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Sep 12
EarthFIT Quote of the Day
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Sep 12
EarthFIT Quote of the Day
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Beaufort personal trainer and owner of EarthFIT Ian Hart gives a close look of EarthFIT gym. EarthFIT is located in Beaufort South Carolina, with two locations, one in Habersham and one on Lady’s Island. EarthFIT specializes in Beaufort personal training, back pain relief and weight loss programs.
- About 3 and a half years ago I moved down from New York City where I was running personal training departments for large corporate gyms and I wanted to open up my own training location so I moved to Beaufort South Carolina and moved in to a 700 sq. ft. studio.
- Today we have two locations (Habersham and Lady’s Island). One is 1400 sq.ft. and the other one is 3600 sq.ft.
- Right now I’m going to take you into our Lady’s Island location and explain a little bit more about what we do. Khadine is our Operations Manager and also a trainer as well.
- In our personal training facility, we have training rooms along with all the fitness equipment.
- What we do here at EarthFIT is if you are interested we would ask you few questions just to make sure the program is correct fit for you and for us and that we can get you to where you are looking to be, then from there we would take you through our assessment where we ask you medical questions to make sure you are cleared for training, then we take you through your goals a little bit more in detail and then we go to measurements wherein we use the most advance technological machine that would tell us Lean Body Mass, BMI, Body Fat Composition, Metabolic Rate and few other things, then we take you through a functional movement screen, the series of movements which make sure that you are moving properly so you are not promoting injury, then we do strength endurance test. From that assessment we would have a full picture of where you are currently at and where you are looking to go, then based on that we can tell you what program would be best for you.
Right now what I want you to do is go ahead enter your name and email address in this box right here (upper right) and I’m going to quickly send you a video of a training program you can use at home or wherever to get you started right away. Also, go ahead and read some information, we have more information about our programs below and that will help you make a good decision about whether you think this program is for you and if so, you can also call us at 1-(800) 718-7FIT (7348). And again, my name is Ian Hart and I’m looking forward to meeting you and getting you started on to your goals here at EarthFIT Personal Training.
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If you are a woman and don’t exercise enough – or at all – you are literally making yourself sick.
A conclusion of a new study released by Oregon State University, indicates that inactive women are at a higher risk for developing metabolic syndrome – a group of medical conditions including high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and excessive belly fat. Even taken separately, each of these conditions can be dangerous to your health. Combine them, and your risk for Type II diabetes, heart disease, and stroke increases.
Should you be worried? It all depends on your level of Beaufort health and fitness. The study found that women average only about 18 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous daily exercise, far below the recommended minimum of 30 minutes a day.
The reasons for lack of physical activity like Beaufort health and fitness programs and exercises among women range from busy work schedules and family obligations to – incredibly enough – vanity. In an interview with the New York Times, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina M. Benjamin noted that because they don’t want to mess up their hair, some women avoid physical activity altogether. Sometime I hear women say they don’t want to sweat so they shy away from Beaufort health and fitness. For the most part, if you’re not sweating, you’re not doing it right.
According to Beaufort personal trainers and other Beaufort health and fitness experts, Anyone who doesn’t want to work out will always find a convenient excuse. But the bottom line is: hair – or any other reason – should not stand in the way of your Beaufort health and fitness. If you need even more compelling reasons to jump start your Beaufort Health and fitness – other than the ones cited above – how is this: numerous studies have shown that women who exercise at moderate to vigorous levels for three or more hours per week reduce their risk of developing breast cancer by 30 to 40 percent.
Now, that’s all well and good for the ladies, but if you are a man, don’t think you’re off the hook. Even though this particular study focused on women, many men also skimp on exercise. According to a 2011 report by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, fewer than two in 10 Americans get the recommended levels of physical activity, and more than a quarter of U.S. adults of both genders don’t exercise at all.
While this recent research mentions the risk of metabolic syndrome in women, let’s not forget that an inactive Beaufort health and fitness lifestyle can be dangerous for men and women alike. For both genders, it ups the risk of obesity, heart disease, several forms of cancers, diabetes, and stroke – all of which can lead to early death.
If a busy schedule – not hair – is the reason why you don’t exercise. At EarthFIT, we suggest the following time-saving tips:
- Plan your sessions early in the morning, before your schedule gets too busy. You’ll be energized for all your day’s activities and won’t have to worry about a Beaufort health and fitness workout later, when things get too hectic.
- Focus on time-saving but highly effective exercises like interval training, which typically lasts 15 to 30 minutes per session. Ask your Beaufort personal trainer to create intervals that are best suited to your needs.
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- Beaufort personal trainer Jeff Conover shows off his new born Eldon Conover, born on September 6th with 7.3 Lbs and 21 inches long. He says thanks to the clients of EarthFIT Beaufort personal training.
Modern wheat is a “perfect, chronic poison,” according to Dr. William Davis, a cardiologist who has published a book all about the world’s most popular grain.
- Lose the wheat, lose the weight, and find your path back to health.
- Wheat has many new features such as a new protein called gliadin which binds into the opiate receptors in the brain and in most people stimulates appetite, such that we consume 440 more calories per day, 365 days per year.
- It causes diabetes, inflammation, heart disease, and high blood pressure.
- To avoid these wheat-oriented products, Davis suggests eating real food, avocados, plenty of vegetables, eggs, full fat cheese, dairy, meats, fish and chicken, Healthy oils: olive, walnut and coconut, nuts and occasional fruit.
- If we eliminate wheat “That’s when you see, not improvements in health, that’s when you see transformations in health.”
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Sep 12
EarthFIT Quote of the Day
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Today’s society is plagued with many a problem. No, not the same woes of olden times like building shelter each night or hunting for your own food. Rather, our afflictions come mainly in the form of health and fitness-related crises. The funny thing is even though we’ve made huge strides in medicine and mankind has come up with some pretty nifty inventions, we still haven’t been able to overcome one of our greatest foes.
This beguiling adversary has been linked to so many Beaufort health and fitness defects and yet, we still crave it and some of us can’t live without it. It’s to the point where it has become an epidemic! I’ve contested with numerous clients about this poison and even though I feel like I’m talking to a brick wall sometimes – seeing the blank stares as I try to explain why this drug is derailing their Beaufort health and fitness goals – it’s good to know that others have gotten the point. This enticing enemy is added sugars.
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), the average American consumes nearly 22 teaspoons of added sugar per day, which amounts to over 350 calories. The AHA daily guidelines are as follows:
- Women 6 tsp (approx. 25 grams and 100 calories) of added sugar or less
- Men about 9 tsp (approx. 37.5 grams and 150 calories) or less
This means we’re taking in 2.0-3.5x the suggested amount!
When we say “added sugar” what do we mean? Added sugars are sugars that are not naturally formed in foods. These sugars include corn sugar, high fructose corn syrup, cane sugar and other refined sugars, dextrose, fruit juice concentrate, honey, molasses etc. Naturally occurring sugars can be found in fruit, some vegetables and dairy products.
Sugar is directly and indirectly related to heart disease as well as other high risk diseases such as obesity, type II diabetes and even high systolic blood pressure. Alongside these issues, sugar can cause a multitude of other problems that not only affect our EarthFIT clients’ training performance, but the everyday functioning of all our lives. I’ve outlined some problems that high sugar intake can cause below:
- Kidney damage
- Cancers – breast, prostate, ovaries, intestines, rectum
- Diminished immune system making you prone to sickness and infection
- Augments osteoporosis and arthritis
- Risks of Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and other ulcers are increased
- The dreaded sugar crash that reduces productivity
- Contributes to painful migraines
- Wrecks your Beaufort health and fitness plan by promoting overeating
- For our clients, remember that it also interferes with protein absorption a very important component to achieving your Beaufort health and fitness goals
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Has anyone ever told you to “act your age?” I’ve talked about this before. Why? Because it’s awesome! That’s why. I have some good news: when it comes to fitness, age really doesn’t matter. It really is just a number.
Need proof? Look at actress Jane Fonda and fitness guru Richard Simmons (both well over 60) who have released exercise DVDs and teach workout classes. Need more evidence closer to home? Well, I can tell you about a number of my clients who started working out in the latter halves of their lives and are in better shape than they’ve ever been. This means that people in basically any age group can – and should – exercise. There is a lot of evidence pointing to numerous benefits of physical fitness for all Beaufort health and fitness seekers – kids, adolescents, young adults, midlifers, baby boomers, and seniors.
Whatever age-related ailment you can think of, chances are a well coached Beaufort fitness program and regular exercise can help prevent it, or at least reduce its severity. Arthritis, Alzheimer’s disease, osteoporosis, not to mention heart disease, certain types of cancer and diabetes, can all benefit from physical activity. Not only that, but being fit and active can also prevent disability and loss of function that many people undergo as they get older. Even many well-trained athletes see a decline in performance after the age of 30. But there’s hope.
In fact, a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society reports that physically active older adults experience significantly fewer functional limitations than their more sedentary peers. It’s never too late (or too early) to start exercising. It’s just a matter of getting your physician’s okay, and then starting slowly and gently as you gradually build up your intensity. Exercising with an experienced Beaufort personal trainer or Beaufort fitness experts will ensure that your workout is safe and effective.
At EarthFIT, we recommend these workouts in your regular routine:
- Strength training: With age, our muscle mass declines and the body becomes weaker. However, resistance training will not only build up muscle mass and keep the body strong, but also help prevent bone density loss that occurs in osteoporosis.
- Balance and flexibility exercises will improve stability and coordination, keeping you from falling down and sustaining serious injuries – a big problem among older people. It will also increase your range of motion, decrease muscular tension, and strengthen your joints, tendons and ligaments – all of which will go a long way in preventing or relieving the pain and discomfort of arthritis.
- Cardio training will ensure not only a healthy heart, but also – of particular concern to older people – a healthy, alert brain. Numerous studies have shown that, while boosting our cognitive abilities, exercise also significantly reduces the risk of developing Alzheimer’s, dementia and other related conditions.
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Sep 12
EarthFIT Quote of the Day
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