Research has shown that a workout drink consisting of easily digested carbs and protein taken immediately after a strenuous strength training workout can result in an increase in lean muscle tissue and a decrease in stored levels of body fat. To help members reach their fitness and nutrition goals, Shore Results has included a full service shake bar called Shore Shakes.

As much as I would love to have everyone planning their meals ahead of time and packing food for work, I do realize that this can’t always happen. However, there is no reason to let eating out get in the way of your fat loss goals. I can honestly say that there isn’t a single place (within reason) that I have been to where I couldn’t order something that fits the Eastpointe Health & Fitness Nutritional Guidelines. Here are a few quick tips to keep you moving closer to your 2012 goals.

We’ve all heard the standard recommendation… If you want to lose body fat you should spendat least 30-45 minutes at a lower heart rate making sure to stay in your “fat-burning” zone. It is true that you burn a greater percentage of calories from fat at a lower heart rate. However the numbers may be misleading. The total amount of fat calories still ends up being lower when using traditional long, slow, steady-state cardio, when compared with our recommended prescription of interval training.

Make this year different! Like every New Year, millions of people will have resolutions to make 2012 the year they finally commit to a diet and exercise plan and I’m sure if you’re reading this article you are no different. However the unfortunate truth is that most people will fail. They will begin a program for a few weeks, maybe a couple months even and either due to lack of results or loss of willpower they will give up on their exercise routine. However having better goal setting strategies from the onset can greatly improve your chances of success. Here are five simple tips to set better goals and make this New Year different.

1. Clearly define what it is that you want to accomplish.

Let’s face it, our lives aren’t the same as previous generations.  We no longer have a majority of the workforce in manual labor jobs or those that require much physical activity at all. Instead we have become a population who spends sometimes up to 10 hours a day hunched over a computer or at our desks.  The resulting poor posture can lead to back and neck pain and an overall difficulty moving well in general.  While most of our clients goals are centered around fat loss, it’s still extremely important to move well to ensure the durability needed to train hard towards your goal.



Nearly everyone that comes in for one of our fitness consultations here at EastPointe Health and Fitness presents with what is referred to as an Upper and Lower Crossed Syndrome. To keep this simple this means the client will have tight and overactive chest and upper back musculature while the deep neck flexors and shoulder stabilizers will be inhibited and weak.  Similarly at the hip the client will have weak abs and glutes that are being inhibited by stiff or overactive hip flexors and low back musculature.

We are proud to announce that we are now offering an all-inclusive training program here at Eastpointe Health & Fitness.  We promise that this program will be a unique training experience unlike any you may have had in the past.

Let’s imagine you’re driving down the road on your way home from work and you suddenly realize you just blew out your back tire. How many of you would get out and stab a hole in the other three tires just because the first one is now ruined? That sounds ridiculous, right? Instead you would change the tire and continue on your way home.

We all know that Labor Day is the official start of summer and the day most of us shoot for to have a beach ready body. However if you didn’t quite reach your goals there’s still plenty of time to get the body you want before the end of summer. But you have to start now! Here are six simple tips you can make in both your training and nutrition to get you headed in the right direction.

Much to the surprise of most gym goers and fitness professionals alike, the most common reason for failure of a weight loss or exercise program is injury. Compounding this problem is the fact that the biggest predictor of injury is…you guessed it… a previous injury! If you ask a room full of people if they’ve ever been injured I would guarantee that more people than not will answer yes to that question.