Sunday, January 27, 2019

Fitness & Nutrition Challenge -InMotion

One week left --

Clean, healthy food choices will transform your life and body.


Follow these guidelines to stay on track:.
• Eat 3-5 meals per Day   --try to space out
• Drink at least 2 liters, or 6-8 cups, of water each day.
• Avoid all over-processed, refined foods, especially white flour and sugar.
• Avoid all saturated and trans fats.
• Consume adequate healthy fats (EFA) each day.
• Avoid alcohol–another form of sugar.
• Stick to proper portion sizes; give up the super sizing!
InMotion Nutrition Challenge   4 PTS max per Day

To lose or gain weight, you must eat more—of the right things!
First and Foremost –No One should be dropping below 1100 Calories.
Meals Get your Meals in (Minimum 3 meals- follow portions & Servings) example 3 Meals 1 Snack     1 PT
Water      6-8 cups, of water each day.    1 PT
Avoid Sugar & White Flour Products (Processed Foods)           1PT
Avoid Alcohol   1Pt    Yes you heard me!

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

2018 You Ready??

The Holidays are history…can you believe it?? Now it’s time to say goodbye to the comfort food, Italian cookies (my favorite) eggnog, gingerbread houses and the entire array of feel-good-now-but-pay-for-it-later foods!

So what’s next? Well, gyms are crowded and folks are walking and running. This month is big in my profession. I’ll take it, but what went on the rest of the year?

It’s not too early to be thinking about fitting into your bikini. I know its months away, but basically you’re training now for your body and appearance for summer! So all together now, let’s get our butts back on track, healthy, fit and get energized for the New Year! If you want 2018 to be the year you take control of your health, make your body beautiful, strong and get your energy back, NOW is the time to do it. Temptation is gone. No more excuses!

I’m with some of you. My workouts were great, but food wasn’t. I know folks might say both their workouts and food weren’t up to par. So let’s get back to basics, so here are ten helpful tips to get you back on the fitness track:

1. Let’s start with the easy one. Water, drink your water! This is the one that makes me crazy. When a client tells me they don’t have enough time to get water in, I want to scream. Yes, you go to the bathroom more, deal with it. Drink a lot of it because you probably drank more eggnog, wine, soda and beer more than you normally do these past few weeks, so now it’s time for a detox. Water will restore the balance in your body and get you back in health mode.

2. Get the meals in. Make sure you’re eating every 3-4 hours. 3 meals and 2 snacks are ideal. Increase your veggie intake; they are water-dense foods. Fruits and veggies boost your fiber intake, since it’s probably been insufficient this past month. These foods will get you off the fat-and-sugar track and on the fat-burning one in no time.

3. Throw away! If you're from the generation that forced us to finish our huge portions. You'll HATE this! Those poor kids in wherever are starving, so “finish what you have on your plate”. errrrrrrrr---So, watch your portion size at meals and its okay to, yes throw away or use as leftovers. Re-stock your shelves with GOOD food. The junk should be gone. Sorry, if you didn’t finish the sugar cookies, they must go, far, far away!









4. If you’ve taken time off from your training, don’t go all out. Start with a lighter workout that’ll remind you how it feels to work out and get your body back in the groove. I see too many people push way too hard too fast out of guilt for eating a lot and “not having time to work out.” And end up getting hurt or just quit. That first week is for getting back on track, not kill you!

5. Get your resistance training workouts in. Please don’t follow the cardio-crowd workout. You’ll notice the treadmills and elliptical machines are packed. If you’re a beginner or senior, no problem, start out with these machines. If you’re experienced and your goal is FAT-LOSS, you must lift weights combined WITH that cardio. But weights are #1 for body transformation and losing body fat.  One of the keys to this is finding an activity you enjoy. If you do you’ll stick with it!








6. SLEEP! The last month for most of us has been hectic and stressful. Remember not enough sleep is stress on your body. Not good for fat-loss. So get back to a normal sleep schedule 7-8 hours a night.

7. Plan. Have a plan going forward. This could mean workouts and your food plan. Don’t take chances, it’s too important. Don’t just go to a gym and decide you’ll do this or that. A good workout program is crucial for your success. Remember “if you fail to plan”, “you plan to fail”.

8. Goal Setting. Once you have a plan in place set a goal. This gives you a way to measure your progress, and provides a real boost when you realize that a goal which seemed out of reach last year, is easy this year. Set small goals for yourself that are somewhat challenging, but not so difficult that they are unattainable. Once you’ve achieved each goal, set your sights slightly higher and begin again. This is the only way to keep progressing.

9. Don’t let a bad day or week derail your schedule. Keep this in mind. Exercise shouldn’t be torture; every workout doesn’t have to be a “last chance workout”. But prepare yourself. Some days are going to be real challenging, especially if you’re a beginner, or just coming back. Remember we all have struggles. That’s okay. If you start to feel overwhelmed, take a deep breath and look at the big picture. A missed day here or there isn’t going to mess you up that much. If you find yourself starting to fall off your exercise plan, just pick up where you left off, and keep trying. Don’t be too hard on yourself; everyone has days when they don’t feel like exercising, just keep plugging away as best you can. It does get easier with time.

10. Stay positive. For some of us this is all brand new. For all of us it’s a New Year, a time to renew our optimism, strength of mind and body. It’s a process. Think of yourself as someone who’s going to be much healthier and is willing to leave bad habits behind. We don’t know what’s ahead of us; expect new challenges to overcome as you make positive changes to your mind and body. Think that this is the year. With hard work you’ll reach those fitness goals and there’s no looking back.

The New Year often brings resolutions that turn into broken promises, but this year DECIDE to make it stick. If you do, besides not having this same resolution next year you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing you have accomplished something very important. That will go a long way!

Let’s do it!
Looking forward to a great year!

Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Stay Healthy this Holiday Season!!!!!!

I might be late for this because people are already getting hit hard by cold and flu. But if you’re lucky you must be doing something right. For all you Germaphobes out there what's the best defense against cold and flu?

Seriously, let's stay healthy this year.

Let’s start with that dreaded stomach flu. It’s one of the most contagious illnesses out there. Every year I get calls from moms canceling appointments because they are sick as a dog. If a sick child comes down with it, beware, it spreads quickly. There are several ways to cut the risk and spread of this flu. 2 points to remember –the virus stays active for weeks and only some cleaners actually kill the virus.

The best site to review is this one ---please check it out.   http://sites.google.com/site/stopthestomachflu


Which hand sanitizers kill stomach flu viruses?Answer: Germstar®Noro
Washing your hands with soap and water is the best way to get rid of the gastroenteritis viruses. It does not kill them but it washes them off your hands and down the drain. But when you can’t get to a sink, you need something else. Regular 62% alcohol hand sanitizer gels such as regular Purell® do a great job killing rotavirus but are not that great at killing norovirus1 (they are better than nothing, though).
The company Germstar® has specifically designed a hand sanitizer that kills norovirus! It is called Germstar®Noro.

You can purchase here:       http://www.germstar.com

 Tips to avoid the Common Cold:

Hand Washing. The easy one we should all know by now. Washing your hands frequently really does make a difference. Make it a practice to wash your hands after shaking hands with people, after taking money from a cashier, or anytime your hands come in contact with something handled by others. If you don't have access to a sink, carry alcohol wipes in your purse.

The Eyes have it. You should also avoid rubbing your eyes at all costs. You might not know this, but nurses are taught that over 90% of colds are caught through the eyes. This is the truth of the matter, as the fluids within the eyes are very susceptible to catching germs.

Cleaning. Clean any items an infected person may have touched. Germs can live for hours, even days, on an infected keyboard, telephone or a piece of silverware. Watch out for Restaurant menus; don’t go from the menu to your plate.

Dress for the weather. I always argue about this one, if I get too cold sometimes I wake up with a cold. Getting too chilled does lower defenses in your body. A new study shows that you're more likely to come down with a cold when you're exposed to cold. It seems that getting chilled lowers blood flow to the lining of your nasal passages and renders them less able to prevent viruses from attaching. Stay well covered up when you go outside.

Reduce Stress. Studies have shown that serious stress can weaken the immune system making it more difficult to fight off a cold.

Get plenty of sleep. Sleep deprivation greatly taxes the immune system. Get in a solid seven to eight hours of deep sleep. If you are getting sick, rest is your best bet.

Fresh Air and Exercise. Get lots of fresh air and exercise. If it’s possible even if it’s cold out go for a walk several times per week. This will help to clear your lungs, and give you lots more energy.

Drink lots of fluids. You should drink at least 2-3 liters every day to help hydrate your body from the inside out. Cut down on coffee and alcoholic drinks because rather than helping to hydrate, they dehydrate.

Vitamin C. The first thing you need to do is to equip yourself with is Vitamin C. This can be found in an orange, apple, avocado, banana, grapefruit, guava, kiwifruit, mango, melon, papaya, pineapple, plum, raspberry, strawberry, tomato, and watermelon.

Eliminate Junk Food.  Eliminate all junk food such as chips, candy, chocolate, soda or anything else which your body doesn't need. Replace all junk food with fresh fruits, vegetables and nuts. Try to avoid cooked or processed foods, and especially all fast food. Cooked food may not be bad for you, but you should still try to avoid it because once the food is exposed to heat, it loses most of the vitamins. This makes the food half good and half bad, because any food once the vitamins are lost the food becomes useless to your body.

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Friday, July 21, 2017

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

New Season Outside

YES!!!
Outside Classes start Monday May 15 6:30pm

Thursday, September 8, 2016

New Fall Schedule

*NEW*   Wednesday 6:30pm Metabolic Conditioning----- MetCon Where: InMotion Fitness Westford.