Sodium: The Silent Killer

With low sugar, no fat, and less calories hitting the markets like wild fire, less sodium is slow to catch up.  Why haven’t we placed more emphasis on lower sodium items when sodium is more threatening to our health than sugar, fat or calories?  Is it because sodium is hidden in our foods to the point that we can’t even recognize it?

It is recommended that an average American consume 2,300 milligrams per day (the amount of one teaspoon of table salt) according to the Dietary Guidelines, but in fact, we consume about 1.5 times more sodium in a day than we should.  Over doing it leads to much greater health problems like high blood pressure which is a major cause of heart disease.  It also puts our body out of whack when it comes to balancing our need for potassium, calcium, magnesium or other nutrients.

Even if you don’t sprinkle your food with salt, you are still getting an unhealthy dose in processed foods and meals eaten outside of the home.  These contribute to about 80% of our dietary sodium.

Tips on how to reduce your salt intake:

• Lay off the Salt Shaker
• Pay attention to food labels and food ingredients
• Choose Lower-Sodium and No-Salt products
• Add fruits, vegetables and low-fat dairy products to your diet
• Stay away from items like soy sauce, cheese, and ham when you eat out

How do you recognize Salt hidden in food?  Look for these names for salt listed in the foods ingredients.

Processed Foods:  Sodium Citrate, Sodium Phosphate

Condiments & Seasonings:  monosodium glutamate, sodium nitrite, sodium saccharin, baking soda (sodium bicarbonate), and sodium benzoate

Table Salt:  Sodium Chloride

Kettlebell…the Best Workout Around

Kettlebells have hit the fitness scene like a firestorm.  If you have never seen a Kettlebell, it looks like a cannonball with a curved handle on top.  The American Council on Exercise (ACE) named Kettlebells as one of the top ten fitness trends in 2009 in a press release on December 9, 2008.  The Press Release stated that “The reason for the surge in kettlebell training is that it gets back to basic training that requires functional, whole body fitness…a great way to get a whole body workout in a relatively short period of time.”

Contact a Personal Trainer at NuBody Fitness in Concord, NC today to see how a Kettlebell workout can help you

• BURN FAT:  You not only get a great cardio workout just by swinging the kettlebell, you also get a great strength training workout that will target your fat and weight to speed up metabolism and help you shed those unwanted pounds.  The dense muscle mass you will build from the kettlebell workout will help you burn calories from the fat that you store all day long and will boost your metabolism.
• SERIOUS CARDIO WITHOUT HURTING YOUR JOINTS:  Because the Kettlebell is designed to workout with a fluid motion you don’t have the jarring motion that comes with lifting heavy dumbbells or barbells.  A Personal Trainer at NuBody Fitness in Concord, NC will help you master the swing, clean, press and snatch movements.
• DEVELOP FUNCTIONAL STRENGTH:  Working with a Kettlebell will help your body work together as one unit because it requires your whole body to be in sync.  You will find that you are walking straighter and are more balanced after a Kettlebell workout.  You will use your core like never before.
• WORKOUT ANYWHERE:  A NuBody Fitness Kettlebell workout only requires one piece of equipment, the Kettlebell.  It is small enough to fit anywhere.  Take it on business trips, vacations, to work, or just to do a small workout by your bed.

Don’t just take our word for it….

In the study mentioned above by the American Council on Exercise it was discovered that a kettlebell workout burned as many calories per minute as running at a six-minute-mile pace.

Contact NuBody Fitness in Concord, NC to talk with a personal trainer about who you can begin to melt away the weight with a simple Kettlebell workout.

Commitment…

NuBody Bootcamps

NuBody Bootcamp is designed for multiple fitness levels.
 
NuBody Bootcamp is a results oriented, full body, conditioning program like none other.  This Bootcamp runs 3 times a week, 55 minutes per session.  There are various session times to choose from.
 
NuBody Bootcamp is led by fitness expert, James Simpson, and his team of certified personal trainers.
 

Expect to lose weight, increase your strength, reduce your waistline, boost your aerobic capacity, and improve your overall quality of life.  We are looking forward to helping you transform your life.  We have high expectations of our participants and we are determined to go above and beyond to help you succeed.
 
There are 3 major components of Bootcamp:
 
Dedication-It takes courage to begin any exercise program.  It takes even more to enroll in a Fitness Bootcamp.  Webster defines dedication as the quality of being committed to a task or purpose. NuBody defines dedication as never giving up.
 
Determination-Your task will be to overcome physical challenges, stepping over objects, running through obstacles, and staying focused to finish. It is often easy to start something, but staying on task to finish is the hard part. We won’t let you quit!

What Favorite Post-Workout Meal?

We all know it’s best to have a healthy snack after working out. Studies have shown that eating a small meal of protein and healthy carbs helps increase the benefits of your workout and speeds up the fat loss process. So what’s your favorite post workout meal?

Weekend Workout Warriors!

What Is Your Favorite Exercise?

I was talking with a training client today and we got into an interesting conversation about his favorite exercise.  It was kind of neat learning about his preferences, likes and dislikes.  So I wanted to open this up a bit and ask you… what’s your favorite exercise and why?