Hi there,
I won’t keep you for too long today, I know you’re very busy.
Is it me or is anyone else getting fed up with all this talk of recession and ‘credit crunch’ at the moment?
I only have to pick a newspaper up or flick on the TV to find some coverage on the
" Global financial meltdown."
OK, we ALL know our economy has seen better days, we’ve established that now, we don’t need it forced down our throat but rather than whinge about it and use it as an excuse to wallow in self-pity, why not take this situation and use it to your advantage to kickstart your fatloss goals?
I’m here to say that you CAN beat the credit crunch by following my "six of the best" shopping tips. Not only will you save money dramatically on your next shopping budget during these hard times ahead but you’ll also be eating healthier and smarter than you’ve perhaps ever done before!
Ok, enough waffling, lets save some money and lose some fat!!
Tip 1: Shop Online:
Food Shopping online will help you stick to your shopping list that you’ve made and you won’t be tempted by food you can’t see. Also, you’ll save some money on petrol as you won’t be driving to the supermarket.
Tip 2: Shop Smarter:
I’m always telling my clients to eat organic and I stick by this 100%. Support your local farmers, butchers and fishmongers. Not only will the food be more nutritious but it will also help save on the cost.
Many companies these days deliver organic produce to your door offering varying quantities and price. You simply decide how much you want to spend and how often and the truck will turn up at the appointed time and place. How easy is that?
And incase you’re thinking that this is all sounding really expensive, then think again! A client of mine used to spend £200 a week feeding a family of 5 in a regular supermarket, yet I cut their bill to £137 by shopping this way. There you go. Living proof that you can live healthily without breaking the bank!
Tip 3: Steer clear of packaged food
Any food that has been tinned, canned or packaged is more expensive and, incidentally is VERY processed and not as good for you than the same food that is found loose in supermarkets. Fill your shopping trolley with nothing other than fish, poultry, wholegrain, fresh fruit and fresh vegetables and see the pounds knock off your final price as well as a change in your body shape too!
Tip 4: Hunt down those special offers
Hunt down all those special offers and BOGOF (buy one get one free offers) that you can find. Track down the shelf with all the end-of-day marked-down goods on it. Look out for cheap fruit and vegetables at the end of the day, if it’s not bought they’ll only chuck it out, so if you plan on eating them over the next couple of days, then this is a fantastic way of saving even more money on your shopping bill.
Tip 5: Don’t shop when you’re hungry!
We’ve all done it! This can lead to buying unnecessary, impulsive things. Our supermarkets are getting better and fresher all the time, so when we walk in, we are bombarded with great colours, tastes and smells. Eat first, shop later! Don’t get sucked in by all the great smells!
Tip 6: Make a shopping list and stick to it
This will help you avoid all those impulse buys that see your shopping bill shoot up
Bonus tip
I know I said I’d give you six but I thought I’d give you one more tip:
Apply cost-effective cooking techniques.
This is so simple yet is often so overlooked by most people I talk to when it comes to cutting their food bill.
Preparing Stews, casseroles and broths is not only a great way of making food last long after you’ve cooked it (provided its only for a few days after) but they’re a great way of getting all your protein vitamins and minerals all in one hit.
This is what our ancestors used to do years ago during the war. Not that I was around during the last world war but talking to my grandad, in his household, a big stew would be left on the stove and would last his family for days and my grandad had 3 brothers and 2 sisters!
I don’t know about you but the last time I looked through his family album I didn’t see anyone overweight, why don’t you check your grandads family album? I guarantee you won’t find any one of your great great grandads or grandmas overweight.
Why? Because they ate sensibly that’s why. Ok, admittedly there wasn’t so much choice around back then and there was a war on so they all had to rationalise however the principle is there.
We need to eat like this! Eat how your ancestors ate!
Try this simple technique, you’ll be amazed at how many pennies you’ll save!
There you go, try my "6 of the best" the next time you go food shopping and let me know how much money you save and how much fat you lose from following them…
Talk to you soon, and please, no more talk of recession!!!!
Sam Winkworth
Your Fatloss Coach
PS - If you’d like more information on how you can cut your food bill whilst losing body fat the fast and healthy way then it might be worth giving us a call.
Go to http://www.evolutionfitnessandnutrition.com/3_easy_steps_to_reducing_body_fat.html to find out more information or alternatively give us a call on 07817403398 and we’ll talk you through the procedure.
Wednesday, 29 October 2008
Wednesday, 15 October 2008
“Rev” Up Your Metabolism with Sam’s Fatloss Workout!
Well, I’ve just had the busiest few days ever!
On Sunday, I was down at Leeds Castle in Kent, UK helping out with the Cancer Research Race For Life. As you may know if you’ve participated in any of these fun runs across the UK, the Charity Event has being going strong for quite some time now and due to the fact that one of my close friends has recently been diagnosed with cancer I like to show my support as much as I can.
Now those of you who know me will know that I’ve made plenty of guest appearances presenting at charity events but none as big as this one.
What an amazing turnout!
There must have been well over 2,000 runners all showing their support for the charity. I’ve certainly never presented to this amount of runners before and it gave me a real buzz to teach the official race for life warm up to all these enthusiastic runners.
But whilst I was up on the stage teaching my warm up, looking across the sea of 2,000runners following my every move, something struck me!
(And no, it wasn’t a rotten tomato thrown by a fun runner…: )
One of the things I noticed about these runners was that they weren’t particularly lean.
They certainly weren't fat mind you, but considering that a lot of the runners (that I spoke to) had been training for this special 10k charity run for a good few months, some even running 5 nights a week, you'd expect them all to be super-leaner.
They weren't. The reason?
Like I've been telling you for some time now, long, slow steady workouts are not the most efficient way to get rid of fat. Sure, they'll give you great stamina, great endurance (which is what every long distance runner needs) but they won't burn as much fat as you might think.
But if you want a fun, fast fat-burning workout then check out my new REVS workout, designed to burn calories long AFTER the workout has finished, my REVS workout is short yet highly effective and I use them with my clients to get them in great shape fast.
It’s simple to perform, very straightforward…
What do you think of that then?
Give my REVS workout a try and let me know how you get on…
Speak Soon,
Sam : )
www.evolutionfitnessandnutrition.com
On Sunday, I was down at Leeds Castle in Kent, UK helping out with the Cancer Research Race For Life. As you may know if you’ve participated in any of these fun runs across the UK, the Charity Event has being going strong for quite some time now and due to the fact that one of my close friends has recently been diagnosed with cancer I like to show my support as much as I can.
Now those of you who know me will know that I’ve made plenty of guest appearances presenting at charity events but none as big as this one.
What an amazing turnout!
There must have been well over 2,000 runners all showing their support for the charity. I’ve certainly never presented to this amount of runners before and it gave me a real buzz to teach the official race for life warm up to all these enthusiastic runners.
But whilst I was up on the stage teaching my warm up, looking across the sea of 2,000runners following my every move, something struck me!
(And no, it wasn’t a rotten tomato thrown by a fun runner…: )
One of the things I noticed about these runners was that they weren’t particularly lean.
They certainly weren't fat mind you, but considering that a lot of the runners (that I spoke to) had been training for this special 10k charity run for a good few months, some even running 5 nights a week, you'd expect them all to be super-leaner.
They weren't. The reason?
Like I've been telling you for some time now, long, slow steady workouts are not the most efficient way to get rid of fat. Sure, they'll give you great stamina, great endurance (which is what every long distance runner needs) but they won't burn as much fat as you might think.
But if you want a fun, fast fat-burning workout then check out my new REVS workout, designed to burn calories long AFTER the workout has finished, my REVS workout is short yet highly effective and I use them with my clients to get them in great shape fast.
It’s simple to perform, very straightforward…
What do you think of that then?
Give my REVS workout a try and let me know how you get on…
Speak Soon,
Sam : )
www.evolutionfitnessandnutrition.com
Saturday, 4 October 2008
Hi,
how are you?
Missing me? (Don't answer that!)
I just thought I'd take some time out today to talk to you about something that has been bothering me for quite some time now. Infact, I feel so passionately about this subject that I've HAD to sit down and write to you about it.
I want to to talk about the latest fitness games, fun for all the family, boxing, yoga, tennis, video games that are out at the moment.
You know what I'm talking about right?
The video games that are billed as a "fitness breakthrough"?
If you're still not sure about what I'm raving on about, players use a pressure-sensitive balance board to improve their fitness, strength and balance by heading virtual footballs, spinning computer-generated hula hoops and replicating yoga positions demonstrated on-screen.
Well, it seems that people have become "sucked in" by the latest marketing that's been hitting us from all angles of late. Infact, I was only out with friends last week who were raving about the benefits of these new games.
So what's my gripe with these consoles I hear you ask? Surely they're better than some of the games that are out there at the moment, and anything thats encouraging our kids of today to exercise is a bonus right?
WRONG!
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for promoting fitness in anyway I can and it was only last week that I was playing with my nephews new fitness game (shame on my sister for buying it!!!) and we had a great time, but I have two concerns that I'd like to share with you right now about these games.
My first concern is this...
After only half an hour of playing the tennis and boxing game with my nephew, after a while I was finding that I was able to "cheat" (shock, horror!) with some of the strokes and punches, therefore meaning that I wasn't exercising as hard as I should have been! Shame on me but it was unfortunately true!
Now don't get me wrong, those of you that know me will know that I like to put 110% into my exercise workouts as my trainers will verify, but I found that the game advertised as the "Fitness Breakthrough" wasn't really challenging me (or my nephew come to think of it) as much as I thought it would due to the fact that you can "cheat".
So, if a fit, motivated personal trainer can cheat on these games then surely others that haven't got got such a postivite attitude towards exercise will do exactly the same if not more? So in my opinion, I would have to question the effectiveness of these games for burning body fat.
I'm just being honest!
My second concern is this... (I'm just getting warmed up now!)
Our kids of today are going to be spending EVEN MORE time infront of the TV!
Let me shed some light on this ever gowing matter!
We have an entire world full of children who can't rest or relax unless they're watching TV, listening to the radio or playing video games so what do the corporations of these game makers want us to do?
Spend EVEN MORE time infront of the TV thats what!
Great!!!
Yes, these video game corporations are now tapping into exercise games to make us (and our children) think its ok to spend EVEN MORE hours infront of the TV because we're doing it in the name of "exercise."
Surely we need to get our kids AWAY from the TV and not encourage them to spend even more time infront of it?
We want to encourage our children to ACTUALLY play sports, not "pretend" to play whilst staring at a screen for hours on end!
We want our children to breathe fresh air and enjoy the great outdoors, not live their life infront of a games console.
If you need any more persuasion, then check out this video below that I've uploaded! ;-)
Ok, I feel as though I've ranted enough now ;-) Have a good week and for goodness sake keep yourself and your kids off those fitness games and start exercising the way mother nature intended us to!!!
It's your choice at the end of the day, but I know which path I'd choose!
To Your Health,
Sam ;-)
PS - If you’re fed up with gimmicks and are looking for a effective fatloss programme then I’ve got a couple of recommendations to help you achieve more than you currently are, and faster than you’re used to.
One is my ‘Distance Support Programme’ programme.
Its my Distance Support Programme I’ve formulated to deliver rapid results through training worksheets, nutrition programmes, recipes and daily motivational emails to keep you on track.
My readers have not only gone on to lose a shed load of body fat, but increase their health, their fitness and so much more.
Go to www.evolutionfitnessandnutrition.com/distance_support_programme
And if moneys a little tight at the moment, then I suggest you get on over to my free fat loss report. It will be well worth your time as it has plenty of tips and advice that I use you with my current paying clients that have helped them achieve great success.
Go to www.evolutionfitnessandnutrition.com/free_fat_loss_report
how are you?
Missing me? (Don't answer that!)
I just thought I'd take some time out today to talk to you about something that has been bothering me for quite some time now. Infact, I feel so passionately about this subject that I've HAD to sit down and write to you about it.
I want to to talk about the latest fitness games, fun for all the family, boxing, yoga, tennis, video games that are out at the moment.
You know what I'm talking about right?
The video games that are billed as a "fitness breakthrough"?
If you're still not sure about what I'm raving on about, players use a pressure-sensitive balance board to improve their fitness, strength and balance by heading virtual footballs, spinning computer-generated hula hoops and replicating yoga positions demonstrated on-screen.
Well, it seems that people have become "sucked in" by the latest marketing that's been hitting us from all angles of late. Infact, I was only out with friends last week who were raving about the benefits of these new games.
So what's my gripe with these consoles I hear you ask? Surely they're better than some of the games that are out there at the moment, and anything thats encouraging our kids of today to exercise is a bonus right?
WRONG!
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for promoting fitness in anyway I can and it was only last week that I was playing with my nephews new fitness game (shame on my sister for buying it!!!) and we had a great time, but I have two concerns that I'd like to share with you right now about these games.
My first concern is this...
After only half an hour of playing the tennis and boxing game with my nephew, after a while I was finding that I was able to "cheat" (shock, horror!) with some of the strokes and punches, therefore meaning that I wasn't exercising as hard as I should have been! Shame on me but it was unfortunately true!
Now don't get me wrong, those of you that know me will know that I like to put 110% into my exercise workouts as my trainers will verify, but I found that the game advertised as the "Fitness Breakthrough" wasn't really challenging me (or my nephew come to think of it) as much as I thought it would due to the fact that you can "cheat".
So, if a fit, motivated personal trainer can cheat on these games then surely others that haven't got got such a postivite attitude towards exercise will do exactly the same if not more? So in my opinion, I would have to question the effectiveness of these games for burning body fat.
I'm just being honest!
My second concern is this... (I'm just getting warmed up now!)
Our kids of today are going to be spending EVEN MORE time infront of the TV!
Let me shed some light on this ever gowing matter!
We have an entire world full of children who can't rest or relax unless they're watching TV, listening to the radio or playing video games so what do the corporations of these game makers want us to do?
Spend EVEN MORE time infront of the TV thats what!
Great!!!
Yes, these video game corporations are now tapping into exercise games to make us (and our children) think its ok to spend EVEN MORE hours infront of the TV because we're doing it in the name of "exercise."
Surely we need to get our kids AWAY from the TV and not encourage them to spend even more time infront of it?
We want to encourage our children to ACTUALLY play sports, not "pretend" to play whilst staring at a screen for hours on end!
We want our children to breathe fresh air and enjoy the great outdoors, not live their life infront of a games console.
If you need any more persuasion, then check out this video below that I've uploaded! ;-)
Ok, I feel as though I've ranted enough now ;-) Have a good week and for goodness sake keep yourself and your kids off those fitness games and start exercising the way mother nature intended us to!!!
It's your choice at the end of the day, but I know which path I'd choose!
To Your Health,
Sam ;-)
PS - If you’re fed up with gimmicks and are looking for a effective fatloss programme then I’ve got a couple of recommendations to help you achieve more than you currently are, and faster than you’re used to.
One is my ‘Distance Support Programme’ programme.
Its my Distance Support Programme I’ve formulated to deliver rapid results through training worksheets, nutrition programmes, recipes and daily motivational emails to keep you on track.
My readers have not only gone on to lose a shed load of body fat, but increase their health, their fitness and so much more.
Go to www.evolutionfitnessandnutrition.com/distance_support_programme
And if moneys a little tight at the moment, then I suggest you get on over to my free fat loss report. It will be well worth your time as it has plenty of tips and advice that I use you with my current paying clients that have helped them achieve great success.
Go to www.evolutionfitnessandnutrition.com/free_fat_loss_report
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