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SPONSORED CONTENT Business Spotlight E about your whole self, achieving your goals and enjoying your life as a result. There needs to be a link between your body, your nutrition, and your soul – you have to believe in being healthy and the importance of staying healthy. I bring all of those components together.” lizabeth Andreano isn’t just a National Academy of Sports Medicine personal trainer, she’s a whole-body advocate for her clients. Years ago, fitness was defined by the intensity of exercising and how we looked on the “outside.” The dramatic rise of chronic diseases (leading cause of death and disability in the U.S.) has made the concept of fitness evolve and expand to include the impact a variety of healthy choices can make on the “inside” of our bodies as well. Think of “healthy” as the “new skinny”! Linking Body, Mind and Soul for a Better You Another very important fact I bring up to my clients is our generation’s longer life expectancy. So, the great news is that we are living longer; the not-so-great news is that we are not aging in a healthy way! Balance, stability, coordination and core strength are vital elements and the foundation of our functional strength. Incorporating these elements as part of a training program today will result in better mobility, safety and independence in our older years. Today’s clients need a safe, integrated program that considers the functional capability of each individual. “I wanted to be someone who really dealt with the whole package of being healthy in all aspects of life.” And that’s where Andreano excels. Working out of a personal studio in her home, each client starts with a free, introductory consultation to determine what their particular goals are. From there, a course is planned out that includes nutrition, exercise and other positive steps to attain that goal. “It’s not all exercise, or all diet. In fact, I don’t even believe in diets, I believe in making healthy choices,” she said. “It’s about being conscientious 34 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE | Peters Township SPONSORED CONTENT Andreano said that her own personal journey with healthy living has brought her around to where she is today. “As I got older and became a mom, I started to understand that fitness is more than just exercise,” she said. “We all live busy lives, and how often my clients come to see me really depends on their current situation. I’m not a nutritionist; I provide general commonsense guidelines. For someone who is looking to reach more aggressive goals, I do work with a nutritionist, and we certainly can chart a path for that person as well. The whole point is that everyone’s unique and their definition of ‘healthy’ is just as unique. My goal is to help them get there.” Some of the tools she employs include a client portal on her website, where clients can update their plans and keep track of progress. They can also find helpful information regarding achieving their goals. And while Andreano encourages everyone to embrace a healthy lifestyle, she said the majority of her clients tend to be females approaching the middle-age mark or older, mainly because that’s when our bodies change the most and diet and exercise don’t have the same effects that they did when we were younger. “A lot of people are looking to lose weight as well as tone and firm up. As we get older, our muscles don’t respond the way they used to,” she said. “It’s just part of your life, and that’s my ultimate goal to get people to naturally adopt a healthy lifestyle though small changes. You have to have a plan.” For more information on Elizabeth Andreano and Byond Fitness, call 862.251.2500, or email her at [email protected]. Her website, byondfitness.com, also has a wealth of information for you to review as well.