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Learn how to attain the ultimate beach body
Ceren Akinci
Issue date: 2/2/06 Section: Features
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The most effective way to lose weight is through exercise and changing your eating habits. It is the only way you can lose the weight and keep it off permanently. Unlike yo-yo dieting, which may only work for a very small period of time. Once you return to your normal eating habits, the weight comes right back.
If you are a beginner, start slow and be patient. 30 minutes a day, three times a week of cardio exercise; elliptical, stationary bike or the treadmill are the easiest ways to jump start your work out.
"Cardio gets your heart rate going, causing your body to use the stored fat to burn it up for energy, the more cardio you do, the more stored fat your body uses, allowing you to shed off pounds." said Gulliermo Martinez, certified personal trainer at Planet Fitness.
The fitness equipment at SHU Pitt Center allow you to choose the time and intensity level at the beginning of your work out session. It is recommended to work your intensity level up, as each course gets easier.
In order to avoid any type of injury, you should do a five-minute warm up followed by stretching prior to a five minute cool down following your work out. If you would like to start weight and resistance training, it is recommended that you seek the help of a trainer in order to understand and learn the right techniques of weight lifting to achieve maximum results.
"Students should take advantage of the Pitt center because it has a great variety of machines to target all specific body parts and train the muscles. I use the treadmill to run two to three miles and weight train at least four to five times a week," said Kaitlyn Franzese, junior, Rockville Center, N.Y.
If you feel like your exercise routine is becoming boring, go ahead and try a different machine, or better yet try one of the many classes offered at the Pitt Center. Aerobics, kickboxing, yoga and pilates are just some of the classes that students can benefit from.
Fitness professionals who know how to push your body to achieve better results lead these classes. These classes are popular and the loud upbeat music makes the time go by faster. The calendar of all of the classes that are being taught this semester can be obtained at the front desk of the Pitt.