Life's Path.....to Las Vegas

Most of you already know that we are moving to Las Vegas on April 1st. It is very exciting for us. I just want to thank all for supporting me in my career change for the last two years and your friendships. Of course we will come to Jackson occaisionally to see family as well. I can always be reached through this website or at dianeclimer@yahoo.com. Look forward to hearing from you! ~Diane

Some Basic Rules (as shared from Truly Huge Fitness Tips)

In order to achieve the maximum benefits and to train effectively
and safely, always observe these principles:

Warm Up & Cool Down:

This cannot be stressed enough. Most workout-related injuries can
be avoided by proper warm-up and cool-down. Your muscles need a 5
to 15 minute warm-up as well as a brief cool-down. This holds true
for all weight training workouts.

Start At The Appropriate Level:

If you begin training at to high a level you risk serious injury.
You will also develop poor form, which will hinder your efforts
and discourage you. Use this as a guideline: If you cannot lift
the weight your working with 10 times with proper form, the weight
is too heavy. Similarly, don't choose too light a weight; the last
2-3 repetitions of your set should be difficult.

Proper Technique:

To get the most out of training and to reduce the chance of injury,
use proper lifting techniques. These include working with your
muscles through their full range of motion (Not locking out any
joints), lifting at a speed at which you can control the weight
and easily stop if necessary, and maintaining good posture.

Exercise Large Muscles First:

You should work your large muscle groups first-your chest, back,
and legs - before you exercise your biceps, triceps and smaller
muscle groups. Because our bodies naturally recruit large muscle
fibers first, these muscles will be the first to fatigue.

Progress Gradually:

Increase reps before increasing resistance. Reduce rest interval
between sets to increase workload.

Breath Correctly:

Do no hold you breath. Exhale at the moment of highest effort.

Challenge Your Muscles:

All training should begin progressively, using increases in weight
until your goals or a plateau are reached. Then, change your workout
to include increased reps with lowered weights at the end of a set,
change the order of exercise, or add sets, etc., to reach new goals.
(workouts should change about every 6-weeks).

Give Your Muscles & Mind A Rest:

You'll get the most out of your training if you give your muscles at
least 48 hours rest between weight training workouts to recover and
rebuild.

Food for thought...and the FDA

Money is really what drives the decisions of the FDA. It's such a shame because who do we trust if we can't trust the FDA? If you have not heard, the FDA feels that meat and milk are safe from CLONED animals. I am very happy to be a vegan, although I know 99% of the population is not, however, in our very near future, I believe more and more people will consider veganism. This problem could hurt our kids more than anything. Since this is the cheaper way, restaurants probably wont need to put this on the menu either. Another reason why you need to be even more careful with going out to eat. America is making it harder and harder for the population to eat clean, pure and healthy foods.

If you click below you can sign a very fast petition to allow the consumers to know if the meat is cloned or not. This will effect everyone. Thank you in advanced for supporting the health of ourselves and children. To read more on this issue check out www.notinmyfood.org.

Copy and paste to the site below to sign the petition.


http://cu.convio.net/labelclonedfood

5 Easy Steps

I truly believe that nutrition is the biggest, by far, component of
a good fat loss program.

There's a saying in the fitness industry, "you can't out-train a
bad diet", and that hold's true almost 100% of the time (and
especially as you get older).

Fortunately, I also believe that good nutrition for fat loss is
very simple. And here are my 5 steps to building a fast fat burning
diet.

1) Find out how much you are eating now. Use fitday.com. (There is no fee to use this!)

2) If you are not losing weight, eat less.

3) Eat fruits, vegetables, nuts, and good protein sources. Don't eat
junk from a bag or a box.

4) Give yourself one treat meal per week to look forward to - not a
treat day, just a treat meal.

5) Plan ahead. Prepare your meals (spend 1-2 hours on the weekend
getting your meals and meal plan ready for the week). Identify
obstacles and come up with solutions to avoid them.

That is it.

Very simple. Most people do pretty well on 1-3 and even 5, but mess
up on number 4. I often hear how well someone did all day long, but
then while making dinner they snack on upwards of 500 calories of
their kid's treats, or other processed carbohydrates they have lying
around the house.

The little things can add up to big time problems. So take a good
long look at everything you eat.

And all of this can be avoided if you follow rule #5.

Combine these five simple nutrition rules with three short workouts
per week of resistance training and interval training, and you have
a very manageable fat loss plan that can fit any busy lifestyle.

Happy New Year

Ok, please forgive me, It's been awhile since an update. I hope your holidays were great. Now that there officially over, its time to get to work. I rarely make resolutions, but rather a wish list of what I would like to accomplish. Keeping your goals small and "doable" is the best way to start. This past year has been awesome for me, working with clients to help them meet their fitness goals. I celebrate a year of being a certified fitness trainer, and look forward to many more. Keeping up with the fitness industry on whats "in" and whats "out" is my passion to share, and I can only be grateful, to have been able to do so.

2007 brought kettlebell training in the limelight, and is my preferred full body functional training. It's amazing how a weight that looks like a bowling ball with a handle can bring so many different variations of training, whether your younger or older, just beginning training, or experienced. It can be done in a small amount of space, in your garage, or in the summer, outside! But, being as versitale as I am, I know it is not for all. Any activity of exercise done in a safe manner is awesome, shoot for 30 minutes of activity every single day, whether its walking or cleaning the house.

Here is a great link to remind you of all at least 25 wonderful benefitsexercise offers. Until next time....Diane