Issue 40

Do you have questions about exercise or nutrition? Let grrlAthlete help you find the answer you’ve been looking for. Feel free contact us at grrl@grrlAthlete.com (or just hit reply to one of our newsletters), if we don’t have the answer, we’ll find someone who does.

Content

·        The Simple Way to Lose Weight

·        Does Your Butt Have Amnesia?

 grrl Motivation

It’s time to recover from the holiday weight gain by setting down solid eating and exercise habits. Most people don’t realize they are sabotaging their diets with common foods. For example, did you know that a Starbucks Grande Mocha Frappucino is 420 calories? That’s almost as many calories as a Big Mac! You have to get that type of damage out of your diet. For more information on improving your eating, see our “Eat this, not that” section in our new e-book, The Simple Way to Lose Weight available at www.simple-fat-loss.com.

1 – The Simple Way to Lose Weight

Is weight loss a complex subject? No way. Then why do so many “experts” make losing weight seem like the most difficult thing since rocket science?

Just in time for you or your client’s New Year’s fat loss resolutions, I’ve created a new e-book, The Simple Way to Lose Weight. It’s the perfect entry level fat loss product and will take you step-by-step and day-by-day through the early stages of weight loss and lifestyle change.

Soon you’ll have made small lifestyle changes into healthy habits. It will no longer be a struggle to make the right food choice once you follow my 84-day plan to live well. The consistent use of these healthy habits are what make or break fat loss programs…and it will be easy for you to make the right choices once you are armed with “The Simple Way to Lose Weight”.

If losing fat is your goal for 2005, then you’ll love my comprehensive day-by-day guideline to finally achieve weight loss success. I’ve literally put together an 84-day plan for you to follow, telling you precisely what action to take each day to get you closer to your goal.

The contents of this great new E-Book include:

·        Lifestyle Review

·        Self-Contract

·        33 Simple Lifestyle Tips to Lose Fat

·        Eat This, Not That

·        FAQ & Simple Answers

·        Goal Setting

·        Workout Instructions

·        Beginner Workouts

·        Intermediate Workouts

·        Advanced Workouts

·        84-Day Guide

·        Exercise Descriptions

·        Exercise Photos so that you’ll know exactly how to do the workouts!

“Congratulations on your new E-book, The Simple Way to Lose Weight! I think you have put together an amazing guide for anyone looking for a healthy way to get in shape and lose body fat. I really enjoyed the easy to follow format, especially the "33 Simple Tips" and the "Eat This Not That" sections. It is obvious that you have tons of practical experience in all of the sections of the book. The information is realistic, current and I am sure will provide your readers with the results they are looking for. Good work, I look forward to reading your E-book success stories!”
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Dr. Stacy Irvine
B.Sc. Kin, M. Sc., D.C., C.S.C.S.
Doctor of Chiropractic

Toronto, Ontario

“What grrlAthlete continues to provide is concise, no-nonsense fitness and nutrition information in an economical format. The Simple Way to Lose Weight emphasizes client accountability and in this e-book, outlines DAY by DAY how to achieve your goals – follow the plan to a tee, and it would be difficult to fail. In an industry filled with so much misinformation and fluff, it is refreshing to review such a concise, accurate, effective program.”

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Dr. Shawn Thistle, DC, CSCS

Doctor of Chiropractic

Toronto, Ontario 

The Simple Way to Lose Weight is only available as an electronic e-book (you’ll have to print it out at home or at work), but that’s the only way weould keep the price so low. Please let us know if you have any other questions about the book or ordering information. This one is going to help thousands of women finally reach their fat loss goals! To order, click on this link: www.simple-fat-loss.com

2 – Gluteal Amnesia: Part 1

Gluteal amnesia is not what happens when you slip and fall on your butt. It’s what happens when you can no longer recruit your butt muscles to do any work. Not only is bad for your curves and performance, it’s also potentially harmful for your back. If your glutes aren’t able to do any work, then your low back picks up the slack. And either the muscles get tired, or your spine gets overworked.

Here are two great exercises for your glutes that you can do at the gym or at home. These exercises are great for athletes and are included in our fat loss workouts in our new e-book, The Simple Way to Lose Weight.

Lying 1-Leg Hip Extension

·        Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor.

·        Brace your abs, and contract your left glute (butt muscle) while you take your right leg, straighten it, lift it off the floor and keep it elevated during the exercise.

·        Using the left leg, bridge your hips up by contracting your glute.

·        Keep your abs braced.

·        Slowly lower your hips down until they are an inch above the ground.

·        Perform all reps for one leg and then switch sides.

Stability Ball Leg Curl

·        Lie on your back with the soles of your feet on a medium-sized Stability Ball.

·        Brace your abs, and contract your glutes (butt muscles) as if you were squeezing something between your cheeks. Bridge your hips up by contracting your glutes.

·        Keep your abs braced and contract your hamstrings and slowly curl the ball back towards your hips while keeping your hips bridged.

·        Pause and slowly return the ball to the start position while keeping the hips bridged.