Utah Body

Zuzana at Bodyrock.TV has done it again. She never ceases to amaze me with her workout routines and fit body. This time she demonstrates a 6-minute workout that will “rock you out” when you don’t have time for a complete workout.

The workout consists of 6-minutes of high-intensity interval training. The idea is to set an interval timer to beep at 10-second and 20-second intervals. The routing is as follows:

• 10 seconds of Jump Squats
• 20 seconds of Side Pike Jumps
• 10 seconds of Jump Squats
• 20 seconds of Mountain Climbers

Repeat the steps above for a total of 6 minutes. This should leave you quite exhausted, as Zuzana illustrates. I period of stretching is highly recommended after the 6-minute routine. For the real animals out there, repeat the 6-minute drill until you are satisfied (or until you wear a hole in the floor). Happy hopping!

You have exercised, dieted, prayed, cussed and you still have bulges, love handles, and other small areas of fat that simply will not go away. Spot reducing through diet and exercise is almost impossible. What is a person to do? Liposuction? Surgery? Perish the thought!

The CoolSculpting by ZELTIQ procedure claims to be able to reduce fat deposits by 20% to 40%. But, what is this new miracle?

CoolSculpting is a non-invasive procedure, developed by a team of scientists and physicians, that utilizes a precisely controlled cooling method called Cryolipolysis to cool and eliminate fat cells without damage to other tissue. During the procedure the patient and doctor target the area or areas to be treated. The doctor will then position a device on one of the target areas. The device then draws a bulge of skin and fat up between two cooling panels. As the panels go to work, the patient feels a sensation of intense cold that soon decreases. The procedure takes anywhere between one and three hours. The procedure is said to “crystallize the fat.” Over the next two to four months, the crystallized fat cells are reportedly broken down and eliminated from the body naturally.

Utah Body is intrigued! Utah Body is excited! Can it be! A non-surgical procedure for eliminating pockets of body fat that really works? Pray it is so! Perhaps our readers might share their experiences with us.

The following is a list of clinics and other places that offer CoolSculpting by ZELTIQ in Utah.

The Spa at the Utah Dermatologic & Medical Clinic
Steven Jepson, MD
Phone Number (801) 590-3836
154 Myrtle Ave Suite 102
Murray, UT 84107

Saltz Plastic Surgery & Spa Vitoria
Renato Saltz MD, FACS
Phone Number 801-274-9500
5445 S Highland Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84117

Lone Peak Dermatology
Robert Orme, MD
Phone Number (801)783-1738
11760 S. 700 E Suite 210
Draper, UT 84020

Saltz Plastic Surgery & Spa Vitoria
Renato Saltz MD, FACS
Phone Number 435-655-6612
1820 Sidewinder Drive
Park City, UT 84068

Since Utah Body is frequently on the road, I am always trying to schedule my stay in a hotel with a fitness center. We all know how hit-and-miss this can be. One thing that has always intrigued me is the possibility of a complete workout without weights; a program that can be performed in any available space such as a hotel room. This form of training is referred to by some as bodyweight fitness and several sources are now reporting techniques and exercises to with this in mind. One such source is Beast Skills.

Beast Skills illustrates exercises for sculpting your back, arms, shoulders, legs, abs, etc. without the use of weights. Some of the exercises require a bar or rope from which to hang, so a hotel room might not work for these. The body parts that are especially hard for me to sculpt without equipment are legs and butt. However, I have started doing one-legged squats and sumo squats at home and have realized some great results. Beast Skill illustrates the one-legged squats, or as they call it “The Pistol”, here.

Photo Courtesy of Beast Skills and beastskills.com

The one-legged squat shown above can be very difficult for many of you, so try the exercise with your leg pointing behind you resting on a chair or hold onto something with your hand to help you balance and to support you until you can do the exercise unassisted.

UtahBody stumbled upon a great video by Adi Amar of Yoga Today. In the video Adi walks you through some very effective movements to sculpt all aspects of your hips, butt, and upper legs. Take a look:

Utah Body attended the 2009 NPC Utah Nutrimart Classic last weekend and saw an interesting trend; softer bodies are winning the figure competitions. This trend, in the opinion of Utah Body, is happening across the NPC landscape as a whole and is a complex issue. On one hand, the softer look differentiates figure competitors from female bodybuilders. On the other hand, the softer look moves figure competitors nearer to and harder to differentiate from bikini competitors. This leaves many of the figure competitors confused after years of working so hard to get a lean, ripped physique. The competitors are now being steered towards activities and diets to make their lean, ripped bodies softer and fuller – not always easy to do while staying fit and just lean enough. One thing is for sure, the NPC Utah Classic did sport some very beautiful female bodies. Hats off to those who made it possible.