*NEW* 30 Day Exercise & Diet Package Available

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Barnsley Personal Trainer


This package is ideal for upcoming events and for people who want quick results. It takes commitment but the results will speak for themselves.

What’s your reason? A wedding, a milestone birthday, a holiday of a lifetime or are you just unhappy with the way you look? This high level service which isn’t available anywhere else in the region is exclusive to a limited number of people at any one time.

There are different packages available, each offers the same level of service but have different amounts of appointments per week. It’s the number one way to get the most out of your gym visits.

All sessions at Pro Active are with a personal trainer. Unlike other personal training venues your space is never shared with other trainers and their clients.

Contact Anthony at Pro Active for full details.

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Why You Should Not Eat Breakfast Cereal

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Barnsley Personal Trainer


Sally Fallon is the author of Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats. This well-researched, though-provoking guide to traditional foods contains a startling message: Animal fats and cholesterol are not villains but vital factors in the diet, necessary for normal growth, proper function of the brain and nervous system, protection from disease and optimum energy levels.

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Full Body Workouts

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

With full body workouts you can expect to hit all the major muscle groups 2-4 times a week rather than just once a week if you follow a split based programme.

Full body workouts generate a lot of muscle stimulus and expand a lot of energy making them a good choice for fat loss and building lean muscle.

The bonus to performing full body workouts is that a much lower time is required to perform them and they give you more flexibility to structure your workouts with rest days in-between. Most people don’t have time to go the gym every evening to train a different body part each day.

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Foods To Cut Out If You Want To Get Rid Of A Muffin Top

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

Muffin top is a slang word to describe the overhanging flesh over waistbands. The biggest part to losing the muffin top look and reducing the size of your love handles is the diet. If you make the right changes to your diet it will speed up fat loss and shrink the muffin top quicker than any stand-alone exercise.

To achieve the maximum results with dieting and fat loss it is essential to follow the eight guidelines below.

1. Drink plenty of mineral water
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2. Eat only natural fresh, non-processed foods
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3. Cut out all dairy products apart from natural live yoghurt & organic butter
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4. Cut out all sugar.

5. Cut out all wheat.

6. Cut out all alcohol
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7. Cut out all caffeine
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8. Eat organic whenever possible.

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Myths & Truths About Soy

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

Myth: Use of soy as a food dates back many thousands of years.
Truth: Soy was first used as a food during the late Chou dynasty (1134-246 BC), only after the Chinese learned to ferment soy beans to make foods like tempeh, natto and tamari.

Myth: Asians consume large amounts of soy foods.
Truth: Average consumption of soy foods in Japan and China is 10 grams (about 2 teaspoons) per day. Asians consume soy foods in small amounts as a condiment, and not as a replacement for animal foods.

Myth: Modern soy foods confer the same health benefits as traditionally fermented soy foods.
Truth: Most modern soy foods are not fermented to neutralize toxins in soybeans, and are processed in a way that denatures proteins and increases levels of carcinogens.

Myth: Soy foods provide complete protein.
Truth: Like all legumes, soy beans are deficient in sulfur-containing amino acids methionine and cystine. In addition, modern processing denatures fragile lysine.

Continue reading at: http://www.westonaprice.org/soy-alert/myths-and-truths-about-soy

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How To Choose Which Equipment To Use At The Gym

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

Although gym equipment is designed to work your body they only work one or two main muscle groups at a time. The downside is that it requires a little effort from the core and stabilizing muscles to use machines and their overuse can lead to imbalances, poor posture and sometimes injury.

The best equipment to use is free weights and other pieces of equipment that allows the body to move three dimensionally outside the restrictions of a gym machine. It takes more effort and intensity to do the same movement without a fixed machine and the calorie demand is much greater. Some exercises that don’t involve machines have a functional carryover to everyday tasks.

For best results stay away from machines in the gym that dictates the movement path for you.

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Homemade Salad Dressings

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

Balsamic Salad Dressing
Makes about 2 cups Balsamic Salad Dressing.

Ingredients:
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1/2 cup Balsamic vinegar
1 Clove crushed and finely minced garlic
1/2 tsp Dried Italian herb blend, optional
1 1/2 Cups olive oil
Salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

Preparation:
Combine all ingredients, except oil, in a mixing bowl. Whisk vigorously while very slowly drizzling in the oil.

Season with salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste. May be refrigerated overnight for even better results. Stir before serving. May be stored for several weeks in the refrigerator.

Note: the first step can be done in a blender if desired.

Mediterranean Salad Dressing
Ingredients:
¼ cup tahini (sesame seed butter)

Juice of half a lemon

11 drops liquid stevia (try 1 tbsp of maple syrup if you don’t have stevia)

¾ tsp ground paprika
½ tsp sea salt
1 tbsp flaxseed oil (extra virgin olive oil works too)

1 clove finely chopped garlic

¼ cup water

Combine all ingredients in your blender and blend to desired consistency.
 If necessary, add more water to thin it out. Taste and adjust seasonings if necessary.

Use immediately or store covered in the refrigerator for a couple of days.

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A New Way To Diet

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Barnsley Personal Trainer


The pressure to look our best never has been greater. Committing to a diet can be hard work. Diet clubs are time-consuming and too impersonal for most of us. Diet fads are usually unhealthy and can leave us disappointed with the outcome. Other popular diets use numbers and points that seem to be confusing and too impractical to use in day-to-day life.

How much easier would it be if you had your own personal diet coach to help and support you with everything you eat everyday?

The Photo Diet® reveals where you are going wrong with your diet and offers solutions to modify your eating habits until you get the results you want. We give you feedback on all your meals and provide easy to implement diet guidelines in a non-confrontational or time-consuming way.

Photo Diet® is a quick way to get the results you want. Unlike conventional diet clubs we provide one-on-one advice by seeing what you eat everyday. We help you modify your diet until your target is met in a way that is confidential and convenient to you.

Announcement coming soon!

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Simple Instructions on Sprouting 
and Soaking Nuts and Seeds

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

The main reason soaking nuts and seeds is so important is because they contain enzyme inhibitors.

The purpose of these enzyme inhibitors is to protect the nut or seed until it has what it needs for growing.

Nature allowed the inhibitors and toxic substances to be easily removed when the conditions (enough rain and sun) were met.

In nature, when it rains the nut gets enough moisture so it can germinate and produce a plant. The plant then continues to grow with the sunlight.

By soaking nuts and seeds, you release these toxic enzyme inhibitors AND increase the life and vitality contained within them!

The Benefits of Soaking Nuts and Seeds

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Blueberry Protein Parfait

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

INGREDIENTS: 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder, 6 oz. yogurt, ½ cup blueberries. DIRECTIONS: Mix protein powder and yogurt together in a glass. Add blueberries into the mix. Enjoy.

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/slideshow/556857-20-delicious-protein-powder-recipes-that-are-not-shakes/#ixzz1vVjL4EZo

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