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FeedMelt Those Love Handles
Or hips or thighs or tummy. Here’s how—and it may not be the way you’ve always believed.
by Michael Bradley Published April 9, 2010 at 09:45 AM
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Cindy Woods didn’t really need Val Whiting. She was a cyclist who had been pedaling the pavement for nearly 10 years, and she had whipped thyroid cancer. In other words, she was plenty tough—and in pretty good shape.But since a friend last summer had recommended Whiting as someone who could help make her even stronger and feel even better, Woods took a chance. She visited Whiting at her headquarters at Ursuline Academy in Wilmington, then began training with her.
Woods listened to Whiting’s advice on nutrition and changed her diet. She devoted herself to the program, though it required something of a leap of faith. Now Woods wishes she had met Whiting earlier—much earlier.
“I feel fantastic,” she says. “I had been wondering whether I would ever feel this good again.”
Whiting insists that Woods is not an isolated case. The former professional basketball player has been a trainer and nutritional counselor since 2002, but it has been only the past few months that her business has taken a dramatic turn.
In 2005 Whiting learned about a system called BioSignature Modulation, which focuses attention on toning specific body parts while addressing a person’s overall health and fitness. In September 2009 she took a five-day course in Arizona with BioSignature Modulation pioneer Charles Poliquin, where she learned how to assess clients and build a program to address their specific needs. She’s doing that in a new center in Wilmington, where her GameShape training business is taking off.
Some look at BioSignature Modulation as spot reduction, but Whiting says it’s more. By using exercise, wise use of dietary supplements and diet modification, folks can address problem areas of their bodies, certainly, but they can also help their overall health and conditioning.
And since Whiting has been using “cross fit” training on her clients, she can employ many different methods to help people achieve their goals. With Woods, for example, Whiting uses a variety of disciplines. Some days she has Woods work with weights. On other days there is a high cardio component, like rowing on a machine or running. “I never know what the workout is going to be, and I like it,” Woods says. “We do a lot of work that is short in duration, but it’s high intensity.”
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