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QuestionHow does exercise improve physical fitness?Danny Gordon is an American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Certified Personal Trainer and Owner of The Body Studio for Fitness, a fitness studio based in the San Francisco Bay Area. With over 20 years of physical training and teaching experience, he has focused his studio on semi-private personal training. Danny received his Personal Trainer Certification from the California State University, East Bay and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).It strengthens your muscles, helps you burn calories, gets your heart rate up, and improves your overall metabolism. There are just so many benefits. You'll feel and look much better if you make sure you get regular exercise.
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QuestionWhat does your metabolism have to do with your fitness?Danny Gordon is an American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Certified Personal Trainer and Owner of The Body Studio for Fitness, a fitness studio based in the San Francisco Bay Area. With over 20 years of physical training and teaching experience, he has focused his studio on semi-private personal training. Danny received his Personal Trainer Certification from the California State University, East Bay and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).A lot of people don't realize that your metabolism is actually your muscle. So the more lean muscle you have in your body, the faster your metabolism will churn through calories, even when you aren't working out. So keeping your metabolism up is a huge part of staying fit.
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QuestionWhat types of food will add body weight?Michele Dolan is a Fitness Trainer based in Sidney, British Columbia. She has been a personal trainer and fitness instructor since 2002, and was certified as a Personal Trainer by the British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA). Michele is also a Registered Clinical Counselor, and uses her 20+ years of fitness coaching experience to help clients understand their mind-body connection. She is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) and Certified Clinical Counsellor (CCC), certified by the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors and the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. In her work, Michele uses the tools of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectic Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Processing Therapy for Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. She practices and teaches mindfulness and acceptance in all of her coaching work. She holds a Master’s Degree in Counselling Psychology.All foods (except perhaps some vegetables like celery and cabbage) will add body weight if consumed in large enough portions. If you are trying to gain weight, look at increasing your healthy fats with foods like nuts, avocados or fish. To gain muscle you'll have to eat more protein. It is important to keep nutrition high so don't skip lower calorie foods like vegetables, but do try to increase calorie intake to gain weight.
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QuestionHow long does it take to achieve great physical fitness when exercising daily?Michele Dolan is a Fitness Trainer based in Sidney, British Columbia. She has been a personal trainer and fitness instructor since 2002, and was certified as a Personal Trainer by the British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA). Michele is also a Registered Clinical Counselor, and uses her 20+ years of fitness coaching experience to help clients understand their mind-body connection. She is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) and Certified Clinical Counsellor (CCC), certified by the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors and the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. In her work, Michele uses the tools of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectic Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Processing Therapy for Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. She practices and teaches mindfulness and acceptance in all of her coaching work. She holds a Master’s Degree in Counselling Psychology.That all depends on how effectively you exercise, whether you have good nutrition and whether you rest effectively. To get some idea of how you compare to others, have a look at the standards set by the President's Challenge (https://www.adultfitnesstest.org/). Most military and police forces have online guidelines for fitness requirements and these are generally fairly high. One worth looking at is the FORCE Test] for Canadian military (https://www.dfit.ca/forceprofile/english). Try the test to see what areas you need to improve and where you make the grade!
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