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BEST TRAINING METHODS FOR FAT LOSS Are you training three or more times per week but aren’t getting the results you want? We often have clients and gym members coming to us with this problem. Of course, the first thing we look at is food and lifestyle. If these are good, then we look to their training program. We always say that ‘doing something is better than doing nothing’ and doing exercise that you enjoy is great for adherence and sticking to your program. But there comes a time when your body starts to adapt to what you are doing, so you have to look at making some changes. One example is increasing your training from three times a week to five, or decreasing your training from five times a week to three. The other approach is to change your training altogether. In 2006, we attended a fitness convention in Sydney (Australia), which covered the best training methods for fat loss. Not much has changed today, in fact a number of popular group training programs have emerged from these concepts e.g. Tabata classes, Crossfit, HIT classes, Boot camps etc. If you aren’t happy with your results, you can modify your training style to include the following methods: Jamie & Alana Karehana Jamie and Alana can be found at the Al Corniche Club and offer Biosignature Assessments (body fat assessment identifying possible hormonal imbalances) as well as their KarehanaKitchen 21 Day Meal Plan. Go to their website www.karehanafitness.com to learn more about them or email them at [email protected] for more information. KAREHANA KITCHEN High-Intensity Training (HIT) HIT is a concept of strength training that emerged in the 1970s. Its core principle advocates for highintensity, high-volume weight training exercises until the point of momentary muscle failure. By allowing the 56 JUNE, 2016 muscle to reach this point of fatigue, two major things happen. First, there is significant lactic acid buildup, a metabolic byproduct of anaerobic metabolism, which is also responsible for that ‘burning’ feeling right before the muscle reaches failure. This build up ultimately stimulates the release of Growth Hormone,