Don’t Miss “Tryouts” for Yogalates and Total Body Conditioning @ Optimal Performance In Rockland County
September 15, 2009 by optc
Filed under Blog - Rockland Fitness Training
Optimal Performance Introduces Yogalates & Total Body Conditioning By Diane Finkelday

Don’t miss “TRYOUTS” for this exclusive Yoga / Palates combo class & total body Conditioning at Optimal Performance on October 11th. We would like to invite you to come check these two great classes developed and run by owner/program director of Optimal Performance Jason Zaretzky and star group exercise instructor Diane Finkelday!
TRY OUTS are ONLY ***$10 Bucks *** and YES you have to call to reserve your spot no latter than September 30th, so don’t waist any time call 845.268.3494 or email jasonz@optcfitness.com to reserve your spot. All the details are below.
Then after you experience the best in yoga, pilates, and total body conditioning by star group exercise instructor Diane Finkelday- we encourage you to stay on board and join us for a Fun and , exciting 10 week session of classes!!! Early – bird registration, start date, and costs are listed below…
See ya there
JZ
Yogalates & total Body Conditioning “TRYOUTS”
CALL AND REGISTER NOW TO RESERVE A SPOT FOR THE
INTRO CLASS ON OCTOBER 11th @ 10:30AM- 12:00PM
Contact: JASON ZARETZKY OWNER OPTC 845-268-3494 / DIANE FINKELDAY 845-304-9157
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10 WEEKS OF SESSIONS (classes) – Starting: Week of OCTOBER 12TH – Ending: week of DECEMBER 14Th - Pick and Choose Your Classes (or join all!!!!)
STARTS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14TH 6:30 AM
BODY CONDITIONING - Informed by the latest findings in exercise science and functional exercises, instructor focuses on strengthening and fine-tuning major muscle groups. This cutting-edge workout makes use of various equipment.
STARTS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14TH 6:30 PM
YOGALATES -Combining the core focused strength of Pilate’s with the fluidity of Yoga. Helps strengthen your core and lower back with Pilate’s style exercises while you create flexibility and alignment through Yoga postures focusing on the breath.
STARTS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18TH 10:30 AM
COMBO- Sunday morning…..75 MINUTE CLASS yogalates and body conditioning !!!!
Early Registation:
10 weeks 1 class Before Sept.30th – $250 ($25 per cl.)
After Sept. 30th – $275 ($27.50 per cl.)
10 weeks 2 classes Before Sept. 30th – $400 ($20 per cl.)
After Sept. 30th – $450 ($22.50 per cl.)
Walk-ins welcome- $30 per class
CALL AND REGISTER NOW TO RESERVE A SPOT FOR THE
INTRO CLASS ON OCTOBER 11TH AT 10:30AM- 12:00PM
JASON ZORETZKY OWNER OPTC 845-268-3494
DIANE FINKELDAY 845-304-9157
Get fatter or Get leaner – your choice
September 9, 2009 by optc
Filed under Blog - Rockland Fitness Training
So it’s September again. Its crazy how time flies’s huh?
Anyway, it’s that time of year again. You know the fall, back to school, football, and yes – the dreaded holiday season (Which is rapidly approaching btw).
Between Thanksgiving and New Years Eve – it is said that the average American gains ten pounds of fat.
Now, I’m not sure how accurate that number is, but I know one thing is for certain – the majority of people gain weight this time of year!
And when we welcome the New Year, people will join gyms and hire personal trainers in droves to lose those same ten pounds (and then some)!
I have already heard people talking about it – “I’ll try to maintain until the New Year and then start losing weight again”.
It just doesn’t make sense to me…
There is currently over sixteen weeks until New Years (I know – I remember last winter like it was last month).
So why wait over 4 months to start losing weight, especially through the 4 hardest months of the year in (terms of sticking to a fat loss diet).
Think about it, from Now till the New Year obstacles (parties and gatherings where an abundance of food and alcohol are present) are all over the place.
You have the Jewish holiday’s late September/early October (that’s for my Jewish readers out there), Halloween, thanksgiving, Christmas and Then New Years.
No wonder why people want to wait – it seems like there is not enough time to get your fitness and nutrition plan going with “full steam ahead”.
I disagree!!!
If you plan it out right and commit to the 90%/10% nutrition rule we live by at Optimal Performance, then it shouldn’t be as hard as you think.
In fact, it’s quite possible to cut sixteen to thirty-two pounds of fat by the end of the New Year – It’s only one to two pounds per week you know.
Very, very doable.
If you plan it out right you can save your cheats and bad meals for the holiday’s parties where you can enjoy burgers, holiday feasts, drink booze, etc… And still stay on track, lose fat and completely transform your body by January.
All you have to do is commit and plan your nutrition a bit – Then when you hit the New Year’s party, you’ll be ten, twenty or thirty pounds leaner.
And assuming the average American will gain ten pounds by then — you’ll be AT LEAST 20lbs leaner than your friends and be envied by everyone around you (can we say “get out that little black dress)
JZ
PS – Optimal Performance makes it easy, quick and affordable to commit to a program so you can lose weight and look great – it’s called The Optimal Fitness Express (http://www.rocklandfitnesstraining.com/rockland-countyfitness-express/)! Go check it out here – http://www.rocklandfitnesstraining.com/rockland-countyfitness-express/ we we even offer a free trial so You can see how you can get results fast – visit www.optimalfitnessexpress.com to get your own free trial coupon
Healthy Fat Loss Meals
August 26, 2009 by optc
Filed under Blog - Rockland Fitness Training
In this day and age it has become far too easy to let our body’s go…
What I mean is with fast food being way to accessible and with peoples busy life styles it no wonder why we have an obesity epidemic on our hands. However, did you know that is really isn’t that hard to maintain a healthy diet in conjunction with a fun exercise program? Well I bet its easier than you think!
It’s all about preparation, especially with your diet or as I like to call it – supportive eating. Click the link below to check out a special treat I have for you. It’s a special report dedicated to showing you how easy it is to hook yourself up with fast, easy to make healthy meals.
And OH yeah – these healthy meal taste great too
all you have to do is visit the link below or click the “healthy meals” graphic below and you Will be redirected to a page where all i ask is that you fill out your info, then you get this great healthy eating report absolutely free!
enjoy
JZ
PS – I almost forgot if you head over there (www.fastfatlossmeals.com) and get this report, you will also have the opportunity to get 5 more health and fitness reports just like it – and they’re free too
Learn The Insider Secrets on How To Build The ‘Optimal’ Rapid Fat Loss workout
August 24, 2009 by optc
Filed under Blog - Rockland Fitness Training
In the past, the cornerstone of most resistance training workouts has been performing exercises in a straight set format. Essentially, this means you perform a certain number of reps for a given exercise or you perform as many reps as possible for a given exercise and then you rest anywhere from 30 seconds to five minutes based on your training goals before repeating this set a certain number of times based on your goals. For more of a fat loss and lean muscle gain emphasis shorter rest periods are ideal. For more of a strength or power emphasis, longer rest periods are prescribed.
So, what’s the problem with this format?
To be completely blunt, straight sets are an extremely inefficient way to order your exercises. In most commercial gyms you’ll typically see someone perform three sets of 10 reps for let’s say the bench press, or better yet a chest press machine (boy do I hate exercise machines – more on that later). They pump out 10 reps, go to the water fountain, talk with some buddies, watch a couple of highlights on ESPN, and then gingerly walk back to the bench area (or machine area) to hit up their second set. In general, most people, guys in particular, tend to take about 3-5 minutes between sets. In the case of three sets of 10 on the bench that means it would take up to 15 minutes to complete only one movement pattern (a horizontal push). That means you’d need at a minimum of an hour to perform no more than four measly exercises! No wonder body builders spend hours in the gym.
A much more effective and time-efficient approach to ordering your exercises is utilizing the alternating set format. Here you’ll perform one exercise, rest for a short period of time, then perform another non-competing exercise, rest for a short period of time, and so forth. Alternating sets allow you to work different areas of your body when you would otherwise be resting with the straight set format. Plus, by working another area of your body with a non-competing exercise you allow your body to recover from the previous exercise(s). The result is improved training economy and density: more work accomplished in less time, the cornerstone of any sound fat loss program. In addition we can now factor in some important corrective exercises like stretching tight muscles, working on mobility, or even doing some cardio based exercises too.
Here’s a quick example of what I’m talking about
Exercise#1- Squats
Exercise#2- Push up
Exercise#3- Step up
Exercise#4- Inverted row
Exercise#5- Lo – Ab heel taps
Perform this circuit up to five times or as many sets as you can handle in a 30 minute total body fat burning workout.
Basically, instead of getting just three sets on the bench in 15 minutes, you could have gotten in three, four (maybe more) sets of five different exercises. Plus, the intensity on each exercise will be just as high as in the straight set format because in this five exercise circuit you will have full recovery before you return to any given exercise (just as you did with the straight set format described earlier).
To recap, the key to creating the optimal hormonal environment for fat loss is to perform each exercise with maximal intensity while separated by brief rest periods in order to accumulate a high volume of total body work in the shortest amount of time possible. Circuit training provides for the best of both worlds and is thus simply unmatched for simultaneously maximizing fat loss and lean muscle gain. Use the following template I use with my many boot camp clients for some killer, yet simple fat loss circuits:
Exercise#1- Double-Leg
Exercise#2- Push
Exercise#3- Single-Leg
Exercise#4- Pull
Exercise#5- Core
Here’s a workout video showing you a great circuit you can perform anywhere – heck this workout was even done on the beach
I’ll be sharing some more great circuit training workouts from my Optimal Fitness Express classes in the weeks to come
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