Pilates Circuit Training is a New, Low-Impact, Fat-Burning Workout
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How to Meditate
Meditation is a process where we take our attention and bring it inside the body to the place between and behind the two eyebrows. When we sit for meditation, we want to make sure that our body is totally relaxed. We want to sit in a pose that we can maintain without moving for the entire duration of the meditation sitting. We place our feet comfortably on the floor and our hands are placed comfortably in our lap. You can rest one hand inside the other hand, but you don’t want to interlace the fingers because that may restrict blood flow. As we take up a pose, we want to make sure that there is not tension anywhere in the body. We make sure that there’s no tension in our leg muscles, our stomach muscles are relaxed, our shoulders are relaxed, our neck and facial muscles are relaxed, and our jaw muscles are relaxed. Next, we close our eyes very gently and very sweetly as if resting for sleep, but we remain fully awake and fully alert behind the eyes. Our eyeballs are fixed straight ahead – horizontally. There should be no squinting or pressure placed on the eyelids. No pressure on the forehead. (more…)
Using a Mantra to Meditate
Meditation is so good for having a strong Spirit, Mind, and Body that you should start everyday with 5 minutes of meditation and end the day with 5 minutes of meditation. Slowly build up your time each week by 1-2 minutes during each sitting until you are able to sit for 20-30 minutes.
When you first sit for Meditation try the technique “Three Equals Four.”
1) Still the Body, 2) Still the Mind, 3) Focus the Attention =4) Meditation. (more…)
Benefits of Meditation
There is an “Energy Source” of Radiant Light inside of you that you can tap into at anytime day or night and especially when you are feeling down, lonely, or afraid. This source will give you love, strength, and courage to face life’s challenges boldly and productively. Tapping into this source is called meditation. Meditation is a technique done by people all over the World to tap into this source which will appear to them as different colored Lights: Yellow, Red, Blue, White, Gold, Purple etc..
Meditation is a way to calm your mind, still your body, and focus your attention. (more…)
Get Rid of Belly Fat in 3 Steps
Looking for that magic nutrition supplement or super food that will melt away your unwanted belly fat? So are we. While the nutritional magic bullet for six pack abs may not exist, sound nutrition strategies that promote a healthy weight and a healthy middle certainly do. Great news! You’ve already accomplished step #1: Get off the couch and get exercising. Individuals who get at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise per week (30 minutes most days of the week) are more likely to have a healthy body mass index and are less likely to have abdominal obesity (excessive fat accumulation around the middle) than those who do not. (more…)
Spring Circuit Training from Mary Duke Smith
Mary Duke Smith
Greetings! For many of us, summer means more time outside – including trips to the beach, swimming, hiking, and playing and socializing. To tone up and be ready for all those occasions, it’s a great time to engage in regular conditioning at MINT! A great strategy to help you get ready for all this outdoor fun is circuit training that combines both strength and cardio exercise into one, fast-paced, effective and efficient workout.
Basically, you do 8-10 consecutive exercises, each for a period of time, such as 1 minute, with very little rest in between. You can go through a circuit once, twice or even three times for a supercharged workout that is a very efficient way to help you to tone and build endurance, coordination and agility without bulking up. And it’s fun! Circuit style training is also a great way to utilize our new express training sessions: 25 minutes of jam-packed exercise for a great price.
Tips to maximize your workout
Before:Do your flexibility and core activation exercises. Do about 5 minutes of light cardio as a warm-up During: Have fun, be safe, maintain good form! Repeat circuit if desired. After: Follow with abdominal exercises. Cool down and stretch. (more…)
Ahead of the Curve: MINT Trainers Among Most Qualified in the Country
Senate Bill 870 was introduced to the Massachusetts Senate by State Senator Richard Moore, and if approved, the bill will place a variety of costly, requirements on personal trainers wishing to practice in the state of Massachusetts. In order to offer personal training services in the State, a personal trainer would need to:
- Obtain a degree from an approved educational program;
- Hold a certification from a national certifying organization accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA); and
- Pass an exam developed and administered biannually by the Board of Allied Health Professionals.
ALL MINT Trainers possess their 4- year degree with most of our trainers holding B.S. degree in the field of Exercise Science and a Masters Degree. All of our trainers are certified with the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM.org), one of the highest accredited certifying bodies for Personal Trainers in which our very own Tanya Colucci is a Master Instructor for, teaching workshops around the country.