Friday, April 17, 2009

"Fit-Ful Fridays!" blog for 4/17/09

The Way To Perfect Abs
Truth...You could do crunches and sit ups ALL day and still not achieve the perfect abs.
Reality...What you eat and how much cardio you do daily will reveal the perfect abs.
Eric Williams, LMG Dance and Fitness trainer, calls it the "Vanity Weight". This is so true. It's vanity weight because it truly pushes you to think about what you eat and how that effects the body. It's the last 5 pounds that you have difficulty loosing, it's the problem area that drives you nuts...this is where the sacrifice and hard work come into play more than ever.
Now...By sacrifice-I DO NOT MEAN STARVING YOURSELF!
Great reward comes with hard work. Be smart about it. Not eating will only shut parts of the body and mind off and is hazardous to your health and well being...not to mention, deadly.
I am speaking about eating healthy-fueling the body with "good" energy.
Cutting out the excessive fats, carbs, salts, sugars, alcohol!
Notice, I say "excessive". Everyone needs fats, carbs and sugars...your brain needs them to function, your body needs them to create energy, to heal itself and regenerate cells.
People think I am just being difficult when I tell them the best way to get physically fit is to eat healthy...3-5 meals a day (less "starves" the body and the body will start to store fat).
The last thing you want to do when trying to loose weight is skip meals.
I can not stress this point more!
Your body assumes it needs to store fat for energy if a meal is skipped. So, you are doing yourself more harm by not eating.
Workout! Cardiovascular activity...at least 30 mins a day...Elevated heart rate...That uncomfortable feeling you get in the first few minutes of jogging, jump rope, fast paced walking...This is what we want to work at during the 30 mins of non-stop elevated heart rate. With practice, just like everything else, it gets easier.
This is the fat burner! This is the secret to your success.
That's it.
You simply have to decide you want it.
No one is going to make you.
It comes down to YOU.
Want perfect abs?
Eat healthy, cardio to burn the layer of fat, when you physically reach where you want to be---crunches, full sit ups, core work such as pilates, yoga, ballet.
Do it.





"Fit-Ful" is a term created by Lesa which means, the union of fitness and beauty from within (FITness and beautiFUL). Working on fitness to incorporate improved health and self-esteem along with working on internal beauty by developing connections to self image, spirituality of life and society's connection. Beauty from within is much more important than external beauty. How we treat ourselves and others speaks deeper than what clothes we wear.

This is truly beautiful.

Peace and health!
Lesa

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