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Health and Fitness Goals Unattainable? No Way! You Have Koko FitClub.

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When you get your Koko FitClub exercise prescription in each week, you are actively increasing or preserving your precious lean muscle. You are keeping weight gain at bay, feeling more energetic, but what else have you thought about doing with all that… “fit?” Is there anything else you have ever wished you could do or achieve but never considered because you weren’t “fit enough?” Why not consider it again? Now that Koko has your back.

Recently, my friend and colleague here at Koko FitClub HQ, Cristina Batogowski, reached an incredible goal. She completed forty 5K road races in her 40th year!

Cristina is a Koko Nut to the nth degree.  For the past 6 years she’s been consistent with her weekly Smartraining and Koko Cardio workouts. But running? A couple of years ago, if you asked her, she’d tell you she “wasn’t a runner.” “Running hurts.” Things changed in early 2011 when she came to me and said that she had started jogging and was loving it. With all the muscle strength and endurance she had built up through her Smartraining workouts, running felt good for the first time ever. She was inspired to reach for a goal she once would have thought was unattainable.

We are so proud of Cristina’s accomplishment! You can be inspired by her quest for 40 by 41 here:

http://www.facebook.com/notes/cristina-curreri-batogowski/my-40-by-41-project/10150150295518015

So I ask you: What is it you want to do that you never believed possible? Think big, then start with Koko. You’ll get there.

To quote Cristina:  “Life is not a sprint. It’s a marathon. On to my next goal! 13.1 here I come!”

Michael Wood, CSCS
Chief Fitness Officer
Koko FitClub

Koko FitClub Franchising

Happy 4th of July! Watch Koko’s Declaration of Fitness Independence o)

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Happy 4th of July Koko Nation!

We are feeling extra revolutionary today. In the spirit of our forefathers who knew they could create a country that worked better for everyone –  Koko FitClub has created fitness that works better for the 84% of us for whom gyms just don’t cut it. Here’s a little something we call the Declaration of Independent Fitness.  Enjoy! :)

If the player doesn’t show above, you can watch it here - http://youtu.be/jfFiMqid1RE

Enjoy the Day’s Festivities!

Mary Obana
President and Co-Founder
Koko FitClub

Koko FitClub Franchising 

 

The Diet you Choose After Weight Loss Affects your Metabolism

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The food you eat after weight loss affects the likelihood of putting weight back onAs Chief Fitness Officer at Koko FitClub, part of my role is pouring through the mass of diet and exercise research out there to discover for you the best information from the most credible sources to help you succeed at your health and fitness goals.

This week, a very intriguing study was published in one of the most credible sources: The Journal of the American Medical Association. The title may be a mouthful ( “Effects of Dietary Composition on Energy Expenditure During Weight-Loss Maintenance”) but this research is big news, so I am going to boil it down for you.

The basic premise of the study was this: Reduced energy expenditure (a slowing of  metabolism) following weight loss is thought to contribute to the tendency to gain weight back. However, no one had yet studied how the type of food people eat when they are trying to maintain weight loss affects their energy expenditure. That is what the researchers set out to do here.

The study looked at the effects of three, very common weight -loss maintenance diets on energy expenditure among a group of overweight men/women aged 18-40 years old. Researchers also looked to see what affect these diets had on certain hormone levels and components of metabolic syndrome.

The diets were as follows:

  • Low fat (60/20/20)
  • Low glycemic index (40/40/20)
  • Very low carbohydrate (10/60/30)

(  )  =  % CARBOHYDRATES/FAT/PROTEIN in diet

The study demonstrated that of the three, the low fat diet fared worst. Producing changes in metabolism and hormone levels that would predict weight gain as well as worsening many components of metabolic syndrome.

The low carbohydrate diet fared best in terms of  metabolism and the beneficial effects it had on many of the metabolic syndrome components. However,  increases in the stress hormone cortisol and CRP were seen. (CRP or C-reactive protein, is found in your blood stream and at certain levels can indicate inflammation and a risk of developing coronary artery disease.)

The low glycemic index diet showed similar benefits as the very low carb diet, but to a lesser degree. But, those benefits came without  the negative effects of the very low carb diet – the increase in cortisol and CRP – making it, in the minds of the researchers, the most “advantageous for weight-loss maintenance and cardiovascular disease prevention.”

So what should you do with this information?

First, keep on strength training! The lean muscle you are building and maintaining with Koko Smartraining boosts your metabolism. Second, be conscious about the food you are eating and focus on eating foods that are low on the glycemic index while staying away from fast food, refined carbs, and “white” foods that are high on the glycemic index.

It is one more simple strategy to help you on the road to success – improving your health  and vitality!

Michael Wood, CSCS
Chief Fitness Officer
Koko FitClub

Koko FitClub Franchising

How Does Your Fitness Measure Up? Get Schooled on the Koko “Q” Score.

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Koko FitClub Q Score ChartThe Koko Smartraining System is designed to motivate you to exercise. Motivate you to stick to the program and make fitness a part of your life forever. So, when you’ve put in your workout time and you log in to MyKoko, you see all your hard work quantified right there on the screen- how much weight you’ve lifted on the Smartrainer, how many calories you’ve burned and your total strength gain. You also see your “Q” score. For the uninitiated, it can be a head-scratcher. What the heck is the Koko “Q” score?

The ability to capture data from your strength workout is totally unique to Koko. But collecting data for the sake of collecting data is pointless. Data needs to be put into perspective to give it real power. Motivational power. While part of the Koko data analysis compares “current you” to “past you,” with the “Q” score, we also allow you to compare yourself to others in Koko Nation. The “Q” score is a number derived from an analysis of your strength level relative to your body weight. Once you have that number, you can easily compare how strong and fit you are relative to your friends, spouse, family or the thousands of other people who use Koko to stay healthy. (You can see the latest “Q” score table by logging on to MyKoko - the link is right under your “Q” score.)

There are some truly amazing “Q” scores on the chart. (Yes, those are the “Q” scores of real people.) We have many members with scores twice the average for their age ranges.

Let me know how your “Q” score has progressed since becoming a certified Koko Nut. I love being your cheering section!

Mary Obana
President and Co-Founder
Koko FitClub

Koko FitClub Franchising

Vote for YOUR favorite Koko FitClub FitCoach by June 27!

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Hello KokoNuts!

This July, Koko will host an awards ceremony at our annual national conference where we’ll recognize the people who make your Koko experience more enjoyable.

VOTE NOW…YOUR VOTE MATTERS!  Tell us about the person who makes YOUR Koko experience even better for you.

Here is a link to the survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZNFFTSP

And while you’re at it…we’d love to hear about YOUR Koko story. Have a story that might inspire others to Koko? Tell us! Email your stories, pictures and videos to

mykokostory@kokofitclub.com

Thanks for voting!
Your friends at Koko FitClub
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