Try to focus on making it through the holidays sticking to this simple program. It will consist of 5 exercise tips and 5 nutrition tips. Since we will all be eating and celebrating with family and friends, we will need to counter that with some simple stratedgies. Many people will just roll-over and surrender taking [...]
What should you do during your workout? First you need to know what your goal is. I am going to pick 2 of the most common goals, fat loss and general fitness. A good exercise session should be no longer than 1 hour or you may be effecting your body’s hormones and preventing optimal fat [...]
Many people are not sure how many days they should workout a week. It is different for every person and each person requires his own program. I will address a few basics: 1. Workout 5 days a week for optimal fat loss. 2. Many sedentary people (couch potatoes) will need to begin with only 2 [...]
Understanding and practicing the basics are the keys to success in achieving any fitness goal. The most common fitness goal is to loose weight. Losing weight without some form of exercise will not achieve health, nor will exercise without a nutritional plan work. Focusing on one of the two necessary components to a good fitness [...]
If you are looking for a great fat-loss program, how about starting out with kettlebells training. People like kettlebell training because they * find it easy to stay motivated. There’s no tendency to quit. * are able to focus on form, and improvement can be seen in every workout. * find it is simple and [...]
I used that tittle just to catch people’s attention I have never been an advocate of high protein diets because of my experience as a trainer at 24 Hour Fitness but have recently had extremly good results following differnent higher protein/ more vegetables and fruit nutrition plans. Back in the dark ages at 24 Hour [...]
Since 2003 I have been personal training. My experience proves that nutrition is hard for everyone. First off, Everyone is bombarded with an information overload so even if they have good intentions, it can be hard to find the right individual path. One method I if find very useful is applying the superfoods concept. I [...]
One great way to make your workouts more enjoyable is to add some outdoor training to your routine. The beach is an excellent location to workout with kettlebells. The first and most obvious reason is that you don’t need a mat and therefore don’t need to worry about dropping the kettlebell. This allows you to [...]