Local fitness professional, Tim Goodwin from GetFit.lu, today announced a very special invite to take part in the world’s largest ever fitness information gift-giving, www.12daysoffitness.com where an estimated 500,000 people will benefit from the combined fitness expertise of over 250 personal trainers, physical therapists and nutritionists.
Goodwin was chosen to represent Luxembourg from among thousands of fitness experts in recognition of his specialist knowledge in the area of fat loss for eally busy people and is expected to make quite an impact when he releases is lastest series of 15 minute workout videos called “Zero Crunch Workouts” which is aimed at helping the busiest people get the most out of their training time without wasting their time on the “tried and failed” approach of it ups and crunches!!
Goodwin said “The reason I created this video series is because I believe that many people are wasting too much time in the gym on exercises that are not giving the results people are looking for. Often they have tried all of the traditional approaches to lose fat and yet still failed to achieve appreciable results. I wanted to give these people a simple, straighforward, yet seriously effective means to finally rid themselves of the fat that accumalates around their midsection”
Goodwin continued, “what makes the release of this report so special is that it’s going to be part of a much bigger and impactful program as part of Dax Moy’s ‘12 days of fitness’ program where we anticipate that over 500,000 people will receive advice and help with achieving their health and fitness goals for 2009. To have been selected for such an important role within the project is a great honor indeed”
You can receive your own free copy of Tim Goodwin’s Zero Crunch Workout video series and hundreds of others for free by visiting www.12daysoffitness.com and getting your name onto the gift list which will begin delivering fitness gifts worldwide from December 10th.
..so i have finally got round to starting the elimination diet. I must admit that I had put it of a bit as it can sound a bit daunting, NO WHEAT( ie pasta bread etc) NO ALCOHOL, NO PROCESSED FOOD.
After Tim’s success and Leon starting it I thought it was about time I got on the band wagon too…..so what put me of to start with and how is it going so far?
My biggest concerns were what to eat for a start?? and time. As of now I am in day four. I started it over the weekend so that I had a bit more time to get the feel of it and to get a good idea of how much time it would take up. I am very quickly learning it is not time consuming at all!!
My biggest worry was what was i going to eat for breakfast?, normally I would have cereal, porridge or a type of muesli, as that is all processed that’s out of the window, which leaves you with EGGS for breakfast. Now i do like an omelet with veg in but not really my idea of a nice breakfast!!…. but a plain omelet with banana or strawberry’s and natural yog is actually really nice. I’m still getting a little bit of sweetness in my breakfast, it’s all natural, I get one of my fruit portions in at the start of the day and it takes just over 5 mins to do.
My other worry was tea. I love green tea!! and it does have good health benefits, but it is processed and it does still have caffeine in it, so that is out the window too. Now with winter clearly here the thought of plain water for a whole month is not exactly comforting. So I have been adding a squeeze of some fresh lemon in hot water, it allows some flavor and the comfort of a hot drink. I have found it a great substitute for a cup of tea.
It may only be 4 days but I’m finding it easier than I thought and I have already lost 1.5 kilos in just four days, I will keep you posted on my progress.
Bye for now Marie
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Yes its true golf is now recognized as a sport, and about time too.
What is golf anyway, its just hitting a ball with a stick to a hole in a field!!!
Well actually real golfers walk 7000 meters with 15 kilos on their back whilst only stopping to move their body from a static position, to moving a golf club over 150 km per hour. The stopping and starting does create a lot of stress on the body.
Even now we can see that the top pros are employing personal fitness trainers to improve their golf, not their looks. For the top professionals, they are looking for more mobility and power to help them move the ball further and more fitness to allow them to practice for longer and to be still fresh playing the last few holes.
Now for the amateurs,, Does the average golfer need to work out??
Well being a professional golfer, I have seen people quite quickly spend 500 Euros on a driver that might give them 10 meters and of course lots of money for lessons to improve their techniques. These are all fine and frequently help, amateurs will infrequently improve themselves physically to move better and faster.
To hit the ball further, you require more club head speed. This will come from levers and co-ordinated speed. The levers are knees, hips, shoulders, wrists and maybe feet and the power will come from the muscles attached to these joints. With training, these muscles will get stronger, moving the joints faster and more co-ordinated and your club will move faster, finally hitting your ball further that your opponents.
Leon.
Leon is one of newest Personal Trainers on the team, and as a Golf Pro locally in Luxembourg, is ideally positioned to help you with your golfing fitness, posture and overall physical conditioning, as well as improve your swing.
Arrange a consultation with Leon today by going to our Online Consultation Form.
OK here I am again experiencing another of our fundamentals this time Nutritional Responsibility, what is this exactly?
Well it is actually very simple, it’s all about going back to basics making sure that we have a clean diet consisting of fresh fruit and veg, fresh meat and fish, low fat dairy and water.
One of the things that we ask you to do is to to keep a truth diary. This involves writing down everything that goes into your mouth and at what time. You will also grade them. A is for all fresh, B is for not so good but not so bad and C is yes you guessed it is all heavily processed foods like pizza, alcohol, biscuits etc. You will also mark down how many portions of fruit and veg you have eaten and what you have drunk.
So how is it going so far…..
Well boy does it make you think about what you are putting in your mouth. The idea is not really to change what you are eating just to record it, but automatically i found myself making small changes. From seeing what I had written down I have automatically increased my water intake, upped my portions of fruit and veg, cleaned up my main meals by reducing the amount of processed foods and increased the amount of times that I am eating per day(which is never a problem for me as I love to eat:o), which of course is the key to revving up your metabolism and getting rid of your body fat. So with out really making an effort and just with these small changes I have lost nearly 2 kilos already!!!
Now as part of your 3 month pro gramme with us for ONE MONTH we ask you to give up alcohol, wheat based products and all processed foods so that you can really see dramatic effects that it can have. I will let you know how this goes in the not to distant future…
Marie
Want to start your training with Marie, go to http://www.getfit.lu/consultation.html and complete the request to meet us for a consultation.
Leon’s On The Elimination Diet
17.10.08Well I have started the elimination diet and so far except for the chocolate cravings its going OK. I started on Monday but today I really filled up my fridge with healthy food. I bought chicken, turkey,mushrooms, tomatoes, sprouts, carrots etc etc.
I then went into my quite large kitchen and searched through all the cupboards for those big professional looking knives that I bought one time. See in the past a fork would have been enough to break through the
plastic cover before putting into the microwave….
I chopped up the meat, spent 5 minutes trying to work out how the grill works (pretty sad I know) and then prepared my carrots and sprouts. It worked and I had a decent meal, I sure it would have tasted better if someone else had cooked it but it just goes to show that even COMPLETE BEGINNERS in the kitchen can cook and prepare healthy meals.
OK, some of you will have read about my Drop A Dress Size Guarantee, 60 days to drop a dress size or your money back…
Well I am personally going to UP the challenge some what.
Drop A dress size in 30 days or I give you your money back! Plus I will continue to train you for free until you DO Drop a Dress Size.
What at the conditions:
- You’ll train with me one-on-one twice a week for four weeks, no excuses, no get outs PERIOD.
- You must follow the exercise plan I set for you in full without deviation.
- You must follow our dietary recommendations to the letter, this is our Nutritional Responsibility program that is based around the Elimination diet I have followed this last few weeks. This means no alcohol, zero bread and pasta, zero processed foods, etc etc.
- You must commit to writing and reading your goals every day, and taking positive action every day to achieving them.
- You must write a daily journal, and email it to me every evening for 30 days to tell me what you have been doing that day, nutrition and exercise wise.
- At the start and end of the program I will ask you to take photographs to demonstrate the changes to your body shape and be prepared to write a full report of how you have got on with the program.
Sounds like a lot? And yet what I am asking is not unreasonable.
If you truly want the results then you understand that sacrifices and changes must occur.
Now I am taking on only individuals who really are committed to getting the results, and I only have time for 6 clients at this time starting from November 11th, when I return from my holiday.
What I need you to do is go to the http://www.getfit.lu/consultation.html page to register your intention to start training with us, then drop me an email at tim@getfit.lu with the subject “Drop A Dress Size 30 days” and tell me why I should take you as one of the 6 special clients to help you drop that dress size(Jeans size for guys)!
I will be picking up only a handful of emails next week during my vacation, make sure you put the subject in there!
Get to it now!
Tim
Credit Crunch Crisis Causes Obesity
08.10.08Oh here we go, hang the current media storm over the global financial situtation on the reasons why we are getting fat… a tenuous link you may be thinking… however a little bit of science may prove this correct.
Over the last few weeks I have noted increased tension in pretty much everyone, all my clients, the trainers around me, my family and pretty much everyone I talk to. I am not going to dismiss that there are some fairly sizeable problems out there, but I am not going to succumb to the frenzy that we see on the tv every day.
The problem with increased stress levels for prolonged periods mean that our cortisol levels remain at a heightened state for longer period. Whilst some cortisol is good for us, the length of time is the bit which causes the problem.
The long periods of elevated cortisol leads significantly to muscle loss and fat gain, in part due to lowered testosterone levels(yes even in females). Symptoms of excess stress include, weight gain, fatigue, spikes in blood sugar levels as well as cravings for carbs and increased regualarity of illness … All pretty grim really… but what can we do about it.
Now I am not suggesting we all shut ourselves in a box for the next 3 years waiting for all this to blow over, but it may be a good idea to reduce the exposure we have to these stressful things we see on the tv and read about on the internet.
- Many of you do work in the financial sector, which is getting hammered as we speak, but certainly I would suggest only dealing with what you can deal with during the time you are in the office.
- When you wake in the morning, DO NOT turn on the TV or read a newspaper, I actually stopped doing this months go and it is a real eye opener to see the changes in your mood at the start of the day.
- At lunch time, get away from your desk, don’t surf the internet, better still get down the gym for a quick and hard 30 minute workout, take you iPod and pump some uplifting tunes in to your head.
- On the commute on the way home, each night make a mental or physical list of the things that you are going to start the following day with. Once you are at your front door, no more thoughts about work, and switch off the blackberry.
- Have a healthy evening meal, sit down with the family and watch a good film, go and do some sport and generally chill out.
- Finally go to bed early to get at least 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep.
Theses changes are so minor, they don’t affect your normal routine, other than simply avoiding being sucked in to the media frenzy of the day. Give it a try for the next few weeks and you’ll find that your stress levels will change, and your ability to lose body fat will be increased.
