Foods That Burn Fat: The Top 10 Lists

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

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

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

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

Fat Burners: The Unadulterated Truth

Fat Burners: The Unadulterated Truth By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS www.BurnTheFat.com Fat burner supplements are advertised everywhere these days - on the internet, in magazines and even on TV. The ads almost always feature a very lean fitness model or bodybuilder and claim that these products,

Steady State Cardio 5 X More Effective Than HIIT????

Steady State Cardio 5 X More Effective Than HIIT???? By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS www.BurnTheFat.com High Intensity Interval Training, or HIIT for short, has been promoted as one of the most effective training methods ever to come down the pike, both for fat loss and for cardiovascular

Health And Fitness Is Not A 12-Week Program

Health And Fitness Is Not A 12-Week Program By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS www.burnthefat.com Not long ago, one of the members of my health club poked her head in my office for some advice. Linda was a 46 year old mother of two, and she had been a member for over a year. She had been working out

Why The **Bleep** Do We Need To Exercise Anyway?

I remember seeing an episode of a cartoon called The Jetsons in the mid to late 80’s where Judy Jetson was getting ready for school. Judy pushed a button and ***SHAZAM*** the clothes on her body were different. When she didn’t like an outfit, she just kept pushing the button until she found one to her liking. She didn’t have to move her body at all. She just pushed a button and her clothes were instantly different.

Technology might not be quite that advanced yet, but it gets more advanced with each passing day.

Technology is meant to make our everyday lives more efficient. It makes our lives “easier”. Remote controls let us push buttons to change the channel or adjust the volume instead of having to get up and walk to the TV. In fact, we didn’t always have TV’s as a means of entertainment. We use our cellular phones to call people from our cars that we drive to work. Escalators and elevators take us up and down floors. Microwaves heat our food in a matter of seconds with the push of a button. We wash clothes in a washing machine and throw them in the dryer. [Read more]

Are You Calling Me Fat?

It’s the last few days of my Biggest Loser Contest. I spent a few hours yesterday and today offering a part of my personal training services for free. I was performing body composition (body fat) tests for the members at Punahou Fitness & Spa here in Honolulu. I’ve also done this

What Are You Waiting For?

You probably already know this since you’re at my site reading my blog– I’m a personal trainer. Whenever that, “So what do you do?” question comes up, I always get basically the same questions. “How do I lose weight”, “How do I tone this?”,

An Angry Reader?

I received an email without a valid return address after my last post regarding efficient exercise programming for fat loss.

I think I must have touched a nerve with the person that wrote me this email. I’ll leave out the name given, but I figure a public reply is in good order, just in case anyone else felt similar to them.

Before I get to the email, I would like you all to know that I always welcome any and all comments, questions, or criticisms from anyone out there including: personal trainers, clients, experienced, or novice exercisers.

You can post your comment directly to the post, or you can email me. If you would like a reply to your email, please leave a valid return address if you’re using my consultation form to send me a message.

Now, on to the email…
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