***Scarsdale Personal Trainer Uncovers 4 Anti-Aging Foods***

Who else wants to firm, protect and even repair damages skin? Well…through a few simple additions in our diet, we CAN do just that.

Beauty Food # 1 – Guava

Very high levels of vitamin C (like 4x as much vitamin C than an orange high) this super food helps build collagen in the dermis which just means that it firms the skin and helps with wrinkles like a natural shot of botox!

How can I get it in my diet Mitch?

Jennifer Aniston used a similar shake that she swears helped her lose 10 lbs. with ease.

Guava Smoothie

Ingredients: 1 Guava, 1 banana, 4 0z. of orange juice, 4 oz. of water, a tsp. of lemon juice, a Tablespoon of honey, 1 scoop of vanilla or plain protein powder (or plain yogurt will do for some protein), a big ole handful of ice

How to make: Slice banana into bite-sized chunks, cut the guava in half and scoop out pulp, put all the ingredients in the blender and blend for 45 seconds to 1 minute.

Beauty Food # 2 – Wheat Germ

It’s the zinc contained in wheat germ that does the trick here my friends. It helps in wound healing and repairing of the skin cells giving you that youthful appearance we are all after! Studies show that zinc can also help with acne.

How can I get it in my diet Mitch?

Try adding it to popcorn or put on top of your morning yogurt!

Beauty Food # 3 – Romaine Lettuce

It’s got the highest levels of Vitamin A of all leafy greens. (I had no idea). Romaine will help with what’s called “cellular turn over” meaning that it helps the skin cells renew giving you a vibrant and healthy glow instead of a old, dull and dry look.

How can I get it in my diet Mitch?

How about a chicken or tuna salad the next time you are out for lunch. How about ordering a turkey burger (hold the bun) and ask for a few leaves of romaine lettuce instead.

Beauty Food # 4 – Brazil Nuts

Brazil Nuts contain selenium which helps repair skin cells and slow the aging process.

How can I get it in my diet Mitch?

Easy! Put a handful in a zip lock and keep it with you at work or when you’re out and about. The perfect mid morning snack along with a bottle of water or an unsweetened iced tea!

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Anyone have any experience with the benefits of these foods? O yeah, can anyone share a recipe or two containing these foods? Leave a comment below this post by filling in the boxes and pressing “submit” so others can see your reply!

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A Post From Mitch Lee ( Scarsdale Boot Camp Owner / Fit Figure Boot Camp)

Scarsdale Boot Camp Supplement Review # 1 – Fish Oil

Fish oil is one of those dietary fats that are actually super important and many of  us don’t get it in their diet.

I personally have been taking fish oil pills since I was in high school and I am convinced that it is one of the factors that has kept me healthy, fit and injury free for the last 15 years.

After you read this…go out and get yourself one of those pill cases, get some fish oil pills and put them in the refrigerator to prevent spoilage!

1. Promotes Fat Loss and Weight Loss

The studies are endless and I won’t bore you with them. I will say that studies show that diet and exercise PLUS fish oil has been shown to cause more fat loss than diet and exercise alone. Just “google” it if ya need more proof – the studies will amaze you plus Dr. Oz loves them too so how can ya go against him!

2. Gives Radiant Skin

DHA and EPA are 2 of the essential fatty acids provided by fish oils and EPA is directly related to the health of your skin including less wrinkles ad reduced acne!

3. Reduces Joint Pain

Super important as we age and if we are working out on a regular basis don’t ya think! This bad boys not only help with chronic inflammation but they also help with other types of pain including osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid arthritis.

So let’s take some fish oil pills so you can go deeper in your squat at Fit Figure Scarsdale Boot Camp or jog for a longer period of time or do mountain climbers with greater ease.

4. Lowers Triglyceride and Cholesterol Levels

This is of vital importance since elevated levels of these are connected to heart attack and stroke and ya can’t look and feel too good if your dead – just my opinion.

5. Reduces Soreness After a Scarsdale Boot Camp Workout!

The less sore you are – the more enjoyable the experience is – the quicker you can recover – the more workouts you can get in – the more weight loss  and body toning you will achieve! Sweet!

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A Scarsdale Personal Trainer Post by Mitch “Endless Energy” Lee

If you are like me, you’re busy – VERY BUSY. I wish I was a great cook and had the time but I’m not and I don’t.

So I thought I would give you guys a few very quick on-the-go healthy snacks/meals you can either take with you or make at home in under 90 seconds so you can get that lean and toned body you’re after.

This time of year is tough with the kids going back to school, you going back to work or both. Snacking with the right foods at the right time is crucial for your weight loss success and picking that ever-difficult lunch meal is confusing.

Let me make things a little simple with these on-the-go selections.

Scarsdale Personal Trainer On-The-Go Snack #1

Peanut Butter and Celery Sticks

This is also known as “ants on a log” – if you add raisins (this is yummy, healthy and filling). Just pick up some celery, some all-natural peanut butter and a mini-box of raisins.

Perfect for a snack, or for a quick morning breakfast and very portable meaning…

you can store this at work for the mid-afternoon snack instead of a Newport, soda, chips or the left over birthday cake that was brought into the office by your pain-in-the-butt co-worker that you dream of beating up in the parking lot! (come on..admit it)

Scarsdale Personal Trainer On-The-Go Snack #2

The Ultimate Veggie Sandwich

Slice some avocados and cucumbers along with some spinach.

Put on Ezekial bread with spicy mustard (if you like mustard).

Very quick – very cheap – very good!

Scarsdale Personal Trainer On-The-Go Snack #3

Think Thin Bars

At 10 grams of protein, 4 grams of fiber and F.R.E.E. of gluten, these make for a good choice if you’re stuck in a jam.

Perfect for the “2:30pm feeling” or driving home from work or going into a movie…btw…I saw “Wall Street 2″  while eating one of these…worth seeing – Michael Douglas is great.

Scarsdale Personal Trainer On-The-Go Snack #4

Out-the-door breakfast wrap

Grab a whole wheat wrap, add all natural peanut butter and some slices of apple. Add a touch of honey too.

Wrap in aluminum foil and eat it on-the-go or wrap it up and take it to work for lunch. Mmmmmmm! You’ll thank me for this one.

So what are some of your favorite quick meals/snacks? Please share DOWN BELOW so you can share your wisdom with everyone.

If you just reply back, only I can get it, but if you comment below, everyone benefits and sharing is caring!

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A Scarsdale Personal Trainer Post by Mitch Lee A.K.A. “Charlie”

Hey, do you wanna look like a sumo wrestler?

I assume that’s a NO so the next question I have is do you eat like one?

Mitch, how dare you?

No…WAIT!…seriously..read on cuz how sumo wrestlers gain weight may surprise you and it may be what you are doing in your diet right now.

The following is the deliberate, ancient eating habits that create HUGE Japenese warriors (it’s not what you think)…and see if some of these habits sound familiar to you.

These once small-framed young boys wake up about 5:30am every morning and

• SKIP BREAKFAST then…
• participate in 5 hours of hard exercise called keiko.

After they bathe, they eat their main meal of the day called chanko-nabe, a tremendous stew made of seaweed, cabbage, leeks, mushrooms, tofu, chicken, pork, salmon, eggs, rice and more rice and EVEN more rice.

• After this serious over-eat
• they nap for several hours before they wake up…
• eat another pretty large dinner and then
• go immediately to bed. The next day they do it all over again and this goes on for years. Soon, you’re looking at  400-700 pound monster!

I know what you may be thinking…

he works out 5 hours a day, he only ate twice and a lot of the food in that stew was pretty healthy -how the hell can that be 500 pounds bad? Let’s go deeper.

1. The first thing they do is skip breakfast. This is TERRIBLE if you want to lose weight. Your body wakes up in “slow metabolism mode”.

It wakes up with a big red DNA stop sign that says “feed me or I will store fat all day long”

2. What’s worse is that not only do sumos skip breakfast, but then immediately engage is very strenuous exercise with no food. Sound familiar guys?

This is a double-whammy as not only is the body not being fed after hours of sleeping, but the body is getting forced into hard work where it will CONSERVE calories even more.

The body doesn’t look at this as a “good idea for weight loss”, it looks at this as “a serious problem and possible famine” You think this GOOD, but the body thinks this is BAD.

You wanna lose weight and fit in your skinny jeans but the body only wants to survive and NOT feel threatened or it will hold onto every extra pound you want to lose.

They OVEREAT their lunch because after skipping breakfast and working out for so long they are starving. We all know that overeating at any given time will cause fat storage but these guys go one step further and take a long nap right after lunch. This is begging to get fat.

And if that wasn’t bad enough, they pretty much do the same thing for dinner and then go back to sleep again.

• Eat breakfast daily…if you go to our scarsdale boot camp for the morning workouts, have something light like a 1/2 banana or a yogurt before training.
• Train SMART, not long. There is no reason why 30-45 minute routines several times a week can’t get you lean if it’s intense enough and your diet is correct for your body and age.
• Don’t overeat at any point. Eat small, frequent meals/snacks throughout the day
• Don’t eat 2-3 hours before bed time

I would love to hear your comments on this one. Does this diet sound like something you have doing the past few years?

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A Scarsdale Bootcamp post by Mitch Lee A.K.A.  “Charlie”

Getting fit and/or staying fit is not a quick fix, it’s a LIFESTYLE – and I know it’s not always easy.

So I asked a few people in my Scarsdale bootcamp, some private personal training clients of mine and some fit friends  that have either lost weight and kept it off or have always been fit just how they do it – lead an active lifestyle that is.

While there were different answers for some, there were 7 habits that all of them had in common so I thought you would like this.

1. They Don’t Bring Junk Food Into The House

While all the” fitsters” said they do cheat on their diet from time to time and are far from perfect, the one thing they do not do is bring junk food into their home.

They said their home was like their temple and if there’s one safe place they can go-to when the movie popcorn, restaurant and fast food dining and outside temptations gets too much is their home. They said it was the place where their goals and actions had a foundation.

The also did not buy junk food for their spouse, partner or child either. It was just a rule they had. If someone else brought it in the house, there was nothing they could do, but they didn’t buy it.

2. Working Out Is A  Priority For Them – No Excuses

They put working out, eating healthy and taking care of their bodies and minds as something they do in order to have leisure time/play time/chill time.

They look at having fun as a reward AFTER they take care of and push their bodies. I mean…this is the definition of how you must think, act and be if you are going to be successful at anything right? It’s no surprise they said this and they were very strict about it..

They almost all said the same thing. It’s JUST A PRIORITY in my life. It’s not something I get around to when all is perfect with the world – it’s something I do no matter what and in many instances it’s something I do MORE of when I’m stressed, tired or getting negative cuz it helps me bounce back to positive quicker.

3. They Have a Goal They Are Looking To Achieve

Whether it was to get off meds, drop 30 pounds, fit back in their skinny jeans or just STAY fit, they all knew very quickly without hesitation what their goal was and they said said they think about it a lot, monitor their progress and when they get of course they make adjustments immediately and continue on.

Theses are not people who may want this or might want that or think it would be nice if they could…

they KNOW what they want and go get it.

That’s POWERFUL

4. They Have a Reason Behind The Goal

Each person had a big, motivating reason behind their goal. Some wanted to lose 5 pounds, some 30 and some wanted to get off meds or run a 5k. But WHY?

Well, the girl who wanted to lose 5 pounds has a wedding to go to in 44 days and she wants to look great in the picture…

the guy who wanted to get off the meds wants to be there for his kids for a long time cuz his dad died young…

the girl who wanted to drop 30 wants to be more attractive and get back to the days when her and her husband were all over each other and she also knows that these 30 pounds are preventing her from social events that she would otherwise feel comfortable at…

the friend I know who wants to run a 5k cuz his sister is a survivor of breast cancer and he wants to run for a cure..

do you see how much more powerful it is when you know the reason WHY you want what you want?

So the next time, you have cake in front of you, the next time you see that bag of chips in the store, the next time you are tired after work or cozy in your bed in the morning, remind yourself of your goals and remember the REAL REASON(S) you want it so bad…

5. The Have Support and Accountability

There wasn’t one person who said they didn’t have some kinda support to help them reach them – either a nutritionist,  a friend, a life coach, a personal trainer, a boot camp instructor..some kind of a mentor and some kind of accountability.

This I know from major experience.

Never underestimate the power of a mentor or a mastermind group. You get so much more accomplished and much less time.

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I hoped you liked this blog post and if ya did..click the like button and share this with your friends on Facebook. I think this one’s gonna help a lot of people get up, get out and get fit. They’ll thank ya for it!

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Is there anything cooler, more relaxing than a final BBQ weekend to close out summer with your friends and family? NO!

But the endless appetizers, 3rd plates full, drinks, desserts and dips can make that bathing suit or pair of jeans feel like you bought it 3 sizes too small before the day is over so…

here’s how you avoid that and indulge a little without killing your nutrition plan.

Eat before you go

A snack high in protein like string cheese or Greek yogurt will curb your hunger pangs and help to avoid the typical binge that happens at these BBQ’s.

Show some skin!

Yes I said it. Did you know studies show that women who wear loose fitting clothing eat more?  So do the opposite and wear something that you KNOW you will feel uncomfy in if you overeat. It’s simple but brilliant!

Don’t Be A “Nibbler”

Make a choice. Put that food on ONE plate and eat that. The worst thing you can do is have “a little of this and a little of that.” Trust me..I have done that and you wind up eating like 5X more.

Look For The Terrific Three

1. Grilled or raw veggies (watch the dip)

2. Grilled chicken (without most of the skin would be a good idea)

3. Salads (watch the dressing)

Have a great weekend!

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