Fitness System – 24Fit Launches In the UK
Useful tips from a leading fitness professional Tom Holland:
“Don’t slight your strength-training regimen. Many people complain that, as they age, they eat and exercise the same amount but still gain weight. One of the main causes of this is loss of muscle mass. The more muscle mass you have, the more calories you burn. Strength training preserves and even increases muscle mass, keeping metabolism at a high level”
“Because women in general will end up doing less cardio than men with this formula, it’s wise for them to spend more time doing strength training . Genetically, women have less muscle than men, and as a woman ages, the preservation of lean muscle becomes vital”
Weight Plateau
Hit a weight plateau? Step up your strength training. It builds muscle & increases your metabolic rate. Have you had your shake after you’re workout?! “Important! Don’t skip your protein shake after you exercise and think that you’ll save calories! A protein shake after training accelerates lean muscle growth, which in turn revs your metabolism and burns more fat.
Herbalife 24 Fit Workout System – start working out smarter.
Now you can achieve a better, stronger, more capable body with Herbalife24FIT.
This 24-week DVD workout program is led by top fitness experts and developed by Herbalife with the renowned physical therapist and performance specialist Robert Forster.
Aerobic base training enhances your fat burning abilities!
Aerobic Exercise: Top 5 Reasons To Get Physical. Become a “Better Fat Burner”, Make Fat the Fuel of Choice!!
Research shows exercising in specific target heart rate zones is the most productive way to improve cardiovascular health, maximize your workout time by preventing both under training and over training, and reduces the risk of injury, disease and burnout.
“Aerobic exercise” is also known as fat burning exercise because in the process of combining oxygen with the nutrients your body becomes more efficient at burning fat as its primary fuel. During aerobic exercise your body learns to favor fat over carbohydrates and this gives you several advantages. Fat is a much more efficient fuel, providing more energy than carbohydrates per gram, and it is abundantly available even in thin persons. Carbohydrates in contrast are found in limited supply in the body and when you burn carbohydrate your muscles produces lactic acid which leads to fatigue and the dreaded bonk!
But what is your “optimum target heart rate” for exercise. The only way to determine your optimal fat burning zone with any precision is to undergo a simple metabolic test called a VO2 Analysis. This test takes a “snap shot” of your physiology while you exercise and tells us the most productive exercise intensity i.e. when you are burning the most fat. . These precision metabolic tests will produce an exact personalized heart rate prescription from which to design your activity program for optimal results. Because each person’s metabolism is unique to their personal physiology, Phase IV metabolic testing is the only way to accurately determine your proper heart rate training zones. Eliminate the guess work and frustration by training with science!
Working to maximize your Aerobic Base is a process of educating your muscles to utilize fat as a resource.
Top 5 Benefits to aerobic training exercise:
1. You will look and feel better as a fat burning metabolism will reduce your body fat and provide better energy levels.
2. Improved protection from heart and vascular disease as you develop a stronger network of blood vessels called capillaries that deliver oxygen to the heart muscle
3 Decrease fatigue: As your body adapts to precision heart rate training you will start to use more fats to meet your energy requirements during workouts and every day activities and therefore produce less lactic acid.
4. Stronger Heart: Prolonged aerobic exercise training Increases the volume of blood being pumped with each heart beat which results in a lower heart rate.
5. Improved performance for all sports, activities and daily tasks. Less reliance on carbohydrate metabolism and the corresponding lactic acid production means you can go longer, faster and stronger than before.
In summary, by training aerobically you will not only be able use fat as fuel but you will be able to work harder for a longer period of time before fatigue sets in. Remember to work in a recovery day each week and one week a month, so to avoid overtraining and injury. The key is to TRAIN SMARTER NOT HARDER!
By Aishea Maas, Phase IV Director of Exercise Sciences
24Fit Workout Reviews
Here is a selection of reviews for the new 24Fit workout program
“I am near the end of week two. Today is activity day- I will mow the lawn with a ‘green’ mower (all human powered). Sunday is a rest day. My body can tell that I have worked all those small so important muscles!! I feel like my legs and abs have really gotten stronger– I can go from sitting down to standing with one leg — no problem. I am looking forward to the next 22 weeks. I will complete the program the first week of October!! ”
“Week 3 of phase 3. Love it! Challenging, motivating, and straight up POWER. The first 2 phases are making phase 3 worth every minute! I know I am strong and I know my weaknesses. Work hard and press on!!! Melissa ”
“I really like way the rotation is structured: 30 minute workouts are perfect for my weekday schedule, and a 5 day per week structure is also ideal, because I like to do my own thing on the weekends (I always do anyway, but I love that it’s built into the “official” rotation schedule).”
More reviews: http://www.24fitdvdreview.co.uk
Injury Prevention Clinic: The key to remaining injury free lies in scientifically sound training principles
The majority of athletic injuries result from poorly designed training programs which often lead to over training or unnecessary wear and tear on the muscles, joints, and connective tissue. The remainder are caused by pre-existing structural and muscular imbalances in the athlete’s body that are only detectable via a comprehensive Phase IV Structural Examination by an experienced Physical Therapist.
Periodization training breaks the training program into cycles (or periods) where fitness is developed in a scientifically rational sequence, helping you adapt to the stress of exercise and will shore up the areas of your body which are especially vulnerable to injury.
Learn how to correct your structural imbalances with proper strength and flexibility exercises and other interventions that will allow you to keep and lead the active lifestyle you strive to maintain.
At this clinic you will learn:
– If you feel pain in the same area of your body for 2 workouts in any seven day period you have an
injury which needs immediate attention
– How proper strength and flexibility exercises will increase resiliency to injury
– How Periodization Training programs prevent injury
– How ergonomics in the work place and home impact athletic injuries
– How to address injuries when they occur and minimize your down time
– Why rest alone does not heal sports injuries
Presenting Kent Moody, P.T., Forster Physical Therapy
WHEN: Saturday, Oct 20th at 1:00pm
WHERE: Forster Physical Therapy. 427 Wilshire Blvd. Santa Monica
Call 310.582.8212