Body Flex Program

About one week ago, I began the Body Flex Program. The Program said that you will see inches lost within the first week. Well, I haven't seen anything! Does this really work?! Is it worth my time to do breathing and stretching exercises twice a day? I am getting frustrated.

Thanks,
-- Frannie

From Mike:
The key is which breathing exercises and what are you eating. I was not impressed with Body Flex. Too much straining of accessory breathing muscles that will invite speech and throat problems as well as potential breathing problems in later years.

I have some questions--I do believe in the breathing part of the Body flex tape--I guess, when it comes to losing weight--or inches--I don't know if I am doing it incorrectly, or not enough---but other than believing in the fact that deep breathing can energize one---I have seen no other benefit. How--if after 3 months (I didn't do twice a day also) but doing it faithfully and measuring--does one get the info, on why they may not be succeeding. I am a fairly healthy eater--I have a job that is pretty physical---and so along with the Body Flex tapes--I am thinking I should be in GREAT SHAPE. Do you have any advice?

From Mike:
I am NOT supportive of Body Flex. For months we have been getting a lot of interest in Body Flex and I never knew why. Now I realize that someone has been telling people that we recommend it. We do not. It may have some fine qualities, but I also believe that some of the exercises can cause long-term excessive stress in the throat and chest area interfering with optimal breathing coordination that will add to or cause vocal- and throat-oriented troubles as well as significant breathing overall restriction. We created our own #320 Weight Loss Program that works just fine and is tiered for small to large amounts of weight loss.

Remember that, with few exceptions, any breathing exercise you do the same way over time will restrict breathing flexibility.