been living under a rock, you are probably familiar with one of the most popular home fitness programs on DVD: P90X. This program is quite literally a phenomenon in the fitness industry. You can browse around YouTube and watch video after video of people's amazing physical transformations. Now, P90X2 (the sequel) is soon to be released and I have recently discovered how it is different from the original.

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Thinking of starting up on another weight loss diet plan? Before you dive right into the latest and greatest program that you find on the market, you might want to give this some serious thought.

The overall structure of your weight loss diet plan is going to have a strong influence on the results you will see.

Let’s face it, you have some good, well thought out diet plans out there and you have some that, well, aren’t so great.

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