Think Skinny This Holiday Season
The holiday season is upon us once again. One of the reasons the American waistline is ever expanding is holiday weight gain. Depending on the study, the average American gains between 3-11 pounds during the holidays. Most don’t lose the holiday weight during the ensuing New Year’s resolution rush to the gym. So year after year we Americans get fatter and fatter. My approach during the holidays is…break even. Don’t gain and don’t lose. Enjoy the holidays, but don’t over indulge. The way I see it, you’re already ahead if you start the New...
read moreTime-saving, Fat-burning Cardio…NO Fancy Equipment or Gym Needed
This week I’ve enlisted my EXL Cardio Boot Camp guru, Shawn Webb to tell us a little about cardio and more specifically interval training. Shawn always has creative body-weight only exercises in his bi-weekly cardio boot camp to light up his clients’ metabolism and he doesn’t even need any fancy equipment. ~ Mat “the trainer” Hello fellow boot campers! Tell me if these are two common complaints that people have about cardio. 1. I do not have the time! And, the excuse for those that actually do have time for cardio… 2. I do my cardio, but I don’t...
read moreHappy Muscles
One of the first things we do with clients/campers at EXL is take them through a self-myofascial release (SMR) session. In short this is a self massage routine that helps reduce connective tissue adhesions within muscles commonly known as knots or trigger points. It also helps increase blood flow to targeted muscles which increases oxygen delivery to the cells which promotes healing and aids in flushing out cell waste. These effects can be felt almost immediately. Tighter “knots” may take several sessions in which to see/feel progress. It is suggested to perform a SMR...
read moreFunctional Warm-up for Boot Camp or Training
Warming up has changed throughout the years. Back when I was in high school athletics we did a series of static stretches. You know the kind…the whole team spreads out in lines on the field and you bend over and reach for your toes while trying to keep your knees straight at the same time you count to 10 as a team then clap and move onto the next stretch. Most the time nobody was real serious about getting a good stretch, half the time someone would break wind and then the whole stretching session was blown because we would be laughing so hard. I’ll be honest we were...
read moreHealthy Holiday Nutrition Tip #1
Hey, I know you know this. You know you know this. Fail to plan, plan to fail. You can’t just HOPE you’re going to behave yourself at holiday parties. You can’t just do the same old things you’ve been doing. You can’t just miss breakfast have a light lunch and then go to a party filled with temptation and not go a little insane on the cheese platter You have to plan your meals. You have to plan your workouts. You have to set your goals in stone. You don’t want to be the person that comes out of the holidays 5 to 10 pounds heavier, do you? If you...
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