Jul
19
Personal Trainer Irvine of Jungle Fitness Orange County offers Personal Training Costa Mesa in Orange County, Tustin’s #1 OC Personal Trainers are now offering personal training in Newport Beach via online! Welcome to Motivational Monday! Today we’ll give you motivational tips for working out in the “am” and/or on the weekend!
Hey everyone, Happy Motivational Monday & welcome to the official JUNGLE FITNESS Orange County Personal Trainer Blog! Today, we’re here to discuss on ways to motivate you to workout in the “am” and/or on the weekend.
Even if you love to exercise, it can be difficult to get out of the bed in the morning to workout. However, most experts agree that the best time of day to exercise, in order to ensure that you do so, and also in order to gain the most benefits, is early morning. So, consider the following motivation tips for early morning workouts.
1. Take a class. Many gyms offer a number of classes you can take, some starting as early as 5 am. So if you need to workout early in the morning and you find it difficult to pull yourself out of bed, pay for a class or enroll in one. The obligation to follow through, and the fact that you paid for it, will often be just the motivation you need to get out of bed and to the gym.
2. Find a friend. One of the best tips for getting motivated to get out the door for an early morning workout is to have a friend to work out with. If you are planning to meet them, you are less likely to let them down, which means you are more likely to go and workout. While most people will not let a friend down, if they promise themselves to go workout, they have no problem letting themselves down. So find someone who enjoys the same kind of exercise who is willing to commit to meeting you to workout each morning.
3. Do something fun. Since there are a million ways to get exercise, don’t do something you don’t enjoy. If you hate being in the gym, then don’t hit the gym. Instead find a mountain trail to run, a pool to swim in or a path to bike or hike. If you don’t like feeling like you’re working out, consider playing basketball or participating in some other sport that still requires you to move so you’re getting a workout without exercising, per se. If you need something structured, consider buying P90X or something similar so that you have instruction. Find something you love and do it!
4. Set an alarm. You will never get out the door for an early morning workout if you do not set an alarm to get you up in the morning. However, it is easy to set a snooze button, so try and disable it, or find a way to not push it. For example, set an alarm and put it across the room so that you actually have to get out of bed to turn it off.
5. Pay attention to the benefits of getting an early morning workout. Working out helps you sleep better, it increases energy and decreases your appetite, among other benefits. If you work out in the morning, you will burn more calories all day long. You will find that your energy is better, and you are happier all day long.
(quoted from: surfnetparents.com)
1) Reward yourself. Exactly what I said. Whatever you think you deserve.
2) Set up a punishment for missing workouts. You need good self-control for this. Although, if you had good self control, you wouldn’t miss the workout. However, do something to punish yourself, so YOU won’t miss it again.
3) Review your goals everyday and every night. Keeping your goals fresh in your mind will help you stay on track.
4) Realize that the hardest part of the workout is often getting your butt to the gym. Once you get 5 minutes into the workout, you will be over the hump. So tell yourself, “I’ll just go in and do 1 set of the first 2 exercises, then I can go”. Next thing you know, you’ll have done the entire workout.
5) Crank the tunes. Seriously, nothing motivates like music.
6) Get social support. If you have a workout partner, you’ll feel like crap if you let them down. Or become accountable to everyone in the Turbulence Training workout forums…if you don’t post your workouts, they’ll track you down and demand to know why you’ve fallen off track! So online or offline, get everyone on your side!
(quoted from: fitnesstipsforlife.com)
This is Jon Jung and… I’m out.
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Jul
16
Personal Trainer Costa Mesa of Jungle Fitness Orange County offers Personal Training Irvine in Orange County, Newport Beach’s #1 OC Personal Trainers are now offering personal training in Tustin via online! Welcome to Freelance Friday! GREAT HEALTHY BREAKFAST AND LUNCH RECIPES & TIPS FOR WEIGHT LOSS AND MAINTAINING LEAN MUSCLE… TO SAVING TIME AND MONEY TO EAT HEALTHY!
Hey everyone, Happy Freelance Friday & welcome to the official JUNGLE FITNESS Orange County Personal Trainer Blog! Today, we’re discussing Healthy Recipe Tips, to make your favorite recipes healthier. Just imagine, all the food you love so much, made into something healthier to eat.
Some basic tips for making your favorite recipes healthier include:
- 1. Decrease the meat and increase the vegetables called for in stews and casseroles.
- 2. Choose whole-grain versions of pasta and bread; substitute whole-wheat flour for bleached white flour when you bake.
- 3. Serve imaginative whole-grain side dishes like bulgur or kasha instead of white rice or pasta.Cook with less fat by using non-stick skillets.
- 4. Blot all fried meats on paper towels. Or better yet, try baking instead of frying.
- 5. Use garlic or onion powder instead of garlic or onion salt, and use unsalted or low-salt vegetable broths and products.
- 6. Buy reduced-fat cheese or use mozzarella, which is naturally lower in fat.
- 7. Avoid cooking with soy or Worcestershire sauce and products that contain monosodium glutamate (MSG).
- 8. In recipes calling for milk or cream, substitute reduced fat versions or try using other “milks” such as rice milk, nut milks or soy milk. Also use low-fat cream cheese, yogurt, and mayo.
- 9. Unhealthy fats like certain oils, butter, or margarines can usually be cut by 1/3 to 1/2 in recipes. At first try a small cut-back and then use less and less over time; you’ll hardly notice the difference.
- 10. You can also use fat substitutes like prune purees and applesauce in baked goods.
- 11. Use fresh-frozen fruit without added sugar if fresh is unavailable.
- 12. Cut the sugar called for in most recipes by 1/3 to 1/2.
- 13. Sweeten waffles and quick breads with cinnamon, cardamom, vanilla or almond extracts in order to cut the sugar content
- 14. Try salsa on a baked potato or salad rather than high-fat dressing or butter.
Breakfast recipe ideas
Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal – whole grains with fresh fruit are a great way to start off the day. Grains give lasting energy and pack a great fiber punch. You can also use a left over grain from another meal and simply heat it up with a little more liquid, some cinnamon and apple slices. Click here for recipe
Veggie Scramble or Omelet – eggs are filled with energizing protein and make a great healthy breakfast, especially when served with healthy tasty veggies.
Oat Pancakes – this version of an American favorite has lots of flavor (as well as more fiber) and is lighter on the tummy. Cook these once and have enough for multiple meals.
Fritters/Pancakes – breakfast doesn’t always have to be the same thing. Experiment a little! Fritters are extremely variable and make a great breakfast option. Try using a left over grain such as quinoa or millet with some added flour, egg and liquid. Or use veggies such as zucchini, spaghetti squash, or sweet potatoes. Add different herbs or spices to make meals savory or sweet. Two recipes are Polenta Fritters and Spaghetti Squash Potato Pancakes.
Nut Butter Banana Toast – this simple breakfast gives you a nutritious mixture of whole grains, protein and fruit, plus it tastes great. Simply spread a whole grain toast with your favorite nut butter and cut slices of banana on top.
Lunch recipe ideas
BYOS – Build Your Own Sandwich. Most work places have refrigerators, so bring some lean lunchmeat, some lettuce, tomato, cucumber or other veggie toppings you enjoy and a loaf of hearty whole wheat bread to make your own sandwiches for lunch. Save time, money, and your health. Spice it up with different condiments like mustard, hummus or pickles.
Veggie Deluxe Sandwich – This sandwich is filled with nutrients and is also quite filling. The hummus provides protein. The avocado is a healthy fat. Plus it’s versatile so you can mix it up by using different condiments, veggies, or flavors of hummus.
Grilled Chicken & Artichoke Salad – packed with flavor (as well as fiber and nutrients) this salad is an energizing lunch.
Whole Grain Salad – Any cooked grain will work for this twist on a salad. Yes, whole grains taste great cold!
Potato Lentil Soup with Greens – this soup is quick and easy to make. The lentils have lots of nutrients, fiber, complex carbohydrates, and folic acid. The greens offer a rich source of vitamins and minerals.
Some time saving tips for cooking quick healthy meals.
If you do not have time to cook a meal that is healthy, and are forced to buy fast food meals or junk food. THINK AGAIN! Here are a few ways to save time to cook a healthy meal for you and your family. 
- Cook simple. Steam or sauté some veggies. Bake a sweet potato. Grill some fish or chicken. Simple cooking is a great way to keep things easy and quick. To make the food more interesting, you can add condiments, spices, and/or dressings to your food when you eat it. Individuals with different preferences can spice up their food in their own unique way. This is great for families.
- Prepare food ahead of time. This will allow you to have easy access to items that you can add to your meals. Chop veggies ahead and store them in containers in the fridge. Hard-boil some eggs for breakfast. Package meal sized portions to grab and take with you for lunch.
- Cook more than you need for one meal. It’s great to have leftovers that can be used for a quick and easy lunch or dinner the next day. Also, when making things like whole grains, cook at least double the amount you need and store it in the fridge to use with other meals.
- Use a timer. Many things don’t take a lot of preparation time, but need longer to cook. Using a timer allows you to prepare food in a short period of time and then do other things as they cook. For example, it doesn’t take long to wash some root veggies and put them in the oven, or measure, rinse, and throw rice into a pot to cook.
- Invest in kitchen tools. There are many tools that make cooking easier and time saving for you. A few are: rice cooker, crock-pot (slow cooker), immersion blender, and food processor. Some of these devices save you time by cook while you do other things (rice cooker & crock-pot). Others make it easier and quicker to make things like soups, smoothies, and hummus. These items are often easy to find at garage sales or second hand stores.
Some basic tips for saving money when preparing healthy food:
Eating health doesn’t always have to be expensive; 1 extra dollar for substitutions will save you money in the long run for your health. Here are a few ways to eat healthy while saving money!
- Substitute veggie protein for the meat protein in some of your meals, especially if you tend to eat meat at most meals. Legumes, especially when bought in their dry form, cost a lot less than meat.
- Find a large farmer’s market where local veggies are sold. Often you can find amazing deals on very fresh produce. In addition, if you go towards to end of the market, venders often sell what’s left at even more reduced prices.
- Buy in bulk. Find a grocery store that sells grains, legumes, nuts, seeds and other items in bulk. Store the items in glass jars to keep them fresh.
- Make you own version of items such as salad dressing or smoothies. They will be much healthier if you make your own and they are very easy. Easy salad dressing: olive oil, vinegar, mustard, herbs, and a little salt & pepper. Smoothie: ½ banana, 6 strawberries, handful of blueberries, liquid of choice (i.e. splash of juice and low fat milk) and blend until smooth.
- Pack a lunch. Bring leftovers or purchase ingredients to make your own lunch. Say you spend $10 each workday on lunch, that’s $200 per month. Sandwich fixings for a week’s worth of lunches wouldn’t be more than $20 per week, which is $80 per month, saving you $120.
(quoted from: helpguide.org)
I hope these recipes help you eat healthier and at a more affordable rate. There’s nothing like taking year off your life plus saving money simultaneously. Utilizing these methods to eat healthy while saving money is just one step, eating healthy alone is not enough. Daily exercise is always required, no matter how you get it.
This is Jon Jung and… I’m out.
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Jul
02
Irvine Personal Trainers of Jungle Fitness Orange County offers Newport Beach Personal Training in Orange County, Tustin’s #1 OC Personal Trainers are now offering personal training in Costa Mesa via online! Welcome to Freelance Friday! Have you ever ran a marathon?
Hey everyone, Happy Freelance Friday & welcome to the official JUNGLE FITNESS Orange County Personal Trainer Blog! Today we’re celebrating the achievement of running a marathon! Here, we are celebrating Jungle Fitness Client Vince Lee for running a marathon in six hours! Congratulations Vince!
San Diego Marathon Course
Marathon comes from when Pheidippides ran the 40 km (25 miles) from the battlefield near Marathon to Athens to announce the Greek victory over Persia in the Battle of Marathon (490 BC) with the word “Νενικήκαμεν” (Nenikékamen, “We have won”) and collapsed and died on the spot from exhaustion.
“I started preparation with Team in Training running a few miles Monday through Thursday, then usually doubling that amount on Saturdays. (i.e. 4-5 miles every day M-R and then 12 miles on Saturday. These miles on Saturday kept increasing by 2 miles every week until 22 miles, then a week of tapering off before race day)
The reason I started coming to you guys was to supplement my training. If I hadn’t started coming to jungle fitness and improved my overall strength, I’m sure that some of the weird angles and general road inconsistencies would have gotten to me, but because of the focus on balanced work outs you guys have, my legs were used to all sorts of situations.” - Vince Lee
That’s awesome Vince! Keep up the good work!
It’s definitely a great achievement to finish a marathon. A great amount of stamina and determination is required to finish a marathon. Daily training is a must, to increase your overall balance and muscles to run 26 miles. Completing a marathon is definitely something you have to do at least once in your life.
“The run was to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma society and I raised $3000 for the cause.” - Vince Lee
I hope everyone who’s reading this understands that nothing is impossible. It may seem very hard, but in the end you must persevere. Vince worked out hard, never gave up, and was determined to finish.
This is Jon Jungle and I’m out…
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Jungle Fitness Orange County Personal Training is Orange County’s Best Personal Fitness Trainers for Fat Loss & Lean Muscle Building. Our Jungle Fitness Orange County Personal Trainers have helped our clients achieve significant fat loss and lean muscle building and are considered the top Fitness Experts in Orange County. Our training philosophy is one that is results-oriented, goal-oriented, and success driven. Jungle Fitness Orange County Personal Trainers: Aliso Viejo | Anaheim | Brea | Costa Mesa | Corona Del Mar | Dana Point | Foothill Ranch | Fountain Valley | Huntington Beach | Irvine | Ladera Ranch | Laguna Niguel | Laguna Beach | Long Beach | Mission Viejo | Newport Beach | Orange| Orange County | OC | Placentia | Santa Ana | San Clemente | San Juan Capistrano | Seal Beach | South Coast Metro | Tustin | Westminster | Yorba Linda
May
06
Orange County Personal Trainer, Jon Jung of Jungle Fitness OC Personal Training launches off Results Guaranteed Fitness Programs Like Never Before! Jungle Fitness is giving away 1 month of our transformation program to a lucky mother in honor of Mother’s Day this sunday! Crazy 12 Week Transformations from Overweight to Lean & Fit … from Unhealthy & Negative to Energized, Positive, and Healthy!
Hey Everyone it’s Jon Jung of the Jungle and Happy Thursday! I hope everyone had an eventful Cinco De Mayo! If many of you like myself ate some good Cinco De Mayo food yesterday…
well then this blog will tell you what you need to do to burn off that happy food! If you are a mother or have a mother who you know would love to workout and get in great shape, well then….you need to keep reading because Jungle Fitness is giving away to one lucky mother: 1 month of our Jungle Fitness Personal Training Transformation to one lucky mother. (details below)
Well this week another great holiday is taking place and what is that everyone? …
MOTHER’S DAY! So to all the mothers out there:
Right now Jungle Fitness of Orange County is giving away a month of personal training to one lucky mother who must either reside or work in Orange County, CA. I know we have a lot of viewers and followers who read our blog who are not from Orange County so if you are interested in having us select your mom as a winner for our 1 month awesome Jungle Fitness Personal Training Transformation Program let us know what city, county she resides in and maybe we might be able to work something out to help her accomplish her fitness and health goals!
So here are the details if you want your mom to win 1 month of exclusive Transformation Personal Training from Jungle Fitness:
1. You must be either the son/daughter of the Mom you are nominating to receive the award best mom!
2. You must send us an email stating why your mom deserves to win and what she has done for you in the past, present, and future and what makes her stand out from all other moms out there.
3. You must list her fitness & health goals and why she would benefit from our Jungle Fitness Personal Training Transformation Program.
4. You must send us a recent picture taken in the last year of you and your mom. A recent picture is important because it shows us that you keep good relations with your mom and see her often.
5. You must submit all of this information by 1159pm: Sunday, May 9th (Mother’s Day) via email: (Subject: J-Fit Mother’s Day Giveaway)
to: INFO@JungleFitnessOC.com
Do NOT Call us for details or more info please just email us the information or any questions you may have.
Good luck to all mother’s and may the best mother win!
If you are not notified, do not give up it just means that another mother was chosen as the winner of Jungle Fitness 1 Month of Personal Training Transformation Mother’s Day Giveaway.
Oh yea and of course Happy Mother’s Day MOM! I LOVE YOU & Thank you for everything you have done for me and for always supporting me in everything I DO! Love you always!
(sorry for the poor quality of the pic, it’s a pic of a pic…couldn’t find the file)
Your son,
Jon Jung of the Jungle
CEO & Founder
Jungle Fitness
Now all over Orange County and soon to be to the greater Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco.
Apr
13
OC Personal Trainer & UC Irvine Alumni, Jon Jung has officially made fitness affordable and fun in Orange County! Jungle Fitness is OC’s Best Summer Weight Loss Program located all over Orange County! Don’t have your sexy body ready for the summer beaches? Best personal training program in orange county! Ranked #1 on yelp for personal trainers in orange county! Affordable summer fitness programs for weight loss and for people who want lean, sexy, fit, healthy bodies!
OC Personal Trainer & UC Irvine Alumni, Jon Jung has officially made fitness affordable and fun in Orange County!
We at Jungle Fitness not only are making fitness fun and affordable but we are making it MANDATORY! Fitness should be MANDATORY to all individuals who want to live a healthy and positive life!
As CEO & Founder of Jungle Fitness, Jon Jung understands the importance of fitness and that is why all of his relatives exercise at least 3-4 times a week. His Mom actually is such a fitness enthusiast that she actually set a goal to compete in a woman’s fitness modeling competition. Well just recently his mom placed top 25 out of 400 competitors in a national fitness modeling competition competing with women of all ages from 18-35, where she was the only one above 40 and above 50!
Because Jon Jung understands the importance of fitness in one’s life, Jon Jung has both his mom and his brother on the Jungle Fitness Transformation Program!
Jungle Fitness is OC’s Best Summer Weight Loss Program located all over Orange County! Don’t have your sexy body ready for the summer beaches? Best personal training program in orange county!
Ranked #1 on yelp for personal trainers in orange county! Affordable summer fitness programs for weight loss and for people who want lean, sexy, fit, healthy bodies!
Though Personal Training through Jungle Fitness inevitably guarantees you a new transformed body and a new you, Jungle Fitness delivers a whole new definition to the word transformation! When clients undergo a Jungle Fitness “makeover” or “transformation” clients not only will transform physically, but in addition they will transform mentally, psychologically, positively, and overall a better person!
Our goal at Jungle Fitness is to of course transform you physically, but what comes with the physical transformation is what gets us excited! So many clients who walk into “our Jungle” with low self-esteem and lack self-confidence end up leaving “the jungle” a new person full of energy, self-esteem, and confidence!
It is so rewarding from our end to see people transform in ways that they could have only dreamed about and now they are living it!
To learn more about our programs and get more info check out the rest of our website:
http://www.junglefitnessoc.com
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(949) 302-4939 (Mon-Sun 8am-10pm or text us 24/7)
We hope to hear from you soon, even if it’s just to say hi and drop us some feedback on our blog. Make today an awesome, healthy, and productive day!
Jon Jung
CEO & Founder
Jungle Fitness
