8 Minutes in the Morning is a weight loss program written by Jorge Cruise. The program explains why building muscle is an invaluable tool to increasing metabolism, and why dieting to lose weight is ineffective. The 8 minutes’ worth of moves actually work the whole body (which Cruise points out is necessary for overall health and fitness), but focus on the hips ad thighs three days out of five. The exercises are all simple to do, and require little equipment – just a chair, a mat and, in the more advanced versions, some ankle weights. There are three levels of progression. As for the eating system, it’s even easier. Cruise’s recommendations involve sensible portions, a balance of vegetables, protein and carbs, a touch of fat and no calorie counting. In addition to the exercises and eating system, Cruise also offers “power thoughts” and visualizations.
For beginning exercisers who want to target their hips and thighs, Cruise’s book is one of the easiest to follow. The exercises are non-intimidating and anyone can find the 8 minutes in which to do them. The food recommendations make sensible eating attainable. Those who are already fit and have been exercising for a while will probably find Cruise’s system a bit too easy for them. But those who only wish they were fit will find that Cruise offers an excellent way to start on the road to accomplishing their goals.
Although we found that most of Cruise’s ideas were correct, we can see absolutely no evidence of this program transforming your body. 8 minutes a day of exercise is simply not enough. This program makes money from countless overweight people that are looking for that easy way to lose weight. Cruise knows how to really hit the emotional aspects of these people and make them believe they can re-invent themselves in only 8 minutes a day.
The nutritional aspect of this program is farely good, however, after reviewing this program it seems there are missing pieces. Almost like he wanted to take the easy way out and simply tell customers what they want to hear in order to make the sale. I would suggest finding a weight loss program that is a well rounded combination of nutrition and exercise. Sometimes hearing what you don’t want to hear is actually what will help you lose weight.