Can Muscles Turn To Fat?

MYTH:  Muscles will turn to fat when you stop using them.
FACT:  Muscles can not turn to fat.  Muscle and fat are two separate and distinct tissues. They simply do no have the physical capability to change from one type of tissue to another.  Muscles have a unique property of “use it or lose it”.  If you do not use a muscle, it will literally waste away (atrophy).

What are you doing to maintain or build your current muscle mass? Email us for more infomation on this topic.

Set Your Goals AND Write them Down!

Did you know that writing down your goals is one of the best ways to assure that you will meet them? Make the (healthy) habit to write down your fitness and weight loss goals and to update it periodically with your progress. Remember, the more specific your goals are, the more likely you are to meet them. Instead of writing ‘I want to lose some weight’ make your goal more definite like: ‘I want to lose 15 pounds and fit into my size 8 pants’. 

What is your motivation?? What’s driving your desire for change? Identifying your motivating factors is also crucial to staying on track. A motivating factor driving a current client is to ”look better than her EX-husband”. This is the most unique motivating factor that I’ve heard in some time, but the point is, (for her) this factor was strong enough to keep her focused on achieving her goals. 

Share your goals and unique motivating factors with us. We love hearing from you! 

Next Adventure Boot Camp – January 7th!

2008 is just a few days away. It is time to throw those bad habits out the window and begin a new journey to improved health and fitness. With specific goals, an effective plan, and certified fitness professionals to keep you motivated and on track, you too can achieve your fitness goals. 

Set your New Year’s Fitness Resolution, and we will help make it happen! Contact us today and we will begin your journey together!

Adventure Boot Camp – Next Camp: January 7, 2008 – Register at www.ValleyAdventureBootCamp.com

Other Services: Private/Couples Boot Camp, One-on-One Personal Training, Personal Online Training, Nutrition Coaching and Customized Meal Plans, Nutrition Supplements at our Online Nutrition Store.

Did You Take Your Vitamin Today?

Have you ever wondered why the word ‘essential’ usually precedes the term, ‘vitamins’? The reason is simple. Vitamins as well as minerals ensure that our bodies function as they were designed. Interestingly, as important as vitamins are, the body lacks the ability to manufacture most on its own. Instead, it must rely on outside sources to meet its nutritional needs.

Vitamins are organic compounds and as such they’re found naturally in many of the foods that we consume. They’re also available in the form of vitamin supplements. Thirteen different vitamins are needed to perfom such crucial functions as helping protect against infections and desease, helping the body’s metabolism, helping the body grow and helping the body remove waste.

Vitamins are a lot like buildong blocks. A healthy body is able to put these blocks together to create the enzymes and hormones that, among other things, control heart rate, blood pressure, glucose levels and other chemical reactions.

The ADA recommends everyone take a multi-vitamin / mineral daily as a catch all for missing any nutrients in our food. You should make this habit a regular part of your morning routine. We recommend Women’s Bio-X Multi-Vitamin and Mineral to all of our female clients and Men’s FX Multi-Vitamin and Mineral  to our male clients.

Get you body in OPTIMAL health!

Excuses Not Reasons

 We love this time of year-don’t you? The holiday season gains momentum in a flurry of parties and festivities as each day brings us closer to the New Year. However, there is a downside…We have officially entered the ‘Season of Excuses.’That’s right, even the most dedicated fitness enthusiast will skip workouts and eat too much junk this month. Because it’s Christmas, after all…

Be aware that excuses quickly turn into a slippery slope. You miss one workout this week and then two next week, before you know it you haven’t exercised for a month. Once you fall out of your routine it will take focused effort to get back on track.

Here are the more popular excuses…maybe they sound familiar:

• I Don’t Have Time: Holiday parties, shopping trips, and house guests all seem like valid excuses as to why you can’t exercise today, but don’t believe it. The fact is that you can find the time to exercise, even in the busiest season of the year. Simply sit down and schedule exercise time into your calendar.
• I Don’t Have Anyone to Exercise With: Your spouse or friend committed to exercise with you three times a week, only to quit a week later. Now you are left to workout on your own…or to quit right along with them. Let’s be honest, the easy thing to do is to quit rather than face the gym alone, but where does that leave you? Right back where you started-out of shape and unhappy with your body. Don’t let someone else’s laziness get in the way of your success.
• Another Day Won’t Make a Difference: By skipping your workout today you may not wake up one size larger tomorrow, but you also won’t wake up in better shape. The fact is that your current body and health are the direct result of all the little choices that you make each day. Resolve to make each choice a healthy one, and watch how your body and health are transformed.
• I’ll Never Reach My Goals Anyway: It’s been years since you’ve been in shape and the number on the scale is so large that you don’t even know how long it would take to lose it all. It’s easy to give up when the task at hand is overwhelming. However, We are here to tell you that you can do it. What you are facing is simply a fear of failure. What if you start exercising only to gain it all back? What if you don’t have what it takes to lose the weight? Remember this: You only fail when you allow excuses to stop your progress.

Examine the why: An important step in conquering your excuses is to determine their source. Are the holidays to blame or is there a deeper issue at hand? Excuses are often an indication of lowered motivation. Have you forgotten your reasons for getting fit? Another common reason is boredom. Have your workouts gotten stale? Adventure Boot Camp is a great way to combat boredom. Each workout everyday is different! Variety plays a large role in staying motivated.

Conquer each excuse: Don’t let excuses derail your goals any longer. Use these three tips and get the results that you deserve:

• Focus on the benefits. We all need a reminder every now and then as to why we started exercising in the first place. Make a list of the benefits you enjoy most and read them before your workout.
• Keep it interesting. Do you do the same thing over and over? No wonder you’ve started to come up with excuses. Throw your old routine out the window and try something totally new. Always keep your routine fresh-it will give you something to look forward to.
• Treat yourself to Personal Training. Sometimes a little help goes a long way. All of our personal training programs are designed with one goal in mind: to get you in the best shape of your life as quickly as possible.

Don’t wait another day-contact us today to get started on the right fitness program for you. Together we will get you the results that you deserve.

Committed to your success, 

Team Synergy Fitness