Introduction to AlcineXtreme's Fit Tips

Welcome to my newest blog, AlcineXtreme's Fit Tips! I would first like to introduce myself, my name is Alcine and I am a Certified Fitness Trainer, Group Exercise Instructor and Team Beachbody Coach. I have been in the fitness industry for almost two years now but have started my own journey to getting my dream body since 2009. I reached my highest weight then, a little over 300lbs. I can happily say I'm little more than 100lbs less but with about 15 more pounds to go. In addition to teaching over 10 classes a week, I am currently training for my very first Women's Natural Bodybuilding Competition in August 2014. I'm very excited and nervous for this. If I win overall, I can obtain a pro card! (The goal) I train 4x a week with a veteran champion bodybuilder who really knows how to make me push my limits. I will tell you now, training for a competition such as this one and just normal day to day working are totally different. It's more strategic because you are trying to lose fat while keeping muscle. Most people when they lose "weight" it could be fat, water, and muscle depending on the types of activities they are doing and their diet. I will tell you now, diet is very crucial in your weight loss/fat loss journey.

I'm creating this blog to help those who are starting their own fitness journey to provide them with tips to keep them successful. Your fitness journey is not one that you have to go at alone and I would like to provide everyone with a way to get to their goals, whether its through one of my classes, personal training, through team beachbody products or through this blog. My dream is a healthy lifestyle for all and my passion is helping others. Please follow this blog as I will be providing tips at least once weekly. Share this with your friend and I wish you all a happy and fit day!

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It's time for a change!

Happy Sunday, 2020 has definitely been a year for us all. I went into 2020 bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, excited to crush some goals and help others to do the same and then COVID-19 happened. I watched friends suffer through this disease, people die and others who felt it wasn't that serious. I also lost my dog, Meeko. I had her for 10 years and losing her was like losing a piece of my heart. 2020 really did a number on me and my mindset. I tried to remain positive and focused throughout it all. During my 6 week furlough from work, I found joy in teaching virtual classes which was great because I was able to lose 30 pounds. But as I returned to work, returned to life, my weight fluctuated about 10 pounds in either direction due to depression and stress. What was worse was even though I was returning to my normal life, "normal" wasn't normal anymore. Usually after work, I would get my son and my boyfriend and I would spend 1-2 hours in the gym before going home. With ...

Thoughts from AlcineXtreme: Fitness Deposits

Throughout my classes, I sometimes talk about things that I feel would be great to share with the public. Unfortunately, I never write it down and I typically forget about it. Not today though!!! While teaching my spin class this morning, I was speaking on "Fitness Deposits" while we were in the middle of our climb. (I always talk through my classes to give them something else to focus on than the burn) So, I was telling them every time they do something active (i.e. attend a workout class, train, walk, etc.) and eat something healthy, they're making deposits to themselves. Think of your body as an interest bearing account. Some people's interest rates are better than others and that is why they see results faster. Some of us have had such bad credit with our body that it takes us making bigger deposits to see any results. However, just like with credit, you can fix your health. It does take time, patience and discipline. Remember, consistency is key, if you have...

Fitness Testimonial from my client Nicole Leamer

My client Nicole is amazing. She is a person with determination like no other. She wrote this testimonial 4 weeks prior to the picture below. I'm so proud of her results!! "Six months ago, I toyed with the idea of signing up with a personal trainer for the first time in my life. Having always been a fairly active person, I’m probably more fit than the average person my age. However, over time, I found that pounds had slowly crept on, and I’d grown more and more dissatisfied with my state of fitness and, I’ll be honest, my appearance. I really needed to shake up my fitness routine, because ‘routine’ it was, and I was bored by it. I signed up with Alcine for 3 main reasons: 1) To be pushed in my workouts, 2) To mix up my routine, learning new techniques, machines, etc., and 3) To see how my fitness level could change if I took my personal preferences/techniques out of the equation. After training with Alcine for several weeks, I can say I have never been stronger, eve...

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