Explosive Training

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One of the most noticeable elements of professional sports is the fantastic physiques and incredible athleticism which today seems almost common place. Whether you watch football, basketball, soccer, or track & field, you see body’s that look almost super human, and which can perform at a level beyond what most of us even dream about. Even more impressive, many of these top performing athletes are enjoying careers that our longer than ever before. How is it possible to reach such an ultra-high level of sports performance and maintain it?

Today’s top athletes are doing high-intensity interval-style functional training workouts

The answer in more simple than you might expect. The fitness and nutrition programs of today’s athletes are more refined and scientifically based that ever before, and the evolution is to short-duration, high-intensity functional training movements. This type of exercise is now commonly called Explosive Training. The days of casually doing laps around the field are long gone. Today’s athletes at the pinnacle of these high visibility sports have learned to push themselves to their limits of their ability doing high-intensity, interval-style functional training workouts. Watch a professional sports team train today, and you’re far more likely to see 20 yard sprints and vertical jumps, than you are to see players jogging around the field.

Explosive training significantly boosts the natural product of human growth hormone

The favorable impact of high-intensity interval training is even more significant as we get older in that this type of explosive training has been shown to significantly boost the natural product of human growth hormone, and your level of growth hormone plays a major role in optimizing the results you get from your fitness program. Your growth hormone levels affect your ability to both lose body fat and gain lean muscle. Unfortunately, as you reach 30 your hormone levels generally start to decline, contributing to weight gain, reduced energy and muscle loss. So even if you workout harder and improve your diet, you just don’t get results like you use to.

Elevate your body’s natural hormone production by as much as 200%.

Fortunately, you don’t have to accept a declining fitness level once you reach 30. Through the combination of the right type of physical activity and proper nutrition you can stimulate your natural growth hormone production and get more of the results you are looking for. The first step to getting improved results is to workout properly, by incorporating high-intensity interval-style workouts into your fitness program. Then by combining the increased intake of amino acids such as L-Glutamine and L-Arginine, research has shown you can further stimulate your body’s natural hormone production by as much as 200%.

It’s time to change up your fitness and nutrition program

If you are over 30 and have started to experience a decline in the results from your workouts, it’s time to change up your fitness and nutrition program. Remember, staying healthy and in your best shape is not just a short-term focus, but should be a long-term lifestyle. So shorten-up your workouts, give your body the nutritional support it needs, and adopt healthy behaviors you can sustain for years to come. With today’s scientifically developed training methods and advanced nutritional support, it is now possible for your body to continue to perform at its highest levels for many years to come.

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Simple Natural Remedies to Help You Combat the Flu

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By Heidi Kristoffer
Posted Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at 12:24pm EDT

The flu season is upon us again and there are a number of ways to keep your family healthy. While the flu vaccine is usually touted as your best defense, the flu shot alone is not enough to help keep your family healthy, and many people wonder if it does anything at all.

Hydrate

What can you do? Well, at the onset of first symptoms, it is important to hydrate! Drink a lot of water; up to a gallon and a half a day! Any hot liquid will do really, hot tea or even homemade bone broth or soup broth will stimulate the immune system and stop the proliferation of the flu virus in the body.

You can also continuously sip hot herbal teas, hot water lemon and honey, and of course, sip chicken soup–always good for what ails you.

Add More Vitamin C

We have all heard the old adage, ‘Vitamin C staves off the flu.’ Well, it turns out it is true. Studies have shown that vitamin C can help get rid of the flu and a number of other viruses better than any over the counter medication.

At the first sign of the flu, taking a 500 mg supplement each day can help.

Get More Sun

Vitamin D can boost your immune system, too. Eating too much sugar can devastate your immune system and wipe out your vitamin D supplies, and heading outside can replenish them much better than popping a supplement can. Vitamin D deficiency is most common in winter months, when colds and flu and more prevalent, and research has confirmed that catching a cold or flu from someone actually has a lot to do with having a depleted store of vitamin D. So, head outside and catch some sunshine! (Of course, remember you can still grab that important vitamin D even with your sunscreen on, so be safe!)

Other Natural Remedies for Fighting the Flu

Other things you can do at home to prevent, or get rid of the flu include adding Oil of Oregano to your water. Oil of Oregano has both antibiotic and antiviral properties that can help stave off a number of ailments. You can add one drop to your water several times a day.

Adding organic apple cider vinegar to your glass of water can alkalize the body and reset your PH levels. This will kill any yeast that has been feeding your infection. You will need to add a full tablespoon to a glass of water. If you cannot stand the taste, you can add it to a glass of herbal or green tea to mask the taste a bit.

To really expedite the process, you will want to get rid of all carbohydrates in your diet. Eat healthy! Carbohydrates, especially sugars, feed the infection in the body and allows it to spread.

And of course, get plenty of rest! Note that temperatures above 104 do need a trip to the doctor.

The Night Before Breakfast Idea: Coconut Blueberry Chia Pudding

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by Sheleana Jennings – Sep 20, 2014

If you have a busy morning schedule, breakfast can be the most insane part of your day, up until lunch that is! To bring a bit of systemization into your life, try creating breakfast solutions that can be made the night before or even a few nights in advance. While chia seeds can lower blood pressure and may not be the most optimal solution for daily consumption for certain people, they are generally a very healthy option that provide good fats as well as support in flushing the body and supporting a healthy digestive tract.

Do you ever find yourself constipated? Chia seeds are a pretty sure way to get things moving due to their fibre content and gel like texture. Feel free to get creative with this recipe and switch up some of the ingredients by adding alternative fruits or even spices to the mix.

Ingredients:

1 cup chia seeds (white or black)
1 cup full fat coconut milk (add more water if you need extra liquid)
2 tsp vanilla bean or extract
1-2 tbsp honey or maple syrup
3 tbsp shredded coconut
pinch of salt to taste

Instructions: Use a large glass jar to store your breakfast in or separate the mixture into smaller “to-go” jars that people can grab and go with. You’ll want to combine your ingredients in a larger bowl to start and let sit with the liquid for at least 5-10 minutes until the chia seeds have absorbed the liquid and begun to expand. You’ll be able to tell if you need to add more liquid if the mixture gets extremely dry and difficult to move around with a spoon. Once the mixture is finished, store for up to 4 days in the fridge without fruit, 3 with fruit. You can add a different fresh fruit topping each morning or go without.

October 2014 BeFit Method™ Challenge: “Trainer Test”

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Challenge date and time. Monday, October 27th 6:15am
St Regis Bal Harbour Beach

The BeFit Method™ Quarterly Challenge is a series of Natural physical fitness events challenging our trainers to maximize their performance in individual tests of “SPEM” Strength, Power/Power Endurance, Endurance and Mobility. It is based on the Befit Method™ training principles. Consider the challenge a personal physical and mental screening.

**This WILL be a Pass/Fail event.
If you do not pass, it is an indication that you do not meet V Art of Wellness Physical Fitness standards. You have a 30 day grace period to re-test. If you still do not meet the standards within 30 days you will be on probation until you meet the test requirements.

Male Requirement
Pull-Up Drill – As many as possible in 2 min. – Base Requirement – 40

Push-Up Drill – As many as possible in 2 min. (only one resting out of 4 point stance permitted) – Base Requirement – 85

Sit-Up Drill – As many as possible in 2 min. – Base Requirement – 55

1.5 Mile Beach Run – Base Requirement – 11:45

Female Requirement
Recline Pull Drill – As many as possible in 2 min. – Base Requirement – 40

Push-Up Drill – As many as possible in 2 min. (only one resting out of 4 point stance permitted) – Base Requirement – 35

Sit-Up Drill – As many as possible in 2 min. – Base Requirement – 55

1.5 Mile Beach Run – Base Requirement – 13:45