Weather the Holidays!

Cut 3,500 calories with smart holiday swaps

I have written before about how to make it through the Holidays while staying on track with your fitness program. How are you doing so far? The attached link that discusses tips for reducing calorie intake over the Holidays was timely for me and I hope that it is timely for you. There is no need to let the Holidays bring you down. Try the tips in the article and find that moderation is the key and having fun is what get you through.

Now this is balance that sounds good

Cutting carbs just 2 days a week can spur weight loss

If you have tried the no Carb diet or the low calorie diet, then you know that both diets can be boring and the lack of variety ends up short circuiting your plans. Now here comes a study that says that a mixture of diets can be effective. No carbs for two days and a moderate diet for the others and you can still lose weight. I hope that ther is not a fault in the research because this diet sounds too good to be true. At any rate, i think that I wil try it!

Learn How To Eat - Really

I  came across the following qoute from a Fitness expert:

The first lesson of proper nutrition is learning how to eat. We do this by sitting down, chewing, breathing, and focusing on our meal, not the TV or computer."

--Lance Breger, co-founder of the Infinity Wellness Foundation, as quoted by the Chicago Tribune

This is a very simple concept but does anyone really practice it?  With today's many options to keep us entertained, is it any wonder that we are not ever really concentrating on the actual act of eating.  Maybe there was a time when we sat around the table together and the focus was the meal but today it seems that those times are few and far between.  I am going to try to learn how to eat and see what happens, mybe you can try it to?

Another positive for Exercise

Exercising can lead to better food choices according to the linked article.  This makes sense to me and I am a big fan of letting you know when what makes sense is supported by scientific evidence.  I like to blend my fitness training with training about the right foods to eat and when the two work so well together, I feel great about this approach!

http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2011/11/26/More-exercise-results-in-healthier-eating/UPI-58071322284055/?spt=hs&or=hn

Just keep at it and be reasonable during the Holidays

The Holidays are a time for family, fun and great food.  Give yourself a break and enjoy the Holidays but also make a cmmitment now to stay focused on your Physical Training.  Reailize that a few pounds may be gained during the Holidays but also realize that you can keep your overall health plans on track.  You are in control of your metabolism and putting fuel in the fire.  The alternative is to palce to much stress on yourself during the Holidays and then lose work out momemtum.  So give yourself a break and have fun!

Exercise can really brighten one's life

A major study finds that exerccise versus TV watching can reduce the chances of deperssion in women by 20%. This study makes sense and adds another very positive reason for why exercise is important.  It takes dicipline to exercise but when you know that exercise can brighten up your life that makes the discipline worth it.

http://news.yahoo.com/too-little-exercise-too-much-tv-tied-depression-014121607.html;_ylt=A0LaVxq9LMBOaBMAhwuWSbYF;_ylu=X3oDMTRoa21lZjc1BG1pdANUb3BTdG9yeSBIZWFsdGhTRiBEaXNlYXNlc0NvbmRpdGlvbnNTU0YEcGtnAzA4Y2Y5MWQ1LWVlZGYtMzBjOC04NTMxLWZiMjkxNjkxYzM5ZgRwb3MDNwRzZWMDdG9wX3N0b3J5BHZlcgNhYjJhMTE1MC0wY2NmLTExZTEtYmE3Zi1kNjRiOGIzNjBmMTI-;_ylg=X3oDMTJhNWdnY2llBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANoZWFsdGh8ZGlzZWFzZXMgLSBjb25kaXRpb25zBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25z;_ylv=3

Concentrate on the work out not the Muscle Names

I agree with the pont of View of the Fitness Trainers qouted in the linked article.  The main objective for a great workout is to show my clients how to do the exercises correctly and how to follow a regime.  If they are interested in the muscles that are being targeted I will tell them but in most cases they trust that I know which exercises will work best to meet their work out needs.  The trust is based upon results and isn't that the true barometer of whether or not you have a good trainer?

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/07/us-fitness-jargon-idUSTRE7A63B420111107