ANOTHER REASON WHY EATING BREAKFAST IS IMPORTANT FOR WEIGHT LOSS

Take it from People in Spain, Small portions and lots of walking for weight loss! Stephanie, College Volleyball Player and former Texas boot camp client of Houston Personal Trainer Melissa has traveled to Madrid, Spain for her spring Semester to enhance her language skills. Her Workout goals have never been to lose weight but rather to gain lean muscle. However her travels have resulted in some weight loss anyway due to lifestyle differences in Madrid, Spain. So, In an interview with Citiflex.com, Stephanie shared how people in Spain stay so slim and keep weight off. "People in Spain do not know the meaning of the word 'doggie bag'  or 'take home' because the portions are much smaller here," said vollebyall player Stephanie. "You get what you NEED to eat in Spain, exactly what you need and NO more." "But in the United States, the portions are so much more than you really need so you end up taking the food home in a doggie bag." "Those words are not even part of the vocabulary here; they wouldn't know what you were talking about," she said. Houston Personal trainer workout client Stephanie also said that in Madrid the culture has breakfast at ten in the morning (which is granola and yougart), Lunch around four pm.(which is a small meal) and dinner at eleven pm.(which is usually chicken or fish and some salad with lots of tomatoes). She said she is hungry a lot by the evening, but has adapted to the eating pattern for the most part. Basically the culture starts their day a lot later and stays up a lot later. Olive oil is used a lot as well, which is one of the healthy oils (but not a flavor she likes). As far as workouts or exercise, here is what Stephanie said. "People here walk everywhere, to school, to work, to the metro, between the metro," and all that walking happens on a daily basis." said Stephanie."I bet I walk about two or more hours a day", she said. Houston Personal trainer Melissa emphasizes to her clients that increased activity on a daily basis is critical to maintaining long term health benefits from weight loss and other cultures do it as a lifestyle. The only negative expressed concerning health in Spain was that, according to Stephanie, "It seems like EVERYONE here smokes" and of course the risks of smoking are well documented. But  the walking and the small portion sizes and frequent small meals during the day are wonderful examples of how to lose weight and keep a healthy lifestyle. WAY TO GO SPAIN! Photo of Austin Personal Trainer Erik Racing in burnt orange at Texas Relays in April at the University of Texas Stadium  Erik, UT runner and Austin Personal Trainer, raced and  competed well in the relays and was pleased with his time. Houston Personal Trainer Melissa acknowledges that running has always been a core part of her training. "I do not run with the same speed or intensity as Austin Personal Trainer Erik does", she said, "but I always include some intervals and  running each week because it seems to be the most effective way to workout in Houston and burn body fat, as long as a person does not have knee or feet problems." Erik has a body fat of around five percent which is an endurance athlete level of body fat. But he not only has low body fat, he also has high muscle mass which gives him a fast metabolism. This combination is good for maintaining good health and high energy WORKOUT FOR A SEXY TIGHT BOOTIE with Houston in home Personal Trainer Melissa Wanna have a Sexy Bootie that is lifted, tight, lacks cellulite and resists the pull of gravity? Houston Personal Trainer Butt workouts involve the legs and are intensive but will burn calories and create round lifted glutes that look good in even the shortest of shorts. Sexy Butt Personal Training workout #1..Houston Personal Trainer Joe says to Hold a med ball and get in a lunge position. From the lunge position, bring the back leg up off the floor and up to a knee raise while simultaneously raising med ball over the head. Return to lunge position by placing foot back on the floor in the rear and bringing med ball down to the waist. Repeat for fifteen times on each leg...do five sets of these. Sexy Butt Personal Training workout #2..Plie Squats..Houston Personal Trainer Melissa says she gets a VERY wide stance with toes pointed out..do one hundred squats slowly going down as far as possible but keeping upper body as vertical as possible. When going up, be sure to push down on heels as that engages the inner thigh and glutes. The last thirty of these, do without coming to a full standing position..in other words, keep continuous tension on the legs and stay low. Do three sets of these. Sexy Butt Personal training workout #3..Houston Personal Trainer Stephanie says that Jump squats involves squatting like a frog, touching the ground and then jumping straight up as high as possible in one explosive movement and reaching for the sky. Then return to a squat position down low on the ground while touching the floor. Do twenty of these and do five sets. Buns will be HOT after this workout. STOP DEPRESSION TODAY WITH OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS Low levels of Omega-3 fatty acids have been linked to various types of mental illnesses in the past but now it is also linked to depression. Because these polyunsaturated fats concentrate in the brain they facilitate the activity of neurotransmitters and can help improve mood as a result says Sarah Conklin, Ph.D. Spinach, walnuts, flaxseed oil, fish (including tuna and salmon) can all increase the levels of omega-3 and when a person is feeling happier, GUESS WHAT!!! They are more likely to exercise as well!! Here is a photo of Houston Personal trainer Melissa in Galveston beach, doing flex ball pushups to warm up before a beach volleyball training session with a client.

Last Updated ( Friday, 11 January 2008 22:53 )