A basic diet, for those who don’t want to diet
, 2022-08-30 06:07:12,
No one likes the idea of dieting.
So, when I heard someone talking about how he helps people “have their cake and eat it too” – how to be healthy and fit without sacrificing – I needed to know more.
How?
That was my main question for Gaston Kroneman, who teaches at Ride Indoor Cycling when he’s not teaching Pilates, personal training, nutritional coaching or competing as a bodybuilder.
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Kroneman is an interesting person to have this conversation with. Yes, he has an array of certifications and credentials, but also walks the walk. He calls himself “a former fat kid,” a comment that he makes with an air of kindness and candor that seems to be infused with an eagerness to help, not to layer shame.
As a kid, Kroneman had asthma that turned into several courses of Prednisone per year. He says he started gaining weight in second grade and carried it all the way into college, where he learned more about diet, nutrition and exercise, and realized he didn’t necessarily need to accept the way things were. That’s when he started shredding pounds – ultimately, 100 of them.
Kroneman’s main takeaway is gloriously common sense: Losing weight requires burning more calories than we eat. But he can distill that more, depending on one’s appetite –…
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