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What to Look for in a Personal Trainer in Basalt, CO (or in Your City)
What to Look for in a Personal Trainer in Basalt, CO (or in Your City) If you are searching for a personal trainer in Basalt, CO or typing “personal trainer near me” into Google, you already know there are many options throughout the Roaring Fork Valley. From Basalt to Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, Aspen, New Castle, and Rifle CO fitness professionals are everywhere. But not every personal trainer will help you succeed. Choosing the right personal trainer determines whether
Sandro Torres
Mar 273 min read


Learning From a Champion: What I Learned From Interviewing Alex Jamal About Real Body Transformation
Learning From a Champion: What I Learned From Interviewing Alex Jamal About Real Body Transformation I recently had the honor of interviewing Alex Jamal, a Certified Nutritionist, Personal Trainer, and Champion Bodybuilder. With over 20 years of experience, he has helped countless individuals transform their bodies. At Custom Body Fitness, we believe in learning from professionals who truly understand transformation—not just physically, but mentally and emotionally. Alex has
Sandro Torres
Feb 273 min read


How Many Calories Should I Eat Per Day
How Many Calories Should I Eat Per Day? I am going to be honest with you. I never count my calories and I am at 11% body fat and have been in there since I remember. My wife also does not count her calories and she is at 18% body fat and has been there for at least two years now. Also, I don’t teach our members at Custom Body Fitness to count calories to lose weight and here is why: According to research you need between 1,500 and 2,000 calories a day for you to survive and s
Sandro Torres
Dec 25, 20253 min read


Do I Need to Do Cardio to Lose Weight
Do I Need to Do Cardio to Lose Weight? Many people take the action of losing weight as an event instead of a process. They think surgery, a pill, a short term program, ozempic, or any other magic trick will help them lose weight. The truth is that nothing of these really helps with weight loss. These are only short term results because the only way to lose weight forever is by changing your lifestyle and this is the reason why all people who use the easy ways for weight loss
Sandro Torres
Oct 10, 20252 min read


Weight Loss Case Study: I Got Diagnosed With Cancer and A Brain Tumor
Elida has been with us for 16 months and has managed successfully to lose 53 pounds. She is still motivated to get to her goal of having a 25 body percent. For many people losing 53 pounds is not easy and for others keeping those 5 3 pounds off is even harder. Elida has completely changed her life to be able to lose 53 pounds. I am amazed by the disciplined Elidas has shown over these months. However, I am also curious about everything she has changed in her life to be able
Sandro Torres
Sep 12, 20253 min read


Weekends Are Important When It Comes to Your Body Transformation Goals
I have been training people since 2010 and I find patterns that can tell some truth about peoples results. We have some members who are constant with their exercise and healthy eating. Well, at least they do during the week because when the weekend comes, they eat anything they come across without thinking about the consequences affecting their body transformation results. When I assess these members, they usually don’t lose weight but they also don’t gain weight. Their resu
Sandro Torres
Jul 4, 20253 min read


Optimum Weight Loss and A Healthy Body
I am convinced that for you to be in shape and be healthy, you need to start with the basics. I have many members who have seen amazing results in their health, weight loss and life in general when they follow our program at Custom Body Fitness. Custom Body Fitness program foundation are just three things: Eat healthy, what God has given us to eat, whole foods and all organic foods that you prepare at your house and drink only water. Exercise your heart by doing some cardio
Sandro Torres
May 23, 20253 min read


How to Eat Healthy When You Travel
Has been 4 years since I got married. My fitness and health are still improving. My wife and I find ways to stay fit and healthy by following our exercise program and eating healthy among other things. The other day I was talking to a friend about eating out when traveling. She told me that her family eats out every time they are traveling and it is difficult to lose weight because she can’t persuade every member of her family to eat healthy and she end up giving up and eati
Sandro Torres
May 16, 20252 min read


9 Habits to Strengthen and Keep Your Brain Healthy
Keep Your Brain Healthy... I like to strengthen my body for many reasons, to be able to be independent in life and lift heavy things, to...
Sandro Torres
May 13, 20254 min read


Be Ready for the Opportunity and Take Advantage of It
Opportunities are around in our lives. But many times we can’t take advantage of them because we are not prepared or ready for them. ...
Sandro Torres
May 12, 20253 min read
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