360fit Blog Abs and Clean Eating Rules

Everyone wants that lean stomach. Abs are the first thing people are always looking for when they come to see me. They are completely ready to do millions of crunches, leg raises and situps. In fact they are willing to do anything as long as it doesn't mean they have to change their food.

There's an old saying that abs are made in the kitchen, and its partly right. You can't get lean and you can't get abs if you don't clean, just like you can't get lean if you don't workout.

The two go hand in hand. If you want a lean body you need to workout, and you also need to cut out all the crap food you are eating.

It really isn't rocket science when it comes to food. Follow these three rules;

1. Don't eat things that are processed.

2. Don't eat processed sugar.

3. Don't eat  carbs at night.

If you follow those three rules you will see a difference in your body for sure!

Now couple that with some workouts that are based around resistance exercises, with short breaks between the exercises and you will get lean and get those abs you want.

So make a few small changes in you food and you will get that body you want!

Devin Sherrington is seven time Best Personal Fitness Trainer Halifax award winner, and owner the award winning fitness studio 360fit in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He lives in Fletcher's Lake with his girlfriend Lauren and children Reign and Journey.

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360fit - Core Strength for Runners

If you like to run then you need to work on your core. But many runners don't bother. They get caught up with their sport and run all the time. While this does help their time a bit it won't make them markedly faster.

If you want to run, and run well, you need a strong core. All of your power comes from your core no matter what type of athlete you are. And with runners it's very important.

This is because runners with weak cores tend lean forward as they run. When they do that they can't take deep breaths since their stomach is crunched down. Of course they get more tired since they are not breathing well, go slower and don't get as good a workout.

But working on your core will make you a much better runner in no time. I'm not talking about doing hundreds of crunches either. Planks, crunches, situps, mountain climbers all should be part of a runner's core training. In this way they get stronger and hit their core from many different angles.

If you're a runner try to do some core work. You don't need hours of it. two to three workouts on your core of 15 minutes a time will do the trick. You'll watch your times drop and you'll feel less tired even as you run farther and faster.

Devin Sherrington is a master personal trainer and owner of 360fit in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He lives in Fletcher's Lake with his children Reign and Journey.

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