Fat to fitness instructor: Boot camp helps man lose 120 pounds - CNN.com: "Fat to fitness instructor: Boot camp helps man lose 120 pounds"
Weighing 335 pounds, Lenczowski suffered constantly from pain in his knees and ankles. Everyday activities such as walking and even traveling on an airplane had become difficult.
At the age of 39, he was diagnosed with a heart condition and hypertension (high blood pressure). He knew it was time to make a change and his doctor agreed.
"It was a chore to get to work. I had to park and then walk," says Lenczowski. "By the time I got to work I was sweating and I would have to time things so I could cool off before I had a meeting."
The extra weight not only took a toll on his physical health, but also was chipping away at his self-esteem. Lenczowski, who worked as a fundraiser for a nonprofit health organization, felt like a hypocrite
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Monday, December 10, 2007
12 Days of Fitness Are Here
Yes, it's here, the 12 days of fitness is officially starting andbioy do we have a bumper sackload of presents lined up for you!
I know you're excited and you probably just want to get on overthere and download your gifts but I just wanted to take a second toask you once more if you could help out all of our contributors bysending as many people as you can over to www.12daysoffitness.comto grab their own presents.
Remember, it's free and our aim is to get the message out to as many people as possible in the next 12 days and so your help will be really appreciated.
I know you're excited and you probably just want to get on overthere and download your gifts but I just wanted to take a second toask you once more if you could help out all of our contributors bysending as many people as you can over to www.12daysoffitness.comto grab their own presents.
Remember, it's free and our aim is to get the message out to as many people as possible in the next 12 days and so your help will be really appreciated.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Here's Your first Christmas Present
Hi Everyone
I decided to get the drop on everyone else this year by making sure that I was the very first person you know to start giving out Christmas presents, and what a present I've got for you!
I've been asked by my friends Dax Moy and Pat Rigsby to contribute a very special REPORT/VIDEO/AUDIO/EBOOK that I've just finished working on to their 12 Days of Fitness Gift-Giving Program.
But whilst I'm pretty excited about being able to offer you my gift, I'm absolutely over the moon that I've been chosen as one of a handpicked group of just 250 health and fitness experts from all around the world to participate in the largest gift-giving program ever.
This means that, as well as getting your gift from me, you'll be able to download a sackful of videos, audios, ebooks and special reports on just about every area of health and fitness from Diet to Nutrition, Fat loss to Strength training, Back pain to Mom's fitness and just about EVERYTHING in between.
Seriously, Dax and Pat have ensured that only the very best quality gifts have been allowed into this years gift-giving, meaning that many of the contributors have created gifts that you would happily pay for...
But you get each and every one of them for free!
All you have to do to get you hands on my Gift (and the other couple of hundred amazing gifts, of course) is pop on over and register your name and email address at
12 Days Of Fitness.
and you'll get the whole lot delivered to you with my compliments .
Well, what are you waiting for?
Get on over to
12 Days Of Fitness.
now! : )
Rafael
P.S - Feel free to forward this email on to your family, friends or work colleagues so that they can take advantage of this massive gift-giving. After all, it's not every day that you get access to this kind of information for free right?
I decided to get the drop on everyone else this year by making sure that I was the very first person you know to start giving out Christmas presents, and what a present I've got for you!
I've been asked by my friends Dax Moy and Pat Rigsby to contribute a very special REPORT/VIDEO/AUDIO/EBOOK that I've just finished working on to their 12 Days of Fitness Gift-Giving Program.
But whilst I'm pretty excited about being able to offer you my gift, I'm absolutely over the moon that I've been chosen as one of a handpicked group of just 250 health and fitness experts from all around the world to participate in the largest gift-giving program ever.
This means that, as well as getting your gift from me, you'll be able to download a sackful of videos, audios, ebooks and special reports on just about every area of health and fitness from Diet to Nutrition, Fat loss to Strength training, Back pain to Mom's fitness and just about EVERYTHING in between.
Seriously, Dax and Pat have ensured that only the very best quality gifts have been allowed into this years gift-giving, meaning that many of the contributors have created gifts that you would happily pay for...
But you get each and every one of them for free!
All you have to do to get you hands on my Gift (and the other couple of hundred amazing gifts, of course) is pop on over and register your name and email address at
12 Days Of Fitness.
and you'll get the whole lot delivered to you with my compliments .
Well, what are you waiting for?
Get on over to
12 Days Of Fitness.
now! : )
Rafael
P.S - Feel free to forward this email on to your family, friends or work colleagues so that they can take advantage of this massive gift-giving. After all, it's not every day that you get access to this kind of information for free right?
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Did You Know????
There are 2.4 million unnecessary surgeries performed in the U.S. every year with more than 12,000 people dying as a result of these procedures.
Approximately 300,000 balloon angioplasties are performed in the U.S. each year. Yet not one study has shown this dangerous procedure to be any more effective than non-surgical treatment.
Studies show up to 70% of mammograms are incorrect.
At the age of 60, 37% of the population takes 5 or more prescription drugs daily.
Did you know that 40% of all hysterectomies performed in the U.S. over the last ten years were unnecessary?
Prescription drugs cause Sixty percent of impotency.
The Vioxx debacle; that one expert claims to have caused 139,000 deaths and serious injuries.
Antidepressants; causing suicide in children.
Recently the pharmaceutical industry, which is suffering from bad press, (by the way, bad press tends to happen when you kill people), has been struggling to find new drugs. “It sees cancer drugs as a well spring of opportunity” for increasing profits, they want to make cancer a manageable chronic disease like diabetes. That way they can keep people on these new drugs for years if not decades. (Financial times, October 6th, 2005 “ New broom waits to sweep through the FDA” page 8) This statement is so amazing it needed to be referenced.
Statin drugs cause cancer and they deplete your heart of Co Enzyme Q -10. Statin drugs actually cause heart disease. This scandal will dwarf Vioxx!
It is amazing to me that most people demand more information when buying a used car than when they use prescription drugs or agree to surgery. Let’s look at the 500,000 Americans who undergo coronary by-pass surgery each year at an incredible cost of 15 billion dollars. Up to 10,000 of these patients die during the procedures: while a staggering 40% are so debilitated by this procedure they never return to work or to a normal life.
http://Results4Sure.com
Approximately 300,000 balloon angioplasties are performed in the U.S. each year. Yet not one study has shown this dangerous procedure to be any more effective than non-surgical treatment.
Studies show up to 70% of mammograms are incorrect.
At the age of 60, 37% of the population takes 5 or more prescription drugs daily.
Did you know that 40% of all hysterectomies performed in the U.S. over the last ten years were unnecessary?
Prescription drugs cause Sixty percent of impotency.
The Vioxx debacle; that one expert claims to have caused 139,000 deaths and serious injuries.
Antidepressants; causing suicide in children.
Recently the pharmaceutical industry, which is suffering from bad press, (by the way, bad press tends to happen when you kill people), has been struggling to find new drugs. “It sees cancer drugs as a well spring of opportunity” for increasing profits, they want to make cancer a manageable chronic disease like diabetes. That way they can keep people on these new drugs for years if not decades. (Financial times, October 6th, 2005 “ New broom waits to sweep through the FDA” page 8) This statement is so amazing it needed to be referenced.
Statin drugs cause cancer and they deplete your heart of Co Enzyme Q -10. Statin drugs actually cause heart disease. This scandal will dwarf Vioxx!
It is amazing to me that most people demand more information when buying a used car than when they use prescription drugs or agree to surgery. Let’s look at the 500,000 Americans who undergo coronary by-pass surgery each year at an incredible cost of 15 billion dollars. Up to 10,000 of these patients die during the procedures: while a staggering 40% are so debilitated by this procedure they never return to work or to a normal life.
http://Results4Sure.com
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Happy Turkey Day
I just wanted to take this time to
wish you a VERY Happy Thanksgiving!
Even if it is not a holiday in your
part of the world, it is always
good to recognize the people and
things we have to be thankful for.
We are all blessed in many ways...
Have a great day and enjoy the
weekend and rest of 2007!
Thanks,
Rafael and the staff at:
REMEMBER TOMORROW:
BLACK FRIDAY FITNESS SALE, CLICK HERE TO GET IN ON ALL THE DEALS!!!.!!!.
wish you a VERY Happy Thanksgiving!
Even if it is not a holiday in your
part of the world, it is always
good to recognize the people and
things we have to be thankful for.
We are all blessed in many ways...
Have a great day and enjoy the
weekend and rest of 2007!
Thanks,
Rafael and the staff at:
Miami and Pembroke Pines Fitness Boot Camp.
REMEMBER TOMORROW:
BLACK FRIDAY FITNESS SALE, CLICK HERE TO GET IN ON ALL THE DEALS!!!.!!!.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Fat Loss Boot Camp Coming back To Palm Beach County
Do you know who is your worst enemy in the fight against fat?
Well-meaning, politically correct, fitness professionals that don'twant to make you feel bad for being lazy and eating crap. That'swho.They write articles about how "diets are bad", how you can liftsoup cans and get fitness model arms, and how you should exercisein the nice and easy "fat burning zone" to get results. Basically, they give you what want to hear - plenty of excuses foravoiding hard exercise and strict nutrition (the real keys to fatloss).But I don't. You'll get no such excuses from me.Here's the real deal on fat loss. You have to work hard in yourworkouts and even harder on your nutrition if you want results. Or...you can take the politically-correct easy way out and have the samebody in 3, 6, and even 12 months from now. Love me or hate me, I promise you results. Let's take a look at whythe PC-solutions don't work...
Q: I've been told to exercise in my "fat burning zone". What's thebest cardio method for weight loss.
Answer: Cardio is not the only solution!!!Clearly it adds to the energy deficit and overall calorie balancethat favors fat loss. BUT it's not the "be all & end all" of fat loss success - and thatis anecdotally supported by the number of overweight distancerunners. I almost never recommend long, slow cardio...simply because no oneI train or consult with has the time for this, and it doesn't workany better than shorter, less frequent, more intense intervaltraining sessions. Five or six days of 60-minute cardio sessions in my fat-burningzone? Yeah right, like anyone has time for that.If I told you that you could get the same results (or better, asrecent research suggests) in three 45-minute interval sessionseach week as you could from three or five 60-minute slower cardiosessions each week, which would you choose? Yes, intervals feel about 10x's harder than regular, slow, boringcardio. And yes, you won't be able to read your people magazinewhen doing intervals. And you might breath a little heavy. So ifyou're worried about sweating, than maybe fat loss isn't for you.But if you don't mind going against the crowd, intervals are worthevery second for the superior results.
Q: Should men and women train differently for fat loss?
Answer: Nope. Next question. Seriously, the answer is no, but just to add to that, men and womendon't have that many differences when it comes to fat loss, so theyboth do well with the Boot Camp style workouts. Now here's one reason why Boot Camp may actually work better for womenthan men... More women tend to start Boot Camp after having spentmonths or years using slow cardio and light (if any) weights. And I could not be any happier - because when these dedicated womenstart using the shorter, more intense strength and intervalsessions they make rapid progress and make me look like a genius. The accolades come pouring in...I have many testimonials from womenthanking me for saving them TIME while helping them finallybreakthrough stubborn fat loss plateaus (and eliminating the painfrom their overuse injuries that occurred due to high volumes ofcardio). Their words make me feel like a million bucks because the Boot Campworkouts are making these women feel like a million bucks. That being said, I sometimes make small changes in the Boot Camp workouts toadapt to a woman's pre-conceived notions about strength training.Some women are very hesitant to lift weights. But you and I knowthat is necessary for body-sculpting, fat loss, and health benefitssuch as building bones. So what I do is sub a few (not all!) of the weight exercises outand replace them with equal intensity bodyweight exercises. Somebodyweight exercises can be classified as traditional strengthexercises (i.e. for a woman that can only do 5 full pushups, thepushup exercise is almost a max strength exercise). But women "mentally" deal with this type of strength trainingbetter than putting a dumbbell in their hands. On the other hand, some bodyweight exercises provide more of aninterval training effect (i.e. bodyweight squats).
Get Started here: South Florida Fitness Boot Camp
Either way, bodyweight exercises can put turbulence (i.e. "stress")on the muscle and boost metabolism and help ALL clients get theresults they want and deserve.
Q: What differentiates Boot Camp from other programs?
Answer: That's a tough question to answer, as there are other systems outthere that give impressive results in an acceptable time frame. I will say this however, I am extremely dedicated to My Boot Camp Style times intervals , the entire "fat loss" cause, and getting in shape NOW!One of the factors behind my dedication is that I find the generalconcept of fat loss to be so simple, and yet millions and millionsof people around the world have an incredibly difficult timeachieving their goals. I want to give them every possible resource available to them tohelp them succeed. So I am constantly tinkering with new workouts, exercises, andinterval methods, and interviewing other trainers and nutritionalexperts for every single little fat burning advantage I can find.And that comes through in what I offer to the Boot Campers and clients that use my programs. I said in a past newsletter that "Fat loss is easy, once yourealize how hard it is." You have to respect that it's notsomething you put on "auto-pilot". "Taking the stairs at work instead of the elevator, parking 100extra feet away from the door, and subbing 1% milk for 2% milk isnot going to help you lose 13 pounds of fat in a year like thepolitically correct articles suggest. "You need a politically-incorrect plan to eat right 90% of the time(i.e. saying "no" when an office-mate brings in donuts) and youhave to have the best workout plan available to you if you want toget the most results in the least amount of time. And then you still have to have a plan to help you stick to thoseplans - and that should involve a social support group. There aremany tricks and tips to success, so you always have to keeplearning and trying to improve. And that's what I help with in myprograms and newsletters.
Join Our Boot Camp here: South Florida Fitness Boot Camp
Sincerely,R
PS.
We're Coming Back To Palm Beach County
Use short workouts and enjoy your life!!!!
Well-meaning, politically correct, fitness professionals that don'twant to make you feel bad for being lazy and eating crap. That'swho.They write articles about how "diets are bad", how you can liftsoup cans and get fitness model arms, and how you should exercisein the nice and easy "fat burning zone" to get results. Basically, they give you what want to hear - plenty of excuses foravoiding hard exercise and strict nutrition (the real keys to fatloss).But I don't. You'll get no such excuses from me.Here's the real deal on fat loss. You have to work hard in yourworkouts and even harder on your nutrition if you want results. Or...you can take the politically-correct easy way out and have the samebody in 3, 6, and even 12 months from now. Love me or hate me, I promise you results. Let's take a look at whythe PC-solutions don't work...
Q: I've been told to exercise in my "fat burning zone". What's thebest cardio method for weight loss.
Answer: Cardio is not the only solution!!!Clearly it adds to the energy deficit and overall calorie balancethat favors fat loss. BUT it's not the "be all & end all" of fat loss success - and thatis anecdotally supported by the number of overweight distancerunners. I almost never recommend long, slow cardio...simply because no oneI train or consult with has the time for this, and it doesn't workany better than shorter, less frequent, more intense intervaltraining sessions. Five or six days of 60-minute cardio sessions in my fat-burningzone? Yeah right, like anyone has time for that.If I told you that you could get the same results (or better, asrecent research suggests) in three 45-minute interval sessionseach week as you could from three or five 60-minute slower cardiosessions each week, which would you choose? Yes, intervals feel about 10x's harder than regular, slow, boringcardio. And yes, you won't be able to read your people magazinewhen doing intervals. And you might breath a little heavy. So ifyou're worried about sweating, than maybe fat loss isn't for you.But if you don't mind going against the crowd, intervals are worthevery second for the superior results.
Q: Should men and women train differently for fat loss?
Answer: Nope. Next question. Seriously, the answer is no, but just to add to that, men and womendon't have that many differences when it comes to fat loss, so theyboth do well with the Boot Camp style workouts. Now here's one reason why Boot Camp may actually work better for womenthan men... More women tend to start Boot Camp after having spentmonths or years using slow cardio and light (if any) weights. And I could not be any happier - because when these dedicated womenstart using the shorter, more intense strength and intervalsessions they make rapid progress and make me look like a genius. The accolades come pouring in...I have many testimonials from womenthanking me for saving them TIME while helping them finallybreakthrough stubborn fat loss plateaus (and eliminating the painfrom their overuse injuries that occurred due to high volumes ofcardio). Their words make me feel like a million bucks because the Boot Campworkouts are making these women feel like a million bucks. That being said, I sometimes make small changes in the Boot Camp workouts toadapt to a woman's pre-conceived notions about strength training.Some women are very hesitant to lift weights. But you and I knowthat is necessary for body-sculpting, fat loss, and health benefitssuch as building bones. So what I do is sub a few (not all!) of the weight exercises outand replace them with equal intensity bodyweight exercises. Somebodyweight exercises can be classified as traditional strengthexercises (i.e. for a woman that can only do 5 full pushups, thepushup exercise is almost a max strength exercise). But women "mentally" deal with this type of strength trainingbetter than putting a dumbbell in their hands. On the other hand, some bodyweight exercises provide more of aninterval training effect (i.e. bodyweight squats).
Get Started here: South Florida Fitness Boot Camp
Either way, bodyweight exercises can put turbulence (i.e. "stress")on the muscle and boost metabolism and help ALL clients get theresults they want and deserve.
Q: What differentiates Boot Camp from other programs?
Answer: That's a tough question to answer, as there are other systems outthere that give impressive results in an acceptable time frame. I will say this however, I am extremely dedicated to My Boot Camp Style times intervals , the entire "fat loss" cause, and getting in shape NOW!One of the factors behind my dedication is that I find the generalconcept of fat loss to be so simple, and yet millions and millionsof people around the world have an incredibly difficult timeachieving their goals. I want to give them every possible resource available to them tohelp them succeed. So I am constantly tinkering with new workouts, exercises, andinterval methods, and interviewing other trainers and nutritionalexperts for every single little fat burning advantage I can find.And that comes through in what I offer to the Boot Campers and clients that use my programs. I said in a past newsletter that "Fat loss is easy, once yourealize how hard it is." You have to respect that it's notsomething you put on "auto-pilot". "Taking the stairs at work instead of the elevator, parking 100extra feet away from the door, and subbing 1% milk for 2% milk isnot going to help you lose 13 pounds of fat in a year like thepolitically correct articles suggest. "You need a politically-incorrect plan to eat right 90% of the time(i.e. saying "no" when an office-mate brings in donuts) and youhave to have the best workout plan available to you if you want toget the most results in the least amount of time. And then you still have to have a plan to help you stick to thoseplans - and that should involve a social support group. There aremany tricks and tips to success, so you always have to keeplearning and trying to improve. And that's what I help with in myprograms and newsletters.
Join Our Boot Camp here: South Florida Fitness Boot Camp
Sincerely,R
PS.
We're Coming Back To Palm Beach County
Use short workouts and enjoy your life!!!!
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