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Posts Tagged ‘Top Notch Training’

Fit for Mama: fitness gimmicks

By Kayla Johnson

Have you ever been “sucked in” by an fitness infomercial? Here’s ten signs that a fitness trend is a gimmick:

1. It sounds too good to be true.

2. It targets one body part.

3. It fails to mention diet or nutrition.

4. The dramatic results are what is interesting.

5. The inventor has no credentials.

6. It’s no different than any other fitness gimmick.

7. It’s too hard or too easy to use.
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Fit for Mama: barefoot running

By Kayla Johnson

It seems like the latest running “buzz” is barefoot running. This does not mean you should start running without shoes. The thought is that running barefoot is the best way to help you understand proper running form and posture, resulting in less injuries. Instead of running in bare feet, try scaling down the cushion in your shoe slightly. You will lessen the heel strike and land on the mid-foot area, reducing pronation. Another bonus is a shorter stride and more efficient form.

Provided by Kayla Johnson, owner of Top Notch Training. Kayla is a certified personal trainer that provides one-on-one training in your home or office.

Fit for Mama: keeping the pounds off as you age

Great news!  Weight gain is not inevitable as you age!  Yes, there are ways you can prevent putting on the extra pounds each year.  A recent study from the National Institutes of Health showed that overweight and obese women who strength trained twice a week saw less intra-abdominal fat gains than those who did not exercise.  Keep lifting those weights to prevent the extra pounds of fat from slowly creeping up!   Source: Redbook Magazine

Provided by Kayla Johnson, owner of Top Notch Training. Kayla is a certified personal trainer that provides one-on-one training in your home or office.

Fit for mama: How important is heartrate?

When performing your cardio workout, it’s important to pay attention to your heart rate, but not imperative. Heart rate can be affected if you do not get enough sleep the night before, have poor nutrition or hydration or are on a blood pressure medication. Usually, cardio machines display your heart rate as you work out and show a standard zone you should be training within. This equation is 220-age=maximum heart rate (in beats per minute). Training zones are usually 65%-85% of your maximum heart rate. This is only a standard equation. The error margin is 12 beats per minute and can be greater if you are in great shape. At your next cardio session, first focus on how you feel. Are you working hard? Breathing hard? Working up a sweat? The main thing is to challenge your body and pay attention to how you feel. Then take a look at the heart rate as a secondary source.

Provided by Kayla Johnson, owner of Top Notch Training. Kayla is a certified personal trainer that provides one-on-one training in your home or office.

Fit for mama: Slow digesting diets

Fueling your body for a workout is very important and new research has gone further in discovering exactly what types of foods are best for a pre-workout meal. Women who ate muesli, yogurt and fruit burned 50 percent more fat compared to a bowl of cornflakes, white toast and jam, and milk equal in calories. Slow-digesting foods are slowly absorbed by the body causing fat stores to be tapped into. A quick-digesting meal such as cereal is absorbed rapidly, spiking blood sugar levels and causing your body to use those sugars in the blood for energy instead of fat. The bottom line is aim for a low glycemic index (GI) food for your pre-workout meal to tap into your fat stores.

Source: Shape Magazine.

Provided by Kayla Johnson, owner of Top Notch Training. Kayla is a certified personal trainer that provides one-on-one training in your home or office.