Hi, I’m Maricris! I am a proud NASM Certified Personal Trainer with a passion for training YOU, the everyday athlete, to get stronger in the game of life! My background as a corporate worker, athlete, and model, in addition to working with celebrities, entrepreneurs, corporate workers and stay-at-home moms with unpredictable schedules, has inspired my adaptive coaching style. I’ve been blessed to be part of many lifestyle transformations, and can’t wait to be a part of yours!

   

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HOW TO START LOSING BELLY FAT

I'm very thankful to Carla Delgado for the opportunity to have contributed to Insider on the topic of belly fat. Here are some of the highlights from the article: "Maintaining healthy levels of visceral fat is beneficial to your health," says Maricris Lapaix, a NASM-certified personal trainer and nutrition coach. Excessive visceral fat is a major contributor to cardiovascular diseases and other health conditions, so losing belly fat is important. Since there's no way to control where your body loses weight, to lose belly fat you have to  reduce overall body fat.  "The best practices to lose belly fat will be a balance of an active lifestyle, a nutritious diet,...