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3 Easy Slimming Foods

Monday, December 19th, 2011

I love me some food. I really, really loves me some food!

However, over the past several months I’ve made it a point to try new things.

I’m a big believer in setting and keeping routines, but sometimes you hae to break those puppies and try new things.

I can get very boring with my eating – that’s because it’s easy – but I’ve decided to branch out a bit and start trying some new things.

There are 3 foods in particular I’ve been eating that I’m very fond of. Some may say they’re weird – not weird in the sense that they’re funky, just weird because they’re not consumed on a regular basis like, say, apples. Read More→

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Survive The Holidays And Relax!

By Ed Scow, aka "The Fit Dad" · Comments

Sunday, December 18th, 2011

(This article appeared in the December 2011 issue of L Magazine…written by me of course!)

Tis the season for joy, food, bad weather and flabbiness.

You know what else? It’s the season for every fitness guru and their mama to give you lists for losing weight because the average person gains some obscene amount over the course of 4 weeks.

You know the drill because you see it every year.

This year is going to be different. This year I’m telling you NOT to worry about it.

Seriously. Don’t sweat the guilt of eating, drinking and being merry this gluttonous season.

Why? Because it’s only a few weeks and those numbers the “experts” tell you the average person gains aren’t totally true. It’s like that old game you played as a kid where you tell your neighbor a secret, then they tell their neighbor the same secret and after 10 kids you compare what you said versus what was passed along. Read More→

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Fat Blasting Boot Camp Workout Tip (Video)

By Ed Scow, aka "The Fit Dad" · Comments

Sunday, November 27th, 2011

Hey!

So how was your weekend? Mine was good. Thanksgiving was fun, lots of family was seen (and I mean LOTS) and all was good. We had a great workout Friday morning for the post-Thanksgiving metabolism cranker and I finally stopped limping.

On top of that, Nolan is still teething like crazy. He has 2 on the bottom, which he’s had for a while, but now has 2 on top, with 2 more poking through and I think I saw another one on the bottom just starting to peek through. Because of that, his mood is like a teenager – happy and laughing one minute, but he starts screaming and gnawing on anything in sight as soon as those puppies start bugging him. Good times with a 9-month old

Anywho, are you ready to have some fun?

I’m going to share a sweet little video with you today demonstrating a wicked workout tip I’ve been using in my own workouts, as well as a few of my one-on-one clients and boot camps.

I’m always looking for ways to turn up the intensity, without actually killing the person. I hate writing workouts that are hard just to be hard. That’s silly and doesn’t do anyone any good. A quality fat loss workout should burn calories, make you sweat and feel worked, but not so much that you can’t go about your day.

Without further ado, check out the video below and I’ll catch ya on the other side…

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Ode To Resistance Tubing For Boot Camp Workouts

By Ed Scow, aka "The Fit Dad" · Comments

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

One of my favorite ways to train – whether in boot camp, my own personal workouts or with clients – is using Resistance tubing. It’s an awesome piece of equipment. Many folks know it for its use in rehab, but it is incredibly versatile and can, and should, be used in fat loss workout design as well.

To show you my love for Resistance Tubing, I decided to write an ode.

I have to warn you…

I don’t like poetry and have never written a poem, except maybe way back in middle school English class when it was forced upon me. Please don’t judge me if you’re a lover of poetry

Check it…

O Resistance tubes! How much I do loathe thee,

For whence you are used, you often make my arms want to flee.

The arms you see do burn oft,

But have no fear because, you see, those arms yearn to work.

O Resistance Tubes! How much I do love thee,

For when I use you, I do declare, my abs do feel like newbs.

The core, oh the core!

Every time the tubes are used, the core screams “More! More!”

For when the tubes are used, the core is always working,

Even when it’s the legs that are being tore.

Okay, I’m done.

Before I go further, I want to let you know that this month’s issue of LSV Inner Circle is up and ready for members and it’s awesome (but I admit I’m incredibly biased) boot camp workouts for ladies only

Now on with the show…

I understand quite well that I am not a poet and should never again attempt to write an ode to anyone or anything.

Hopefully that was fun. At least it’s something different in this world of fake made-for-TV celebrity weddings.

I really do love using resistance tubes in program design and especially in boot camp workouts.

They’re easy to use, easy to transport and give you a hell of a workout.

The really great thing is they’re deceptive. Read More→

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November LSV

By Ed Scow, aka "The Fit Dad" · Comments

Monday, October 31st, 2011

This month’s issue of the LSV Inner Circle brings you a sweet little workout program designed to work called “Happy Time Tubes.”

The Workout of The Month brings you a number of different workouts all using Resistance Tubes. I’ve received quite a few requests for a program using tubes, so… Ask and Ye Shall Receive!

Personally, I love using tubes for workouts because they’re so versatile. They provide a different “type” of resistance than using dumbbells or bodyweight because of the way the tubes “pull” you which makes your core/low back have to work that much harder to stabilize yourself, plus the muscles being worked are worked their hardest at different points of the movement…all good times!

I set the workouts up a bit different than usual and I hope you like the new “flow.”

All the workout layouts, as well as tracking sheets are in the magazine which you will download below.

As usual there are videos for the workouts and those videos can be downloaded to your computer.

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Where’s Your Focus?

By Ed Scow, aka "The Fit Dad" · Comments

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

Howdy!

When it comes to getting lean and fit, I have a basic belief – focus on taking positive steps that create good habits rather than attempting to remove negative habits.

That may sound overly simple, or bring up thoughts of “No kidding Ed…I knew that!” but stick with me here and let me explain.

Let’s assume you want to lose weight. – I’m not saying you should lose weight, I’m just using this as an example…

Let’s also assume you want a nicer figure – losing weight and having a nicer figure are often NOT the same and require different sets of action steps.

Let’s also assume you didn’t gain this weight by eating well and being active and that the weight didn’t jump on board the belly train last week.

Is it safe to assume all those things?

Super-duper.

The common thing to do is to get fed up with your current situation and want to make a change – which is a necessary step in my humble opinion

The next common step is to start attempting to remove negative habits. Read More→

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The Fit Dad Says – The Book!

By Ed Scow, aka "The Fit Dad" · Comments

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

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L Magazine Column August 2011 – Food Rules

By Ed Scow, aka "The Fit Dad" · Comments

Thursday, October 13th, 2011

This article appeared in the August 2011 issue of “L Magazine.”

Two of my favorite foods are apples and broccoli. I have other foods that I count as “favorites” as well, but they wouldn’t fit well in a column whose focus is helping you become healthier and more fit – unless we could figure out a way to include Peanut Butter Cups!

Those 2 foods are my “Go To” foods and they receive that high distinction because they meet the following 3 guidelines: lincoln, nebraska boot camp diet food

1. They both taste awesome. If you don’t think they taste good, it’s probably because you’re filling up on processed junk and have totally messed up your taste buds – cut out the junk for a couple weeks and your body will adjust back to liking the things we’re supposed to eat.

2. They’re loaded with vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients and the all-important fiber. Nutrient content should be one of the first things you know about a food if you want to lose weight and be healthy. The higher the nutrient content, the more often you should eat it.

3. They’re versatile. You can eat them by themselves, or add them to another “main dish,” like healthy salads, as toppings. You could eat the broccoli after dipping it in some hummus or add the apple to another snack that’s a bit salty to hit some different tastebuds.

If you’re interested in losing weight, or just being a healthier person, I think you should eat them too.

But what if you don’t like those two foods? Read More→

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Abs Blaster DVD and Diet Promo

By Ed Scow, aka "The Fit Dad" · Comments

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

Howdy!

I’ve been trying to figure out how I can incorporate the way Nolan crawls into a workout program, but just can’t seem to find a way to throw in a break dancing move. He does ‘the worm’ rather than crawl and it is very entertaining. The kid can get anywhere he wants simply by getting onto his hands and knees, rocking, then pushing forward and flopping onto his stomach – which puts him forward about 4 inches, then repeating until he reaches his destination. He’s pretty swift too.

So if you have any suggestions on how to bring that in, let me know because if he keeps doing it his shoulders and low back are going to be super strong.

Anyway, I have a couple quick things to share with you today – both of which I think you’ll like.

First is a new website I’ve been contributing articles to called “Man Of The House.” Read More→

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Awesome New Way To Work Your Stomach In Boot Camp And From Home

By Ed Scow, aka "The Fit Dad" · Comments

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

You like abs, right?

Well, you may not like your abs right now, but you like working your abs because…well who doesn’t!

I’m no different. I loves working me some abs, but the problem is it can get a bit stale and boring.

So I went into the studio one beautiful afternoon and decided to do some abs workout tinkering.

It was pretty stinkin’ fun. I had a basic idea that I thought would be cool for you to see better results, and get more “feel” from working your abs, but wanted to see if what my brain thought would actually come out and be “doable” in workout form.

My tinkering has seemed to work!

How do I know this? boot camp workouts for ladies only

It’s been 4 days since doing this style of workout and my abs are still sore! Specifically, my lower abs are sore.

If you’ve worked out for more than a month, you know how difficult it can be to get that good sore feeling in your abs where you can still function normally, but every so often, if you move just so, you get a little reminder of how awesome your workout was, and that’s the feeling I still have today…

…And it’s awesome!

After it felt so great in my personal workout, I decided to test it out on one of my lady clients, and tinker with it in boot camp and the results were just as awesome!

What did I do? Read More→

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