Are you up for the X Gym ‘s “Chocolate Challenge?” If you like chocolate, want to get healthy and burn fat, then this might be just for you. Heck, even if it’s not, you can try it for 7 days, right? Here’s what you do for 7 days: Follow the meal plan to the “T” (which includes…
Read MoreInitial email: Some of you were tested today and that’s great, but if you weren’t, no worries – Just get in as soon as you can to have that done. We will need before pictures too, so make sure you wear something that you would like to be wearing in the after picture as well,…
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How many times have you made a New Year’s fitness resolution and fell short of your goal? If you are like 97% of the people who make those resolutions, you’ve had your struggles. How about trying something different this year – something that works for a change? The first step is to get your head…
Read MoreYou don’t have to give up some of your favorite foods to get lean and fit! Here at the X Gym , we have found substitutions for you so your lifestyle can continue with minimal changes. ___ Yogurt: Trader Joe’s Plain Greek yogurt (or Chobani, Fage or Oikos) with a dozen organic blueberries and a…
Read MoreAnd here is a list of foods I found breezing through my local Safeway that would be acceptable for an emergency situation if you forgot to make your lunch or you are traveling without a kitchen handy: *Pre-chopped veggies *Pre-made garden salad with meat, cheese and balsamic vinaigrette *Kraft “Live Active” cheese snacks and light…
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Research review by Alki X Gym trainer Aaron Wagar “Lactate—a signal coordinating cell and systemic function” Andrew Philip, Adam L. Macdonald, & Peter W. Watt For many years, the scientific, medical, athletic communities and the general population have accepted the fact that lactate is a just a by-product created by exercising muscle fibers. It was…
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