At 40, Diana hit the ground running. She joined us for the Holiday Challenge in the beginning of January this year. Just last week, 8 weeks into training, Diana has lost 13 lbs. This week she’s down another two (15lbs Lost To Date). Her face and torso look completely different. And her level of stamina and strength are apparent in class.
Although Diana is too hard on herself to admit it yet, I can promise you that she’s making great changes to her life and her health. You see, until she’s met her goal, she won’t stop giving it her all.
What does Diana do so well? She busts her butt. That’s what she does. In fact, she’s a rare client I have to actually pull the reigns on and slow down a bit. But if you are a client who’s going to succeed, this is a good character flaw to have…unbridled focus on your goal.
But don’t think that it all came easy for her. The first four weeks she was barely dropping weight. She was working very hard on her exercise and diet, but wasn’t seeing the results. We met, tweaked her diet and workouts a bit, She Implemented the Change, and the pounds started to drop. And as I said, now she’s dropped a total of 15lbs. We should all be inspired by her level of commitment. Great job Diana! Keep it up.
This weeks health tip is for those of you who are interested in the Science behind exercise…and we’re talking about AGING:
The issue of free radicals has been covered extensively in the health, fitness, and supplement worlds for years now. Why? Because free radicals are linked with aging, causing cancer, and in a general sense, they do damage to our cells.
They are created from countless sources in our bodies, but exercise is one of the sources. This has had some scientists worried that exercise could increase free radical damage. In a quick search of the subject, I found a review of the current studies on this subject. A book called Free Radicals in Exercise and Aging, edited by Zsolt Radak, illuminates the subject. Here’s some findings from the scientists who wrote this text.
“it clarifies the importance of exercise in increasing the efficiency of the antioxidant and oxidative repair systems.”
“The implications of this research are far-reaching. Mutation of DNA is linked very closely to cancer, and if regular exercise improves the regulation of the antioxidant systems and the oxidative damage repair system, these mechanisms may be a very important tool against this deadly disease.”
So in conclusion, what the current science suggests- EXERCISE IS IMPERATIVE IN MAKING THE BODY RESISTANT TO AGING AND CANCER. What I read from the above comments and the rest of the write up is this. Exercise creates free radicals. Exercise also makes the body more efficient at dealing with oxidative stress.
Frankly, given that the body is meant to move and all humans are build to exercise, any other conclusion would be rediculous in my mind.
This weeks health tip comes from Dr. Oz. Most clients say they want to lose weight. And if you’ve got 20+lbs extra on your frame, this probably should be your goal. But it’s also clear that lots of people who exercise lose inches, particularly on thier hips for women and their stomach for men, but not pounds.
Doctor Oz said last week that your waist size should never be more then half your body height in inches.
Why? Large waist size suggests greater risk of diabetes. It means it’s tougher for your body to deal with/process sugars. You’re more likely in adrenal fatigue (read: exhaustion)- a medical state that makes it much harder to drop weight. And your heart is more at risk.
All these indicators suggest major concern for your health. So for many of you, your goal should be to get your waist under half your height. When this comes down, so too will your weight.
In a quick search on Dr. Oz’s sight, here’s what someone asked about diabetes.The question was, “what waist size puts you at a higher risk for diabetes.”
Studies show that men with waists 40 inches or more have 12 times the risk of getting diabetes compared to men with a smaller than 36-inch waist. For women, a 35-inch waist is that much riskier than having a 32-incher.
We uploaded the first three videos of me demo-ing kettlebell moves. I’m doing this so all of you can review your form at home, and so people new to the kettlebell world can see what in the world we do with these strange things.
39 Minute Workout 