7 Simple Tips to Walk Off Fat Faster

Submitted by on November 24, 2010 - 9:14 pm

Keep your metabolism roaring this holiday season with these 7 simple tips:

  1. ¡Párate derecho! Stand up Straight! – When your body is in proper alignment your body, (especially your back and buttocks), have more strength, so you can walk faster and burn more calories.  Stand up straight, with your ears and shoulders aligned over your hips and walk, walk, walk.
  2. ¡Muéve los brazos! Move your arms! – Maintain your arms at 90-degree angles and pump them vigorously.  Not only will you burn more calories, you will also keep your shoulders, the most complicated joint in the body, lubricated and healthy.
  3. ¡Pasito a pasito! Take smaller steps! – Taking smaller, quicker steps will actually boost your burn.  Try timing yourself walking 100 steps, then recover for one minute.  Take another 100 steps, trying to cut off five seconds from your time.  Repeat 10x.
  4. ¡Usa el asfalto! Use the pavement!  Want to work your calves, hamstrings and glutes?  Roll through your feet, from heel to ball.  When you get to the ball of your foot push off, as if you were cleaning the sole of your shoe.   The more muscles you use, the more calories you burn.
  5. ¡Levanta el latido del corazón! Raise your heart rate! – Wearing a heart rate monitor can keep you working at your optimal fat-burning pace.  It’s like having your own coach.
  6. ¡Haz metas que se ven! Set goals that you can see! – Choose markers like park benches and stop signs and speed up until you reach them.  Then slow down for the same distance.
  7. ¡Aumenta la fuerza! Add strength! – The more muscles you use the more calories you burn.  Add some simple strength moves, like lunges, squats and push-ups, for más burn.  While you’re walking stop every five minutes and do one minute of strength moves.  This will not only help your boost your metabolism when you exercise but also long term, like when you sleep.  How great is that?

Black Friday Sale ENDS TODAY!

Submitted by on November 16, 2010 - 10:08 pm

Hola amigos,

Yes,it’s true.  My crazy Black Tuesday Sale will end tonight.  So, I urge you to take advantage, because I don’t know when I will offer these rates again.  Read on to see how you can workout with me (or buy the gift of pilates for a friend) and SAVE BIG!!!

But first!  I want to let you know that I will be holding and EXCLUSIVE Virtual Pilates Mat Class in December.  You can gain FREE access to the class (broadcast via Ustream.tv) when you purchase my Cardio Latino Interval Training Workout. This workout is a great supplement to your Pilates practice.  The best part?  The music is so good that you don’t even feel like you’re working out! Click Here to check out my Cardio La tino Interval Training mp3 Workout.

PLUS! One lucky person who takes advantage of ANY of my SALE deals will be entered to win a $100 Ana Cabán Gift Card to use for themselves, (on a future purchase), or give to a friend.

The holidays are creeping up on us, as are loads of sweets, fatty foods and lounging around. And because of this I’ve had clients and fans, alike, asking me how to stay healthy with all these temptations around us. I know, first hand, how tempting the treats can be and how easy it is to over eat when visiting the family. (I’ve done it numerous times). But now that I am healthy & happy
(read more here) I want to help you. So this morning I came up with the radical idea of offering many of my products and services at CRAZY reduced rates, in order to make it IMPOSSIBLE for you to get off track this holiday season. I’m calling it my Black Tuesday Sale. I know, I know, I worked enough years in retail to know that Black Friday isn’t for another week and a half but I couldn’t wait that long to give you this AMAZING OFFER! ‘Gotta strike while the coals or hot, right? Or at least while I have this insane wave of generosity. (Which WILL END in 48 hours).

Bottom line ? My insanity = your savings.

Join me for the holidays and I’ll be here to hold your hand, whether you need inspiration to do your cardio exercise, help kicking your sugar habit, or want virtual private pilates/personal training. I’m really excited to help you remove your bad habits and reprogram your mind & body TO GET THE RESULTS THAT YOU WANT!

Wouldn’t you prefer to start the NEW YEAR in the BEST SHAPE & mindset that you can? Or would you rather continue to feel tired, broke and/or fat? IF YOU WANT THE LATTER don’t do a thing! However, if you’d prefer the former I URGE YOU TO ACT NOW! This crazy idea of mine popped into my head this morning and I suggest that you TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT NOW, before I change my mind.

In order to live YOUR BEST LIFE EVER read on & click on the offer(s) that you’d like to take advantage of, below!

Ana Cabán’s Cardio Latino Interval Workout (mp3 Instant Download)

Regularly $9.97, Get it NOW FOR ONLY $5!

¡Sí senor! You can workout with me for only $5!!! Get 60 minutes of slammin’ latin cardio music composed by Samuel Torres, percussionist to Shakira, Mark Anthony, Poncho Sanchez and Chick Corea, to name a few. The workout has two 30 minute tracks. One with me inspiring you to ¡muévete! (move it) and one instrumental, so that you can just jam to the beat. Either way, get ready to burn up to 600 calories/hour!

(Enter Coupon Code FIESTA).

Ana Caban’s Sugar-free Challenge Home-Study Program

I’m so tired of hearing complaints of people putting on weight during the holidays that I’ve decided to make this offer IRRESISTIBLE! Kick your sugar habit to the curb NOW-NOT NEXT YEAR ~ look and feel FABULOUS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!

Are you a sugarholic? It’s ok to admit it. You’re in good company. Many of us are sugarholics. And this time of year can be particularly hard for us. Whether you have a history of diabetes in your family, are carrying a few extra, unwanted, pounds, have digestion problems, headaches, fatigue, or whatever your reason my Sugar-free Challenge can help you reset your system and restore your health.

Regularly $147, Get it NOW FOR ONLY $47!

(Coupon Code ADIOS SUGAR).

Virtual Pilates/Personal Training

Enjoy the same fitness & wellness instruction as my EXCLUSIVE private clientele, without leaving your home, (no matter where you live).

If you’re a busy professional, a stressed-out student or a supermom that has enjoyed training with my DVDs for years and have always wished that you could train with me privately, but don’t live in the L.A. area then THIS IS THE THING FOR YOU! Let me custom-tailor a series of 5 workout sessions to your needs, (just like I do for my L.A. clientele), & deliver them to you, LIVE, via Skype, in the comfort and privacy of your own home, hotel room, or your parents den (for a fraction of what it would cost you to travel to L.A. and train with me here). There is no reason not to workout with me. I can be wherever you are. This is your opportunity! The best part? All 5 workouts will be recorded and set to you as video files, to use over and over again.

5 (45 Minute) Sessions Regularly $400, Get them NOW FOR ONLY $275!

(Coupon Code SKYPE FITNESS).

All you need to enjoy private sessions with me is an internet connection, Skype and a mat*.

*Additional fitness props may also be employed, if you’d like.

Clearly, Christmas is coming early this year. Make sure to let Santa know that you’ve been a good girl/boy because I can’t wait to begin working with you! Here’s to a fabulous holiday season!

Happy Black Tuesday!

P.S. Remember that one lucky person will win a $100 Ana Cabán Gift Card to use for themselves, (on a future purchase), or give to a friend.

P.P.S. That this offer will self-destruct, (I mean expire), on Sunday evening at 11:59PM PT! SO ACT NOW!

P.P.P.S. When you buy my Cardio Latino Interval Training Workout you will automatically receive FREE Access to my EXCLUSIVE Virtual Pilates Mat Class in December.  (Details emailed to you after purchase).  Remember to use Coupon Code FIESTA to get my workout for ONLY $5!

P.P.P.P.S. For tips on staying trim during the holidays (and everyday) listen to Friday’s episode of Cafecito with special guest Celebrity Nutritionist, Cynthia Pasquella.  Click Here to listen!

Staying Stress-free During the Holidays

Submitted by on November 12, 2010 - 4:27 am


It’s official! The holidays really are here. I mean, Halloween has come and gone and now we’re really in full holiday swing. We all know that the holidays are supposed to be all about peace, love and joy, however they can also be stressful. Why? Oh, I don’t know, maybe because they just creep up on us and we aren’t necessarily ready for them. Or because when we actually do get out to the stores to buy food or gifts we experience parking rage, (that of others, or even our own). Or maybe because we have to travel, (at the busiest travel time of year), to see our families, whom we love but don’t always agree with us on everything, causing us undue stress. That being said, in order to make your holidays more peaceful and fun I’ve come up with 7 simple ways to reduce your stress during this season, or anytime. Here they are:

1. Use imagery~ Take a moment to imagine yourself in a beautiful, peaceful place. Maybe it’s a luxurious beach resort that you vacationed at or somewhere that you dream of going to. The key is to, momentarily, remove yourself from the anxiety provoking environment you are in order to release some of the tension you feel.

2. Breathe!~ Breathing exercises are a great way to relieve stress anytime and anywhere. They’re easy to learn, easy to use, and can be done as soon as you feel any tension and immediately begin feeling better. A simple and effective exercise is to “inhale peace” and “exhale stress”.

3. Light Up (a candle that is)~ Aromatherapy can help you feel calmer and more at peace. Light an aromatherapy candle or have essential oils available to smell in times of stress and chaos.

4. Move That Body!~ Get up from sitting, (especially important on long flights). Take a short walk. In as little as 5 minutes you will feel like you were able to separate yourself from the current situation, regroup and feel like yourself again.

5. Have a Drink~ To relax nothing is better than a cup of herbal tea. Chamomile tea is one of my favorites because in addition to being an aid for stomach aches, (which are often stress related), it is also a great sleep aid.

6. Listen to Music~ Music can really transport you. When you are feeling stressed just tune in to some mellow or soothing music and watch your stress just slip away.

7. Develop a Positive Attitude~ Optimists and positive thinkers experience better health, less stress, and más suerte (more luck) in life. Developing a more positive frame of mind may take a little time and practice, however it can change your life and how you live it. Practice makes perfect and the rewards are worth it.

Here’s to a fun and stress-free holiday season!