Wednesday, April 30, 2008

High Heels And Why They Hamper A Healthy Body:

OMG! Have you seen the pair of five inch heels Gwyneth Paltrow donned for the charity screening of Iron Man at the Odeon in London? They are just to die for! She has displayed an amazing sense of style and a fabulous body makeover ever since she started promoting her new flick Iron Man.

But keeping aside the glamour quotient and speaking a bit more sanely, how great exactly are these high heels for the body? Especially as Gwynny baby was spotted getting out of a back specialist’s clinic as well.

If like Gwyneth you too love to wear heels that tower 7 inches, you could be in big trouble in a lot of places south of your torso. More specific targets that are affected are the knees, ankles and feet. A decade of religiously wearing high heels might also result in a problem known as osteoarthritis.

Podiatrists state very emphatically that the sexy curves high heels lend a person’s legs are not an anatomical position to be in. Regular sized women however, perhaps have less to fear from these problems than overweight or obese women.

While I’m not saying that in order to wear high heels you should have a weight loss training plan, it sure sounds like a nice incentive. But alas, wish it were that easy! The loveliest things in life usually come with a hu-uge price tag attached. Healthy heels have to be square-toed shoes that have one-half to three quarters of an inch. (Check out my shoe quiz result below!)

At Body Makeovers we can still get you looking as glam and in better shape than Gwyneth Paltrow. Just look at how we transformed our clients with our Six Week Body Makeover!






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Monday, April 28, 2008

Weight Loss Alert - Lose Weight In Prison:

Its only A-listers that get preferential treatment in jails and while Pete Doherty may not exactly pass off for an AL, he sure seems to be treated so.

Worldwide, the prison atmosphere is known to be a very tough place to be in, for convicted men as well as women. Movies like Bad Boys and Chicago barely cover the real thing going on in penitentiaries.

And now, inmate of an Arkansas penitentiary is doing something about his suffering of ‘prison torture’ and raising his voice against it. Broderick Laswell’s case is unusual though – he is suing for losing weight.

When imprisoned, Laswell was overweight at 29 stone. After spending 8 months in the prison, the alleged murderer has lost 7 stone and accuses the prison for not providing inmates with enough food.

A stranger story I have never heard!

But Laswell’s conditioned was compounded further by a lack of exercise which he claimed was also to blame for his weight loss.

Whatever may be the case, a prison is not really one of the dandiest places to go to for losing weight. Body Makeovers present a better option – at the Santa Monica Spa Body Makeover.

From charming lodgings to relaxing exercises and controllable diet Los Angeles, we make sure you have the very best in healthy weight loss.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

People Shouldn’t Die Obese – Get Help From Body Makeovers:

The employees of Glebe Morgue in Sydney, Au, complained of injuries they could sustain from lifting and moving the bodies of dead people who are obese. The NSW government gets requests for forklifts, extra-large ambulances specially fitted with hydraulic lifts and the like to deal with the deaths of this group of people.

A forklift appeal from the government may sound peculiar, but there’s nothing funny about this story. It just highlights how much of a concern obesity and morbid obesity have become all over the world.

Healthy weight loss experts at Body Makeovers have been fighting this condition vehemently for decades. We know of studies that have found out how difficult it is for the morbidly obese to deal with hunger pangs and weight loss issues. At times breast cancer patients who are severely obese cannot be examined due to a lack of certain specially-adapted equipment.

Health, social and physical problems add more to a person’s obesity problems then layers of fat and to aid both, following a healthy weight loss diet and a weight loss personal training plan is requisite.

Body Makeovers are veterans at dealing with weight issues and finding solutions for it. Why don’t you check out the Los Angeles Extreme Makeovers cases that have benefited from our help and you can get an idea of what we are about.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Hypnosis, Work And Lily Allen’s Other Weighty Issues:

Lily Allen is decidedly bizarre. The 22 year-old has been a veritable ping pong ball where weight is concerned. One moment she looks all washed out and peaky and the next she’s all healthy blonde.

Her weight loss and exercise plans also range from the unusual to the weird. Currently her healthy weight loss exercise option includes weight loss through hypnosis. But then nothing this Smile singer does or says can be left at just that- she blames the stress surrounding her new chat show to be one the main reasons why she has gained weight.

Dietitians and weight loss personal training experts consider stress to be a stimulant for weight fluctuations as it is difficult to maintain a healthy diet when an individual is under stress. This has something to do with the hormone Cortisol, an excess level of which makes a person put on weight. It also determines where exactly the pounds need to pile up in the human body.

Lily Allen could be an example of the health issues that tag along when a person stresses too much. The best way to tackle this detriment to healthy weight loss is to engage in a relaxing hobby.

Even better, enroll yourself for a short trip to Santa Monica body makeover programs conducted by Body Makeover Systems. The Spa body makeover package especially is sure to floor you with awesome relaxing options. You’ll certainly look better than Lily Allen after you get done with it!

Monday, April 21, 2008

Healthy Workouts For The Stressed Mom:

Jill Le Clair, a single parent, is in her mid-forties and was a size 16 for 5 tumultuous years. Life post-divorce was tough for her made her take a decision to get past the skepticism she felt for weight loss training and healthy weight loss diets and get to grips with her individuality.

When she got in touch with Body Makeovers she looked like a woman who had stopped thinking about herself. After following the healthy weight loss diet and the weight loss personal training plan chalked out for her, she was a graceful and well-turned-out size 3 mother.

Jill lost out a whopping 60 lbs off her lumpy frame thanks to the extremely helpful weight loss training program devised by Body Makeovers. A look at her testimonial photograph and you can easily imagine her as one of the immaculately groomed and very fit Desperate Housewives.

But thankfully, Jill no longer has anything to feel desperate about. No unwanted stress and no unhealthy weight. Special Mommy Makeover packages at Body Makeovers emphasize the need for nutritious food and exercises that do not take the life out of working moms who have to be there for their families as well.

Call us up or visit us for an appointment at Body Makeovers.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

When Mommy Works Out In The Moonlight:

Guess which mommy does that? Out very own Jenny from the block! Yep, the new blooming mom of twins does a heave and a ho in the middle of the night; and all to get rid of her mommy flab.

Now that would be a sight to see, Jennifer Lopez sweating it out when her kiddies and hubby are snoring away in dreamland. Carrying twins can be very taxing for a woman and the amount of weight gained during pregnancy can be a lot. Jenny herself gained about 50 pounds during her pregnancy.

Not many women would think about getting back in shape soon after child-birth and certainly fewer women would fling themselves into a diet and exercise routine
as rigorous as Latino pop’s prime diva.

Healthy weight loss has to be the main objective of any woman who has just delivered and an intake of nutritious food should not be hampered by a weight loss diet. Planning your post-delivery healthy weight loss diet and weight loss personal training before you deliver is a good idea and Jennifer thinks so as well (she spent her last month planning it all!).

Get hold of a personal trainer who can work out a fitness routine for you or weight loss training experts with an experience in dealing with moms. Incidentally and luckily for you, both are available at Body Makeovers. Click any of our links to know more about who we are.


Friday, April 18, 2008

Trip-unhappy In High Heels? Get In Shape:

Okay, repeat after me, “high heels are great, high heels are sexy”.

What? Can’t do that? No problem, Eva Longoria finds them problematic as well. She tripped in her Christian Louboutin wedges! But then, the petite actress would trip in flip flops as well (she admits she is clumsy).

On the flip side, one star who struts her stuff rather confidently in a sky-high pair of high heels is singer Mariah Carey who claims she simply cannot walk on flat shoes. High heels are every woman’s best friends, or at least those who face a shortcoming when it comes to height.

This season’s hot new style of heels comes in a towering measure of six inches. Gasp all you want, but some women would actually fight tooth and nail for a pair of these shoes, not as much for wearing them as to be seen in them.

High heels have been at a cross with many health groups and not to mention women who have seen more than their share of bunions, blisters, corns, hammertoes, muscle sprains and what-not. For people who are a bit bulky or fat, wearing heels can be a real strain.

Which is why those who are reasonably fit or maintain an exercise or workout routine that allows for a margin of fitness are ones who are better suited to walk around in a pair of heels. Spring back in step with Body Makeovers, dietitians and exercise specialists who have been in the healthy weight loss business for more than two decades.

Healthy Cocktails And Healthy Weight Loss:

Mixtures that don’t give you a hangover the next day, drinks that taste like a tropical explosion and colors that are enough to spice up your evenings, healthy cocktails are set to take over the impending summer once again. These ‘natural’ drinks are chock-full with ingredients like purees, vitamin-rich sports drinks, seeds and herbal extracts.

The great thing about these healthy cocktails is the use of purees and pulps which provide the fiber requirement and fare better on the digestion. For those focusing on a healthy weight loss diet, the presence of antioxidants and natural sweeteners like honey and agave nectar in these cocktails will be a refreshing change.

Diet specialists claim that some cocktails are as fattening as a Big Mac due to the calories present in alcohol and in some of the mixers used. These healthy cocktails may not be on top of the list of healthy things to drink, but they are certainly closer than the rest of the options available.

It’s interesting, the small ways in which people can fulfill their healthy weight loss dreams. Controlling weight issues and maintaining a healthy outlook towards it is so very important, especially if you have a hectic lifestyle. If you want to redouble your efforts with quick, long-lasting results, Body Makeovers is the place for you.

Visit Body Makeovers Los Angeles for an appointment.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Dee-lish Bodies – Mariah Carey:

Mariah Carey might be the arch-typical diva but boy, you have to admit, the woman has a body that will make you excuse just about any tantrum she throws! After the recent weight loss she has had, she seems set to sizzle the sales of her new album.

One thing you have to say for this golden-voiced singer, losing 30 pounds has done nothing to her sexy curves. Healthy weight loss at its best I say! Her bust still is very buxom (though that might have something to do with plastic surgery), her hips, waist, legs and even her cheeks all have the requisite amount of fat that’s hot enough to look cool.

So how does she do it? In her exercise DVD, Mariah plans on letting in on her healthy weight loss diet and her weight loss training routine. From what I’ve heard though she loves her dish of macaroni and cheese, she swears by a water workout.

Water exercises offer a good weight loss and exercise option for those looking for a non-shock alternative to working out. For her weight loss personal training sessions, Mariah flies in her personal trainer Patricia Gay all the way from St. Barts and works out with her by her pool.

Feel like a diva-style workout for less? Step in at Body Makeovers.

An Overdose Of Over-zealous Weight Loss:

Way back in 2006 Nicole Ritchie had gone terrifyingly thin courtesy a herb known as Hoodia which deludes your brain into thinking you are constantly full and thus curbing hunger pangs. Ritchie went from a size 2 to 0 in no time and looked absolutely skinny.

A lot of people in the glamor and beauty business have dabbled in diet pills and weight loss pills from time to time. Some have gone critically ill and some have even died from an overdose. But that doesn’t stop thousands of others from resorting to similar weight loss methods.

The most recent entrant into this possibly unhealthy habit is the diet pill alli, touted as the first and only FDA approved over-the-counter weight loss product. The pill website claims that if taken responsibly (by following the plan laid out) alli can increase weight loss by 50 percent.

But it’s important to wait and take stock of diet drugs and supplements like alli and evaluate their possible side-effects. As a healthy weight loss method, alli falls short since it causes diarrhea whenever rich food is consumed.

To their credit, the manufacturers of the drug press people to use the drug as a supplement to a healthy weight loss diet that is calorie-controlled. Maintaining a regular exercise plan also helps.

There’s no doubt about it, diet supplements and weight loss drugs are only as good as the effort put into healthy weight loss. If you follow a fixed exercise plan and a healthy weight loss diet, there is no need to spend any more money on OTC drugs that promise less.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Healthy Workouts For The Stressed Mom:

Jill Le Clair, a single parent, is in her mid-forties and was a size 16 for 5 tumultuous years. Life post-divorce was tough for her made her take a decision to get past the skepticism she felt for weight loss training and healthy weight loss diets and get to grips with her individuality.

When she got in touch with Body Makeovers she looked like a woman who had stopped thinking about herself. After following the healthy weight loss diet and the weight loss personal training plan chalked out for her, she was a graceful and well-turned-out size 3 mother.

Jill lost out a whopping 60 lbs off her lumpy frame thanks to the extremely helpful weight loss training program devised by Body Makeovers. A look at her testimonial photograph and you can easily imagine her as one of the immaculately groomed and very fit Desperate Housewives.

But thankfully, Jill no longer has anything to feel desperate about. No unwanted stress and no unhealthy weight. Special Mommy Makeover packages at Body Makeovers emphasize the need for nutritious food and exercises that do not take the life out of working moms who have to be there for their families as well.

Call us up or visit us for an appointment at Body Makeovers.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Body Cholesterol And Eating Right:

Some health-conscious men and women keep worrying about the cholesterol levels in their body and obsess over maintaining a decent level. If a low level of blood cholesterol is not maintained in the body, chances are the person is likely to have a stroke or suffer from heart disease.

Dietitians recommend patients to follow a diet plan that consists of food that is low in saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol. The Low Cholesterol (TLC) diet was created by the National Cholesterol Education Program and endorsed by the American Heart Association for this very purpose.

This healthy diet included a daily consumption of 200 milligrams or less of dietary cholesterol and also allowed a consumption of less than 7 percent of the total daily calories from saturated fat. But for a regular health and weight watcher formulating a diet plan like this can be rather confusing.

This is why Body Makeovers has personal trainers who along with some of the best dietitians in the country formulate programs that help you watch your weight in a healthy way. The Nutrition Only program, the Original Six Week Diet plan and other healthy weight loss personal training methods are tried and tested methods for those who want to follow a healthy eating plan that does not lose out on much required nutrition.

Visit Body Makeovers to register yourself.

Monday, April 14, 2008

Steps To A Beautiful Reduced You:

Nobody likes working out. Actually you can leave out personal trainers, dieticians, exercise specialists, health experts and the assorted people who make a living from the weight loss personal training business. We like cutting our cake and eating it too.

But the scales can tip your way as well because Body Makeovers is one step ahead of the rest of the weight loss industry thanks to its easy to follow diet and exercise routines and simple weight maintenance plans.

To be a proud loser of all that excess poundage you first have to get in touch with us for an appointment or fill out a nutritional quiz. If you chose the latter, throw in some profile, front and back pics of your body so our trainers can assess your physical anatomy and create an accurate and healthy weight loss diet program.

Once you come in to meet us at any of our offices, we check your blood pressure and have a thorough medical interview. We give a lot of importance to these steps as they help us gauge the extent of your fitness. Based on these findings we create a body blueprint which is a detailed plan chalking out the areas that need work and the areas that need more work.

We take care to include any health problems and medications that you may be on so that the weight loss training does not affect you adversely. Now that you are fully armed with all the information required to reduce weight, get in touch with Body Makeovers pronto!

Friday, April 11, 2008

Are Your Dietary Supplements Legal?:

More than $1.3 million worth of dietary supplements were confiscated by the FDA last week on account of being illegal for containing unapproved additives and dietary ingredients. The manufacturer supplied these products to bodybuilders.

The use of dietary supplements is supported by the FDA provided they meet the specifications laid down by the FDA for patient safety and health. The U.S. FDA maintains that while dietary supplements can be a wise decision that provides health benefits, these products may be unnecessary for good health or they may even create unexpected risks.

An overdose of dietary supplements is known to result in a lot of problems, many of them harmful. This is why at Body Makeovers we have formulated the perfect diet and exercise plans that remove the need to consume any supplements to stay in shape.

Our unique weight loss training and healthy weight loss diets are in sync with the myriad demands of a modern lifestyle. Instead of the usual rigorous diet plans and extra supplements prescribed by most dieticians we believe in understanding the client’s needs thoroughly and only then assigning them a healthy weight loss diet plan.

Unnecessary intake of dietary supplements is something we avoid at Body Makeovers. Visit us for more help and information.

Thursday, April 10, 2008

When The Pasta Gets Too Heavy:

Looking at the sleek and absolutely fit Renee Zellweger, its hard to imagine that she would be a sucker for everything pasta. Post Bridget Jones…this soon to be 40 powerhouse of an actress has acquired a sharp look which she has maintained marvelously.

Regardless of the tantalizing varieties of pasta out there, some health experts claim that only whole wheat pastas can be trusted to keep a body in shape. But the USDA supplies that a half cup of cooked pasta contains less than half gram of fat and a paltry 99 calories.

Too much of anything is always bad for the health and grannies are proved right all the time and every time a little pasta gets out of hand. For a family that focuses on making healthy diets a major part of their daily cooking, a pound of pasta is quite adequate (for four people).

But if you have OD’d on pasta and its cousins, you are very likely to be in bad shape and very much in need of some healthy weight loss diets and some weight loss training to get back in shape. In such a situation, you can head to Body Makeover Systems and indulge in one of our Nutrition Only programs or the Original Six Week Diet.

Our personal trainer Los Angeles does not leave you starving for nutrition in any of the diet plans and your menu is chock-full of tantalizing options. We also help you after your weight loss has been achieved so that you can snuggle up with your bowl of pasta without guilt.

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Unhealthy Weight Loss In Teens And The Internet:

The Miss Bimbo site may just be the trickle before the flood is released. Last month, the website targeting tweens and teens was launched and made controversial news both on and off the Internet. The website was defended as an ‘innocent virtual game and nothing more’ by its founder.

But its understandable why it had so many parents concerned, the website offered virtual cash for children to get their virtual ‘bimbos’ plastic surgery, diet pills and the latest slinky clothes. While the website has made a lot of changes and adjustments and lifted off the controversial material, other websites have been stumbled across that champion eating disorders as lifestyle choices.

Medical experts advise parents to be cautionary about social networking sites as well, as these places even have groups and communities that are very pro-suicidal and negative for a healthy lifestyle.

Your young growing child can be very easy prey for such elements on the Internet. Instilling a healthy weight loss attitude in them and staying aware of any signs of unusual weight loss and lack of appetite can be helpful as well.

Body Makeover Systems healthy weight loss programs and weight loss personal training plans are customized for each individual. Our diet coaches and personal trainers meticulously examine and formulate a blueprint for each body type. If in case a person is found lacking to carry out any of our Body Makeover programs, we help them get in shape to benefit from our programs.

Monday, April 7, 2008

Is Curvy Chloe Promoting Obesity?

You all must have heard about Chloe Marshall, the Miss England Contender by now. The fact that she is a size 16 did come across as a bit of a surprise to people all across the world who expect beauty pageant contestants to be slim, blonde and with sufficient curves that look enhanced but are defended as ‘natural’.

Various groups have targeted this beautiful brunette who’s quite a traffic stopper in her own way, of promoting obesity. But the gorgeous Chloe seems to be anything but that. Personally I feel it takes a lot of guts to go up there and stand among women who look like they have popped out of a perfect mold.

Chloe apparently did not feel the need to go the extra mile to lose all of her excess weight because she loves her body and is happy with it and the way she looks. She also exercises enough to keep her fit and does a bit of weight lifting as well. No sign of promoting obesity so far.

Obesity, along with being a physical condition of the body is also a way of thinking. But there is a fine line between delusion and belief that defines when a condition becomes a problem. Chloe says, "What I am promoting is a healthy girl who looks after herself and doesn't try to force her body to be something its not." The girl obviously has no delusions about her body!

At Body Makeover Systems, we help people who are obese and are certain of the problems it poses. Weight loss personal training programs range from Nutrition Only programs to an all-round Athletic Body Makeover. Book an appointment with us today.

Friday, April 4, 2008

Heavy-duty Body Building:

Just take a look at Sylvester Stallone’s exercise history and you will be alternatively shocked and amazed at the kind of things this guy has done and gone through. For instance, there is his chest, one half of which is more veined than the other thanks to a pectoral muscle tear that had to be sewed up with 160 stitches. And he managed to do this in a bench-pressing contest that he had with Franco Columbo, a former Mr. Olympia.

Wow, someone can actually be so confident about his fitness that he can get into a bench-press contest with a Mr. Olympia winner. But then again we are talking about the one and only person who has made himself synonymous with the name Rocky Balboa out here.

But apart from a Hollywood legend, do you see yourself as someone who can take Mr. Stallone’s place with weight loss training? Do you think that kind of weight comes only with putting in a gazillion workout sessions and swallowing endless supplements?

Even without my added exaggeration, most men would answer those questions with a no, just because it stands to reason that there is no time to carry out a routine like that. Well, body makeovers Los Angeles would like to prove you wrong because we believe we have just the thing to get you back in shape.

Take a look at Anthony who lost 50 pounds and came out looking absolutely beefed up after the following the Six Week Body Makeover plan which Body Makeover California chalked out for him. There’s more to healthy weight loss, drop by Body Makeover Systems for a visit.

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Yo-yo Diets:

Oprah Winfrey, Janet Jackson and a lot of tinsel-town women used to and still dabble in this harmful weight loss method. Yo-yo dieting or weight cycling experts say is when people try to look for a quick fix method to lose weight without thinking of the consequences.

A person can either put on weight and lose weight in small amounts like 5-10 lbs. per weight cycle or have weight fluctuations in significantly large amounts like 50 lbs. plus per cycle. The good news for those who have had considerable weight fluctuations in the past is that any of their healthy weight loss efforts in the future will not be affected.

The best way to halt this vicious weight cycle is to not give in to any quick fix weight loss fad that you haven’t seen to work on anyone else. Body Makeovers has been in the healthy weight loss business for decades and implements methods that have been successful on our clients.

Regulating your daily meals and having them in the right proportion is another way you can stay away from severe weight fluctuations due to yo-yo diets. At Body Makeover Systems, weight loss personal training programs like the Nutrition Only program and the Original Six Week Diet plan are diets that see to the complete nutritional needs of a client.

Programs that focus on exercise like the Athletic Body Makeover and the Extreme Body Makeover too do not disregard the need for all-round nutritious food and a healthy weight loss diet.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Muscular Women And Lanky Men:

Wait. Shouldn’t it be the other way around? Apparently not, if what Madonna and Edward Norton project ought to be followed. The singer who is going to turn 50 in a few months is well known for her rigorous weight loss training and nutrition plans, which have culminated in quite a muscular build for a woman.

The Fight Club actor on the other hand, has reprised his lanky frame from his Primal Fear days and has yet managed to make women drool with his honest face and searing performances.

Perceptions of beauty are forever changing and these two individuals are proof of that. There is certainly no stigma attached today to looking good and staying fit. A glance at Madonna’s latest posh spottings demonstrates that this woman can make a well-toned body look sexy. And Norton is dating Salma Hayek after all!

At Body Makeover Systems we encourage men and women to have an open-mind towards weight loss training. Your personal trainer Los Angeles is more than willing to help you stay fit with a customized healthy weight loss diet that goes easy on your body.

At Santa Monica body makeovers you are educated about the nutritional plan that’s best suited for your body and are provided help even after your weight loss personal training has got over.

Do You Have What It Takes To Be The Best Dressed Man?:

Britisher and James Bond actor Daniel Craig does. The stocky Craig topped GQ’s Best Dressed British Men List confirming his position as one of the fittest Bond’s till date.

Even before he was cast for the role of the suave and lethal James Bond in 2006, Craig followed a rigorous fitness and workout plan to prepare him for the role. Talk about dedication! From tags like Mr. Potato Head Craig earned himself admiration as the “Most rugged Bond the franchise has ever seen” according to Zoe Williams of The Guardian.

The actor admits to the tough fitness regime he follows to keep his body in shape for his Bond image, but does not hesitate to state that the routine is limited to only his weekdays. On the weekend he is more than happy to indulge in a whole scale guzzling of Guinness.

For those not fortunate enough to be blessed with Craig’s nonchalant approach to weight loss personal training get down to Body Makeover Systems. An open-minded and interesting approach to healthy weight loss has kept our body makeover Los Angeles facility at the top of the league.

Sharing a philosophy similar to the approach promoted by our founder Michael Thurmond, the establisher of the Original Six Week Body Makeover plan, we offer men and women to realize their dreams of a fit and buffed body.

On A Trip To Lose Weight:

Party crazy heiress Paris Hilton and lately-out-of-trouble singer Britney Spears have used the drug Adderall at one point or another. The drug usually used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), is used by many high-trippers and celebrities to keep them awake and kill hunger pangs.

Increased blood pressure, muscular twitches, hallucinations and even coma are some of the side-effects of this drug. Doctors tout Adderall as a drug of abuse and state its improper use to cause death or serious cardiac side-effects.

Another abusive drug that people who want to stay thin are known to use is cocaine which is known to cause extreme weight loss besides a score of other problems. Losing weight by way of such extreme measures is something that will turn out to be very harmful in the long run.

At Body Makeover Systems we have devised weight loss training methods that far from abuse the body. Michael Thurmond, our founder has passed on his legacy of a controlled and healthy weight loss diet and workout regime that satisfies the body rather than famishes and starves it.

From the Original Six Week Diet programs to Extreme Body Makeover plans, each California Body Makeover is easy to follow and maintain. We formulate exercise and diet plans that understand your body type and not abuse it.

How To Know You Are Overweight:

Annie Hathaway has been told she’s too fat for a role, Kirstie Alley has been religiously losing weight and gaining weight, and the same goes for Beyonce. Among the men Vince Vaughn, John Travolta and the once suave Matthew Perry are contenders for the battle of the bulges.

Looking at most of these people it is difficult to imagine how someone like Beyonce or Annie Hathaway can even be called overweight. Most people think someone who is bulging from most angles, like Rosie O'Donnell or Michael Moore would be people who you could probably call overweight or obese.

There are numerous methods to determine if a person is overweight, the most common one being the BMI or Body Mass Index method. Incidentally, the BMI method can categorize a person as healthy but yet overweight. When the BMI of an individual aged 20 and above equals or is greater than 19, the person can be termed as healthy.

When the BMI equals or is greater than 30, the person can be defined as being obese, which poses more of a health risk than a healthy body. An overweight or obese body can be conquered though.

A healthy weight loss routine like the ones formulated at Body Makeover Systems is actually a combination of a nutritiously healthy weight loss diet and weight loss personal training exercises. For those fighting a losing battle against obesity and unhealthy excess weight take an appointment with us at Body Makeover Systems.

Water Aerobics For Healthy Weight Loss:

The great thing about aqua aerobics is the non-stressful and completely relaxing option it provides for those looking to lose weight. Water, due to its increased resistance level, allows individuals to perform regular exercises at a lessened speed.

This reduced speed also reduces the stress placed on the joints and the lower body, which are usually on the receiving end of the body weight. Medical professionals recommend this form of exercise for the elderly and the injured due to this very reason.

At Body Makeover Systems, we offer water aerobics as one of the healthy weight loss activities you can avail of in addition to a Spa Body Makeover. Carried out in a group session and supervised by an instructor, the Body Makeover water aerobic sessions are optimized to suit people who are overweight and for those with circulatory and respiratory problems.

Exercising in a controlled pool environment allows weight loss training patients to exercise every inch of their body from the neck downwards. Plus, for those patients who have sustained injuries and are orthopedic patients, a special screening is conducted so that they can be advised on the right way to exercise.

There’s something for everyone at Body Makeover Systems, no matter what their age. Get an appointment today.

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

To Lose/Gain Weight, Sleep:

A recent survey carried out by Canadian researchers claims sleep to be the main influencing factor that causes people to lose weight and put on the pounds. The study, which was published in the medical journal Sleep stated 7 hours as enough time for a person to sleep in order to stay in shape.

The human body, when asleep, releases certain valuable hormones. Some of these hormones affect how the body uses up energy to carry out various functions. The less sleep an individual gets, the more he is inclined to exhibit a desire for foods rich in calories and carbs. The high level of release of the hormone ghrelin, which signals hunger, is believed to cause these urges.

This is why at Body Makeover Systems we encourage our weight loss training clients to relax and rest their bodies adequately. Your healthy weight loss program is aided greatly by the routine chalked out by our personal trainer Los Angeles.

For those individuals who have enrolled in the Michael Thurmond Spa program, we even grant an allowance which they are encouraged to blow up on relaxing treatments at the Spa complex.

Some of the relaxing activities you can indulge in at our Santa Monica Body Makeover Spa are pilates, yoga, water aerobics and even a complete aromatherapy massage. Drop by for an appointment at Body Makeover Systems.