Weight Loss & Management in Denver
Programs for Weight-Loss & Weight Management
Our personal trainers have additional certifications as Weight Management Consultants.
Permanent weight loss results from three components:
- Exercise
- Healthy Eating
- Lifestyle Change
To achieve successful, permanent weight loss all three components must be addressed.
Exercise:
We will show you how strength and circuit training are the most effective exercise tools available to lose weight. We will develop a weight loss program specific to your needs, train you on how to do it and motivate you along the way to keep you going. You will learn that with this type of training, you are actually able to eat more while losing weight.
Healthy Eating:
Your weight loss consultant will provide you with all the information you need to make healthy eating choices. Whether it is at home or in a restaurant, it is possible to eat healthy and lose weight. You will not learn a “diet” but rather a permanent way of living and eating that you can L.I.V.E. with. And yes, you will be able to have dessert (in moderation).
Lifestyle Change:
Everyone is not the same and what works for one will not work for another. Your weight loss plan will be individualized to maximize your chances for success. You will work closely with your trainer to determine strategies that will work for YOU to make the lifestyle changes that are necessary for you to permanently lose weight.
Additional Components:
We will perform measurements to help track your progress and provide motivation to keep going
We also offer Microlife’s BodyGem to measure your resting metabolic rate so that you will know your necessary calorie intake to help you meet your goals.
Together we can help you L.I.V.E. again!
Lose weight
Improve their fitness level
Value a healthy lifestyle
Excel in their sporting/recreational interests
A few common misconceptions about diet
Willpower alone is enough to withstand any chocolate cake or French fry craving.
Although willpower is needed to resist temptation, simple behavior changes can help minimize the amount of willpower needed.
- Avoid tempting situations: Keep tempting food out of the house. If it’s not there, you can’t eat it. Also, instead of having social engagements revolve around food, be creative on ways to be active with friends.
- Try keeping a record of what you’ve eaten and physical activity.
- Write down goals that are realistic, specific, and measurable.
(Source: ACE FitnessMatters Sept/Oct 2008)
An easy way to reduce daily intake of calories is to skip breakfast.
Eating something after waking up helps to “wake up” your metabolism to burn energy for the day. Also, eating breakfast can help prevent overeating later in the day when your body is starving for food. Finally, by skipping breakfast you may be preventing your body from getting enough nutrients in the day. (Source: Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition, General Mills, Inc)
In order to lose weight, carbohydrates should be avoided.
There is only one true way to lose weight. That is to eat less calories than you burn. The body uses carbohydrates for energy so by depleting it of its necessary energy source more harm is being done than good. Most people who cut out carbohydrates are losing water weight (which will be gained back) and are losing weight because of calorie reduction.
