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Get fit with sásta

Besi Besemar January 2, 2015

James Ledward tries out a new approach to fitness and general well-being.

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The patented sásta running pod

THE POSTER on the wall while you exercise says it allSweat is fat crying! Sásta is a new health, fitness and weight loss programme on offer at Brighton Marina.

I’m sixty years old, out of condition and haven’t done any regular exercise for 10 years or more. Throw bad diabetic control and a dodgy liver into the mix and the prognosis isn’t great.

Like all weight reduction programmes, sásta makes the usual promises of weight loss but for me this programme has proved to deliver much more.

I’ve been diabetic for 10 years, I’m insulin dependent and suffer from poor diabetic control. After just three weeks on the programme my overall diabetic control level improved by 15%. My total body fat reduced by 3.4%, I had an 8lbs loss of fat mass,my visceral fat levels reduced by 10% and my all round general fitness improved considerably.

Thirty minutes in the patented sásta pod brings my sugar levels down by 5 points WITHOUT FAIL each time I use the machine and a thirty minute session on the floor brings the sugar levels down even further giving me more energy for the rest of the day.

When you start the programme your weight, fat mass, muscle mass, fat%, water%, visceral rating (fat around the vital organs) and metabolic age are taken and then monitored at your weekly weigh-in session.

On the programme my overall weight didn’t reduce at first as the fat converted to muscle but the shape of my body especially the size of my arse, hips and lower waist changed considerably.

You have your sásta session in a friendly unit in Brighton Marina, just behind the Subway sandwich shop!

There is nothing worse when you’re overweight than going to a gym and being intimidated by well endowed muscle Marys pumping those fitness machines. Sásta is personal and friendly. The trainers are very experienced, encouraging and very helpful.

Your session at sásta falls into two halves.

The patented running pod:                                                                                                                          You spend thirty minutes in the patented pod which is a conventional running machine sealed in a pod. You wear a tight suction suit and during the session the speed of the machine varies, the incline varies and a vacuum engages which makes you work harder, improving cardiovascular and increasing stamina and energy levels, while improving your breathing and reducing your body fat.

The Floor Exercise: 
The session in the pod is followed by a 30 minute exercise and body sculpting floor session using light weights. You’re monitored during both parts by a personal trainer who checks your progress all the time. Not having done any exercise for years I was sore after my first few sessions, however, by session four I was getting used to the routine. Just remember – no gain without some pain!

Sásta is not just an exercise programme, it has five complementary components:
• Client Consultation
• Pod Exercise
• Low GL Meal Plan
• Body Sculpting Programme
• One-to-One Personal Trainer

Each component is important to get the most out of the programme. For me personally, sásta has had a spectacular impact on my diabetic control, reducing the level of my blood sugars across the board, giving me more energy and allowing me to reduce the amount of insulin I inject daily. Thirty minutes in the pod GUARANTEES my sugar levels come down by a minimum five points at every session. When your average sugar level is over 12 this is very welcome, it’s improved my daily stamina levels no end and I’m also sleeping much better.

For the first time in years I have muscles developing in my arms, legs and stomach and I’ve become more mobile which, considering I used a walking stick for most of the last year, has made a big difference to my all-round mobility and general well being.

It’s important that you keep to the Low GL meal plan, which for me was the hardest part of the programme. Lots of water and no alcohol for the first two weeks of the regime are recommended. Enough said!

Sásta in Gaelic means happy or content and the programme promotes lifestyle changes. The nutrition plan is based on a Low GL (Glycaemic Load) intake, which is all about the sugar and carbohydrates in food. Just keep to the many tasty meals and snacks in the food plan menu book that you’re given when you register.

Sásta offers a money-back guarantee that within your first month you’ll lose a clothes size or you get a 100% refund of your fee.

To download a voucher for a free demonstration, click here:

As with any fitness regime, if you’re unfit and out of condition, you should consult your doctor before starting the sásta programme.

 

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