Do I have to dance in your Group Training Class? NO!

The question Solera Health Club members ask most often (and with most worry) about our recently-started Group Training Class:  “Do I have to dance?”  The answer (providing relief to most): “NO!”

Jazzercise, Zumba, Step Class - all these are examples of Group Aerobics Classes, and not what we do here.  Solara’s group class is basically a personal training session-type workout.  The Class consists of 10 different workout stations such as Bicycle, Push Ups, Squats, Dumbbell Shoulder Press, Box Step Ups, Pull Ups, Standing lunge, V-Bar Extension, Plank, Crunches.  You can push it as hard or easy as you want.  It doesn't matter if you don't know what you’re doing, or if you are a workout master.  YOU can adjust the class difficulty to best meet your own level of fitness.

1 minute on each station, 2 cycles through, 30 minutes total. 

So in 30 minutes, you get a complete upper body, lower body, core, and cardiovascular workout.  Try this twice a week, mixed with some easier workouts on your own, and you will start to see results right away! 

During the month of January, we are offering our Group Training Class FREE!  At least 1 class is offered each day (including Saturday)--so come try it out.  Whether you’re out of shape, in shape, or have never taken a class, you won't look bad!  We have a good mix in each session, and most of the people signed up for the classes are brand new to the group class workout.

For information on the class check out:  www.solerahealthclub.com/groupclass.php. 

Join me for an amazing group workout soon! 

I want results by tomorrow!

Everyone knows what I'm talking about here.  You spent years upon years of neglecting your body-- years without a constant workout routine, eating badly, some exercise here and there, and your body slowly changed over time.  So slowly in fact, that you didn't notice it and thought it just happened overnight.  Naturally, you decided you would start working out now and just like your body changed for the worse "overnight," you would get results overnight.  But it doesn't work that way.

Your body is a machine.  It wants and sets itself up for routine.  Why do you think you get hungry, get full, are able repeat daily tasks, etc?  It’s because your body has programmed itself to do this naturally!  It doesn't like change.  It doesn't like to work harder than it needs to.  It takes time to "program" your body for results.  When you are not active, your body burns calories at a slower pace.  Why?  Because it can!  Your body is stubborn, and you really have to attack it, fight it, to get it to go with you.  Some people are able to catch it off guard, and see some instant results just from a few weeks of working out.  But for most others, it can take months to see those results. 

But you’re not in this for the short term either.  Who doesn't want to live a healthier lifestyle?  You’re not popping a "fix it all" pill that lasts forever.  You are changing the way you live permanently.  So make sure you come in with your mindset for the long haul, not the short term.  Sure, you can have short term goals, but don't let your bad "vices" become a future need.  Don't tell yourself, "I will just cut out all fast food now while I'm getting in shape" because later you will put yourself right back in the same boat as before.  Write down your exact goals, the "bad" items you want to cut out of your life, YOUR long term plan, and stick to it. 

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ADL - Activities of Daily Living

So you finally made it to the gym.  You decide to work as hard as possible while your there.  You want to lose that 20lbs that has been sticking around and growing for the last couple of years.  So it begins: some cardio, some free weights, some strength machines, back to cardio and complete!  Your exhausted, but you know you've burned so many calories, your on your way!  You head back to your office or home, hit your office chair or couch, and there you stay for the rest of the day thinking about how great the workout was.  NOT SO FAST

Studies have shown that people tend to forget about the calories that are burned during ADL - Activities of Daily Living.  The simple tasks in life; walking to other worker desks instead of e-mailing them, heading down with a group of people to the break room which requires you to take stairs or walk a long distance, going to the grocery after work, playing with the kids, odd jobs around the house.  These simple tasks add to the burned calories for the day, and can sometimes be neglected because of sore or tired muscles from a strenuous workout.  It's easily overlooked and can extend the time it takes for you to hit your different healthy living goals. 

On those days when you've had a great workout, and the next day when you feel that you can't move an inch without the soreness hitting you, make sure you focus even more on your ADL.  When your body tells you "I can't get up," make sure yourself GET UP!  When your body tells you "skip going downstairs with your co-workers today," GET UP!  The more movement you have in your daily life, the more calories you will burn which will only add to the amount of fat you can lose.  So......GET UP!