During this lovely flu season, i just wanted to take a moment to chat about staying well. Good nutrition and a good exercise program... and, of course, healthy doses of sleep are the three best things to keeping yourself healthy. Please let me know of any particular suggestions of what you do to stay healthy during flu season, as i believe we all can benefit from any healthy suggestions. Stay Well!
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About Me
- LC
- San Luis Obispo, CA, United States
- Bringing fitness to you. LC has been in the fitness industry for over 10 years as a certified personal trainer and group exercise instructor and loves seeing people reach their fitness goals. Available to answer fitness questions online anytime.
10.28.2009
10.24.2009
Fitness on Facebook
So many fan pages on Facebook, so little time! I created a fan page for LC Fitness to have a place to answer questions and help people to reach their potential in fitness. Sure, i love online training and in-person training and the money i make doing it... but my true goal in all of this is to live in a fitter, happier America. LC Fitness is about sharing knowledge and gaining knowledge between all friends. I've shared links to free online training sites, several articles, and am constantly looking for more questions from people for me to answer... or better yet, not know the answer to and research and get back to 'em on the Facebook page.
If you're interested in being a part of the LC Fitness group, please feel free to drop by the page, take a gander at it, and become a fan.... see you there!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/San-Luis-Obispo-CA/LC-Fitness/72043499171?ref
10.13.2009
Change your mind
Just read an interesting blog post, link listed below, about mind over matter. How many times have you said "I can't" when it comes to fitness? Changing your mind to "I can" will help you achieve what you want. I can't is really more like "i don't want to." Many a client and i have had discussions about using your brain when it comes to fitness. It's a bit like the little engine that could... think you can, and you WILL! What do you think? Will you change your mind? How will you get yourself to where you want to be? What is your thought process?
10.12.2009
Favorite Tunes to Workout to?
Fitness Magazine has listed the Top 100 Workout Songs which you can view at the link listed below. I love suggestive lists like that, especially when thinking about what to use for group exercise classes i teach. I have tons of favs, but they are not always songs that "everyone" likes. Speaking of which, what are your fav songs to workout to? Please feel free to post in the comments of this blog.
Here are three of my favs: "The Distance", Cake; "Who are You", The Who, and "All I Know", Damon Castillo Band.
For more from Fitness Magazine, here's the link: http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/workout/music/popular-playlists/the-fitness-top-100-workout-songs/
Getting ready for Indoor exercises...
It's that time of year where the weather gets colder and we're all less likely to workout unless we have a plan to stay indoors. Being a group exercise instructor, i always recommend group exercise classes such as spinning, step, and sculpt. However, you may not wish to have a gym / health club membership. In that case there are still great ways to stay in shape indoors. Utilize exercise DVDs or set up a interval training plan for yourself: ex - jumping jacks, squats, high knees, lunges... it goes on... depending on how much time you have, you can set the time per exercise at 30 seconds, 1 minute, or 2 minutes. With interval training you get your cardio and strength training done at one time and all inside. If you have any question about setting up your program please leave comments here.
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10.07.2009
Cardiovascular, Aerobic, whatever... How much?
When it comes to cardiovascular/aerobic fitness, it's really up to you how much you do. You can walk, run, bike, or swim daily if you'd like. A little at a time is fine. Build up to 30 - 60 minutes per day 3 times a week.
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10.03.2009
Housework IS Exercise
With all the talk i'm reading about people doing housework this weekend (me included) i thought i would drum up some information on the amount of calories burned while partaking in your favorite chores.... here it is:
| Type of housework | Calories burned per half-hour | ||||
| Doing laundry | 73 | ||||
| Making the bed | 68 | ||||
| Cooking | 85 | ||||
| Washing the dishes | 78 | ||||
| Ironing | 78 | ||||
| Dusting | 85 | ||||
| Sweeping | 112 | ||||
| Vacuuming | 119 | ||||
| Scrubbing the floors | 129 | ||||
| Rearranging furniture | 204 | ||||
| Yard work | 170 | ||||
| Washing windows | 102 | ||||
| Washing the car | 102 | ||||
| Gardening | 136 | ||||
| Mowing the lawn | 187 | ||||
| Raking | 146 | ||||
| Shoveling snow | 204 | ||||
| Carrying a small child (up to 15 lbs.) up and down stairs | 289 |
10.02.2009
What do i need to get fit?
People think that because i'm a personal trainer, my first response would be, "you need me!" You don't. What you do need is to WANT to be fit. No equipment is required to get/be fit. You can run, bike, or walk for cardio, do body weight exercises for strength training, etc...
10.01.2009
Weigh in, which bad choice is better?
I used to get up every morning, take my dogs for a walk and stop at a coffee shop after walking about .75 miles. My drink of choice: soy, with whip, caramello. it's basically a soy caramel latte made with homemade caramel and then whipped cream on top. So, i know it's bad for me, but i would always have another .75 more miles to walk home. Here's where i'm asking you to weigh in with a comment or share your bad choice dilemmas... typically now, i wake up, no caramello to look forward to, make some coffee, don't feel like walking the dogs, and will many nights eat a bowl of ice cream or two. I'm thinkin' the caramello was probably the better idea, but i realistically know that i'll work myself into a healthier habit of days without junk food. It all takes time. Really what i'm saying is weigh your options, sometimes bad is not so bad, sometimes the reward is better than the effort, and you can always work on creating new healthy habits be it exercise habits, eating habits, etc...
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Cheers to online and onlocation personal training!
Sometimes I wonder about being a personal trainer and feel like i'm setting my schedule to my clients' schedules and wish i could make my own. Then, i read a tweet from Bob Harper and another from Jillian Michaels about them sitting around waiting to film Biggest Loser 9... I'll wait for my on locations clients all day before i would be up at 11pm waiting to be filmed for a television show, yikes! So glamorous, not! To my past, present, and future online and on location clients... much love! I feel so lucky to serve you in your time rather than in "television" time! To fitness when "we" want it... Cheers!
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