Have you used the easiest excuse in the book?
One of the most common excuses I hear as to why a person is unable to improve their physical appearance is that they have “inherited bad genes”. They will here read what respected researchers and professionals say - that the best indication of what your body can look like is to look at you parents and photos of your parents when they were younger.
The truth: Some people are naturally going to have it better than others
Now it is definitely true that there are a vast variety of different body types and not everyone is able to look like Vin Diesel or Cameron Diaz. But even if your parents have been overweight all their lives it does not suggest by any means that you have to look like that. And for instance it sure doesn’t mean that you cannot get visible abdominals or substantially lower your body fat levels.
Fact: Most people are fat due to their lifestyles not their genetic makeup
You see the main problem with the ‘I have bad genes’ excuse is that 9 times out of 10 the reason one’s parents have never had six pack abs is a lot less to do with their genes and a lot more to do with the food they eat, the sports they played and in general the type of lifestyle they lived. If someone sits on their couch for 3 hours every night watching TV and eating snacks they are completely missing the point if they blame their parents for causing them to have bad genetics!
Now I am more than ready to admit that their are people who have a medical condition which makes losing body fat a very tricky exercise (no pun intended). But by far the majority of people who are fat are that way because of their lack of exercise, and the type of diet they eat not because of their genetic make up.
You can do something about it!
Instead of complaining about the genes you have inherited how about doing something else? How about changing the types of food you eat, exercising at least 3 times a week for over half an hour and work out at a local gym (or home) as often as you can. If you stick to it, I promise you that you’ll start seeing what your genes are actually made of!
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