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Why You Aren’t Losing Fat (And What You Can Do About It)

Published on June 29, 2011 by in Cardio Training, General Health, Strength Training

I’ve seen it countless times.  Someone does their cardio exercise almost everyday, usually it’s a run, eats right, but still cannot lose their excess body fat.  There really isn’t anything more frustrating in all of fitness than doing the things you think you are supposed to be doing, and STILL holding on to that body fat you so desperately want to see disappear. Maybe you’re on the elliptical or other machine which tells you how many calories you’re burning.  You use a food journal, do the math, and have calculated you are burning more calories than you are taking in; you SHOULD be losing weight you may think to yourself.

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The Most Overlooked Component of Health (and how it will help increase your muscle mass)

Published on June 27, 2011 by in General Health, Strength Training

What does “being fit” mean to you?  Does it mean having a low-level of body fat?  The ability to run long distances?  The ability to run short distances quickly?  Having a low BMI? Having huge muscles? Being fit means different things to different people.  However, many experts believe there are three core components that cannot be neglected to achieve a high level of fitness.  The first is muscular efficiency.  A lean, toned, and well-proportioned frame is important to a healthy metabolism and bodily function.  Second would be the cardiovascular piece to this puzzle.  Engaging in frequent cardiovascular exercise, that efficiently raises your training heart rate, will provide you with a

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8-Week Bikini Ready Legs and Butt Program

Published on June 27, 2011 by in Featured, Strength Training

Summer is just getting into full-swing, so what better way to get yourself bikini ready, than to start a serious lower body transformation program?  For all you ladies out there, getting a set of toned, tight legs, really isn’t that difficult.  All it takes is some dedication and a well-designed exercise program to take you from flab to fab.  The following program is designed to build lean muscle in your calves, quads, hamstrings, and glutes.  By using elements of an athletic training routine, we are able to significantly blast the muscle fibers in a way that traditional strength training cannot. Think about it…athletes have pretty nice bodies, right?  It’s not

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Summer Vegetable Frittata

Published on June 22, 2011 by in Nutrition, Recipes

  Ingredients 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil 1 cup diced zucchini 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper 1/3 cup chopped onion 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 cup chopped seeded tomato 9 large eggs Preparation 1. Heat olive oil in a 10-inch nonstick broiler-proof skillet over medium heat. Add zucchini, bell pepper, onion, thyme, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon black pepper, and garlic. Cover and cook 7 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in tomato. Cook, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until liquid evaporates. 2. Combine eggs, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, and

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Death by Deep Fried

Published on June 15, 2011 by in Nutrition, PSA

It’s that time of year again for the Del Mar Fair! It amazes me the insane selection of deep fried foods they come up with each year. If you go for this type of thing you better pick wisely because I don’t think your arteries or waist line can handle more than one of these ridiculous items. This year the selection includes…… Krispy Kreme Chicken Sandwich Zucchini Weenie Totally Fried Avocados Deep Fried Klondike Bar Deep Fried Twinkie Deep Fried Frog Legs Cornucopia (deep fried corn on the cob) Deep Fried Pigs-in-a-Blanket Chocolate Covered Corn Dog Chocolate Covered, Deep Fried Bacon Deep Fried Kool-Aid Deep Fried Brownies Deep Fried White

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Does Your Weight Impact Your Salary?!?

Published on June 15, 2011 by in Health in the News

An interesting new study from CNN indicates that your weight can influence your salary for both men and women. However, their is a double standard with the impact it has. Skinny women tend to have a fatter paycheck while skinny men have a skinny paycheck.  Check out the pretty significant graph below. A women who is 25 pounds overweight makes about $16,000 less than a woman of average size. A man who weights 25 pounds over the average male makes about $8,000 more. The bigger, more muscular men in the office were described as polite, happy, brave, and smart while their skinny male colleagues were described as nervous, sneaky, afraid, and sad.

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The Future of iTraining

Published on June 9, 2011 by in General Health

Let’s get one thing out-of-the-way right off the bat; there really is no substitute to one-on-one personal training with an effective trainer.  There just isn’t.  Like all things in life, there are of course downsides that come with the positives.  First and foremost, it is costly.  Rates of $60 an hour and up are the norm.  You’re not really on your own schedule.  Any trainer who is worth his/her salt, should have many clients.  You have to work around other clients and the trainers’ schedule to get your workout in.  Lastly, if you do have a trainer, how often do you actually work with that person?  Maybe two or three

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Perspective on Portion Control

Published on June 8, 2011 by in Nutrition

You’ve probably heard this before, but I’ll re-iterate; your stomach is about the size of your fist.  Clench your first, hold it up in front of your face, take a nice, long, hard look at it.  That is the size of your stomach.  Now, take a look at this.  That is of course, a Chipotle burrito.  While not even the largest burrito I’ve ever seen, it’s still massive.  Now, we all know we can of course fit more than a fist-worth of food into our stomach.  What happens when you stuff down an entire burrito and a side of chips and salsa?  Our stomachs expand.  Constant overeating like this will eventually cause our

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Never Trust ‘Quick Fix’ Weight Loss Promises

Published on June 7, 2011 by in PSA

Never trust advertisements trying to sell you on a magic pill or a life changing new fitness product. There is no such thing as a quick fix in the health and fitness industry. Make gradual life changes to transform your life permanently to create a new and healthy you!

 
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