Exercise | Ask A Fitness Coach

Curb Your Fast Food Addiction to Get Fit

October 3, 2011 By Chelsea Bush 17 Comments

You need to shed a few pounds fast. To get that beach body, “diet is more important than exercise,” Craig Ballantyne tells us. The only problem? Deprivation diets suck. So does “No.” And so do padlocks, or child locks, on the cupboard cabinets.

Filed Under: Nutrition, What's Hot? Tagged With: 90/10 rule, diet, Exercise, fast food, Fitness, healthy eating, healthy snacks, McDonald's, Nutrients, Nutrition, restaurants, Weight Loss, weight watchers

5 Ways Exercise Can Earn You More Money

March 15, 2011 By Chelsea Bush 3 Comments

Fix up, look sharp, make bank. Forget honing your elevator speech and brown-nosing your boss’s boss—all you need to do to get that raise? Get in shape.

Filed Under: Motivation, Slim Down, Strength Training, What's Hot? Tagged With: appearance, attractiveness, benefits of exercise, brain fitness, Brain Gyms, confidence, core, Exercise, exercise endorphins, fitness regimen, good posture, job performance, money, serotonin, work

How to Improve Your Mental Focus During Exercise

November 15, 2010 By Chelsea Bush 10 Comments

Can’t get your head in the game? Try one of these tricks for sparking your mental focus. (Hint: Two are brutal. One will give you a warm-fuzzy.)

Filed Under: Exercise, Motivation Tagged With: adrenalin, brain, challenge, energy, excitatory signal, Exercise, mental focus, optimum arousal state, reward, risk

Afterburn: Extreme Fat Loss Training Review

November 3, 2009 By Skyler Meine 1 Comment

Afterburn is a workout program designed to help you lose weight as quickly and effectively as possible. Does it work? Here’s what we think about it.

Filed Under: Diets, Exercise Programs, Reviews, Weight Loss Programs Tagged With: afterburn, alwyn cosgrove, calorie burn, core performance, Exercise, foam rolling, interval cardio, lean muscle mass, metabolic circuits, metabolism, Nutrition, Strength Training

I’m Over 50. How Can I Lose Weight and Get Healthy?

October 30, 2009 By admin 1 Comment

Aging takes a toll on our bodies. And aging with bad nutrition habits, minimal exercise and extra weight can be almost debilitating.

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Should I Be Doing Long Runs or Walks to Lose Weight?

October 14, 2009 By admin 2 Comments

The key to losing or maintaining weight is pretty simple: you want your metabolism to be as high as possible. So will running or walking skyrocket your metabolism?

Filed Under: Answered Questions, Cardio, Running Tagged With: calorie, Exercise, goals, intervals, jogging, long cardio, marathon, recovery, running, triathlon, Weight Loss

What are Some Tips for Choosing a Personal Trainer?

October 12, 2009 By admin 2 Comments

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A fitness coach can be a key component in accomplishing your goals, but there are certain steps you should take to find one who is qualified.

Filed Under: Answered Questions Tagged With: Cardio, core, Exercise, Fitness, fitness coach, goals, intervals, losing weight, Nutrition, personal trainer, Strength Training, www.askfitnesscoach.com

Jenny Craig Diet Review

October 9, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Jenny Craig has been a front runner in the diet industry since it was launched in 1983. We’re dishing on the pros and cons, and telling you how it stacks up against other diet programs.