One day I was talking to a neighbour who had been going to a trainer for about a year and she suggested that I meet with him. It took me a few months to gain the confidence to phone her trainer, but finally I did. When I first met Mike I felt embarassed since I was so heavy for my height but this changed very quickly. Mike made me feel comfortable right away. He started me on a program to change my eating habits and become more active. Mike regularly checked on my progress, making sure I stayed on track and he constantly gave me the support I needed.

Since this time I have lost 25 pounds and 18 inches total in my measurements. I have had many positive comments about how I look now, and my healthier lifestyle has made me a much happier person. I am no longer embarassed by my weight and my health is greatly improved.

That phone call was one I will not regret, and without Mike's coaching I would not be where I am now.

I would like to say Thank You to Mike, you have improved my life!

Start by trying to eat more smartly, when viewing the holiday table try grazing, a table spoon of this a tablespoon of that..load up on protein, lay off on the FATS..(sauces)..treat yourself well but be healthy...

A person can eat like a king and still look like a star...for more information on whats hot and whats not when it comes to eating contact us....

According to Statistics Canada, almost 25% of Canadian household food dollars are spent in restaurants.

In 2005, Canadian households visited a restaurant for a meal or snack an average of 11 times every two weeks.

Total foodservice sales in Canada in 2006 is projected to be $50.6 billion.

Of all the money spent on food in Canada, 40% is spent in foodservice outlets.

There are 62,629 foodservice outlets in Canada.

Statistics show that on any given day, 30% of kids living in North America visit a fast food restaurant. 

Obesity

Almost 60% of adults ages 18 and over, or 14.1 million Canadians, are overweight or obese.

Almost one quarter of Canadian adults ages 18 and over (23% or 5.5 million) are obese, and an additional 36% are overweight. 

53% of Canadian women ages 18 and over are overweight or obese. 

A greater proportion of sedentary adults, especially women, are overweight or obese, compared to active adults.

Deaths due to obesity

 Courtesy of The canadian heart and stroke association.

New research supports the benefits of hiring a qualified personal trainer to help you attain your fitness goals. Twenty men ages 18 to 35 were placed on a 12-week resistance-training program. Half the group trained unsupervised and maintained their own workout logs. The other half received one-on-one supervision with a certified personal trainer. In addition to keeping track of their workouts and charting their progress, the trainers provided spotting and advice to participants and made sure training loads were increased progressively.

Unsupervised participants made changes to their programs using the same principles and were self-motivated. Both groups achieved significant strength gains; however, the supervised group also made significant improvements in body mass, fat mass and fat-free mass. Researchers suggest that the trainer encouraged participants to use and tolerate greater training loads, thus eliciting greater gains than those who self-selected their training loads.

Source: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2000; 32, 6, 1175

Having a personal trainer-will make a difference for you...a knowledgable and certified trainer will help you realize what you can really do, and you will see results..weight loss or body toning it will happen...

Get some professional guidance and realize your fitness goals.

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“Both (diet and exercise) are very important (in trying to achieve better-looking abs),” said Comana. Since most Americans tend to have an easier time cutting calories out of their daily diets instead of stepping up their workout routine, here are some simple tricks to cut extra calories:

• Reduce added foods such as mayonnaise, butter, sauces and high-caloric salad dressings
• Instead of skipping desserts altogether, treat yourself to your favorite dessert three times a week and only eat half
• Try to cut back on sodas and alcoholic beverages, which tend to be high in calories
• Don’t skip meals. This often leads to binge eating
• Eat breakfast every day
• Get enough sleep

The Truth About Better Abs

The good news is that working on a healthier, more physically active lifestyle, doesn’t have to be painful. It just takes consistency and a willingness to stick to a plan that’s right for you. While not everyone will be able to build the perfect abs, trimming overall body fat can go a long way toward a flatter tummy.

Remeber what you put into your body , you also put on your body.

Be a smart eater, and exercise regularly....Hydrate often.....

Eat Early, Weigh Less Later

Why does eating breakfast help people lose weight? It defies common sense that eating all those calories in the morning instead of simply skipping them would help.

Many studies, in both adults and children, have shown that breakfast eaters tend to weigh less than breakfast skippers.

Why? One theory suggests that eating a healthy breakfast can reduce hunger throughout the day and help people make better food choices at other meals. While it might seem as though you could save calories by skipping breakfast, this is not an effective strategy. Typically, hunger gets the best of people who skip breakfast, and they eat more at lunch and throughout the day.

Another theory behind the breakfast–weight control link implies that eating breakfast is part of a healthy lifestyle that includes making wise food choices and balancing calories with exercise. For example, consider the successful weight losers followed by the National Weight Control Registry, all of whom have lost at least 30 pounds and kept it off for at least one year. Some 80% of the people in the Registry regularly eat breakfast (and also follow a calorie-controlled, low-fat diet).

It’s worth noting that most studies linking breakfast to weight control looked at a healthy breakfast containing protein and/or whole grains—not meals loaded with fat and calories.

Eating breakfast also gives you energy to do more physical activity and be more productive in everything you do, which is also vital to weight control. So make the effort to get up in the morning and fix yourself a healthy meal.

Additional Resources

National Weight Control Registry: www.nwcr.ws
Weight Control Information Network—Weight-loss and Nutrition Myths: www.win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/myths.htm

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