Hey everyone
Now is the time that so many of us struggle with our fitness and weight gain.
Holiday parties, Halloween, thanksgiving...
How do you get through it without adding the holiday pounds?
my top 2 (there are more) tips to keep you on the good side of the holidays.
1 - Exercise the day of your event -
Get in a good circuit, full body workout. Utilize, weights, bands, body weight, and cardio moves of your choice. Pick your favorite 4 exercises (or check my favorites over to the side of the page)- 20 reps or 20 seconds high intensity for a minimum of 4 rounds. Try for 6 rounds for maximum calorie burn.
2 - Be aware of how much you are eating and drinking -
Be sure to eat before you go to an event (extra tip) and try to not stand near a snack table while socializing. Also if you are having multiple courses, be aware of your portion sizes. don't be bashful about eating only a small portion of everything rather than finishing everything - if you finish it all you could be running up to 2000+ calories. Yikes.
More Holiday survival tips soon.....
And the BEST way of all to kill of the calories is of course training with your friends and me at Boot Camp. http://www.lefeverwellness.com/ for info.
Our next session starts THIS week and runs up to thanksgiving. Just in time.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Dieters Beware!!
It’s the beginning of the new season.
Not the fall season, but “Fat” season. It actually starts at Halloween, not Thanksgiving or the December holidays.
----Most of us have done it, talked about it, even joked about it…the 5 or more holiday pounds we start putting on about now.
I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of gaining weight this time of year and trying to lose it after January with a meaningless resolution.
Well, actually I do know about you, and I know you don’t like it either!!
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Ok, so let’s work together this year and do something different…Let’s NOT put on the holiday pounds!
My goal is to be asked the questions (and I’m expecting to hear back from you that you were asked)…..”Hey, are you losing weight?” “How did you do that with the all the junk food and holiday parties?”
Being successful in keeping off the extra fat pounds will take some planning and effort.
This is the first of a couple of “Slim” holiday newsletters with tips to help you make a positive change for yourself and your families by staying healthy and avoiding the holiday fat.
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Here are a few tips to keep the pounds off and still enjoy a Halloween treat.
1) One of the biggest things is to delay buying any candy until closer to Halloween!!!!! If it’s in your house, it presents an unnecessary temptation. How often do you eat something just because its there?
2) Allow yourself just one piece of candy (small size) in the morning and then one at night. Skip any desserts that you would normally eat after dinner.
3) Only buy enough candy so that you expect to run out before the evening is over. It’s crucial to weight loss success to not have “trigger” foods lying around – the temptation is often too great.
4) Increase your exercise activity with one of our fat burning circuits or the Fit Body Band Program (http://www.fitbodybandprogram.com/) every day that you eat your two pieces of candy. This will help counteract the increase in calories that you are consuming.
5) If you indulge a bit too much it’s important to forgive yourself and move on. (Enroll in the boot camps to get back on track) Dwelling on the past will not help your success.
6) Substitute your chocolate fix with something healthier. Fruit veggies or (my favorite) a peanut butter Craver (http://lefeverwellness.getprograde.com/)
Plan to stay healthy and let me know how I can help you!
Not the fall season, but “Fat” season. It actually starts at Halloween, not Thanksgiving or the December holidays.
----Most of us have done it, talked about it, even joked about it…the 5 or more holiday pounds we start putting on about now.
I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of gaining weight this time of year and trying to lose it after January with a meaningless resolution.
Well, actually I do know about you, and I know you don’t like it either!!
____________________________________________________________________
Ok, so let’s work together this year and do something different…Let’s NOT put on the holiday pounds!
My goal is to be asked the questions (and I’m expecting to hear back from you that you were asked)…..”Hey, are you losing weight?” “How did you do that with the all the junk food and holiday parties?”
Being successful in keeping off the extra fat pounds will take some planning and effort.
This is the first of a couple of “Slim” holiday newsletters with tips to help you make a positive change for yourself and your families by staying healthy and avoiding the holiday fat.
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Here are a few tips to keep the pounds off and still enjoy a Halloween treat.
1) One of the biggest things is to delay buying any candy until closer to Halloween!!!!! If it’s in your house, it presents an unnecessary temptation. How often do you eat something just because its there?
2) Allow yourself just one piece of candy (small size) in the morning and then one at night. Skip any desserts that you would normally eat after dinner.
3) Only buy enough candy so that you expect to run out before the evening is over. It’s crucial to weight loss success to not have “trigger” foods lying around – the temptation is often too great.
4) Increase your exercise activity with one of our fat burning circuits or the Fit Body Band Program (http://www.fitbodybandprogram.com/) every day that you eat your two pieces of candy. This will help counteract the increase in calories that you are consuming.
5) If you indulge a bit too much it’s important to forgive yourself and move on. (Enroll in the boot camps to get back on track) Dwelling on the past will not help your success.
6) Substitute your chocolate fix with something healthier. Fruit veggies or (my favorite) a peanut butter Craver (http://lefeverwellness.getprograde.com/)
Plan to stay healthy and let me know how I can help you!
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Time article - exercise wont make you thin
- Wow! The recent article in Time magazine why exercise won’t make you thin has really caused a stir in the fitness and health industry.
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1914857-1,00.html
It caused a stir in me when I read it. In my opinion, this article puts a slant on only one factor of health and missed the big picture of health and fitness.
Although I don’t agree with some of the content and how it’s presented, let’s take this opportunity to put a positive spin back on exercise and learn the balanced facts to weight loss.
1) Exercise makes you hungry.
Yes it does. The basic premise here is that you increase your metabolism, which burns more calories. This creates a need for more calories to replenish and restore your energy and rebuild muscle.
The key here is not the extra hunger; it’s the food you choose to replenish your energy. If you go and eat donuts and pizza after a workout on a regular basis, then yes exercise will NOT help you get thin. And you will likely gain weight.
If you are choosing the right calories with a good quality workout shake or a balanced meal of lean protein, veggies, good complex carbs, then YES you will promote lean body mass and weight loss.
A regular daily diet including; lean protein, lots of high nutrient green, yellow, and orange veggies, low in saturated fats and simple sugar carbohydrates, will help promote quality muscle, develop good eating habits, and diminish the want for the nasty after workout junk food.
2) All exercise is NOT created equal.
The article doesn’t reference the type of exercise used for the studies. We already know that high intensity circuit type resistance training burns significantly more calories than just cardio. And if a daily walk is the only level of exercise for weight loss, this will not get you thin – particularly if your diet is full of high calorie and fat foods or you are a carbohydrate junkie.
3) Without Diet and exercise you will NOT lose the weight.
Our mantra at boot camp and with private clients is; you can out eat the best training program. I know this because I’m not perfect and I have done it.
Your food and calorie intake is the key to any weight loss program. Actually its probably 80% or more important than exercise alone.
Put a good quality diet together with some intense circuits and you have the recipe for weight loss. I’m certain that this is a recipe that Jamie will support.
4) Its not all about the weight loss. What else will you achieve from exercise?
The article focuses primarily on weight loss. Hopefully if you read this and were not familiar with the benefits of both diet and exercise to be healthy and fit, you were not discouraged about exercising. There are so many other possible benefits to exercising alone:
-Lean body mass
-Lower cholesterol
-Clear mind
-Camaraderie
-Increase energy
-Increase bone density
-Increase strength
-More agility to play with your kids and grandkids
-Overall lower risk of disease
…You get the point.
Bottom line to this article is that if your goal is to lose weight and form a lean fit body the recipe is exercise AND diet. Not just exercise.
If your goal is to enjoy where you are in life and eat what you want, then keep up an exercise program 3-5 times a week that burns tons of calories. Butt still watch what you eat for your overall health. It can catch up to you before you know it.
And as always, schedule a free assessment with me if you want to find out where you are, where you want to go, and how to get there.
Live well
Coach Greg
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