Halloween is SO much fun and it is our duty to support the $12 billion dollar candy industry!! But we all need to remember that Halloween is just ONE day.
So...repeat after me...I will take ALL leftover candy with me to work on Thursday and leave it there...
If you have kids tell them to take their candy and hide it. Then...encourage them to get rid of theirs by the weekend. Remember...don’t get tricked by all the treats and have a great night!
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
Top Six Fitness Myths
Top 6 Fitness Myths
Ace Fitness developed a list of the top 6 fitness myths. The list was derived from a survey of 1500 fitness professionals. Here are their top six responses and an explanation from Industrial Strength:
1. Women who lift weights will get bulky muscles. This would be a full time job first of all. Women do not easily bulk up like men. It requires many sets and heavy weights with various training styles and a huge time commitment. However, women do want to gain muscle mass in order to burn more calories at rest.
2. Spot reducing is possible. Don’t we all wish that were true! The body will reduce as a whole not according to spots.
3. No pain, no gain. Maybe if you are an Olympian! For the rest of us, pain is a sign of a potential problem that needs to be addressed. Let your trainer know what you are feeling if you are concerned.
4. Exercise requires a hefty time commitment. 30 minutes a day, 3.5 hours a week, 15 hours a month. About 2% of your time. You decide if that seems like a lot.
5. If you exercise, you can eat whatever you want. Try it and see! Lots of hard work and no weight loss results. Weight loss is a simple math equation involving calories in vs. calories out.
6. There’s a magic bullet (quick fix) out there somewhere. If that were the case 62% of our society would not be obese.
Ace Fitness developed a list of the top 6 fitness myths. The list was derived from a survey of 1500 fitness professionals. Here are their top six responses and an explanation from Industrial Strength:
1. Women who lift weights will get bulky muscles. This would be a full time job first of all. Women do not easily bulk up like men. It requires many sets and heavy weights with various training styles and a huge time commitment. However, women do want to gain muscle mass in order to burn more calories at rest.
2. Spot reducing is possible. Don’t we all wish that were true! The body will reduce as a whole not according to spots.
3. No pain, no gain. Maybe if you are an Olympian! For the rest of us, pain is a sign of a potential problem that needs to be addressed. Let your trainer know what you are feeling if you are concerned.
4. Exercise requires a hefty time commitment. 30 minutes a day, 3.5 hours a week, 15 hours a month. About 2% of your time. You decide if that seems like a lot.
5. If you exercise, you can eat whatever you want. Try it and see! Lots of hard work and no weight loss results. Weight loss is a simple math equation involving calories in vs. calories out.
6. There’s a magic bullet (quick fix) out there somewhere. If that were the case 62% of our society would not be obese.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Cardio is the key to a successful weight loss and fitness program...
Cardio is Key...
Did you know that you burn the same amount of calories whether you walk or run a mile? The most important difference is that when you run you push your heart into its cardio range. This does two things for you...
· Strengthens your heart
· Stokes your metabolism for the next 24 hours
So while leisure activity is great and does burn calories...you aren’t really stimulating your cardiovascular system enough to increase that calorie burn for the long haul. If your goal is to lose weight...you have to PUSH! That can mean running, intervals on the bike, fast laps in the pool, or skipping rope between sets in the weight room.
Increased heart rate=increased metabolism...
if you aren’t getting the results you want...
then its time to try something different!
Did you know that you burn the same amount of calories whether you walk or run a mile? The most important difference is that when you run you push your heart into its cardio range. This does two things for you...
· Strengthens your heart
· Stokes your metabolism for the next 24 hours
So while leisure activity is great and does burn calories...you aren’t really stimulating your cardiovascular system enough to increase that calorie burn for the long haul. If your goal is to lose weight...you have to PUSH! That can mean running, intervals on the bike, fast laps in the pool, or skipping rope between sets in the weight room.
Increased heart rate=increased metabolism...
if you aren’t getting the results you want...
then its time to try something different!
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Industrial Strength's Newest Staff Member...John Moss, Exercise Therapist
Get Industrial S-T-R-E-T-C-H-E-D! Meet our newest trainer!
John Moss...joins the IS team by way of Chicago, Illinois. There he excelled as an Exercise Therapist and Golf Conditioning Specialist. He is a therapist with over 15 years of Performance Enhancement, Group Exercise, Sports Medicine, and Personal Training experience.
John graduated from Brevard college in ‘93 and ASU in ‘97 where he gained All-Conference and All-American status as a high jumper in Track and Field. John was introduced to Athletic Training while at BC and majored in Exercise Science and Health Promotion at ASU with a concentration in Biomechanics and Kinesiology. This extensive background in movement testing and physiology laid the foundation which launched John’s professional career.
John is certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine, one of the most cutting edge organizations in the fitness industry. He is also a student of Personal Athletic Training Systems, the integration of Sports Medicine Rehabilitation and Life Fitness by Steve Percy, his mentor. John is also a Yoga, Tai Chi, and Kickboxing instructor, as well as an Advanced Flexibility Specialist.
John believes that “a program is only as good as the initial assessment and evaluation” and when training “you should train movements specific to your sport or life to enhance performance, not body parts.”
John gains his strength from God, his beautiful wife of 11 years, Christy, and their three cute kids: Marley, Sophie, and John John.
John’s attention to detail and skill as a flexibility specialist have already proved very popular with many Industrial Strength clients. We are all very happy to have his energy on our team. Feel free to introduce yourself if you see him around.
John Moss...joins the IS team by way of Chicago, Illinois. There he excelled as an Exercise Therapist and Golf Conditioning Specialist. He is a therapist with over 15 years of Performance Enhancement, Group Exercise, Sports Medicine, and Personal Training experience.
John graduated from Brevard college in ‘93 and ASU in ‘97 where he gained All-Conference and All-American status as a high jumper in Track and Field. John was introduced to Athletic Training while at BC and majored in Exercise Science and Health Promotion at ASU with a concentration in Biomechanics and Kinesiology. This extensive background in movement testing and physiology laid the foundation which launched John’s professional career.
John is certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine, one of the most cutting edge organizations in the fitness industry. He is also a student of Personal Athletic Training Systems, the integration of Sports Medicine Rehabilitation and Life Fitness by Steve Percy, his mentor. John is also a Yoga, Tai Chi, and Kickboxing instructor, as well as an Advanced Flexibility Specialist.
John believes that “a program is only as good as the initial assessment and evaluation” and when training “you should train movements specific to your sport or life to enhance performance, not body parts.”
John gains his strength from God, his beautiful wife of 11 years, Christy, and their three cute kids: Marley, Sophie, and John John.
John’s attention to detail and skill as a flexibility specialist have already proved very popular with many Industrial Strength clients. We are all very happy to have his energy on our team. Feel free to introduce yourself if you see him around.
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