A couple of months ago, Harith and Jezamine recorded one of their workouts at my Body Transformation Camp, as part of the Essentiale ‘Change for Life’ for a healthy liver campaign.

Watch this entertaining 3-minute video to see what happened:

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If you’ve always been having to put up with alot of pressure on your wrists when you do the plank, today’s TIP (which I learned from the 2012 Asia Fitness Convention) will give you a super-quick way to relieve  that.

The next time you do the plank exercise:

plank

Instead of using a ‘clenched fist’, try using a flattened palm instead, like how I’m doing it below:

plank-flattenedpalmThis one small change will give you ALL the benefits of the plank, without the typical strain on the wrists.

Increasing the width between your feet also helps to distribute your bodyweight evenly.

Try it – and let me know how it worked for you.

Speak soon,

Noel

 

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As I went for a short run this morning at the TTDI Kiara park, I made a startling discovery about Indian people and exercise.. Watch the 90-sec video below to see what it is:

So… do you agree with me?

No wonder Indian people here in Malaysia are at a high risk for lifestyle-related diseases. You know, Heart Attack, High Cholesterol, Diabetes – it runs in almost every Indian family I know… and it’s not by coincidence.

This study done by USM proves my claims about the health condition of Malaysian Indians:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21815810

How To Fix This

Awareness begins from home.

1. The foods we Indians eat are too carb-dense. Gone are the days where we Indians are mostly labourers and hence require all those carbs and energy. Today, we hold important positions and sit at the office all day.

2.The typical Indian mindset of ‘wife staying at home to take care of the kids and family’ could be resulting in mothers who do not have the time to go out and exercise.

Of course, these are only TWO of the many possible areas to look at.

I hope my observation today causes you to think about it – and take action.

In health,
Noel

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#SLIMDOWN Workshop

by Noel Chelliah on Friday, Apr 12, 2013 ·

Slimdown Workshop

Hey everyone, I’m really excited to announce the first of our many #SLIMDOWN workshops to come.

The NEXT #SLIMDOWN workshop is scheduled for:

When: Saturday, 20th April 2013
Time: 4PM-5:30PM
Registration: RM50 (Full Registration)
Early Bird: RM40 if you register by 14th April 2013.

BONUS: After the workshop, we’ll head over to the Taman Rimba Park for a 45-minute outdoor Transformation Camp workout, led by me – the group workout starts at around 6:15PM. This workout is OPTIONAL (no extra charges).

Although this is open to the public, spaces are limited (maximum 25). I encourage you to sign up as soon as possible because I strongly suspect my own campers from the Transformation Camp will fill those slots up over the next couple of days.

To confirm your spot, ENROLL over here:
=> http://slimdown.eventbrite.com * save RM10 (EARLY BIRD) when you enroll by April 14th

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

#WHAT IS THE SLIMDOWN WORKSHOP?
A 90-minute interactive workshop for the public organized by DailyMuscle.com. After this workshop, you’ll know exactly WHAT and HOW to eat for a slimmer body.

#IS THIS A WORKOUT OR A TALK?
The 90-minute workshop is a sit-down session, no exercises. This workshop is followed by an optional 45-minute total body workout that burns up to 800 calories in the Tmn Rimba Kiara park which is just nearby (2 minutes drive away). This workout is just a bonus we’d like to give you. It is suitable for all ages – we can tailor the exercises for you, but please let us know in advance if you have any medical conditions. Come in your workout gear and bring a towel, drinking water, and exercise mat (optional).

#LOCATION
Starbucks Coffee, TTDI, (in the Venti Meeting Room upstairs).
No. 20G, A&B, Jalan Tun Mohd Fuad 1, Taman Tun Dr Ismail,
60000 Kuala Lumpur.

#TIME
4PM – but please arrive 15 minutes early to get settled/order your drink, etc. We will start at 4PM sharp. Workout starts at 6PM sharp and ends before 7PM. In the event of rain/thunderstorm, we may postpone the workout to another day.

#REGISTRATION
RM40 per person, limited to maximum 25 participants only. Register early to avoid disappointment.

To confirm your spot, ENROLL over here:
=> http://slimdown.eventbrite.com

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Fitness For Mothers (PODCAST)

by Noel Chelliah on Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 ·

In between caring for their families, mothers – whether they’ve just had their first or fourth child, whether they work or stay at home- often don’t have enough time to think of themselves and their fitness. In this radio interview I had over BFM89.9, I provide some very practical TIPS on fitness for mothers.

Radio Interview

=> Click below to play the podcast:

If you have any comments or feedback, let me know in the form below.

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Weight Loss Tip: Getting Frequent Meals

April 5, 2013

We’ve all heard this tip, but most people are still clueless on how to do this one right. In today’s blog post, I’ll give you some real examples and tips on how you can FINALLY get started with eating frequent meals to suit your schedule and convenience. It’s easier than you think. Infrequent Meals Are [...]

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Do The Bulgarian Split Squat (To Add A Bit of Roundness To Your Behind)

April 2, 2013

This exercise is my all-time favorite type of lunge. If you have a typical asian physique, or if you’re one of those people who do nothing but run 24/7 as your only form of exercise, you may have noticed that your butt is no longer there – this is for you too. Do this regularly, with [...]

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How Government Corruption and Corporate Greed Has Affected Your Health and World Obesity Rates (Part 2)

March 27, 2013

In today’s post, Dr Green gives you some easy steps on how you can eat better and trim down – simply by what you eat. Find out the ‘magic formula’ below. This post is a continuation from Part 1. – Noel How Government Corruption and Corporate Greed Has Affected Your Health and World Obesity Rates [...]

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How Government Corruption and Corporate Greed Has Affected Your Health and World Obesity Rates (Part 1)

March 26, 2013

Today I am honoured to have a guest post from my colleague and friend Dr Gary Green. His passion for the medical profession, nutrition, and better eating habits is strong and loud. He walks the talk. In today’s article (part 1 of 2), Dr Green tells you how the Government and giant food corporations are [...]

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3 Ways To Get Stronger…And They’re Not What You Think!

March 22, 2013

In today’s guest post by Coach Michele, you will learn three simple things you can try right from today to help improve your fitness. These are often overlooked, but very important. 3 Ways To Get Stronger…And They’re Not What You Think! By Coach Michele Some burning questions my campers often ask me: “How do I [...]

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Gatekeepers for Children’s Health (by Peter Twist)

March 19, 2013

If you are a parent, this post will help you see how IMPORTANT and valuable your role is as a parent in influencing the health and future of your children. This post was taken from Peter Twist’s Facebook and published with his full permission. Gatekeepers for Children’s Health  by Peter Twist I have been teaching and [...]

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Subang Jaya Residents Have Fun And Workout for FREE Every Weekend

March 17, 2013

This is a public service announcement. Did you know that for more than the last 2 years, the residents at Subang Jaya have been enjoying a weekend group exercise program – for free? Many of you may have seen this enthusiastic group doing their thing next to the busy roundabout at SS13 – at Dataran [...]

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Running Shoe or Minimalist Shoe? – Part 2

March 15, 2013

You’ve heard all the buzz about barefoot training, minimalist shoes, and running with Vibrams. But before you get started on the trend, there are a few things you need to know so that you do not injure yourself. Today we continue with Part 2 from my colleague Fabio Comana from the NASM. Click here for [...]

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Running Shoe or Minimalist Shoe? – Part 1

March 14, 2013

You’ve heard all the buzz about barefoot training, minimalist shoes, and running with Vibrams. But before you get started, there are a few things you need to know so that you do not injure yourself. Today’s article from my colleague Fabio Comana from the NASM gives you some insight on this matter. Running Shoe or [...]

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Towerthon Training System – INSTANT DOWNLOAD

February 26, 2013

It’s ready! You can download the Towerthon Training System I put together to help some clients prepare for the upcoming 2013 KL Towerthon on 19th May 2013. Register HERE for the event! If you’ve never ran a tower race before, or if you’re looking to give yourself an advantage over your competition, then can I [...]

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FREE Workshop for Corporate Organizations (March 2013)

February 22, 2013

Hey everyone, please help me spread the word around. Next month, in March 2013, to celebrate International Women’s Day – my team and I are looking to speak to groups of people (minimum 40 pax) – to empower them to live better, and healthier lives. There is a huge void in society today – we [...]

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How To Bust Through A Plateau

February 20, 2013

Today I’ve got a guest post from my friend and colleague from Singapore, Lai Wee Keat. Personal trainer and bodybuilder, I’ve known him since his early days of blogging (that’s how we first got in touch). He talks about busting a plateau – this post is for those looking to build more muscle with weight [...]

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20 Funny Things To Do At Your Bootcamp If You’re Bored

February 18, 2013

One should always lighten up when working out – and remember to always have a great time when we do our favourite activity – whether, its a spinning class, group exercise at your gym, or even running. We always have a fun time at the Transformation Camp, so in the spirit of having fun, I [...]

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Fluffy Cranberry Protein Pancakes

February 15, 2013

Here’s a recipe for really fluffy and ‘less-guilt’ pancakes – these are great post-workout, or for breakfast, which is when your body can tolerate a bit more carbs. (You don’t want to be eating them right before bed). You may also replace the cranberries with blueberries – they’re equally delicious. Prep time: Under 10 mins [...]

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How To Start Exercising Outdoors (My Radio Interview on BFM89.9)

February 6, 2013

On Monday, I had the privilege to discuss something really up my alley on air in the Health & Living segment on BFM 89.9 – we talked about outdoor exercise! Having been in the outdoor fitness scene for more than 2 years, and running a thriving outdoor program for both the public and corporate organizations [...]

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How to Stay Healthy When You Eat Out at the Mamak (tip from Altimet)

January 22, 2013

Carrying on from our series of videos celebrating 2012 & 2013, today, we have Malaysian hip-hop phenomenon Altimet sharing his story. Unknown to many, Altimet was once an overweight person – and today, he has become someone who lives and practices a healthy lifestyle – he always gets his exercise and sleep scheduled in as part [...]

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The Coca-Cola Obesity Ad – My response

January 16, 2013

If you haven’t already heard, Coca-Cola, the largest beverage company in the world has come up with an ad campaign on obesity – with the main message that ‘everything contains calories, not just Coca-Cola’. The ad also highlights that they’ve taken positive steps throughout the years such as including the calorie count on the packaging [...]

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Celebrating 2012 – Meera Sivasothy from BFM89.9

January 11, 2013

Carrying on from JFK’s story and Harith Iskander’s goals for 2013, today, I’m featuring someone who I feel is VERY influential in the health scene – it’s just that her influence is from behind the scenes through the radio on her ‘Health & Living’ segment in the afternoons on BFM89.9. Over the last couple of [...]

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How To Eat More Vegetables

January 9, 2013

When I was young, my parents always told me to eat my vegetables. But of course, just like any other typical kid – I wouldn’t. I disliked them all – carrots, leafy greens, green beans, kangkung, cucumber – you name it – I didn’t eat it. Why was I like that?

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Is INNER-CIRCLE Online Coaching suitable for you? Coach Noel helps you decide.

January 5, 2013

On Monday, 7th January 2013, I’ll be accepting a small group of clients into Malaysia’s FIRST Online Coaching Program for fat loss. For the next 6 months, I will be working closely with this small group of men and women to help them take charge of their health, and overcome their fitness obstacles, frustrations and [...]

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OFFICIAL STATEMENT : BANGSAR CAMP LOCATION

January 4, 2013

OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM THE DAILYMUSCLE BODY TRANSFORMATION CAMP Friday, January 4th, 2013 Dear friends, clients, and colleagues, This is an update about the current situation with our workout location in Bangsar. Although we have been operating at SMK Bangsar since February 2012, we were informed yesterday by a school official that our Transformation Camp program [...]

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‘Bootcamp 2.0′ – The Future of Fitness Coaching, BETTER THAN BOOTCAMP.

December 28, 2012

As the new year approaches, like many people I know who want to get fit, you’re most likely considering: Joining a gym (good, but lacks accountability and direction if you’re alone) Joining a nearby military-style bootcamp (Intense workouts to push you out of your comfort zone, but again, it can still lack accountability and be [...]

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Celebrating 2012 – Harith Iskander

December 24, 2012

Last week, we heard what my buddy Johan Farid Khairuddin (JFK) had to say about 2012 – if you missed that video, you can watch it here. Today, I’d like to you to take 3 minutes of your time to hear from another friend of mine, Harith Iskander, who has recently made some really big [...]

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Celebrating 2012 – Johan Farid Khairuddin (JFK)

December 21, 2012

Over the next few days, leading to the new year, look out for inspiring stories from real people, with real challenges to living a healthier lifestyle. Today we’ll start with JFK’s story – remember to watch until the end where he shares HIS tip for success: Leave a comment below and let me know what [...]

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Running: Learning to Love it and Upping Your Game (My BFM89.9 Interview)

December 18, 2012

Last week, I had the chance to share a little bit on RUNNING – something many Malaysians are into nowadays (there’s a run almost every week!). So if you missed me on radio, catch the podcast below. A big thank you to the BFM team for the continuous opportunities to share my knowledge and experience [...]

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McDonald’s Breakfast Day – 5 Ways to Instantly Fix Tomorrow’s FREE Egg McMuffin

November 18, 2012

If you haven’t already heard or seen, McDonald’s Malaysia has declared 19th November 2012 as McDonald’s Breakfast Day, and is giving out 200,000 pieces of Egg McMuffin with Chicken Roll tomorrow. FACT: That’s 58.6 million calories, and it would take ONE 70kg individual to jog non-stop, 24-hours/day for 16 years to burn that off. FREE food. [...]

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Noel LIVE On RED FM talking about Health & Fitness – with JFK (Podcast)

November 8, 2012

Hey everyone, on Sunday 4th November, I was on RED FM with superstar radio presenter JFK, taking calls from real people with real concerns on their health and fitness. It was an awesome show – and we spoke about realistic fat loss, eating habits, bootcamp, how to get started when you don’t have the time, [...]

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How Sleep Affects Weight Loss – Transformation Tip

October 9, 2012

Many of us, in today’s ‘BUSY’ lifestyle often neglect our sleep. We trade our sleep by keeping awake and doing other things – and cruise through life not having sufficient sleep. Did you know that getting enough sleep is CRUCIAL to weight loss, healthy hormone levels, and increased lifespan? If you are sacrificing sleep so [...]

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Is Eating Rice Bad For Weight Loss?

October 1, 2012

Rice has received such a bad reputation here, especially among Malaysians. I’ve lost count on the number of times I’ve heard how ‘rice is really bad for you’. Today I’ll address this issue, and hopefully clear the misconception that you may have had all along. Transcript of Today’s Video Click Here To Show The Transcript [...]

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The Power of Affirmations – Transformation Tip of The Week

September 24, 2012

Today I’d like to share with you an interesting little strategy that you can use right away to keep you on track with your fitness goals. I’ll be talking about Affirmations. Transcript of Today’s Video Click Here To Show The Transcript This week at my Transformation camp, we’re giving out these affirmation cards to all [...]

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How To Eat Slowly for Better Weight Management – Transformation Tip of The Week

September 17, 2012

In today’s ‘fast-paced’ lifestyle, we are all guilty of wolfing down our meals. Distracted eating and having our meals while we drive has become a ‘norm’ – and possibly not the best thing we can do to our waistlines. We’ve all heard that we need to slow down our eating – but why? And how [...]

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Remember When We Played? – Transformation Tip

September 10, 2012

When was the last time you headed outside, with no worries or cares but just one objective – to play until you were tired and was forced to go home because it was getting late? If only we adults can approach exercise the same way a child is ever willing to play – I wonder [...]

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Quick Update : From the 2012 IDEA World Fitness Conference, San Diego

July 11, 2012

As many of you all now, I’m away in San Diego, California for the 2012 IDEA World Fitness Convention (it is also their 30th Anniversary!), and it has been an amazing experience.

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A Solution for Dad (and the rest of the family)

June 18, 2012

If you had too much to eat yesterday on Father’s Day (or most other times when you gather to eat as a family), then let my Transformation Camp help you ‘reverse’ that – permanently. The Transformation Camp is an outdoor program that operates in Subang Jaya, TTDI, and Bangsar, using our unique non-bootcamp/military-style approach to [...]

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How to Make the Ultimate Health-Boosting Smoothie – Twister’s Jungle Juice

June 7, 2012

Those of you who have been following my blog for awhile, and to my clients/participants at my Transformation Camp, you’ll know that I’m a big fan of blending various healthy ingredients into smoothies – but yesterday, I came across this recipe for THE ULTIMATE, COMPLETE, health-boosting smoothie. Peter Twist is one of the most successful [...]

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When You Feel Like Quitting… Don’t!

April 24, 2012

This is a guest post by Coach Michele Lian, from the Transformation Camp team. If this is you right now, I feel you. I really do. This is me on some days too. In fact, this was me just days ago. You see, I have a race to train for. It’s not a full, or [...]

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Why I Love Exercising/Staying Active During A Holiday

April 9, 2012

I happen to be in Melbourne, Australia at the moment for a short getaway and to attend the Planetshakers Conference 2012. This morning, I managed to sneak in a workout at 7:30AM.

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How to Weight Train for Seriously Fast Fat Loss

March 22, 2012

Ask any random stranger you see at the gym, and chances are the number 1 goal for most people would be FAT LOSS. So today, I’d like to briefly get you thinking about your METHOD of training for best fat loss results. By the end of this blog post – you’ll be able to ‘inject’ [...]

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Why I LOVE to Train With My Suunto QUEST Heart Rate Monitor

March 15, 2012

Not too long ago, I wrote a simple review about my first heart rate monitor – the Suunto M5. Ever since then, I always feel as if something is ‘missing’ when I train without it. Recently I got my hands on the new Suunto QUEST, and all the MORE, I am compelled to share my [...]

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A New and Brave Beginning for MANY at the Transformation Camp

March 5, 2012

This month of March is very significant for my Transformation Camp – as of now, as I am writing this blog post – we have a total of 200+ participants enrolled in our program at our locations in TTDI, Subang Jaya and Bangsar.

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Do THIS to Shrink Your Belly

February 27, 2012

This guest post is by Coach Michele Lian, from the Transformation Camp Team. The next time you sit down for a meal, take a good look at the colors of the foods on your plate. Are they all pretty much the same? If the answer is ‘no’, great (although this doesn’t necessarily mean you’re off the [...]

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A Healthy Valentine’s Experience

February 22, 2012

On Valentine’s Day, we at the Transformation Camp decided to do things a little differently, and expressed our ‘love’ for what we enjoy doing the most in a special Theme Workout to celebrate V-Day. The entire experience was really just so much fun – we had everyone really excited, and motivated to do the circuits [...]

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Transformation Camp – What DO we do?

February 21, 2012

Very often, I get asked – WHAT is it that we do at my Body Transformation Camp. (For the benefit of those who are new to this blog, I actually run an outdoor workout program called the DailyMuscle Body Transformation Camp, with ongoing sessions in Bangsar, TTDI, and Subang Jaya). Since a picture is worth [...]

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Fruit Juice And Fat Loss?

February 1, 2012

Are you a big fan of fruit juice? Most of us are, including me. But I’m an even bigger fan of water. (which is why I absolutely love restaurants like PlanB and Ben’s General Food Store which serve you unlimited amounts of fresh cool water. And while fruit juice is a certainly a better option [...]

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The Controversial “Why Am I Fat?” Video Campaign to Stop Childhood Obesity

January 25, 2012
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I’d like you to take look at this Public Service Announcement (PSA), aimed at curbing childhood obesity. These series of PSAs are part of a campaign by the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Don’t worry – there’s nothing gory or gross in the video, but be warned, that it has a very strong message – one [...]

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