The "10 in 10" Program

Fitness Professional, Fred Fornicola and Nutritionist, Tom Mantos are conducting a workshop on how to lose "10 pounds in 10 weeks" (your mileage may vary). Spring is a blink away and it's time to get ready to look good in shorts and a T-shirt.

Fred Fornicola will be discussing and providing a 10 week fat-burning cardiovascular plan for every level of fitness and Tom Mantos has devised a nutritional program geared purely at burning fat and losing weight and will cover all demographics of nutritional needs.

You must sign up for the workshop by notifying Fred or Tom and please feel free to bring a friend - it's always a great idea to have a partner when you are pursuing these types of programs. If you can't make the meeting, that's fine as our information can be made available to you and payment can be arranged.

Date: Thursday, March 10th
Time: 7:30PM
Location: Premiere Personal Fitness - 614 Lake Ave., Asbury Park
Cost: $50.00

Feel free to contact Fred or Tom for more details: Jersey Shore Health & Wellness Group

The Consequences of Stress

Experts estimate that 80 percent to 90 percent of disease is stress-related. Massage and bodywork is there to combat that frightening number by helping us remember what it means to relax. The physical changes massage brings to your body can have a positive effect in many areas of your life. Besides increasing relaxation and decreasing anxiety, massage lowers your blood pressure, increases circulation, improves recovery from injury, helps you to sleep better and can increase your concentration. It reduces fatigue and gives you more energy to handle stressful situations.

Massage is a perfect elixir for good health, but it can also provide an integration of body and mind. By producing a meditative state or heightened awareness of living in the present moment, massage can provide emotional and spiritual balance, bringing with it true relaxation and peace.
The incredible benefits of massage are doubly powerful if taken in regular "doses." studies have shown we can benefit from massage even in small doses (15 minutes of chair massage or a half-hour table session), research show that receiving bodywork at least once a week is highly beneficial. It's undoubtedly a wonderful thing when your therapist begins unwinding those stress-tightened muscles, and your day's troubles begin to fade away. But to know this "medicine" only gets better with frequency. - Marcos Pichardo

New Spring Program Coming Soon...

Lose 10 pounds in 10 Weeks!!!!!

An intense cardiovascular and diet program to help you knock off 10 pounds of unwanted bodyweight....more details coming soon!!!!

Call or email for more information:

fredfornicola@gmail.com or 908.433.4542

Our Newest Member

The Jersey Shore Health and Wellness Group would like to welcome its newest member, Massage Therapist, Marcos Pichardo.

Marcos Pichardo holds an Associates degree in Occupational Studies from The Swedish Institute of Applied Health Sciences in New York and a Certification by The Massage, Bodywork and Somatic Therapy Committee of New Jersey. He has been working for the past year at Premiere Personal Fitness, 614 Lake Avenue in Asbury Park and is now offering massage therapy in Jersey City as well. Marcos focuses on services that help in the process of healing the body and mind, giving each individual a personalized treatment. For more information and free consultation, contact Marcos at 917-882-2557 or MassageByMarcos@live.com

Types of Massage by Marcos

Here are some of the massages offered by Massage by Marcos.

Swedish Massage: A combination of a number of different strokes for overall body relaxation which also increases the level of oxygen in the blood thereby improving circulation and flexibility. This technique usually is combined with oil or massage lotions to facilitate a better approach for overall body response.

Aromatherapy Massage: This combines the Swedish Massage with a number of oil blends for a more enjoyable massage experience.

Chair Massage: Chair Massages allow you to relax when you only have a few minutes to spare. These sessions are fully clothed and are 15 to 30 minutes in length with the main focus on the back, neck, arms and hands. Make any event fun and relaxing with therapeutic chair massage.

Massage By Marcos

NEW Fat Loss Winter Program

Fred Fornicola (Fitness Professional)and Tom Mantos (Clinical Nutritionist) will be holding a fat loss contest for anyone interested. The contest is based on percentage of fat loss over a 5 month period. Body fat lost and muscle gained are part of the total equation. In addition, we will cover other aspects associated with this time of year.

For those that may get better benefits from a group setting we have set up 5 separate group meetings. These will be held at Premiere Personal Fitness in Asbury Park. These phases will be as follows:

November-Structuring a Plan
December-Handling the Holidays
January-Dealing with Stress and Setting Goals
February-The Winter Blues
March-Maintaining and Getting Ready for Spring

To make the contest more challenging and rewarding we are charging $100.00 per person. If you bring a friend along and he or she signs up for the program, you will receive a $25.00 rebate and only have to pay $75.00. We are looking for a minimum of 10 contestants to participate and the winner will receive a $100.00 American Express Gift card. Second place will receive a $50.00 gift card.

As an added bonus, Tom will be doing body composition analysis at my office for free once per month. That's $175.00 savings!

All you have to lose at this point is some unwanted fat. The first meeting is scheduled for Monday November 1, 2010 at 7 PM so please let me know as soon as possible if you (and anyone else you can encourage to participate) are interested in the program. You have until October 25th to register.

For more information, contact Fred Fornicola at fredfornicola@gmail.com

The Video Vault

Jersey Shore Health & Wellness Group Video Vault

Some people making lifting weights their life - nothing wrong with that. Others strength train as a means to enhance their athletic or recreational performance...and that's good too. While others use strength training to be more functional and a "part" of their overall exercise program...and that's great. But remember,... regardless of your reason for training, it's all about improving your health.

Hydrating

Here's the first of what we hope to be many more videos to come from Clinical Nutritionist, Tom Mantos and myself. Tom and I joined forces to develop the Jersey Shore Health & Wellness Group and are planning on doing an ongoing series of tips and information on nutrition, exercise and all aspects of health. Here's Tom talking briefly about the need for proper hydration.

Click here => Tom Mantos discusses the benefits of hydration.

What's More Important?

A question I often get is "what's more important, good nutrition, strength training or doing conditioning work?" and my answer is usually the same, "what's more important to a car; gas, the engine, oil, wheels, the key, etc., etc"...

If you give it some thought, all aspects could be argued in favor of or against, especially when the individual is keen on one particular area, but the truth of the matter is, I don't feel that you can, nor do you need to separate and distinguish one over the other. Like the car, they all work in unison to support each others functions and in doing so, enable you to have a healthier more functional lifestyle. - Fred Fornicola 908.433.4542