Its been 5 years since Jeri Ross created her anti-cellulite solution, CelluliteRx™, and now she has put her story, education, and knowledge of cellulite treatment and tips into one book-30 Days to a Slim Smooth Silhouette…at any age. Who better than the cellulite expert herself is qualified to teach, treat, and encourage you to bust that cellulite and have fun doing it? In 30 Days to a Slim Smooth Silhouette… at any age, Ross has mapped out a quick, easy plan that will help you diminish cellulite, slim down, and stay motivated to get AND keep results! Ross is excited and remarks, “I am so grateful that I can now provide women with the tools and encouragement necessary to achieve that beautiful, healthy body! Don’t let age be a barrier, let it be an encouragement!”
Jeri Ross Debuts Her First Book-30 Days to a Slim, Smooth Silhouette..at any age!
Interview with Personal Trainer!
JERI ROSS INTERVIEW WITH PERSONAL TRAINING COACH
Jeri Ross, co-owner of Institut’DERMed, sat down with personal fitness coach, Annette Cavalier, to ask her some heart felt questions about how she works effectively with women and their bodies.
Personal Fitness Coach Annette Cavalier
J: How would you describe your purpose?
A: When a woman comes to me she is asking for help. My approach is one based on how I can assist a woman to heal, to live more consciously, to provide honest answers that will build holistic strength for body, mind and spirit. The work creates a personal connection between us that changes lives for the better. Also women who are making an investment in themselves monetarily, physically benefit.
J: Why did you decide to be a fitness coach and body therapist?
A: I was in a 10 year relationship that was not healthy for me. I hated my job and I was over weight. I had to make some changes. I started working out and as I lost the weight, I started getting compliments and finally had the courage to leave the relationship and the job. I discovered who I was as a powerful woman through training, toning and reducing. Because of my own experience and how working out had changed my life I became a trainer. I wanted other women to experience that transition from despair, set a goal, and then follow it through to attain their desired life. I try to teach by example.
J: In terms of body image, let’s talk about two issues that seem to be the most emotionally charged for women, weight and aging. How do you address losing weight with your women clients?
A: Most of my women clients come to me to lose weight. I have a philosophy that the extra fat on the body is the symptom of an underlying cause. When I approach weight loss I know that the weight will not come off or not stay off if the reason it’s there in first place is not included in sessions with clients.
Many women view their body as the enemy that they dislike or even hate because it doesn’t fit the mold of how we have been programmed to think it should look in order to be attractive to others. The body hears you and it responds. Not liking the body results in a life long discontent that almost always leads back to the same shape you try to avoid. Positive attitude matters. It needs to be cultivated and included in any fitness program, especially for long term results. When you start doing healthy things for yourself you want to do more healthy things for yourself.
J: What kind of attitudes do you run into with the aging woman and her changing body?
A: I work with many women who, for most of their lives, got attention for their physical attributes and they identify their physical with who they are. They continue trying to keep themselves in their mid-30’s as the state that they best identify with in terms of being attractive. Some women are terrified and feel like, ‘Oh my god what’s happening to me?’ Their being attractive is so tied into how they relate in the world. They have always seen themselves in someone else’s eyes. Then as they age, they stop getting that attention. They look in the mirror and see that older woman’s face and body looking back at them and they are scared and feel out of control. They start comparing themselves with younger women, the perky breasts, slim legs and now it starts affecting their self esteem. Again I see a woman that perceives her attractiveness as being how she is loved and accepted by others. Of course there are varying degrees of this association, but it is very prevalent.
J: What are some treatment strategies you use to help the aging woman to feel better about herself?
A: We have discussed that whenever you do something for yourself, the simple act in itself nurtures you and your body responds and feels this. It hears you. I really love to help the aging woman connect more with her higher self through body treatments such as detoxifying lymphatic massage, Synergie, and corrective body products. I have a client that has been coming to me once a week for 5 years for lymphatic massage. Her sessions with me support her to relax, relieve stress and boost her immune system. She has expressed to me that her weekly treatments give her the space to let go of the fear of aging. And after struggling with a dysfunctional, dissatisfying relationship for years, at 60 she has re-invented herself and is in a new, more joyful relationship.
J: I’m an aging woman. I am now 55 and still very inclined to exercise especially now to help keep me flexible, prevent age-related illnesses and of course, to keep off unwanted pounds. Are you suggesting that body treatments and products be added to exercise regimes for the aging woman and if so why?
A. I do recommend body treatments and products for the aging woman because one thing that slows down with age is circulation and cellular rejuvenation that includes layers of the skin. The body ages just like the face. Loss of elasticity causes sagging in body parts that are helped with treatments like Synergie and CelluliteRx that manually increase circulation from the outside in. Of course exercise is critical for over-all health and the body needs exercise to function optimally. The aging woman needs a little extra help to jump start cellular metabolism in the skin to improve elasticity and fortunately today’s technology can do that.
How To Reduce Cellulite With Exercise!
Get Out and Exercise!
Exercise is good for the body AND mind!
Exercise helps to improve not only our physical bodies, but our minds as well.It makes your body not only look and feel better, but you will also feel better about yourself. Exercise can not only improve self-confidence, but also can lower sadness, anger, and aggression. Every time you exercise, endorphins are stimulated and released into your brain. Endorphin peptides are the chemicals in the brain that upon being released, lead to increased feelings of happiness and a ‘body high.’
How Does Exercise Help To Reduce/Eliminate Cellulite
Exercise promotes increased blood circulation throughout the body. Fat cells need to be circulated and stimulated so that they do not turn into cellulite and create a cottage-cheese look to the skin. Gaining muscle also helps to lessen the appearance of cellulite because it causes the skin to tighten. No matter what cellulite treatment you use, exercise is always the other half of the solution to obtaining good results.
How Can We Control Our Cravings?
Don’t you hate waking up with a food hangover-looking at the pizza box and cookies on your nightstand? To put this unhealthy habit to an end, you need to evaluate why you decided to over-indulge in the first place. To understand your cravings a little better you can avoid doing this repetitive cycle and start listening to what your body wants, not what your immediate gratification wants. The most common food cravings are those that are high in sugar and fat…big surprise. These foods mostly do not require preparation and are thus easily to consume instantly. Many times food cravings reflect your emotional state of mind, for instance stress, sadness, nutritional deficiencies, and also for those with eating disorders. Also, woman who have premenstrual syndrome crave certain foods just before they get their period due to their sensitivity in taste. So what can YOU do to make a change and stop this bad habit?
- Consider Your Options: Instead of attempting to cure this with stuffing yourself with junk, unhealthy food, find something else to do-whether it be reading, cleaning, shopping, or better yet exercising! Not only will you forget about those lame cravings, but you will loose calories.
- Have A Steady Food Cycle: Through eating daily planned well-balanced meals you will avoid starving yourself, which most commonly results in over-eating. Your body needs ten minutes to register whether it is full or not so let your body decide if its full, not you.
- Take Multivitamins: Whether you are on a diet or not, there is an array of multi-vitamin supplements that will nourish your body with the vitamins and minerals needed to keep the body healthy.
Yummy Fruits That Have Cellulite Fighting Properties!
- Bananas:promote healthy circulation
- Berries: among the top antioxidant foods, counteracting the sugar, fats, and other pollutants that damage skin
- Watermelon: fluid-filled foods fight fluid retention and watermelon contains one glass of water per slice!
- Pears and Pineapple: very detoxifying and can also help reduce the effects of pollutants in the system, which aids the lymph.
- Citrus Fruits: one orange provides 80 mg of vitamin C, twice the amount needed daily for adults, which is vital in for building collagen.
- Dried Fruits: fruits high in potassium, like prunes, figs, and apricots help regulate fluid.
