Sneaky Trick #1

I hope You are  ready for this, people don’t realize that what they drink is one of the most important steps in losing weight.

In fact, most people don’t know that when they feel hungry, they may actually be dehydrated and they are really thirsty, not hungry.

Water is your best friend.

70% of your body weight is nothing but water.

This is also why water plays an important role in weight control. So

TRICK #1 drink water.

Yes, you know that you need to drink about 8 glasses of water per day for your body to burn fat and flush toxins out of your system.

But a study from Germany revealed that water is more rapidly absorbed by the body and increases your metabolic rate by as much as 30% for 2-3 hours.

Have a large glass of water when you wake up in the morning and it will fight your body’s dehydrated state from the last 6-8 hours and jolt your metabolism out of its slumber to get a fat-dissolving start on your day!

Crazy Trick  #2

The “vacuum” trick.

Next time you’re lying in bed or first thing in the morning, exhale while pulling in your abdominal muscles like you’re trying to suck your belly button all the way to the back of your spine.

Hold it and contract for a 10-second count and then release.

Take a 5 second breather and then repeat this procedure another 3 more times.

This’ll wrap up those core abdominal muscles nice and tight like you’re strapping on a girdle and train your muscles to give you a slimmer waist.

In fact, it’s not unheard of to lose at least an inch from your waist in 30 days or less. This is another great trick you can start using right away.

Small Trick #3

We all know that a single calorie counts, especially when you are trying to maintain a calorie intake of less than 2000 a day.

This little trick may not seem like it would have a huge effect but if you do the math it really adds up. And over time will help you create a flatter stomach.

Next your tempted to get a  tasty pepperoni pizza get ready to blot it.

Blot??? Use a paper napkin to blot a teaspoon of fat off a pizza slice.

At a slice a week, that’s more than a whole cup of fat you won’t eat this year.

Sneaky Trick #4

Replace fruit juice with fruit.

Fruit juice isn’t as healthy as most people think it is.

Juice actually has a lot of sugar in it and I do mean a lot.

If you are craving a glass of juice, drink fresh fruit juice out of a juicer or better yet, just eat the same kind of fruit instead.

Like orange juice?

You’ll find a fresh orange even more satisfying believe it or not.

Plus, fresh fruit provides your body with much needed fiber as well as better assimilation of vitamins and minerals. To really get the benefits of your fruit try to always eat it before any other food not after.

Best Trick #5

Oklahoma City Fit Body Boot Camp is proud to announce our newest addition to boot camp…

“The Situation”

Ok … Ok… Not “The Situation” from Jersey Shore (sorry ladies) but OKC FBBC new abdominal class “The  Situation” We will be starting it this coming week. It will be high intensity work focused around your core and abdomen. The class will be held Thursday for the 5:30am class and Thursday for the 5:30pm class. You asked for it now it’s here.

Thanks Boot Campers and remember to spread the word to your friends and family.

Trainer B.

Starting Monday Oct 11th – Nov 8th (30 Days)  we are going to have a full blown Ultimate Referral Contest.

The Rules: Invite all your friends, family and co-workers to our Indoor Boot Camp during this 30 Days.

Each Boot Camper who refers a friend who signs up, get’s half off their next month’s dues. If you bring in two referrals that sign up, then they get a whole month free. If you bring in 3 new members then you get a month and a half free… And so on.

The Boot Camper who refers the most people that sign up receives a full year of free boot camp.

A referral doesn’t “count” until their first charge has been processed.

Here is a video with more detail

Start inviting your friends.

Trainer B.

Here is a little extra motivation, I can’t get enough of this video. I have been watching this video everyday since I first saw it.

Please Save this for whenever you need a little motivation

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The new year has come and gone once again “the new year resolution people”  who were gung ho about going to the gym and getting in shape have started to fall off the band wagon.

We already know 95% Fail because of lack of accountability.

“The Boiling Frog Effect” is another reason that the 95% quite after only a few weeks.

As your personal trainer it is my responsibility to educate you for long term success.

If you’ve ever yo-yo’d on a diet or tried to start an exercise program, but couldn’t stick to it, this one is for you.

The following single bit of information has been a “life changer” for many who used to struggle.

It all boils down to …

“The Boiling Frog Phenomenon”

It’s a psychological effect that dates back to research conducted at Johns Hopkins University back in 1882.

Here’s how it works.

Imagine you want to cook a frog …

If you throw a frog into a pot of boiling water, it will jump out.

But if you place a frog into a pot of lukewarm water and slowly turn up the heat, it will stay happily inside the pot … and before the frog realizes what is happening … you have frog soup.

The human nervous system works much the same way.

If you try to introduce a radical change in your life, your system fights back – much like the frog jumping out of the pot of boiling water.

To create lasting change – you simply have to slowly turn up the heat …

Over time, these tiny changes are almost imperceptible to your nervous system, but over time they add up to HUGE transformations.

This is similar to the Japanese concept of “kaizen” whereby one makes small constant improvements that eventually add up and make a radical difference.

Want to see how it works?

Let’s say you want to lose 10 pounds.

Knowing the Boiling Frog technique, you know that making a sudden, dramatic change in your diet and exercise habits won’t likely stick.

It’s too much of a shock to the system.

A smarter way to go is make a more gradual change like this:

Week 1 – Stop drinking canned sodas. Instead drink water.

That’s it! Don’t do anything else. Just that one change.

Then …

Week 2 – Take long brisk walks every other day

And so on …

At the end of a year you’ll have a whole new set of habits and you’ll be a totally different person.

And you know what?

It will stick!

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Trainer B.

If you have ever attended one of the fat burning Fit Body Boot Camp workouts, you are more than familiar with the B-Word and probably get goose bumps when you hear those two syllables come out of my mouth – Burr….peeee…

But, the reason why I recommend and prescribe this exercise in my workouts and personally love them is because the body movement is integrative and totally effective in terms of improved motor skills, increased metabolism and body sculpting.

By far, the Burpee is considered the “most challenging body weight exercise.” The reason is because there is nothing “isolation” about it, as with a squat or sit-up. In order to perform this particular exercise, your individual muscles become a “team” performing squats, push ups, planks and interconnect with one another thus requiring you to work more body parts simultaneously leading to faster fatigue but quicker fat shedding and results! So, just before you sigh and label your fitness coach as a “manic depressive/masochistic” who takes his personal issues out on you, consider the benefits your body is reaping:

Tighter stomach
Firm butt
Stronger shoulders and upper body
Defined calves
Better back posture
Fitter looking arms
Increased agility and physical performance
A symmetrical and sexier physique
Greater endurance and much, much more…

The Origin of the Burpee

The exercise may have been originated by a man named Lieutenant Thomas Burpee who lived from 1757-1839. He was an officer in the New Hampshire Militia during the American Revolutionary War and was described as “having the innate “Burpee” fondness for martial exercises” in A History of the Town of New London, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. Lt. Burpee may have used the combination of pushups and squat thrusts as a means of drilling, conditioning, and disciplining the troops under his command. In addition, the exercise was also been used by the troops as a way to stay warm during the winters in wartime New England.

Enough said, let us get to business!

After you have mastered the Burpee, here is a routine you can do at the gym or in the comfort of your own home that adds a little variation to the exercise. It requires, very little equipment. In fact, all you need is a dumbbell or kettle bell, medicine ball or some sort of resistant weight such as a telephone book. ARE YOU READY FOR THIS QUICK ROUTINE?: