Denver Personal Training from Jason Stone

Fitness Trends for 2009

Being in the fitness industry I try to always stay up on the new trends in fitness.  Over the past 10 years I have seen of lot of interesting things come and go.  This year I am predicting some major changes in the fitness industry.  It will be fun to see how right I am.  Here are some of my predictions for 2009.

1.  Bootcamp and Group Style Training

I have never seen such a change in the fitness industry over the past three years.  I have had more requests than ever for small group training sessions or even large bootcamp classes.  With the economy struggling, group classes are becoming more and more popular and will continue to grow.  There is a bootcamp for everything now.

2. 30 Minute Personal Training Sessions

Another great economical saver.  This new trend is becoming more popular by the day.  Five years ago 90% of my sessions were hour long personal training sessions.  Now 80% of my clients are doing 1/2 hour sessions.  This allows someone who would normally come once or twice a week to come 3x,4x,5x a week.  It also gives you a lot more time in your day and helps with accountability.

3. Rehabilitation and Bodywork

With everyone being more active than ever our bodies begin to breakdown.  As a Muscle Activation Therapist I have seen more clients with injuries as a result.  Fitness enthusiasts are now understanding taking care of their bodies helps with recovery and helps keep from getting injured.  As a result more people are utilizing Muscle Activation Therapists, Acupuncturist, Chiropractors, Massage Therapists, and other healing techniques.

4. Kettlebells

You have seen these goofy things.  Some say it looks like a cannonball with a handle.  More popular than ever, kettlebells have made there way into most gyms.  There are even group classes strictly for kettlebells.  You will see more in 2009.

5. Crossfit

Since the movie 300, Crossfit has exploded.  Crossfit is a strength and conditioning fitness methodology.  Its stated goal is to create "the quintessential athlete, equals parts gymnast, Olympic weightlifter, and sprinter".  Crossfit is designed with a group like "cult" atmosphere.  Crossfit participants perform a workout of the day or WOD.  Classes are typically 10-20 participants in an hour long period all competing for the top time and strength in the particular workouts.  This is intense!!

6. Triathlons, 1/2 Marathons, Full Marathons

More and more people are searching for something new to push themselves.  What better way than doing something you have never attempted before. 

7. Nutrition and Diets

I guarantee there will be a new diet out for 2009.  Isn't it all about calories in vs. calories burned anyway :) ???

Happy 2009 Everyone!!

Jason Stone Fitness

Staying strong thru the end of the year

I am hearing a lot of negative self talk this month, "I will just wait and be strict after the 1st of January" or "I have too many parties to attend". This is exactly the problem. These next few weeks are crucial. Even if you are only able to do 20-30 of cardio, get a workout in. Also, be aware of the extra calories from appetizers. An extra 300-500 before dinner can add an extra pound of fat quickly. See everyone soon.

Jason Stone Fitness

5 day exercise and diet jump start by Jean Poland

My plan is to come to stay the week in Denver to work with Jason every day for at least one hour.  In addition I plan each day to do an hour of cardio and change my diet behavior.

Monday I started my day’s diet with nuts 150 calories and yogurt 200 calories.  I arrived in Denver at 12:30 p.m. just in time to work out for 1 hour and half hour of food counseling.  I should have taken notes on what to eat. Hope I remember most of the information.  Once I finished working out with Jason I went to Whole foods and Vitamin Cottage, to get a 5 day supply of food which cost me about $50.00.  I bought chicken, turkey, eggs, cottage cheese and raw almonds for protein.  I also bought  black Mahogany rice  and for vegetables I got mushrooms, zucchini, onions, carrots and tomatoes.

 After I got my food, I went to the place where I was staying at 3:00 pm. and I got a shock of 57 degrees inside. The thermostat was off and when turned on it only blew cold air.  The oven and burner were turned on for a little warmth, which brought the temperature from 57 degrees to 62degrees.  I turned to some the food for comfort because I was so cold.  I had prepared chicken 143 calories, avocado 289 calories and later on I had to rice 680 calories.  The repairmen came at about 9:00 p.m. to fix the heat, after some time he discovered that the thermostat had to be turn to air conditioning to get heat.  The repairmen worked until 11:00 P.M. with a work around of turning on the air conditioning to heat the place, I got the temperature up to 73 degrees and since the air conditioning would not turn off I had to turn it off until morning. I could have picked a better week, because the weather was well below zero.

Tuesday morning it was about 58 degree.  As soon as I got out of bed I turned the air conditioner on again until I went to work out at 8:00 a.m. for an hour.  I may have to continue this routine until the repairmen can return to fix the thermostat.

The cold has left me achy and not motivated.  I am to do an hour or cardio on my own, which I have not done.  I think that getting started on the diet and conditioning I will need to have more support of either another person to do it with or work with Jason a second hour.

Tuesday  food nuts 150 calories and yogurt 560 calories and carrots and black Mahogany rice 170 and 2 eggs with vegetables 190 calories.

To escape the cold I went to bed early and sleep for about 10 hours.

Wednesday was better when I got up the temperature was 63 degrees inside.  I worked about for about 1 hour and 30 minutes.  I started with about 15 minutes of the treadmill before Jason and I worked out. The treadmill is a very hard exercise for me and I usually do the bicycle because it is easier on my guts and hips.  Jason had me do more on the treadmill and we found it was shutting down my left glute.  Jason  did some MAT treatment to activate the left glute.  I did an additional 30 minutes of cardio this afternoon on the bicycle. I have gotten sore from the treadmill, but feel that I need to continue it to burn more calories and strengthen my weak muscles.

Still no repairmen and the cold is getting to me this evening.  Hope he comes soon.

Wednesday  food raw almonds 300 calories, chicken 143 calories, 2 eggs and vegetables 190 calories, tomatoes 50 calories, yogurt 140 calories and avocado 289 calories.

BURNING FAT AND KEEPING IT OFF….

An answer to my prayers: renewed hope and inspiration for my patients who have difficulty burning fat and keeping it off...

 

For more than a decade I have been studying and working with patients to support the body in burning fat efficiently. I have focused my attention on Insulin and Leptin which are the two metabolic hormones that control fat storage or fat burning.  I have prescribed eating plans based on these metabolic hormone measurements while of course paying attention to other parameters involved with fat burning such as thyroid levels, cortisol levels, sex hormones (estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone) etc.  All of this has lead to much success for many.  However… there have always been the patients who have a  more difficult time loosing weight or keeping it off.  Perhaps they did not want to or could not follow the eating plan… or perhaps they did everything that I recommended to them and they still could not lose the weight they wanted.  For all of my patients and their families and friends who have struggled with weight loss…I have found a way that works when other avenues have not.  I have never been so excited to offer something to my patients. Ever.  Something that gives true hope and inspiration  because it works.

 

HCG and its medical uses in weight loss was used and studied initially by Dr. Simeons in

Europe

.  He spent decades of his life fine tuning a weight loss program that has lead to extreme success for his patients and many since.  Basically, HCG given by prescription along with a very specific eating plan for a period of 3-6 weeks at a time allows the body to readily dip into long term fat storage.  Many diet programs that cause weight loss cause short term fat stores to be burned and even muscle and bone.  The body needs this short term fat storage to be healthy.  When we burn the short term fat our bodies think we are literally starving.  Without it we become hungry and the body sends messages to the brain to store fat, not burn it.  What we don’t need however is the long term fat storage. The HCG allows the body to dip into and burn long term fat stores. The program consists of  3-6 week cycle depending on how much weight loss is desired.  During these cycles a person can usually expect to burn up to a pound per day or more of fat. After this, the patient then moves into the 3 week maintance where sugar and starches are avoided

also known as hypothalamic resetting where the brain actually resets the metabolism.  This had been arguably the most important time of the program because this is when the hypothalamus in the brain is reset and metabolism changes.  Possibly correcting a condition that has not worked properly for an entire lifetime.  This allows for patients to have long term success and avoid gaining much of the weight back.

 

In his book, “Pounds and Inches: A New Approach to Obesity” Dr. Simeons discusses

the program as a “cure” for obesity.  Or more information please visit this website to read his book…. http://www.thecntr.com/pounds&inches.pdf  The book offers critical background regarding HCG research and information mostly in layman terms.

If you have any questions I can be reached at 720-299-4006.

I am honored and grateful to offer such a life changing program….

 

If you are interested in beginning the program or finding out more info you are invited to come to our next free talk on December 9 at 4pm  Dr. Ripole  and I will be speaking and answering questions.  Please call for more info .

 

Sincerely,

Dr. Tiffany Binder