Body by Margo

By Margo Belton  Originally for the Kingsman Brooklyn College September 10 2009 Photo by  Christina Morillo  from  Pexels Q : How to avoid weight gain while studying (the internet makes you eat )? Yes! A: Exercise!?  Well…. maybe it is more than just exercise… As you know you can lose weight by eating less, but if you eat too little you will store fat. That is why knowing your RMR (Resting Metabolic Rate) and BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) helps in losing weight or maintaining your present weight.  In any case, your size and poundage is maintained by a mechanism called metabolism- which is a 24-hour process. If you want to make changes in your metabolism, the trick is to fool it only for a couple of days. Diets do not work and exercise may make you so hungry that you compensate and gain even more weight.   Metabolic manipulation ranges from stomach stapling to strange food regimens to simply not eating. Note that th...

PROGRAM FOR core                   UPDATED from 2010           Yes- she is wearing a mask                                           Trainer : Margaret Belton NSCA/NASMcpt Introduction you should know that you can do this with a pillow a cheap ball from the 99cents store, some inexpensive weights ( Modells @1 dollar a pound and shlep home – or Amazon if you get free shipping) ) and a blanket or pad if you do not use your bed first thing in the am Warm-Up Do not jump out of bed. Simple knee to chest stretches followed by a simple situp in the bed to warm up the lower back Cardio Program Activity Intensity Duration Comments Walking one hour 5 days a week - just kidding--you are too busy steps Stoop 5 minutes Summary Of Program Activity Type Sets Reps Duration Tempo Inte...