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Vitamin D is necessary for good health and wellness, personal fitness, growth & development as well as sturdy bones. An absence of Vitamin D is not uncommon. Vitamin D is mostly made in the skin by exposure to sunlight. Many foods have incredibly little vitamin D naturally, though some are fortified with included vitamin D. A mild shortage of vitamin D might not cause symptoms but can create routine aches as well as painful joints. A more acute lack can easily cause serious complications such as rickets (in youngsters) as well as osteomalacia (usually in adults. The symptoms are easily treated with vitamin D supplements which can be supplied in several ways. Some individuals are more at danger of vitamin D deficiency so are well advised to take vitamin D supplements routinely on a daily basis. This would certainly include all pregnant females, breast-fed little ones, children five and under, as well as individuals 65 and over. Additionally people that do not get much exposure to the sun, people with black or Asian skin types, and individuals having specified gut, liver or kidney diseases. All of these will befit greatly from a regular routine involving Vitamin D supplements.

What is vitamin D? Why So Important?

Vitamins are a collection of compounds that are required by the body for great health. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin. The fact that it dissolves in fat is important, because it means that the body can easily store it for future usage. In contrast to other vitamins we do not need to have vitamin D from the food that we eat to survive. This is really good news because many foods consist of remarkably little Vitamin D naturally. Foods that do have some Vitamin are:

Oily fish, for example herring, pilchards, sardines, tuna, trout, along with salmon and mackerel

Egg yolk also contains Vitamin D

Fortified foods (those with Vitamin added into them) for instance margarine, some popular cereals, formulated baby milk are typical examples.

Our fundamental source of supplement D is that made by our own bodies. 90 % of our vitamin D is made in the skin by having the assistance of the sun’s rays.

And that’s the point!

When the dark days of winter befall us we just do not get enough exposure to sunshine so more than ever you should consider taking Vitamin D supplements to stay healthy. Click here to find out more

Great News

Just a quick post to let all my readers no that I have teamed up with Natures Sunshine Products so that I can bring you the very products I can to help you stay fit, loose weight and live healthy. As a firm believer in the famous phrase ‘you are what you eat’  I eat as healthily as I can. However as I studied the nutritional value of my food I realised that often vital vitamins and supplements were either missing or in short supply.  Looking around for a solution I decided to team up with the best vitamin and supplement provider out there.  You can visit my new website here and also keep track of the latest news by bookmarking this website.  I will be updating often on products and supplements that I recommend to help my clients stay at the peak of fitness.

To start you off, as the dark Winter nights and short Winter days are nearly with us, did you know that your reserves of Vitamin D can drop rapidly? And why should you care?

Vitamin D is not as abundant in many of the foods we eat every day and anyway the largest provider is Sunshine! Through Winter that can be a real problem but I have a simple solution.  Discover right here just what Vitamin D is about and why you should concern yourself about making sure you get your proper intake to take you through until Summer next year.

Healthy Eating.

To get the best from your personal training package you ought to at least take a look at your everyday eating regime. Even small changes to your diet will improve your metabolic rate and make you feel stronger and fitter. Regular exercise, aerobics and training workouts burn up calories and its best if you replace at least some of those calories with foods that actually help your training goals. Before we get onto healthy diets along with the ‘Superfoods’ that will help your training and your general well being you should consider how you can manage a healthy eating lifestyle, if you decide to, for the long term

Healthy eating will involve, first and foremost, the correct mind-set. Sure, preparation is very much part of it and so is determination, but really there’s no replacement for attitude. The truth is, we now have a world that’s so predisposed to shrillness that it is tricky to get a proper perspective. People today into healthy diets either go to too great an extreme or do not do sufficient and there are many weight loss myths around the subject. So many people are so freaked out related to the idea of junk foods that frequently they dismiss it completely or else panic over it. The truth is that it’s not necessary to do either. Eating healthy meals on the whole, plus treats moderately, is sufficient. You want to establish a diet plan that you’re able to live with day in and day out for a long time. That is what healthy eating is all about.

That does not imply that you don’t need to eat healthy foods on a regular basis. Of course you do! You can have treats from time to time, although a treat shouldn’t be a whole meal. Health eating means that, whenever for example you are having desert, you need to have a small one. The rest of your meal should be as healthy or even more healthy than normal. If you’re going to have a fatty main course, be certain to eat well for the rest of the day. Generally, merely having one treat at a time and then treats no more than once or twice a week is truly the best way to keep a balanced and healthy diet

One of the most neglected facets of healthy eating is community. Maintaining a healthy diet is really a significant lifestyle choice. It isn’t just a matter of preparing and eating meals. It will need you to keep your resolution on a regular basis, and occasionally that needs the right community. If you can get your housemates, close family, or friends to agree to healthy eating with you, you will have a greater potential for success. All things considered, eating is mostly a social activity in these times. When you’re endlessly surrounded by people that consume unhealthy foods, it’s going to be hard or simply impossible for you to keep your healthy eating habits going.

Most importantly the main factor to keep in mind as you eat healthy will be to keep your mind focused. You are going to mess up every so often. You’ll give up to temptation when you should not, or may fail to properly plan your meals ahead of time and have to get some kind of junk on your way. Keep working at it. Although you screwed up once doesn’t mean you need to throw in the towel once and for all!

Try introducing these Superfoods to your diet on this thirty second video to help you get fitter and burn fat.

There are many myths and misconceptions when it comes to getting fit and loosing weight. Here I dispel a few of the more common ones.  As a Personal Trainer in Leicester I come across more examples every day usually supplied by my clients, many of whom are surprised to find the truth that lie behind them.

The simple fact is that a regular training routine coupled with a sensible eating plan will not only make you fitter you will loose weight too. That’s an eating plan, it’s nothing to do with dieting which commonly suggests a constant Read the rest of this entry »

Packages
Your cost to hire me as your personal trainer will vary depending on the number of sessions you decide to commit to.  Sessions come in packages, you can choose a training package that most suits your immediate needs then add further packages as you like. Your ultimate personal trainer cost’s will be lower the more sessions you commit to at the start.

Sessions are for one hour. The sessions may involve cardio training, weight training, flexibility and corrective exercises. Each session is designed to suit your needs and your ability. Outdoor sessions, gym sessions and home sessions are available also group sessions up to maximum of five people are also available.

Nutritional advice is available and will be monitored as well as regular health checks, measurements and weight checks to assess progress.

It’s going to take almost twelve weeks after beginning an exercise routine to get measurable changes within your body. All the same, well before twelve weeks, you will see an improvement with your strength as well as endurance. There are many myths regarding training and weight loss and I hope to dispel many of them for you throughout the program.

To deal with each of the aspects of physical fitness, a training routine should involve aerobic exercising, which is constant repeated movements of large muscle groups, that boosts your heart rate. Weight training or power training as well as flexibility exercise movements or stretching routines also need to be included.

Females with heart problems or arthritis in fact encounter far better daily function through participation in a range of modes of physical exercise

Training Packages

20 sessions

10 sessions

7 sessions

5 sessions

1 session

Please note travel costs will be included.

From Melton Mowbray

0-10 miles  (no charge)

10-20 miles  ( £3.00 per visit)

20-30 miles  (£5.00 per visit)

Biography
From a young age I was always active and on the go, my main hobby being singing and dancing. It’s from here that I went on to train for 3 years at Dance College in Musical Theatre.

Being a dancer I was always conscious about weight and had my own personal trainer at 18. I had always been told I was too fat to be a dancer and I tried many fad diets to lose those pounds. I moved to London in search of a dancing job and found myself working in a gym.

It was here that I started to really learn a lot about fitness. I eventually became a studio manager and was teaching various classes and working on the gym floor gaining all my experience. I managed to get some dance work also and was cheerleading in between hours at the gym.

It wasn’t until 2007 that my friend had just recently come back from a cruise ship dancing for 7 months. He asked me if I would like to make a video of me dancing to send off to that company. At this time I was very fit an ideal size and a toned healthy shape.  It was literally a month later I found out I had landed my dream job working on a cruise ship as a dancer.

After travelling the world and having a great time away, I decided to move back to the UK and Leicestershire. I wasn’t sure what to do next but being active had always been a part of my life. I applied for a position in the gym and had the opportunity to train as a Personal Trainer.

So here I am today, currently I am a Personal Trainer in Leicester and I teach classes for Fitness First also including Spin, Legs Bums Tums, Circuits and Aerobics. And I also work for the Council teaching street dance classes and cheerleading to kids.

Hot News For 2011
I am excited to announce the further development of my Zumba Dance Workouts. As a dancer I am ideally placed to combine the best aspects of this fantastic calorie crunching routine with sensible personal fitness strategies to provide you with the best results possible.

My Qualifications
YMCA gym instructor level 2
YMCA studio instructor exercise to music level 2
YMCA Cardio Kick
Premier training/NASM personal training level 3
3 year Musical Theatre Diploma

Just give me a call on 07930 496333 or e-mail me on
vicky [@]personaltrainerleicester.net and we can have a chat to see if we can work together,
for now all the best

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