San Antonio Personal Training

3/16/09

Wow!  I can't believe I have taken so long to write a blog!  I am really going to be better about this in the coming weeks as I am going to put it in my schedule to get done!

That is my advice to you today as well.

Life is hectic.  We get carried away with work way too often and it takes away from our quality of life.

Start setting aside a specific time to workout.  Then, once you have it in your planner, don't allow yourself to replace it with anything else.  Treat just like you would a work meeting.   This will help you be more consistent with your workouts and you will be happier because of the results you will see.

You should also do the same with free time.  Set aside some free time for yourself each day, but plan it out.

Want to play with your kids?  Put it in your schedule.

Want to exercise? Put it in your schedule.

Want to play golf? Put it in your schedule.

Life can really move fast.  If you don't schedule in some YOU time, it is easy to become overwhelmed and unhappy.

So, starting today make sure you schedule yourself some time to exercise and some time to just enjoy yourself!

Make it a great day San Antonio!

Nicholas Wood

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2/27/09

I am very sorry for having taken so long to put up a new blog.

With the addition of a second studio I have been running around like crazy and have not had a chance to post a blog lately.

I will do better posting blogs over the coming week.

I hope you all have a great weekend and I will see you next week at 1 of our 2 locations!

Nicholas Wood

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2/14/09

Yesterday I was talking with one of my boot camp members and she was saying that her sister was getting out of shape and that her sister didn't want to go for a run with her or lift weights because it was boring.

I found out after a few questions, that her sister was a former athlete and up until recently had still been competing in sports for her high school.

If you know someone like this, then I recommend you find a way to make fitness fun for them.  The easy way to do this would be to incorporate their sport and competition into their fitness program.

A great example would be the cardio workout we did on Tuesday.  A few of my boot camp clients joined me out at Blossom Athletic Center for a high intensity cardio session.  But, instead of just making them run 1000yds of boring sprints, I brought a football and had them run pass routes for 1000yds.  This was great because it kept their mind off of running and allowed them to have fun and at the same time caused them to work harder because they were chasing a football, so they had to run fast to catch the ball.

Fitness is meant to make you healthy, but don't forget that health is a mental state as well.  If someone is dreading working out, then change it up and incorporate a sport or some form of competition into the training.  This will get them fired up and excited about their workouts!

Make it a great day San Antonio!

Nicholas Wood

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2/12/09

If you are looking to get in shape, then for most of you that means that you would like to lose weight and add a little muscle tone to your body.

In order to achieve this look, you are going to have to add lean muscle mass to your body and burn body fat to let that muscle show through!

So, how do you keep and add muscle while burning body fat?

One of the keys is your diet.  In particular, your Branch Chain Amino Acids or BCAA's.

In short, BCAA's keep your muscles from deteriorating and helps grow your muscle!

So, how do you get your BCAA's.

Start by eating adequate amounts of protein throughout the day.  Particularly, beef, chicken and fish!

You will also want to make sure you get some BCAA's into your system immediately following a workout.

A great way to do this is with a Whey Protein.

Most whey protein supplements have a high ratio of BCAA's which will help re-fuel your muscles immediately following your workouts.

You want to get in shape.

You are exercising properly and working hard to achieve your results.

Fuel your body with BCAA's and you will help yourself incredibly!

Make it a great day San Antonio.

Nicholas Wood

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