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90 || MOST FITNESS || MAY 2016Kitchen. It is a cookbook with all of my favorite recipes and a dieting guide. I teach people how to figure out how much they should eat, and cover topics like reverse dieting and even the mental struggles associated with diets. MFM: What parts of your work do you enjoy the most, and what are the greatest stresses at work? I really love the clients I work with. When they get on stage, I feel like it%u2019s me up there. I am so proud when they achieve their goals. MFM: What is your advice for a healthy diet?AP: A healthy diet is one that you can stick to for the long term. It really is a lifestyle. Incorporating some of the things you love in your diet everyday keeps you from feeling deprived and creates a healthier relationship with food. Yo-yo dieting creates more body fat regain overall, time after time. It%u2019s best to stay consistent with weight. When trying to lose weight, it%u2019s best to start with small changes at first and make an adjustment when you hit a plateau. My goal is to eat as much as possible and do as little as possible to hit my target, so that there is always room to move when things get stuck. You also can%u2019t constantly be eating in a caloric deficit. Plan to have periods of adding calories back in slowly and start cutting back on the training to give your body a break. MFM: What is your own training routine like? AP: I train each body part twice a week. One day is heavy, with around 5-8 reps for each set. The second day I train in the hypertrophy range with 10-15 reps. I start with the major lifts: squats, deadlifts, and presses, then move on to accessory work after. I even incorporate some blood flow restriction training to finish a workout once a week. I have to adjust my workouts to fit my schedule, so I will move things around, but I make sure to get everything in. Monday - Legs heavy Tuesday - Upper body heavy Wednesday - Cardio (I teach spin or HIIT) Thursday - LegsFriday - Upper body Saturday - Cardio Sunday - Rest MFM: How do our readers sign up for your program?AP: My website: www.alissaparker.net has all of the program options as well as my books available for purchase.