A surgical procedure seems invasive, doesn’t it?

Remember, this solution does none of these fitness benefits;

- improve your heart and lungs,
- add lean, sculpted muscle,
- increase your metabolism,
- strengthen your bones / joints,
- improve flexibility,
- enhance your daily energy,
- increase serotonin and endorphins,

“Sure, get a band to reduce/shrink your stomach so you won’t be so hungry… Best part is, you don’t even need to exercise”! What a Crock!!!!

What are you willing to do to stay healthy?

Are you willing to sweat?

Are you willing to work hard?

Are you willing to miss a bit of TV?

Are you willing to be uncomfortable?

These are some of the questions you might want to ask yourself again if you are not committing to achieving great fitness results.

Obviously as technology evolves and time passes, there are numerous conveniences in our lives that prevent us from being more active.

Just take a look at some of these inventions that enable our laziness;

- the remote control,
- the elevator,
- engine powered bicycles,
- the people mover at airports,
- the Segway,

We are infatuated with easier, more convenient things. This is why infomercials do so well late at night when we are tired and defeated from a long exhausting day. Perfect for sedentary people.

Does this make us all lazy as a society? Do we look for the easy way out?

After servicing over 500 clients for 9 years of Personal Training I have noticed 1 interesting thing when it comes to weight loss with almost everyone.

Dieting is the 1st solution 90% of people initially seek out when looking to lose weight.

Why is this?

It is typically because eating less requires way less effort than getting motivated to work out at home alone or joining a gym for that matter.

Physical activity is hard to initiate, never-mind planning what fitness program is best for you and how to actually do it all correctly.

Invest in your fitness. Invest the time, your effort and possibly some extra money for a fitness coach to help you along the way.

Here is a FREE online Nutrition Meal Planner tool that you can use that will help you lose weight through eating.

There are some great exercises in the website as well, along with Yoga and Supplement info.

http://truestar.com/home.aspx?RepID=1085

(Simply register for free, complete your profile, choose your eating plan, then follow the meal plan)

Just remember, that is only half of the battle…

You need to exercise as well. Start off with basic cardiovascular activity like walking, biking or swimming.

Once you have started that, try incorporating strength training. You can do this on your own or with one of my Mobile Personal Trainers.

Adding lean muscle through strength training revs up metabolism far greater than simple aerobic activity. Strength training will also keep you in your Fat Burning zone as well.

Like Nike said, “JUST DO IT”!

P.S. Call us for a Free Session at 1.888.269.1TOS(867)

or fill out this form for the free sample session / consultation.

http://41251540-20c2-448e-8632-47fae02dc901.fitproconnect.com/Page/Consultation

by Berkeley Johnson – Durham Personal Trainer

Even NBA Basketball players need to lose that last 20lbs.

Over the off-season NBA star Kendrick Perkins dropped 20 unwanted lbs to become even more dominant within the paint. This former Boston Celtic had a rough and tough banger-type image due to his extra heavy load. Being on a new team now “The Oklahoma City Thunder” combined with a new run and gun offense and with much younger players – meant he had to commit to moving more quickly up and down the court. His goal was to become more athletic, improve his cardio and drop an extra 20 lbs.

The secret to Kendrick’s success was proper eating and a regimented fitness program. Over the off-season he hired a Nutritionist and personal trained with his former Coach / Personal Trainer. Together they worked on following a clean-eating calorie-correct plan while improving lean muscle while gaining 1st step quickness.

Even at such an elite level, players look to educated professionals like Personal Trainers and Nutritionists to aid them in their development. In order to trim inches and drop the last couple pounds to get them to the next stage – eating right is a must coupled with a tailored fitness program for the best results possible.

Every year as your Pickering Personal Trainer, I do this with up and coming OHL and CHL goalies to increase their performance both off and on the ice. I help them with increasing their speed, agility and power for greater success in competitive sport.

Self-image and self-efficacy is determined by your fitness success. Seek out educated individuals such as Personal Trainers, Nutritionists and Yoga Instructors to increase your wellness knowledge. Go to a gym or have an In Home Personal Trainer come to your home. Gather the right information and have a fun energetic workout!

This just shows that we can all add something new into our lifestyle to help us obtain our fitness goals. As your In Home Personal Training expert I seek out more educated professionals to help me create specific programs for all varieties of clients!

Call us to find out how you can potentially get In Home Personal Training in Durham with me on the Trainers On Site team – 3 x/week for as little as $41/week!

1.888.269.1TOS(867)

or email me at
berkeley@trainersonsite.com

Many people love to “feed the crave” so to speak! North America has officially fallen in love with the “SMOOTHIE”.

It seems that on every 4 blocks or so there is another SMOOTHIE franchise offering these refreshingly fruity snacks.

There is the popular Booster Juice, Jugo Juice, Jamba Juice and many more…
In fact, even McDonalds and Tim Hortons are trying to capitalize on their version of frozen fruit drinks (not nearly as healthy or appetizing).

“Buyer Beware”!

While many smoothies may seem to be healthy options to fast food snacks, you have to remember how easy it is to drink calories. Also remember, sugar converts to fat and fruit is high in sugar.

Sure, an “Original” 24oz SMOOTHIE is full of fruit, yogurt and an added soy protein booster….but I also slurped this 315 calorie treat in 5 min. (Feeling good but also still hungry).

Unfortunately it would take some Internet and math skills to tell the exact amount of sugar per SMOOTHIE.

It seems that every franchise I go into never displays their sugar content (most good shops will only have natural occurring sugar – run away if it is added).

Please don’t take this as a knock to SMOOTHIE snack franchises. I love them!!! However, I am a Milton Personal Trainer and my job is to be active. This allows me to have a higher metabolic rate to help burn the extra calories.

If you are fairly sedentary and want to still include a daily SMOOTHIE into your food regimen – try a junior or snack size. In many cases it will almost be half the calories and sugar.

Remember too, a SMOOTHIE will always be healthier than a burger and fries.

Think I need another right now!

Remember that 1980′s Wendy’s commercial with that little old lady…

“Where’s the beef”?

Well, this is not an article about Wendy’s highly processed man made artificial food (if you can call it that?).

This is an article about REAL grass fed beef.

You see, your doctor tells you to stay away from red meat, “its high in cholesterol”.

(The same doctor could stand to lose about 40 lbs. I think that’s funny!!!)

What your doctor teels you is half-true.

He or she has the best of intentions.

The majority of our beef comes through cows.

Corn fed Cows —– booo! (or moooo?)

Why are they fed corn?

Because corn is cheap! It fattens them up quick for little money.

Dirt cheap and profitable. In fact, corn is one of the highest traded stocks on the market.

Just take a look at any of the products in your fridge or cupboard that are packaged.

I bet corn is listed in the ingredients in more than half of them.

So….

Corn is high in sugar,

Sugar turns to fat,

Fat is cholesterol,

Therefore beef gets a bad rap!

But…

There is another way.

Eat grass fed beef from places like Wholefoods, other organic stores and local farms.

Be careful though.

Grass fed beef can get expensive.

The way we justify it (besides the obvious benefits of protein, iron and other bonuses) is…

We figure it costs about $28 for a steak dinner at the Keg (with veggies and a potato mind you),

At wholefoods, for about $20 you can get about an extra 25% more in size than a Keg steak and it is “grass fed”.

This feeds myself, my wife and kids – without the excess fat and cholesterol.

I can’t wait until the NEW Wholefoods opens at Square One this summer.

If you want to get Nutrition Tips and Coaching from my lovely wife Michelle who is a Nutritionist, email her at eatright@trainersonsite.com

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.