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Does Your Weight Loss Plan Have a Solid Foundation?

Why do you think so many people fail when they try to get in shape or lose weight?

Innovative Results has developed their 5 Aspects of Fitness plan that allows clients to increase their chances of success. It addresses all five aspects that affect someone’s ability to get in shape and stay in shape. These are time tested practices that the world’s top athletes and competitors use to get in incredible shape!

Innovative Results 5 Aspects of Fitness

1. Mental Fitness – This is commonly skipped, but is the #1 factor that will determine your level of success. Knowing specifically what you are striving toward, why you are doing it and when it will be completed are incredibly important. It allows you to determine where you are, where you want to go and how you are going to get there, so that when challenges arise, you are not sidetracked by the obstacles….and its not a matter of if you will be challenged, but when. So make sure your goals are clear! . Check out this article to help get your goals dialed in.

2. Nutritional Success – These days it seems like there is a new diet plan coming out every week. Eat this, don’t eat that… How do you know how whats healthy and whats not? Unfortunately, marketing has confused us all. Innovative Results truly believes that healthy eating does not need to be complicated. It is really very simple. Here is our cardinal rule: If God made it, eat it. If it occurs in nature and hasn’t been altered by man, then it is good, healthy and safe. It is really very simple. Whole, natural foods provide everything we need and processed, manufactured foods do more damage than good. Here are a few helpful sheets that can help you learn more and apply healthy eating habits into your life. Drink plenty of Water, Five Worst Foods, Healthy Shopping List, and track eating habits with our Food Log.

3. Exercise progress – The foundation of exercise is movement. Everybody squats, lunges, pushes, pulls, bends, twists and walks. That’s it, simple. All the rest of the variables (what exercises/drills, how much, how often, how intense) depend on your ability level and specific goals. One key point is to continuously challenge your body, keep it guessing and force it to change and adapt. People’s biggest mistake is doing the same exercises every week, every year and then wondering why their bodies havent changed. Our bodies adapt quickly, so it is important to challenge yourself with new routines every 3-6 weeks. Work hard, mix it up and reap the rewards! More exercise articles here.

4. Increased Recovery – Most people live in front of a computer, driving a car or sitting in front of the TV. So, when you start to move, you are going to have some soreness and minor aches. If you are a more seasoned athlete, then you will need to learn recovery techniques to speed recovery and improve performance. Some simple recovery techniques include proper warm up (preventative), corrective exercise, ice, massage, self myo-fascial release, contrast showers, time off, and proper nutrition. Utilizing these techniques helps people progress faster than they ever thought possible. Download our Recovery Techniques here.

5. Guidance and Accountability – There are very few people who can set a goal, execute and stay on track by themselves. When you start a program it is important to get good advise and to have a support group that is dedicated to your success. Most of us can be lazy, lose focus, and come up with a variety of excuses to stop, postpone or procrastinate. A good trainer, coach or workout partner is there to hold you accountable to the goals that you have set.

So there you have it. 5 Proven techniques that are vital for any fitness plan.

We hope this helps you develop your foundation and makes this year your best ever!

Over 100 Healthy Super Bowl Snacks and 10 Really Bad Ones

Super Bowl is almost here!

How much garbage do you usually eat that day?

Chips, dip, pizza, wings, beer, fries, nachos……yikes! Well, I know everyone isn’t gonna be perfect, but here are a ton of alternative recipes that might save ya a few thousand calories this weekend. Ive also generously provided 10 of the worst (best?) recipes that exist.

But remember, if your fitness goals are important, DO NOT go overboard. Moderation, moderation, moderation. Making wise choices are easier than you think.

Visit these sites for tons of great snack ideas:

Super Bowl Snack Time

11 Healthy Super Bowl Snacks

Healthy party snacks

Healthy super bowl snacks for your party

Healthy super bowl snacks

15 suggestions for a healthy super bowl party

Top 10 super bowl snacks for kids

More healthy super bowl snacks

And…Top 10 Most Unhealthy Super Bowl Snacks.

Eat at your own risk!

Who are you cheering for?

Hope you have a wonderful Super Bowl, but don’t forget your goals completely.

Eat and drink in moderation

5 Tips To Turn Your TRI Into a Win-Endurance Athletes, This Is For YOU!

Dear Innovative Results,

I need your advice…I am increasing in my mileage like a crazy woman, but I feel good about it and I am doing great…except one thing…my long run today was 20 miles =) in 3 hrs, it was a great run except my legs were giving up on me…I had enough energy to keep going, but once I slowed down it was like, “HOLY CRAP! This freakin hurts!” Though the pain was in my quads and hip flexors..Is there anything I can do in my training to strengthen my legs…I feel like I am doing great runs throughout the week…maybe more sprints? Or try to incorporate more strength training?…if that is the case, then what can I do? I appreciate your help! Oh and the count down begins…4 WEEKS til the big day…26.2!
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Exercise Fitness for the Abs-Tone Your Stomach and Strengthen Your Core

If you are looking to increase your core strength, tone your abs, or rip up your midsection, this is the article for you! This will have all the fitness aspects covered for you to turn your belly into a flat stomach or ripped 6-pack! The choice is yours.

Check out this ab routine video…perfect for pink rooms in Vegas…or any other place that doesn’t offer equipment with some privacy…like your home!

For mental clarity and focus to achieve abs of steel you need not look any further than this article, The Secret to Weight Loss.

If nutrition is keeping your six-pack hidden under a couple pounds of “fluff,” easy diet and nutrition is a simple way to implement diet for a sexy midsection.

Marty is doing it! So can you!

If you are afraid of soreness in your abs, than recovery is your saving grace.

There is one more ab technique that you can do with a partner and the video with explanation is found under ladder to fitness goals. At the beginning of the video it has two Innovative Results Fitness clients performing Marine Corps crunches for great looking abs.

Click the links that are going to help you get to your goal, even the links below can direct you to a personal trainer that would love to assist you in your journey toward the “best abs this side of the Pacific Ocean!” Enjoy your beautiful core!

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Super Protein Shake Recipes

Do you think protein shakes have to be thick, chalky drinks? Think again!

Everyone is trying to lose weight and start workout programs right now and their biggest hurdle is always eating healthier foods without getting bored.

Protein shakes are perfect after a tough workout or when you are incredibly busy during the day.

You don’t have to gag down chalky shakes to get the body you desire. Here are a few protein shake recipes to help ya spice up the New Year!

Try these new recipes today.

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Cut Up to 900 Calories With Simple Substitutions

Losing weight for most of us starts with making better choices throughout each day.

We are bombarded with calorie filled, sugary foods that lead to fat bellies and flabby buns. Here is a example of our how small choices can lead to a big reduction in calories. Check out this table.

Here are 5 tips to making better food choices:

Be conscious of what you eat
Go Grocery shopping
Keep good food available at home and at work
Don’t allow yourself to get really hungry
Stop drinking soda and drink plenty of clean water

There is not a magic diet. Healthy eating comes from making better choices everyday. Shoot for improving each week and you will be happy with the body you create over the next few months.

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Millions in U.S. Drink Dirty Water

We put a lot of trust in our local water supply and believe that they are providing us with clean water to use in our homes.

A recent study now shows that millions of us are drinking water contaminated with chemicals, bacteria and other harmful materials.

How do you know if your water is safe?

What should you do to protect yourself?

Get a Sugar Fix Without The Sugar

What do you think of when I say “Sugar”?

Most people these days live on sugar. It is the most abused drug in America and causes more obesity and disease than just about any factor in our lives.

So, how do we fix this addiction?

Should we use ‘sugar free’, artificial sweeteners to fix our sweet tooth? Are diet sodas and sugar free candies the answer?

Here is an amazing article about sugar, sugar substitutes, and what are the safe alternatives to help combat our sugar addictions:

Get a sugar fix without the sugar

Healthy eating is the foundation of fitness and health. Remember to stick with the basics and eat more naturally occurring foods. Also realize that learning to eat better is a process, so don’t expect to be perfect from the start. Just start by being conscious of your decisions and start making improved food choices each week. You will develop new habits that will lead to a healthier you!

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Diet Crazes Are Overhyped and Unhealthy

These days we are constantly being sold the latest weight loss craze and fad diet book, dvd, program, tv series, radio show, podcast, etc.

It is hard to know what is real and what is marketing crap!

Is it really about the latest super fruit or supplement?

No! Real weight loss and health comes from basic, natural nutritional principles.

Check out this article that talks about fad diets and what to believe. It is simple and to the point.

For more information about healthy eating, check out these articles:

5 Worst Foods You Can Eat

Healthy Grocery Shopping List

Why Most Diets Fail

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Is Plastic Poisoning Our Food?

We all have heard about the dangers of plastic to the environment, but what does it do to our bodies?

Plastic is everywhere. We use it, we live around it, we store stuff in it, we build stuff with it, ship stuff with it, protect stuff with it, etc. It is everywhere and it serves its purpose very well. Unfortunately, when we use it to much, it begins to leach into our food supply and eventually into our bodies. What happens then?

The results are disturbing.