Here it is, part 2 of our series on nutrient timing and its importance on your health, exercise performance, and weight loss. Today we’ll dig into another phase of timing your nutritional intake – the actual exercise phase.
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October 2011
Nutrient Timing; What to eat DURING your workouts for best results – Part 2 of 3
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October 2011
Exercise On Music
ShareAlmost all of us have had the experience of feeling a powerful boost in your mood when you hear just the right song. So it makes sense that music may have the same powerful effect on your athletic performance, and therefore, the overall results of your exercise program. And music may do more than just [...]
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October 2011
Stretching Before Your Workouts
ShareIt’s fall time, and all across the DC area, people are getting more proactive about exercising outdoors in this pleasant weather. So undoubtedly, both athletes and recreational exercisers are engaging in some good old fashioned toe touching and other time honored stretching to get ready to workout. But should you be stretching before exercise at [...]
Also posted in Aches and Pains, athletic development, Flexibility Tagged increasing range of motion, losing weight safely, pre-workout stretching, stretching Comments closed
September 2011
The Excuse Rationalization Trap
Shareby Chad Ciri, CPT How many times have you said, or heard people say: “I’ll just wait until this last obstacle is out of the way, then I’ll really get serious about getting in shape.” It disheartens me to say that I hear it WAY too often as a fitness professional. Week in and week [...]
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September 2011
Virginia Personal Trainers
Those New Year’s resolutions to exercise more and lose weight are rarely successful. Sure, a resolver might go to the gym a couple of times in January, and once before Valentine’s Day, but an honest person knows it will take more than resolve to truly stick to a workout routine.
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September 2011
Workout Fitness Plan
Achieving your fitness goals requires much dedication and persistence. If you are trying to tone and shape your body, you need to make a workout fitness plan and stick to it. The occasional bout of exercise is not going to accomplish much. Unfortunately, most people feel like they are too busy to work out regularly. They get distracted by very real, very important matters, and neglect to take care of their own needs. Although it can be easy to neglect your health, you owe it to yourself to get and stay in shape. Achieve Personal Fitness can help.
September 2011
Nutrient Timing For Weight Loss And Performance, Part 1 of 3
ShareRegardless of your training objectives, whether it is weight loss, weight gain, increased endurance or strength gain, most people have a grasp on the fact that nutrition plays a vital part in achieving any of these goals. What I’ve found, however, is that most recreational exercisers aren’t so aware of how powerful nutrient timing (when [...]
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August 2011
The Truth About Milk
ShareOver the last several years, it seems like the milk aisle in the grocery store has grown in variety. You can’t go to any grocery store without seeing other forms of milk- from rice milk and soy milk to almond milk and coconut milk. I’ve realized that what I take for common knowledge on these [...]
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August 2011
One on One Personal Training
Many people are always looking to get in shape. They usually buy a few home equipment pieces, get a membership to a gym or participate in sport activities. However, sometimes people get bored quickly and eventually quit going to the gym or stop entering their fitness room. Fortunately, there is a way for people to get a great workout and stay on track. One on one personal training with a personal fitness trainer has many great advantages. You can read more below to see if a free session is in your future from one of the personal trainers with Achieve Fitness. We have trainers in the Maryland, Washington DC and Virginia area.
August 2011
The Top 5 Butt Blasting Exercises
ShareHaving been a personal trainer for over 10 years, I’ve found that there’s ONE common goal that ALL of my female clients want to accomplish…a firm backside! Yep, the butt seems to remain the one area that women just love to target when it comes to their workouts. The ultimate beach muscle, if you will. [...]
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