It is very important for women to strength train. It provides many benefits from appearance to reducing injury and muscle deterioration

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The days of getting on the treadmill, elliptical or walking to lose weight are over just as the use of flip phones and the VCR. Just as technology has and will always evolve so will fitness and methods to lose weight. Fifteen years ago there were workout experts Billy Blanks and Denise Austin (If you are under 40 you are probably wondering who are they). Today on the cutting edge of fitness is Shawn T (Insanity, Max 30, Cise), Tony Horton (P90X) or Daryl Madison (Chair-A-Cise

Have you heard the saying like father-like son, like mother-like daughter? Unfortunately, it proves true because many studies confirm child obesity is much higher when parents themselves are overweight. A child with one obese parent has a 50% chance of being overweight. When both parents are obese their children have a 80% chance of obesity. So let’s make going to the gym or putting in the Chair-A-Cise exercise DVD a family affair. What amazes me is how loving parents would p

Have you ordered a weight loss DVD and on the first day you tried it wondered what was I thinking I can’t do these exercises and now it’s in that “special place” with the other DVDs? When you signed up for the bootcamp class it sounded great exercising outdoors, fresh air, birds chirping, etc. but now you beg for mercy and realize the word bootcamp actually refers to vigorous military training and for you this is voluntary. After 3 minutes into the warm up of the high intensi

Chair-a-cise works, but you have to turn on the DVD, get in the chair and do the work. It’s geared for regular people who are overweight, not Olympic champions. You can do it. I guarantee it’s not beyond you. Just get the DVD’s and start working out. The exercises don’t look silly like so many that one sees in workout DVD’s. I’m 50 years old. If I can do it, you can do it. The workout includes models performing at a modified (more gentle) workout all the way to the intense fo

Come on do you really have to warm up before starting your exercise program? The answer is not only yes but absolutely yes. This important part of  a weight loss program is often overlooked. Of course nobody wants to spend the extra 10 minutes warming up before beginning an exercise program you probably don’t want to do anyway so why prolong it. Let’s just skip it (warm up) and get straight into it. The warm up seems so time consuming, trivial and totally unnecessary. The maj

Of course our makeup such as behaviors, mind and body come from our genetic history. No disputing it. It’s been scientifically proven and you can always do the common sense analysis (how many of us look and act like our parents, grandparents, etc.). However, when it comes to being overweight far to much credit is given to our genetic makeup. You may gain weight quicker and easier because of your genetics but at the end of the day it’s your battle to conquer. Instead of blamin

You really want to lose weight and tone quickly but safely. Along with a great eating plan you need a high intensity cardio and strength exercise program which will burn fat and a large amount of calories. You have tried the high impact exercise DVDs and gym classes but quickly realized the constant jumping back and forth, bone jarring up and down jumps or quick side to side movements just were not working for you. At the end of the day your feet were hurting, knees cracking

Emergency, the class reunion is one week away. It’s your last chance to get the weight off. You need a quick weight loss plan right now. No time for trial and error. It has to work. You need– have to look your best. You swore 6 months ago you would not wait to the last minute but now its the last minute and its time to get to work. Here is the formula for your success: 1. Get a proven eating plan. This is not the time to watch what you eat and guess what may or may not work. 

Okay, you have finally hit rock bottom trying to lose weight. You have tried every fad diet, the latest fitness equipment, some plastic surgery and have every quick weight loss DVD from Tae-bo, Dennis Austin and Chair-A-Cise. Unfortunately, none of these seem to work. Correction, none of these seem to work for you. They work just fine for the people in the infomercials and magazines. You are fed up, no more messing around and its time to get someone to crack the whip and prov

Okay, you have finally realized attempting to do the Insanity, P90x or Chair-A-Cise weight loss DVDs are not working. You had the best intentions when you ordered them. Actually you were fired up but you have fizzled out. Now, the DVDs are on the shelf with the others you ordered from previous years. Not to mention all the fitness equipment that’s occupying space whose destiny is the spring yard sale. It’s finally hit you, you can not do it alone. Time to join the nearest fit

Of course we have all heard plenty of times about the 2 things you must do to lose weight, eat right and exercise. This is true and the more disciplined you are with them the better your results will be. What drives your desire to stick to the fat burning exercise program or quick weight loss eating plan? What will ultimately determine you packing on the pounds or taking them off? In other words what will ultimately determine your success or failure? The answer is your level

In a couple of days it will officially be the holiday season. Perhaps you are already in the pre-holiday spirit and making some eating and exercise choices you would not normally make. This is how you fall into the holiday weight gain trap. It starts small- you know not sticking as strictly to the weight loss plan with a few extra cookies  or soda instead of water. Maybe you are beginning to miss a couple of workouts, cutting the time shorter on the fat burning dvd or not giv

What is the perfect workout plan?  If you watch t.v., read magazines or search the internet there are hundreds, perhaps thousands of “the perfect workout plans”. Is it Insanity, P90X, Chair-A-Cise, a boot-camp routine, yoga, pilates, etc.? Routines may be different or very much the same but each attempt to convince you they are superior to the other programs. However, through much research and experience as training hundreds and maybe thousands of people as a personal trainer

It’s been months, maybe years of sacrifice and hard work. You have changed the eating habits and got the exercising down to a “t”. Finally, you have reached your goal and weight. Your quick weight loss program has paid off. Now you walk with pride and confidence. Looking in the mirror once was a quick glance but now its a stare. You are happy here, right here, at your present state. Looking good, Feeling good. BUT NOT WHAT? Do you continue trying to lose more weight? Do you k

Although it may not seem like it choosing a gym  to help you lose weight is a big decision. Hopefully, you will be spending a lot of time there, not to mention the commute which involves time and gas. It’s important to find one that fits your needs or you may be paying for a membership which you never use and feel you are wasting money. Of course you don’t have to go to the gym to lose weight, strength train or just to improve your health. There are many options such as hirin

When choosing a weight loss exercise program for your family there are several things to consider. If you have young kids  choose a program which is fun. Kids attention spans are short  so the exercise program should not begin slow paced. Remember, they are probably exercising because you are making them not because they know or care about the importance of it. While the quick weight loss dvd program must begin with a warm up and stretching be sure its not overkill otherwise

Everyone wants to lose weight but what about building lean muscle and toning. If you are fortunate through eating well and cardio workouts to quickly drop those extra pounds certainly you want to feel and look sexy and curvy not soft and jiggly. When you finally see the number on the scale which you have been aiming for you want to proudly look in the mirror and feel strong and toned not like something is missing. You want those curves in all the right places. This is where s

I consider a “pill” anything which quickly accelerates weight loss. It can be an actual pill such as fat burners, appetite suppressants, cleansers, etc. or your “pill” may also be lipo, plastic surgery, quick weight loss plans, fasting, etc.. The question is, is it worth it? Well, the answer is either yes or no so let’s take a look at both. We will go with “yes” first. Many people have to see results quickly  to stay motivated. If they see the pounds dropping fast it encourag