http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Kevin+Hensel Family Concerns Kevin Hensel Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=630875&ca=Family+Concerns 1. Workout together: Kids can safely and effectively do many of the same exercises as you can. Avoid maximal lifts (15+ reps recommended just to be safe), and also avoid overhead lifting to prevent growth plate damage. Focus on posture, core strength , upper/lower strength, balance, and flexibility... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Kevin Hensel Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=557712&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Last week a new client asked me a great question “When is the best time to workout?” He had read somewhere it’s best to workout first thing in the morning before you’ve eaten anything to burn the most amount of fat. I thought you’d appreciate the answer. It is true that when you workout in the morni... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Kevin Hensel Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=879545&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Well the Summer Fitness Slump has officially begun already. It gets earlier each year. As a Cherry Hill Personal Trainer for the past 20 years, I have already heard 4 clients say they were taking the Summer off. They are allegedly going to keep up with cardio and stretching. I hear this B.S. every J... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Kevin Hensel Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=486089&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Late night eating is the kiss of death to any weight loss program. Many people maintain good diets during the day only to blow it late at night out of boredom or insatiable cravings. Below are 10 tips to curb late night eating. 1. Skipping meals and snacks is one of the single biggest reasons for la... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Kevin Hensel Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=425591&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Do not feel bad if you are tight just about everywhere. I was tight everywhere when I first started, I had to stretch everything. I progressed very quickly because I religiously followed the guidelines in the next few sections. I couldn’t spend my whole day in the gym, so I had to cut back on other... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Kevin Hensel Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=419835&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet “The human body is the only machine for which there are no spare parts.” Hermann M. Biggs, former NYC health commissioner Stretching: Is It Really Worth Your Time? Have you ever had the intent of stretching—but you never seem to actually get around to it? This brings up an interesting topic, and a c... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Kevin Hensel Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=412552&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet For the past 17 years I’ve been a personal trainer, one of the biggest issues I’ve faced with my clients is eating too little. Excessive caloric restriction will completely sabotage your well intentioned weight loss goals. Telling someone to eat more and lose weight doesn’t go over so well. It’s qui... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Kevin Hensel Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=406226&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Studies show that a journal doesn’t just aid weight loss – it turbo-charges it. When researchers from Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research followed more than 2,000 dieters who were encouraged to record meals and snacks, they found that the single best predictor of whether a participant would... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Kevin Hensel Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=403619&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet I have owned and operated a personal training studio in Cherry Hill, NJ for the past 14 years. In that time, I have had several supplement companies approach me to sell their products to my clients. I take my job very seriously and I don’t make any recommendations unless I am 100% certain that the p... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Kevin Hensel Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=400656&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Not eating properly post-workout is one of the biggest reasons why most people sabotage their weight loss efforts. Of course to lose weight you need to modify and restrict your caloric intake. And many of my clients have rationalized they’ll lose even more weight by not eating after their workouts t...