To become a better, faster, fitter athlete, there are some sure-fire ways to succeed. Generally speaking, if you run more, mix in more intensity, do some strength work and maintain consistency, you will improve very predictably. The one downside to these guaranteed methods? They require time and effort.
I truly believe that most people are not against putting in time and effort…that is, until a day becomes absolutely filled with work, kids, traffic, house work, homework and shovelling the driveway AGAIN. It quickly can become tough to put in the time and effort required to see the results we want, and sometimes we reach for shortcuts.
One great example of a widely used shortcut: toning shoes.
