{"id":64426,"date":"2012-02-07T10:00:02","date_gmt":"2012-02-07T15:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=64426"},"modified":"2012-02-07T14:00:19","modified_gmt":"2012-02-07T19:00:19","slug":"dr-john-spencer-ellis-advice-for-resolutions-personal-trainers-and-eating-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/02\/dr-john-spencer-ellis-advice-for-resolutions-personal-trainers-and-eating-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. John Spencer Ellis&#8217; Advice for Resolutions, Personal Trainers, and Eating Right"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Few people know more about the fitness industry than <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/johnspencerellis.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. John Spencer Ellis<\/a><\/strong>. Active in the fitness and health community for more than 20 years, and a renowned member, Ellis is known for a variety of things, including his stint on the Real Housewives of Orange County, the creation of NESTA, and most recently the launch of DietGuru.com.<\/p>\n<p>We had a chance to speak with John and catch up on a few goings-on in the fitness world right now. We talk about making the resolutions last (yes, there&#8217;s still time!), identifying the best personal trainer for your needs, and how Diet Guru can help you become an A+ eater.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2M-t1Fi_P8c\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"274\"><\/iframe><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>John&#8217;s hope is that people are still motivated to <strong><a title=\"new years resolutions\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/top-5-reasons-you-abandoned-your-new-years-resolution\/\">stand by the resolutions<\/a><\/strong> they made a mere 38 days ago. He notes that, statistically, we don&#8217;t see people give up completely until March 15. He says that&#8217;s when you&#8217;ll see &#8220;more room on the cardio equipment on a Monday night&#8221; at the gym! Whether you&#8217;re externally motivated by your appearance or an event like a vacation, or internally motivated to feel better about yourself, he encourages everyone to identify that motivation and hold on to it.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-64427\" title=\"john spencer ellis\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/john-spencer-ellis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If part of your weight loss plans are to work with a personal trainer this year, John stresses how important it is to shop carefully. As the founder of <strong><a title=\"NESTA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/02\/nesta-personal-training-certification-profile\/\">NESTA<\/a><\/strong>, a national personal training certification, he&#8217;s highly educated in what identifies a good trainer from the less qualified. He says there are a lot out there who think they are knowledgeable, but aren&#8217;t &#8220;sufficiently knowledgeable,&#8221; and the result is that they could hurt you more than they&#8217;ll help you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>His tips for shopping for a trainer<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>1. Make sure they have a nationally recognized <strong><a title=\"how to become a personal trainer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/how-to-become-a-personal-trainer\/\">training certification<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>2. Veryify their testimonials, which can sometimes be &#8220;embellished.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>3. Interview potential trainers, and be sure that your personalities mesh.<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve got your trainer selected and your fitness regimen on track, you&#8217;ll want to turn your focus to what you&#8217;re eating. That&#8217;s where John&#8217;s<strong> <a title=\"diet guru\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/dietguru-is-a-new-online-customized-diet-plan\/\">Diet Guru<\/a><\/strong> comes in. He partnered with his friend, a former robotics scientist at NASA, to develop a customized meal planner that grades your choices as you go. John said everyone starts at F, but everyone gets a chance to move to an A. As you build meals, the grade will gradually improve; the healthier and more nutritionally balanced, the higher the grade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Few people know more about the fitness industry than Dr. John Spencer Ellis. Active in the fitness and health community for more than 20 years, and a renowned member, Ellis is known for a variety of things, including his stint &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/02\/dr-john-spencer-ellis-advice-for-resolutions-personal-trainers-and-eating-right\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[26,14,9446,9436,2845,1252],"class_list":["post-64426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fitness","tag-celebrities","tag-interviews","tag-john-spencer-ellis","tag-nesta","tag-new-year-resolutions","tag-personal-trainer"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64426"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64428,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64426\/revisions\/64428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}