Fusion Fitness Studio News

I was honored to be on the panel of experts for a special episode of “It’s Your Call with Lynn Doyle” entitled “2010 Fitness Trends”.

On this episode, Lynn and her panel of experts took a look at some of the hottest selling exercise programs/equipment along with some popular diet plans and critique what works and what doesn’t.

Just in case you missed it on The Comcast Network… 

Here are the links from the show directly from the IYC official Youtube channel:

It’s a New Year, and you have a clean slate.

I don’t know if you are one to make New Year’s Resolutions or not, but either way you’re probably thinking about how you can become fitter, healthier and happier than you are right now, right?


These 27 Fitness and Fat Loss Tips will get you on the right track this year:

1. Visualize the accomplishment of your goals each and every day.  Experience the taste of success and feel that sweet satisfaction.
2. Push the intensity of your workouts.  Don’t kill time, burn calories by maintaining a challenging intensity.
3. Use smaller plates at home.  This effortlessly reduces calorie intake and promotes weight loss.
4. Build accountability into your workouts so that you resist the temptation to take days off.  The best way to ensure accountability is to work with a personal trainer either one-on-one or in a group training setting.
5. Believe in yourself. Know with conviction that you CAN accomplish your goals.
6. Drink water throughout your day.  Do this by carrying a water bottle and opting for water rather than calorie-filled beverages.  This simple action is extremely beneficial.
7. Maintain your metabolism by eating a healthy snack or meal every three hours.  This food should be unprocessed, low in fat and high in fiber.
8. Don’t be afraid to ask for help.
9. Incorporate High Intensity Interval Training into your cardio workouts by performing bursts of high intensity rather than exercising at a single steady pace.
10. It’s not about will-power, it’s about want-power.  You have to want it.
11. Do not eat processed foods.  These items are high in empty calories and contain a plethora of chemicals that are harmful to your health.
12. Stop talking about losing weight.  Start doing it!
13. Fat contains twice the caloric density of carbohydrates and protein, so limit the amount that you consume.  Fill your diet with lean protein and carbohydrates from plants and whole grains.
14. Be wary of products that are labeled as ‘health food’.  Always read the nutrition labels.
15. Find a workout partner who is in better shape than you, or better yet work with a personal trainer to guarantee dramatic results.  : )
16. Make a habit out of reading nutrition labels.  Avoid items that are high in fat and carbohydrates.
17. Destroy negative self talk.  It’s self-sabatoge.
18. Avoid the trap of high-calorie beverages after your workouts.
19. Be consistent with your workouts.  Exercise three to four times each week.
20. Expect more of yourself.
21. High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) should not be in your diet.  It is high in calories and will quickly derail your weight loss efforts.
22. Challenge your body with each workout.  Use different weights, do different exercises and break through plateaus.
23. Eat lots of whole plant foods.  Vegetables, fruits and whole grains are filled with fiber and antioxidants, vital for your good health.
24. Do your cardiovascular exercise after weight training to ensure more fat burn.  Your stored sugars will be depleted during the weight training then your body will rely on fat stores to get you through the cardio workout.
25. Set specific, measurable goals.
26. Start each day with a healthy breakfast.  This important meal should be a balance of carbohydrates, protein and fat to get your metabolism going strong.
27. You deserve better…go get it!

After writing these tips, I realized how powerful and inspiring they are.  Print this list and place it somewhere that you’ll see often – this will keep you motivated and pumped up to accomplish your goals.

If your New Year’s Resolution has to do with losing weight and getting into great shape (and whose isn’t?) then guarantee your success by working with a fitness expert who can guide you to success.

I’d love to team up with you – together we will transform your body in 2010!

Call or email to get started today.

Fernando Paredes, CPT, NASM, NSCA, YFS1
Bucks County’s #1 Fitness & Performance Coach

Hello…Fernando here,

2010 is officially here!

And here’s tip #3 in my ’10 Tips to Get FIT in 2010′ series.

Tip #3: Focus on Fat Loss…not Weight Loss.

Find out why I say that if you ever hope to get off the ‘weight loss / weight gain rollercoaster’ and permanently lose any extra weight you may be carrying, you must focus on FAT loss.

There’s a difference. a BIG difference.

Check it out!

*Watch VIDEO* =>  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq7vsozP5AI

Fernando Paredes, CPT, NASM, NSCA, YFS1
Bucks County’s #1 Fitness & Performance Coach

 

Hello…Fernando here,

2010 is officially here.  And here’s tip #2 in my ’10 Tips to Get FIT in 2010′ series.

Tip #2: Stimulate…don’t Annihilate.

And find out why I say THIS mantra should replace the old ‘no pain, no gain’ philosophy if you want to attain great and consistent results.

Check it out!

*Watch VIDEO=> Fernando’s Tip #2 Stimulate…don’t Annihilate

 Fernando Paredes, CPT, NASM, NSCA, YFS1
Bucks County’s #1 Fitness & Performance Coach

Hello!…Fernando here, 

2010 is officially here! And if you are like most people, your New Year resolutions will include working on improving your health & fitness in some way. 

And this 10 Tips to ‘Get FIT’ series I’ve put together will help you do just that. I’ll send out one video every day during the first 10 days of January to get the year started right and help you make your fitness goals a reality in 2010!

Today’s Tip: #1 Proper Mindset

Watch as I explain the right way to think about your goals IF you want to SUCCEED.

Check it out on our official YouTube channel!

Watch *VIDEO* => Fernando’s Tip #1 Proper Mindset <=

Fernando Paredes, CPT, NASM, NSCA, YFS1
Bucks County’s #1 Fitness & Performance Coach
 

I have been officially named as one of ‘America’s Premier Experts’ in my field!  

To say that I am very honored and excited about this, is an extreme understatement.

Unreal.  

What a way to begin 2010!

Here’s part of the headline on the Press Release that was sent yesterday:

“Fernando Paredes, Bucks County, Pennsylvania-based fitness and performance coach, has recently been named as one of America’s PremierExperts® in recognition of his leading role in the fitness industry.”

You can view the official release by clicking here => http://www.pitchengine.com/free-release.php?id=39197

Let me tell you, this really means a lot to me.

And as I reflect on all the years that led up to this point…I just have to give a BIG Thank You to my family, friends, my mentors, the amazing clients I have the privilege to work with; and EVERYONE that has either helped me, supported me, encouraged me, picked me up, loved me…hated me, laughed at me, knocked me down, insulted me, called me crazy for wanting to be in this field.

You’ve ALL made THIS possible.

Who would have thought that the fat, un-athletic kid, with a busted low-back from New Jersey would one day become one of ‘America’s Premier Experts’ in fitness and performance training?

Not me.  

Fernando Paredes, CPT, NASM, NSCA, YFS1
Buck’s County’s #1 Fitness & Performance Coach

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 Fitness and Performance Coach and Speaker, Fernando Paredes, Named as One of America’s PremierExperts®

 Fernando Paredes, Bucks County, Pennsylvania-based fitness and performance coach, has recently been named as one of America’s PremierExperts® in recognition of his leading role in the fitness industry.

Doylestown, Pa. – December 23, 2009 – Sometimes called “Bucks County’s #1 Fitness and Performance Coach” Fernando Paredes, CPT, NASM, NSCA, YFS1, has more than 15 years experience and is a sought after expert and speaker in the areas of functional fitness, core training, fat loss, lower-back reconditioning and sports performance training in the greater Philadelphia region. 

Paredes has recently been acknowledged by America’s PremierExperts® as one of the leading experts in his field.  Along with being a contributing fitness columnist for PhillyFIT magazine, Fernando has appeared on Comcast Network’s ‘Your Morning’ show, WFMZ Channel 69 News and The Philadelphia Inquirer because of his innovative exercise approach combining the original ‘physical culture’ method of exercise with today’s modern functional and core training techniques. 

America’s PremierExperts® LLC is an organization that honors an exclusive group of experts who are dedicated to spreading knowledge and awareness in their field of expertise and making significant contributions to their industry and the marketplace as a whole.  America’s PremierExperts®, was launched by Nick Nanton, Esq., The Celebrity Lawyer and J.W. Dicks, Esq., the world’s leading expert on business growth through personal branding, authors of the best-selling books, “Celebrity Branding You™, “Big Ideas For Your Business” and “Shift Happens.”

America’s PremiereExperts® recognizes leading experts, across a wide array of industries, who are willing to provide information and education to consumers as a public service.

For more information about Fernando Paredes please visit http://www.FusionFitnessStudio.net

For more information about America’s PremierExperts® please visit http://www.AmericasPremierExperts.com

###

One of my NEW gigs for 2010! I am very thankful to have been chosen as Fitness Director for Boomer-Living.Com and am looking forward to developing some great content for their members. If YOU are 50+ years young…check them out!

The first article I wrote for ‘Boomer-Living.com’ is UP on their website!  here’s the link =>  http://www.boomer-living.com/2009/12/boomer-genetics-101/

Understanding the role of genetics is especially important to active ‘baby-boomers’ looking to get in shape.

Tell me what you think!

Fernando Paredes, CPT, NASM, NSCA, YFS1
Bucks County’s #1 Fitness & Performance Coach

I am on a mission to bring back the methods and mindset of the old-school Physical Culture back to where it belongs.  

Here’s why: 

Performance-enhancing drugs has set Exercise Science BACK 40-50 years because they have influenced MOST programs that people follow today.  Is it any wonder that most people are not happy with their results?  They are following programs that really only work if you are on steroids.

How did people train BEFORE steroids existed? 

THAT is what you need to learn - if you ever hope to attain the type of health, fitness and performance you desire.

Especially since THOSE methods still work so much better than anything else out there today.

And that is what I began to teach with my NEW group – The Bucks County Physical Culture and Barbell Club.  Anyone can join and it’s FREE.

Here are some pictures of our FIRST meeting:

We’re getting started and I’m handing out the agendas..

Introducing myself and getting the discussion started. I am very excited and raring to go!

I stared by stating this SIMPLE Reality:

1. The Problem: Every year health & fitness indicators get worse…
2. The Solution: Every year we have more and more fitness & diet “solutions”…
3. The Result?: See #1…

Hmmm…does anyone see a problem here? We live in an age where there are MORE fitness books, diet books, DVD’s, videos, audio programs than ever existed before….WHY aren’t they helping?

I know why….and I shared it with the group.

So far everyone’s listening…good!

If you’d like to register for our next meeting visit my official Meetup Page at => The Bucks County Physical Culture and Barbell Club to sign up – and it’s FREE too.  How can you beat that?

I know…you think that ALL the modern stuff  HAS to be better at creating the healthy and fit body you want because there are, well….modern.

And ‘modern’ automatically means ‘better’, right?

That mentality couldn’t be more WRONG when it comes to the TYPE of training that the human body responds best to. 

Which is why MANY of the OLD systems, tools and methods still work better than any so-called “new” machine-based methods being touted today.  

And in THIS situation, tools like the ROPE fit in VERY nicely…and they ALWAYS will.

Training on the ROPE is a phenomenal way of working your strength, cardio, core, torso, arms all at the SAME TIME. 

The body LOVES it when you’multi-challenge’ it in this way and WILL respond by delivering the results YOU want in a much BETTER and FASTER way.

Here are some pictures I took yesterday during a training session with one of my clients, Mike, as he’s preparing to start his series of movement patterns using the ROPE.

Allright, Mike – on your mark…get set….->

GO!
And go as FAST as you can!

Here’s Mike starting his ROPE cycle with and alternating up-down pattern…

Here’s a side view of Mike doing the same alternating up-down pattern.  Cool, huh?

Now Mike is moving into the ‘outside-cirlce’ pattern…

Mike was really MOVING hard and fast through those exercises to MAXIMIZE his benefits. That’s how it works with the ROPE….the faster – the better!

So if your workouts and body have gotten stale, nothing seems to be working anymore and you don’t know why….give us a call.

Maybe your body just needs to be re-introduced to some “old” friends.

Fernando Paredes, CPT, NASM, NSCA, YFS1
Bucks County’s #1 Fitness & Performance Coach