LA Fitness Living Healthy Blog Gets New Look

by Fitness Contributor | Dec 1, 2016 | All, Helpful, Top Tips

LA Fitness Blog Gets a Fresh Look

Find tips on the best ways to navigate through all the new and exciting things on the LA Fitness Living Healthy blog!

New Changes

Have you noticed anything different about the LA Fitness Living Healthy blog? If so, you are right on track, as we have redesigned it and made it more interactive for a better experience for you! What do some of the redesign elements include?

Interactive- The LA Fitness Living Healthy blog allows you to ask our Dietitian questions and also allows you to submit your fitness goals. Watch videos, gain insightful information and interact away!
Any device any time- The LA Fitness Living Healthy blog is easily accessible and can be viewed on either your laptop, mobile device, or tablet!

These are just a few of the many things you can do with our blog redesign. Below are a few tips and tricks on how to navigate throughout the new blog and how to find articles that pertain to you.

Navigation Tool

Let’s get started with an introduction to the Navigation Tool on the top of the home page. You will see four different options to choose from: Home, Community, Nutrition and Subscribe. These are your main sources for exploring the LA Fitness Living Healthy blog. There is a lot to see and learn, so keeping reading for more information!

Want to have access to the latest and greatest articles from LA Fitness? Then go ahead and click that “Subscribe” button! To subscribe, click on on the Subscribe tab in the Navigation Tool, fill in your e-mail address, and then click “Subscribe.” If you check the checkbox beneath the e-mail address box, you will also receive up-to-speed news about LA Fitness, club updates, offers, promotions and much more!

Were you subscribed to the older LA Fitness blog? Make sure to re-subscribe to the our newest one by following the same steps above. We don’t want you to miss out!

Another simple way to subscribe is to keep an eye out for the Subscribe button below.

You will see this Subscribe button around the LA Fitness Living Healthy blog. It gives our blog users a quick and easy way to subscribe. All you need to do is click on the picture or text and it will take you directly to our subscribe page. Next, you can fill in your e-mail address and start the process of being involved with the LA Fitness community via our blog!

Community

The LA Fitness Living Healthy blog offers a community section which includes member stories, club league updates and one of our newest additions, Commit to Fit. Commit to Fit is a section dedicated to our members who want to commit to fitness goals. No matter what your goal is in fitness, we want to hear it! Here is how you can submit your fitness goals:

In the Navigation Tool, click the “Community” tab, and you will see an option called “Commit to Fit”.

Mobile

If you are on a mobile device, click on the top right corner with the three bars and you will see all of your options.

Commit

After you have clicked, “Commit to Fit,” it will bring you to this page:

This is where you can submit your personal fitness goals and possibly be featured on the LA Fitness Living Healthy blog! Whatever your fitness goal may be, it is important to us. It’s simple to submit – all you need to do is fill in your name, fitness goal, when you want to achieve your goal, your e-mail address and then enter your home club.

Check out the community section for more inspiring member stories, fitness tips and much more!

Nutrition

Now that you know how to submit your fitness goals, why not get more information on living a healthy lifestyle? That brings us to the “Nutrition” section of our blog. If you head up to the Navigation Tool again, you will see the page called “Nutrition,”. Click on that and it should bring you to this page:

From there, you can navigate through the latest nutrition articles, and go through older ones as well!

Questions

Have a question for our registered Dietitian? Send a question via the LA Fitness Living Healthy blog. Go to the “Nutrition” tab in the Navigation Tool, hover your mouse over it and click on “Submit a Question.”

Mobile

If you are on the mobile site, click on the three bars in the corner and you will see the whole menu.

Submit

Fill in all necessary fields in the form shown below and your question will be submitted!

Now you know all of the main points there are to explore on the new LA Fitness Living Healthy blog. Click around, explore, and subscribe to receive more posts!

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How Can I Realistically Count Calories for Weight Loss?

by Fitness Contributor | Nov 25, 2016 | All, Ask Our Dietitian

Question:

How can I realistically count calories for weight loss?

Hello, My name is Ani, I am a member of L.A. Fitness. I’ve decided to lose weight, I need realistic guidelines from you. I am 59 years old, Height 5′ 4″, Weight 139 lbs. Goal: go down to 133 lbs by Dec. 27, 2016 Plan? To lose 6 lbs in 3 months, how many calories may I ingest per day, and how many calories should I burn per day? I have not counted calories before; would you have an easy way to count calories?

-Ani K.

Answer:

Ani, as you are not currently counting calories and do not know how much you are consuming, I would first suggest that you determine your current intake. Use a diet analysis software with a broad range of foods (30K+) based on the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference* to average at least 3 typical days of your diet – everything you eat and drink, including condiments.

An estimated range of calorie needs to promote weight loss in females based on calculations using your age, height and weight is 1200 to 1600 calories per day. The actual amount you need depends on your activity level and individual metabolism. For effective weight loss, your intake should be about 500 calories less than your expenditures per day. If you increase your activity by 200 calories and trim 300 calories off your intake daily, you’d create the desired 500 calorie deficit.

I wish there was an easy way to accurately count calories! A simple bean and cheese burrito could be a 300 calorie frozen item or a whopping 800 calorie restaurant half-pounder. If you could break combination foods down to their base components and approximate the portion of each, you can add up each ingredient using a diet analysis program based on the USDA Food Composition Database. For example, doing so might provide this information: 10” flour tortilla (211 cals) + ¼ C shredded Colby Jack cheese (108 cals) + ½ C. refried beans in oil (182 cals) = 501 calories.

*as of the writing of this post, the newest version is Release 28.

– Debbie J., MS, RD

This article should not replace any exercise program or restrictions, any dietary supplements or restrictions, or any other medical recommendations from your primary care physician. Before starting any exercise program or diet, make sure it is approved by your doctor.

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Spooky Treats and Kids Klub Hours For Your Little Ones

by Fitness Contributor | Oct 26, 2016 | All

Festive Treats

Need a quick, healthy and kid friendly festive recipe? Try this clementine celery snack idea for your little ones.

You will need a few clementine oranges and celery. All you have to do is peel the clementine oranges, cut celery into sticks, and put the celery sticks in the top of the oranges. Enjoy this fun and healthy snack!

Kids Klub Hours

As a reminder on Monday October 31, 2016, all LA Fitness Kids Klubs will be closed during the evening. Regular hours will resume the following day, November 1, 2016.