Joe Costa is a renowned authority on physical fitness and nutrition with over 14 years industry experience. Joe offers a broad range of services designed to help you reach and maintain your health and fitness goals.
Bio
- Joe Costa - Elite Trainer
- @realfitness101
Specialties:
- Fitness
- Nutrition & Dietetics
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Affiliation:
- Sharecare
Location:
- St. Paul, MN
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Credentials
- Additional Certifications of Specialty Qualifications
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National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Certified Personal Trainer
Activity
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How can I motivate myself to lose weight?
Staying motivated while dieting is quite a challenge. I stopped calling it hard or frustrating (which it certainly can be) and now go with challenging. I know it seems like a minor difference but t...
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Can I eat whole wheat bread if I am watching my carbohydrates?
If you are going to watch your carbs you should also be watching your fat and protein. It wouldn’t seem to make sense to eat low carb. Why would one want less of a macronutrient than was opti...
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How can I make a family walk fun for my teenagers?
Create some fun it’s easy, walk backwards side to side and shuffle. Use the terrain for a balance challenge, pause for some calisthenics and offer some type of incentive or reward system for ...
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Does stopping and starting effect my walking workout?
Absolutely, you are doing a form of interval training by taking your heart rate up and down. It is a great mix with your normal day of continuous aerobic activity.
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What should I do when I’m stressed and crave sugary and salty junk food?
A classic food craving. Go ahead satisfy it. Try to be at least aware of the amount of calories it took to satisfy your craving and move on. Now start paying attention to how long you can go withou...
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How can I adopt healthy eating habits?
Adopting healthy eating habits takes practice and a sound strategy. Eating is one of the few choices you have to make every day. Choose plant based foods with a high nutrient content grown in cl...
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What should I look for on labels when searching for low-cholesterol foods?
Try to eat more real whole foods that don’t have labels. Eat reasonable amounts of lean pasture raised animal protein and smaller varieties of fish (less toxins in the smaller fish) and a lot...
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How can I adopt healthy eating habits on a limited budget?
As you try to remove the barriers that are keeping you from reaching your health and fitness goals your commitment to eating a nutrient dense diet doesn’t have to be limited by budget. Sta...
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How can distance runners improve fitness in the weight room?
You may also want to consider using the off season to build back some of the muscle lost during the season. Runners run a lot and all that cardio will probably cost you some muscle density.A nice o...
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Are water aerobics as effective as walking?
First we would have to know how you are defining effective. Does your water activity burn as many calories as walking? Does it add more or less muscle density? Does it do more for overall cardio co...
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How do I know if I am ready to begin physical activity?
There is a good chance you are ready for physical activity at any time. A fitness assessment performed by your trainer after you have been cleared for exercise by your doctor is a good place to sta...
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What is resistance training?
Resistance training is just what the name implies, working your body against resistance. There are so many ways to do this and so many reasons why you should. Your next question should be how, wher...
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How do I use stretch bands to exercise?
You can use bands in many ways. Start simple; Stand in a comfortable yoga mountain pose. Hold your band in front of you with your hands close together. Inhale your arms up and exhale as you slowly ...
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