Archive for the ‘Fitness Tips’ Category

Read this………
Posted by : Diane   |   February 11, 2012

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 it may make you think twice before you decide to take a break from your exercise program: a 2008 study done by Paul Williams of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California found that you gain more weight when you stop exercising than you lose when you subsequently resume the same program. In other words [...]

How Do I Build New Muscle?
Posted by : Diane   |   January 16, 2012

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A simple answer to the question: How do I build Muscle? Often I get a phone call or email from a person stating they can not get under or over a particular weight goal. Some use that famous word “plateau”, some even have excepted this stagnant period, and are basically asking for reassurance that it [...]

Losing Fat by Building Muscle
Posted by : Diane   |   January 6, 2012

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People have been trying forever to lose fat. They try any gimmick, pill, fad diet…you name it they try it. There is a simpler way………BUILD MUSCLE! Building muscle requires three things: Free weight training Eating right to support the work you have done in the gym, and Getting enough rest. (I will go into the [...]

Fitness Tips #2
Posted by : Diane   |   November 9, 2011

Published under : Fitness Tips

Start your day with a good breakfast. Never skip a meal. All meals should include a complex carbohydrate, protein and veggies. Do not skip meals. Eat 4-6 smaller meals a day each about 3 hours apart. (there is another approach to this type of eating that may be better for others, send me an email [...]

Fitness Tips #1
Posted by : Diane   |   October 4, 2011

Published under : Fitness Tips

Exercise at least 3 times a week. Although daily exercise is recommended and suggested. Both cardiovascular and resistance training should be incorporated into your exercise program. The American Heart Association recommends a minimum of 30 minutes of moderate-intensity cardiovascular exercise most days of the week, in addition to resistance exercise (weight lifting). It also recommends [...]