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What Will You Achieve Next?
Core Performance Center member Jay Lavender shows off his fulfilled "I Will" statement from the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
“I will make 2010 my healthiest year ever.”
“I will spend more time playing with my kids.”
"I will show that age doesn't matter."
“I will…” is not a marketing campaign. It's a declaration and daily reminder that anything is possible with effort, determination and planning. At the Core Performance Center (CPC) in Santa Monica, members have covered a wall with 4x6 inch cards that express their goals as “I will…” statements, promises to themselves to remain focused on their goals.
One Small Change
Fill Your Breakfast with Fiber
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Judging from the size and looks of consternation (constipation?) on the faces of most Americans, it should be obvious that as a nation we are not getting enough fiber. In fact, some will argue it’s a moral as well as dietary deficiency. Fortunately, I’ll only be addressing the latter dilemma this month as I try to lose my winter gut by doing nothing more than eating 14 additional grams of fiber per day. You heard right. No extra workouts, no dieting, no other changes. My life will proceed as normal except for some extra birdfeed.
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Athletes Blog About NFL Combine Training
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With only a few weeks left before the NFL Combine, many athletes are training at Athletes' Performance to help improve their draft stock. A few such NFL hopefuls have been sharing their experiences in draft diaries with SportingNews.com. Read on below to learn what it's been like for these athletes as they prepare for their big job interview:
One Small Change
Eat More Fiber to Lose Weight
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If, like me, you still haven’t lost the weight you gained from eating so many Christmas cookies but, nonetheless, have just ordered a dozen boxes of Girl Scout Cookies, then the apocalypse could indeed be upon us. But suppose, just suppose, that there was a way to turn yourself into a Thin Mint™ without giving up your Do-si-dos™? No doubt, you’d say Thank U Berry Munch™. But I digress. (Does it sound like I’m obsessed?)
Not long ago researchers at Tufts University reviewed every study they could find on fiber consumption and weight loss. What they discovered was even more miraculous than those delicious Peanut Butter Patties™. (Have you tried them frozen?) Specifically, the researchers determined that study participants who ate an additional 14 grams of fiber per day—about twice what they had been eating—consumed 10 percent fewer calories overall without even trying.
News
adidas and Core Performance Make You Better in 2010
adidas Core Performance trainer Nick Anthony
PRESS RELEASE – Herzogenaurach, Februrary 1, 2010 – Finding it hard to stick to your new year’s resolution? Your gym attendance just is not what it should be? Well maybe what you need is the help of a personal trainer and a state-of-the-art training program to help you get better in 2010. To get to the core of it, adidas Men’s Training is partnering with Core Performance, an internationally known training institute supporting everyday and elite athletes in achieving their training goals.
The Performance Life
Best Advice to Kickstart the Year
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With one month in the books, are you any closer to achieving your health and performance goals for 2010? To help, we’ve rounded up our best tips, recipes, and workouts from the past month in cased you missed any of it.
Movement
New Way to Torch Fat: Cardio Strength Training
People often view strength training and cardio work as inherently different, not part of an integrated system. Some advocates of strength training all but ignore cardio and vice versa. Both are important, of course. In his new book, Cardio Strength Training, Robert dos Remedios, MA, C.S.C.S., provides an intense but simple strength program that packs a cardio wallop. Dos Remedios is the head strength and conditioning coach at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California. He spoke recently with CorePerformance.com.
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gramsThe amount of fiber you need in your diet daily, according to the National Fiber Council.
"People always ask about the best exercises. Think about some of the old calisthenics like squat jumps and burpees. Those are tremendous exercises and when you do them with enough intensity, you get an incredible metabolic effect."
— from "New Way to Torch Fat: Cardio Strength Training"
Why You Need Recovery From Exercise
Sue Falsone, director of performance physical therapy at Athletes’ Performance, explains what makes rest and recovery after a workout so important.
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gallonThe amount of water we recommend you drink each day.
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Fill Your Breakfast with Fiber
Increasing your fiber intake too quickly can have debilitating side effects. Our human lab rat discovers the right (and wrong) pace.
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Tis' the Season for Cocoa, Colds, and...Coronaries
Shoveling snow in frigid weather can increase the risk of a heart attack for some folks.
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Athletes Blog About NFL Combine Training
Ever wonder what it's like to train for the NFL Combine? Three athletes tell all in their own words.
The Performance Life
Best Advice to Kickstart the Year
We’ve rounded up the most popular stories from the first month of 2010 to help you stick to your healthy resolutions all year.
News
adidas and Core Performance Make You Better in 2010
Performance specialist Nick Anthony is the latest addition to the adidas team of global trainers.
Secrets to Success
Olympian Workout Tips from Angela Ruggiero
The Boston Globe interviews Angela Ruggiero about training for the Vancouver Games at Athletes' Perfomance.
