Enhancing the quality of life
Becky Chaikova

 

Becky Chaikova,28 years old, Medical Assistant, Santa Barbara


“I’ve always had a full figure! Never liked sports! But at college, I was a real California girl, well-shaped and happy. Now, when I look in a mirror, I ask, “Is that really me?” I need bigger sizes to fit my hips and stomach. I hate to say it, but I’m fat! I know from my work that what I eat and drink affects my weight. I have tried diets, but never stick to them. Boring!” 

Jill O’Neill, 35 years old, Hotel receptionist and Becky’s friend


“In our hotel, we have a great fitness centre. Bob is our personal fitness trainer. He says that diet alone may not always work. We also need physical activity. And clear personal goals. Not always easy if we have a desk job! I took Becky to meet him. He set up a personal fitness training plan for her, based on her goal, “to look and feel good again.”


Keeping a Good Shape

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Personal training at a glance

Keeping in shape is mental as well as physical. Recognising that our reflection in the mirror is not what we want is a psychological trigger for action.
Then, we need to fix goals. To look and feel better! Clear personal goals are key to changing lifestyle, including regular physical activity and eating correctly.
Body shape is not all about fat. It is also the shape of the muscles. Weight training is not just for guys. Women also have pectorals, deltoids, abdominal and thigh muscles, etc. Regular training with light weights shapes muscles as well as eliminating fat.
The result. A better body shape and posture! Extra muscle can weigh as much as fat. But if it is in the right places, the full-length mirror and the tape measure become the judges. This is why exercise plus diet offers more benefits than diet alone. 

A complete approach to weight management

Some want to lose weight for health, others for beauty. Both go hand in hand. So why do so many of the diets proposed every year by all kinds of people, from medical doctors to celebrities, fail? Because they only concentrate on food. And often on a single component like protein, or carbohydrate or fat… or pineapple or green tea.

In reality, the situation is much more complex. People are not machines. They are free to decide what they eat and drink, when and how much. So the mind is primordially important in weight management.

Behavioural researchers have studied what drives food choice. Other than taste preference, this is also a question of habits, which are socially as well as personally driven. Changing the mindset of habits is not easy.

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