Coffee is not good for high blood pressure. If you are stressed it has a
tendency to magnify the effects of the stress. It can make you even more
stressed and more anxious. It causes adrenal exhaustion which has a big
effect on your energy levels.

Coffee is quite acidic as well. So it affects your stomach lining and your
digestion. The diuretic effect of caffeine is that it dehydrates you…but
you may need to down about 8 cups of the stuff.

The highly addictive nature of coffee is another set-back to drinking it.
If you have ever come off coffee and gone ‘cold turkey’ you may have
noticed a headache. If you are reading this article or watching the video
here and you’re thinking to yourself, “I might cut down”, we suggest
that you should come off it slowly to reduce the side effects. In turn,
you’ll reduce your headaches.

Caffeine consumption is a big part of our society. It’s not just in coffee.
It’s in tea, chocolate, cola drinks & some over-the-counter medications.
As a society, we are highly addicted.

Our # 1 tip is to simply watch that it’s not sneaking into your daily ritual
too much. Be aware of it. There’s no need to completely cut it out. That’s
not part of our low sacrifice eating plan that we (@ New Level Personal Training)
prescribe to.

Are you suffering from Shape Up For Summer Syndrome?

Here are 3 very quick tips that you can use immediately, today, pronto, this second,
right now to get you in tip-top shape for Summer.

1. You Booze, You Lose!

This is simple! You’ve heard it a million times before. Cut the alcohol as much as you
can. It dramatically affects how much fat you can lose. if there’s alcohol in your system,
your body will burn that 1st, before it even gets a look at the fat that you want burned!

2. Carb Curfew

Try a Carb Curfew. Avoid carbs after 3pm. Try it, it works. That being said, it’s hard
to completely drop all carbs after this time. At best, try meat & salad for dinner
versus pasta. Yes, salad is carbs. But, it’s not those heavy, complex ones that
do the damage.

I love what Richo says here: “You don’t need a lot of energy to sleep.”

As there’s a of energy in carbs, dropping your blood sugar levels before bed
will help you to burn more fat.

3. Saturday Super Session

Get an extra cardio session in. Feel free to do this at your local New Level
Personal Training studio. Every Saturday at 8.30am every New Level studio
runs their Saturday Super Session. It’s an outdoor circuit class that’s largely
cardio based. It’s for all fitness levels, plus you’ll get to meet & sweat with
your neighbors!

Well, you’re not the ‘Lone Ranger’. 99% of our Spring clients want the same
thing, which is great! So what’s an immediate solution to get results quickly,
permanently, but safely?

For starters, you probably know that a higher protein, low carb diet has proven
to work. It does! BUT, to get maximum benefits the key is to cycle it. We have a
‘2 Week Kick-Start Program’ that we give all of our Fat Loss clients when they first join.

In this phase of the program, we do go low carb to get the result. Warning: Only Do
This Under The Guidance Of A New Level Personal Trainer. As part of this phase,
we recommend supplementation. These include:

A good quality Protein Powder. It’s slow to digest so there’s no spike in your
blood sugar levels. New Level Trainers recommend the Aussie Bodies range
of products.
A great fibre supplement. When carbs drop, normally fiber drops. You need

to keep feeling fuller for longer. Psyllium Seed Husks are a great example.
Chromium Picolinate. Good for all the sweet lovers! Regulates how quickly
glucose enters your blood stream. Great for dropping blood sugar levels
to get you into your ‘Optimal Fat Burning State’

All 3 are cheap to buy and last for a long time. Speak to your New Level
studio about buying these as part of your 2 Week Kick-Start program.