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INTERVAL TRAINING: Burn More Calories. Improve Performance. Reduce Exercise Time

Yes this sounds almost too good to be true.  Interval Training involves alternating between higher and lower intensity in your cardio workout. It could be right for you if you have a good cardio base and want to improve performance or results.  PRE-HAB/POST REHAB Prevent Injuries Before they Happen, Transition from Therapy to Workout, Avoid Recurring Injuries DEEP CORE TRAINING Fewer Back Problems. More Funtional Strength. Better Balance. ULTIMATE FLEXIBILITY Are You Happy with Your Current Flexibility? What are you doing about it? BODY FAT Define It. Measure it. Lose It. Read these stories and more at http://www.caryraffle.com .

Help me Raise over $5,000 for Haiti

To my 1,143 newsletter subscribers and all readers of my blogs and tweets...if we each donate just $5, together we can raise over $5,000, if we donate $10 we can raise $10,000 and if a few people donate a little more ... we can make a difference!

Click here to connect to my Oxfam America fundraising page where you can donate online and learn more about Oxfam's efforts.

Oxfam has a team of over 100 already in Haiti with expertise in delivering water and sanitation to areas stricken with famine and disaster.

I am here to share my passion for fitness with you. To motivate you to get to the gym and work harder and smarter...so that you look better, feel better and live better.

My credentials include: MS Exercise Science and Health Promotion; NASM Certified Personal Trainer; Pre and Post Natal Certified.

I have been working as a personal trainer since 2004. I am available in Manhattan Manhattan and Brooklyn to train privately, and as a Master Trainer at NYSC (locations: Wall Street, Water Street, Reade Street/Tribeca, Grand Central and 51st and Lexington in Manhattan & Midwood in Brooklyn).

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My Blog about Training, Strength & Conditioning, Core Training, Weight Loss, Flexibility and other important matters.

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Time to remind, nag, prod and poke fun at the incorrect, the ill advised, the highly questionable, the outrageous, the contraindicated, the just plain dumb things that some people do at the gym. It's the most comprehensive list available anywhere on the exercise, fitness and nutrition practices that you should avoid

Approach to Training: The NASM-OPT™ Model

I am certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine, and my graduate education includes advanced program design coursework using NASM’s Optimum Perfomance TrainingTM model.

In the past, training programs were based almost entirely on the experiences and goals of bodybuilders, coaches, and athletes. Scientifically unsupported training programs are not designed to meet the needs of our increasingly de-conditioned and injury-prone society. NASM’s OPT Model is a client-focused, scientifically based approach that begins with an assessment of your goals and fitness level before developing a program to meet your needs and achieve your fitness goals. Most new clients will begin within the corrective exercise phase, and then progress and cycle through 3 or 4 levels of the OPT model at 4 to 6 week intervals.

By incorporating flexibility, cardio respiratory, core, balance, reactive, speed, agility, quickness, & strength into each program, OPT improves all abilities & builds functional strength, neuromuscular efficiency, and dynamic flexibility.