Along with choosing that wonderful party dress and the dance music for the fabulous party on New Year’s Eve, the next consideration for the new year is what to do about the ten, twenty or more pounds that have hung around and really are not what you want. The diet season is really upon us and it is now time to gather at the gate on January 1st and get ready for some personal development through diet and exercise. Nothing ventured and nothing gained, and once again, nothing tried and nothing accomplished. This is the way that one can succeed at losing weight. It begins with two things: goal setting and effort.
There are few struggles so arduous as losing weight, that conjure the same level of eye rolling and despair of uttering the words, “I’m going on a diet.” Few of us have the willpower necessary to be on severely restricted diets, so let’s stop it once and for all and reveal the truth. The simple truth is that all “diets” work, but lifestyle changes are what last. It may be the south beach diet, the grapefruit diet, the master cleanse, the zone diet, the atkins plan, it doesn’t matter. I’ll say it again: “all ‘diets’ work, lifestyle changes last”.
No matter which personal trainer you talk to you will hear that drinking enough fluid is very essential to the human body, especially when exercising because water helps the body to remove waste and toxic materials through sweat and urine and bowel movements. When these waste materials are removed from the body, body tissues and cells cannot get poisoned and therefore you remain healthier. Moreover, the body is better able to fight diseases since water is part of lymph fluid which is a part of immune system.
“Early to bed and early to rise makes a person healthy, wealthy and wise”. I am sure you have heard this phrase several times in the past. In all honesty, how many of us really follow this advice? Life is such a race for most of us that at times it is very difficult to retire to bed most days. When sleep finally comes to us, it is time to wake up the following day and we’re literally dragging ourselves out of bed.
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When you’re trying to lose weight (which, let’s face it, at this time of year after the indulgences of the Holidays, most people are), alcohol can be a key contributor to helping you achieve your goal. That is, by not drinking any.
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As the end of the year approaches, people start to focus on how to improve their lifestyle, and the regular fitness and weight loss related New Year’s Resolutions start to spring up. Gyms will see a rise in members after the New Years, but this often drops down as people give up their goals after a week or two. Make this the year that you are not one of those people. Make this year the year you choose to work with San Antonio’s top personal trainer, Nathaniel Dilworth.
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What is stretching? Stretching can be defined as the deliberate lengthening of muscles so as to increase muscle flexibility and joint movement. Stretching is an important activity as it helps to relax the body after any workout activity. Stretching also helps to decrease the risk of getting injured when you are engaging in any exercise activities. One of the major benefits of stretching after your workout is that it helps to improve flexibility. Flexibility helps to improve the movement of your joints so they can move through their full range of motion; this may help to improve your overall performance in physical activities.
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Interval training uses short bursts of intense exercising followed by a slow, steady exercise phase to keep your heart rate high. The high intensity burst will cause a build-up of lactic acid, and during the rest phase your heart and lungs will be working at maximum capacity to deal with the excess of lactic acid. This means that by alternating high intensity bursts of exercise with slow rest sets will cause an overall higher level of exertion by your body.
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Nothing is more critical to successful weight-loss than changing your mindset! Let’s face it, the need to lose weight is often a result of lifelong bad habits, untouchable by quick fixes and gimmicks. Successful weight loss is all about long-term thinking, patience, and a “stick-to-it” attitude.
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You started a good fitness regime and your diet has been going great. You started liking what you saw in the mirror everyday and the visible results have been encouraging, but then suddenly you stopped seeing a difference. Your exercises have not changed and neither has your diet, you have been consistent yet somehow you can see there is no change. You think maybe it is in your mind and keep diligently on, yet still nothing. No it is not in your mind, you have hit what is commonly referred to as a weight loss plateau. This is a common problem that Nathaniel Dilworth, San Antonio’s top personal trainer, hears each day from his prospective fitness clients.
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