Wednesday, October 22

6 Tips To Transform Your Body And Get Into The Best Shape Of Your Life



Train your brain! Today I was telling my client that the brain is a muscle like any other one in the body. If you want to perform your best in the gym and get the best out of your workout you have to think like an athlete.

My most important tip is MOTIVATION: Show up excited to get that workout in and don't just go through the motion! Remind yourself why you're there and work hard to get results!

BE POSITIVE: Replace that I CAN'T with I WILL! Your whole world will change I guarantee it!

BE PATIENT: Rome wasn't built in a day! If you're expecting to reverse years of bad diet and lifestyle in a week of training you've got it all wrong! Be patient and see the results coming slowly but surely!

DISCIPLINE: Any person can wake up with a good mood to work out one day and be in a bad one the next. Motivation alone is bullshit and will get you nowhere. WHEREAS if you discipline your motivation, then you will have carved the character of a fighter who gets what he/she wants by going after it regardless of how they're feeling because they're fixed on the goal!

FOCUS: Get into the zone! I don't care if your dog pisses on your new carpet or your boss won't like your project! Last night one of my clients came to our session overwhelmed by work. I told her: This too shall pass! Because it will! Keep the negativity out of your session and focus on the workout! It is so powerful. It is a form of meditation! It will clear your mind and set you free and give you one amazing workout.


Saturday, October 18

Healthy Low-Calorie Chocolate Banana Ice-Cream




Following our popular post: How to Prepare Creamy Ice-Cream with Just One Ingredient?, we bring you a mind-blowing very delicious guilt-free 100-calorie snack: 

The Dark Chocolate Banana Nice-Cream.

Since most of us in the modern world lead quite some busy lives, we barely find ourselves with enough time to spend cooking in the kitchen, that's why at Fit and Wit we're always scratching our creative senses to bring you simple and easy recipes that can be prepared in no-time. We hope you'll love it and share it with your friends, family and loved ones.


Easy Directions:

We dip half a banana with a stick at one end in melted dark chocolate* (70%) then pop it in the freezer for a few hours before consuming.


Tip: As this Ice-Cream contains no sweetener whatsoever, it is preferable to use a sweet banana for a more delicious taste!


Let us know how good it turns out and we'd love to see your pictures and ideas. 





Friday, October 10

The Best Personal Fitness Trainer in Beirut, Lebanon (Part 2)


Let me ask you: If a client comes and they’re tired, anxious and depressed. They have been eating junk and haven’t slept well the night before, should I train them the exact way I planned to before? 

The answer is no!

To put the answer in perspective, trainers really need to understand that personal training deals primarily with ‘people’ first then ‘training’ second. A personal trainer cannot deliver high value to clients each and every time if they don't consider all of their clients' systems... it's not only about muscles! All of the systems in the body are inter-connected during personal training; therefore, yes, personal training is ‘holistic’ in nature. A trainer needs to be aware of those factors: That’s what separates a great trainer from an average one.


Let’s talk a little Science

Humans have several systems that work together. They are:

The musculoskeletal system – our bones and muscles
The limbic system – the brain and our nervous system
The endocrine system – our hormones, gut and digestion tract


One might think that these systems are separate, but they’re all closely related. All of these systems communicate as one; they make up the entire control and response mechanism in the human organism.

As such, if you place a stress on one system, stress will be translated into another system. An example: If I yelled at you (stressed your limbic system), your muscles would tighten up. Another example is if you had just broken your leg and you’re in shock, you’d be anxious and fearful (both limbic system), and obviously you won’t be feeling like eating (endocrine response).

So, all of these systems interact. A stressor in one system has an influence on another system. Exercise is a kind of ‘stressor’ that improves many systems in the body at the same time. For example, how many times have you felt so well after exercising? Not only that, but research shows that alertness and mental performance improve with exercise.


Re-imagining physical training


Any ‘trainer’ can pass dumbbells around. A good personal trainer is much more. 

A good personal trainer is part communicator, part psychologist, part physiotherapist, part researcher, part motivator who makes clients emotionally commit to achieve results; who provides space for clients to share their limbic stress through communication; a personal trainer discusses and improves the nutritional behaviors of his/her clients, and provides a joyful experience of training. 

 A personal trainer re-imagines the session to make it an amazing experience for their client each and every time. 

If any trainer wants to be significant and have a purpose in their career – they should stop thinking about the monetary aspect of the fitness industry and figure out how to make people’s lives better. All of those who succeeded for real were problem solvers; they figured out ways to improve the lives of others. It is contagious and their own life will be better in return!


Also check part 1 of the article: hiring a personal trainer in Beirut


Wednesday, October 1

How to Eat Cinnamon Rolls Everyday Without Getting Fat

Quest Bar in Lebanon

I know these sweet and fluffy cinnamon rolls look too delicious with their heavenly drizzled icing; Imagine them hot and tender, bursting in heavenly aroma of spice and dreams. Healthy recipes of this treat float around the web, but what if I share a much better alternative high in protein, contains almost no sugar and full of fibres? Do we get a round of applause around here? Thank you!


Meet the next best thing:


Quest Protein Bar - Cinnamon Roll Flavor

To understand why it's so good, let's take a good look at its nutrition panel and ingredients profile:

Check the ingredients: Mostly just protein isolate, prebiotic fibre, almonds, water and erythritol!!


Facts:
  • Contains only 1 gram of sugar
  • Contains a whopping 17 grams of fibre, which is nearly half of the recommended daily value. Fibre will promote healthy bowel movement and provide satiation making you feel fuller for longer when consumed
  • The protein in the quest bar is sourced only from whey protein isolate sources, which are among the purest available in the market. Most other protein bars derive their protein from concentrates, which are less pure, cheaper and much inferior in quality.
  • The whole bar contains just 3 grams of carbs! 


Now, let's compare Quest Bars to other available quest bars on the market:


Pick most protein bars and you'll find huge list of ingredients; mostly chemicals and artificial ingredients that you can't even pronounce. Quest bar on the other hand is the healthiest you could find on the market and is my protein bar of choice; whenever you're on the go and want a healthy and nutritious snack that is actually good for you and helps you in your body recomposition and fat loss efforts, it's the right choice.

Also, most other protein bars are masked sugar candies and their makers add useless gelatine to their bars in order to bump the protein profile while making the bars very cheap to produce to raise their profit margins!


So, there you have it, Quest Bars are a great to snack on whenever you want a healthy and tasty treat full of protein, fibres and very low in carbs! In good health!

Literally swimming in a sea of Quest Bars of all flavors