When you train with one of our professionals you get access to every other discipline. Variety is the key, after engaging in the same discipline over a sustained amount of time your body stars to plateau and the exercise loses its overall impact. Don’t be afraid to try something new.

When you train with one of our professionals you get access to every other discipline. Variety is the key, after engaging in the same discipline over a sustained amount of time your body stars to plateau and the exercise loses its overall impact. Don’t be afraid to try something new.

We’ve all heard it before, and yes it is contrived, clichéd, and hackneyed. However, the reason you keep hearing this is because it is true. The “Journey not a Destination” philosophy has been with us much longer than fitness has, and when undertaking fitness as a discipline, this philosophy holds true.

Like any other life altering discipline that an individual takes on it should be looked at as a journey, and fitness is no exception.

When fitness is done the right way it should be something that becomes part of the rest of your life. If you are looking for life long success, then it would stand to reason that fitness should be life long.

While every individual should have his or her short term goals everyone needs to have overall health and wellness as a life long goal.

Let’s be honest, most people get into shape just for that wedding, reunion or vacation. It’s good to have a focus, but more times than not once those events are over or once that short term goal is realized, most tend to fall off the wagon.

What’s the sense of putting in all of that hard work and dedication if it’s all going to be over in a couple of months? Why not take that discipline with you through out the rest of your life.
Take comfort and be proud that you have accomplished your short term goal but do not lose sight of the journey.

Remember those moments along the way that got you to where you are now.
Remember the fun you had, how great you looked, and more importantly how glorious you felt when you were done.

Remember the journey, half the fun is getting there.

During our high-energy 60 minute Boot Camp classes, you’ll do a total body workout that consists of 5 minute warm-ups, 20 minutes of Cardio, Upper Body (Push ups, back and shoulder movements), Core Work (Crunches, rotation and stabilization movements), Lower Body (Squats, squat thrusts, lunges, jumps), Stretch (Cool down dynamic stretching).

Mind Over Matter Health & Fitness caters to the fitness level of each individual during class. Our instructors will take the time to check on each participant’s form, make necessary adjustments, and pinpoint any individual concerns and answer questions.

Stroller Boot Camp

Can’t find a babysitter so you can make a trip to the gym? Worried you won’t be able to fit in a complete workout between your toddler’s naps? With Mind Over Matter’s comprehensive Stroller Boot Camp, there’s no more stressing and no more excuses. You can build muscle, burn fat and firm up all while spending valuable time with your baby!

Stroller Boot Camp includes everything the 60 Minute Boot Camp class provides – a warm up, cardio, strength training, stretching and cool down. You’ll jog, race walk and participate in resistance exercises, such as squats, lunges and various abdominal movements that incorporate your child and their stroller.

Indoor Boot Camp

Don’t let the cold weather keep you from achieving your fitness goals. Join us indoors once a week for a holiday-weight-burning workout. Contrary to popular practice, resolutions are actually meant to be achieved!

Podcasts / Audio Segments

 
Dr. Victor Zeines Radio Show: All About Mind Over Matter
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Karen Salmansohn’s Satellite Sirius Radio Show
“Exercising and Fun”
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“Love, Sex, Love”
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“Net Play”
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Strength Nation
“Your Fitness Goals”
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“Save On Fitness”
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Miss Young Radio Segment: “Healing Is A Mind Over Body Connection”
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Wedding Podcast: “Exercising For Your Wedding”
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Think along these lines, the more you use the better you feel. Translation: work as much of your body as frequently as possible. Instead of just sitting down and doing a chest press or bicep curl, let every part of the body join in. Instead of sitting, stand, instead of standing on your feet, use a balance board, or how about sitting on a stability ball. However one must remember to keep the exercises basic and easy to follow. Don’t think just do. Lose yourself in the moment.

To elaborate on the above, an acronym that we like to use is KISS, Keep It Simple Stupid. Not that I would ever dream of calling a client stupid, whether it’s true or not. We want the exercise to be enjoyable but also easy to follow. Chances are most of the day has involved over thinking, don’t think just do it. If an exercise is too difficult they will become even more frustrated and will lose the positive influence of that mood. Not to mention the inability to perform these exercises.

The hardest thing about exercising isn’t the workout itself, but finding the time to do it. With that in mind, Mind Over Matter is proud to provide you with an effective tool to maximize your time when it comes to exercising. This exercise video will show you the quickest way to get optimal results in a short amount of time. It’s not how long you work out, but how efficiently. This video will show you how—in a safe, result-driven manner.

The exercises included are trademarked exercises of Mind Over Matter, and specifically Joshua Margolis. They reflect the philosophy of Mind Over Matter, of moving as much of your body as often as possible as frequently as possible. To use as much energy and therefore burn the most calories, all the while achieving a toned, firm, lean physique. Remember, your body is the best piece of exercise equipment you’ll ever need.

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You can learn more, and purchase the DVD, here.

Mind Over Matter Health and Fitness was founded in 2004 to provide busy New Yorkers an accessible service that would help integrate fitness into their lifestyle. MOM’s mission is to provide certified, friendly, reliable fitness professionals specializing in areas such as Personal Training, Yoga, Pilates, & Private Boot Camp Classes. We also have an emphasis in Pre-Natal and Postpartum Fitness. Whether in your home, office or even outdoors, MOM trainers are equipped with the skills to turn any existing space into your own private health club, complete with your very own private masseuse.

If you need any more motivation, look to the fridge, or more specifically what you should put in that fridge. Put up a picture of yourself when you thought you looked your best. Conversely, if you respond best to negative reinforcement put up a picture of when you look your worst, or your fattest moment or most out of shape; maybe that will get you motivated. A third option, that favorite celebrity body you hope to obtain should be smack dab in the middle so you see it before you go for that snack.

Here’s a thought; the quickest, easiest, simplest and cheapest way to get a good workout costs $3.99. It’s called a jump rope. All you need is space and the motivation to do it. You can achieve an efficient cardiovascular workout in only 20 minutes with that rope. You should hang it over your doorknob on your front door so every time you walk out the door you have to touch it to close the door. Simplistic, think less is more.

Other little hints and tips; the little things mean a lot. When driving to a destination, park as far away from the door as possible. If you are visiting or live in a destination not on the first floor take the steps. Any errand that is within a mile, walk. Any business trip or vacation, pack the sneakers. When you sit down and order dinner, don’t order the drink right away. Order the meal and then get it.

If you are a morning person set the clock 15 minutes earlier, literally roll on the floor and start your stretching routine. All you need is 15 minutes. Having a small window of time is not an excuse to do nothing.

From a biochemical standpoint, when the body is exercising, it is releasing neurochemical transmitters that, surprise, make the body feel good. Serotonin, dopamine, epinephrin, are just a handful of these that the body releases and the brain reads during exercise. When there is a positive shift in the proportion of these neurochemical transmitters, it easily combats the effects of Seasonal Affective Disorder, which, incidentally, is more times than not misdiagnosed. When most people think they’re in a bad mood, they blame it on the weather. All that being said, the power of the mind is so strong in that, if you think you have it, your body will feel the effects of it.

But back to the chemical transmitters for a moment – the only other way to get a higher proportion of these in your body, and probably the more common way, is through drugs. I’m sure you’ve seen the commercials. To give you a basic idea of what each one does: Dopamine influence motor activities that involve movement. It increases the ability to focus, and if you have low levels of it, you won’t be able to concentrate. Sometimes you will even become somewhat clumsy as a result of lack of motor activities.

Serotonin is more closely associated with disposition and mood. It tends to have a quiet comforting affect. If your serotonin level is low, generally you will be irritable, depressed, and even sometimes obsessive. Epinephrin has similar properties and qualities to the first two. All can be triggered by doing something as simple as exercising. Also, put simply enough, get outside and exercise! Now you’re increasing your vitamin D from the sun, and nothing like a little fresh air to do you right.

They are seeking out someone who can identify their problems, and just as important, someone who can remedy them. It is a surreal moment when a client finally opens up to their personal trainer, to confide in them why they’re here. Once that moment happens a huge weight is lifted off the shoulders of that client, (the first of many weights to be lifted) and a bond is formed that is rarely ever broken. This bond is essential and instrumental in the success of that particular client.

As a client you have to be ready willing and able to help yourself. You have to take responsibility for your own actions; you must recognize how you got here, and be able to go forward from this point on. Once all of this is accepted and realized then the process of revitalizing your body as well as your mind can begin.

A successful relationship between a client and trainer takes accountability on both sides. As a trainer you have to be the one to facilitate this. I often find that with these clients, the times they see me each week, could very well be the highlight of that week. They get that much out of it. On my end, very little feels as good as watching that client reach his or her potential in fulfilling their goals.

I would be interested in sharing some of these stories with you. Stories of clients that have overcome obstacles, whether mental or physical and the tools I have used to get them there.

Most of the information you have learned with regards to getting a flatter stomach is more times than not, wrong. Crunches are not as effective as you are led to believe. Don’t get me wrong, they do help, but not in the way you have been told. If you want to flatten your stomach, you need to do full body workouts. Full body workouts are great because almost all exercises involve your abs and they will benefit greatly. Remember proper nutrition and a little exercise will lower your body fat percentage, as well get you those abs. The main key, as always, is to increase your exercise output!

You can’t just show up for a workout. You have to be cognitively aware of your surroundings. Proprioception in essential; meaning your body’s awareness of your surroundings. Anyone who has competed in any sport or athletic endeavor would attest to this. If you do not have a conscious conceptual idea of your exercise strategy as well as fitness regime you are just sleep walking through the workout. This can be applicable to people who have never exercised in their life to professional athletes.

As a trainer it is imperative to communicate this point. To put this in simplest terms we will use a bicep curl as an example. It’s not enough to lift and lower the weight. You need to know what part of your body is working, how it’s working and why. This will enable you to be more in tune with your body resulting in a greater effect. Exercise is like any other institution.

The more you understand it the greater the effects and in turn the greater the enjoyment.