How Accurate Is Your Scale?

There are some who say weigh every day and others who say never weigh yourself.

Those who don't want to weigh every day generally have a pair of pants or something to guide them as to their size: the same, bigger or smaller.

I personally weigh every day because I'm a horrible judge of my size. I love to eat too so I could run into problems if I'm not careful. I don't trust my pants because my husband is famous for shrinking my clothes in the dryer.

One issue I've had is just how accurate is my scale? My husband and I travel between Tacoma and Wenatchee so we have different scales at each house. That's been a problem for me because the scales are either different or I weigh more in Wenatchee than I do in Tacoma!

I was ready to throw out both scales and start over when I ran across a more sensible plan. I googled "most accurate scales" and found that many people struggle with the accuracy of their scales. A few shared that they have gotten on and off their scales and either lost or gained weight in seconds! The scales were not reading true.

I finally ran across a forum where a girl said she used a 10 pound weight to see if her scale was reading her weight correctly. What a great idea!

I started doing that and found that my scales varies how much the ten pound weight weighs. Now what I do is weigh the free weight then see if it's under or over what it is suppose to weigh and adjust accordingly.

That may sound picky but for those of us that are very small a few pounds makes a difference and for those that are trying to lose or gain weight accuracy is important.

I wanted to pass that tip on to you. I saw that many people want to know how to solve the "how accurate is my scale" problem.

So there you go! Now you too may not have to go out and search for the perfect scale.

Feel free to ask questions and leave comments. I'd love to hear from you!

Your fitness expert

Lynn   www.getrealfit.org

Exercise And Martial Arts

The martial arts have been used for exercise for centuries.

The right combination of kicking, punching and other martial art moves will burn fat faster than traditional aerobics.

The reason is "the more muscles you use the longer you can use them".

To burn fat you need oxygen. Your muscles demand it. If you're using lots of muscles at the same time you'll have a larger amount of oxygen in your system so you'll be able to keep moving longer.

Aerobic exercise such as biking uses focuses muscles so you pull in less oxygen. You run out of oxygen faster so your body starts to burn another fuel source called glycogen.

I just did my "Punch and Firm" workout and loved it! I had spinal surgery about 9 months ago and am in "do-over" mode. I can't do the high impact but did pretty well with the low impact my DVDs offer.

If you're getting ready for your summer clothes...invest in my workouts. They'll whip you into shape FAST!

Feel free to ask questions and leave comments. I'd love to hear from you!

Your fitness expert

Lynn  www.getrealfit.org

New Podcast Episode About Biking

Is biking the right aerobic exercise for you? My new podcast should help you decide. You can click the icon on the right side of this site or use this link to find out...

http://lynnhahnpodcast.libsyn.com/

Feel free to ask questions and leave comments. I'd love to hear from you!

Your fitness expert

Lynn   www.getrealfit.org

Tightening The Lower Abs

A new friend told me she wants to tighten her lower abs. She's had 2 C sections and is struggling to get her lower abs tight.

It's important to get your doctors okay before you begin exercising after giving birth especially if you've had a c section. The muscles in your stomach need a little time to heal. If you go too fast and or too hard you can cause future problems.

When given the OK by your doctor, doing kegels is very helpful for many things one is tightening your lower abs.

Your transverse abdominus runs under your pelvic floor. It's the muscle that tightens your lower stomach. One way to get your  TA muscle to engage is by doing kegels.

Strengthening the TA muscle is the only way you will tighten your lower abs. Crunches will not do it.

Learning to engage your TA requires you to become familiar with it. Put your fingers inside your hip bones,  then push like you are taking a bowel movement. Add a Kegel and you should feel your fingers move under a band of muscles. Those are your TA muscles.

Practice that move until you're able to contract your TA muscle repeatedly. Then put a pillow between your knees and squeeze the pillow and release 20 times while holding the TA muscle engaged.

If you have an exercise ball, you can put your feet on the ball, engage your TA and pull the ball toward you and back out 20 times while keeping you TA muscle engaged.

Once you have that down adding reverse curls to your routine will help a lot!

There is a condition called diastasis rectus that can not be helped by exercise. That's when your rectus abdominus  is damaged during your pregnancy. Lie on your back and put your fingers in your belly button then lift your shoulders off the ground. If your fingers are not pushed out by your rectus muscle you may have the condition. See you physician if you have that condition.

I hope this helps! Leave questions and or comments and I'll do my best to answer them.


Your fitness expert

Lynn   www.getrealfit.org

Podcast Episode About Running

I just uploaded my weekly podcast episode! The topic is "running".

Running is a good aerobic workout if your doctor has okayed the activity. If you have health issues it can hurt you more than help you. Now that my cervical spine is compromised I'll have to settle for cheering others on.

Running was one of my ahhhhh! experiences prior to my surgery. It just gets those kinks right out of the armorer. After a few minutes the world was all good.

Check out the podcast and leave comments and questions. I will get back to you! Here's the link or you can click on the podcast icon.    http://lynnhahnpodcast.libsyn.com/

Your fitness expert

Lynn    www.getrealfit.org

The Quickest Way To Get In Shape!

Interval training burns twice as many calories and fat as regular exercise.

Interval training uses bursts of higher intensity sessions within your workout.

An example: you walk for 10 minutes then sprint for 2 minutes off and on for the length of your aerobic workout.

All our aerobic workouts use interval training so you get the best outcome during your workout time. We're all busy now a days so time is valuable.

You also burn more calories through out the day when you use interval training for your workout format.

Visit our website www.getrealfit.org  go to the products page and purchase one of our programs. You'll be taken to our official distributor Fitness Fly to finish your purchase. They handle all our sales now.

Get a jump on your summer body with our interval training aerobic workout programs!

Feel free to ask questions and leave comments. I'd love to hear from you!


Your fitness expert

Lynn   www.getrealfit.org