5 ways to jack up your immune system!

Hey MELTer's, 

Want to beat the flu this season or really build up your immune system? Of course you do!

Here are five ways to do it:

• Apples-Red apples contain an antioxidant called quercetin. It is said that quercetin can help improve your immune system especially when you are stressed out. 
• Papayas- Has an antioxidant in it that helps fight cancer and is also packed with  Vitamin C, E and beta-carotenes 
• Cranberries-.Cranberries are also a source of different kinds of antioxidants, including polyphenols, which boost the immune system. 
• Grape fruit-have enzymes in then that help with weightloss and is another fruit that has antioxidants in it to help boost your immune system like Vitamin C, sterols, tocopherols.
• Bananas-Bananas are full of the Vitamin B6 which help in the production of serotonin. 

So, there you have it! 5 natural ways to keep you immune system running at full force!

Fruit salad anyone? 


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How's Your Posture?

Boot Camp Personal Trainers at M.E.L.T Share  4 Great Posture Tips.

Tip #1: There is no such thing as perfect posture! Its important YOU understand this as improving process is a life long process and something we ALWAYS need to work on.

Tip #2: Practice Posture at least once an hour by pulling your shoulders back and puffing your chest up like a super hero.

Tip #3: Set reminders around you to improve posture: sticky notes on your desk, computer or car or sit on a stability ball at work so you are forced to maintain posture.

Tip #4: Spend 60 seconds a day (morning, mid day , night – doesn’t matter) reach your arms straight back, pull your shoulders back, puff your chest up and squeeze your back blades together for 60 seconds. This quick exercise will connect your brain neurologically to your posterior core muscles.

Here are 8 excellent M.e.l.t.’s Bootcamp & Personal Training posture benefits, explained

M.e.l.t.’s Bootcamp & Personal Training posture benefit number (1)

• Keeps your bones and joints in the optimal alignment so that muscles are being used the way they are designed to be used.

M.e.l.t.’s Bootcamp & Personal Training posture benefit number (2)

• Prevents strain and general muscular overuse issues.

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• Prevents the spine from becoming fixed in abnormal positions.

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• Decreases the stress on the ligaments holding the joints of the spine together.

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• Will decrease the abnormal degeneration of joint surfaces, which inevitably result in painful arthritis.

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• Prevents regular painful backache and general muscular pain.

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• Making posture a way of life, will definitely lead to you looking good as you age.

M.e.l.t.’s Bootcamp & Personal Training posture benefit number (8)

• Prevents your body from fatigue because muscles are being used more efficiently, allowing the body to take a break from all the stress and this in turn allows the body to use minimal energy.

When it is all said and done you only get one body so treat it like a temple, if you have found this information both engaging and educational please click here for more great tips & tricks,

Exercising correctly on your own is difficulty, both to get yourself to actually “do” and to do right.

At m..e.l.t. WE WILL NOT LET YOU FAIL we are dedicated to holding our members accountable (yes if you don’t show up we will be on ya J ) and to keeping our members healthy…injury free. Posture is NEVER perfect but we at m.e.l.t. will continuously cue and coach you to correct it as needed.

If you haven’t m.e.l.t.ed with us yet, don’t wait any longer. Email or call us NOW to check us out for a free trial to one of our award winning services; personal training, small group personal training, large group personal training (the m.e.l.t. version of bootcamp) and advanced group training (think crossfit but with emphasis on form).

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Lose Weight the Fun Way with MELT Workout By Ecriture 

As a writer with a love of fitness, I enjoy trying new fitness places to train at and sharing my experience.

Everyone grasps or appreciates the importance of keeping our weight at the healthy levels. Gaining fat is not a good thing to happen to us because they would be opening ourselves up to a whole dimension of problems. Being overweight, to be specific, will make us susceptible to diseases. Bad fat cells are toxins, and these toxins kill the cells in our body including our white blood cells that fight disease-causing foreign bodies that enter our system. Being overweight with fat also reduces our endurance because the presence of toxins in the bloodstream lessens the amount of oxygen we intake when we breathe.

While everyone does understands how crucial it is for us to avoid gaining a lot of fat, not all of us recognize the need to perform resistance training with cardio mixed (not just cardio) in order to lose healthy weight and drop bodyfat. This is because they fear the strenuousness of exercise! This is all thanks to mistakes in marketing that let people think that the only way to exercise is to push themselves to the limits, and that is a mindset that is difficult to cultivate especially by those that do not have the love for exercising. As a result, people shun away from exercising and thus gain weight as a result.

I really appreciated MELT’s approach. Whether its their small or larger group personal training sessions or bootcamps, they had people of ALL fitness levels. They teach their personal training and bootcamp clients to train with intensity which they define as working outside their comfort zone…something even the most overweight or out of shape person can do.

In some cases, people are willing to exercise but they cannot find the time to do so. Most people these days are too busy, especially professionals who are focused on finding success and financial independence. They can also free around a half hour to an hour per day to exercise, but most exercise regimes that are being promoted as “effective weight loss solutions” demand more than that. These people think that they have to spend hours and hours at the gym and, because they do not have the time, they end up deciding not to exercise at all!  

The coaches at MELT guarantee better results in half the time. They specialize in 30 minute fat burning and toning up personal training or bootcamp workouts.  At MELT, time is no longer an issue.

MELT recognizes that most misconceptions about exercising are the root cause of the obesity issue in America. They also recognize that most people may not have the time to exercise even though they have the desire to. That is why the workouts being implemented by the staff at M.E.L.T are all designed to be fun and exciting while still delivering the results that the individual has come to enlist himself for. They aim to differentiate themselves from box gyms, or the kind of gyms that most of us recognize for their focus on intense strength training and the use of exercise machines.

Instead of machines, however, M.E.LT. Fitness Studios put more focus on core training and interval training with minimal use of machines. The studio prides itself as being home to a “positive and supportive fitness community.” Because they are not box gyms, M.E.L.T’s trainers are able to devise exercise regimes that are as short as 30 minutes that are still quite effective! Find out more about M.E.L.T by visiting their website at http://www.meltworkout.com/.

Tired Of Broccoli, Try This!

Good Morning MELTer's, 

So recently I just got into eating brussel sprouts and other than  just knowing they are a green vegetable and low in calories I found out some other interesting and beneficial facts as well!

Brussel Sprouts are high in protein, a quarter of their calories. Loaded with vitamin A, folacin (which helps in weight management), potassium and calcium make a great way to get some of your daily minerals.


They have 3-5 grams of fiber per cup, and at 25 calories per 1/2 cup cooked, you will save on calories and feel more full because of the fiber!

Not only are brussel sprouts good for your the taste great too!

I saute them in coconut oil, garlic and a little black pepper which you can adjust to taste.

So if you are looking for a new veggie to eat with dinner, as a snack or to try I recommend brussel sprouts.

Let me know what you think on our Facebook page and if you have any good brussel sprout recipes share them with us as well!-cs


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M.E.L.T. Fitness Studio Hosts Third Annual

Our next mission here at M.E.L.T. is to help spread Holiday Joy to Kids this season. We are teaming up with Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and collecting unwrapped, new toys up until Tuesday December 21, 2010. We will transport all the toys to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and they will distribute the toys to kids whose parents cannot afford to buy them anything this holiday season.

For the third year in a row M.E.L.T. Fitness Studio is hosting a toy drive for kids this holiday season. Owner of M.E.L.T. Fitness Studio Joe Carabase believes that giving back to the community is important. “Every child deserves a gift this holiday season. If we can give some joy to a child this year it would bring a smile to our faces”. M.E.L.T. Fitness Studio has already collected over 40 toys from their three locations in South Windsor, Glastonbury, and Harwinton. South Windsor personal trainer and manager Aaron Granahan is overjoyed by the amount of participation in this event. “Our clients really took to this event. They are awesome people who love to give back”. 

If you wish to help M.E.L.T. spread some holiday cheer this year please drop an unwrapped toy to one of their three locations; South Windsor, Glastonbury, and Harwinton. Toys will be accepted until 12/21/12. Thank you in advanced for helping M.E.L.T.'s Mission Bring Joy to Kids!

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Have a good morning boost!

Good morning MELTer's, 

So I get some questions about if a shake is good to have in the morning for breakfast and my answer to this is yes!

Your body is in a type of starvation state because you have been sleeping for 8 hours, hopefully, and you want your metabolism to start working right away.

Now here's the best part and it's something Ive been doing to give me a little burst.

Instead of using water for my shake in the morning, I use coffee. Right, sounds good!

You can play around with this recipe to your taste but I suggest you use:

• Ice
• Coffee
• 1-2 scoops of protien
• I drink my coffee black but if you need it lighter, almond milk or if you have have to milk

And there you go! You now have breakfast and your coffee all in one shot!

Play around with your options and let me know what you think on our Facebook page!

Have a great day!-cs

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Should You Workout When Sick? Advice from South Windsor & Glastonbury Personal Trainer

My rule of thumb is that YES you MOVE when sick unless you are suffering from food poisoning (that could get ugly), bronchitis, a fever or a sinus infection. 

Those things take a lot out of your body and exercises could actually be detrimental. Other than that, get it in baby! 

When you start moving and sweating, you:

- Flush out toxins

-Get your body metabolizing, digesting and eliminating 

-Boost your positive hormonal flow

All things that WILL make you feel better. 

What do when:

a. Sick from food poisoning (that could get ugly), bronchitis, a fever or a sinus infection: 

-Rest your body

-Take in LOADS (massive loads, yup just got British on ya) of fluids i.e. WATER

-Drink white or green tea (white has higher antioxidants) 

-Eat spicy food; hot peppers and pepper seeds

-Eat mostly  greens & fruits: When you are sick, typically you don't have the stomach to eat normally. In this case, blend together greens, fruits with a few shots of protein. 

b. Sick from anything else: G.O.Y.A - get off yo ass!

Sometimes good is just good enough

If you would like to get out a free session at m.e.l.t. Workout for our bootcamp (aka a group personal training experience) OR personal training at one of our locations in Glastonbury or South Windsor, contact info@meltifntessstudio.com asap!

#getafterit

JC

Givin' you something to think about

Hey MELTer's,

I wanted to talk about the speed of your work outs today.

What I mean by this is, are you benefiting from going as fast as you can?

In a sense yes you are, as long as you are performing the exercise correctly!

I say it all the time, I would rather you do 2 great reps, than 100 incorrect ones.

The reason I say this is because it doesnt matter how heavy the weight you use or the speed of the rep but how you fucntionally do that rep.

Sometime slower is better!

You can always pick up the speed once you get your form down first!

Form is the most important aspect because without it, certain stabilizers are not active, you could be compensating for weaker muscles and worst of all without good form thats when injury happens.

So next time you go to grab the heavier weight or do the level 3 exercise, think about this and apply it!

The safer you lift, the longer you will be able to lift and the healthier you will be!

Have a great day!-cs




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The Monday m.e.l.t.: Its Okay to Be Imperfect

A few months ago I wrote you about The Fear of Effort or failing to take action towards something because we are afraid that if we do, and do not succeed, that we will fail. The reality is there is NO such thing as failure if YOU take action towards whatever it is you want to achieve. 

 

In working with a lot of type A personalities (including myself), I find that we often have a hard time doing things we aren't great at and can sometimes avoid doing those things because we are not perfect at them. 

 

The reality is there is NO such thing as perfect, in anything. If you want to do something, don't worry about getting 100% ready and prepared to do that thing, take imperfect action towards that thing...JUMP in the water, don't just dip your toe. 

The problem with dipping your toe in the water is that you are waiting for the perfect temperature, the right time. You will not have all the answers and things to best prepare you to do anything, until you DO.

 

This is not to say you should try to barbell clean n press 135 lbs as many total reps as you can, when you never did a clean n press before or something extreme like that. If you wanted to clean n press, you would take imperfect action by seeking out a coach to help you learn the movement correctly then try the movement with little or no weight. 

There is no perfect time. 

 

Take imperfect action TODAY and get better as you go. 

 

#imperfectaction

 

JC

 

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Mentally Tough

Hey MELTer's,

So I tried the all fruit fast yesterday, and if anyone else tried it let me know how you did and felt, it was hard!

Nothing but fruit and water for 24 hours didn't seem that bad and it wasn't until about 1 pm. I opened my fridge and caught a smell of all my chicken and not fruit related food and I almost caved.

The point of my story is that you can do anything you set your mind too! As bad as I wanted to say "forget it" and dig right in to some protein I held back. Why? Because I'm stronger than that and so are you!

Anything you want to accomplish you can. At times yes it will be hard and the easy way out is right in front of you but how bad do you want it!

NOTHING in life worth wild is easy! Remember that next time you feel like giving up, don't, keep pushing forward take what you want!

-CS

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4 Major Points to Remember When Your Goal is to Lose Weight.

 Are you struggling to see results around your waistline? Chances are your neglecting one or more of these key points. For those who are trying to lose weight here are some tips that you should adopt and use. We preach this to our South Windsor bootcamp clients all the time, because it works! 

1.       It’s a cheat meal, not a cheat day! – To many times when I look at people’s food log book, I see more than one cheat meal. The cheat meal has purpose and that to change up from your diet and reset your metabolism.  Enjoy that cheat meal and be done with it, you have the self control to not have more than one cheat meal.

2.       Small meals, 5-6 times a day for a turbo charged metabolism – You want a faster metabolism, you need to eat more meals. It keeps your body constantly digesting food so therefore your burning calories. Small snack include and apple with peanut 2 tablespoons of peanut butter, or greek yogurt to name a few.

3.       Water intake is just important as anything – Water is essential on so many levels. It has so many functions; hydrates, keeps muscles loose, flushes toxins out, keeps you body temp down especially while your working out. Drink more water for better results.

4.       No matter what get a workout in – Here at M.E.L.T. we provide in home workouts, as well as short 4 minute workouts. Everyone has 4 minutes to workout! Anything is better than nothing, remember that.

Try these tips and I guarantee you will see fast better results.

~AG

    

 

M.E.L.T. Fitness Studio is Connecticut's #1 Fat Loss Solution! M.E.L.T. helps clients drop body fat throughout the Hartford County and Farmington Valley through bootcamps, personal training, semi private personal training, youth fitness, sports specific training, bridal bootcamps and corporate fitness. For a free trial, email meltfitness@gmail.com or call (860)372-4887
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