Got resolutions? Then get this…

First off–Happy New Year to all my Hawaii personal training clients, personal training email list, and blog readers.  I hope your 2008 was as great as mine and that your 2009 is even better. Time goes by so fast! How are you going to make 2009 the best year you’ve ever had? Keep

Your Fitness Future Foretold: 20 Predictions for the New Year

Check out this New Year’s article from my partner Tom Venuto. Tom is better writer than I am and I am so grateful that he lets me share all this awesome content with you on my site. Your Fitness Future Foretold: 20 Predictions for the New Year By Tom Venuto www.BurnTheFat.com Happy New

Mele Kalikimaka from Chris Ranes Personal Training

There’s no snow, or ice over here in Hawaii, but I definitely know it’s the holiday season. This December has been busier than ever for me. I’ve had much of the normal holiday craziness as the rest of you have probably had. My Mom flew into town and we had dinner together on

How to Stay on Your Diet and Stay in Shape Over the Holidays Without Turning into a Miserable Scrooge! (A Holiday Survival Guide)

By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS www.BurnTheFat.com My mom makes the most amazing Christmas cake in the world; it’s been a tradition in our family for as long as I can remember. First, she mixes up a light, fluffy, vanilla cake mix, pours it into the pans and then pops it in the oven. After it’s

My Holiday Fitness Challenge to You

By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS www.BurnTheFat.com Media reports say that most people gain between 5 and 10 pounds of body fat in the six weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas. According to research from the New England Journal of Medicine, the average amount is much more modest – just

I can’t believe I ate the WHOLE turkey!

What?! Some personal trainer in Hawaii ate a WHOLE turkey? I actually did not eat the whole turkey. “I can’t believe I ate the whole turkey!” was really a little homemade paper sign that me, my kid sister, and my cousins taped onto Grandpa’s back during a Thanksgiving get

The Why’s and How’s of Losing Body Fat

Why do you work out? It is a simple question but it is a very important one. Having a reason why gives you a purpose. When the reason (the why) you want to achieve something is big enough, you will be much better prepared to handle any part of the how. If the “what” is not easily

Foods That Burn Fat: The Top 10 Lists

By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS www.BurnTheFat.com Anytime the topic of discussion in my blogs, articles or newsletters has turned to my own personal grocery shopping list, there has always been a spike in interest. It seems that many people are not only curious about what foods a natural

Listen to Maintainers, Not to Losers: 5 secrets to keeping the weight off for good

By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS www.BurnTheFat.com I have very little interest these days in all the media-hyped stories of dramatic, rapid losses of body weight. “Big losers” don’t impress me, for numerous reasons. For example, weight is not fat. “Weight” could be composed of mostly

Wu Long Tea (oolong tea): Does it really help you lose weight?

Wu Long Tea (oolong tea): Does it really help you lose weight? By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS www.BurnTheFat.com You’ve probably seen the advertisements: “Drink wu long tea and lose a jeans size every 7 days!”… “Burn 20 lbs of fat in 30 days with wu long tea!” … Maybe you even

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