Fat Loss Food List

If you’re trying to lose body fat, you probably know you can’t do it by eating junk all the time. You’ve gotta eat the right food, at the right time, in the right amount.

Here’s a list of the good stuff.

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Stretches For Your Lower Back

I spend every day changing peoples bodies and lives. I love to help those that want to be helped.

Help me help people. If you know someone that would benefit from the information on my site, or my personal training services, please tell them about my site. Consider it your good deed for the day.

Eliminating lower back pain takes a combination of strengthening and stretching. Here’s a few stretches from my online personal training library for your lower back.

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Biggest Loser Contest @ Punahou Fitness & Spa

Summer Is Almost Here!

Be The Biggest Loser

And You Could Win $200!

Participate in the Punahou Fitness & Spa’s very own Biggest Loser Contest and you could lose a lot of body fat, get your body ready for the beach in time for summer, and get paid to do it.

Sponsored by www.myfitnesswithchris.com

Winner of the contest is the member that loses the most lbs of body fat.

All participants will have their body fat measured by Certified Personal Trainer Chris Ranes.

Contest winner will receive $50 cash and a $50 gift certificate redeemable with our Licensed Massage Therapist, Kaoru. Chris will also participate in the body fat loss contest but, is not eligible to win the $50 prize.

If the winning member loses more body fat than Chris, they will earn an additional $100 for a total of $200 in cash and prize. More information will be posted very soon. Get ready!

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The First Law of Fat Loss

I have great news for you. We live on earth and in our quest for lean, toned bodies, we are governed by the same laws of science that apply to everything else on this planet. By visiting this site and keeping up with my blog, you will learn about many of the myths of fat loss; you will learn some concepts that you must know if your goal is to lose fat, have a six pack, or to get lean, and toned. I will try to keep it as simple as possible using scientific terminology only when absolutely necessary.

Just what is “tone” ? What does it mean to have “tone” ? Most people that I know of point at their triceps, stomach, and inner thighs and say they just want exercises to “tone” these areas. It can be a very misleading word. You can work that muscle out all you want, but if you don’t decrease the layer of fat that’s covering that muscle, you won’t see any of this elusive “tone” that everybody wants.

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Exercise of the Week

The new Exercise of the Week is one that I use with many of my clientèle at the beginning stages of a workout program.

Use the opposite arm opposite leg raise to strengthen your lower back, and improve balance. Practice maintaining core activation and developing a proper breathing pattern (exhale when you exert force). Get your inactive spouse or grandparent off the couch and try this exercise for 3 sets. Do 10 reps the first set, 12 on the second, 15 reps on the third.

Aloha,

Chris

Exercise of The Week: Opposite Arm Opposite Leg Raise

Exercise Description:
Opposite Arm Oposite Leg Raise
Classification:
Low back
Instructions:
1. Start by placing yourself on your hands and knees.
2. Slowly raise your opposite arm and opposite leg and extend them out away from the body.
3. Return to the starting position and repeat with the other side.
4. Repeat for the required repetitions.
5. Always keep this movement slow and controlled.