Healthy Habits: Tips from Harley Pasternak

Studies show that during the holiday season people tend gain anywhere from 2-10 pounds, and most people will never lose the weight. What are the tricks and secrets celebrities use to look good on the red carpet or when they have an important film coming up? Harley Pasternak is THE trainer in Hollywood and celebs like Miley Cyrus, Jessica Simpson and Kanye West count on him to help them get and STAY fit. He's put together a plan that anyone can start today, and use through both the holidays and the New Year to get “Super Fit.”

Pasternak believes that proper training and nutrition go hand in hand. In order to keep pounds off, being active and getting enough sleep is a must. One of the key things he has his clients do is monitor their heart rate before, during and after exercise. “Whether your goal is to become more active, improve your heart health or lose weight, tracking everyday activity and heart rate is essential,” said Harley Pasternak, best-­‐selling fitness and nutrition author, personal trainer and Fitbit brand ambassador. And of course staying motivated either with the help of friends, trainers and most importantly the latest technology. Using technology will help to maximize training through a variety of different types of workouts. It helps keep track of everything you do!

• Get Your Heart Rate Up –Monitor it before, during and after exercise.
• Set Goals--keep tracking of movement and calories burned. Each time you reach your goal, set a new one that's harder.
• Sleep-Critical to get a full night of sleep for having energy to exercise and not over eating.
• Use Technology to help keep track of all fitness and reach new goals by changing up workouts to push past limits.

HARLEY PASTERNICK BIO--A renowned fitness and nutrition expert and best-selling author, Harley Pasternak is responsible for getting many of Hollywood’s most recognized celebrities into the best shape of their lives, from Lady Gaga to Halle Berry, Robert Pattinson to Robert Downey Jr., and many more! Harley Pasternak has appeared on The View, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Tyra Banks Show, Access Hollywood, Extra!, Entertainment Tonight, VH1, CNN, E!, Rachael Ray, and Next Top Model, as well as making regular appearances on NBC’s Today show and ABC’s Good Morning America. Harley and 5-Factor have received extensive coverage in publications as diverse as Cosmopolitan, US Weekly, InTouch, Shape, Woman’s World, People, Glamour, Elle, Allure, Men’s Health, Jane, Fitness, Seventeen, Marie Claire, Teen People, New York Post, LA Times, Star, Urb, and The Washington Post. In 2012, Harley hosted The Revolution on ABC.

With a Masters of Science in Exercise Physiology and Nutritional Sciences from the University of Toronto, and an Honors Degree in Kinesiology from the University of Western Ontario, Harley’s books have been published in international markets in twelve languages worldwide.