In honor of the French national football team (not soccer) winning this year’s World Cup just about a month ago and fact that tonight, Tracy and I will be celebrating our nuptials at Mar’sel, Terranea’s five star French restaurant, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Body Designs 215: French Fare explains the why and how the French […]
Over the years, Tracy and I each have had much success training clients who “kicked it up a notch” in preparation for special occasions other than weddings such as the Oscars, Golden Globes, milestone birthdays, modeling shoots, exercise videos and the like. But, as my Physique Competitor Fiance Tracy will tell you, it is easier […]
At Body Designs West, we offer a wide variety of cardiovascular equipment. We have stair climbers, a stepmill, a recumbent and an upright stationary bike, several ellipticals and five treadmills. While all of them get used at some point each week, the machines that get the most use are, the treadmills. As in gyms all […]
Over the past month or so, many of my clients have asked me how it feels to be 50 years old. I find it kinda funny to hear that question from so many who past that milestone long before I did. The Jersey Boy in me wanted to say, “Why do you ask? Has it been […]
Good Morning and a Belated Welcome to 2018 You Nuts! If you are wondering why I have waited until the last weekend of January to write a fitness article when most other fitness “journalists” would opt to seize the opportunity to motivate current, past and potential new clients on the first day of 2018 in […]
Good morning and welcome to the last weekend in October! Man, and woMan, (given the times were are in…) how time flies!! On that note, now that Tracy is yet again 35 and I am just five months shy of my 50th, getting older seems to be a daily occurrence, instead of something that will […]
Good Morning and Happy Mother’s Day: Before I begin this week’s installment, I want to give a special shout out to a mother that has been with me trough thick and thin for the last seven years. RBI (Ribby), my boxer, commonly referred to as RBI RIB suffered a mild heart attack last week and […]
Good Morning You Sleepers and Non: Several installments of Body Designs have focused on the benefits of sleep and how to better one’s sleep – like sleeping naked for example. And while that may be how some of you (Tracy) get the best of your bed rest, I, on-the-other-hand turn to and on my white […]
We all know the definition of inertia…an object at rest tends to stay at rest; while an object in motion tends to stay in motion. So, tip number one…MOVE! That’s right folks, studies have shown that those who exercise at least 30 minutes a day tend to have more energy through out the day than […]
Good Morning All! Especially to Body Designers Tamir and Julie (who will be wed later today)! Mazel Tov! For many years, educated and dedicated fitness professionals (myself included) preached what we practiced when trying to maximize cardiovascular “fat-burning” routines. Many studies have concluded that doing cardiovascular exercise early in the morning on an empty stomach […]
