I have made it no secret that my favourite exercise is a pushup, read my blog post here http://blog.stayfitanywhere.com/?p=812. I would like to build on that post by sharing with you one of my favourite pushup variations: the Lateral Crawl Pushup. The reason I love this pushup so much is because it puts the body in motion and because the motion is more than just the up and down movement of a regular pushup your nervous system needs to coordinate the movements of your limbs in order to successfully complete the exercise (as you can see in the video).
• Start in pushup position with your feet together, perform a pushup.
• At the top of the pushup move your left foot away from your right while bringing your right hand together with your left.
• Bring your right foot together with your left foot while moving your left hand away from your right hand.
• You are now back to the start position and ready to do another pushup and then either keep going left or reverse everything and go right.
• Be sure to keep your body in a strong straight line position (ankles to ears) throughout the movement.
Before practicing this pushup be sure that you can perform a regular pushup from your toes and even if you can’t you can still gain tremendous benefits by practicing the crawl portion of the exercise without actually doing the pushup, this can be a challenging exercise for even the most advanced. As you practice and progress you will notice that the movement becomes more fluid and you are able to move quickly from the bottom portion of the pushup right into the crawl, at this time you can give yourself a pat on the back and keep crawling!
Move to Live, Live to Move!
Josh Neumann, BHK, PTS, TSCC-1
jneumann@stayfitanywhere.com
Monday and Thursday #FitTip at www.twitter.com/stayfitanywhere
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Stayfitanywhere has changed my life in all aspects. From the old routines of working out where you would target train one body part per workout exhausting your muscles by training hours a day and dreading ever stepping foot in a gym again, to a whole new way of thinking. The days of working out like a body builder were left back in the 90’s, and now it’s all about the athletic body we all dream of. Whether you want to stay fit for personal success, look good at the beach, outperform all your colleagues, or be the best athlete to step on the floor, SFA will help you achieve those goals in a fraction of the time. You don’t have to train 7 days a week, twice a day, kill yourself every session, and worry about counting your calories anymore. The team at SFA customizes each workout to fit your life style, your goals, and most importantly your abilities leaving you motivated always wanting to come back for more.
I used to be the guy at the gym you’d see every week for about 3-4 weeks consecutive working out with the same old routine. Be in there for hours per session exhausting myself to a point where I could barely drive home. I would feel good; however, I would fatigue and fall off the wagon within a couple of weeks. After recovering I would come back for the same routine, which ultimately was a cycle of failure. I would read endless material on the internet to find the next best thing and try to put it to use before I got bored. I tried all the pills, cut carbs, and even thought about cheating!! Josh at SFA couldn’t make it any more clear of what to do and how to do it without taking those pills and starving yourself to get the results we dream of. Now I am the guy you see and wonder how he is so fit in such a short time frame. Including the warm up, I never spend more than an hour at the gym and sweat like a pig which leaves me energized throughout the day and adds time to complete more daily tasks. Isn’t that what we all want, more time in a day to get done what needs to be done and able to hit the gym? Results, results, results!!! It’s one thing if you notice, it’s another when you have random people at the gym asking what and how you do what you do!!!
When you eat healthy, go to the gym and do what you can, you will see results no matter what. However if you can maximize the time you have to work out, and eat healthy as much as you can, your results will be 10 times better. If you’re a rookie with a couple hours to spare a week or a pro and all you do is workout, SFA will definitely revamp your life style and will maximize your results within the given time frame. My workouts are sports specific, and the main concept I took away was “to be fast you have to train fast.” My customized workouts took me from an average player to being a contender at winning the scoring title. Being able to reach levels I never thought were possible, leaves me wanting more and more and gives me hope that I will reach the top level to compete against the best.
I have been using SFA’s Online Personal Training system as my personal exercise guide for close to a year and I couldn’t be happier with my results. You can access this tool from any computer and even from your blackberry or iPhone. It’s a very simple tool that is very user friendly and is easy to navigate through. They even have videos to show you how to correctly do each exercise. During my last trip across the UK and South Asia, I was able to log into my account from any computer with internet access and load my personal workouts. No matter where in the world you are, you will never have an excuse for not working out. When people talk about working out, your first instinct is to think about the gym. SFA has the ability to deliver workouts to you in any environment, using your body weight and resistance bands or any other piece of equipment. This tool helps you record all your activities, whether it’s a customized workout from the SFA team, doing the grouse grind, going for a run, or taking a day off. An excellent tool when looking back and tracking your results. Every time you finish your workout, log in to your account and record your activities which allows you to look back and see how your week, month, quarter and even year went.
I highly recommend SFA’s services to anyone and everyone. My family, friends, colleagues, and teammates love their services and actually get sick of me talking about how SFA changed my life, till they try it. They all come back and agree that it will change your way of thinking when working out. It’s made custom for everyone, leaves you wanting more, and most importantly, results are instant. I couldn’t have gained the results I have gained without the help of these professionals. They made me realize healthy living is not a hobby, it’s a life style, thank you SFA!
Andy Saran
andysaran@gmail.com
The StayFitAnywhere Online Personal Training system was created to give our clients an added service to help them achieve the results they are looking for. Andrew, Joe, and myself have trained many clients through personal training, group training and bootcamps and have had great results. But we wanted to give our clients more. We asked ourselves what were the barriers clients faced when trying to achieve their health and fitness goals? Time, travel (business/personal), motivation, knowledge, and money. So we set out to create a system that would give our clients every opportunity to overcome these barriers. The StayFitAnywhere Online Personal Training System was developed and continues to develop! Here are some of the extraordinary features of Stayfitanywhere OPT that address the common barriers clients face in achieving their fitness goals:
Time – The Online calendar allows clients to organize and manage their time, while allowing clients to see how often they are accomplishing workouts.
Travel – As long as you have access to the internet you can have access to individualized workouts that can be done anywhere and with whatever equipment/facility you have access to.
Motivation – An Online Personal Trainer that stays in constant contact through email and individual comments for each exercise to keep you accountable to yourself and your Online Personal Trainer.
Knowledge – No more wondering what you need to do to accomplish your goals, your Online Personal Trainer will provide you with the answers.
Money – Each workout costs only $7.99! Just a little more than a specialty coffee from Starbucks.
No longer will we hear the excuses “I forgot my homework” or “I couldn’t remember that exercise” or “I lost the workout that you typed up for me.” StayFitAnywhere’s Online Personal Training system gives our clients access to their own personalized workouts, a library of exercise photos and videos, a food journal, and tons of health and fitness resources. If you have any questions regarding StayFitAnywhere Online Personal Training please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Josh Neumann, BHK, PTS, TSCC-1
Monday and Thursday #FitTips at www.twitter.com/stayfitanywhere
How do I use Online Personal Training? It is very simple to use Online Personal Training, visit www.stayfitanywhere.com and sign up for an accountability plus package. Once you have registered your account all you have to do is fill out the online consultations form and your Online Personal Trainer will be in contact with you within 24 hours to get you started. From there you will be in communication with your Online Personal Trainer as to when and where you want to schedule your workout and once this has been figured out all you have to do is follow these steps.
1. Visit www.stayfitanywhere.com and click on the Online Training Centre tab on the left hand side
2. Log in to the Online Training Centre with your username and password
3. Click on the Schedule tab on the left hand side and you will be taken to the schedule home page where you can either click on your personal calendar or click to see your next workout
4. Once at the calendar click Online PT Session on the date of your next workout
5. You are now looking at your workout, read all of the instructions, take a look at the pictures and videos and print it off to have with you when you do your workout
6. Do your workout
7. Log back into the Online Training Centre and update the workout with as many details as you can, and click update
8. Your updated workout information will be sent to your Online Personal Trainer and he/she will review it and send you notes as necessary and then post your next workout
It is just that easy to use Online Personal Training, the only hard part will be doing the actual workout!
Josh Neumann, BHK, PTS, TSCC-1
Monday and Thursday #FitTips at www.twitter.com/stayfitanywhere
I have been sent a fantastic nutrition article and I would like to share it with you all, http://outside.away.com/outside/bodywork/201001/diets-fitness-nutrition-wellness-intro.html?utm_source=Outside&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Dispatch. If you don’t have time to read it here is a rundown of what it is all about and my favourite quotes. The author, John Bradley, dedicated a year of his life to trying out 6 different nutrition plans. He gave himself 8 weeks on each plan and had regular visits with a doctor for health screening as well he kept a journal of how he felt while following each plan (something everyone should do when trying to figure out the foods their body agrees with most). The 6 nutrition plans he followed were: The Abs Diet, Paleo Diet for Athletes, The Mediterranean Prescription, The Okinawa Program, Nutritionist, and MyPyramid.gov. Find descriptions of each of these plans in the article.
My Favourite Quotes from the Article:
Eat as many vegetables as you can, plus healthier versions of most of the foods you already like, and find activities you enjoy. But don’t forget that sometimes health and happiness depend on big, festive meals and afternoon naps. If your pants get tight, eat less and exercise more. I can get behind that. JN’s thoughts: This is one of the best statements I have ever read… It keeps things really simple and addresses the fact that you should spend more time doing the activities you love and the importance of happiness in the pursuit of the body you are looking for.
It (mypyramid.gov) forces you to pay attention to everything you eat. You realize quickly how hard it is to get in sufficient produce and how quickly calories, fats, sodium, and cholesterol add up. JN’s thoughts: Again tracking what you put into your body is a great wake up call to even the healthiest person. Spend 2 weeks recording when and what you eat and drink (even if it is a pop and a piece of pizza at 3am) and how you feel after you eat. You will likely begin to see patterns and what needs to be fixed and if you can’t find the patterns talk to an expert.
Bradley’s Conclusions: What did I learn in the end? Lean protein, good fats, healthy carbs. More specifically: modestly sized meals consisting of lots of produce, a bit of lean meat now and then, and grains that haven’t been bleached and pulverized into submission. Also, olive oil is good, and snack on nuts and dates. JN’s thoughts: Eating doesn’t have to be complicated, read the above sentence again. What am I going to have for dinner? Pick a vegetable or two, choose a lean piece of meat, and find some whole grains… and if you want dessert have a piece of fruit. The above sentence also reminds me of one of my favourite sayings: eat organic, you know like your grandparents did.
A last bit of advice: Once you’ve settled on a nutritional approach, cheat. Every now and then, eat whatever you want and wash it down with what’s on tap. Knowing you can do this will make it easier to eat well the rest of the time. That’s it. It may not be completely scientific, but I bet it’s closer than anything you’ve tried. I also bet it will work. JN’s thoughts: Instead of calling it cheating let’s call it an exception to the above rules, because there are always exceptions to the rule and this includes food and drink. However, be careful these exceptions don’t turn into new rules!
As Bradley says no one nutrition plan will work for every individual, just as no one fitness program will work for every individual, so try a few nutrition and fitness plans and see what works best for you. If you are stuck for ideas on both send me an email and I will help create a solution that works for you.
Josh Neumann, BHK, PTS, TSCC-1
Monday and Thursday #FitTips at www.twitter.com/stayfitanywhere
When and where can I use StayFitAnywhere Online Personal Training? You can use Online Personal Training anytime and anywhere. Online Personal Training is so convenient that if you needed to, you could do a workout at 2am in your living room. You decide when and where you want to get your workout done! Your Online Personal Trainer can create workouts for you to do in any location you can think of, leave the creativity to us! The following are some great workout locations: the gym, the park, the living room, the office, the backyard, the stairwell, the hotel room, and the boardroom! This means that you can get workouts sent to you when you are on vacation, travelling for business, or spending too many hours in the office. All you have to do is tell your Online Personal Trainer when and where you want your workout and it will be designed and delivered to you. Online Personal Training works around your schedule. Get on to your computer and log on to your account and you will have a personalized workout ready for you!
Get started with StayFitAnywhere Online Personal Training right now and stop worrying about your body!
Josh Neumann, BHK, PTS, TSCC-1
Monday and Thursday #FitTips at www.twitter.com/stayfitanywhere
I recently had a friend send me a youtube clip. I honestly wasn’t suprised after viewing it. The funny thing is, people know better, but yet, a place like this exists for a reason. However, I’m pretty sure most individuals who go to his joint probably aren’t regulars and probably don’t order the “Quad” burger. Take a look at the youtube video YouTube. Imagine trying to burn 8000 calories during one workout. If an average person person burns 1000 calories hiking the Grouse Grind, that would make this a very very long day. For most of us who don’t consume 8000 calories in one sitting and are still encountering obstacles to shed the excess fat, we have some very easy solutions. They are found in our new eBook, 12 Keys to Fat Loss, a simple guide to weight reduction. You can find it on our site Free @Stayfitanywhere.com Combine the knowledge of Fat Loss and the knowledge of body awareness with Stayfitanywhere’s Online Personal Training and you will have a complete package to a healthier and active lifestyle. Find all of our services at Stayfitanywhere.com
~joe - BCS, PTS
jcheng@stayfitanywhere.com