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Karen can help with lifting technique, muscle recovery, weight loss, body building and powerlifting. She has been certified by AFPA for the last 10 years as a Personal Trainer and has recently acquired a certification from the same agency as a Post Rehabilitative Exercise Specialist. Any recommendations or advice rendered are based on fitness information as specified by the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Fitness Professionals and Associates.

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Clients include athletes training for marathons, mountain climbing and general weight loss. In addition I have clients troubled with COPD, Fibromyalgia, and Parkinsons as well as stroke rehab. She was the Strength and Conditioning coach for Williamsburg Aquatic Club, a USA Swim Team, in Williamsburg, Virginia for 3 years. Karen is presently working at Main Street Gym in Historic St. Charles, Missouri where she teaches Pilates and continues her work with clients. Her training reaches across the country with her long distance Body Restoration eTraining. Her dedication to fitness reaches into the nutritional supplementation with Shaklee products. She only works with clients who add nutritional supplementation to their training. Read more of her story on www.shaklee.net/BodyRestoration

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Weightlifting & Exercise - HIIT/ Fat Loss

Expert: Karen Sullivan - 10/24/2009

Question
Hi! Hit name is Ken. I've been searching the net about this whole HIIT concept and constructed a lil program of my own. It could be impatience or uncertainty but the results I hear/read about seem to be greater than wut I'm seeing. My program is simple...

Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun, etc (every other day):
2 set, high repetition, workout + interval cardio
Every day in between:
interval cardio

The interval cardio is basically, 45 sec moderate intensity warm-up, then a 1 min high intensity activity, with a 20 sec rest, usually for 5 sets

The activity varies between kickboxing, down ups, short distance back-and-forth sprints or a varied routine with a heavy resistance band

My goal is to emulate that whole P90X routine advertised everywhere. Without the noutritional plan (due to bare minimum funds). I still eat as healthy as possible tho of course, since I'm going to school to be a Dietician & Personal Trainer =)
Basically a different monthly routine (with body fat loss as the main focus) for 3 months. Any help or advice is greatly appreciated. I'd like to know if I'm wasting my time with this routine lol. Or if there's any room for imrpovement.

Thanx in advance =)
Take Care

Answer
Ken,
Several things come to mind as I read the breakdown of your training. Have you exercised before you started this routine? The P90X is an outstanding routine and one of the only ones on the market I would recommend. That said, I think that your intervals need to be longer especially if you exercised before you started this program. Also, you didn't indicate the total exercise time. Is it an hour?

Then looking at the food. When you say it is healthy I would ask you to tell me how healthy. Sometimes people think that when they are using healthy choice meals that is healthy. Some say a no fat salad dressing is healthy...I do not agree with either of those choices for healthy eating. Healthy eating is buying only fresh food and lightly steaming or eating raw....no bottled dressings and only lean fresh meats. Balance is the idea...no chemicals is the other. In the outside chance you have to do bottled dressing or any product choose the one that is regular...not diet and use little. I understand the healthy organic foods are more expensive and we can't all do that. This makes me angry! I think the whole FDA and USDA system has . . . well that is another subject all together. Try to be straight forward with the choices and think about many European countries. They purchase their foods fresh daily. They walk to the market, they walk to work and they don't eat to excess. That my friend is the reason for their health.

I will be glad to discuss more details with you.
Karen

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