Hype-Free Fad-Free Fitness By Pete

Dear Fitness Enthusiast,

Holy cow has it been a busy couple of months!  I just finished the last
seminar of the year that was part of a seminar tour that took me through Boston,
San Diego, Connecticut and Denver three times.  Oh, and did I mention that
we just opened our newest Fitness Together location in Woodbury Minnesota
while continuing to make people skinny here in Brookfield, Wauwatosa and the Lake
Country.

Yes, some may say I am crazy, but when you’re addicted to fitness you have extra
gas in the gas tank that many don't. This doesn't mean some balls didn't get dropped
along the way.  I am only human after all. 

This blog was one of the balls.  If they only had the internet on planes I would have
been fine!

I don't like people making excuses so I'll stop there and instead make up for it
by giving you an arsenal of fitness, nutrition, weight loss and health information
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is what it's all about anyway.  Great advice is only advice until you put it in
action.

Ok, Ok, here it is...

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Plus, here is what's coming...

I will be posting our Biggest Loser Contestants video updates of their progress,
daily trainer notes and meal plans.  You can join right in and transform your
body right along with them!

Until then, thank you for allowing me to guide you through the health and fitness
maze!

In good health,

Pete Piranio, BS, CSCS
Owner/Fitness Consultant
Fitness Together
Brookfield 262.780.6350
Delafield 262.646-5444
Wauwatosa 414.453.9800
www.FitnessTogether.net

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If you missed my last blog regarding Olympian Dara Torres or
you're not familiar with her story go to part 1 of this
two part blog and you can get up to speed, and then come
back and this will mean a lot more to you.

Today, I want to share with you 7 key components we make sure
to integrate into our clients programs to get age defying
results.  If you're somewhat skeptical about the results you
can achieve it's time you leave that belief behind because
it may just be the one big thing getting in your way.

I've seen mountains of evidence in all the research studies
that show age is not a factor in getting your body back to
it's 20 or 30 year old form.

Dara and many other Olympians this year are not just proving
it in a lab study, but demonstrating this to you and the world
in the Olympics in Beijing.

I am not saying that the body isn't different than it was in
your 20's or 30's.  It is. Where it is a factor is in 'how'
you go about getting your body back. The plan definitely has
to be different and if this is done you can get terrific results.

I can't tell you how many clients have been surprised by how
much we have been able to increase their fitness level without
the process feeling like a boot camp.

It's all in the training methods and planning. This is what
many experts are attributing the increased age in Olympians
competing this year - improved training methods.

Yes, I know you don't want to be an Olympian, but the same
principles apply to the mom who needs the fitness to manage
a busy house hold or the corporate executive that needs the
fitness to handle stress and have the energy to produce the
companies expected results.

If you make sure your program contains these 7 key components
you'll feel better than you have in years and get results
that will amaze you:

Recovery: This is the most often overlooked area of fitness
and nutrition program, but can have the biggest bang for your
buck.  If I had to make one change in persons program that was
struggling to achieve results and my life depended on it,
it would be to plan their recovery better.  Not only exercise
recovery, but post workout nutrition to accelerate their recovery.
When you finish your workout don't just hang up your shoes and
call it a day.  Get the maximum bang from your efforts by
consciously providing your body with the essential amino acids
and carbohydrates needed to accelerate muscle recovery and
glycogen replenishing.
 
Nutrition: Supporting your exercise program with the right
nutrition is a must.  Too often people think of nutrition as
dieting, but they really need to look at it differently.  The
mind set should be, eat to support your workout and workout recovery. 
Be conscious of your nutrition throughout the day to make your
workouts easier.  Don't think about it as dieting, think about
putting the right gas in your gas tank so your car runs well.

Also, eating healthy and eating to lose weight are two different things. 
You need to know specific strategies to eat specific to your goals
if you want the fastest results.  And this also means eating
specific to your age.

Phasing Workouts: Utilizing different exercise stimulus week
to week and month to month is absolutely necessary to allow
the baby boomers body to recover properly and avoid injuries. 
The proper planning and sequencing of strength, hypertrophy,
endurance, transition and active recovery phases is the difference
between working out and working out to produce a specific result. 
If you hired a personal trainer and you ask them for a Periodization
Schedule and they give you a blank stare, then you hired the
wrong one.

Functional Resistance Training (including Core strengthening):
Training the body how it functions in everyday life, not only
helps the baby boomer enjoy activities later into life, but
also decrease the specific stressors to joints and tendons. 
This type of strength training also increases the metabolism
with an increase or maintenance in muscle. The baby boomer
wants to avoid machines with fixed planes of motion as much
as possible.  They take away the balance training that is needed
and add joint stress.

Stretching: Is critical to allow the body to keep good range
of motion in all the joints, decrease joint stress and enhance
your bodies recovery.

Balanced Approach: Having a well designed program involves
resistance training, cardiovascular exercise and nutrition in
a synergistic approach.  What Fitness Together calls the FT
Essentials. This is probably the biggest mistake I see people
make. They put way too much emphasis on one of the three versus
a balanced approach. They all work together if you want the
fastest results - plus you'll enjoy more.  

Well Designed Plan: Just like retirement planning is important
for a baby boomer to enjoy life, a good wellness plan is important
to getting maximum enjoyment and fulfillment from life. 
Good retirement planning is more than just saving your money
and a good fitness program is more than just sweating.  A well
design program contains all six of the aforementioned components
seamlessly integrated, but also practical, allowing you to enjoy
the process.

There you have it, 7 key components to getting the results you want
at any age. Make sure you're mindful of all of these components and
you'll get the gold in quality of life.

In good health,

Pete Piranio BS, CSCS
Owner/Fitness Consultant
Fitness Together
www.FitnessTogether.net
Brookfield 262-780-6350
Delafield 262-646-5444
Wauwatosa 414-453-9800

P.S - Listen to a few of our clients and how these 7 Key Components have
made a dramatic in their fitness results: www.www.fitnesstogether.net/real_people.html

If you have any questions or comments about this blog, our services
at Fitness Together, or anything at all having to do with health and
fitness, just call us at 262-646-3055 or post your comments now and ask away...:)

All content provided for information purposes only. This is not intended to
treat or manage disease. Be sure to check with your doctor before engaging
in any dietary or fitness changes and/or routines.

Copyright 2008 Piranio Fitness Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved

I have something very important to share with you today that
could be the one thing that gets you over the fitness hump
or like me, has added fuel to my current fitness fire.

Even we fitness pros need a little something to help us get
back on track or take our fitness to new levels.

Personally it's perfect timing for me.  You haven't heard from me
in a while because I was the key note speaker at a two day
seminar in Boston and I am writing you right now from Denver
where I have been helping develop Fitness Together's plan
for the future.

Speaking for two days, high level thinking and traveling can
sure be exhausting. I'll be 34 in October, but the last few
weeks can sure make that number seem higher. If fitness and
healthy eating were not part of my lifestyle I can't imagine
how I would feel. 

Then I caught a story today in USA Today about how USA Olympic
athletes ages are at the highest ever.  Dara Torres, the
41 year old Olympic swimmer is really the one who has helped
me work a little harder in my workouts and inspired me to reach
to new heights with my fitness. If you're not familiar with Dara
watch this video: 

Let's look at a few more facts about Dara:

-- She's 41 years old - a generation older than most of her
competitors. She was medaling in her first Olympics in 1984...
before many of them were even born.

-- She will go to the Beijing Olympics as the oldest-ever member
of the US swim team.

-- She's a mother - and still has maybe the most impressive
abs I've ever seen on a women.

-- She's considered to have the purest and most efficient
swimming stroke...of any woman in the world.

-- She's medaled in four consecutive Olympics...Beijing will
be her fifth, and she's favored to at least medal, possibly win
the 50 meter freestyle.

-- She owns 8 Olympic medals

-- She retired from swimming after 2000 Olympics in Sydney...
and now she's BACK!

-- And she is amazingly fit.

If you're 40 or older, not happy with your body and have
accepted your weight, de-conditioned body, low energy and
physical appearance because of age, then I am hoping Dara
and the many other "older" Olympians are changing your
paradigm.

This is the biggest secret to getting age defying results.
If you don't change your beliefs about what is possible
you will never get your body back.  Subconsciously you'll
always sabotage your attempts because psychologically
your telling yourself it can't be done.

This is why I'm bringing this to you today.  I could stand
up on my fitness soap box at 34 and say anyone can do it
at any age - which I know is a fact.  But the only way I can
help change your beliefs is showing you the proof. 

We've seen the same type of "amazing" results from many of
our clients, achieving results they didn't think were possible.
From a few clients we have that are 85+ to the majority who are
50+. 

Am I saying that your fitness or nutrition should be the
same as a 20 or 30 year old?  Absolutely not!  In fact, a
disturbing trend I am seeing in personal training is group
personal training and boot camps lead by personal trainers
(glorified group exercise classes).

If you want results like Dara Torres you can't participate
in an exercise program that is one size fits all.  Not too
mention you increase your exposure to injuries because with a
workout not tailored to your fitness level or current physical
limitations (I'll have more on this trap coming soon).

I don't mean to brag, but personally I believe we are the experts
in getting phenomenal results for the baby boomer and there are
very specific reasons why. They are many of the reasons
Dara Torres is getting the fitness results she is and we'll
get to the nitty gritty details of 'why' next time, so stay tuned...

In good health,

Pete Piranio BS, CSCS
Owner/Fitness Consultant
Fitness Together
www.FitnessTogether.net
Brookfield 262-780-6350
Delafield 262-646-5444
Wauwatosa 414-453-9800

I don't want to make the above statement without showing you
proof. If you're skeptical about our claims go to:
www.FitnessTogether.net/real_people.html

Would you like more information on our programs and hear
what other greater Milwaukee residents think about our program?
Request our complimentary DVD and information package and we'll
also send you a voucher for three free sessions and a consultation:
Go here: http://www.fitnesstogether.net/FreeDVD.html  

If you have any questions or comments about this course, our services
at Fitness Together, or anything at all having to do with health and
fitness, just call us at 262-646-3055 or reply to this blog.

All content provided for information purposes only. This is not intended to
treat or manage disease. Be sure to check with your doctor before engaging
in any dietary or fitness changes and/or routines.

Copyright 2008 Piranio Fitness Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved

’ll never forget when I was working with a client that looked like he was going to have a heart attack.  No this guy wasn’t extremely overweight or out of shape.  In fact, I had helped him lose 40 pounds and we were really starting to have some fun because his fitness level was terrific.  We had come a long way.  He was looking great and enjoyed the new fitness challenges I brought to him in each session.

What was the problem?

He was really laboring with every exercise I had him doing and sweating profusely.  This just wasn’t right for him.  Then he started looking worse so I had him stop and get some water.  He wanted to push ahead so I checked his heart rate and blood pressure – it was through the roof!  I said no way pal! 

I had him sit down and continued to monitor his heart rate and blood pressure making sure it was dropping.  During this time I asked him, “Did you eat today and if so what?”  I also asked him about his water intake.

Then it struck me! 

He had to have ingested some sort of stimulant.  He was a busy and driven professional always squeezing hours out of the day.  So I asked him, “How many cups of coffee have you had today?”  “What about soda?”  He said he had only one cup of coffee in the morning.  

Then he realized I was asking about any kind of stimulants (caffeine) he might have taken.  We had talked a lot about minimizing caffeine because of its dehydration effects and other reasons in the past.  So he mentioned, “You know Pete, I did start taking a pill today that’s for increasing my metabolism.”

WHAM!  We found our problem.  I told him unfortunately we were done for the day and I need him to do two things:

1. Drink a lot of water.

2. Throw that crap away!

You see, this gentleman was looking for another edge to get that last bit of fat off.  He wanted to increase his metabolism and didn’t realize all these metabolism boosting pills are all the same.  They are a bottle full of stimulants that jack up your heart rate.  Add an already increased heart rate to exercise and you get a fit individual gasping for air and sweating profusely.  This is a dangerous combination!

If you don't increase your body's burn rate or metabolism, you won't be able to burn the fat you want to get rid of, but you don’t get this through a pill!

So what can you do to boost your metabolism, lose inches, and eliminate that belly fat?

But doesn't your metabolism slow down with age?  Yes, it can, But...if you follow the tips I outline below you'll stop your metabolism from slowing down.

Heck, you'll actually increase your metabolism, thanks to your new fat burning habits.

However, some heavily marketed metabolism boosters are BS...so here's the truth about the top 4 metabolism booster and how you can use them to burn fat.

Strength training should be at the core of any fat loss program. It boosts metabolism up to 10% after a training session.   Muscle is metabolically active.  Therefore, every pound of muscle you add will increase your bodies calorie needs by 30-50 calories.  In addition, you will have an increased metabolism for 48 hours after a weight training workout.    The fact is you lose lean muscle with age if you don’t do anything to maintain it.  A decrease in muscle is a major contributor to the slowing metabolism people experience with age.   Metabolism is not a mystery or magical thing.   The lean muscle that strength training helps you build will firm and tone your body like nothing else out there.  Strength training must be a part of your fat-loss workout routine.

Research shows eating breakfast is associated with successful weight loss. Breakfast increases metabolism because it breaks your overnight fast.  So make it a habit to consume some protein, fiber,& fruit (& even veggies) at this time. This will keep your appetite in check till your next meal.

Eating 5-6 small meals per day boosts metabolism and helps create hormonal changes that support fat loss.   Infrequent meals are the classic mistake that slows your metabolism, because your body perceives its starving.   Try and split  up your meals into smaller meals that can be eaten over the course of the day. This one simple tactic can be the difference between becoming a fat burning machine or storing fat.

Interval training causes a greater increase in post- exercise metabolism than regular (steady state) cardio.  It’s important to burn calories during a workout, but what matters most is how much you burn after the workout.  Interval programs burn more calories during and after a workout, leading to more weight loss than a long, slow cardio training program.

Hard work and proper nutrition burn more calories and help you lose fat. On the other hand, magic pills and potions just don't work, but that shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.

My advice?

Add strength training, intervals, mini-meals, and breakfast to your weight loss plan and you'll burn body fat fast thanks to your increased metabolism.

Are you ready to increase your metabolism with weight training, but find it intimidating or you just don’t know what to do?  Not sure how to do interval training that boost your metabolism?  Or is nutrition you biggest hurdle?  Call any of my offices and greater Milwaukee’s best degreed and certified fitness consultants will be glad help or go here: www.FitnessTogether.net

In good health,

Pete Piranio BS, CSCS

Owner/Fitness Consultant

Fitness Together

www.FitnessTogether.net

Brookfield: 262-780-6350

Delafield: 262-646-5444

Wauwatosa: 414-453-9800

P.S.  If you're ready to stop wasting your time on false promises and solutions that go nowhere and start getting serious health, fitness, and weight loss result now then request a complimentary introductory session and consultation at www.FitnessTogether.net/freeconsult.html 

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The evil sweet tooth is a common problem our clients are asking for solutions to. 
Today I'm going to share multiple solutions and one very tasty one!

First, it's important to understand that sweet tooth cravings are not
genetic or a disease.  Too often I have conversations with people that make
excuses for not eating to support their goals.  "I've always had a sweet tooth
problem" or "My mother had a sweet tooth and so do I".  We make "sweet tooth"
sound like something that should be listed on the CDC's (Center for Disease
Control) top ten list. 

I know this may sound a little unsympathetic, but in order to make lifestyle
changes that support our goals and the quality of life we want, we have to
identify our obstacles and come up with the solutions to over come
them - not excuses.  It's human nature for our mind to come up with an excuse or
no effort rationale behind our behaviors, but this is what keeps people
locked up in a body they don't want. So let's look for solutions instead of excuses:

Sugar cravings often come from skipping meals and not eating frequently enough. 
Infrequent eating creates low blood sugar levels and when blood sugar is low your
body calls for sugar.  You end up eating high sugar foods because your body
craves sugar to raise blood sugar levels, your insulin spikes in response to
elevated blood sugar, which in turn slows your body's secretion of Glucagon.

This is a big problem because Glucagon is a hormone that helps release fat
cells for oxidation and energy use.  In other words, it's what helps you
"burn fat".

If you want to reduce sugar cravings and lose body fat, you have to implement
frequent meals and snacks in to you nutrition plan.  The goal is to stabilize
sugar levels throughout the day.  This will not only have a positive fat loss
effect, but you'll notice tremendous energy increases.

Don't reach for caffeine when your energy is low, reach for a quality protein
and carbohydrate snack or meal.

Does this mean that I can't have a treat or enjoy ice cream on a summer day?

Absolutely not! 

In our EAT! Nutritional program we teach the use of a "Throw Out Day", which
is a day you can eat anything you want.  In previous e-mails I've explained
the benefits to implementing this strategy. If you missed that e-mail, shoot
me an e-mail and I'll resend it to you.

Here's the tasty tip that can also be a great solution to the evil sweet tooth:

Did you ever think that chocolate ice cream could be healthy, taste delicious,
and promote fat loss? It can, and I think you're going to love this recipe.

The finished product tastes great and has a smooth and creamy texture that's
similar to brand name ice cream, but instead of an overload of fat, sugar,
calories, and chemicals, you'll get 12 times the protein, 3 times the fiber,
half the calories, a lot less fat, and only 1 gram of sugar.

This recipe is for a very large batch (you're going to need a very big
bowl), though you could certainly cut each ingredient down by half.

1.) 12 -14 cups chocolate protein powder (I use Optimum Nutrition 100%
Whey)
2.) 10 cups water
3.) Two 2.1 oz. boxes of instant Jell-O sugar free, fat-free choc. pudding
mix.
4.) Two 29 oz. cans of pumpkin (I use Libby's)
5.) 1.5 to 2 cups of all-natural peanut butter

Mix the first three ingredients together in a VERY large bowl and then add
in two large cans of pumpkin and continue mixing on high. Then add peanut
butter and mix well on high for about 3-5 minutes until completely blended
and smooth. Pour into Tupperware containers and freeze.

I realize that the pumpkin might sound strange, but trust me, after letting
it freeze over night, it is very good. I'm not sure why, but the longer I
allow this to freeze, the better it tastes.

You can leave the pumpkin out if you'd like and it'll be thicker and richer,
but have less fiber and other beneficial nutrients. I personally like the
taste and texture (and nutritional profile) better with pumpkin included.

You can modify the above recipe to fit your personal preferences. For
example, you might like a thicker and richer taste. Try adding a little
more pudding or peanut butter...or use a little less pumpkin and/or water.

Because this doesn't have any additives, preservatives, and other gums and
junk that ice cream does, it'll be hard as a rock right out of the freezer.

So, I always take it out of the freezer for an hour or so before eating it
so that it gets nice and soft. (Or you can microwave it for 30 to 90
seconds, depending on container size).

Here's how I use it each day:

I've yet to meet someone that doesn't like this recipe (even my kids and
"junk-food junky" friends enjoy it). It's a pretty forgiving recipe, so if
it doesn't taste right, you may have skipped something. Let me know and I
can offer tips or clarify any confusion.

We share a lot of these health recipe treats in our EAT! Nutritional Program
and we are constantly updating recipes and done for you meal plans as we
find new ideas our clients like and I personally enjoy.

If you've got the exercise habit down and don't need our expert exercise
program design, but need work on your nutrition? No problem, schedule a
complimentary nutrition consultation to see if our EAT! Nutrition
program is right for you and if any supplementation is needed to fill holes
in your nutrition plan. You don't need to be a personal training client
to participate in our nutrition coaching programs.
 Go here now: Nutrition Consultation

In good health,

Pete Piranio BS, CSCS
Owner/Fitness Consultant
Fitness Together
www.FitnessTogether.net
Brookfield 262-780-6350
Delafield 262-646-5444
Wauwatosa 414-453-9800

I’m on vacation right now so I thought I would lighten things up a little. The object of the game is to get as far as possible on the treadmill without falling and being subsequently dumped into water. As you get further along you must eat the cookie which speeds the treadmill up. I do get creative new ideas when I’m on vacation.  Maybe I could start a new exercise class based on this …       

 Oops!  I may have damage my credibility here J   Well, hopefully this will help me get it back.  Click here   In good health,

Pete Piranio BS, CSCS

Fitness Together

Now that we've laid the ground work for this blog, let's get to some "nitty gritty" details that will get you on the road to a successful body transformation.

What a great line.  You know what I'm talking about.  A Few Good Men...Jack Nicholson.

Sometimes I feel like I could go on the same rant like Jack did, especially after a day of getting pummeled with the latest and greatest fitness or fat loss fads.  If it's not an old diet repackaged into a new book, it's something on Oprah or a celebrity endorsed something.

It simply amazes me how proven strategies or techniques based on scientific truths get pushed out of the way by this stuff.

I guess it shouldn't amaze me.  It's what people want... the quick fix...the secret.  It it's what people want; it's what the multi-billion dollar weight loss industry is going to serve up.

What really pushes me close to a Col. Jessep moment is the sabotaging effects it has on the efforts of millions of Americans, including many clients I have worked with.  People don't know what the truth is and when you try to give it to them - they can't handle it.  The skepticism created by previous failed attempts and misinformation puts up a heavy "Spam Filter."

I like to call this "head trash."

This "head trash" often prevents people from taking the necessary steps to getting the results they want.  Thankfully after 12 years as a fitness professional, coaching clients through thousands of one-on-one sessions I've come up with some strategies on how my staff and I "deprogram" our clients.

In fact, that's what this new blog is all about.  I'm going to give you the techniques, strategies, methods and tips that stop the sabotage.

Imagine me reaching into your head and pulling out all the garbage that is sabotaging your efforts to get the health, fitness, weight-loss and nutrition results you want...well, maybe that's not so pleasant, but you get the idea.  We need to clear up the confusion to make room for the truth.

After we've done this minor surgery, I will replace all the previous misinformation, disinformation and hype with the good stuff.

I know this won't be easy.  This blog will need to take many different angles and approaches to get it to "click."  It "clicks" for different people at different times.  But when it does "click" it sure is fun to watch.  We see it all the time with our clients.  When it "clicks" - WHAM!  There go 10 pounds, 20 pounds and here comes a great big smile. 

It never fails when I ask a client, "What do you attribute your recent success to?" The answer is always, "I finally followed what you guys told me to do."  It "clicked."

Now I'm not claiming to have some miracle because that would be hype and of course this is a hype free zone!  What I am saying is that once you learn the truth, you will finally get your hands around this fitness and weight loss thing.  Just think about it.  You went through the same stages in your profession.  You intellectually understood your profession, but once you added experience and the right skills - it "clicked."  The results you get now are far better than before.

This blog is here to help you make health, fitness, weight-loss and most importantly improved quality of life through better health - "click!"  And when it does, please share your stories here!

Here's the plan:

Some days we'll have a little fun with some tips and articles that create a few "ah-ha moments."  Other days we'll get to some specific nuts and bolts that include video demonstrations, workout plans, meal plans and more!

But I need your help! Submit your fitness, weight-loss and nutrition question by posting below or sending them to blog@fitnesstogether.net. This way we can get off to a running start and hit the nail on the head with a sludge hammer!

Or submit your answer to this question:

If I could solve one health and fitness problem for you today, what would it be?

Thank you for allowing me to guide you through the health and fitness maze!

Check back soon.

In good health,
Pete Piranio BS, CSCS
Owner/Fitness Consultant
Fitness Together
www.fitnesstogether.net

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