I am like most people when it comes to getting ultimate Spokane fitness results, wanting to be in great shape but never quite achieving lasting results. I have tried working out and dieting but it didn’t last.

I have lost weight and felt and looked great only to put the weight back on again. Also there seems to be this barrier I reach that I just can’t seem to break through when it comes to my weight loss.  It has seemed like a never ending roller coaster dealing with my weight.

The end of winter/beginning of spring seems to be the time of year that I get motivated to try to achieve ultimate Spokane fitness, usually about the end of February.

I think it has to do with all the eating during the holidays and the immobile lifestyle I tend to lead in the cold Spokane winters. Every winter I tell myself that I’m going to go snowshoeing or some other winter activity every weekend. Ya, it doesn’t happen.  Life always seems to get in the way. I keep putting it off, saying “I’ll go next weekend”.

Honestly, I am really just being lazy and undisciplined.

By the end of January or beginning of February I am beginning to go stir crazy. I start noticing that I am getting winded going up the one flight of stairs to my office and my clothes fit a bit more snug that they did last September.

By the end of February I’ve usually had enough and I’m ready to get in shape again. So by the end of March I’ve usually begun some sort of work out or diet trying to achieve ultimate Spokane fitness.

I start out the new program with gusto and begin seeing some weight loss. I start feeling better, more fit. Then it happens, I’m not sure which one happens first but 2 major things occur after about 2-4 months:

• My weight loss plateaus
• I get board with my routine

You don’t have to be a genius to see the problem with this “chicken or the egg?” issue. I get discouraged when I quit seeing results. Then I start feeling that the routine is not really working so I allow life to get in the way and begin making excuses. Then of course I stop losing weight and I’m back where I was before.

STOP! I’m Dizzy. Time to Find Ultimate Spokane Fitness.

I suppose it doesn’t really matter which one comes first. The answer is to address each of these individually I guess. I also need to develop good self discipline to get off this cycle and past this barrier.

I need to change how I look at Spokane fitness. I’ve been looking at this as a weight loss issue; that the goal is to be a specific weight. What has totally eluded me is that this is NOT about weight loss, it is about health! It is about being fit, healthy and feeling good.

So this year I found myself at Phyzique Personal Fitness with owner & ultimate personal fitness trainer, Zach Hunt. I started his semi-private or small group sessions a couple of months ago and I love them.

At first, I didn’t know what to think of the small group idea because I have always been shy about working out in front of other people. However at the first session I realized that there’s nothing to be self conscious about. I really like having a couple other people to talk with and relate to.

Zach is tough.  He totally handed me my butt at the first class and continues to keep me on my toes both figuratively and literally. His routines are anything but routine. I have found something that I am not getting board with. Strike issue #2!

I am seeing real results, which keeps me from getting discouraged.  Strike issue #1.  While I have not lost a tremendous amount of weight I have lost inches. Also I can not only see but I feel the changes in my body. I feel stronger and leaner.

Thanks to ultimate personal fitness trainer, Zach Hunt at Phyzique Personal Fitness, I am getting ultimate Spokane fitness results.

Spokane Weight Control Success Secrets

I have a favorite story I like to tell people. It’s about when I went on vacation with my family about 3 years back. During this vacation I decided to do something extraordinary. I wanted to see just how much weight I could gain in 1 week. In the end I had consumed an extra 130,000 calories to help me pack on 37 additional pounds to my body. Going from 222 to 259 in just 7 days.

Now let me say, that wasn’t on accident. That was fully purposeful. This is exactly like the holiday season, from Thanksgiving through New Years. If you gain any weight over the next month it will not be “on accident”. I don’t ever recall accidentally eating a plate of cookies =) Nor do I remember accidentally eating a head of broccoli.

You can decide right now what will happen. This is not a one month hiatus from exercise and eating right. Even if you do go to a holiday eating festival every week, that doesn’t mean you have to eat excess amounts. It’s just like any other month. Just control your portions! Stay strong and expect success.—Zach

The Ultimate Secret to Spokane Weight Control

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You have a Spokane job that keeps you tethered to a desk. This doesn’t mean you can’t work towards weight loss Spokane WA! Having to stay at your Spokane desk does make working out a little more difficult, but it isn’t totally impossible. Even if you don’t have time for a walk on one of our many Spokane hiking trails at lunch time, you can tone, improve your balance, better your posture, and finesse your flexibility … right at your desk with the following Spokane exercises:

The Magic Carpet Ride - This works your core and arms. Sit in your chair with your legs crossed and your feet on the seat. Then place your hands on the armrests, suck in your gut and raise yourself a few inches above the seat, using your belly muscles and hands. Hold for 10 to 20 seconds. Rest for 30 seconds. Repeat five times.

Triceps Desk Dips - Place your butt on the edge of the desk, then place your palms on the edge of the desk on either side of you. Keeping your feet together, bend at the elbows and slide forward off of the desk and dip down a few inches, and then push back up. Dip to where your elbows are bent at 90 degrees. Do this 20 times. For a variation, put your feet on the chair.

Carpal Tunnel Reliever - Carpal tunnel syndrome shouldn’t catch up to you if you repeat this simple move every day. Stand at your desk, and, arms straight, place your palms on the desk with your fingers pointed toward you. Lower your body slowly until you feel the stretch (you won’t have to go far). Hold for 15 seconds. Repeat as needed through the day.

The Wooden Leg - For lower-body strength: Sit in your chair, extend one leg out straight in front of you and hold for two seconds. Then raise it up as high as you can, and hold it again for two seconds. Repeat with each leg 15 times.

Sitting Spinal Stretch - This enhances both flexibility and muscle strength. Sit tall in your chair, and stretch your arms toward the ceiling. Put your left hand on the desk, grab the back of the chair with your right hand and twist to the right. Hold for 10 seconds. Release and raise your arms toward the ceiling again. Then repeat the twist going the other way. Hold for 10 seconds.

Shoulder Spin - A good move for flexibility. Sit tall in your chair and reach your left hand behind your back, between your shoulder blades, palm out. Then reach your right hand up toward the ceiling, bend it down, and try to touch your left hand. If you can reach it, great: Hold for 10 seconds. If not, grab onto your shirt and keep practicing. Switch arms and repeat.

Feet-Up Hamstring Stretch - To ease the hamstrings, lower back and calf muscles, push your chair away from your desk and put a leg up on the desk. (Ladies, try this on a day you’re not wearing a skirt.) Flex your foot and lean forward slightly over your leg while keeping your back straight. Hold for 10 seconds. Point your foot, lean and hold for five seconds. Switch legs and repeat.

Invisible Chair Sit - Stand in front of your chair with your feet a hip’s width apart. Place your hands on your hips and lower your butt until it’s just above the seat. Then sit down as slowly as possible. Do 20 repetitions. To make it harder, reach your hands overhead as if you were holding a beach ball. If you’re really feeling steady, try it on one leg.

The Little Mermaid At Work - Sit upright in your chair. Hold your right wrist over your head with your left hand and pull it, stretching your right side. Heidi says make sure to keep your shoulders down as you bend. Hold for 10 seconds. Return to upright posture. Take hold of your left wrist over your head with your right hand and stretch the other way. Repeat five times on each side.

Desk Push Ups - Stand a yard or more away from your desk, with your feet together. Place your palms on the edge of the desk a shoulder’s width apart. Lower your chest to the edge of the desk, and push back up. Remember to exhale on the way up. Do 20 times.

Doing these exercises aren’t going to get you in the best shape of your life all on their own, but they will help to keep you moving throughout your day at work. To REALLY get in the best shape of your life, contact Zach Hunt with Physzique Personal Fitness!