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Personal Training Gets Personal

Jillian Michaels. Once in a while there are names that leave an impression every time you hear them. That’s the power Jillian Michaels has in the world of personal trainers. Jillian has gained notoriety as a hard nosed personal trainer on the hit reality show The Biggest Loser. Biggest Loser is a reality show that pits contestants against each other by placing them on teams and challenging them to lose weight. Jillian Michaels heads one team and Bob Harper heads the other. Jillian has been known over the years to be the trainer that pushes the members of her team to their absolute limits during their workouts. Like all personal trainers, Jillian has been trained in the effects of exercise on the body and muscles.

Weight Loss Show Awards Winner with $250,000

Losing weight, or attempting to can be difficult. Add in emotion and temptation, and the task gets even more complicated. Some people gravitate toward the group approach, which can be very effective. Others choose to go at it alone. Some people are successful with weight loss, but the key is finding an eating and workout plan that work for you. Weight loss centers around burning more calories than you consume through exercise and calorie restriction. There have been other plans that people have tried to lose weight, but the most effective way to lose weight and keep it off is through diet and exercise.

Health, Fitness, Weight training, Smoking and Drinking

Weight training makes a person healthy, fit and strong. It is not just for people who want to build muscle, but also for everyone who likes to stay fit and keep the excess weight off.

If you want to get in shape or stay in shape you can walk, run or cycle every morning, play sports with friends, but if you want to have muscles and look lean, then lifting some weights either at the gym or at home is your best bet.

Exercise Equipment for a Home Gym

Attending a Gym or Health Club can be a very rewarding pastime. Those that go to the gym love to exercise and stay fit, they love that feeling of being fit and healthy, however most people just can’t seem to find the time or the motivation these days, with work demands or the thought of having to get off that comfortable couch and face that long drive to the gym, it’s getting more and more difficult to consistently get there.

Do You Need a Fitness Trainer?

The same thing happens every new year, it's time to make another effort at kicking bad habits and taking on good habits
such as: joining a Gym to get fit and lose a few pounds. When most people join a gym, motivation runs high for the first couple of months and it's great, but then they start to lose interest, this usually happens around March or April, some times sooner. People get tired of doing the same old routine with little or no results. Boredom overtakes and they quit. There are a few secrets to maintaining a successful training program: