Biggest Loser Ranch vs Private Fitness Retreat

Biggest Loser Ranch Compared-Reading Between the Lines

Biggest Loser Ranch – Worth the Money?

Biggest Loser Ranch Compared to A Private Fitness Retreat- Can you read between the lines to see Biggest Loser Ranch compared with a private residential retreat?

What do you pay for that is transferable to home life after you leave? Without the executive chef, will you know what to do?

How much training matches your abilities? Are you assessed and then progressed accordingly?

What are you likely to continue with at your own home? Open gym, Zumba, and spin classes may not be for you.

Biggest Loser Ranch Compared – Daily Schedule

Have you seen their daily schedule? For instance, it offers an open gym, an executive chef, and a spa. So, let’s read between the lines here…

6 am Open Gym

What you need to know is that “open gym” means “hello treadmill”.  You are on your own without guidance or accountability. Would you want to spend $10k to start your day this way?

7:00 am Breakfast by the executive chef

Obese Men Cycling for Weight Loss

Furthermore, are they sending the chef home with you? If not, this won’t help you form lifestyle habits.

8:30 am Refreshing Outdoor Hike

For the record, an extremely obese client is better off taking a “refreshing” bike ride on an adult trike. A non-weight-bearing activity is easier on the joints.

11:15 am Total Toning Class

“Toning class” implies an aerobics class atmosphere where an obese client will feel totally out of place. This sounds like a one-size fits all. Moreover, how comfortable is a morbidly obese person in this group activity in front of a mirror? Can you say, “Zumba,” anyone?!  What about metabolic fat-burning activity tailored to the individual? Alternatively, how about hitting a tire with a sledgehammer or doing battle rope drills outdoors?

12:15 pm Lunch (Teriyaki Chicken with Brown Rice)

Again, done for you? Is this a vacation or a real lifestyle rehearsal?

1:15 pm Educational Series: Interactive Cooking Demo with our Executive Chef

Instead, go on a practical grocery store tour and do batch cooking. That way, you can rehearse what to do at home.

Biggest Loser Ranch Compared to Private Fitness Retreat

2:30 pm Spinning (a Fun, Non-Impact Cardio Workout)

Seriously, how much fun can it be sitting indoors on a tiny seat pretending to bicycle? So, the “spinning” class means an obese person gets saddle-sore if he can manage to sit on a tiny seat that long. Instead, how about an industrial trike with a generous size saddle outdoors on a scenic bike trail? Alternatively, get outdoors on a scenic bike trail and watch your spirits soar along with your energy.

3:30 pm Strength Circuit Training

Honestly, this implies going from one shiny chrome machine to another. So, try free-weight training with dumbbells and barbells instead. Then, swing a sledgehammer on a tire alternating with weighted sled drags outdoors. See videos with guys up to 500 lbs doing this and more. Maybe not the first day, because there is a progression to it all.

4:30 pm Water Aerobics & Aqua Games

At this point, the weight loss camp guest should be coming out of a rest period now, not another activity. Therefore, swim time is better just before a  meal and a nap, not in a 3-hour block of constant activity. For best results, having activity follow recovery is the way to build your body, not wear it down. As a matter of fact, recovery time enables a greater exercise intensity instead of going through the motions.

5:30 pm Educational Series: Menu Planning at Home and While Traveling

Snooze time anyone? It sounds a lot like a video to sit and watch. Then, why not actually have a meal out for a real lesson in making good selections off the menu?

6:30 pm Dinner (Grilled Steak Kabobs with Stuffed Tomatoes & Roasted Vegetables)

Nice, but you realize you are paying for restaurant services here and not learning how to do it at home for yourself and your family.

Spa and Relaxation Time-Weekends and evenings will also include time for pampering and relaxation. To soothe your body and renew your spirit, each resort features an on-site full-service spa offering a complete list of salon and wellness treatments.

“Spa” means paying extra for massages and facials or taking down time.

Furthermore, why not forego the extra expense and mindless pampering to spend time meditating? Positive visualization with guided imagery will reprogram your mindset to speed you toward your goals and squash the stinkin’ thinkin’ that has been holding you down. You know you are capable of accomplishing anything that you believe. So start doing the right things and believing in yourself.

Biggest Loser Ranch Compared -Biggest Concerns

Nutrition Concern:

Only three meals, 7 AM, 12:15, and 6:30 PM… 5-6 hours apart? Nutrition 5-6 hours apart tends to cause a sense of deprivation. Blood sugar levels can drop after 2.5 – 3 hours without nutrition. Compare this with meal frequency and portions appropriate for the upcoming activity level.

Fitness Concern:

The Biggest Loser camp schedule includes blocks of activity spanning 3-4 hours straight without recovery. Consider recovery periods that enable your level of exercise intensity for greater metabolic effect.