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Running Shoes: Your Secret Weapon on Holiday

tracybenham — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 23:15:57 +0000

Holidays, Vacations and Traveling are some of the most common excuses I hear for lack of exercise. This excuse, of course, always makes me wonder if the excuse maker had traveled to a vacation in the clouds or to a communist country which strictly punishes physical activity by death. If not, why else would the mere concept of exercising while away from home seem so outlandish? Folks, I’m gonna be frank. Excuses stink and travel should not stand between you and the healthy body you’re eager to have.

The secret to taking the complexity out of this ”working out while away” situation is simple: bring sneakers! Every place you go will have some combination of roads, sidewalks, sand or grass. These items are great for both walking and running, and can even be utilized for activities like lunges, squats, push-ups, stretching and more. Fancy, right? Hotels gyms may be small or large, but most are at minimum, stocked with a decent treadmill. Treadmills are the perfect answer to any concerns about jogging in strange neighborhoods or in inclement weather.

If all of those options fail you, jumping up and down in your room only requires one piece of equipment: sneakers! So if you’re committed to pursuing fitness without fail and make a habit of spending time out of town, always pack your kicks.

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Why Bother staying Fit through the Holidays?

tracybenham — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 04:10:06 +0000

Why not enjoy your holidays and start you diet and fitness plan after the new year?

If you have ever asked yourself this question, I don’t need to tell you why. You can make the argument all on your own.

So make this holiday season one you will remember.

Make the effort to eat more fruit and veggies and less holiday treats.

Savor your favorite dessert.

Get your workouts in before the parties.

Traveling for the holidays?

Make activities part of Game Plan.

Be good to yourself while you are appreciating and celebrating traditions, family and faith.

Holidays are stressful times for many people. The more tired, stressed and run down you are during the holidays, the more likely you are to skip activities and ignore to memory-making moments. Plan some time in your busy holiday schedule to play sports, get outside and be active.

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Cirque du Soleil Saltimbanco acrobat, Olivier Renaud’s favorite exercises

tracybenham — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:00:55 +0000

Active Health Network’s Fitness Expert ,Fitz shares her video interview with Cirque du Soleil Saltimbanco acrobat Olivier Renaud.

See more on our favorite Fitness Expert Fitz on her website: Fitzness.com

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How Not to Sit and Gain Weight

tracybenham — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:42:42 +0000

Are you reading this post while sitting at your desk? Have you been sitting for more than an hour? If so, it it time to get up, stretch and move around for a few minutes.

Did you know if you sit too long your fat burning enzymes turn OFF? Results from a recently published study were that people who sit for extended periods of time are at a greater risk for premature heart attacks, diabetes, and other chronic diseases. When people use the computer, play videos games, watch TV or work at a desk without frequent total body movement the enzymes that are responsible for helping burn fat slow down so much that are almost in the off position.

This is the opposite of when a person is exercising and having an active lifestyle. This study emphasizes the important of scheduling frequent breaks throughout the day to stand up and move around. Step out of your sitting environment, go outside and take quick walk, move around the building and go up and down the stairs a few times. If you have a desk job; get a timer or use one on your computer to set 5-10 minutes an hour to get up and move. You will be surprised at the additional energy and inspiration it will give you. Keep a regular exercise and fitness routine and intersperse some of these simple activities throughout your day to keep your fat engines burning and a healthy lifestyle today and for years to come.

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Ask Fitz: How do I Get Fit after 3 years and a 60 pound weight gain

tracybenham — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:14:05 +0000

Q. Hi Fitz, I’m a 42-year-old mother of three and am completely out of shape. My life had become so hectic several years ago that I totally gave up on fitness. I’m now 60 pounds overweight, have zero endurance and have horrible eating habits. I don’t even know where to start. Help! L. A.

A. Hi, L. I’m sorry you’re feeling so badly about yourself. It sounds like you’re a wonderful mother who mistakenly thought your job was to give 100 percent to your family and zero percent to yourself. Although that sounds like the perfect equation for perfect parenting, you found out the hard way that it’s not. Having said that, three years is a short period of time in the scheme of your life. There’s no reason you can’t undo what you’ve done and get your life and body back on track. Let’s get started!

The first thing I want you to do is realize that taking care of yourself will ensure that your children get to keep their Mommy around for a very long time. Healthy mothers are more energetic, patient and productive. You owe it to your kids to prioritize your health and get in shape.

The next piece of the puzzle is creating and executing a plan for exercise. I implore you to start slowly. This will allow you to increase your time and effort with fewer setbacks. Walking and swimming are ideal for beginners. You might even want to join a gym that offers long-lasting guidance for the use of strength training equipment. The gym I attend, Gainesville Health & Fitness Center, literally does absolutely everything for their members outside of blowing their noses. It’s awesome for people who are not so savvy with exercise, and you’d be quite comfortable at a facility like this. The guidance is incredible!

Once you’re moving, you’ll need to address your eating habits. I recommend a one-time appointment with a licensed dietitian or nutritionist. This person will guide you towards the foods you should choose: Lean meat, lean dairy, whole grains, lots of produce and tons of water. She’ll also teach you what to avoid: Sugars, white flour, candy, soda, alcohol, oil, butter and so on. And you’ll learn to count calories and understand your eating parameters. My book “The Everything Flat Belly Cookbook” is a great tool; it’s not a diet (because I don’t believe in diets), but it offers a ton of healthy recipes, which are low in calories and fat. You could go cold turkey on crap food, but you’re more likely to be successful if you slowly wean yourself away. Go from Coke to Diet Coke to water. Cake to sugar-free Jello to berries. Gradual transitions seem to allow great habits to stick.

Leann, your road back to feeling fabulous may take a while, but I promise it will be well worth the effort. Wake up each day with a plan to better yourself, and do what it takes to succeed. In a week, you’ll feel more energetic. In two weeks, you’ll be a bit lighter. In three weeks, your exercise will last longer. In three months, you might just run a race! Stay the course, and the results will come. I’m so excited for your future Leann — you should be too. Have fun with it, take pride in your efforts and get to work!

Punches & Kicks,
Fitz
Fitzness.com

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Ask Fitz: Running or Spining for Weight Loss and Toning

tracybenham — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:25:05 +0000

Fitz when she was a Pro Kickboxer

Q. Hi Fitz, I have a question for you if you don’t mind. I was wondering….in your opinion, which is better for you? Running on a treadmill or spinning. I used to run all of the time, then I went back to spinning and I love it. I was wondering if it was a better choice for toning and calorie loss. Thanks. Liz
A. Hi Liz! Great question. I think they’re both fantastic forms of exercise which provide cardiovascular benefits, a great calorie burn and a super workout for your muscles. The benefit running has over spinning is that it’s high impact which is great for your bones (allthough too much of it could be bad for your bones – weird huh?) My suggestion? Do both! Either way, you can’t lose anything except for pounds! Hope that helps – now get to work!

Punches & Kicks,
Fitz
Fitzness.com

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The ‘No time to Exercise’ Workout, Instant Stress Relief, Parks and Celebrity Fitness

tracybenham — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:09:46 +0000

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Supplements and Negitive Calorie Food for Weight Loss

tracybenham — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:33:02 +0000

Yesterday we were contacted by a health professional about our feelings about recommending supplement use and using the term “Negative Calorie Foods”. The author, who is a respected fitness professional, is debating with the publisher over including both of these options as easy ways to lose weight. The author is vehemently against recommending these methods, but the publishing company seems to think that both of these terms are important when writing a diet book.

Below are just a few of the thoughts we shared regarding supplement use:
We are in agreement in NOT recommending any supplements to help an individual lose weight. The minute you mention that taking a pill could help people lose weight; many people immediately head to their local supplement store to buy more unnecessary products. This, in turn, will leave them frustrated and thinking that the rest of your information is just another gimmick to sell your product. Real (degreed and experienced) health and fitness professionals have been fighting the diet pill and supplement companies for years over tricks like this. There are many supplements companies that show ‘research’ (purposely mislabeled, misappropriated and misused information) right up until the day that they have to pull the products off of the market. Hydroxycut, Metabolite, Xenadrine are just a few that come to mind.

Why do people have to DIE, waste hundreds of dollars, get liver and kidney damage and a number of health related sicknesses, before we stop supporting supplement use as a quick and easy way to lose weight? There are numerous medical reasons to use supplements; however, none of these reasons should be in a health book that deals with weight loss. I am a bit surprised that a company that has published numerous books in the health and fitness category would want to include such over-hyped information.

As for the Negative Calorie Foods.
I am assuming you are not talking about water. Yes, it does take energy to digest foods, but connecting that fact to a weight loss program is one of the latest marketing tricks of diet and supplement companies.

Using the term “Fat Burning” or “Negative Calorie Food” is just another attempt to confuse the public into thinking that there is an easier way to lose weight than eating healthfully, watching your nutrition and exercising. As you know, there are thousands of research studies and plenty of other factually-based information sources available that explain how to lose weight safely and effectively. None of these supports eating ‘apples all day so that you lose weight safely and permanently’ (with apples, of course, being a food that is touted as having negative calories – which they do not).

There are also hundreds of articles in JAMA, MSSE (Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise), and many other researched and evidenced based-journals that can supply you with evidence concerning supplement use.

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Ask Fitz: How can I Lose My Love Handles?

tracybenham — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:32:42 +0000

Q. Can you please tell me what work out exercise is good for those annoying love handles? I have a somewhat flat stomach, but can’t get rid of the extra stuff on both sides of my belly. Thanks, Shirley

A. Hey Shirley. You didn’t provide me with a ton of information about yourself, but since you said you have a flat-ish tummy…..I’m guessing you don’t have a ton of weight to lose. However, the part of our bodies most people get really frustrated with is usually the last place we lose it.

Obviously body type has a huge amount to do with our specific shapes, but if you simply have fat gathered on both sides of your belly….you , most likely, need to lose some more weight. An exercise to make fat disappear from a specific place, sadly does not exist. To get rid of fat…..you’ll need to lose weight. It could be those last five pounds that make all the difference.

Spot reduction is not a reality outside of plastic surgery. You can’t crunch those love handles away, and you should ignore going under the knife. This sounds like something you can do on your own. Consume fewer calories and burn a bunch with frequent workouts and an active lifestyle. Dig in and improve your overall fitness. A tapered waist requires awesome effort, but it’s well worth it. You’ll love it when you have it. Keep us posted on your success!

Punches & Kicks,

Fitz

Fitzness.com

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Why are you Really Putting Off Getting Fit?

tracybenham — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:12:37 +0000

If you haven’t reached your health and fitness goals, now’s the time to get started!

If you wait until the kids are back in school, after your vacation, when the economy gets better, when your schedule opens up, or when a pill comes out that can make you fit while you sit on the couch – stop waiting! (Unless you are a mouse – see below!).

There isn’t a perfect time to start something new once you are out of sixth grade.

A recent study reported that sedentary mice that were feed a ‘diet pill’ burned more calories and could exercise longer than mice than the control mice. This drug may some day help bedridden patients fight obesity and diabetes, but they are a long away from seeing if these results can some how translate to people.

So health and fitness professionals can relax and not worry about how the next magical product could force them out of a job.

Couch potato’s and exercise haters -join us and come aboard. Give in and get fit, be more active and start the journey to increased energy – today. We’ll help make it easy – stay tuned for quick tips, workouts, activity and sport guides, easy healthier cooking options, recipes and so much more.

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