Did anyone catch me, a Surrey personal trainer talking live on BBC Surrey Breakfast this morning? It’s Monday 4th January and Nick Wallis, the breakfast show host kindly invited me into the studio to chat about his ‘Fatloss 2010′ plan.
Nick is on a mission to lose a few pounds throughout January, and what better way of being accountable for his actions than broadcasting his intentions live on air to thousands of listeners! In my field of being a fitness and fat loss Surrey personal trainer, he asked me to attend this announcement and to give some tips on how to ensure he reaches his goal. For anyone who didn’t listen in this morning, you can logon to BBC iPlayer and hear the broadcast (it starts at around 2 hours 18 minutes). If you want to achieve long-term success without following a ‘fad and you’ll only piles the pounds back on when you finish diet,’ here are the main points that we spoke about:
1. Introduce a strength training schedule into your exercise routine. This needn’t be lifting heavy weights as using your own body weight is a great starting point…as long as you use resistance to overcome gravity. A squat is a great example of this. Lean muscle tissue is metabolically active and will burn more calories leaving less to be stored as fat.
2. Perform bouts of high-intensity CV training, i.e. intervals. This isn’t hours of mind-numbing cardio, it is short bursts of fast pace intervals in whatever form you choose to increase your heart rate to the right intensity, i.e. your effort should be 8 to 9 on a scale of 1 to 10.
3. Stay well hydrated by drinking 1.5 to 2 litres of filtered water each day. Water is vital to the body for so many different reasons.
4. Reduce or even cut-out all processed foods and those high in sugar. I didn’t mention this on air, but starchy foods, i.e. bread, pasta, potatoes are also culprits that helpyou to piles on the pounds if the healthy varieties are not chosen. Eating these foods late at night will also have an impact.
So, now that Nick has taken up the challenge, what you are you going to do? Our Total Personal Training team of Surrey personal trainers are here to help!
Go for it Nick! I shall be listening in to hear all about your success 
