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Adam Brewer Women, Exercise and Metabolism

This past weekend I attended a great fitness symposium in El Segundo and one of the 2 hour workshops I attended was entitled "Women, Exercise and Metabolism".


I have to tell you it provided all who attended with some really great information. Thought I'd pass on some of the highlights:

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Added by Adam Brewer on March 5, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Adam Brewer When It Says Organic, Does It Mean It's Organic?

If you shop at Whole Foods, please watch this video clip from Channel 7 News. When you enter a store that specializes in providing the highest quality organic food options, it would be nice if you could take them for their word, right? You'd like to believe that when it says organic it means it is organic. Being a regular shopper at Whole Foods, I have to say that the following video clip was a bit discouraging to me. Check it out and see what you think. At the very least, it is some serious "fo… Continue

Added by Adam Brewer on February 24, 2010 at 1:04pm — No Comments

Adam Brewer Let The Gymboss Time Your Boot Camp Workouts

The device below is going to become your new best friend when it comes to doing boot camp workouts on your own.
Gymboss Interval Timer
Many of our high-intensity workouts in my santa monica… Continue

Added by Adam Brewer on February 11, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Adam Brewer Are You Getting The Most Out Of Your Workouts?

Your time is valuable. If you are going to put in the time to workout and get fit (especially if you are a part of my santa monica boot camp classes), to my mind you sure as heck should want to get the most out of your efforts.

To determine if you are, ask yourself the following questions: 1. Am I getting enough re… Continue

Added by Adam Brewer on February 3, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Adam Brewer 5 Great Foam Rolling Exercises To Reduce Soreness

For anyone who has been dealing with soreness in your thighs (front or back), bottom, or been experiencing the beginning of knee discomfort after exercising, check out the video below: Try to use your foam roller at least 3 times/wk...ideally every day for a couple of weeks. When you begin to do these exercises, expect for it to actually be uncomfortable at first (some have said that it is down right painful)...but you have to go through this for it to be affective. If you st… Continue

Added by Adam Brewer on January 23, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Adam Brewer 3 Foods That Can Make Your Bootcamp Workout Work For You

Today I've got a short but sweet post for you. When you are working out in fitness class that demands a lot from you both mentally and physically (like Adventure Boot Camp in Santa Monica), it is essential to feed your body with the right fuel. To get you started, I've got 3 foods/drinks you may not of thought of that can support your efforts out there.

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Added by Adam Brewer on January 14, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Adam Brewer Are You Eating Enough To Burn Fat As Energy?

When it comes to your body's ability to use fat as energy and reduce body fat correctly, you need to be eating the proper amount of calories. It has been my experience, that when it comes to trying to transform one's body through diet and exercise, most people are eating too few calories. How do you know? Below are some simple equations you can use. You first have to know these two numbers: Your Resting Basal Metabolic Rate and your Active Basal Metabolic Rate. First the Resting Basal Metab… Continue

Added by Adam Brewer on October 16, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Adam Brewer How To Win The Cold War

So there you are...you've got yourself in a fantastic fitness groove having been doing my Santa Monica bootcamp, Adventure Boot Camp. The last thing you want is to be sidelined with the dreaded "flu bug". To help you take steps (in addition to exercise) to keep yourself as healthy as possible this season, I asked… Continue

Added by Adam Brewer on September 30, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Adam Brewer 5 Tips for Fat and Weight Loss

Happy Hump-Day Everybody! Wow, we had some pretty great total body workouts this morning in all 3 of my early am boot camps in Santa Monica.

So often that midweek workout is one where people struggle with their energy and motivation...not this morning though...you guys rocked! Thanks a ton for the effort out th… Continue

Added by Adam Brewer on September 23, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Adam Brewer 3:30 Dynamic Warm-Up For Santa Monica Boot Camp

I've had some requests for a video of the Dynamic Warm-Up we do before my Santa Monica boot camp classes...therefore I thought it was about time I did one. Remember this warm-up is designed to be done before exercising. It does 4 things: 1. Gets the heart pumping 2. Warms up the core muscle temperature 3. Mimics the movements that will follow in your workout 4. Takes the muscles through full range of movem… Continue

Added by Adam Brewer on September 3, 2009 at 11:51am — No Comments

Adam Brewer Diet Right

When it comes to the topic of healthy eating, there is a ton of information out there to sift through.

It helps to be guided on the journey by one who really knows their "stuff". That is why I am absolutely thrilled to be able to introduce you to… Continue

Added by Adam Brewer on August 26, 2009 at 2:19pm — No Comments

Adam Brewer Go Bananas After Bootcamp in Santa Monica!

Today I've got another special "treat" for you and it relates to the groovy photo below...

...it's another guest post from LA's #1 Core Sculpting Specialist and Santa Monica personal training expert Erin Ninness. You've no doubt been hearing me reminding you to make sure to follow up your boot camp workouts with… Continue

Added by Adam Brewer on August 20, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Adam Brewer A Cardio Plan That Kicks Butt...Even If You Are In Boot Camp In Santa Monica

Even if you are in boot camp in Santa Monica, from time to time you may have found yourself wondering how you can take your cardio training up a notch

...well I've got just what you're looking for. Here's a progressive 3 month program that kicks some serious butt! It begins with a month of aerobic conditionin… Continue

Added by Adam Brewer on August 18, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Adam Brewer Grocery Store Tour Serves Up Food For Thought To Boot Camp In Santa Monica!

This past weekend I held a Grocery Store tour for my boot camp in Santa Monica. We were so fortunate to be led on the journey by Holistic Nutrition Educator and Personal Chef Jessica Hilton.

Whole Foods was… Continue

Added by Adam Brewer on July 28, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Adam Brewer Santa Monica Boot Camp Owner Inspired by The True Gentleman

Every once in a while we come across something that moves us to our very core. Something that inspires us to be just a little bit better today than we were yesterday. For some, this "something" is a sunset.

Photo by J… Continue

Added by Adam Brewer on July 22, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Adam Brewer Get Lean, Toned Legs in No Time!

So you want to get that lean,toned leg look for the summer? Then read on because I've got a routine for you that will get you started down this path.

Before we get to the workout, I wanted to say thanks to the 20+ people who started the day off right at 8 am today with my Santa Monica fitness program, BootCampWorks. It… Continue

Added by Adam Brewer on July 18, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Adam Brewer What's The Hoopla With Hula Hooping?

Happy Friday Everyone! Today we are going to have a guest post from Core Sculpting Specialist, Erin Ninness. The topic is incredibly hot right now...HULA HOOPING.

Before we get to her post, I wanted to take a moment and say thank you very much to all of you who put in such a great effort this past week in my… Continue

Added by Adam Brewer on July 10, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Adam Brewer How To Keep Those Abs Flat Over Summer

Happy Saturday Everyone! It's already June 27 and that means we are about a week into the summer months...months that often present a fair number of invitations to cookouts, parties and the like. Many of these summer celebrations will offer foods that aren't designed to help keep you slim and trim...chips, barbeque sauces, burgers, buns and more. Having said this, I know that with all the hardwork you have been putting in during my boot… Continue

Added by Adam Brewer on June 27, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Adam Brewer Sexy, Slender Arms For Summer

This morning in my fat-burning boot camps in Santa Monica we had another fantastic creative cardio session...non-stop calorie shredding at is best! While one of the groups was finishing up, a camper came up to me and told me they needed to move their arms from flab...

...to fab right away as they had a wedding to… Continue

Added by Adam Brewer on June 16, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Adam Brewer Santa Monica Boot Camp Circuit Training & Tasty Post Workout Recovery Shake

Happy Friday Everyone, Another week of boot camps in Santa Monica have come and gone. We punctuated the end of the week with an awesome full body circuit workout this morning...another 550-600 calories burned! Here's just a sampling of what we did in case you missed it: 60 sec. Prone Plank 60 sec. Wall Sits -Repeat 2x

60 sec. Wi… Continue

Added by Adam Brewer on June 12, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

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