Give Me Something Healthy! When You Go to Lunch Don't You Wish There Was Something Besides Fast Food?

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Here is something new that I will be doing each month.  I will visit a new restaurant each month to show you that there are healthy alternatives to the fast food lunch scene.

There are many great new eateries in Jackson, and some old favorites as well.

Today I visited Blue Moon Cafe which is located on Jackson St. in old town Ridgeland just between Hwy 51 and I-55.  They have great sandwiches that are sure to tickle your taste buds and give you something different than what you normally get from a Subway or Quiznos.

My meal today consisted of a Turkey sandwich with roasted red bell peppers, onions, and baby leaf spinach.  It is served with a mango salsa as the condiment.  I also had the Tuscan Chicken soup which is a very healthy choice compared to french fries or potato chips.

Here is a brief overview of the meal:

  • Turkey – excellent source of lean protein
  • Spinach – high in calcium
  • Red Bell Pepper – non starchy carbohydrate
  • Onion – another great non starchy carb
  • Chicken Soup – another great protein source and light broth, which is much leaner than creamy soups
  • Legumes (white beans in soup) – very good resistant starch that actually helps promote metabolic rate

So there you go.  Check out the Blue Moon Cafe for your next lunch outing.  You won’t be disappointed!

Yours in health,

Clint Barr
Raising The Barr, Inc.
www.bestjacksonpersonaltrainer.com

Want to burn fat in the least amount of time possible… Do This NOW!

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Here is a great video that I put together that reveals the secret behind burning body fat in the least amount of time possible.

If you want to look great this spring, but don’t want to spend hours in the gym this winter, than this is a great way to do just that.  Bodyweight circuits are great for increasing metabolism, promoting fat loss, increasing strength and increasing the mobility of your joints.  But in order to get maximum results from a 10 minute workout the intensity has to be high.

So in this workout you are going to do 9 different exercises:

  • Jumping Jacks — 60 repetitions at 1 repetition per second
  • Y Squats — do as many proper form repetitions in 30 seconds
  • Push Ups — for 30 seconds
  • Squat Jumps — for 30 seconds
  • Standing Y’s — for 30 seconds
  • Crunches — for 30 seconds
  • Mountain Climbers — for 30 seconds
  • Alternating Lunges — for 30 seconds
  • Bench Dips — for 30 seconds

Repeat that circuit for a total of 2 circuit sets and 10 total minutes.

You’ll experience a great cardio workout and gain a tremendous amount of “real world” strength.

Have fun…  And as always I welcome your comments.

Yours in health,

Clint Barr
Raising The Barr, Inc.
www.bestjacksonpersonaltrainer.com

The Time is NOW!

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Dear Friends,

This morning while I was talking with a client, whom I have to thank for spurring this thought, stated that he was ready to finally take control of his eating habits.  Then he said “I’m gonna start next Monday.”

Have you ever noticed how we always say “I’m gonna start on Monday”?  It’s as if Monday’s hold some kind of magical power that makes it possible to start doing something.

There is no time like the present… like NOW!

I have been talking a lot lately about goals and how to set goals.  Hopefully you have written those goals down and shown them to somebody to make them real.  The next step is to develop a plan… a plan of ACTION.  Now you have to physically do what it is you planned to do.

You must put thought into action.  Your desire to lose weight, get fit, look lean, or feel good cannot be realized if it is just a thought.  Thoughts do not become reality until you act on them.

The following exercise will help you do just that:

Every time you think about something you could do to help you realize your goals, whether it is a new cardio routine, a cleaner diet, etc., write it down and within 1 days time do it.

I think of things all the time right before I fall asleep.  So you know what I do?  I keep a notebook on my bedside table and write down whatever it is I was thinking about.  When I wake up the next morning I read through the notebook to refresh that thought and immediately take action.

Haven’t you ever been sitting there and thought something like…”I could do that,” or “I would love to do that!”  Well why don’t you?  Take action on those thoughts.  There is no better time than RIGHT NOW.

Instead of looking back three months from now and wishing you would have started new healthy lifestyle habits months ago, look back months from now as the defining moment in your life when you claimed victory over your health and fitness.

GET GOING NOW!

START EXERCISING NOW!

EAT HEALTHIER NOW!

Now is the time to take action.  Don’t wait for Monday.  I promise you’ll be glad you did.

Yours in health,

Clint Barr
Raising The Barr Fitness

P.S. Need help?  Let us help you Kick Start your health and fitness!  NOW is the time to act and get a leg up on the holidays.

The 44th President

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Today Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th President of The United States.  Whether you agree or disagree with his policies, ideas, or beliefs; you can’t deny the historical significance of this event.  Given the current status of the country, and our ecomomy, it won’t be an easy stroll for the new President.  In fact, Barack Obama has been charged with quite possibly the most difficult task of any incoming President before him with the exception of Abraham Lincoln during the civil war.  Ironically, President Obama’s favorite President is Abraham Lincoln.

But one thing we have found out about our new President in the time that he was elected until today is that he has a detailed and intricate plan.  A plan to help stimulate the economy, a plan bring the American people together, and a plan to lift the United States back to the status it was during Ronald Reagan’s presidency.

So, with the New Year well underway I have to ask… Do you have a plan for how you’re going to reach your weight loss goals this year?

Here are three things you need to have in your plan to guarantee success:

1.  Resistance training.  One (1) pound of lean muscle burns up to 50 calories a day while at rest.  So if you added just 3 pounds of muscle you would burn an additional 150 calories a day doing absolutely nothing.  Over the course of 1 year that’s 54,750 calories, or the equivalent of 15 pounds of fat.  That is 15 pounds of weight gain that you prevent from ever putting on, or better yet, 15 pounds that you take off.

2. Eat more often.  You heard me.  Studies have shown that individuals who eat every 2-3 hours actually consume less calories than those who only eat twice a day.  Another benefit is the increase in metabolic rate.  You see the body requires energy to perform all bodily functions including the process of digesting food.  So if you eat small portions more often throughout the day you are forcing the body to burn energy to process that food.  Now you can’t eat junk and expect to lose weight.  You still have to eat healthy.

3. Build in accountability.  This is where you need an external source to hold you accountable.  It’s too easy NOT to exercise when you are only accountable to yourself.  Get a friend or family member to workout with.  Better yet, enlist the help of a fitness coach.  They not only provide accountability, but also offer support and motivation.  Not to mention they have the knowledge to build a comprehensive program to help you reach your goals both faster and safer.

Make 2009 a historic year for yourself.  When you look back it will be the year that you finally stopped “trying” to lose weight and finally lost the unwanted pounds once and for all!

Yours in health,

Clint Barr
Raising The Barr, Inc.
www.bestjacksonpersonaltrainer.com

No More Resolutions…

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…Only Commitments to Change!

The word resolution can be defined as something that is resolved.  So if we make New Year resolutions we are saying that whatever IT is, it’s going to be resolved.

Then why do so many New Year resolutions get left by the way side?

Simple…

There was never a true COMMITMENT to change in the first place.  A resolution is only as good as the desire to take action.  Without action there is no change.  You can make all the resolutions you want but if you don’t act upon those resolutions and have the commitment to see them through (and I mean all the way to the end), then nothing will ever be resolved.

WHACK!!

Sorry but somebody has to hit you with a “wake up” stick.  It’s time to finally put some hustle behind that muscle.

Here’s what you need to do:

1.  Sit down and take time to really think about what you want to accomplish with your health and fitness.  And I’m not talking about scribbling down how many pounds you want to lose.  Anyone can do that.  Instead think about what you truly desire for yourself in terms of your health and fitness.

2.  Now write them down!  These are your goals and they do not become physically “real” until you put them down on paper and show them to someone to prove that these are the things that you WILL accomplish for yourself.

3.  Post these goals…no…these aspirations, these desires, these targets,these objectives… anywhere you will be forced to see them everyday.  Put them on your bathroom mirror, your refrigerator, and your desk at work.  This will help you keep yourself accountable to the COMMITMENT you made to YOURSELF.

4. Get off your butt and get to work.  Bottom line…you must TAKE ACTION!

5. Take baseline measurements to start.  How are you supposed to how much you progressed if you don’t know where you started?  Take measurements of your weight, percent body fat, blood pressure, resting heart rate, and body circumference measurements of your waist, hips, thighs, and chest.  Make sure to consistently take these measurements on a monthly basis.

6. Have a plan.  Have you ever gone to the gym and did not know in advance what you were going to work on?  Was it a good workout?  Probably not.  A plan is something that is designed with an end result in mind.  When you wonder aimlessly in the gym you are not giving yourself the optimal conditions to reach the goals you set for yourself.  This is where a fitness professional can make all the difference.  Most personal trainers offer program design as a seperate service to their personal training packages and is an inexpensive way to get started.

7. Grab a friend or find someone in the gym that shares the same desire to change as you.  Support is an integral part of anyones health and fitness.  It’s far too easy to allow yourself to get out of doing your workouts when you are only accountable to yourself.  You need a good support system to make the lifestyle changes that will help you reach your goals.  A good fitness coach can not only give you the support you need, but the motivation, guidance, education and accountability that’s necessary for you to achieve success and maintain it the rest of your life.

Don’t just assume that by making a resolution you will magically achieve the body of your dreams.  Take action and make the body of your dreams a reality.

Like the United States Marine Corps recruiting commercial says “We don’t take applications.  We only take commitments.”  Don’t accept a run-of-the-mill resolution this year… MAKE A COMMITMENT TO CHANGE!

Yours in health,

Clint Barr
Raising The Barr, Inc.
www.bestjacksonpersonaltrainer.com

P.S. If you have a desire to finally make your New Year resolution stick once and for all then give me a call right now at 601-201-3823 or visit the website and make a commitment to change.  Get a complimentary New Year’s health and fitness consult and discover what the right plan can do for you.  Call or visit the website now!

Whether You Think You CAN or CAN'T, You're Right!

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Dear Friends,

They say experience is something you gain when you get what you weren’t expecting.

Well I am finally back from my trip.  I can truly say that my recent trip to Europe was an amazing experience.  I can’t really say what I was expecting, but what I experienced far exceeded what ever it was.

It was facsinating to see how differently others live in another part of the world and at the same time how similar they are to us here in the U.S.  What was truly great to see was how eco-conscious they are in Europe.  The public transportation systems are all electric with the exception of a few buses.  There were seperate trash bins on the street each for glass, plastic, paper, and even a small box on a post for batteries which would all be recycled.

And no matter how cold it was there were more people than I could count walking or riding their bikes to work, the store, or wherever.  Even on the weekends people spent their time walking to market to enjoy the fresh air and the physical activity.

Which brings me to the main point.  One of my clients gave me a great book for Christmas, which I read on the plane to Switzerland, entitled “The Last Lecture.”  Fabulous book!  Get it, read it.  Trust me, you’ll be glad you did.

In this book the author, who is a college professor, is dying of cancer and one of the chapters is on cliches.  One of the ones he mentions is-whether you think you can or can’t, you’re 100% right.

You see, there is one certainty you can count on time and time again, and that is you.  You determine the level of success you will have when it comes to your health and fitness.  If you think you can do something… you probably can and will do it.  The opposite is true.  If you think you can’t, you will never overcome that obstacle and thus never accomplish your goal.

“I don’t have time…”, “Work makes me tired…”, etc. are all excuses that cloud your mind and make you believe you don’t have the energy to put forth in order to get a good workout.  But when you exercise everything is better.  You feel better, you look better, you have more energy,  and you are more healthy.  That is why I love what I do.

So take charge of your health and fitness.  Adopt President-Elect Obama’s slogan “Yes YOU Can.”  Break through the brick walls you put up in front of yourself and overcome any obstacle life throws in your way with the right attitude.

A store in Zurich promoting "change" with an Obama T-shirt.

A store in Zurich selling Obama T-shirts.

You can and you will succeed in 2009!

Yours in health,

Clint Barr
Raising The Barr, Inc.
www.bestjacksonpersonaltrainer.com

P.S. You can take charge of your health and fitness right now!  Give me a call at 601-201-3823 to schedule your personal health and fitness consult and experience what has been missing in your fitness routine.  Let me exceed your expectations and give you an experience that you will never forget.  Call now or visit the website www.BestJacksonPersonalTrainer.com

No Gym… No Problem!

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It’s just a few days ’til Christmas and just a few days after that ’til the new year.  Where did 2008 go?  Another year gone by, and another New Year resolution unresolved.

Did you know that 92% of New Year resolutions fail?  Astonishing isn’t it!

But I like to think of myself as a glass is half full kind of guy.  Which means that 8% of New Year resolutions are actually successful.

So what did the 8% do that the 92% didn’t do, you ask?  Simple.

They made realistic and attainable goals.  And… they knew that there would be failures along the way which allowed them to overcome them when they happened.

Secondly, those 8% had a plan!

Without a plan you can’t take action, and without action there is no results.  So today I am bringing you a simple yet effective workout that you can do from the convenience of your own home using common household items.

Check out the video:

Basic program for this workout is to perform 10 repetitions of each exercise and complete as many sets of the 5 exercises in 10 minutes.

Take your time learning the exercises and with each day you do the workout try to complete more sets and repetitions.

Good luck and have fun!

Clint Barr
Raising The Barr, Inc.
www.bestjacksonpersonaltrainer.com

P.S. The new year is right on top of us and things get really busy around here.  If you want more help just give us a call at 601-201-3823 to schedule your free, no obligation health and fitness consult to see if we are the right fit for you.

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Welcome to Jackson Fitness Blog!

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Dear Friends,

Welcome to Jackson Fitness Blog!  I am excited to share with you fitness and nutrition ideas to help you shed unwanted pounds and get you in amazing shape.  The goal is to provide you with content rich ideas to transform your body, motivate you to take action, and ultimately change your life!  I’m sure there will be an occasional rant or two as well.

Thanks for reading and check back often!

Clint Barr

RAISING THE BARR FITNESS – Best Jackson Personal Trainer

601-201-3823

www.BestJacksonPersonalTrainer.com

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