Simple Ways to Optimize Your Yoga Practice for Greater Health
Yoga has several health benefits, including weight loss, increased muscle strength, improved energy, and heart health. Yoga is much more than balancing on your toes or twisting into pretzels. It’s a holistic mind and body activity for people of any shape.
Body Composition Analysis
At OC Fitness Coach we use the InBody570 body composition analyzer to measure body fat, lean body mass and body water. This isn’t a cheap $200-$300-dollar hand-held gadget bought on Amazon or Dick’s Sporting Goods. The InBody is a high-end device commonly used in hospitals, research settings, collegiate and pro sports to monitor subjects and athletes.
Do you need to count calories?
We have all heard the term “calories in vs calories out.” You see articles, social media posts and fitness pros describing body composition as a simple math equation. Further, these pros suggest that to lose weight you just need to move more and eat less while being hyper-vigilant on total calorie intake. While the calories in-calories out equation remains somewhat true in a literal sense, there are many variables and factors that influence the end result in terms of body composition.
OC Fitness Coach Boot Camp
As a former Paratrooper in the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, I wanted to create and implement a military-style boot camp for people. I had a “What the f*** did I get myself into?” moment during my first few weeks at boot camp in Fort Benning, Georgia.
Don’t love exercise? Me either
I recently had a conversation with a client about motivation, exercise, and nutrition. She told me that it’s hard for her to exercise because “she doesn’t like it.” This sparked an interesting conversation between the two of us. While I cannot speak for all trainers because everyone is different, here is what I said to Jane.
Client Kevin – What’s the secret sauce??
Reality Check : A lot of people with products and services don’t care about anything but your wallet. In fact, a lot of weight loss products and strategies profit off of ignorance and desperation. Fitness marketing is often pushy, salesy, misleading and straight out obnoxious. With our approach, we try and do the exact opposite.
Can you stay fit over 40?
“Am I too old to make a change in my body and my habits?” This is one of the reoccurring questions we get from potential clients looking to start a training and nutrition program.
20 Tips – Lightning Round!
Good nutrition is more valuable for transforming your body than a good workout Consistency is the number 1 factor that determines success A lot of people underestimate how many calories they actually eat per day A lot of people overestimate how many calories they actually burn per day Abdominal workouts and core workouts do not