Water Archives - Body Designs West

June 9, 2013 | By Bill Belott, CSCS | In All, Carbohydrates, Cooking and Food Preparation, Dieting, Diseases, Illness and Sickness, Drinks, Eating on the go, out and on holidays, Exercise, Fat, Fat Loss, Hormones, Metabolism, Motivation, Nutrition, Obesity, Physical Appearance, Protein, Salt, Sugar, Supplements, Water

Body Designs 196: Cell Mates

Good Morning You Cellmongers: Today’s installment may be a bit “hard to digest”, but if you understand what is truly necessary to do in order to succeed at losing weight (fat, more specifically), you’ll finally be able to achieve the goals you’ve set for yourself. Let’s start with the basics. Everyone has fat cells that […]

May 12, 2013 | By Bill Belott, CSCS | In All, Calories, Dieting, Diseases, Illness and Sickness, Drinks, Energy, Exercise, Meat, Nutrition, Recovery, Salt, Sugar, Supplements, Water

Body Designs 192: Are ElectroLYTES weighing heaving on your body?

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 […]

March 23, 2013 | By Bill Belott, CSCS | In All, Dieting, Diseases, Illness and Sickness, Drinks, Metabolism, Nutrition, Physical Appearance, Sugar, Water

Body Designs 185: How to go with the flow

Good Morning, and welcome to the first weekend of spring! Finally! Many of you have recently asked me about a very personal “health ailment”. Constipation. Now, as you all should know by now, I am not here to write about unpleasant topics simply for their potential shock value. Although it does seem to help those […]

February 22, 2013 | By Bill Belott, CSCS | In All, Dieting, Drinks, Exercise, Fat Loss, Nutrition, Organic and Gluten-Free foods, Salt, Sugar, Water

Body Designs 181: Runway or Runaway Stomach

Good Morning Nominees!Yes people, even though I do not attend movies, I am aware that today is “Oscar Sunday”. Oops, did I just violate a licensing right? Whew, I am glad Roger Goodell isn’t the “Commissioner” of the Movie Industry. But hey, for $30 mil. a year, maybe he should be since the NFL season […]

November 24, 2012 | By Bill Belott, CSCS | In All, Dieting, Diseases, Illness and Sickness, Drinks, Eating on the go, out and on holidays, Fat Loss, Obesity, Water

Body Designs 168: IN Mice and Men AND Women!

Good Morning You Rodents: I hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving and are ready to work off the few extra pounds gained from stuffing yourself tighter than your bird. But before you take to one of my many weight loss tips and begin chugging water in order to speed up the elimination of your Holiday […]

August 11, 2012 | By Bill Belott, CSCS | In All, Breakfast, Carbohydrates, Dieting, Energy, Fat, Metabolism, Nutrition, Protein, Water

Body Designs 153: Formula for Energy is E = Read This!

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 […]

August 5, 2012 | By Bill Belott, CSCS | In All, Dieting, Metabolism, Water

Body Designs 152: Turn up the Heat with a COLD one!

In reality, water is the only “element” of your exercise program that needs to be part of your pre, post and actual workout regimen. Meaning, you should be hydrated before, during and after your workout in order to help you body perform at its best; leaving it primed for the long-term health and fitness results […]

April 22, 2012 | By Bill Belott, CSCS | In All, Fat Loss, Physical Appearance, Salt, Water

Body Designs 137: Recipe for a Lean Physique

With summer around the corner, several of my clients are telling me that they want to look more “defined” or be “leaner” for bikini bathing at the beach, “shoulderless” dress wearing at an event or evening out, or looking “shredded” for an upcoming photo shoot. Granted, depending on how many days or weeks are between […]

October 3, 2010 | By Bill Belott, CSCS | In All, Exercise, Water

Body Designs 56: You CAN’T Stand The Heat…

As I am sure all of you know, our bodies cool as a result of sweating. But, what happens when your body can’t produce sweat and you are in an excessively hot environment. The short, non-threatening answer is, dehydration. Symptoms of mild to moderate dehydration include dry mouth and weakness and mental fatigue or disorientation. […]

July 25, 2010 | By Bill Belott, CSCS | In All, Water

Body Designs 46: Water Pressure

In 2009, according to the International Bottled Water Association, US consumers bought more than 8.5 BILLION gallons of bottled water. At close to $4 per, that’s more than 20 times the value of the New York Yankees as of George Steinbrenner’s death last week ($1.6 Billion). In contrast, that same $4 will buy the average […]