Hamilton Personal Trainer

Seriously, how many Crunches does one have to do?

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For my first blog entry as a personal trainer, I thought I?? write about something near and dear to our hearts.

Actually, slightly lower than our hearts, still in the general area, covering a larger space, but still dear to us.

Abs.? We know of them.? We??e seen them.? We want them.? We just don?? know how to attain them.

In my short time as a trainer I have been asked this one same question several times, usually asked in this way…??ow do I get rid of this???Ninety-nine percent of the time they are pointing at a rather festive mid section while the other one percent are pointing at a rather festive husband.? I can help you with one of these.

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After pointing at said mid section, I hear something along the lines of ??eriously…how many crunches do I have to do???I have heard of people doing 200 per day in an attempt to chisel away fat to reveal, in all its glory, the ??ix pack??

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A flat stomach is desired by the majority of the people who set foot in a gym.? They are not necessarily after the defined ??ix-pack?? but are definitely interested in shedding some unwanted fat.

To do this, they do countless crunches, knee lifts, and oblique twists.? Basically whatever exercise they can find that targets the core, they do in hopes of flatness.? No pain is too great for these people.

Unfortunately all of that pain doesn?? pay off and they end up with more or less what they started with.

Don?? get me wrong, regular exercise will burn fat, but what these people fail to realize is that you are not able to tell your body where to burn the fat from.? This is key.

I cannot stress it enough!? Your body will burn fat from wherever it pleases.? Endless crunches will definitely develop abdominal muscles, but will not target the fat in your stomach.

It is for this reason that full body workouts are much more beneficial than simply targeting one specific area.? By completing a full body workout, you not only incorporate more muscle groups which will eventually lead to improved fitness levels, but more specifically you end up using larger muscle groups which burn more fat in a shorter period of time.

For instance, your abdominal muscles are rather small in comparison to your quadriceps in your upper leg.? Those quads will burn more fat performing a series of squats than your abs will with a series of crunches.? So be prepared to work your whole body.

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A ??ix-pack??is not something that appears over night.? It takes a great deal of work and commitment both in your workouts and in your diet.? So do not get discouraged.

The best thing to do is avoid the notion that if you can?? see the abs then you don?? have them.? You can have a very strong midsection without the visual appearance of abdominal muscles.? The abs will appear in time.

For that one percent with the festive husband…good luck.

If You are in the Hamilton area and would like a free Fitness Audit on your mid section, call 1.888.269.1867 or e-mail Hamilton’s top Personal Trainer – Jerome Marrin,? jerome@trainersonsite.com

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Hey everyone,

We have been getting quite a few requests about our GTA Fitness Workshops held at local Fitness Source’s.

It seems some of the Frequently Asked Questions are;

Is this free? What’s the catch? ?Absolutely free, no catch, no obligation. Just spreading the word of Fitness.

What do you exactly do there? ?We allow the public to sample new fitness tools and get a great sweat doing so.

Where and when they are held at? ?http://www.meetup.com/Fitness-Workshops-TRAINERSONSITE/

Well, here is a quick video on our workshops

http://www.youtube.com/user/robertfostertos#p/a/u/0/UW6fMdhUVuQ

If we at Trainers On Site can help more people get fit, mission accomplished!

If you have a piece of chocolate once or twice a year, you can skip this topic. However, if you crave chocolate, and would do anything to obtain it, then read on……….

A craving for chocolate can sometimes be the body’s craving for magnesium, since chocolate contains large amounts of magnesium. This is true for women who crave it right before menstruating or those who have PMS. Magnesium helps mediate the symptoms of PMS as it is involved in the manufacture of progesterone. A lack of magnesium can lead to a insufficient progesterone levels, producing the PMS symptoms we are all too familiar with. (If not ask your husbands/partners he will refresh your memory LOL!!)

Our bodies are so great let us know what it needs. Chocolate is rich in magnesium. However, it is also high in caffeine like substance theobromine, that over stimulates the adrenals leading to adrenal fatigue. Much of the fine balancing of the sex hormones is the adrenals responsibility, the increase in adrenal fatigue leads to the increase in PMS. So, chocolate ends up increasing PMS even though it contains magnesium.

Next time you are craving chocolate, use it as a reminder to get your magnesium from some other source. The best form to buy is one that contains magnesium citrate, its readily available, easily absorbed, and effective. For severe cases of PMS, take it all month long. For mild cases, take it during ovulation, until the next cycle starts. That should reduce the cravings rapidly. Physical cravings for chocolate should decrease often within one or two weeks after supplementation has begun, and should disappear as long as the amount of magnesium intake is adequate.

For a supplement that can greatly help with those cravings, go to

http://www.truestarportal.com/public/store/list.aspx?folder=trainers

Go under Health, Promotion and Goal Support

Also, foods high in magnesium are:

Almond

Kelp

Cashews and other nuts

Sesame seeds (brown)

Whole wheat

Peas

Beans

Next time your craving chocolate, try one of the food options above or Truestar’s True Craving.

When it comes to exercise, us at Trainers On Site like to think we know fitness!

One of our favorite websites to frequent is Discovery Health.

Discovery health has plenty of factual information and sometimes cool activites to do within their website.

For example check out this excersie fitness test. It takes only 5 minutes and you find out how great your personal knowledge is when it comes to health and wellness.

Be sure to leave a comment and let us know your score. Were you as savvy as you thought you were?

http://discoveryhealth.queendom.com/exercise_access.html