Five Fat Loss Tips
I posted Five tips on my personal blog at
March Fat-Loss Challenge
- Measuring girth and body composition is the best way to tack progress or fat loss
Hopefully everyone enjoyed the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. There were plenty of inspirational athletic moments. There were also a lot of people off their normal routine. Whether it be from Olympic disruption or changing routines to catch some of the excitement, a lot of people have slipped off track in February.
We wanted to get everyone focused on getting back in top form for the spring. Here is our latest challenge. We are focusing this time on measurable results. March’s challenge will be fat loss. To measure and enter you must do a full assessment (which includes our girth measurements) or a mini assessment (just girth and body fat) during the month of March. You only get 21 days before your next assessment. You will be re-assessed (body fat and measurements )after 21 days by the same trainer. The contestant who loses the most mm of body fat and cm’s off of girth measurements wins. The results will be compared based on percentage of original score. For example if you start with 200mm of fat as a total for the 7 spot skin-fold and you lose 20 mm you have lost 10% of the starting total. That would be the same as a person with 100mm losing 10 mm. We will be offering prizes for the winners.
Top Prize will be 3 months of free classes ($600 value). More prizes to be announced next week. You do not need to be a personal training or group fitness client to enter, but you may have to pay for an assessment. Tenants and members of the buildings we manage the fitness centres in may qualify for a free assessment. To enter you have to get your body fat and measurements done and post them in the comment section of this post along with your results 21 days later. Last day to start is March 31 st so we will be announcing winners April 20th. There is no time like the present to get started!
Looking forward to seeing all the results!
To co-ordinate an initial assessment please contact your trainer or email us at info@precisionathletics.ca
Prizes:
1st Prize 3 months group fitness classes with Precision Athletics (Value $600)
2nd Prize 2 months group fitness classes with Precision Athletics (Value $400)
3rd prize 1 month group fitness classes with Precision Athletics (Value $200)
Precision Athletics is Vancouver top personal training and group fitness company. Check out more information on their classes and services at www.precision-bootcampvancouver.com or www.craigboydfitness.com
21 Day challenge wrap up
Well everyone did a great job of challenging themselves for January and into February. We saw some great results! Karen and Christine lost 11 lbs each and some inches (Christine , 16 inches lost great job!). Alma lost 6 lbs and 10 inches and Kathy lost 3 lbs and made some healthy lifestyle changes that will last. Overall we had 37 entrants and 14 finished the challenge and remembered to post how it went , good or bad. I think everyone is a winner that tried. Hopefully we all made some positive permanent lifestyle changes. Thanks to all for the opportunity to help inspire you, it makes our job worthwhile having so many great people to work with. An now the prizes!
Tickets to Canucks vs Flames April 10th – Kristie Thomas
Cactus Club GC ($75)- David Elver
Cranberries Spa GC ($75)- Margot
Travel Gift certificate $75 from Christine Turner at Travel Only http://twitter.com/CTurnerTravel or http://blog.thefrugaltravelers.com - Kendra
Gift certificate to Essentials London on Richards for a Hair Cut and Color value $250 – Catherine
Cranberries Spa Skin Car Gift Pack Value $80- Kathy R
Again Congratulations to everyone who participated!
Precision Athletics is Vancouver’s best personal training and boot camp company. They offer one on one, partner and small group personal training and group fitness classes like boot camp, Cross Fit and cardio kick boxing.
Kristie Thomas
Precision Athletics Vancouver boot camp client Kristie Thomas doing a full pull up!
In June I ran my first half marathon and I thought I was in great shape, but I wanted something other than running in my fitness routine so I googled “Vancouver boot camp” and found Precision Athletics. With their free week trial I really had nothing to lose. After my first class with Craig I was hooked! I realized that just because I could run I was not in great shape, I had a hard time doing 5 pushups from my knees and even an assisted chin up was an impossible feat! Now I am in the greatest shape of my life, my running has improved from my added strength, I can do 15 pushups from my TOES and I can do 2 chin ups. I am also reminded twice a week that even though I am in great shape I have a long way to go. Craig’s boot camp will kick your butt and tone it at the same time.
- Kristie
January 21 day challenge is here!
Happy 2010. In an effort to start the year right and make 2010 your fittest year yet, we are launching our latest Vancouver fitness challenge. This contest is open to our Vancouver Personal training clients and friends. We all know it takes 21 days to form a new habit. What we are asking is you set a goal for the next 21 days. Some examples: do cardio for 30 minutes 6x per week, pack your lunch of healthy organic whole foods five times per week, or no caffeine/ alcohol for 21 days. You decide. Post your goal here in comments. Post your result 21 days later and you are entered. Prizes will be drawn from everyone who posts a goal and result. Send this out to your friends. good luck to everyone and let us know if you need help or support with your goals.
The results are in for the Media Charity Fitness Challenge!
We drew the winners today for our month long contest. Everyone who entered and set a goal had a chance to win. Overall, everyone was a winner as we all did better by having a goal to shoot for than “I’ll do my best….”
- Body Energy Club Prize Pack- Kristie T
- $100 GC to the Fish House in Stanley Park – Kim C
- $75 GC to Canberries Spa- Janice B
- $50 GC to the Fish House in Stanley Park- Jenn T
- $50 GC to Cranberries Spa- Bobby C
If you enjoyed the contest and want to support Precision Athletics we are hoping to win best in the City in the WestEnder Readers choice Poll for “Fitness Facility”. You can vote here.
Feel free to throw a vote in for our sponsors Fish House -” best Seafood” and Cranberries Spa – “Spa”
War on Bicep Curls?
As a full time fitness industry professional, I get to see some strange stuff in the gym. I cannot post it all. However, a recent phenomenon has swept the gym I train out of. This applies to people who use the gym not my Vancouver personal training clients. I have been noticing an alarming increase in the number of workouts that center around the bicep curl.
You can summarize that most guys who workout want to have athletic looking arms. However, the amount of time and focus these guys are putting into bicep curls is pretty sad (for the results they will see). Not that the bicep curl is necessarily a bad exercise. However, basing an entire workout on an isolation movement is counter productive.
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