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Your Scale Does Not Tell The Whole Story

Body fat is something that most people view as a part of everyday life, but few recognize that there is a dangerous type of fat that can contribute to heart disease, dementia, cancer, depression and many other diseases.

What is Visceral Fat?
Visceral fat is stored in a person’s abdominal cavity and is also known as a “deep” fat that wraps around major organs. Shape or size can be deceiving when determining if you have visceral fat or not. You may be carrying excess visceral fat within your abdominal cavity whether you are overweight or average size. For example, Body Mass Index (BMI) is used by many as an indicator of health. It involves comparing your weight in relation to your height to give an indication of your weight status. But BMI doesn’t take into account muscle mass, age, sex, ethnicity, general level of fitness. Therefore, even if you have a ‘healthy’ BMI you may still be carrying excessive visceral fat, and could still be at risk of the health complications associated with it.

In addition to giving you a large waist, visceral fat can change the way your body operates. Fat cells do more than simply store extra calories – they pump out hormones and inflammatory substances. Storing excess fat around the organs like the liver, pancreas and kidneys increases production of pro-inflammatory chemicals, and at the same time, it interferes with hormones that regulate appetite, weight, mood and brain function.

We can reduce the negative impact of visceral fat by making a few lifestyle changes:

Revise Your Diet
Aim to eat high-nutrient-dense, real foods. This means avoiding packaged foods and artificial ingredients. We also want to eat plenty of healthy fats, including coconut oil, extra virgin olive oil, wild-caught fish, nuts and seeds. Healthy food fats have beneficial effects on insulin balance, hormones and weight management.

Exercise Regularly
Exercise helps us balance insulin and makes our cells more efficient at using glucose. While different types of exercise can limit cardiovascular risk, studies have suggested that high-intensity resistance training tends to produce faster visceral fat loss than mild or moderate training. But, as always, the best exercise is the exercise that matches your lifestyle and becomes a habit.

Reduce Stress
Stress triggers cortisol production and interferes with appetite control, metabolism, sleep and cravings. The things we do to fight stress (pleasure, play and social connection) are often overlooked when it comes to fat loss, but we know how important it is to beat stress in order to beat excess fat.

Prioritize Sleep
The benefits of sleeping at least seven to eight hours a night are studied and well-documented when it comes to hormone and weight control. Good rest recharges our appetite and stress hormones, boosts our metabolism, and keeps cravings away.

“Example of Data from the InBody Results Sheet”

Solid Information You Can Use to Create A Plan
At ForeverStrong we use the InBody scanner to help our clients accurately measure how much visceral fat your body is storing.  The Inbody test is a non-invasive body composition analysis that provides a detailed breakdown of your weight in terms of muscle, fat, and water on an InBody Result Sheet. An InBody Test takes only 45 seconds. By monitoring this data over time, you can pinpoint the changes needed in your diet and exercise to achieve your goals.

Our Personal Trainers have helped hundreds of people in Howard County and the surrounding areas lose weight, tone up, and become stronger.  Our neighbors in Highland, Clarksville, Columbia, Burtonsville, Olney, Ashton and Silver Spring love their personalized training program. Unlike group fitness classes, each client receives a custom program guaranteed to deliver measurable results. We’d love to help you too. Call us at 301-452-5547 or email info@trainforeverstrong.com to see for yourself. Mention this article for a free session!

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Kelly Scott has earned the RKC Instructor Certificate

5.22.2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Kelly Scott, owner of ForeverStrong, has earned the Russian Kettlebell Challenge (RKC) instructor certification from Russian Master of Sports Pavel Tsatsouline in Vienna, Virginia.

The RKC certificate represents a “Black Belt” in kettlebell instruction that requires extensive preparation to attain. The 3-day RKC certification workshop, designed to be one of the most mentally and physically demanding experiences of a lifetime, is the only program which insists on stringent testing of multiple skills and strengths. Currently, only about 70% of RKC candidates succeed at achieving certification.

Kelly is now one of the few female RKC kettlebell trainers with this prestigious achievement practicing in Maryland. Now with the RKC certification, she is even more qualified to help her clients safely master kettlebell techniques to achieve their weight loss and strength conditioning goals.

Dating back to the 18th Century, Russians used kettlebell workouts to prepare for the Olympics and special forces. Tsatsouline brought a kettlebell training regime to the US over a decade ago to help actors and athletes achieve fitness. Since then, everyone from hard core athletes to exercise novices are discovering the benefits of kettlebell training as an incredibly efficient method to burn fat and build strength.

ForeverStrong now has two RKC trainers at their Fulton studio.  In addition to Kelly, their Program Director, Brian Stevens, has been an RKC instructor since 2010. Combined, they teach private lessons and group sessions.  Brian is currently training toward the 2014 Beast Tamer Challenge.  Kelly is making plans to pursue her Level II RKC certification.

In celebration of her achievement ForeverStrong is offering one free kettlebell lesson to new students every Wednesday at 12:00 PM until June 15th 2012. Registration in advance is required. To register, contact Kelly Scott at 301-200-2223.

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