Halloween is over! But do you still have some extra candy laying around?
Do you find it hard to go a day without some chocolate, soda pop, or ice cream?
If so you just might have a sugar addiction.
Oh no! Does this mean you need to check yourself into rehab or go to Sugar Addicts Anonymous? 
No, not necessarily but if you finding yourself not making it through the day without your late afternoon pop or candy pick me up then you might need some help jumping off the sugar high roller coaster.
When you eat simple sugar all that sugar is absorbed through your blood stream at once. So for that moment you now have high blood sugar. The problem with this is your body has a hormone called “Insulin”. Insulin is a storage hormone and it’s job is remove all that sugar from your blood and store it into your muscles and liver. The major problem with this is insulin does such a great job of removing this sugar it actually removes to much…so from this you will end up with low blood sugar!
When you have low blood sugar guess what? Your body will crave MORE SUGAR. You will choose more sugar and start the up and down roller coaster all over again.
The nice thing is you can break this cycle and kill your sugar addiction with the right plan. Once you are off the sugar addiction you can have twice as much energy and burn twice as much fat than you ever did before.
Your Fitness and Nutrition Coach,
~David Modderman
Filed under Lifestyle, Nutrition, weight loss by on Nov 15th, 2008. Comment. 
Aren’t all personal trainers the same? Well trainers come in all shapes and sizes. When shopping for a personal trainer most shop first by price. It doesn’t mean the best trainer for you is the most expensive. Just as the lowest priced trainer is not necessarily the worst. However, if you’re looking for a personal trainer you need to stop looking for just how much they cost but how much value they can offer you and what qualifications they have to help you reach your goals. Any trainer can give you a challenging workout but most need more than that. Most need a coach who will guide them along the way and get them to not only to exercise the right way but to eat the the right way as well to get the best possible results. Look for a fitness professional not just a trainer. Do yourself a favor and make sure that they have the following qualifications first:
1) 4 year Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science, or Kinesiology
2) Multiple NCCA Accredited/Nationally Recognized Certifications: Personal Trainers, Sports Specialist, Nutrition Coaches- Look for NASM, ACE, NSCA, ACSM, and NESTA certifications.
3) Current CPR/AED Certifications with American Heart Association
4) Numerous Client References upon request
5) Liability Insurance Holders- if someone is coming into your home make sure they have Personal Trainers insurance to protect you and them.
6) Social Proof- Look for numerous success stories and testimonials, before and after photos of previous and current clients.
7) They practice what they preach- they take care of themselves and are not just training you as a hobby.
8} Offer guaranteed results (if you follow the program), and a money back guarantee.
9) Someone who is not just a trainer on the weekends for fun but someone who truly has the qualifications and who will coach you and guide in your lifestyle and eating habits outside of the workout.
10) Last, but certainly not least… Great Personalities! You should always feel like you get along and feel comfortable with your personal trainer.
I recently stopped by WZZM 13 and talked about some of these very things. Please watch the Video below:
~David Modderman
Filed under Training by on Nov 21st, 2008. Comment.
