Author: Derick Rotunno
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How to Get Your Partner Going.
Many of my clients have partners that also work out on a regular basis, but some have to go it alone. The support system ranges from one end of the spectrum to the other. If your partner is already on the band wagon, good for you. If they aren’t here are a few suggestions. …
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When is the best time of year to start working out?
After 25 years of helping the local Foothill residents get in shape I often get asked, when should I start. The age old wisdom is after the first of the year, a new years resolution. What I have found may surprise you. The people with the highest success rate start in December. The reasons for…
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Should I Eat Breakfast?
When I started as a personal trainer 25 years ago, the conventional wisdom was very definite about not skipping meals. The most important meal of course was breakfast. If you follow the most current information, this is no longer a given. Many of the nutritional authorities have now put it out there that skipping breakfast…
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How To Get Back On Track
A family member asked me yesterday, how she can get back to her old shape. This lady has struggled most of her life with weight until five years ago. She dropped about 30 lbs. and looked terrific, better than ever before. She is in her mid fifties and has put back 20 of the…
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Should I Snack
As a personal trainer who deals primarily with weight loss, I often get asked about snacking. The surprise is that I have done a 180 on what I used to think and do. The old mind set was to eat several meals a day to keep the metabolism up. The old rule also said eat…
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Update on Family Weight Loss
I posted something a few weeks back about a family member who asked how she could get back in shape. I had the unusual position where I didn’t have to pussy foot around because of our long relationship and because of the fact that she asked for my professional opinion. Yesterday I got a…
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How to Snack Well
As a personal trainer who specializes in weight loss, I am constantly being asked “what am I doing wrong”? I then begin to ask some questions and the resounding response is snacking and portion size. The remedy to both is sometimes the same thing. If you eat food that is healthy you can often…