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From today until Feb 29th (or until supplies run out), Body Media is running a 50% Off their incredible arm band.  This arm band does it all!  It will tell you how many calories you are burning, how many you need to burn, your calorie intake, how well you are sleeping with detail reports.  You can NOT go wrong with this product.  I use it and many of my clients have an have been extremely successful. If you want to check out the arm band go to www.Bodymedia.com to find out what it does.  There is an online subscription (like $6 per month) BUT you get the 1st 3 months free.  It’s compatible with your phone too!  After you check out the band, email me at Nicole@shapeitupfitness.com and I will forward you the link to get the discount.
Committed to your success,
Nicole Simonin
Shape It Up Fitness

PS: Boot Camp and Pilates PM classes start next week at Clearview Middle School.  Put that arm band to good use!!

Click here for more info or to register for Boot Camp and/or Pilates

For lighter version make with reduced fat cheese.

6 Eggs

1/2 C Milk

1/4 tsp salt

1/8 tsp pepper

1 C Shredded Cheddar cheese (4 oz)

3/4 chopped Zucchini

1/4 C chopped Red Bell Pepper

2 T chopped red onion

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

Beat eggs, milk, salt and pepper in medium bowl until blended.

Add cheese, zucchini, bell pepper and onion; mix well.

Spoon evenly into 12 lightly sprayed muffin cups, about 1/4 cup each.

Bake until just set, 20-22 minutes.

Cool on rack 5 minutes.

Remove from cups and serve warm.

Makes 12 mini frittatas.

Per serving (2 mini frittatas)

164 calories

11 g fat

6g sat fat

3g carbs

12 g protein

Compliments of the Egg Nutrition Council

It was a fun event!

Our morning started off with our Wall Squat Challenge.  I wasn’t expecting the challenge to be more than 10 minutes…but I was proven wrong!

As people slowly slid down the wall ending their squat time, we had two competitive challengers who had a tie!!  30 minutes!  Karen Seykot and Jennifer Kuhn held strong!  Legs shaking and sweating, they gave a BIG squat for charity!

We raised over $600!! I want to thank all the  people who sponsored challengers and participated in our event.  Special thank you’s to Dr Joe and Lois Howe, Amy Stanton, Gina Maloney and Barbara Thompson who made generous donations to our event for Susan G. Komen.

Here are some pics of our event:

Last Saturday, Shape It Up ladies were at the SJ Running Company trying out one of the most important piece of fitness attire…sports bras!

You know if you don’t get the right fit or style….you’ll be paying for it during AND after your workout!

Here are some highlights I learned:

• Make sure you get the right fit for YOU!
• Get a quality bra and replace it when the elastic starts to stretch.
• Best way to make your sports bra last longer- wash in gentle and hang to dry – stay away from dryer!

A big THANKS to Dave, Deb and the SJ Running girls for having us at their shop!

A BIGGER THANKS to Shelle McGovern for arranging this meet.

Nicole Simonin, CPT, PTA, LWMC

BTW: Another really important piece of fitness equipment…your shoes!  You can also get great service and great running shoes at the SJ Running Co (after we got our bras we all replaced our sneaks’ too!)

Did you know that when you go out to eat, that entree you just order is probably 4-5 servings- yikes!

The truth of it all is that we all eat too much food.

“Duh, Nicole.  I could of told you that” you might be thinking.

We generally only need about ¾ of a plate of food.  But most people go for seconds or thirds.

Are we really hungry?

Have you lost touch with your belly full meter??

Start listening to when you just start to get full then push the plate away.

Just that small act will have a HUGE impact on your waistline!

Here are some tid bits for ya:

Americans consume more calories per person than any other country in the world.

In 1970, the average American ate 2,170 calories per day.

In 2008, the average American ate 3,330 calories per day – no wonder obesity is so prevalent.

To burn 1 pound, you need to burn 3,500 calories.

You can burn anywhere from 600-800 calories in our SIU Boot Camp or Fusion classes. That’s 4 SIU Classes per week for 1 lb of weight loss.

Start by pushing that plate away when you just start to get full and then let me know the effect it has on you.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Your Fitness Professional,

Nicole Simonin, CPT, PTA, LWMC

P.S.  Grab your Complimentary Week Pass so you can get the inside scoop on what SIU can do for you!

About the Author:

Nicole Simonin is a local South Jersey fitness expert recognized for her well-rounded approach to health and fitness.  Nicole’s mission is to spread the truth about weight loss and how to become healthier.  Nicole’s S.H.A.P.E. Method Boot Camps have been helping many South Jersey residents reclaim their body.  To learn how Nicole can help you achieve your fitness goals, visit www.ShapeItUpFitness.com Get your Complimentary Week Pass while you are there.

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How often do you take the time to be proud of yourself?

Do you acknowledge the steps (no matter how big or small) that you take towards better health?

Parking far from the entrance of a store…taking the stairs instead of the elevator or escalator….making healthy food choices…drinking lots of water each day….making your workouts a top priority…

We tend to focus on the negative and skip over the positive.

“I don’t like my thighs” or “ I don’t like that my stomach pouches over my jeans”….Does this sound familiar?…

What about looking at all the positives???

What body part on you DO you like?..

Pick one….and then pick another.

Every time you hear that little negative voice start to grumble tell it to be quiet.

Look at the small things you do each day to get you one step closer to better health.  Celebrate these small victories!!  You deserve that feeling of accomplishment. This will help fuel your motivation and ultimately your results!

Did you parents used to tell you to save your pennies because one day it’ll add up?

Same thing with healthy lifestyles.

The small victories will lead to more small victories which will snowball into a HUGE victory.

Doesn’t that excite you???

Don’t you want to have more energy and a healthy body… you DESERVE to have that!

So go after it…one step at a time!

Your Fitness Professional,

Nicole Simonin, CPT, PTA, LWMC

P.S.  Grab your Complimentary Week Pass so you can get the inside scoop on what SIU can do for you!

About the Author:

Nicole Simonin is a local South Jersey fitness expert recognized for her well-rounded approach to health and fitness.  Nicole’s mission is to spread the truth about weight loss and how to become healthier.  Nicole’s S.H.A.P.E. Method Boot Camps have been helping many South Jersey residents reclaim their body.  To learn how Nicole can help you achieve your fitness goals, visit www.ShapeItUpFitness.com Get your Complimentary Week Pass while you are there.

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Michelle M.

“I chose SIU because I was looking for a way to loose my pregnancy weight and SIU private training allowed me to bring my kids along and was flexible with my schedule. The private sessions were great! I needed someone to give me that extra push that I wouldn’t get at home or in the gym.” Michelle M.

If I had a nickel for every time I have heard this I would be an extremely rich woman.

There are 1,000 of excuse you can say to yourself to not workout OR worse to talk yourself out of a workout.

Take a minute and think of all the excuses you have not to work out or to eat right.  Write them down (if you have the time J)…then once your done….tear them up!  There are a waste of your time and energy.

How much time do you spend watching tv?? Or surfing the wide web (aka internet for those youngsters)??

So be honest with yourself…it’s not because you don’t have the time…it is because you are not willing to trade in that tv/internet (or whatever) time for your health.

We all are given 24hours day.  There is no getting around that.

How do you balance those hours?…those minutes?

Stop making excuses.

If you want to change your physical body and become healthier then stop making excuses and start making a commitment.

Make the commitment to yourself.

Maybe take the stairs at work.

Or order a salad instead of chicken tenders for lunch.

Hold yourself accountable for YOUR actions.

You CAN fit in a workout and healthy eating.

Make it a priority.

You are worth investing the time and energy into this!

So get going…stop reading this blog and take a step to change your life

Your Fitness Professional,

Nicole Simonin, CPT, PTA, LWMC

P.S.  Grab your Complimentary Week Pass so you can get the inside scoop on what SIU can do for you!

About the Author:

Nicole Simonin is a local South Jersey fitness expert recognized for her well-rounded approach to health and fitness.  Nicole’s mission is to spread the truth about weight loss and how to become healthier.  Nicole’s S.H.A.P.E. Method Boot Camps have been helping many South Jersey residents reclaim their body.  To learn how Nicole can help you achieve your fitness goals, visit www.ShapeItUpFitness.com Get your Complimentary Week Pass while you are there.

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“Twelve weeks ago, I was asked by my good friend Tammy to join with her in the Your Best Body Challenge. I was feeling stressed out and flabby. After three kids, I didn’t feel attractive anymore. I avoided outfits that were too tight and showed my pooch (stomach). I really didn’t exercise often, I think it was because I wasn’t motivated to. I joined the Best Body Challenge to tone up some of my body and to see if I could get under 150lbs (a personal goal of mine – which I’ve struggled with for a year). After 6 weeks in the challenge, I felt great, it hurt a lot but Iike they say “no pain, no gain”. I never doubted myself. Once motivated I knew I would keep going if I kept pushing myself. I was seeing a lot of results. My weight came down a lot! And I felt less stressed and full of energy. What kept me going was that it was working…I found something that works. For once in seven years, I had hope that I could get close to wearing the jeans I wore before I had kids!! After 12 weeks, I have achieved a lot of results (to me they are personal goals). I have lost weight and inches everywhere. I went down in the chest size as well as pants size. My thighs are more toned and my pooch is smaller. My hips and waist are thinned down. And I feel amazing. I feel attractive again and have fun trying on clothes. I am not so insecure anymore! This challenge really helped me change my perspective on life – that you can change things if you really want too. I’m glad I stuck with this through the end, and will continue to do it in the spring or summer. I also want to thank Nicole and all the trainers for their time and dedication to train all of us. I hope to see you all in the next Best Body Challenge.   Nicole Slusarski (Grand Prize Winner of the YBB Fall 2009) 

The Best Body Challenge was the precursor to the current S.H.A.P.E. Challenge.  We are now taking registration for our upcoming Challenge!  There are limited spots available so save your spot today. Click here for more info.