The main goal is to get you in the best shape possible in the least amount of time. Most of the programs are offered to everyone, while others cater exclusively to women only. A fitness boot camp for women can be a great way to get back into shape while having fun at the same time.

Here are 10 great reasons and benefits to join a fitness boot camp for women:

1). Get motivated and get going, perfection is the lowest standard. Any women think they have to “be in shape” to join a Boot Camp which is absolutely not true.

2). Some women are self-conscious of their body image prior to joining. Weight loss and maintaining a healthy lifestyle are important, but just as important is finding a comfortable environment to workout.

3). They provide women with the time to bond and share common interests that they may not experience with non group workout classes. Women can feel comfortable joining solo or with their friends.

4). Women tend to be less competitive than men; therefore, the atmosphere in the boot camp workouts while serious tend to be more relaxed.

5). The nature of program is very focused and goal-oriented. Making a boot camp into a routine with the same group of people over time means that everyone is motivated to attain their fitness goals..

6). Fitness boot camps for tend to be more welcoming and less intimidating for women of all shapes and sizes.

7). You can have fun getting into shape and work towards your goal of either being healthier or losing weight. They can be held indoors or outdoors for maximum workout benefits.

8). If you don’t exercise regularly, jump start your fitness by getting into a routine and making it a regular part of your lifestyle. Women have busy lives and it’s difficult to make time for themselves. Making a regular fitness class over time will help you achieve a more balanced lifestyle in the long-term.

9). It’s a great way to make new friends and network with one another.

10). Aspire to the next level. Once you achieve success with your first workout, you’ll want to take your newly found fitness level and try a more advanced workout. This prevents your body from plateauing and ensures that you continue to push your body to get even more results. Once you start, don’t stop!

In the end, my advice is to first check out the camp you are interested. Do the play music during your session to make the program more fun? (Imagine working out to dead silence-for an hour!). Above all, you should look for an instructor who makes you feel motivated, encouraged, and energized. For some, this may mean a military type style workout. For others, it may be something less overwhelming. Find something that suits your comfort zone, get started, and train safe!

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Reduce your body fat
Get greatly improved posture
Have better relaxation
Take off 5-30 pounds of fat
Get a 1-6 inch decrease in the midsection
See a 25% improvement in endurance
See a 25% increase in strength
And have all of this after only 30 days, You Can!!

Have fun and get in great shape!
Can you really afford not to be healthy?
Are you looking for a jump-start to your fitness program?
Then this adventure is for you! Whether you are a beginner,
an avid fitness enthusiast or just tired of the same routine
come try this whole new approach to exercise…fun!
Have a truly great day , everything is possible!
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When the New Year's resolution calls for getting in shape fast, joining a gym and pushing yourself hard every day probably won't happen. What will work? Having someone scream, "Drop and give me 20!"

Fitness boot camps may be one of the fastest ways to go from zero to fit. The setup is simple enough: A trainer leads a group of clients through an intense hour of cardio and functional-strength training. The secret lies in the circuit-style workout that toggles between cardio and muscle building. This leaves little if any down time, and the shuffling of routines prevents boredom and exercise ruts. For people willing to put in the work, boot camps enable exercisers to see results quickly, the better to stay motivated.

"It's a very efficient workout because you're working your whole body in a short period of time," says Cedric Bryant, chief science officer for the American Council on Exercise. "It's fun, and the exercises are different, so you're not going to get bored."

Los Angeles-based actor Ed Stanley made his New Year's resolution to get fit a year ago, joining Boot Camp L.A., a nearly decade-old program that takes place six days a week at the park by the Page Museum on the Miracle Mile. Stanley wasn't happy with the ever-increasing size of his waist.

"I knew that I needed to be accountable," he says. "But I didn't expect it to be fun. It's challenging, but it's also fun."

He now takes pride in pushing himself to achieve athletic goals he didn't think possible. "I never thought of myself as an athlete," he says. "But I ran a 5K within a month of starting boot camp. And I thought, 'I really have to start looking at what I tell myself.' "

Stanley says he lost about 15 pounds in two months. "After about three weeks, I looked in the mirror and noticed my body was starting to transform."

Teammates

Boot camps have some special features. Many are held outdoors and often incorporate common environmental features such as stairs or ledges for cardio as well as functional exercises using only body weight or free weights. Encouragement comes not just from the instructor but also from the other participants, who cheer and clap for fellow campers. And people are often paired or grouped for friendly competitions, fostering a camaraderie and support not usually found in regular fitness classes.

That camaraderie strengthens with time, establishing accountability, something fitness experts say is essential for sticking with a program. After you establish a presence in the program, other participants expect you to show up — and they may call if you don't. While some people sign up for only one or two monthlong sessions to get in decent shape before moving onto other sports and activities, others stay for years. Weight loss depends on diet, metabolism and how much effort is put into class, but can be maintained by continuing to take part in boot camp, or segueing into something else.

"It definitely helps push people," says Allan Fine, Fitness Boot Camps Canada founder in Calgary Alberta. "If we're doing stair drills and someone is tired, someone else will say, 'Let's go slowly, and I'll go with you.' "

"I've seen people say, 'I'll see you here tomorrow' — and they shake on it," says Fine, who has been at the helm of FBCC's Bootcamp in Calgary since 2004. He's expanded his boot camp to other locations (where sessions are led by other instructors) and a series of DVDs, but he still commands the troops at his indoor studio, putting men and women through their grueling but enthusiastic paces every day.

"Boot camp means commitment," Fine says. "You can join a gym and not go, but if you sign up for boot camp for a month it tells you where to be five days a week. The workout is hard, but you could never do this on your own. You can't go to the gym and duplicate this."

Some newcomers, or potential newcomers, are intimidated by the programs. Fine says they shouldn't be.

Classes are filled with many first-timers or people who haven't exercised in a while, especially in January, he points out. "This is not triathlete boot camp; this is regular-people boot camp. If you were in great shape, you'd be the trainer," says Fine, adding he modifies exercises for those with bad knees or weak backs.

Boot camps do share one thing with other fitness programs: muscle soreness.

That probably can't be avoided, but, Fine says, it shouldn't be bad enough to derail fitness plans. "The fact is, if you haven't done anything, there's no way around being sore. It's something everyone has to go through. But if you're feeling like you can't get out of bed, you can. The first week is the worst week, but after that you're going to feel great. Take a couple of Advil."

Despite the moniker, most boot camps aren't anything like the real deal. Instructors may be tough and demanding, but we don't call clients "maggot" and push people until they vomit.

Fine has a 22 year background as a Fitness and life coach.

Old dogs, new tricks

Boot camps have become such an indelible part of the fitness culture, having proved their get-you-into-shape-fast effectiveness over the last decade or so, they've spawned a host of variations. Boot camps take advantage of the sand and water; bridal boot camps help brides fit into their gowns. Some are geared toward women, children or seniors, and others are sports-specific. Each location and instructor brings a different environment or atmosphere.

Finding a suitable boot camp may take a few tries — the setting may feel uncomfortable or the instructor might not be a good fit. If you'd really rather slug the instructor or if you're bored by him or her, the class won't do much good. Although instructors should do a health screening for new students, participants themselves should be up front about any injuries or chronic conditions.

Fine says boot camp is not something to be entered into lightly — preparation is key. "Make sure you get adequate rest and that you get adequate nutrition — those things are going to impact how enjoyable the actual workout is going to be."

He adds that über-competitive former athlete types may need to check their egos at the door. "They need to be man or woman enough to back off and not attempt to keep up with everyone. Maybe you don't do every exercise that everyone else is doing, and you can't be so prideful that you say, 'I'm going to do it even if it kills me.' "

"That you continue to show up and enjoy it is half the battle," Allan says. "It's hard, yes, but people are having a great time."

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You can win the battle of the holiday bulge

By Martha Worboy, For Canwest News Service

This holiday season, Julia Grieve plans to keep her energy levels high and weight gain at bay with a little strategic planning that includes eating well and drinking plenty of water.

Photograph by: Hugh Wesley, Canwest News Service

This holiday season, Julia Grieve plans to keep her energy levels high and weight gain at bay. But don't think that the 38-year-old mother and chief executive officer of Preloved — a popular line of redesigned vintage clothing — intends to avoid holiday socializing.

With a little strategic planning that includes an early morning jog three times a week, Grieve aims to go out, eat right and feel great.

As a Toronto-based mother of three children under 10, Grieve says she has no time to feel sluggish.

"For me now, it's about how I feel. I can't feel hungover or bloated after a night out."

But she admits she didn't always plan towards a healthy holiday season.

"I always go to a lot of parties and I never used to think about it. But without fail, I would suffer in January. You put on five or 10 pounds and you don't really feel so great," she says.

Many people deal with the yuletide season by eating and drinking their way mindlessly through the holidays, according to Nicole Springle, a registered dietitian at Cleveland Clinic Canada in Toronto.

Alternatively, they'll rationalize their eating in ways that are counter to their bodies' needs.

"People will skip meals for a big meal," Springle says. "Or they'll go to a party after work and haven't had anything between lunch and the party. Then, they're starving so they'll fill up on high-calorie food."

Springle says it's important to eat regular, balanced meals and snacks throughout the day to maintain blood sugar levels and avoid cravings of the sweet and salty kind.

She encourages skipping the seasonal sweets and snacking regularly on protein mixed with complex, fibre-rich carbohydrates such as dried fruit and nuts or an apple and some low fat cheese, and sticking to the four food groups at meal time.

Calgary life coach and personal trainer Allan Fine suggests not only eating regularly but having a small meal before heading out to a party.

"If you show up hungry, your chances of overeating are huge," he says.

Fine also points out the common problem of sweets and leftovers from holiday festivities being passed around the workplace.

"People will give you tons of sweets this time of year. Have one or two, that's fine, but don't stand by the water cooler with a buddy eating a box of them," he says.

A little self-supervision can go a long way in the battle of the holiday bulge. But it's tough to stick to a plan when you're being pressured to consume for weeks on end.

What do you say to your mother-in-law during Christmas dinner when you haven't cleaned your plate?

"Tell her 'I'm stuffed, can I take it home?'" Fine says. "Don't worry about eating everything in one meal. The thing you want to avoid saying is 'I'm stuffed, roll me out of here.'"

And be prepared to plan ahead, says Springle.

"Allow yourself to have treats but think about it beforehand. How much will I have? What is OK? If you go in with one plan, it's easier to stick to."

But it's not all about the food we consume, it's also about the energy we burn off. And although people might struggle with the hectic pace of the holiday season, Fine says there's always time to integrate exercise into the mix.

"Don't wait until New Year's," Fine says. "There's no reason not to join a gym now."

If you're not a gym person, it's important to find other ways to stay active. Fine encourages people to join a group fitness program or hire a personal trainer instead.

Even if you hate formal exercise programs, there are still ways to keep your body moving.

Take the stairs in your office building instead of using the elevator and don't park close to work, Fine suggests.

The bottom line?

"Workout and take care of yourself so you can enjoy yourself when you want to," Fine says.

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Party tips from registered dietitian Nicole Springle:

You're at a party and the food and drinks are coming at you in all directions. Rather than accept everything you're offered, follow these tips to make wise and waist-friendly choices — and still enjoy a few indulgences along the way.

- If you arrive at a party hungry, try to fill your plate initially with fruits and vegetables (this will help fill you up so you won't be tempted to eat too many truffles or tarts).

- A soup or a salad will also help fill you up at the beginning of a meal.

- At a cocktail party, don't stand by the appetizer table or you may find yourself eating mindlessly.

- Decide ahead of time what appetizers and desserts you're going to sample, and stick to your plan.

- Try not to eat off the trays at a buffet table, and limit yourself to one plate only.

- Be attentive to what you eat. Savour the food and enjoy it but don't just keep your hands busy while mingling.

- Monitor your drinking. Thirst is often mistaken for hunger.

- Alcoholic drinks can be high in calories. Pace yourself with water.

- The body takes about 20 minutes to feel full. If you're racing through your plate, you're not giving yourself time to feel full.

- Research shows the first bite and the last bite are the most enjoyable; the rest is filler. You probably don't need as much as you think.

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1. More Rising Fitness Role Models For Generation Y

In 2010, you're going to see more rising fitness role models for Generation Y. My hat
goes off to Taylor Lautner from the new movie New Moon who got into
outstanding condition for his role as Jacob Black. What really struck home
was the reaction of all the younger girls whispering and giggling when
a shirtless Taylor appeared. I could even sense an energy amongst the young males in the
crowd who could relate to the fit actor on screen who gained about 30 pounds of muscle
mass for this role.

There have been a lot of actors who have got into great shape for blockbuster movies…
Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, Brad Pitt and Daniel Craig but not actors for Generation
Y that younger guys could connect with at a deeper level. I don't think young teens can
relate to Arnold in Terminator or Brad Pitt in Troy but I believe Taylor will change that
in New Moon. You're going to see a lot more young movie stars muscling up in 2010 and
inspiring a younger generation of teens to muscle up and get fit.

2. Rise Of The Boot Camps

The boot camp trend is going to continue to rise and compete successfully against
commercial gyms. Boot camps appeal to the one thing that even Bill Gates cannot buy
more of – time. I believe high-intensity boot camp workouts will continue to increase
because people are experiencing less and less time. Boot camps can combine three of the
most critical components of fitness – high intensity training, interval training, body
weight training – all into a fat incinerating, muscle-building, metabolism boosting
workout that lasts only 20-30 minutes. Outdoor and indoor boot camps will continue to
rise across Canada and the USA.

Everyone Will Have A Personal Trainer  and Life coach

Just like you have your own accountant, mechanic and dentist, I believe that everyone
will eventually have their own personal fitness trainer and or  life coach. Each year 1-on-1
personal training has continued to become one of the fastest growing professions and I
believe it's because prospects are valuing expert guidance and motivation. Personal
training is no longer for just the financially wealthy or for celebrity movie stars.
Prospects are going to recognize the wise investment in their long-term health, the power
of accountability and getting a higher quality workout.

Lastly, Let's talk about my newest passion SEO ( Search Engine Optimization). Having designed and attended my own websites for the last 10 years , you have to become pretty knowledgeable about many website things.  One of the biggest news is website SEO or getting your website to rank on Google on page#1 and hopefully #1 on that page. That is what I have done with the Boot Camp Website
There's so much more to say and I have to get out to teach Boot Camp so Have a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

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This is why I do the boot camp program and I get such a kick when lives are changed.

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Your body and its state of physical fitness are your most important assets. You should always remember that it is always easier to keep healthy, then to regain your health. Of course, it can also be cheaper to stay healthy then to get treated medically. Thus, it is imperative for everyone to take steps to keep their bodies physically fit and in shape. However, fitness is a diverse concept. In order to be considered as fit, you have to reduce your weight to its normal levels, you have to increase your cardiovascular endurance, you have to increase your strength and you have to undergo resistance training. However, all of this can be very difficult to do, especially if you don’t know how to proceed.

In the beginning, many people try to achieve fitness on their own with the information that they learn from the media and the Internet. But, mostly this can be a futile effort as achieving fitness requires effort, motivation and finesse in order for you to succeed. You can’t hope to combine the proper exercises in their proper intensity levels. Thus, you would need something like a personal fitness instructor to help you along the way. Of course, hiring a personal fitness instructor can be an expensive method, since you would have to pay at least $100 to $150 per hour to keep a fitness instructor. You can easily see that the bills can pile up very quickly.

However, you don’t need to worry as you have another viable alternative. This viable alternative is to go enroll in a fitness boot camp. Fitness Boot Camps Canada is a special fitness camp with several fitness instructors who channel your efforts to create the best possible fitness for yourself. In a boot camp, you will be able to have many benefits for attaining fitness such as:

1. Working in a group environment to attain fitness

2. Getting help from your fitness instructors on difficult fitness techniques

3. Getting motivated from your group members and from your instructors

4. Being able to do group fitness activities

5. Your meals are kept under control in a fitness boot camp

6. Your sleep and your rest periods are also regulated for best results

7. Your fitness achievements (such as your weight, your cardiovascular endurance, your resistance strength etc) are continuously measured in order to track your progress.

8. Whenever you don’t feel up to it, a fitness boot camp can make sure that you continue your fitness program without giving up

9. A fitness boot camp can be much more cheaper than hiring a personal fitness instructor, as you can continue with only $100 to $350 per month on most fitness boot camps

10. You can make sure that you always have the help you need in a group setting.

So, as you can see, Fitness Boot Camps Canada can be the perfect solution for your weight loss as well as your fitness needs. So, then you may ask yourself on how to find the best fitness boot camp for yourself. Well, the best way is to make sure that you look on the Internet to find the best fitness boot camps in your area. Then you can easily talk to them and examine the various programs that they offer. Or another way on how to find the best fitness boot camp can be to ask around to your friends and neighbors on the fitness camps that they may have used.

Make sure that you go and visit the relevant fitness boot camp before you enroll. You have to be certain that their program and their instructors are compatible with your needs. However, don’t make the mistake of going to a fitness boot camp that doesn’t really force you to attain your best. You will need some gentle pushing and encouragement in order to make sure that you get your level of fitness that you desire. Don’t forget that achieving fitness and weight loss requires patience and diligence for you to be successful and this can be best achieved in a fitness boot camp.

What is the Fitness Boot Camps Canada Adventure?

A four-week minimum outdoor (indoor in winter) program of fitness instruction, nutritional counseling and motivational training. You will be inspired and have fun while participating in a fantastic workout led by Certified Fitness Boot Camps Canada Fitness Trainers. Each day, camp will be one hour in length starting at 5:30 , 12 noon downtown. or 530 pm. New locations and times are opening on a regular basis as we expand.

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The Top Fitness and life New Years Resolutions which affect most People!

Every year it seems that the same Top Fitness and life  New Year resolutions crop up. Why? It's obvious. Because they are just so hard to keep! I have trouble keeping my resolutions, but this time I'm determined to finally do better. It's the same old thing . Knowing doesn't matter. Like knowing how to lose weight doesn't seem to matter at all.

Success is not an accident, it begins with a well-conceived plan. You can and will achieve more in the next year than you have in the past with a great plan of action. Then by taking action you can and will succeed!. By investing your efforts into a New Years Resolution, you give yourself a launch pad for starting your new year and your new life.

This year I'm determined to try harder and I plan to succeed. The only two resolutions listed below that I was able to keep in 2009, were to  organize myself and to get more exercise.At least I made a great improvement over my 2008 attempts. As for smoking,  that is the #1 thing I would tell you to do , Quit Smoking!

My list includes many of the items listed below, but this Lens is not about my New Years Resolutions, but the Top Ten Resolutions. Here's the list.

• 1. Stop smoking
• 2. Get Fit
• 3. Lose Weight
• 4. Enjoy Life More
• 5. Quit Drinking
• 6. Get Organized
  
• 7. Learn Something New
• 8. Get Out of Debt
• 9. Spend more time with your Family
• 10. Help Others
• Be a better person
  

So, that's the Top Ten New Years Resolutions. Write them down and see how successful you are at keeping them. I hope that you have more success than I've had in my resolutions over the years. Happy New Year!

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So far to date Joe has lost 54.4 lbs of fat + as when he started he was 323 and we didn't get to weigh him in for a few weeks.
You can read all about Joe on his website  seejoeshrink.com
Do you have a lot of weight to lose?

Don't think you can do it? Your Wrong if Joe can any one can!!

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Attention Brides and Grooms!! If you can answer YES! to any of the following:

1. Are you getting married in 2010?
2. Do you want to be in the best shape of you lives?
3. Ladies is that dress a little tight?
4. Guys, want to get rid of that waistline?
5. You can both lose 5- 30 lbs quickly before your wedding.

Well, are you?

1. Running out of time? Fitness Boot Camps Canada Bridal Party features a 4-16-week (16 weeks works the best) crash course that works for any body type, Groom included! Guaranteed!!

2. Stressing out? Helpful stress-relieving stretches will calm your pre-wedding jitters!

3. Having sleeveless-dress anxiety? This Easy to follow program will tone your arms and make your back look fabulous!

4. Brides and Grooms,concerned about a specific target area? From thighs to abs to arms, Fitness Boot Camps Canada Bridal Party has the exercises for every Groom and bride-to-be's problem area!

5. About to settle for the first dress you see? Fitness Boot Camps Canada Bridal Party gives you the confidence to choose the dress you really want to wear.

Bridal Party Boot Camp will transform your body and mind. You will enter in empty and leave with a toned body, reduced inches, lower body fat percentage, motivation and high energy. Bridal Boot Camp is an all encompassing program designed to enhance your wedding day by empowering you with the gift of CHANGE. My primary goal is to ensure you feel good about yourself on your wedding day. My secondary goal is to give you the tools to keep transforming for an eternity. I will teach you how to eat, design workouts for yourself, and keep you motivated. Your results will be a direct reflection of the effort you put into each workout during Bridal Party Boot Camp.

Women and Men of all fitness levels, sizes and ages are gaining great results with Bridal Party Boot Camp! You can too! Are you looking for a jump-start to your fitness program? Then this adventure is for you! Whether you are a beginner, an avid fitness enthusiast or just tired of the same routine come try this whole new approach to exercise…fun!

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Fitness Boot Camps Canada's Bridal Party Bootcamp
Bridal Party Boot camp is a total fitness program geared for brides and grooms. It works because it integrates the right elements in the right way. It incorporates stretching, ab work, aerobics and strength training in streamlined, 60 minute workouts designed to shape and tighten every muscle group. Best of all, Fitness Boot Camps Canada's Bridal Party Boot camp works fast!!

About Bridal Party Bootcamp

This is a certified personal trainer and nutrition Program. Fitness Boot Camps Canada's Bridal Party Boot camp is a total fitness regimen geared for brides and grooms. We want every bride to feel healthy, confident and beautiful when she walks down the aisle. We want every groom to look dashing and handsome. You want to look and feel your best on your wedding day, and this is one gift you owe to yourself!

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1. Step 1

   First, remember that holiday time always involves tons of sweets. You will likely receive many different types of sweets as gifts, as will your family members. Your workplace will likely be full of sweets everywhere you look. It is very hard to resist partaking in some, if not all of these. Make sure to pack your own snacks. It's OK to have 1 or 2 , but not the whole box.

2. Step 2

   During times like this, it is even more important to eat all of your food mindfully. Just make it a point to be very much aware of everything that you are putting into your mouth. Don't just stand next to the water cooler chatting with a coworker while you pop truffles in your mouth that someone put out to share. Don't just gobble the whole box of chocolates that someone gave you just to "finish the box." Eat slowly and mindfully.

3. Step 3

   If someone gives you a gift of sweets, try to have the willpower to get them out of your house without even touching any. Consider bringing them to work or to your church to share, re-gift them or just walk into some charitable organization and hand it over with the the hopes that they will give it someone who doesn't have. If you feel obligated to sample some of what you were given, don't sample it at a time when you may end up eating the whole thing. Sample it right before you put it out in the break room at work, then quickly walk away.

4. Step 4

   Be very aware of how calories work. A small truffle could easily have 100 calories. so 10 are 1000 calories that will just turn into fat .That's enough energy to run about a 10 miles. Will you really be running a mile (or 10 )after work? If you eat the whole box of truffles, something I know I could easily do, you could easily have enough energy to run an entire marathon. Will you be doing that? In a sense, calories are calories. If you eat too many sweets in a day, compensate for that by eating as low-calorie and as low-fat as you possibly can for the rest of the day. Also do as much exercise as you can, even if it's just marching in place while watching TV.

5. Step 5

   Don't adopt a self-defeating and illogical mindset. Don't say, "Well, my diet is already shot to hell, so I might as well eat all the candy." That is just silly. Don't say, "OK, I'll just pig out between now and New Years Day, because on January 1 I am going to start the strictest diet that I've ever been on in my life." There is nothing magical about Jan 1 as a good day to start a diet. The right time is right now, even if you just finished a whole box of cookies.

6. Step 6

   Try to remember that even if you follow a diet perfectly, you will still only lose about 2 pounds per week on average (not counting initial water weight loss which doesn't involve fat loss). If you gain 10 pounds over the holidays, you are probably looking at at least 5 weeks of very strict dieting and exercise. Will you really do that, or will you get off track no later than Valentine's Day when more sweets come your way?

7. Step 7

   It is very, very hard to not gain weight over the holidays, but you don't have to agree in advance that you will, which many people do. You can honestly sneak past the holidays with little or no weight gain. Just try to be mindful and in control, and remember that there is never a wrong moment to eat healthy and exercise. Each moment is a new beginning. Jan 1 is only a calendar year beginning. It is not the first moment of the rest of your life, which is right now.

8. Hire a trainer, it amazes me that people think of nothing to spend $3000 or $4000 on a 1 week vacation but won't consider hiring someone that can really show them how to to care of their health the rest of their lives.You have to look at it as a investment in your health and future. What would your life be like if you lost all the weight you wanted or really got in great shape?

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One Flu Over Calgary…. Hey, Was That A flying Pig?

So, do you think you have to be crazy to be concerned about the Swine Flu? A Calgary flu epidemic is just as likely as anywhere else and your health is what is at risk.

I’m not suggesting you have to go “crazy fanatical” about protecting yourself. The common sense things like – keeping your hands off your face, washing frequently (your hands), keeping a safe distance (6 ft.) away from sick people, and not sharing licks off your three year old’s Tootsie Pop – are more than adequate to give you a good chance of not getting the flu. Keeping those ugly viruses out of your body is what you trying to do.

Sanity is in the knowing

So, how do you know if you have the flu and not some silly little cold (come on… a cold, that’s not sick!)? Actually, there are many similar symptoms that the common Calgary cold and flu share. If you give thought to it, you’ll realize that both are simply viral infections that have entered your body through mucous membranes of your nose, eyes, and/or mouth. Both the cold and flu affect the throat, can cause headaches, affect your sinuses and even may produce a fever. However, there are a few things that may be different.

Typically, the flu will come on much quicker than a cold. In most cases the symptoms will be more severe and last longer (watch out – a cold can be severe too). Additionally, the flu can pack a little extra fun – vomiting. And that’s not all! If it’s the flu, pneumonia may also be in the offering. If you perceive a shortness of breath when sick, it may do you good to see your Doctor as this could be a sign that pneumonia has come into play. As a matter of fact, if you are ever in doubt about what you have caught, do see your family doctor.

Why is this flu different from other flus?

There are thousands of different kinds of viruses that can cause the flu. New strains develop frequently and each one is different from the one before it. The seasonal flu is actually comprised of several different strains of flu. Swine flu is a new, different strain of virus.

What are the swine flu stages I keep hearing about?

The World Health Organization, WHO, developed a plan to respond to health emergencies, like swine flu, which have the potential to become pandemic. Each stage represents a different level of response. For example, Stage 4 means that the disease can no longer be contained inside any specific country, therefore governments must take steps to handle community spread of the disease. As of late spring 2009, H1N1 swine flu was labeled pandemic by WHO, meaning it had reached Stage 5. (You can follow WHO swine flu staging for changes and updates.)

An ounce of prevention can cure a lot of crazy things; including the Calgary Flu

Getting sick isn’t much fun; who wants to sit around trying to figure out if you have a cold or the flu? Yeah, not me either. I can think of several things that would be more fun – watching Lawrence Welk reruns, studying for a final, heck even pulling teeth would be more fun than a cold or flu. But really, I think even working on a strong solution to Calgary influenza prevention can be a lot of fun. For instance, you could start a healthy exercise routine, or even move your current exercise plan up a notch or two. Nothing helps your body deal with infection better, than keeping it at its optimal level of health.

Getting in shape doesn’t have to be a lot of hard work. Instead, it should be a lot of fun that you work hard at. Take for instance this list of fun things you can do to get yourself started.

· Go on bike rides

· Take Dance Lessons

· Try your hand (and feet) at ice skating

· When the snows on the mountain, go skiing

And there are many more, however, these are just starting points or filler. If you really want to bring your level of health to the top you should see a personal trainer. A personal trainer can give you many ideas to help establish a healthy lifestyle that will help beat any Calgary flu epidemic. In fact, the best personal trainers – the trainers in the know – hang out at Calgary personal trainer spot, http://www.fitnessbootcampscanada.com/. These guys know how to have fun at working hard. Every session is, like… having an exercise party! So don’t wait until you see “Pigs Fly”. These guys are insane about wanting to help you protect your health. So make an appointment today; the “Doctors” are in!

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Did you gain 5lbs going from house to house , brunch

to dinner back to back?

Make a new years resolution now!!
You know what you have to lose and start creating a NEW YOU for 2010!!

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As you can see from my video and my blog I have lost over 45lbs of fat in only 2 months . Fitness boot Camps Canada and Allan Fine has changed my lifer for the better. I don't know if you can imagine what it's like to be only 27 years old and over 300lbs. When I went to see my doctor about it , it scared the shit out of me. I found the program online and signed up that day. I am now in the 280's and on my way down to 220 eventually.
If you never thought you could do a boot camp your wrong. If I can anyone can. My advice is get off your rear end , stop listening to all the little voices in your head as to why you can't do it and get going.

Joe Todd
joe@seejoeshrink.com

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D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N!!!
Just like I coach all my clients in Boot Camp who want to lose weight and tone up , you have to show up not only to boot camp but in life as well.
You have to:
Is get into action, proceed, determination helps get you through the next phase, through the steps of learning, growing, and building, one step at a time and one process at a time. There is a strong place deep within you that you tap into when you are exhausted, stumped, or at a dead end. It is from this strong place that determination is born. It says, 'I will not be defeated. I will get this task done.' It is here that you press on, that you make a decision not to quit.

It is because you have decided that what you are trying to achieve is important, and worthy for you to complete. You have felt in your heart that the outcome will be very good, or even great. All dreams require determination to make a reality. Anyone who accomplished something in this life had great determination to do so.

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It still is, so I decided to write this article to make sure the public got educated so they would know the difference between a great fitness program and the ones that claimed to be great but aren't.

What criteria can you use to decide which boot camp program is best for you.

There are many fitness Boot Camp programs in Calgary.

What criteria can you use to decide which program is best for you.

1. Do they have a pre and post evaluation where they measure your body fat, inches and do before and after pictures. Many do not unfortunately, how can you assess if you have lost fat or muscle during your program. If your goal is to lose fat, lose weight and inches then if they don't measure those things how will you know?

2. Do they play music during your camp. Try this, sit there in silence for 1 minute only. Now imagine working out. Now imagine working out for 1-1/2 hours with dead silence except for the sound of others sweating and groaning.

Now imagine working out to great motivating high energy music. Which would you rather do?

3. Are they for beginners or only for advanced clients. I see many camps using sand bags or military style training using heavy wooden polls or dragging tires. This is VERY dangerous to the beginner. You will see injuries and you can hurt yourself very badly in these camps unless your already very fit. If your goal is to get in shape and lose weight and inches and you hurt yourself the very first week then how is that serving you.

4. Using body weight only. I have seen many camps using only clients body weight. This does NOT work for weight loss and only produces mild toning.

Your body has a inherent knowledge of whether or not your using extra resistance or your body weight only. If body weight training was truly effective why have so many people who are very over weight who do pushups and sit ups and walk all the time not lose tons of weight.

If 2 people ran a mile and one was 160 lbs and had a 60 lb knapsack and the other was 220 lbs who would work harder and burn more calories.

The person who was 160 lbs and had a 60 lb knapsack.

5. What kind of ongoing coaching or support do they offer. Most have none. If your program isn't working for you because you are eating poorly still they have no support systems in place for that. Some do though. Check them out!!

I hope this helps all of you get some clarification on what is out there.
Have a truly great day , everything is possible!
Allan Fine / Fitness/ Lifecoach FitnessBootcampsCanada
support@FitnessBootcampsCanada.com
Phone: 403-246-7386 Cell:403-389-3386 1-866-308-0606
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Fitness Boot Camps Canada- Your ultimate fat burning tool!
Stop Wasting Time and Money Switching Every Year to a New Fat loss Plan – Learn the Fastest Way to Burn Fat and Keep it Off Permanently…

The Truth About Fat Loss and Why Losing Fat and Losing Weight is Not The Same Thing…

• Are you having a hard time losing body fat?
• Are you tired of gaining weight back that you had previously lost?
• Are you tired of counting calories and going on diets?
• Do your back fat rolls (love handles) show through your t-shirt?

Stop trying to squeeze into clothes two sizes too small for you and learn the quickest way to burn fat so that you can actually fit in those jeans…

One of the reasons why people have a hard time getting into shape is because they think that losing weight is the same as losing body fat. This is simply not true. You must understand that when most diet or weight loss programs advertise losing a large amount of weight in a short period of time, they are not talking about losing body fat, they are talking about water weight. They know that most people assume that when they lose weight they are burning fat so they roll with that.

So in reality they are not really lying to you, but they are only telling you half the truth by capitalizing on what you assume. They will not tell you that you are not losing much fat because they know that you think you are because your scale goes down. With that said, it is possible to lose a large amount of fat in a short period of time.

In order for fat loss to occur, your body must burn more calories than it takes in, but keep in mind that your body needs calories for energy and when you exercise; your body needs even more calories. Before I talk about energy, the first thing you must understand is that fat loss and weight loss is not the same thing. Just because you lose weight, does not mean you lose fat, and just because you lose fat, does not mean you lose weight. When people talk about losing weight, what the really want to do is lose body fat and obtain an attractive figure.

When you eat, the body uses most of the calories for energy. If you eat more calories than the body uses, it will get stored as fat. If you do not consume enough calories per day you will lose weight, but you will also lose energy. When you do not consume enough energy (calories) for your body, it will start using up your energy stores to make up for the energy deficiency. Unfortunately, the energy stores used is not your stored fat, but instead it’s protein and carbohydrates (carbs) that will supply most of the energy (stored fat makes up a very small percentage).

Your body will take the protein and carbohydrates from your muscle cells; causing your muscle mass to reduce (say goodbye to that toned attractive look) which forces your metabolism to decrease (a low metabolism = slow or no fat burning). When this happens your body requires less energy to maintain its new lower body weight (remember the body weight is lower because you loss muscle), which is why your body conserves energy by slowing down the metabolism.

That is why Boot Camp will work for you. We finally combine all 3 components of fat loss together to give FAT the 1….2….3….KNOCK OUT PUNCH it deserves!!

1. Exercise- The kind that tone your muscles , sculpt your bodyand burns Fat!!

2. Nutrition-Learning how to eat, not skipping breakfast, eating protein with every meal to rebuild you bodies lean muscle mass!

3.Ongoing motivation and support- We are the ONLY program out there with certified trainers and weekly coaching calls.

So join us at any location or time for a free session to try us out!

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You may improve your health and have a physically fit body by getting into boxing training fitness
programs. This is the best way for you to have a stronger body and gain confidence. Boxing workouts can
help you to be at your best fighting form as well.
Many people see positive results from boxing trainings. You may build stronger and more defined arms
and legs. These programs and classes also help you to gain a sense of inner strength and emotional
balance.
Boxing training classes got across to the mainstream of physical fitness training a few years back. They
have seen the benefits on the cardiovascular and toning of the muscles by these boxing training workouts.
Tae bo work out videos also popularized these boxing and kickboxing exercises.
Cardio boxing training classes and the innovative variations of the sparring jabs, power punches, defense,
and fitness has all blends of aerobics exercises. You will learn the proper execution of the punch and kick
combinations for a more intensive workout that can help you become stronger and more confident.
The combinations you perform on the blocks, jabs, and kicks are executed to an imagined opponent. You
may see classes where participants throw punches and kicks on the air. You will also find training camps
that have quality equipment such as punching bags and you may also have the option of getting a partner
that has padded hands.
You may also enjoy more benefits aside from the physical aspects of boxing trainings. Cardio kick boxing
workouts allow you to burn out 350 to 500 calories in just an hour. It also helps maintaining the heart rate
at 75 percent to 85 percent regular beat. This has been proven to be good and is the recommended range
if you are exercising or into training.
Moreover, these boxing training classes improve your speed, resistance, and strength. Flexibility and the
reflexes of the muscles are also enhanced. Repetitive motion on arms by sparring and jogging while you
punch helps your arms and legs gain strength and power.
These workouts also enable your joint movements to build very efficient fitness results.
These movements require you to develop balance and coordination that enables your body to be stable
and maintain a good form.
These physical benefits you gain from boxing and kickboxing are just few of the many benefits that they
can provide. You will be able to learn more about defense mechanism skills, which you may use in case of
unwanted instances. You will also feel the satisfaction when you punch or kick. Relaxation and
self-motivation is also developed.
You will feel a sigh of relief and feel that you are released from stressed. It also helps you to get rid of that
anger that is inside of you. Once these things are releases, you may feel lightness into your body and
peace of mind as well.
Many aerobic and fitness experts recommend boxing training lessons for beginners. It allows you to
workout on your desired pace and body condition. Boxing classes let you to push yourself to the limit as
long as you are safe and well conditioned.
Positive results await you with boxing training. You will enjoy a physically fit body and will keep you in
better shape. You have the option working out and exercising at your preferred level and skill. Enjoy the
fun of these boxing training programs.
For more help with health and weight loss, check out our one month or 6 month free offer here.

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NUTRITION PHASE: Focusing on your nutrition may be the most important component to developing that sexy six pack you seek. Forgetting to consider your diet will be like riding a bike without your front wheel, you wont get far! Here are some dietary items for you to consider.

Increase your Metabolism: Increasing your metabolism will allow your body to burn more calories and fat even during times that you’re not working out. Eat 5-6 meals a day to keep your metabolism burning hot and keep incinerating the fat off your body. Think of your metabolism like building a fire to keep you warm. You must spend a lot of time getting the fire burning (eating breakfast) and then constantly add fuel to keep it burning hot (other small meals).

Lean Protein: Eating lean protein is vital to any fitness diet because it has so many beneficial effects. For fat burning and ab building lean protein takes a long time to digest so you wont have blood sugar spikes like when you eat straight carbohydrates. You may know that when your blood sugar peaks and then drops you feel the cravings to consume starchy carbohydrates and over eat.

Water, Water, Water: Drinking a minimum of 8 cups of water a day will not only keep the toxins flushed out of your body but will also prevent dehydration. If you’re working out regularly, like you should, then you’ll need lots of water to replace what you lose during your workout.

Fiber: Think of fiber as lubricant to your digestive tract. Keeping high amounts of fiber in your stomach keeps food moving quickly through your digestive and intestinal tract which will keep you in overall good health.

WORKOUT PHASE: CARDIOVASCULAR: It is important to do cardiovascular exercise to burn fat. It is more important to keep your workouts short and intense. This is counter intuitive to what most people think. By keeping your workouts very intense and short you will basically kick start your metabolism into high gear. Find things you like to do as that will keep you motivated to continue your program.

Weights: Lifting heavy is absolutely essential to burning fat off your body. Since muscle is very energy inefficient it burns far more calories than fat. So by building muscle on your body you’re actually increasing your fat burning potential of your body even at rest.

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So how do you get results fast ? A recent study by the American Council on Exercise has the answer. Let
's discover the 3 most effective exercises to get flat abdominals, the correct way to breathe during
abdominal exercises and tips and tricks to get results faster. I have integrated these exercises to help
thousands of clients get results.
A California study conducted by the American Council on Exercise has determined that the classic sit-up
is not the best answer for stronger, flatter abdominals. The conclusions were intriguing, to say the least.
The traditional sit-up was among the least effective abdominal muscle exercises.
Sit-ups (in which you raise your trunk up from the floor with your knees straight or bent) involve the hip
muscles disproportionately relative to the abdominals. This means the hip muscles work more and the
abdominal muscles work less i.e they are not getting trained in the right manner. In addition, there is an
unnecessary (and potentially harmful) strain on the lower back. The sit-up is not only ineffective, but
potentially harmful.
There 's more, and it 's equally surprising. The study indicated that several gadgets for the abdominals
were either ineffective or marginally more effective than a regular abdominal crunch, which doesn't cost
you anything, other than the time required to learn the right technique.
Now for the big news. The top three abdominal muscle exercises were:
The Bicycle maneuver.
The Captains Chair.
Crunch on an exercise ball.
For best results.
Start with 2-3 sets of each exercise, 8-10 repetitions. Increase by 8-10 repetitions each week till you work
your way up to a set of 40 repetitions in each set. 2 sets of 35-40 repetitions a day for the abdominals is
ideal, and you do not need to train more than that.
Breathing during abdominal muscle exercises.
With all abdominal muscle exercises, exhale as you contract / exert / come up / crunch your abdominals;
inhale as you relax / lower / return to the starting position.
Points to remember.
1. If you have lower back injuries or pain, consult a doctor before you begin, so you don't hurt yourself.
Also see a physician if you are over 35, have been sedentary for a long time, have high blood pressure
and/or cholesterol, are a smoker, have chest pains or shortness of breath or have had a joint or muscle
injury.
2. It 's not the number of repetitions, but the quality and technique that gets results. Overdoing sit-ups can
hurt your lower back. Besides, the best way to get those flat lower abdominal muscles is to be patient for
8-10 weeks, eat a healthy diet and do regular aerobic exercise.
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"Thank you to all the words of encouragement from everyone that has given it and has followed me this far!
So first time I checked I lost 9 lbs and this time 8 lbs for a total of 17 lbs!"

It just shows you that if you are truly committed like Joe here anything is possible. If you want to lose 20-100 lbs like Joe and you need my help just contact me.

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Our clients lose on average 10 lbs of Body fat in 30 days. They also come back for 2- 4 camps in a row and have lost 30- 40 lbs of fat in that time. Imagine if you lost 20 - 40lbs of fat and toned your body!

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Women and Men of all fitness levels, sizes and ages are gaining great results with FitnessBootcampsCanada.com! You can too! Are you looking for a jump-start to your fitness program? Then this adventure is for you! Whether you are a beginner, an avid fitness enthusiast or just tired of the same routine come try this whole new approach to exercise…fun!
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Most of you have seen The Biggest Loser. Very overweight men and women are thrown into a situation and there they learn that they can do things they probably never thought they could. If you follow the past contestants, you’ll learn that many of them continue in the healthy lifestyle that they were taught while on the show. One of the big reasons that participants have such success is that they were taken outside of their comfort zone and put into major action.

They were shown how much they could accomplish if they pushed themselves. Many of you who are reading this blog already have a workout routine, but many are not reaching your full fitness potential. Perhaps you need to take a giant leap outside of your comfort zone and learn how much you can do with the proper motivation.

Attending a boot camp just might be the motivation that you need. Whatever your ultimate fitness goals, you won’t be able to reach them if you get complacent. The point of boot camp isn’t to whip you into shape Marine Corps style. Instead, we want to show you what you are capable of accomplishing. I knew one woman who hadn’t really had a workout plan for years. She was a little overweight, but very out of shape as far as being able to accomplish physical goals.

She mentioned that she’d love to run a marathon, but quickly dismissed the idea because she hadn’t even walked a mile in years. But what she did next changed her life. She stepped outside of her comfort zone and joined a marathon training club. She was, at first, the least fit of the bunch. She felt out of place, but she kept at it. After a few weeks, she was running 3-5 miles a day. Someone had helped her, by guiding her on the path that would show her what she was capable of doing.

Boot camp can do the same thing for you. You might not think you can keep up physically, but if you give it a try, you’ll be amazed at what you can do. Attending a four week boot camp isn’t just about working out. Sure, you’ll tone up and maybe lose a few pounds during the boot camp, but you’ll walk away with much more than a smaller waist. You’ll have done things that you may have never tried on your own. You’ll be with other women who may also be amazed at their own accomplishments and will support you in celebrating yours. If you want to get a taste of what boot camp is like, come by to http://www.fitnessbootcampscanada.com register ans ask for a free workout. Don’t worry about thinking that you’re out of shape or that you won’t be able to keep up. Our workouts are appropriate for people of all fitness levels. You’ll learn what you CAN do. And it’s probably a whole lot more than you think.

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This is true whether you're in the throes of sleep-deprivation with a newborn or stay busy driving your children from school to soccer practice, tennis matches, and piano lessons. Even people who had a strong commitment to exercise before having children will struggle to find consistent time to stay fit once they become parents.

Being a parent "wreaks havoc with your schedule," says Allan Fine, head trainer, CEO and owner of Fitness Boot camps Canada. www.FBCC.ca

Indeed, a recent study from the University of Pittsburgh confirmed that new parents really are more sedentary than singles or married couples without children. The study tracked physical activity levels of more than 800 young adults for more than two years. It found that while physical activity declined among all participants during that span, it took the biggest hit among new parents.

That's despite the fact that new parents often feel like they are always on the go, says researcher Ethan E. Fine, MEd, an exercise physiologist candidate at the University of Pittsburgh.

"The priorities of a family just change," says Fine. "The focus isn't with your friends, it isn't with yourself, it isn't with your spouse; it's with that child. Your own physical activity just isn't as important as the attention you're giving that child."

But when it comes to abandoning physical activity, you're not just hurting yourself, say experts.

"Now that you have kids, you want to be around for the kids," says Fine, a certified strength and conditioning coach from Calgary, AB. "You want to be healthy, to be able to play with them, to be around when they get older." “One of my main goals is to be healthy and active for when my kids have kids. I want to be the grandfather who can play with his grand kids no problem. It’s very far off from now, but it starts now for me” says Fine.

With time constraints, lack of sleep, and selflessness are all perfectly valid excuses for the short term, says Fine. But, he warns, be careful how much time you let go by.

Days turn to weeks and weeks turn to month and the years. "It's easy to sit on the couch," Fine says. "It's not easy to get out and exercise. [But] down the road, if parents have lost all this physical activity for years, they're not going to snap back."

Whether you are a mom or a dad, a parent of a newborn or a teenager, here are some effective ways to incorporate exercise back into your life and fight the tendency to become more sedentary.

Exercise Tip for Parents No. 1: Be Active All Day

You don't have to be athletic to be physically active, says Fine.

Move around, walk to your neighbor's house instead of calling, take the stairs, park farther away from your destination. All these things help burn calories and keep you moving — and they all add up.

"You are tied to the child. You can't leave them, but you can get up and move around," Fine says. A great option is to join an early morning exercise program, so your spouse and the kids are still sleeping. One great option is a boot camp program.

"There are lots of ways parents can incorporate physical activity into their day, or just as importantly, as a family activity," says Fine. "It may take more preparation for parents, but physical activity can and should be balanced back in."

Exercise Tip for Parents No. 2: Defy the Myth of Time

Granted, children take up a lot of time you previously had for yourself.

But here's the great part, says Fine, a fitness trainer in Calgary, AB.: "It does not take a lot of time to achieve a basic level of fitness.

"People tend to think they need to spend hours on end at the gym. It's the quality, not the quantity. With a 3, 60 -minute weight and cardio (15 minutes cardio and 45 mins weights) workouts a week, you can achieve great benefits."

Fine, co-author of Fitness for life, says that even the advanced athletes he trains complete their workouts in about 3 to 3 1/2 hours a week.

"You don't need 45 to 60 minutes of exercise 3-4 times a week on a regular basis.

Exercising in small chunks will help you avoid burnout and may also keep you motivated, experts say.

Exercise Tip for Parents No. 3: Getting some you time

Many athletes, celebrities, and those who just exercise for fitness and health have kids, says Fine.

"It's a matter of priorities," he says. "I have a 44-year-old mother of four in my boot camp program who still finds time to exercise five days a week for 60 minutes."

When you're stretched for time or crave a little time to yourself, Fine says, exercise can actually be a sanctuary, giving you time away from the kids and your spouse. It’s better than going for the quick fix, like going shopping, stopping for a latte, or watching TV.

"Somewhere along the line you're substituting a long-term goal for something short term," says Fine. "In the long run, quick fixes are not going to benefit you."

Exercise Tip for Parents No. 4: Cultivate Social Support
Having a parent, a friend, or in this case Von Kidz to whom you can entrust the care of your children will pay dividends.

"A lot [of what happens with an exercise routine] depends on the opportunity [a parent] has to leave the child and do exercise outside the home," says Fine.

Exercise Tip for Parents No. 5: Establish Family Fitness
If you want your children to know the value of fitness, show them you exercise. Be a role model for your kids, no matter what age they are.

No matter what you say to your kids they will always do what they see you do, says Fine. While they nap during the day, fit in some fitness — doing basic lunges, squats, push-ups, and crunches.

"These are all things that don't require any equipment or space and don't take a lot of time," Fine says.

Along with that the family that exercises together stays together. With preschool to school-aged children, strive for family fitness. Go to the park, ride bikes, hike, and swim while the weather's nice. In the winter, ice-skate, snowshoe, cross-country ski, or go sledding.

"Physical activity time also provides a great opportunity to talk with your kids," adds Fine. "But sometimes, just doing something with them is worth more than we realize."

Bottom line?

"Your desire to be physically active with your child will usually force a creative solution to do so," says Fine. "You may be the only parent who is jogging around your kid's soccer practice field, but your kid will get used to it."

Exercise Tip for Parents No. 6: Set Goals

The very first step to staying fit or regaining fitness is to want it, say experts.

"Motivation comes from within," says Fine. "I can't motivate someone if they don't have a reason to do something."

Set short-term goals, says Fine, so as not to overwhelm yourself. If it's four sizes you need to lose, start with one. If it's 20 pounds, set a more manageable goal of 1-3 pounds per week.

Don’t be afraid to also say, 'I want to run a marathon,'" says Fine. "That's not too big."

That would be a long term goal. Make sure though, you set the short term ones as well. Goals have to be realistic, says Fine: "If your goal is to look like Kelly Ripa or Angelina Jolie overnight, your determination is going to be crushed if you work out and eat yogurt for a week and you don't look like them."

My motto is “Don’t give up ever” says Fine.

Exercise Tip for Parents No. 7: Put In the Effort
Don't expect to get fit overnight, warns Fine. "It's a matter of putting time in. Anything worth having is hard. There is work involved."
You have to view fitness as a lifestyle change not a temporary diet or gimmick to get yourself in shape for only one occasion.

But, you say, fitting in work and everything needed to run a household is hard enough. Who needs the added pressure of squeezing in a workout?

The truth is that exercise will actually give you more energy to tackle the tasks always hanging over your head.

And somewhere along the line exercise will become a habit.

"People always ask me how long it's going to take," he says. "Everybody wants that quick fix."

It may take a month, it may take a year, he says, but when you reach a goal you set on your own, it's much more rewarding.

Exercise Tip for Parents No. 8: Be a Role Model
Whether they admit it or not, kids look to their parents as role models.

"What you do has a huge effect on what they do," says Fine, who works with youth from 9 to 18.

If you're a couch potato, you may pass that trait on to your children. Just like most kids of adult parent who smoke will end up probably smoking as well. On the other hand, if kids grow up in a family where they walk the dog, hike, or go for bike rides, they will emulate that behavior, says Fine.

"When trying to teach kids discipline," says Fine, "you as a parent should have some as well."

Lastly I would like to invite all the parents of Von Kidz in Tuscany to join us at our Tuscany boot camp program. You’ll get $100 off the regular price of Boot camp and Von Kidz has graciously offered to do drop in child care for only $5 a time (you must book it first)

Our Website is www.FBCC.ca and put VON KIDZ in the box for specials to receive $100 off and 3 or 5 day 4 or 6 week program.

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One of the most basic, and most important of the training principles, is the muscle confusion training principle. It's very similar to the overload training principle. This principle is all about ensuring you have a variety in your workouts. This will be a variety of sets, reps, exercises, rest periods, etc. It is also important to train the muscle from the most efficient position, in which it has the greatest mechanical advantage and stress.

It remains critically important to supplement those exercises with others utilizing various angles for certain exercises. Muscles should never be allowed to adapt to an exercise to the point where the exercise is ineffective and doesn't result in hypertrophy or the goal you were looking for. This variety will improve your motivation, keep you mentally fresh, and keep your muscles growing.

A training principle that states that muscles accommodate to a specific type of stress (habituate or plateau, also called homeostasis) when the same stress is continually applied to the muscles over time, there one must constantly vary exercises, sets, reps and weight to avoid accommodation.

The body should never be allowed to accommodate to an exercise to the point where the exercise is ineffective and results are no longer seen. Integrating variety also improves motivation, keeps one mentally fresh, and allows muscles to continually adapt. Muscle confusion works best for general physical preparedness programs or for breaking out of a plateau during conventional periodization-based programs.

With traditional programs that are planned around specific cycles, overloads, etc., it is possible to change a workout too frequently to experience optimal performance. In cases where the goal is hypertrophy or absolute strength, it is recommended to only use muscle confusion when the body habituates.

To reduce body fat, inevitably you need to take in fewer calories than you expend. The timeless energy expenditure factor dictates that the less you eat, the more you lose. No one is saying this is the only factor, but the fact is, it is a factor. This is one essential obvious rule of thumb to burning away that layer of subcutaneous fat. It is a simple fact that if you were to consume too many calories, then your body has no need to dip into its emergency reserves of fat for energy.

Dropping your calorie intake below what your body needs on a daily basis will result in fat loss, there is too little energy coming in, so your body needs to take energy from somewhere to function, and that is all your fat really is, i.e., stored energy.

Your body will adapt over time, and the only way to get a further reduction in body fat will be to reduce calories again. Eventually, you reduce calories so much that energy levels suffer, training quality decreases and muscle loss increases. And this is, of course, disastrous. You end up wasting away and become primed to achieve the exact opposite of what you set out to achieve. This means that as soon as calories increase you increase in all the ways you don't want to by becoming fatter and fatter and fatter than before. All of the diets you read about on this web site are aimed to counteract this effect. The method described below is one very successful method to trick the body out of this adaptive response.

Adaptation to Environmental Stimulus
What follows is the adaptation process your body follows to protect its fat reserves in an attempt to maintain the status quo. However, this program is designed to limit the body's ability to adapt to a new regular, and typically low on a standard fat loss diet, by confusing it. Rather than reducing calories constantly, it's based on a rotating level of calories, so that your body is never felt in a constant state of calorie reduction.

It is only when you expose your body to a lack of calories for an extended time period that it rebels against your efforts to shed fat, and adapts. Why does it do this and how?

Of course, your body wants to retain as much fat as possible, since this is the essential emergency energy that it has for survival. If you were ever placed into a state or environment of famine, this would make sense. But, don't forget people used to live in a world, where food was scarcer and it had to be hunted and foraged. Man was never able to be gluttonous of greedy on hamburgers and apple pie in the wild, and man was far more active than watching TV, surfing the net or standing on the sidelines of life.

So this is actually what your body is primed and programmed for; periods of feeding and periods of famine. During famine periods your body is primed to excel at the function of retaining fat, and getting fatter as soon as more food arrived, to survive the next famine period. You, as a body builder or athlete, want to get as far from this scenario as possible, except the 'being active' part.

Now we know your body adapts. It can only trigger an adaptive response like this, specifically when it is exposed to the necessary stimulus over a certain period of time. We also know that under eating burns off excess body fat. Now the cyclic principle of this diet can be incorporated into any of the other fat loss programs to further enhance its effect.

Putting It Together
More specifically, this program takes three different calorie levels that average out a little below maintenance level. By using a different calorie level each day your body never gets into a position where it adapts to being under fed, consequently you can make consistent body fat loss over a longer period of time.

What Can I Expect To See?
From this particular type of eating plan you will notice sustained and long term fat loss, without any energy dips or mood swings. Your body should be primed for regular weight and fat loss on the scales of around 1 – 3 pounds per week.

Doing the same routine week after week results in familiarity, which equates to physiologic boredom. You then reach a training plateau. You know you've plateaued when you're no longer excited about going to the gym; you're no longer excited about doing a certain set of exercises, and you may even feel slow and sluggish in general. For all intents and purposes, you've plateaued.

In Boot Camp the routine is always changing so you body can never adapt. The only thing to watch for are boot camp programs that offer functional fitness training only. This is referred to as body weight training and is the least effective way of getting in shape. They usually are inexpensive programs that use no equipment and the body adapts very quickly to this resulting in almost no benefit.

The best case scenario is that you notice you're starting to get bored and you introduce a new set of routines. You're using the Muscle Confusion Principle. The immediate result is renewed interest and excitement; your whole body wakes up and you start enjoying the process once again as you start to make new strength gains.

The Fitness Boot Camps Canada  approach is designed as a weekly strength training routine that includes three to Five  different days. With such an approach, you're entire week is one giant set of Muscle Confusion activities. You could easily maintain such a schedule for your entire 12-week strength training cycle.

After 12 weeks you move onto a completely different 12-week cycle, focusing on an entirely different form of training. This is true Muscle Confusion. Of course, the principle applies to all fitness activities, including anaerobic , aerobic exercise and core exercises.

By cycling or changing your training program every four weeks, your muscles cannot become used to the exercises. This forces your muscles to grow quicker than with any other training method. That is why the confusion principle is such an exciting training concept.

One way to use the confusion principle is to vary the exercises. For example, if you were doing a barbell incline chest press, you could use a hammer strength incline machine one week and then the following week you could do a dumbbell incline press. While you're still working the upper chest muscles, you're hitting them from a different angle and this will stimulate new muscle growth.

By actively implementing the confusion principle you're guaranteeing yourself consistent results in your fitness and resistance training workout.

Here are three tips we use in the Fitness Boot Camps Canada program to help you in using the muscle confusion principle:

• We change your exercises every day for four weeks.
• We Use free weights, cables and resistance bands
• Vary the repetitions and the number of sets you use.

By following these three tips you will get the Maximum Results from your strength training workouts. Use the muscle confusion principle in your training program and remember the three most important components of gaining muscle tone and conditioning:

• Proper rest
• Proper nutrition
• Proper training

Make sure you include these three components in your muscle building goals. In doing so you will guarantee fast muscle growth and the body that you are really attempting to achieve.

I hope you'll join us for our Fitness Boot Camps Canada workout program. Till then have a great day.

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I have pioneered a high intensity fitness boot camp, called the Fitness Boot Camps Canada, which has received rave reviews. The boot camp is very different from all the other boot camps out on the market. Our approach is helping make the process fun without yelling, making clients do what they can't do, and bring customer service to fitness and nutrition that clients have not gotten before. Each month, we analyze weight loss from the group, and create a forum for healthy support and camaraderie among the participants. We also conduct health and wellness seminars for businesses, churches and other organizations throughout the Calgary area.

Fitness Boot Camps Canada has a strong track record of helping clients, just like you, get incredible health and fitness results:

• Overweight clients of all ages have lost weight….and gained a tremendous amount of self-esteem and self-confidence through the power of exercise and self-discipline.

• Beginner exercisers of all ages who are looking for a plan, a program, and a professional trainer that will help them reach their goals..

• Intermediate and Advanced exercisers that are already in shape have come to us needing a new, dynamic, fun, and exciting program that jump-starts their new fitness goals…

• Athletes who need to strengthen their core, need cardiovascular endurance, and need resistance training to help with their particular sport…

• Shy clients, previously a little shy and timid, have learned to come out of their “shell” , have fun and enjoy life…

• Men and Women of all ages, shapes, backgrounds, and histories, come to us to get her body-transforming, supportive, fun, and motivating help they need..

The Fitness Boot Camps Canada program is unique and has done all this and more … but now … this fall we can offer YOU something EVEN BETTER!

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Right now! Not later!  Instead of worrying about and stressing over how unhappy you are with your health and poor habits – enrich your life with The Fitness Boot Camps Canada!!!
You don’t need any previous exercise or nutrition experience, only a strong desire to have fun!
And fun is what we’re going to have, here’s just a sample of what you will experience at The Fitness Boot Camps Canada…

Daily Encouraging Emails! EVERYONE will be encouraged and supported in their journey to a new life.  Who doesn’t love purchasing a smaller size of jeans or a dress…

A Workout That Is Never the Same! The boot camp programming changes with every workout!  You’’ never get bored with all the creative and challenging ways to get your body in the best shape of your life!
And that’s just the start!

The Fitness Boot Camps Canada is NOT like any other boot camps, there’s truly nothing out there like this. It’s a lifestyle change.
Here’s just a sample of what you will experience at The Fitness Boot Camps Canada …
You will develop self-confidence and self-esteem by achieving your individual fitness goals…

You’ll feel stronger in mind and body when you can successfully progress to more difficult exercises…

Watch in amazement as your body starts to show more muscle and self-control as your body strength increases and skillfully controls your movements…

You will learn team work by participating and succeeding with the help of their new friends at the summer camp

You’ll be shocked and delighted when you see your body becoming stronger and healthier…because the programming sets you up for guaranteed success…

You’ll watch your clothes get looser and looser…which will gives you with even greater motivation to stay on the right path of good healthy habits (YOU can start planning your new wardrobe NOW!)

Your nutritional knowledge will increase and the ability to make better choices and cook healthier meals!

You’ll make new friends who want to look and feel as good as you as it will be obvious to others that you are making some awesome and positive changes in your life.

Watch your self-esteem go up… and… stay up! We can guarantee that you will get the results you deserve. The program is flawless and will help you achieve your goals to make you proud and strong of what you have accomplished and changed.

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Women who  like to pull on a one-piece, sans sarong, for the beach,they need  to challenge their wobbly bits to some new classes and revive their  flagging fitness regimen.

As a expert I  insist that doing the same old exercise routine causes your fitness level to plateau. Clocking 30-minute segments on the treadmill and then lugging yourself through a weight circuit (almost) three times a week gets old if you don't mix it up. So, where do you start? Pain, suffering and booty-tightening Fitness Boot Camps Canada!

Boot camp: Those are two scary words for a casual exerciser whose closest encounter with the aforementioned regimen is watching episodes of the Desperate housewives Bootcamp with the ex-football pro drilling his victims into fitness cadets. These weight-loss shows are at their most entertaining when you're cozied up on the couch with a handful of barbecue-flavoured Doritos, but I digress.

Welcome to http://www.fitnessbootcampscanada.com/

With 14 location in Calgary and plans to quickly expand to the rest of Canada and the USA you can bet that http://www.fitnessbootcampscanada.com is the #1 boot camp program out  there.

Allan Fine, the camp's founder and personal trainer, opens the class with a cautionary pep talk: "Be prepared to be sore the next day."

He's med tall, slim and energetic and much better than the "drop-and-give-me-20-you-maggots" drill sergeant I was subconsciously dreading. Go has a big smile and talks about teamwork and supporting each other's progress. He's Mr. Positivity, my new self-help guide to a skinnier, happier me.

But you know what they say about first impressions.

We introduce ourselves. Some of the twentysomethings want to look good for the summer, the thirtysomethings want to melt some fat and a few over-45s are here to try something besides Jenny Craig to beat the middle-aged spread.

Now, the pre-workout stretch: We lie on our mats, bring up our knees and roll our hips to one side and then the other, to get out all the kinks from cubicle-land.

Ten minutes later, the fat-blasting begins in earnest:weight training, sit-ups, jumping jacks, squats, mountain-climbers (where you crouch down with your hands planted on the floor and move your legs like you're scrambling up steep terrain) and push-ups – lady-style from your knees if need be – with submachine gun-like speed. Oh, and did I mention the plank? That's the one designed for washboard abs where you're face down, your forearms solid and legs extended while you perch on the balls of your feet. This is a yoga move that starts out easy and quickly becomes a killer.

The moves are designed to provide the most effective way to work out in short, intensive intervals. Go has notes on a flipchart for reference, but I'm focused on getting through the workout.

The music's pumping and, in groups of three or four, we rotate through the series of exercises while Go corrects our form and yells out his most encouraging phrases: "Hey, you can do it!" "C'mon, let's step it up!" "I want to see faster jumping jacks. Faster!"

He's not in-your-face-pushy, but the 46-year-old is watching, scouring the room for stragglers and slow-movers. What ever happened to working at your own pace? After 45 minutes, my bangs are stuck to my forehead, and I'm shaky with exhaustion.

But you can't help smiling with his team-building huddle and group cheer of "One, two, three: Be sexy!" at the end of the class.

The program, Go says, is a quick fix – 3- 5 times a  week for four – sixteen weeks, including a detailed diet change and motivational coaching calls to do at home . Most of his clients lose five- ten pounds or so, tone and drop a size or two.

It's guaranteed to work or your money back.

"One woman came to two boot camps and lost 25 pounds," Fine says. He went through a flabby period himself when he was 13 and then got hooked on weight-training . "Results keep them coming back," he says. "It's really cool and I'm totally geeked up about it."

The next day, I'm feeling a little stiff but pretty good. The day after, I'm hobbling slightly up stairs. Would I go back? Yes. Not because I'm into pain, but I could tell it was going to work!

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Boot Camp can help you with a little attitude adjustment to take some of this drama out of your relationship with your scale and your food, before it does you in. It can give you the motivation and accountability you need to get the job done.

This is definitely the case for many of our clients, it can be your solution too if you have many years of weight loss failures and the yo-yo dieting.

I know that an awful lot of the emotional eating can be traced back to this kind of drama. Most of my clients do fine, until the scale started being uncooperative–which, of course, it always did, and not just once in a while. Then they end up feeling extremely frustrated and hopeless, not only about losing weight but about almost everything. All because they gained a pound or didn’t lose as much as they expected.

So, what’s really going on here? How did the number on the scale become so important that it could literally determine someones mood and how they felt about life?

After training my clients for 20 years and looking back now, I can see that they had developed a bad case of weight loss tunnel vision. This is what happens when you start thinking that losing weight is the key to everything that really matters to you.

They were counting on weight loss to solve lots of problems and produce many other benefits. Improving health, looking more attractive, feeling better about themselves and their bodies, being able to do more of the things they wanted to do, living longer, getting a good job, finding a good relationship–in their minds, all of these things depended on getting to their weight loss goals. And, of course, every little set back on the scale made them feel like everything that was important to them was slipping further away, and there wasn't much they could do about it.

Needless to say, it’s pretty hard to stay motivated when you’re dealing with that kind of pressure, stress and frustration. More importantly, focusing most of their attentions on losing weight kept them from doing the things that actually could have helped them achieve the goals that really mattered the most to them. With the Boot Camp Program I developed Most that that stress is taken away.

During more recent and successful weight loss efforts, things were very different. My Clients finally figured out that losing weight can’t do very much except make them weigh less. They realized that, by itself, losing weight wasn't going to make all their other problems go away, or make my other goals happen by themselves, without direct effort on their parts.
So, if you're having problems with your mood and your motivation when you have a bad weigh-in or a less than perfect food day, here's what I suggest.

# First, create your own personal Vision Statement. This can include a verbal and/or pictorial expression of where you want to be in one (or two, or five) years, not only with your weight, but with all important aspects of your life. Your Vision Statement should include several specific long-term goals that will help you get where you want to be. And be sure to ask yourself whether you really need to see a lower number on the scale before you can start working on these goals.

# Second, create some strategies, or short-term and intermediate goals, that will give you specific targets to aim for right now, and help you keep your weight loss efforts in the proper perspective. Start tracking your progress on these goals, as well as your weight loss.

What's your vision for yourself? Has the drama and stress that comes with "weight loss tunnel vision" been causing motivation problems for you? What do you think you can do to change this situation?

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