Meet Nikk Nelson: Hair Extraordinaire, Rising Star

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) April 19, 2013

It has been a rollercoaster since starting my career, said Nikk Nelson, owner of Pressed Natural Hair Care Salon in Atlanta. There have been ups and downs, highs and lows, ins and outs, broke and not broke. (laughs) But I never would have thought that this little boy from Dawson, Ga. would make it this far and have the opportunity to work with some of the individuals I have worked with since starting my career.

Nelsons path has proven to be quite rewarding indeed. Not only has the widely known hairstylist been the personal stylist of Angela Simmons for the past four years, his growing fame as part of Simmons Glam Squad landed him a part in BETs 2013 Rip the Runway segment, From the Subway to the Runway.

Filming for the show was spectacular, said Nelson. It all took place in one day in downtown New York. The segment we did had a Mission Impossible, Oceans Eleven, James Bond feel to it. We grabbed an unsuspecting victim off of the subway and took her to a secret location for makeover. The young lady we chose was open to anything so we had a lot of fun working with her.

The show, hosted by Kelly Rowland and Boris Kodjoe, aired Wednesday, March 20 at 10 p.m. on BET. Parts of the From the Subway to the Runway segment ran throughout the show, highlighting the progress of the subjects makeover from start to finish.

BET did a great job with this show and I was thrilled to be a part of it.

Nelson had a viewing party at his salon, located in northwest Atlanta, the night of the shows airing.

The support that I have received from my friends, family and those I work with has been amazing, he said.

The Terrell County, Ga. native graduated with a bachelors degree in biology in 2000.

After receiving my bachelors I moved to Atlanta and tried to follow my dream of becoming a dentist. (laughs) I started working as a lab assistant and eventually worked my way up to a lab manager, but I always felt like I had more to offer. Around the time I was doing this, my dad helped me get a new car a Lexis. Two days after getting the car, I was fired from my job.

For Nelson, this moment was the best thing that ever happened to him.

To me, it was an opportunity for me to refocus the direction of my life. I always had a knack for doing hair. I cut and braided hair in college and I knew I was good at it, so I decided to go to hair school. Two days after being fired, I enrolled in hair school and a week later I was in class.

Nelson got a job at another lab to pay the bills. For the next year, he worked in the lab from 3 a.m. to noon and then went straight to hair school for class.

I came out in 2003 and started styling in 2004.

Nelson opened his first salon, IICONS Boutique Hair Salon, with two partners in 2009. In 2011, he left to open Pressed Natural Hair Care, which specializes in hairstyles for natural hair. In a little more than two years, the shop is one of Atlantas leading salons and is now recognized nationally for natural styles and hair care.

This experience opening Pressed and building my team has been phenomenal. I have some great people who work alongside me. And I dont say work for me because we are a team and this is a team effort.

Whats next for Nikk Nelson?

I just got a manager, who is helping me further my career, said Nelson. Im such a go-getter that I cant stop with one thing. Now that I have my salon, I need products. I need endorsements.

Nelson mentioned that the salon has already had some exciting experiences.

Pressed was featured on the season finale of Real Housewives of Atlanta. Our salon manager, Kyaira Brown, actually does Porshas hair. In fact, our in-house makeup artist, Aisha Phillips, does Porshas makeup and was featured in a prior episode.

Nelson added that the world can look forward to more from Pressed in the future.

I plan to continue to grow and educate on hair care because I believe that it is not just about doing peoples hair. Its about building relationships and being genuine with people.

For more about Nelson and his salon, visit http://www.pressednaturalhaircare.com .

Weight Loss and Fitness Expert Mike Nelson to Speak at the Leading Training Fitness Conference, April 13 in Alexandria, Minnesota.

Alexandria, MN (PRWEB) April 10, 2013

Weight loss expert Mike Nelson, an adjunct professor and member of the American College of Sports Medicine, will be a featured speaker at the Leading Training & Fitness Conference, April 13th at the Alexandria Technical & Community College in Alexandria, Minnesota (http://www.miketnelson.com/fitness_conference).

Nelson, who recently addressed the 2013 Arnold Sports Festival, will be discussing Metabolic Flexibility, which he describes as the ability to use the right fuel at the right time to lose weight and reach your fitness goals.

For those interested in losing weight, the biggest mistake I see people make at the gym is doing very long sessions on the treadmill, said Nelson, who holds a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Biomechanics). When in realitythey just are not training with the necessary intensity to really burn fat once they stepped off the treadmill.

According to Nelson, whose research has been published in scientific journals, The secret to losing weight, and building lean muscle mass, is doing high intensity workouts or weight training sessions. A high intensity workout not only uses up the bodys carbs, it continues to burn stored fat for hours afterwards. A high intensity workout, combined with the proper diet, is the fastest way to lose weight through Metabolic Flexibility.

Nelson says there are three things people interested in faster weight loss can do to enhance their Metabolic Flexibility and lose pounds.

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Blowing off Breakfast Leads to Faster Weight Loss, Says Weight Loss and Fitness Expert Mike T Nelson

White Bear Lake, Minnesota (PRWEB) May 04, 2013

Weight loss and fitness expert Mike T Nelson, an adjunct professor and member of the American College of Sports Medicine, says skipping breakfast is an easy way to lose weight.

I know this is somewhat of a controversial notion, said Nelson, who recently spoke at the 2013 Arnold Sports Festival. But scientific research as well as good old common sense is squarely on my side.

According to Nelson, whose research has been published in scientific journals, Unless youre raiding the fridge in the wee small hours of the morning, your insulin levels should be at their lowest point as you awake. Thats great for people interested in losing weight, because when insulin levels are low, it pushes your body to rely on stored body fat as its main energy source. The result? Youre going to burn more fat and lose weight faster.

Reduced caloric consumption is also an obvious, but it is an important benefit from blowing off breakfast to lose weight, he says. While there are a million diets on the market, the fact is that when it comes to weight loss calories still matter! Ive found that most people, if not all, can skip (or at least push out) breakfast and not feel deprived by doing either. The truth is that lots of people are simply so busy getting kids ready for school, and trying to get to work on time themselves, they dont have time for breakfast even if they wanted to roll through a fast food restaurant or stop for a jelly donut. By simplifying your morning by skipping breakfast, youll be consuming fewer calories, and naturally losing weight faster.

Nelson, who is a PhD candidate in Exercise Physiology and holds a Masters in Biomechanics, says this isnt only a theory; there is published research to back up the tactics of blowing off breakfast to encourage faster weight loss.

One of the most trusted forms of research methodology is a randomized, controlled trial, he says. In just such a study (Schlundt DG et al.) 52 overweight adults were divided into two groups. One group skipped breakfast and the other group ate breakfast. The no-breakfast group ate two meals per day, while the breakfast group ate three meals per day. Both groups consumed the same amount of calories only at different times.

The result? He said the group that blew off breakfast lost almost six more pounds than the breakfast-eating group. Im convinced, if you can manage to skip breakfast, youre going to lose weight faster without really having to work at it, adds Mike, who will be a featured speaker at the Leading Training & Fitness Conference April 13th at the Alexandria Technical & Community College in Alexandria, Minnesota. The moral of the story is to allow your body to burn fat on an empty stomach in the morning hours, instead of loading up on a carb-filled breakfast.

Get Mikes free six part fat loss video program at: http://MikeTNelson.com.