Diannes Fit Fact 2

July 19, 2011 By

MAKING CHANGES

If you want to see changes you MUST MAKE CHANGES. Stop saying that you want to lose weight, tone up, eat healthy and yet continuously do nothing about it. Write down your goals and realistic time frames and then put an action plan in place on how you are going to achieve it. If you are like 95% of the population you are still procrastinating and making excuses as to why you haven’t reached your goal. Something has to change in your approach to your fitness goals if you want to make changes. Just turning up to the gym for 1 hour of social chit chat isn’t going to get you far on your fitness journey! Doing the same weight program/same weight/same intensity every week of the year certainly isn’t going to go a long way either! Coming to the gym and busting your buns only to eat the wrong foods at the wrong times in the wrong portions followed by a binge of alcohol probably wont make the cut either.

If you are wanting to make changes and reach your fitness goals talk to a Personal Trainer. A personal trainer will motivate you not only to turn up on a particular day but push you to work 110% each workout, provide a training session that is tailored with your personal goals in mind, provide you with a wealth of knowledge and keep you focused on staying on track. Every Olympian has a coach, every coach has a coach……EVERYONE can benefit from a trainer.

Positive Fit also has a Nutrition Consultant, Natasha Reid, that can help you with your journey by tailoring an eating plan for your needs.

Talk to reception about the trainers available at Positive Fit. You have absolutely nothing to lose as your first session is FREE!

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DIANNE’S FIT FACT

July 8, 2011 By

BEST TIMES TO DO CARDIO TO OPTIMISE FAT BURNING

So we are all at the gym to improve our physiques and/or personal fitness with 90% of us wanting to get leaner.

Here is some simple tips that will help maximise fat burning and making your cardio time more efficient.

1. The best fat burning opportunity is first thing in the morning prior to breakfast!!!! Your body is depleted of glycogen and therefore can not provide energy stored in the muscles, so it must source energy from elsewhere. If you do 30-60 minutes low intense cardio prior to breakfast your body will be tapping into your fat stores for the energy! (having a black coffee is allowed and lets face it that early in the morning and this cold weather……necessary!!! NO SUGAR)

2. So obviously before breakfast is number 1……….I know that many people just cant physically get there butts out of bed in time to do cardio before breakfast there is another alternative! Get to the gym do an awesome weight training session and then do your cardio immediately following. The intense weight training will use up your glycogen stores before you get to do cardio therefore maximising your bodies ability to utilise fat as an energy source. By awesome weight session I dont mean a 30-45 minute social fest whilst leaning on the equipment, I mean a sweat busting weights workout. And ladies this does not mean you will get huge, maybe toned and desirable but not big bulging biceps…..ask a Trainer at reception. Besides the more lean muscle you carry whether bulging or sculpted the higher your metabolic rate will be therefore enhancing your ability to get and stay leaner.

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