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Personal Trainer Vows to End the Trend of
Showering with Soda Pop!!
By Robyn Morrisette
Would you take a shower using soda pop instead of
water? NEVER! So, if you wouldn’t wash the outside of your body with soda, why
would you ever wash the inside of your body with it? Think about this:
each cell in your body is completely regenerated every year. Your skin, your
muscles, even your organs are constantly degenerating and regenerating. The
process is going on right now, even if you are not aware of it. The pace of this
process depends on your age. Somewhere around age 25, the natural process of
“building up” that your body has undergone since birth crosses over to a process
where degeneration occurs faster than regeneration.
But we can do something about this. We don’t have to
lose muscle, gain fat, feel tired, give up, and give in as we age. If we
choose, we can look and feel good for life. We have the opportunity to
re-create ourselves, if we decide to do it, and if we know how.
Now, what do you think your body uses to re-create
itself? If you guessed “food”, you’re right. Most people have no clue what
they’re doing to themselves with the food they normally eat. Nor are most
people aware of how much better they could look and feel if they stopped feeding
themselves accidentally and started re-creating themselves intentionally.
Food literally is fuel for our bodies. Think of a locomotive. The driver
regularly fills the engine with high quality, clean coal (fuel) which keeps the
train running like a well oiled machine. We need to do the same thing with our
bodies; fill it regularly with high quality, nutritious food (fuel) and our
engine will run the same way.
The following are some guidelines to start you on your way
to becoming a fuel burning machine!
1.
Count “portions”, not calories.
A portion is an amount of food roughly equal to
the size of your clenched fist or the palm of your hand.
2.
You have to eat!
When you
reduce food intake-your body decreases the rate at which it burns fat because it
assumes a famine has just hit. You also begin to lose muscle tissue. When you
go off the diet you will gain back the fat you lost, and more. That’s because
you’ve turned your body into a less efficient fat-burning machine by losing
muscle.
3.
Eat six nutritious meals a day.
Eating
every 2-3 hours helps accelerate your metabolism so you burn more calories and
keeps your blood sugar at a constant level throughout the day. Each “meal”
should consist of a portion of protein, complex carbs (veggies) and simple carbs
(brown rice, potato for example).
4.
Drink a lot of Water.
Water helps rid your body of wastes, transports
nutrients throughout the body and controls your appetite. The color of your
urine will tell you if you are properly hydrated. It should be almost devoid of
color.
5.
There is no such thing as eating “perfectly”.
We’re all human. Don’t be too hard on
yourself if you end up eating too much or not enough one day. If you do, just
put it behind you and get back on schedule. Don’t beat yourself up, and don’t
ever give up on yourself.
6.
Move your body!
You will increase your metabolic rate – the rate
at which your body burns fat. Your body requires more energy to maintain muscle
– fat just sits there. Find something you enjoy physically and commit to moving
your body,
Want more information? Read “Ultra
Metabolism” by Dr. Mark Hyman. This book explains the relationship between
the foods we eat and the bodies we have as a result.
Robyn Morrisette is a certified personal
trainer, Adventure Boot Camp Instructor and snowboard instructor. She operates
Front Range Adventure Boot Camp, an outdoor exercise program for women of all
ages and abilities looking for a fun and unique way to exercise that is focused
on nutrition and results. Check out her website at
www.FrontRangeBootCamp.com or email
robyn@FrontRangeBootCamp.com.
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