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Simple Ways to Weight Loss, Get Healthy & Find the Right Personal Trainer in NYC

Friday, July 8th, 2011

Simple Ways to Weight Loss, Get Healthy & Find the Right Personal Trainer in NYC

Does getting in shape and living healthfully seem impossible? Is it out of reach for you? 

It doesn’t have to be that way. Fitness can be simple. 

Let’s break it down into 29 simple strategies that lead to great health and a rewarding life

  1. Instantly eat less at every meal by switching to smaller sized plates. You will feel satisfied mentally since your plate is full but you won’t eat as many calories. 
  2. Join forces with our personal trainers in NYC and make sure to do something active every day. Connect with others trying to get healthy as well, so you have a network of support. 
  3. Have a long term goal that you want to reach. You have to know where you are headed before you can get there. 
  4. Allow our in-home personal trainers in NYC to believe in you, then believe in yourself as well. 
  5. Allow our personal trainers in NYC to pump up your workouts so you do more than just pass the time. Make every workout as effective and productive as possible. 
  6. Drink. Drink. Drink. Water is your daily companion.
  7. Reach out for help when you need it. 
  8. Learn high intensity interval training from our in-home personal trainers in NYC. They will help you burn more fat in a shorter amount of time.
  9. Speed up the metabolism so you burn more fat and feel more energetic…just eat a small, healthy meal or snack every three hours. 
  10. How bad do you want to get healthy? Ditch willpower and focus on the desire to get to that final goal. 
  11. Processed foods are now forbidden. They are filled with everything your body doesn’t need to be fit and healthy. 
  12. Get rid of high fat foods that are rich in calories and substitute with lean protein, whole grains, and leafy vegetables that are rich in vitamins and minerals.
  13. Look at all “health” or “diet” foods with a healthy dose of skepticism. Read the labels and make educated decisions. 
  14. Talk produces no results, but action delivers your goals. Stop talking. Start acting. 
  15. Push your limits by working out with others far beyond your level of physical fitness. Allow them to motivate and inspire you to push harder. 
  16. Take those negative thoughts and turn them around into positives. 
  17. Never take your calories in liquid form.
  18. Make sure you are aware of every morsel that crosses your lips. NO mindless eating.
  19. Meet with our personal trainers in NYC at least two – three times every week. Consistency rules. 
  20. Expect very high results and actions from yourself.
  21. High fructose corn syrup must be eliminated from your diet. It causes your body to store fat rather than burning it. 
  22. Take in lots of fresh vegetables and whole grains so you get the fiber and antioxidants your body needs to lose weight effectively. 
  23. Increase the burn of actual fat stores during cardio workouts by doing strength training first. Strength training burns up the sugars so you are ready to burn fat for the cardio session. 
  24. Balance the fats, carbs and proteins in your breakfast to wake up your metabolism. 
  25. You know you deserve better, so create better for yourself. 
  26. Make every workout challenging. If you don’t know how, hire our in-home personal trainers in NYC for ideas. 
  27. Track your progress toward very specific goals that can be measured easily. 
  28. Consume only whole grains, but use them sparingly since they convert to fat easily.
  29. Stop struggling and lean on our personal trainers in NYC for motivation and proven results. 

Put this list somewhere it will be seen every single day. Read and reread.

 Not So Sweet

You have to get away from sugary foods if you want to lose weight. Sugar causes your insulin levels to spike and that in turn leads to storing calories as fat. Look for lower calorie, completely natural alternatives like Stevia.

Recipe My Fav Green Beans

Get your vitamins and dietary fiber without all the calories by consuming green beans. This is a very quick recipe that has that tangy twist that makes veggies more enjoyable. 

Serves 2

Ingredients

  1. 8oz fresh green beans
  2.  2 teaspoons olive oil
  3. 1 Tablespoon dijon mustard
  4. 2 teaspoons brown rice vinegar
  5. 3 Tablespoons diced yellow onion
  6. dash of salt and pepper

 

1.. Steam beans so they have some crunch but are softer. 

2.. Whisk all remaining ingredients in a medium bowl then add in the beans. Toss. 

3.. Put in a serving dish. Serve.

Nutritional Information per serving 94 calories, 4g fat, 9.5g carbohydrate, 3.3g fiber, and 2g protein.

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What Personal Trainers in NYC Know about Flat Tummies – and You Don’t!

Monday, June 27th, 2011

What Personal Trainers in NYC Know about Flat Tummies - and You Don't!

Personal trainers in NYC know many flat tummy tips that most everyday people will never hear. They know why so many people who want flat stomachs are stuck with bulging bellies and they have solutions for every problem and setback that most people run into in their quest for perfectly flat stomachs.

This is why so many people are now signing up for weight loss programs in NYC. They want the insider secrets that they know those talented personal trainers in NYC have to offer. If you would like to join these health-seekers and learn how to get a perfectly flat, well toned stomach, the following tips will get you started. 

Flat Tummy Tip #1: Personal trainers in NYC are much more effective than diet pills. 

So many diet pills claim to deliver flat stomachs without exercise, but this is a myth you should never fall for. You have to workout to get a flat stomach and then you have to keep working out on a routine basis if you want to maintain that flat stomach. There is no way around it! 

Flat Tummy Tip #2: Fat burning cardio is far more effective than thousands of crunches. 

Forget about doing a thousand crunches a day or other silly programs you hear about from celebrities or your friends. Rather than wasting your time trying to sculpt super abs, focus on burning the fat off the top of your stomach. You already have muscle definition that is hiding under there! 

This is one of the most basic flat tummy tips often handed out by personal trainers in NYC to participants in weight loss programs in NYC. Yet, it makes a world of difference in how you train for a flat tummy. 

Flat Tummy Tip #3: Fresh, natural foods are far more effective than “diet” foods. 

There are so many different labels now being used to mislead people who want to get healthy. Stay away from packaged diet foods and just shop around the outer edges of your grocery store. The natural, fresh foods will always be better for you than packaged foods specially prepared for dieters. 

Flat Tummy Tip #4: A diet rich in whole grains is more effective than low or no carb diet. 

Carbohydrates are essential for developing a well toned body and building up the endurance and energy to get through intensive workouts with those personal trainers in NYC. When you sign up to our weight loss programs in NYC you learn that whole grain, natural carbohydrates are your friends rather than your enemies. 

Don’t give up or limit your carbs. Just choose them wisely. 

Flat Tummy Tip #5: Small, frequent meals are far more effective than starvation diets. 

Personal trainers in NYC meet new clients who have been starving themselves almost every day. The first thing they tell these new clients is to start feeding their bodies. Why would a trainer tell someone to eat more? They do so because it is the only way to get that perfectly flat, well toned tummy. 

Starvation diets actually work against your weight loss and toning goals. The body is very complex but you don’t have to understand it all. You just have to know that food is required to get the body of your dreams. 

Interested in more flat tummy tips that most people will never hear? Contact our personal trainers in NYC or join weight loss programs in NYC to get the full insider scoop at www.methodfitness.com or call us at (212)255-5842.

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Top 5 Exercises for Women

Monday, May 17th, 2010

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There are certain areas on a woman’s body that need to be well toned if she is to feel comfortable and confident. These areas of the body may not matter much to men, but all good personal trainers in NYC  know that women are extremely concerned about the back of their arms, their thighs, and their stomachs.

It turns out that all of these body parts are toned and shaped through many of the exercises used in our fitness women’s boot camps. Let’s take a look at just 5 of the exercises often used in boot camps to tackle the most important areas of a woman’s body:

 Burpees

This is a great move that applies pressure to the arms, abdominals, and legs. You start by jumping high up in the air and landing bent down with hands positioned in front of your body on the ground. From there, kick your legs out behind you so you are in a push-up position. End by bringing the legs back up to a crouch position and jumping into the air for the next burpee.

Squats

There are a variety of squat types, but they can all be used to firm up the buttocks and strengthen the thighs. One sequence that may be used in women’s boot camps is to start with one squat with both legs together, then for each additional squat you move one leg a little out to the side, opening up the legs a bit more with each squat. You should end up in a wide-legged squat.

Another option used in by many personal trainers is to squat down, bringing one arm across the body to tap the ground in front of the opposite leg. Some boot camps will allow participants to squat and then jump in the air, coming down to another squat immediately.

Tricep Kickbacks/Dips

How these are done depends on where the boot camps are held. Those that have access to tubing an can do tricep kickbacks by pushing the arm straight out behind the body or overhead. Those who are indoors may do tricep dips off the edge of a chair. Some or our top personal trainers running outdoor boot camps here in NYC will have participants do backward push-ups where the body is stretched out in front with the arms slightly behind, bending down enough to compress the muscle. This can also be done on the edge of a fitness step or wide stair.

It combats the jiggle on the back of the arm that makes most women uncomfortable.  

 Knee Lifts

A simple knee lift requires you to raise one knee at a time up toward the chest, but what personal trainers often do for women’s boot camps is have them jog in place, raising the knees up toward the chest as quickly as possible. This gets the heart rate racing and increases calorie burn dramatically.

Push Ups

Besides standard push ups, personal trainers running women’s boot camps often get creative in order to target the triceps where women have a big concern about toning. For instance, some may ask women to perform a “suicide pushup” which is where you start in regular push up position then move go down to resting on the forearms (one arm down at a time) and then back up to full push up position one arm at a time. This is repeated up and down over and over. 

 

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