Welcome to the Get Fit Guys quick and dirty tips to get moving and shape up.

My name is Brock Armstrong and I am the Get Fit Guy.

For many people, motivating yourself to actually exercise is an ongoing project.

Many of us struggle with getting and staying motivated when it comes to our exercise and

our movement practices. But in his new book, today's guest, Joe DeSenna, shares a few ways to

get off the couch and stay off the couch. For some people, simply working out, well, is hard.

For others, maintaining the motivation to workout is even

harder. In fact, a University of Alberta study concluded that people are more likely to throw in the

towel on an exercise program when their life or slow progress gets in the way. The study actually followed 273 people

who identified themselves as being sedentary between the ages of 35 and 65. The participants were

asked to do a structured series of strength and cardio sessions three times per week for one year. Now, after the year was up,

the author of this study interviewed some of the people who completed the program along with

some of the 60% of participants who dropped out. Now, yes, you heard that right. 60% of the people in the study dropped out before the year was up.

And in my estimation, that's a pretty high attrition rate, given that they were only asked to go to the gym for one hour three times per week.

But you know what, you likely don't need a study to tell you that

adhering to an exercise program is tough. We all struggle with motivation from time to time. And

as a coach, I often feel more like a cheerleader than the fitness architect that I see myself

as. And that means that I'm always on the lookout for new

ways to keep my athletes motivated. Now, I recently read, actually, no, I devoured Joe DeSenna's new book

called The Spartan Way, Eat Better, Train Better, Think Better, Be better, which literally left me chatting excitedly to

anyone who would listen to me about the new ways that I was learning about how to motivate and be

motivated. Now, I recently had a chance to interview Joe about his new book, and I got him to dive

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