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Get Fit Newsletter - February 14, 2020

9 Benefits of Strength Training There used to be a time when very few adults included strength training in their fitness routine. It was thought of as extreme, unnecessary and even dangerous. Strength training is when resistance is used to challenge your muscles in order to gain strength and endurance. It can be performed with traditional weights, exercise bands, medicine balls, cable machines, sandbags, kettle bells or even just using your own body weight. Times have certainly changed as a multitude of strength training benefits were proven by experts, including:
Strength and muscle tone
Cardiovascular capacity
Speed, Agility and Flexibility
Resistance to injury and disease If ....
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Get Fit Newsletter - January 31, 2020

Your fastest track to fat loss If you have weight to lose, then this message is meant specifically for you. Through my work with clients over the years, I’ve come to learn the fastest track to fat loss, and I’d like to share it with you today. First, I’d like to ask you a few questions. At this stage in your life, have you noticed the following?
It’s easier to gain weight these days.
Your body is changing as you age, and not in a good way.
You have less muscle and more unattractive bodyfat.
It takes more and more effort to reduce your body fat.
The dieting tricks that once worked aren’t helping anymore. If any on this list are true for you, you are in ....
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Get Fit Newsletter - December 6, 2019

Get Fit Newsletter December 6, 2019 did you forget? …about your fitness goals? Just because it’s the holidays doesn’t mean that your fitness goals no longer matter. In fact, if you lose sight of your fat loss goals entirely this month, you’ll have a seriously rude awakening come January 1st. I have a better idea for you…let’s keep you focused on your fitness goals while still making room for some fun this holiday season. This means that you’ll need to learn how to indulge with control. While that may sound like an oxymoron, it IS possible to let loose and enjoy without throwing away the results that ....
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Get Fit Newsletter - November 29, 2019

Get Fit Newsletter November 29, 2019 The two most important diet questions you could ever ask yourself… 1. "What should I eat for breakfast?" 2. "What should I eat after dinner?" Do you know the right answers? If you can just get these two choices correct in your daily diet, it makes a huge difference in how good you look and feel, and how healthy you’ll be for the long haul. The sad truth, however, is that MOST people don’t know the right answers, and instead make a huge mistake that causes them to gain weight, lose energy, look older and erode their health. It also causes nutrient deficiencies which make it nearly impossible to ....
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Get Fit Newsletter - November 8, 2019

Get Fit Newsletter November 8, 2019 Do You Snack Smart? 3 Tips Very few people snack right, and this results in frustrating weight gain. An important part of eating for fat loss is to keep your metabolism strong all day long with small, sensible meals and snacks. While it sounds simple to eat a little something every 2-3 hours throughout the day, when you choose the wrong food it actually does more damage than good.  What are you eating for your snacks and small meals? <== This is SUPER important! If you’re eating the wrong thing every 2-3 hours then it’s easy to gain weight quickly, rather than the result that you want ==> which is ....
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Top 5 Reasons Kids Should Practice Martial Arts

1. It helps them make new friends.

The bond between martial arts is stronger than most other sports. Martial arts are physical, and they require physical confrontation. When confronted with someone of similar size, strength, and skill, students develop a sense of respect for one another. They realize they are capable, and so are others. Out of healthy respect for themselves and others, long-lasting and rewarding relationships develop. 2. They will learn better human relation skills.
During martial arts training, students need to learn the concept of physical space, how physical contact is both an invasion and invasive. The sport literally and figuratively breaks down barriers. ....
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Get Fit Newsletter - November 1, 2019

Get Fit Newsletter November 1, 2019 Who’s watching you? Getting fit and healthy is an individual journey. It takes focusing on yourself, your choices, your progress, and ultimately your results. And so it's easy to be fooled into thinking that it's all about you. Sure, it is about you, but at the same time, each and every choice that you make, and action that you take, is being noticed by someone. Who's watching you? Your kids. Kids care very little about what we say. They will wait for you to finish talking and will then take note of what you do . Are you following the advice that you give? Who else is watching? Your partner, your ....
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Get Fit Newsletter - October 25, 2019

Get Fit Newsletter October 25, 2019 Do you choose hard now or hard later? Let’s face it, getting and staying fit and healthy is hard work. There’s all the effort that you have to put out in making wholesome meals. There’s the will power that you must muster in avoiding unhealthy (TASTY!) foods. There’s the energy that it takes to get out of bed early to get in a workout before the day begins. There’s the struggle to lace up your shoes at the end of a long day to head out and be active rather than diving into the comfort of the couch. To be fit and healthy is to choose to do what’s hard, right now. Because ....
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Get Fit Newsletter - October 14, 2019

Use THIS to achieve your goal (guaranteed to work…) This technique is so simple and yet it makes ALL of the difference when it comes to your results. The sad reality is that over 90 percent of gym goers fail to achieve their goal—even after a full year of consistently exercising. Perhaps you can relate? It shouldn’t be this way. I believe that you deserve to get the best results possible from the time that you invest in exercise. Use THIS to achieve your goal… Crank up the intensity of your workout. You get what you give when it comes to exercise and results. When you simply go through the motions, while staying in your comfort zone, then results will ....
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Get Fit Newsletter - September 27, 2019

Get Fit Newsletter September 27, 2019 Time to FINALLY make a change It happens to everyone. That moment when you realize that it’s time to do something about your weight. It may happen when you’re looking in the mirror or standing on the scale. Your first thought is to go on a ‘diet’ but as quickly as that enters your mind the ghosts of a hundred diets past return…along with all the frustration. Then you wonder, why bother? The weight will come back, as it always has. Then you’ll be back in front of the mirror as discouraged as ever. The answer is not to go on another diet. The answer is to create a vision and ....
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