Pre Tox and Detox

It's absolutely ok and encouraged to go out with friends and enjoy life. Sometimes, in the city nightlife that may involve a cocktail or two. This being the case, here is a great way to prepare and recuperate.

Detox: Rid somebody of toxic substances

When you know that you are going to go out on Friday with friends or have an event that will have toxins (alcohol), pilfering energy and leaving you sleep deprived, prepare your body for it before it happens. This is called to PREtox. Some great and effective ways to pretox are:

• adding an extra ten minutes to everyday cardio routines the week prior to event
• adding extra anaerobic (weight) routines to your schedule the week prior to event
• raising your aerobic and anaerobic level the week prior to event (lowering it back to normal when event's over)
• adding an extra exercise day the week prior to event
• keep metabolism higher than normal two weeks prior to event by eating small/healthy meals throughout the day
• stop eating three hours prior to sleep each night as well as drinking extra water throughout the day.
  
  After the day of the event, take the next day to recuperate and relax the body. When your body is usually healthy, rarely experiencing high toxins, it goes into a state of panic after a night of consuming such. Taking the next day to relax lowers your blood pressure/heart rate and allows your body to calm & recuperate. The most important component recovery is hydration. Drink triple the water amount that you would normally. This will detoxify your body. While you're taking in H2O, try and release the toxic substances in your body by going to a sauna or taking a hot bath/shower, naturally releasing the toxins. Sweating it out is one of the best forms of cleansing. (This does not mean sweat by exertion, hence sauna, bath or shower).

Your body will make you feel that you need something of fat substance (greasy foods), this is because of a raised acidity level in your stomach due to toxin directed stress on the body and consistency of consumed product. A great dietary option when this occurs is whole wheat crackers and a protein based brothy soup. The crackers will settle the acidity displacement and the soup will help hydrate the body. Then, the day after the day after, program your exercise routine as a detoxification lengthening/sculpting and cardio (i.e. do some yoga, holding the poses ten seconds longer than normal, and then do fifteen minutes extra cardio).

Another thing; try not to make outings with poisonous toxins (alcohol) a habit. More than twice a month is extreme for a healthy & well body and soul.

Namaste!

plan a routine

The muscle is one of the most moldable substances in the world. With thousands of fibers and cell tissues composing one large structure and over 600 of these structures in the body the intelligence and possible formations pliable can be overwhelming. The key is creating a goal and sticking to it. One popular program that sports and conditioning trainers and coaches perform is periodization.

Periodization involves progressive training techniques and programs categorized within a period of time. Example; a female client comes in and has eight weeks to lose a specific weight number. One way to achieve this goal would be to map out each month, to each week, to each day. The first week we would train four times in that week focusing on weight lifting, targeting the larger muscles. The next week we would incorporate routines using the body weight (plyometrics) making the heart rate go up, creating an added caloric burn. The third week we would focus on the large muscles as well as secondary muscles (smaller), plyometrics, and cardio routines creating a circuit (combining aerobic and anaerobic activity). The fourth week would be mainly cardio for longer periods of time. Then we start all over but up the level of resistance. The last week would primarily be intense cardio activity creating a leaner structure therefore seeing the muscular tone defined.

Make a personal plan of action for YOUR goals.

Namaste`