Time-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 moreInterval Intensity Defined
Ever wonder how hard you should work on high intensity intervals? Or even how hard you should work on the lower intensity intervals? Check this video out. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DYg_EShJAQ] Stay Fit Mat “the trainer” To book Mat to speak at your Utah Valley company, club, or organization please contact him by email at matgover@mac.com or by phone at (801) 836.7185. For a free one-week trial to his Orem boot camp to experience the best personal training in Utah Valley please call Mat or drop by the gym (1623 N State St, Orem right next to Costa...
read moreHierarchy of Fat Loss (Factor #4)
In the last couple of posts I have spewed forth rhetoric on the most important factors of fat loss in the order of their importance. For those of you that know me realize that I don’t just make suggestion blindly, these are factors that are not only backed up by my real world experience (over 21,000 hours of training) but by scientific research. I don’t think anyone will dispute the value of the first 2 factors…nutrition. Though some may differ with what constitutes “good” nutrition, it is however, the keystone of a fat loss plan. Factor 3 is strength training, but not just...
read moreHierarchy of Fat Loss (Factor #3)
In the last post I introduced the 2 most important factors in fat loss…nutrition and nutrition. In fact, nutrition is so important I don’t even bother measuring or testing a client’s body fat unless they have committed to a nutrition plan (preferably Precision Nutrition or The Carb Rotation Diet). This week I’m continuing with the Fat Loss Hierarchy with #3… #3 Activities that maintain or promote lean body mass (muscle) and elevate metabolism. It goes to reason that you can burn more calories by increasing your total resting caloric expenditure i.e.: resting metabolic...
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