{"id":50,"date":"2008-01-02T12:58:46","date_gmt":"2008-01-02T12:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/changeyourbody.wordpress.com\/2008\/01\/02\/you-can-lead-a-horse-to-water-but-you-cant-make-it-drink\/"},"modified":"2008-01-02T12:58:46","modified_gmt":"2008-01-02T12:58:46","slug":"you-can-lead-a-horse-to-water-but-you-cant-make-it-drink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2008\/01\/02\/you-can-lead-a-horse-to-water-but-you-cant-make-it-drink\/","title":{"rendered":"You Can Lead A Horse To Water But You Can&#8217;t Make It Drink"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;\">Based on the supposition that this &#8220;classroom&#8221; will be overflowing in no time, and given your need and desire to be fit and healthy, I will structure this course accordingly.  You will be given what you need to do in order to optimize your health and fitness and it is up to you, as I have said and will continue to repeat, to put in the effort to get the results.  The bottom line is that if I provide the means to an end, it is up to you whether you will slake your thirst in the pool of success&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;\">The following is an outline of what to expect from this free online fitness class and what the requirements and expectations of the class are.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial;\">Duration:<span>  <\/span>4 Months<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial;\">Class Schedule:<span>  <\/span>Monday through Friday<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial;\">Instructor:<span>  <\/span>Richard Dafter<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial;\">Cost:<span>  <\/span>Free<b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-family:Arial;\"><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family:Arial;\">Class Structure<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial;\">Each class will consist of a &#8220;lecture&#8221;, suggested reading and questions and answers based on the articles of the week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial;\">Each student is asked to do a workout of their choice, with a duration of their choice, each day (weekend workouts are optional).<span>  <\/span>The student can choose from a list of suggested activities or do a workout that they prefer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial;\">Students are asked to keep a daily log of their activities so that they can track their progress.<span>  <\/span>This progress tracker can be the suggested progress tracker or one of your choice.<span> \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial;\">It is suggested that students interact with each other to provide peer support and discuss issues and challenges that they are facing.<span>  <\/span>This is optional and you can opt to be part of the course anonymously.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Based on the supposition that this &#8220;classroom&#8221; will be overflowing in no time, and given your need and desire to be fit and healthy, I will structure this course accordingly. 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