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Why it’s important to regularly change your workout routine

Burlington Boot Camp Starts February 22 2016

Burlington Boot Camp Starts February 22 2016

Your body learns very quickly how to handle and recover from the stress of a workout. The result? You’ll burn less calories and build less muscle. This is what’s known as “plateauing”.

So what’s the solution you ask? In order to get the most out of your workouts (and the results you desire), you have to continually switch up your workouts in order to shock your muscles and keep your body guessing.

However, this can add up to a lot of time and planning. Why not try Burlington Body Camp, where everytime you walk into a session you will be greeted with a new full body workout. Not only that, each session takes into account what you did the class before, so that all of your muscles are proficiently targeted.

“After working all day, I love that I don’t have to think about making and changing my workouts. I can leave that up to the trainers. All I have to do is show up.”
– Burlington Body Camp regular Frances Cowley

Burlington BodyCamp
Starts: February 22, 2016
When: Mondays: 7/8 p.m Thursdays: 7/8 p.m 
Where: 1160 Blair Road #11S
Cost: $200 (2 sessions/week, 9 weeks) $100 (1 sessions/week, 9 weeks)

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HomeBodyFit’s Top Ten Ways to Sabotage your Fitness Goals

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I am a big believer in moderation. I am continually guiding my clients towards a happy balance, which includes avoiding UNDER-training as well as OVER-training.  But in addition to finding the optimal fitness routine and schedule, one must also get enough sleep, eat the right foods (at the right time), etc. If you’re feeling that you are not getting the results you desire, perhaps you are sabotaging your “happy balance” with these common mistakes.

To help, here are my “Top Ten Ways to Sabotage your Fitness Goals”.

1. UNDER-training Aim for three one-hour sessions a week. Anything less and you will not get sufficient results.

2. OVER-training – Your muscles need time to recover after a vigorous workout. It is during this time of recovery that your muscles are growing stronger.

3. Eating too many processed foods – Feed your body whole foods as much as possible. They have the most nutrition, which is what your body needs to fuel those intense workouts and repair muscles.

4. Not eating enough protein – I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, your body needs protein to recover and build muscle. The amount depends on your weight and the intensity of your program. And don’t forget to have protein within an hour following your workouts.

5. Not getting enough sleep – For one, if you’re tired, you won’t get the most out of your sessions, and two it is while we are asleep that our bodies are focused on repair.

6. Not drinking enough water – Being dehydrated will sabotage your sessions. Invest in a one-litre water bottle and aim to empty it twice each day.

7. Stress eating or comfort eating – Always aim to eat when you are hungry and stop before you’re full. Beyond this you are eating emotionally rather than rationally. However, being too strict with your eating is unreasonable and simply no fun. Allow yourself one cheat meal a week.

8. Having too much alcohol at once – Hangovers make for terrible workouts and booze is dehydrating and high in calories. Once again, moderation is the key.

9. Forgetting to stretch – Stretching lowers stress and helps the body recover, meaning you won’t be too sore for the next workout!

10. Stressful life – Did you know that the body releases a hormone (cortisol) while under stress? This hormone causes the body to store fat and it also breaks down muscle. Find ways to reduce stress and release it from your body. My favourite way is to exercise. It is unselfish “me time”.

Interested in in getting more out of your workouts? Contact HomeBodyFit for at-home fitness and meal plans.

 

 

 

 

 

Burlington Body Camp Fall Session begins October 8, 2015

Fight routine fatigue with Burlington Body Camp, where you NEVER do the same workout twice!

Torch fat and get fit

Our trainers lead groups through unique hour-long workouts of high-intensity circuits and strength-training exercises. Not only will you torch fat and calories, our workouts will boost caloric burn during AND after workouts.

Where: Creative Edge Dance Studio 1160 Blair Rd. #11
When: Mondays: 7:30/8:30 p.m Thursdays: 7/8 p.m
Cost: $200 (2 sessions/week) $100 (1 sessions/week)
Duration: 9 weeks

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Burlington Body Camp at Creative Edge Studio

Saturday Boot Camp – Next Session Begins August 1st! Register Online

Start the weekend with an invigorating workout

Start the weekend with an invigorating workout!

“The Burlington Body Camp group fitness classes are the best classes I have ever attended” – Joanne

Starts: Saturday, August 1st (to August 22)
When: Saturdays at 10:30am to 11:30am
Where: Ireland Park (enter at Folkway Drive)
Cost: $40/month ($10/classes) or $15/class

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Questions? info@burlingtonbodycamp.com or call Matt at 905-320-8260

Saturday Boot Camp is back! Starts July 4, 2015

Saturday Boot Camp in Burlington, Ontario

Drop-ins welcome!

Start the weekend with a workout! Burlington Bodycamp Saturday Morning Boot Camp is back…

Starts: July 4th, 2015
When: Saturdays, 10:30-11:30am
Where: Ireland Park (enter at Folkway Dr.)
Cost: $40/month (4 sessions) or $15/class (drop-in)

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Your Complete Guide To Skullcrushers!

by Bill Geiger
BodyBuilding.com

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Contrary to what the name might suggest, skullcrushers won’t send you screaming to the ER—at least when done right. They can, however, help you build massive triceps. Here’s everything you need to know about this popular exercise!

Most exercises have rather literal names: A single-arm overhead dumbbell extension describes the movement pretty well, after all. A few others, however, are named for the part of the body they’ll break if you lose control. In this class we have skullcrushers.

Skullcrushers are actually a family of single-joint triceps exercises, not necessarily just one exercise, because there are so many ways to do them. You can use almost any kind of implement—dumbbells, barbell, EZ-bar, or cables—as well as a variety of angled benches. Each variation provides a slightly different feel and effect, so I’ll guide you through the most popular.

What all skullcrusher variations have in common is simple: elbow extension. The upper arms are generally locked in a position perpendicular to the body, which means both the long and lateral triceps heads—the two biggest—are called into play. As you increase the angle of the bench (i.e., use a more inclined bench), the upper arms move closer to an overhead position, so more of the work falls on your triceps long head. Doing the movement on a decline bench reduces the long-head involvement, so more of the emphasis falls on the lateral triceps head.

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Where does the fat go when you lose it?

Blow your fat away: Exercise guru says we literally exhale our fat when we workout

CBC News

Fat Loss

Where does the fat go when you lose it?

It’s a question everyone asks when they start out on a new diet or exercise regime — where does the fat go when you lose it?

There are several persistent explanations floating around, said Jeff Woods, a long-time personal trainer and fitness lifestyle commentator on the Canadian Learning Channel.
Some believe the fat converts to muscle — a theory that is “blatantly wrong,” Woods said.
Jeff Woods is a long-time personal trainer and Edmonton AM fitness columnist. (Custom Fit)
Others think fat is turned into heat energy and literally burns off. “Well, that sort of happens,” Wood acknowledged.

Before fat can be reduced, a person must elevate his or her body temperature and burn calories, he clarified.

As for the idea that fat cells metabolize — “Well, that’s just not true,” he said.

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