Perfect Fit Personal Training- Health and Fitness Blog

This is from  Dr. Joseph Pinzone: “Don’t eat so many sweets, your teeth will rot out of your head!” I remember my mom telling me that growing up, but she never breathed a word about a worse offender: Diabetes . Diabetes affects 26 million Americans according to the CDC, but worse: 79 million Americans are currently suffering from Pre-diabetes (Metabolic Syndrome). But there is good news, Pre-Diabetes is reversible. Dr. Joseph Pinzone – an Endocrinologist, the CEO and Medical Director of Amai Clinic , and the Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA – regularly treats pre-diabetic and diabetic patients. Amai Clinic is particularly apt at reversing diabetes, mainly due to the fact that Dr. Pinzone employs fitness trainers and a Registered Dietician on staff to work with all patients as a supplement to his medicinal interventions.   Doctors nonchalantly “prescribing” diet and exercise is quickly b...

Getting into the gym on  your own may seem like a daunting task, so why not invite a friend or two and make it even more fun! Group training is the way to go for convenience, fun and price. Your friends can encourage you and keep you motivated to keep coming, even when you just want to sleep in a little longer... Group personal training is great for the budget, the body, and the social calendar. Instead of meeting up for coffee and a muffin at your local cafe, you can meet up at the gym and get in an awesome workout. Burn the calories at the gym and save the calories from the cafe; you probably just shaved 600 calories off from your day! Not bad for an hours work. So grab a friend or two, and contact me for a free consultation for group training on the North Shore. We can set up personalized programs with meal plans for you and your friends; you just need to commit to showing up! Here are some of the benefits of group training with Nicole Palacios of Perfect Fit Pers...

It's a New Year and a New You! Hey, why not? Every year you may think the same thing...why not get fit? Why not lose a few pounds? Why not get active? Well, don't put it off any longer. This is YOUR year! Perfect Fit Personal Training has been in the fitness industry for 18 years, working with every type of individual, and all ages. We are ready to help YOU reach your goals! We will work one on one with you to reach your personal health and fitness goals SAFE and EFFECTIVELY. Don't wait another year to start your fitness journey, contact us now for a FREE CONSULTATION in North or West Vancouver. Nicole is an ACE and BCRPA certified personal trainer and a BCAK registered kinesiologist with a degree in Exercise Science. Nicole's articles have been published in: Alive, Chatelaine, Women's Running, Pregnancy, Impact , and more! She is an expert source for fitness in : Shape, Shape Online, SheKnows.com and more!

Hello out there! I'm currently working on an e-book; stay tuned! One of the sections is on stretching, and of course I'm including some yoga poses in this section. On my search for some of the best poses for flexibility, I came across a neat site I thought I would share. http://www.ekhartyoga.com/blog/category/yoga-poses If you're on the lookout for some poses to start at home, this site has a wealth of information. I hope you have a great and healthy holiday, and that I will see you back in the New Year! All the best for health and happiness, Nicole

The holidays are a perfect time to snuggle up and watch classic Christmas movies with the ones you love. This year, try spicing up your movie watching by including some fitness exercises to keep your waistline trimmed.  Try these tips from Shana Schneider, fitness expert and Founder of  FITWEEK , a fitness company dedicated to helping women turn any week into a fitweek.   Once Thanksgiving is over in the US, the holiday movie marathons begin. There’s everything from the old classics like It’s a Wonderful Life (Mr. Gower has the first line, "I owe everything to George Bailey. Help him, dear Father."), and Miracle on 34th Street (the original with Maureen O'Hara), to the modern classics like Elf (and who doesn't like chewing on cotton balls?), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Dr. Seuss was a genius), and Christmas Vacation (Jelly of the Month Club is the gift that keeps on giving).  These holiday classics are...

Holidays, you gotta love them! This year can be stress free, right? Here's an article I wrote last Christmas about this very topic, published in Alive magazine. What are you doing to reduce you stress this holiday season?

One of the biggest reasons people gain weight at the holidays: lack of willpower.  But what if it was possible to manipulate your willpower, making you unwavering to the temptations of the season?     Hypnotist Colin Christopher , author of the book Success Through Manipulation: Subconscious Reactions That Will Make or Break You , who helps his patients lose weight through hypnosis, says hypnosis manipulates and strengthens a person’s willpower so much, that he guarantees anyone who uses it can lose weight this time of year when food is in abundance.       That’s not his opinion; the stats back it up.  The Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology says that adding hypnosis increased weight loss by an average of 97%, and increased the effectiveness of weight loss post hypnosis by more than 146%. So how does it work? ·          Direct access to the subconscious – ...