Fitness at Forty with Desiree
Desiree is a certified Group Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer for the national organization, World Instructors Training School (W.I.T.S.) and she has received numerous continual education credits from NETA (National Exercise Trainers Association). She is currently certified in the following areas of fitness- Cardio-Kickboxing, Personal Training, Fit Kids, Breath, Stretch and Relax, Sit To Be Fit, Plyometric, Step Aerobics, Can I Get a Better Body, Fitness Guidelines.
Not only helping people achieve their personal needs, but also their spiritual needs, Desiree provided services for several religious establishments and community organizations in the City of Milwaukee for over 10 years.
Her goals in 2007 are to connect with other organizations like “Girlfriends” to promote better ways for people to have fun while exercising and to acquire her Yoga certification.
Desiree’s life changing experience was over hearing her son telling family and friends at a social outing ‘If you want to lose weight talk to my mother, she can help everybody’ I knew then God had blessed me with a gift that nobody but God could take away.
Warm up before you stretch. Warming up and stretching go hand in hand. Both prepare the body for exercising. To help prevent injuries it is very important that you warm up for about 5-10 minutes before stretching. You can go for a brisk run or light jog. After you are done warming up proceed to stretching the major muscle groups as shown below:
Quadriceps (front of thigh)
Hamstring (back of thigh)
Calf (back of lower leg)
Biceps (front of arm)
Triceps (back of arm)Maintain each stretch for 10-30 seconds.
Resistance Training (weight lifting) benefits:
Increase muscle-to-fat-ratio:
Reduce body fat
Lower heart rate and blood pressure after exercise (thought to reduce the risk of heart disease)
Reduce risk of developing some conditions like diabetes
“Basic principles to finding a new you”
Take the pledge to stop making,excuses and to start making some serious changes.
Drink pure H2O-8-12 glasses per day-will help you get and stay lean. Engage in two or three,brief and intense weight training,sessions per week.
Write down your training and physical goals for the remainder,of the year.
Visit your doctor and receive his/her stamp of approval before starting your new fitness regiment.
My upper part of my body (above my waist) is not in proportion with below the waist (stomach, chest and back). I would like to know what strategies and techniques can help my situation. I am 5′ 6″ and I weigh 170 lbs and I need help :0)
Cynthia
I would like to offer some suggestion. I lhave been excercisng for 25 years and enjoy doing them daily but I dont not have a degree. In doing any excercise you must consult your Primary Care Physician. I had breast cancer 18 years ago and I gain a lot of upper bodyweight. These excercise helped me out. First before getting out of bed in the morning stretch your whole body second stand up in front of the mirror and examine your body from head to toe and bow your head down on your upper chest and turn your head to the right slowly looking over your right shoulder and back to the center of your chest and turn to the left and back to the center this is equal to one set do five sets. This excercise help strengthen the and slim the neck and chin area. For the waist stand in front of the mirror place your left hand above your waist on the left side and tilt to the left as well and raise your right hand over your head to the left and just pluse to the left slightly tighten the stomach area with feet width apart with normal breathing and do the same for the other side and do10 on each side until you have built up your resistence, each day add 5 more until you have reached 50 rep, a rep is the number of time it is done on each side and a set of 10 is how many time you can do reps. Do these on a regular basis and in just 2 week to a month you will see the result; and with any excercise you must must be aware of your food intake.
Excercise is h-the key. If you have any question, please e-mail me.
I was wondering if Desiree is training at any fitness in Milwaukee? if so can I please get the times and dates if any? or if she does personal one on one training that would be great. Also if she is not available if you can recommend someone.
How can Desiree be contacted?