But the car is not taken care of when not in use. The car never gets washed and parts never get replaced. Diets are hard to keep healthy, we must admit. It sits in an office every day for eight hours, and when it is not at the office, it is sitting on a couch eating a microwave meal.

One cannot expect to never condition a body or a car and then have it in condition to do some heavy exercise. Many of us played high school sports, and therefore have unrealistic expectations of what our bodies can do. A metaphor might be of some assistance. A fast way to lose weight is to exercise consistently. Then one day this body decides it is time to exercise, and runs two or three miles.

Imagine a car that is used once a month, and when it is used, it is raced. In fact, exercising inconsistently is a great way to injure oneself.

This body has a great axel of being injured. Hopefully the comparison is obvious. It is left out in the rain, uncovered, and the oil never changed.

Therefore consistent exercise, with increasing increments of difficulty or weight,.