FITNESS 101: ASK AUDRA
Audra Yocom is a certified personal trainer based out of Los Angeles, who will be answering your fitness questions on a weekly basis (every Monday) and will also bring you monthly fitness tips via her regular column (resuming in April) to help us to disspell those myths we’ve all been subjected to regarding fitness at one point or another in our battle with the bulge. You can also hear Audra with her fitness tips during the early morning (5am – 7am) A.M. Blast block of upbeat tunes geared towards your morning workout and via her new “Fitness and Health” Show beginning Wednesday April 11th at 7:30 pm on intraffikradio.com (http://tinyurl.com/intraffikradio) or under Intraffikradio under the eclectic section under iTunes Radio. To learn more about Audra or to inquire about training sessions visit her site http://audrayocom.com.
QUESTION: Is running bad for someone with a weak ankle? And is there a way to build up that ankle without hurting it?
ANSWER: I wouldn’t suggest running if you have an ankle that is weakened due to a previous injury. It would depend on exactly what is wrong with your ankle though. You can strengthen your ankles using bands and by doing exercises like calf raises and go from there.
QUESTION: What are some of the best exercises to keep my breasts from sagging when I get older?
ANSWER: Chest presses, push ups, incline flies (these also work for working the chest area for both males and females in general)
Audra will be answering your fitness questions every Monday. If you have questions you’d like answered you may email her at Audra@intraffik.com or send to info@intraffik.com. To see if your questions have been addressed check out past “Ask Audra” Column Entries here
FITNESS 101: ASK AUDRA
Audra Yocom is a certified personal trainer based out of Los Angeles, who will be answering your fitness questions on a weekly basis (every Monday) and will also bring you monthly fitness tips via her regular column (resuming in April) to help us to disspell those myths we’ve all been subjected to regarding fitness at one point or another in our battle with the bulge. You can also hear Audra with her fitness tips during the early morning (5am – 7am) A.M. Blast block of upbeat tunes geared towards your morning workout on intraffikradio.com (http://tinyurl.com/intraffikradio) or under Intraffikradio under the eclectic section under iTunes Radio beginning next Monday. To learn more about Audra or to inquire about training sessions visit her site http://audrayocom.com.
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Question: I haven’t had an exercise routine in a long time, what is the best way to get started?
Answer: The best way to get started is to start slow. Chances are if you haven’t worked out in a while 
some of the key muscles that keep your body from getting hurt won’t be protecting you so well because you haven’t been using them. Start with the basics. Stability training, light weights, moderate cardio and slowly build up to the harder stuff
Question: What’s the best/simplest way for a woman (20’s, 30’s, 40’s) to lose belly fat?
Answer: Unfortunately when you want to lose fat you can’t target one specific area to lose it in. You can definitely do crunches and ab targeted exercises which will strengthen the muscle underneath the fat, but if you don’t lose an overall body fat % you’ll still see the fat lying on top of the muscle. So at any age the basics still apply. Eat a balanced diet, exercise regularly, burn more calories than you are taking in and lose an overall body fat percentage.
Question: What are some of the best outdoor places in L.A to workout in that you’ve encountered (i.e. parks, stairs, running paths, etc)?
Answer: There are so many to choose from in L.A., but Runyon Canyon, Wildwood Canyon, rollerblading in Santa Monica, there’s a nice outdoor track in Burbank off Whitnall Highway, Griffith Park, Jogging on any beach is definitely a killer workout. Wow, there’s just so many to choose from in L.A. that it’s hard to pick. I lived in Burbank for a good portion of the time in L.A. so I obviously know more places around there.
Audra will be answering your fitness questions every Monday. If you have questions you’d like answered you may email her at Audra@intraffik.com