Posted by on November 10, 2009 under personal training | 
Today is the United States Marine Corps 234th Birthday. In honor of this occasion, I just did a little post at my fitness blog on how every man and woman is tested for physical fitness in the Marine Corps. The standardized method of testing is performed to check a Marine’s upper body strength, core strength and physical endurance. Its suprisingly simple too! It’s awesome to see how the basics can be a great workout. Feel free to check it out.
Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test
PS…if you want to test yourself, I give you the scores and how to calculate it as well.
If you are getting ready to go into the Marine Corps, feel free to let me know and I can give you some ideas on how to get ready to be one of The Few, The Proud…The Marines!
Posted by on January 20, 2009 under personal training |
With today being the inauguration of Barack Obama, our first African American President, I can’t help to think about change. Change for our beliefs, change for our Country, and change for the world. Its alot to think about! I’m sure it is overwhelming for the new man we call president, but remember…he is still an individual person.
Much is riding on his shoulders, but the key thing to remember is he is not a super-man. He gets out of bed every morning and puts one foot on the ground then the other. He brushes his teeth, he feels aches and pains, he has a family. He only has 24 hours in the day, just like you and me. What makes him different? How can a person who was once an elementary school kid riding a bike, or an adolescent dealing with teenager issues, or a college student trying to keep up with his studies, how can this person go to become the President of the United States?
The only way to accomplish anything in this world is through guidance and action!
You see, you only acheive what you can believe. Thats quite a flashy statement but think about it in more simpler terms. If you know about something, you then can see the possibility. If you can see the possibility, you can learn or be guided towards it. So the first thing he had to do was believe it was possible, then he learned, was educated, met people who encouraged him, helped him and ultimately believed he could be the 44th President of the United States. What kept him going all this time? Action.
It takes a first step to build any type of momentum.
Once you build momentum you have to keep it going.
If you want something, you have to act on it, once begin acting on it, you build momentum. Once you build momentum you learn more, experience more, maybe stumble a bit, but continue to see that the goal is a possibility. You become excited by progress and since you are constantly acting, you are consistently seeing improvement.
Why do I bring this up?
Well of course it relates to your fitness!
Begin to act!
Once you start taking steps, small steps, you will see progress. If that means committing to walking 3x a week, do it! If that means cutting the portions on your plate or eliminating that late night snack, do it. If that means setting up a workout routine, do it. You’ll begin to see and feel improvements in your life. Its not impossible, remember the great people in the world that accomplish so much? They have just as many hours in the day as you do!
Just like President Obama will not go it alone, he will have a team of experts to help guide him to make the best choices with only his success and out Country’s success in mind. You don’t have to go it alone either. You can have mentors, sources of information, coaches etc. People who can guide you, teach you and give you the INTERNAL motivation to believe that ANY GOAL can be acheived!
If you need someone in your corner to help you reach your fitness goals, feel free to let me know. I have only your success in mind! As a Long Beach Personal Trainer, I am ready to help you in any way it takes to get your momentum up to Presidential Proportions!
Remember, everyone is created equal! Wel all have 24 hours in a day, brush our teeth, have deadlines, time constraints and responsibilities. We all have limitless potential as well! It just takes believing you can do it. You can have the same drive and determination that it took to take a man to the Presidency, if you get the information and guidance to help you believe in your goal and then take action!
Happy Inauguration Day 2009!
Posted by on December 15, 2008 under personal training, weight loss |
2009 is here!
Its time to start thinking about what you WILL accomplish this year. The best way to get started is to write down what you want to achieve. Its one thing to have it in your head, but when you write it down…you make it real! Start making a list of all the things you want to get to work on in January 2009.
Do you have some Fitness Resolutions?
- Do you want to:
- Lose weight?
- Gain Muscle?
- Build endurance and stamina?
- Increase your flexibility, balance, coordination
I want to hear them! Start with the end result and we’ll map out a plan to get there!
Also get ready for a few surprises in 2009 from your favorite Long Beach Personal Trainer! I have some great specials coming as well as some added bonuses to help you reach your goals quickly and have a ton of fun along the way!
If you’d like to talk about your fitness resolutions and map out how to reach them, feel free to set up a FREE consultation anytime! Click here to get started!
Posted by on December 9, 2008 under fitness gyms, personal training, weight training |
The next part of this series of finding your new fitness gym in Long Beach deals with the nuts and bolts of things. The equipment and services to help you achieve your fitness goals!
Equipment! More or Less?
Cable Machines, Freeweights and stability balls
A well stocked gym with good equipment can help you keep on track. Truth be told, most people with basic gym experience feel better about having more equipment. Here is why: equipment is labeled as to what it does and seems relatively fool proof to use. If you have minimal knowledge and haven’t worked with a personal trainer, you will at least feel semi confident about hopping on a piece of equipment that lets you set the weight and go to town.
A solid “freeweight” section is important too. Free weights are dumbbells and barbells, kettlebells etc. The benefit to using them is that you require more of your body, its stabilizers and your core…and that translates into more calories burned and more work done at the end of the day. Don’t avoid this section if you are serious about getting to your fitness goal fast.
Some extras that are nice
Medicine balls, resistance bands, stability balls, balance boards and other apparatus are great extras for your workout and if you want to keep things fresh, a well stocked gym with these goodies will do the trick for you. Having different TYPES of resistance can shake up your routine immensely. So using a balance of machines, freeweights, bodyweight and other types of resistance will challenge your body constantly and keep you improving.
Cardio equipment: keeping the heart healthy and helping you melt fat!
Whether you are looking for a big chain type gym or a small exclusive studio, make sure they have ample cardio equipment. These can help you get your heart healthy and burn extra calories. Some staple equipment to have are treadmills and either upright or recumbent bikes. Newer pieces of equipment such as eliptical trainers and stair steppers are great and can give you a great workout that is low impact (vs. running).
Personal Training Services
I add this in shamelessly but truly feel that if you are new to working out, you owe it to yourself to learn how to do things the right way. Machines seem self explanatory but you would be surprised how many times people ask me if they are using correct form. When training a client i ALWAYS teach them the correct form with free weightsfirst, then show how it can carry over to machines later. Some trainers do this backwards, which can actually be a disservice to their clients. Showing how to use equipment is not being a personal trainer, thats tech support and a tour guide combined. Learning how an exercise is done correctly is way more important than learning what height to put the seat on a machine. I teach a trainee how to work out in ANY gym with the correct form so that whatever the equipment available they can have a great workout. More on selecting the best personal trainer in Long Beach for you in another article.
If you are looking for a gym to work out in and are new to exercise, make sure your gym is well stocked with equipment, has good personal trainers to help you get a strong start. You’ll progress faster, feel more confident about going to the gym and reach your goals faster.
Today is the United States Marine Corps 234th Birthday. In honor of this occasion, I just did a little post at my fitness blog on how every man and woman is tested for physical fitness in the Marine Corps. The standardized method of testing is performed to check a Marine’s upper body strength, core strength and physical endurance. Its suprisingly simple too! It’s awesome to see how the basics can be a great workout. Feel free to check it out.
