AboutKaren Skidmore Expertise I can answer questions in the following areas: general fitness questions, strength training, flexibility, aerobic training, balance training and corrective/rehab training. Please no questions regarding specific injuries I would need more information then what you can provide in an email to answer these questions accurately. You must be 18 years or older to ask me a question.
If you need more in depth help or would like help with your specific workout plans please visit my website. I offer online training and phone consultations. www.completely-fit.com. I also offer a monthly newsletter.
Experience I am the owner of the Completely Fit personal training company located in Mt. Airy, Maryland. My company offers one-on-one, online and group fitness training services, sports performance and team training, weight education classes and healthy lifestyle seminars. Before starting my own company I taught health and physical education for 10 years. I have been the featured speaker on topics such as fitness and exercise, proper nutrition and health awareness.
I graduated from Edinboro University with a degree in education specializing in athletic training. I gained my NATA certification in 1994. I also maintain certifications as a personal trainer with NCSF & NSPA, as a performance enhancement specialist with NASM, as well as an exercise development specialist and a nutrition specialist.
Calling on my experience with college athletes and teaching middle school students, I decided to use my knowledge to educate the general public on the benefits of physical fitness and healthy eating habits.
I enjoy working with people and helping them achieve each and every one of their goals. Completely Fit offers services to everyone, from beginners to professional athletes.
Organizations NATA
NASM
NCSF
Lifestyle Management Assoc.
Question Hi! I need to lose fat, and to do this i'm willing to run 30 min. every day, and i'm currently also weight lifting consistently at 3 times a week, to get stronger. But, to get stronger, i'm supposed to eat every roughly 3 hours, but how can i do this and lose fat at the same time?
Answer Hi Jamal you need to eat to lose, I know it seems crazy but it is true. The closer you can get to your recommended calorie intake the faster you will lose weight. So if you are supposed to take in 2500 calories that's what you need to do.
When your body does not get what it needs in the way of food it does not run as smoothly as it should. Just like not given your car enough gas. If you aren't feeding your body enough it has to hold on to what you are given it. This in turn causes food to be stored rather then food to be used as energy. Very difficult to lose weight when the body is in this state. There are some great tools out there for calorie estimation give them a try and start eating and see what happens. I think you will love the results. Remember you can't just eat anything your food choices need to be healthy.
Check out the calculators here to estimate your calorie needs:
Also a metabolic training is a better form of training for weight loss compared to just straight running. Your body becomes accustomed to that very quickly and the results come to a standstill, not what you want when you are trying to lose weight.
Here are some posts on metabolic training to get you started:
