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Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Monday, December 01, 2008
How to Get in the Best Shape of Your Life
Find out how to get in the best shape of your life with these six essential workout building blocks. Author and fitness expert, Joseph Arangio, MS, CSCS, shows you how to blast fat, boost energy and transform your body. Get insider secrets at www.peaksc.com.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Get Lean and Toned
We are kicking off another Fitness & Core Boot Camp at PEAK Strength & Conditioning Club in Allentown, PA. It's a fun, affordable, super-effective workout to get lean and toned.
Plus we're offering a special bonus to everyone who joins before 12.31.08.
Registration is easy—-just click here or visit http://www.peaksc.com.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Super-Fast Meals That Burn Fat!
No time to cook? WeddingShape author, Joseph Arangio, shows you how to prepare a week's worth of delicious, body-sculpting meals in less than two hours. Learn more at weddingshape.com.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Just say “No!” to parties, dinners and people
Be a negative force in your friends’ and family’s lives.
As strange as it might sound, learning to be negative may be the most positive thing you can do to stave off stress. Just say “No!” to parties you’d rather not attend, to people you don’t want to be with, to the constantly ringing cell phone, or to activities that zap your energy.
By doing this, you’re basically saying “Yes!” to yourself and making time for things you want to do.
Like making time for the gym.
Along those same lines, announce your fitness plans to family and friends. It may help you lose weight, tone trouble spots and feel great as you achieve your goals.
Not only that, but by broadcasting your goals and resolutions, you’re accountable to someone other than yourself, making you more likely to stick to your plan and less likely to skip a workout.
Another tactic in ensuring you get to the gym is to employ the buddy system. Do you have a friend who’s also made a commitment to getting in shape and feeling great? Recruit them to go to the gym with you, or, if that’s not possible, do a daily check-in with him or her to tell each other how it’s going.
To step up the commitment factor just a notch, consider working with a personal trainer. We at PEAK specialize in one-on-one training and are proponents of that system.
See if your gym offers personal training or check out PEAK’s Online Personal Trainer to get customized workouts emailed to your inbox on a regular basis: http://www.peaksc.com.
Yours in health,
Joe
Director, PEAK Strength & Conditioning
Author, WeddingShape Diet and Fitness Guide for Brides
USA
http://www.weddingshape.com/index.html
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Set the mood with music
What’s in your iPod or mp3 player?Turns out that the music you listen to during a workout can impact how you feel about your fitness routine.
Studies show that people who listen to fast-tempo music exercise longer before tiring. And, they feel as though the exercise is easier even when the intensity stays the same.
Some gym-jamming tunes to try? Artists like Beyoncé, Black Eyed Peas, Bon Jovi, the Rolling Stones, and AC/DC are perfect for keeping up your stamina during your sessions.
On the other hand, music also plays a role in de-stressing. Quiet, calming tunes with slower rhythms have a relaxing effect on the brain.
After a super-hectic day, find a comfortable place to sit or lie down and listen to your favorite mood music. Try to pay close attention to the physical sensation of breathing out and breathing in for a totally relaxing and transporting effect.
Some artists to check out to help you unwind are Enigma, John Legend, Earth, Wind & Fire, or Maxwell. Anything classical may also work for you.
Bonus play? You can also turn on the calming mood music during your workout cool down.
If you’re ready to get in the best shape of your life, while listening to a custom-tailored workout soundtrack, call PEAK Strength & Conditioning CLUB to set up your complementary consultation. Call 610.336.7472 or email info@peaksc.com to get started.
Joe
Joseph Arangio
Director,PEAK Strength & Conditioning
Author, WeddingShape Diet and Fitness Guide for Brides
USA
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Have a food free-for-all
Hot dogs, hamburgers, nachos, onion dip, cake! Go ahead…indulge!
Of course, there is a catch.
Unless, that is, it’s your weekly free day.
Once a week, give yourself a food free-for-all day where you allow yourself to splurge on things you’ve avoided all week. Order a pizza, have a soda or finish dinner with a dessert.
Just make sure you get back on track the next day or you’ll be on a diet downward spiral that’ll be hard to bounce back from.
Here are some more stay-on-track nutrition tips to keep in mind:
1. Keep a food journal or log. Spending lots of time thinking about food, calories, the scale, your butt or gut can be stressful. And that raises cortisol hormone levels, which makes you fat. To break the food freak-out cycle, keep a log of everything that goes down the hatch. That’ll make you more aware. And awareness puts you in control.
2. Fuel your bod before workouts. Make sure that you’ve eaten enough to get through your daily workout or you’ll run out of gas and be unproductive. What to eat? Try a portion each of protein and carbs, like chicken breast and an orange, an hour before gym time and you’ll be golden.
3. Shun fast food. Ensure you maintain your shape-up goals by never being caught unprepared. Stock your kitchen cabinets and freezer with quick, healthy meal-worthy foods like chicken noodle soup, frozen veggies and low fat dinners. If you’ve got quick-to-prepare food at home, you’ll be less likely to stop at a forbidden and fatty drive-through.
4. Dine in. Whenever possible, eat a healthy dinner at home. If a hectic schedule has you dining out more than usual, don’t snack on the before-entrée bread, don’t have a pre-dinner cocktail and don’t order dessert.
5. Just say no to drinks. Alcohol is fat-free, but loaded with calories. What’s more, it interferes with sleep, which has negative health implications all its own. Instead, go for the water. And, if you’re a juice-drinker, mix half a glass of juice with half a glass of still or sparkling water, which will save you about 85 calories per glass.
Now that you’ve got that under control and you’ve decided on your weekly cheat day, make sure your healthy eating habits are reinforced with a regular workout schedule.
Call PEAK Strength & Conditioning CLUB for your free consultation and fitness assessment at 610.336.7472 or visit www.peaksc.com to learn how to fit the fitness into your whole getting-healthy routine.
Yours in health,
Director, PEAK Strength & Conditioning
Author, Wedding Shape Diet and Fitness Guide for Brides
USA
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