How To Be 100% Sure To Get Your Weight Loss Workout Done

Published on May 17, 2012 in Exercise Tips, Healthy Living, Quick Weight Loss, Weight Gain and Weight Loss. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

How do you guarantee getting your weight loss workout done everyday? The secret is what I call the three “P”s.

1. Priority- If you are serious about losing weight your exercise program must be TOP PRIORITY. Do not let anything or anybody get in the way of your daily workout. Avoid additional stops when going to the gym. No paying bills or going to the store until afterwards. If exercising at home do not check e-mail, Facebook, Twitter and avoid taking phone calls or text messages until finished.

2. Prepare- To have a productive workout prepare the night before. Know exactly what time you are going to start, where you are going and what you are going to do. Knowing this in advance provides direction and gets you mentally prepared for the exercise program.

3. Procrastination- After work everyone wants to wind down and talk a few minutes to co-workers, try to get a little  extra done for the day or get a jump start for the  the next day when you should be headed to the gym. Maybe if you exercise before work you are tempted to hit the snooze button a couple of extra times. Either way you are wasting valuable time you could use for that extra set, running the extra mile or doing another set of crunches. Often times if you procrastinate long enough you will decide you are not in the mood and just do half the workout or convince yourself you will do it tomorrow and train twice as hard. Yea, right.

If you remember and apply the three “P”s consistently you will be on your way to reaching your quick weight loss goals. (For more exercise information visit www.chairacise.com. )

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#1 Exercise Program For Baby Boomers

Published on March 15, 2012 in Chair Exercise, Exercise Tips, Healthy Living, knee issues, Quick Weight Loss, Uncategorized, Weight Gain and Weight Loss. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

Seems like just yesterday you were doing high impact aerobic exercise classes, Billie Blanks Tae-bo Bootcamp or some other quick weight loss workout. But actually yesterday was about 10 or 15 years ago. You are not in your 20′s or 30′s anymore but 40′s, 50′s or even in the 60′s. The VHS tapes are gathering dust, the once body fitting spandex are with the dust cloths and the stepper is now something the kids or grandkids play with. You look at pictures of twenty years ago and wonder where has the time and figure gone.

Now, they tell you your only hope for staying active is yoga and pilates. You know the kinder, gentler workouts. What was once” no pain, no gain”  or “just do it” is now replaced with exercises focused on grace, fluidity, stretching and breathing. But you are not ready to throw in the towel. You have more fight and vitality in you.  After all you are a “baby boomer” not a “baby snoozer”. You have energy and are full of life. Yea, sure your joints, ligaments, tendons, knees, back, etc. may not be what they use to be but they are not ready to retire.

So what are you to do. You want an exercise program to get the heart pumping but not cause a heart attack.  You want an intense program but could do without the jumping, sudden starts and stops, pounding of the body or other joint jarring exercises. Well, you need Chair-A-Cise, a chair exercise weight loss, fat burning, toning and strength training DVD prgram designed to be challenging yet provides comfort and a low injury risk factor. You can get the same results as the major fitness programs minus the wear and tear on your body. Chair-A-Cise uses the most effective standing exercises while sitting and combines them with energetic fat burning movements. For more information visit www.chairacise.com

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Losing Weight- The Hard Way

Published on March 5, 2012 in Exercise Tips, Healthy Living, Quick Weight Loss, Uncategorized, Weight Gain and Weight Loss. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , .

When you come to the weight loss fork in the road and one sign says easy and the other says difficult many consider the latter. There is nothing wrong with the easy road which may consist of fat burning or weight loss pills, lap band or plastic surgery or other quick remedies. After all the bottom line is results and actually it doesn’t matter how you get to your goals as long as you reach them.

However, as a  personal trainer I must admit I give some ”kudos” to the person at the gym  who has taken the hard road and  has been consistently coming for 3 years but  looks about the same as when he started. They manage to lose just a few pounds every couple of months but nothing significant. Religiously putting in a decent workout for an hour and a half 4-5 days a week.  Although she never really loses weight she seem to never gain either. Over their 3 year gym membership I have seen many others come and go, come and go and comeback, some have had great weight loss and still others with great weight loss and have regained but not Miss Consistency. She has been steady, an even flow. While not going to hire a trainer because they have done just enough research to think they can do it on their own and usually they have some crazy workout which provides little benefit and use terrible form. They know all about the carbs, protiens and eating the 5 small meals.

I enjoy talking with them because they are always upbeat and the people which make  the gym fun. Although always willing to talk about weight loss of course I know they are going to look the same the next 2 years. They have taken the hard road of not getting a trainer or expert nutritional advice. I admire how self motivated they are to steadily get up early every morning or come in after a day’s work while continually pushing a rock up a hill which usually rolls right back on them in the pursuit of weight loss. They get lucky and somehow drop a couple of pounds but the efforts of their hard work is mostly futile, however the determination and dedication is beyond reproach. So here is a high five and thumbs up to you gym guy. Keep the faith and I will see you later today.

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Drinking Alcohol and Weight Loss

Published on February 26, 2012 in Healthy Living, Quick Weight Loss, Weight Gain and Weight Loss. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

As a personal trainer one of the questions I am most often asked is, “Can I still drink alcohol while I am on a weight loss program“? Usually they have already determined I am going to say “no”. However, when I say of course you can they are very surprised. There is a little caveat– you have to be willing to accept the consequences of your actions. Look, drinking beer or your favorite glass of wine doesn’t mean you should blame the weight gain on the alcohol.

A shot of alcohol, can of beer and glass of wine all have about 100-150 calories which is less than many of your other favorites such as a slice of pizza, couple of chicken wings, candy bar or those nacho chips. Focus on what you are eating which is where usually the calories stack up. The real  damage comes from the foods which accompany the alcohol. Also, what’s important is the total calories from liquids is kept low and it fits into your daily diet. So, sure you can have the booze on a fat loss program and still lose fat. However, it’s important to remember alcohol doesn’t assist in weight loss, decreases your quality of sleep, may provide hangovers and effect your workout the following day.

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Take Your Time, Enjoy Your Food and Lose Weight

Published on February 19, 2012 in Exercise Tips, Healthy Living, Quick Weight Loss, Weight Gain and Weight Loss. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , .

Although exercise is very important your diet is the key to reaching your fitness goals. To lose weight and enjoy the taste of your food slow down the eating process. During your next  meals whether you are on a weight loss eating plan or just cutting back experiment and see what happens. If it usually takes about 5-7 minutes to eat (or gobble)  extend the time to at least 10 minutes. Focus on taste and chew each bite a little  longer.

Also, don’t eat until you are full but until you are not hungry. Just because the food is on your plate doesn’t mean you have to eat it. However, it’s best not to put yourself in that position by having less food portions. You will be amazed at how much better food taste and how quickly you become full. With eating less and on a good exercise weight loss plan you should be on your way to your goals.

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Exercising and Lower Back Pain

Published on January 26, 2012 in Chair Exercise, Exercise Tips and Healthy Living. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , .

Want to exercise and lose weight but your lower back is holding you “back” (no pun intended). The lower back is the pillar of our bodies. It’s kind of like the middle man between your upper and lower extremedies consisting of  two bone plates which may be very easily disturbed causing stress, strain or injury. Additionally it’s usually weaker than  the rest of your body but asked to assists many other and bigger parts.

However, there are several important steps which will reduce the chance of injury while allowing you to reach your fitness goals.

1. Although cliche, it’s true, check with your doctor before beginning any exercise program. They may recommend additional treatment such as a physical therapist, chiropractor or medicine which will prepare your back for the vigors of exercise.

2. Properly warm up and stretch before exercising. This will loosen ligaments, tendons and joints while providing a wider/longer range of motion. So be sure to take the 5-10 minutes which may save you a lot of money, time and pain.

3. Lastly, choose an exercise program, such as Chair-A-Cise, which will begin with low impact exercises and gradually increase you to high  intensity. Starting with a high impact program with sudden starts and stops, jumping and quick movements is highly likely to cause irritation since the  back is not accustomed to such strenuous activity. When it comes to the lower back patience and steady progression is an absolute. (For more information visit www.chairacise.com)

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How To Get Everything You Want In 2012

Published on January 17, 2012 in Exercise Tips, Healthy Living, Quick Weight Loss, Uncategorized, Weight Gain and Weight Loss. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , .
Here’s to a Happy New Year and to getting everything that you want out of 2012.Today you have a clean slate with a brand new year spread out in front of you, filled with endless possibilities. You can today manufacture whatever kind of life and body you want for this year.How will you harness your potential to create the very best you? What can you do this year to lose weight and not have to make the same new years resolution next January while being a year older and still heavy. Are you ready to take your life and weight to another level?The power is all in your hands. The harsh truth is you need to take responsibility for your failures, successes and lack of action. This is the main reason people don’t get what they want – no personal responsibility.

What kind of a person do you want to be in 2012? Everyone has what it takes to be successful but not everyone is willing to ”do” what it takes. Most people are just plain lazy when it comes to taking action which would launch them into success. To lose weight this year be willing to try a little harder, last a little longer and to overcome any obsticle between you and your goal.The only difference between successful and unsuccessful weight loss is that extra degree of action and perserverence.

If losing weight is something you’d like to do this year realize failure is not an option. I encourage you get the “Chair-A-Cise 10 Week  Transformation Weight Loss Coaching Program” (http://www.chairacise.com/order.html) to motivate, encourage, provide accountability and get results. Make 2012 your year of action and let’s not go into January 1,2013 with the same ole, same ole.

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Why Do People Fail At Weight Loss? An Honest Answer From A Personal Trainer

Published on November 3, 2011 in Chair Exercise, Exercise Tips, Healthy Living, Quick Weight Loss, Weight Gain and Weight Loss. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , .

As personal trainers we are often asked, “why can’t I lose weight? I have tried everything”.  Of course after a little research it’s admitted there are some things which have not been done or done consistently.  And often I, as other trainers, try to point out what you could do differently without hurting your feeling or offending you.  But for today since you are not in front of me and I am not trying to make a sell (smile) I will be a little more aggressive with the answer to several questions.  There are at least 3 reasons why most people fail at losing weight.

1. Lazy- just don’t want to put the hard work and effort in. Want the results but not willing to pay the price.  Although it didn’t take much effort to put the weight on- actually it was kind of enjoyable, it takes a heck of a lot of work to get it off.

Solution- stop being lazy. No great advanced philosophy in terms which are complicated. Nothing is going to happen until you decide enough is enough. As Nike slogan goes, “Just Do It”. No long motivating speech which you have heard 20 times. All the TIME talking and making excuses are not going to assist in weight loss and would serve you better using it (time) exercising.

2. Addicted to food- this is basically a sugar coated term meaning you are to undisciplined to make the sacrifice of resisting or restricting certain foods. Until this changes you will not change.

Solution- Look, there is no way around this. The quicker you realize this and make adjustments the quicker you will reach your goals. Commit to a permanent eating plan which does not place unrealistic/unreasonable demands and you can stick to for a long period of time.

3. Lastly- I am not good at exercising. Usually this means I am to cheap to hire a trainer to motivate and encourage me or to invest in a fitness DVD program or don’t want to pay the monthly gym membership because you know you are not going to continue to exercise after 2 or 3 months.

Solution- Cut some of the things you are spending on temporary gratification and think of living a long term quality life.  Apply the money from getting your hair done every week or two, or the new monthly shoes or the many fast food joints and apply toward something that will give you a healthy, long life. (For more information on weight loss DVDs visit www.chairacise.com)

 

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Choosing The Right Fat Burning Weight Loss Workouts

Published on October 25, 2011 in Chair Exercise, Exercise Tips, Quick Weight Loss, Weight Gain and Weight Loss. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

Getting rid of those extra pounds through fat burning workouts is not easy.  Actually it takes a considerable amount of time, determination and a whole lot of patience.  These exercise programs are designed to get maximum results with maximum effort by using high intensity interval training. Usually fat burning exercises get the whole body involved.   Mostly they incorporate stamina and muscle strength and  push you beyond your limits.

If done consistently these max capacity workouts  get you into the best shape of your life. So whether you select Insanity, Chair-A-Cise, Slim in 6 or P90X choose a  program which suits your fitness needs by checking out reviews, testimonials, before and after pictures and gathering as much information as possible. (For fat burning workouts visit www.chairacise.com)

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How to Exercise and Lose Weight with Bone Spurs?

Published on October 24, 2011 in Chair Exercise, Exercise Tips, feet issues, Weight Gain and Weight Loss. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

Bone spurs comes from a change in pressure on a certain part of the body, usually the feet, which causes growth or projection on the edge of the bone. Although not painful themselves exercising for weight loss with it can be very discomforting. The movements of exercise causes rubbing, interference with ligaments and tendons or the placing of pressure on nerves of the feet. Spurs may also limit the range of motion of a limb or joint making it difficult to get an intense workout.

So, what is an effective weight loss program for someone with bone spurs?. Chair exercise programs reduces the pressure by not placing the weight of the upper body on the feet. Chair exercise programs such as Chair-A-Cise which is designed specifically for fat burning, toning and weight loss can be just what the doctor ordered for reducing trauma and heavy impact for the feet but still provides an intense effective program. However, what’s most important is to begin some type of exercise plan because one of the causes of bone spurs is weight gain. (For more information regarding Chair-A-Cise visit  www.chairacise.com)

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