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Fitness Tips from a Pro
Fitness Tips from a Pro
Bill Cunningham is a Personal You need to perform vigorous exercise at Fitness Coach at Kenny Ray least 5 times per week if you are serious Adhering to the guidelines during the week, Personal Fitness. He has over about losing body fat. and slipping on the weekends isn’t going to five years of experience, apprenticed under work. Saturday and Sunday make up 28.6% the tutelage of Kenny Ray, and received his You can make excellent food choices, but of the week. A dedicated fat loss candidate is certification from the National Federation still have poor nutritional habits. Eating the trying to reach 90% compliance. of Professional Trainers. Bill is Functional right foods is only part of the equation. You Movement Screen certified. Continuing also must eat frequently enough (five times Many people sabotage their efforts with the education highlights include multiple per day), and each feeding (notice I didn’t say consumption of alcohol. workshops with Mike Boyle, former Boston ‘meal’ or ‘snack’) should include a lean protein University, Boston Bruins, and Boston and a complex carbohydrate. Lean muscle is what burns body fat. Your Red Sox strength and conditioning coach; Losing fat requires consuming a certain exercise plan is flawed if it does not primarily Gray Cook, renowned Physical erapist amount of calories per day, which can be focus on strength training. and Strength Coach; and Kelly Starrett, calculated based on personal factors like CrossFit mobility guru. Kenny Ray Personal resting metabolic rate, activity level, and You can lose weight by having a very low daily fitness places an emphasis on symmetrical, current weight. caloric intake, but you will not lose body fat. functional movement and increasing strength When you under-nourish your body to lose in all clients. If you fail to plan you can plan to fail. You weight, your body will utilize muscle tissue for must plan because you are attempting to energy, leaving fat tissue behind. e result is Things to think change your lifestyle, and change the way your a smaller, less healthy individual who still has a about for fat loss: body functions. ese are large undertakings, very high body fat percentage. Losing body fat is 80% about nutrition/ hydration, and 20% about exercise. Most people think exercise is the key piece, but that is not the case. so consistency is key! Meals should be premade and packaged, mostly on the weekends. Your workout appointments should be set in stone and rarely altered. Planning even trickles down to details like having a neat, well Anyone can lose body fat. It’s about having a good plan, being consistent, taking a longterm approach, and persevering through the tough times. stocked gym bag. It all matters, because you’re trying to create a new habit.
