According to the information in The Gabriel Method, health departments only consider exercise for its calorie burning qualities. What they cannot effectively explain is why two people could be eating approximately the same amount, doing the exact same workout program and getting entirely different results. Why do some people just seem to burn more calories than others?
According to Jon Gabriel, your body will not burn fat effectively while you are in fat storage mode (i.e. while your FAT Switch is on). An overFat body is generally very sedentary in this mode, because it is in the process of storing fat, not burning it. The key is to effectively communicate to your body that your are not safe if your body is storing fat. There are many health problems linked to obesity; but where your rational mind knows it, it is your animal/primitive mind that controls your FAT Switch.
One of the things that The Gabriel Method challenges us to do is not to exercise longer; but to exercise smarter”. You do not have to kill yourself to lose Fat exercising. It happens all too often that many overFat people start an intense exercise program in order to burn their excess fat only to find that it takes all of their will power just to keep it up and eventually end up throwing in the towel.
“Work with your body and not against it” is a message that Jon Gabriel wants to make clear to anyone who wants to lose Fat. The following technique can be applied to almost any exercise routine, but try this simple, but effective, exercise the next time you take a 20-30 minute walk:
The Imaginary Predator
1. Start walking normally.
2. About five or ten minutes into the walk, imagine someone, or something (a bear, for example), is behind you that wants to eat you alive if you do not hurry up.
3. Start walking faster or even a slight run for about 30 seconds, while vividly imagining this threatening creature behind you.
4. Then imagine suddenly that you are safe and continue walking like you did at the beginning.
5. Repeat this process about three or four times during your walk.
The fear of being eaten activates one of the most powerful mechanisms in our bodies that makes it clear that we need to be thin in order to outrun predators. When your body associates the fear of being eaten (through this visualization) with the exercise you are doing, your body will start to eliminate excess fat, because it is interested in keeping you alive and safe. Make this a habit when you do exercise and you will see better results from your usual workout routine.
