And then, in the middle of making tremendous progress, we nasty trainers tell you it’s time to take a week off. WHAT?!

Actually I love the reaction I get from you when it is time to take a scheduled week off from training. You are dedicated, determined and get downright ornery!

So why do we do it? A fair question, and one we are going to answer in this blog. Now there are a few of you out there (you know who I am talking about Danno) that will resist taking time off for restoration and recovery. But it is for your own good, like it or not.

You see, your body does not get stronger, faster, leaner…better…from just training. Your body adapts to the training stimulus ONLY when you properly recover. This recovery includes rest between workouts, flexibility work, proper nutrition, and periodically pretty much doing nothing.

That’s what our recovery weeks are all about. To give you body and mind a break from your hard training, in order to come back refreshed and better than ever.

So without further adieu…

The Maintenance Manifesto

Learn How to MAINTAIN Your Overall Health, Performance, and Body Composition During Off Weeks

Congratulations! For the last 8-12 weeks you have done a phenomenal job of improving your overall health, body composition, and performance. You have been introduced to a lifelong eating plan, and have been building healthy habits that will serve you for a lifetime.

However, your body can only be pushed so hard for so long before it needs time to recover and regenerate before unwanted chronic overuse injuries present themselves. In addition, you can only follow aggressive fat loss plans for so long before the mental and physical grind begins to wear you down and your results begin to plateau as your body enters survival mode to hold on to as much body fat as possible. This is why it is paramount that we accomplish the following things during the transition week between the various phases of Get Fit NH Boot Camps:

Moving to Maintenance Mode

1.) Physical Rest and Regeneration

-        Our bodies must rest and recover to prevent overtraining issues so that we can come back 100% healthy and energized for the next phase of the program

-        Focus on maintaining and/or increasing flexibility and tissue health by stretching and foam rolling daily. 15-30 minutes is fantastic!

-        Daily restorative walks are beneficial during this week. 30-60 minutes briskly walking (not jogging/running) will keep your body refreshed and active, without negating the purpose of this week. Don’t overdo it!

2.) Physiological and Psychological Rest and Regeneration

-        We must normalize key anabolic hormones, refill muscle glycogen, increase caloric intake, and prevent any diet induced catabolism (losses of lean body mass) so that we can enjoy greater fat loss for the next phase of the program

-        We have taken the road less traveled by being flexible eaters with a long-term approach to success and thus we will take a break from our aggressive fat loss nutrition plans. This is not a free for all, so stay away from your “trigger foods” (junk foods and sweets) that open the door to excessive calorie intake.

-        Instead plan (key word) and enjoy 1-2 controlled free meals to reward yourself for all of your hard work, but do not overdo it!

3.) Celebrate the Fruits of Your Labor

-        Take some time to reflect on how far you have come since you joined this program in terms of improving your overall health, body composition, and performance

-        Enjoy your results!

4.) Track your Progress from this Last Phase and/or the Start of the Progra

Step#1— Answer the Following Questions

-        How much progress did you make this past phase?

-        Did you meet your goal(s)?

Step#2— Use Outcome-Based Decision Making

If you met or exceeded your goals:

- You are on the right track so keep doing what you are doing

If you fell short of your goals:

-        Assess your compliance to our training and the nutrition program you are following. Be honest in evaluating compliance. 90% is what it takes to make realistic progress toward your goals

-        If compliance was not an issue, plan to speak with Dean or Nancy so that we can monitor and adjusts your plans if need be

Step#3— Re-Assess Your Goals

-        Were your goals S.M.A.R.T (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Trackable)? If not, talk to one of us to re-assess your goals for the next phase of the program.

-        Use outcome-based decision making to determine if you need to adjust your goals for the next phase of the program:

If you met or exceeded your goals:

-        Your goals for the next phase may change based on your progress over this past phase

-        If you have reached your ideal bodyweight, clothing size, or “look”, your goal may now be to maintain it, or maybe these results have motivated you to try to take it to the next level?

-        If your results were better than you were expecting, maybe we should set more aggressive goals for the next phase of the program?

If you fell short of your goals:

-        If your results fell short of what you were expecting, maybe we should set more conservative goals for the next phase of the program?

5.) Take Advantage of Your Free Time

-        This is a perfect time to get things done that you otherwise could not during the last phase of the program (e.g. household chores, doctor’s appointment, travel/vacations, quality time with friends and/or family, etc.)

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

We would just like to take the time to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all of your hard work and dedication to improving your health and fitness… keep Making It Happen!

You will never know how much this means to us and how much this is appreciated. It has been a total team effort from the start and though we provided you with all of the necessary programs to get the results that you were seeking, YOU DID ALL OF THE WORK! We cannot wait to get even better results during the next phase of the program!

Get Fit NH!

Dean and Nancy

When you use the word “can’t”, you are not only setting yourself up to fail, but you are practically assuring it.

I mean really, what is the point of telling yourself over and over – “I can’t do ____________”?

I think it’s an ego thing. After all if I don’t try, I won’t (can’t) fail. I mean who wants to be a failure?

Sometimes I wonder which takes more effort – Thinking of yet another excuse why something isn’t possible, or scraping myself off the ground and attacking it again.

Now maybe you are saying to yourself – “But I really can’t do that chinup you asked me to, I am not physically able”.

And I ask in return “Does that mean you never will be able to do it? Are you willing to put in the effort to make it happen?” Because if you have two arms (or even one) it can happen!

That’s just one example – The principle applies to training, eating, working, anything!

And I’m not talking about any secret, or laws, or anything else.

It is just a fact – make it happen in your mind first, then take daily action.

I leave you with a poem, one of my favorite pieces of literary art. Don’t just read it – Live It!

You Can if You Think You Can!

If you think you are beaten, you are.
If you think you dare not, you don’t.
If you like to win, but you think you can’t,
It is almost certain you won’t.

If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost,
For out in the world we find,
Success begins with a fellow’s will.
It’s all in the state of mind.

If you think you are outclassed, you are.
You’ve got to think high to rise.
You’ve got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.

Life’s battles don’t always go
To the stronger or faster man.
But sooner or later the man who wins,
Is the man who thinks he can.

—C. W. Longenecker

Make It Happen!
Dean

You see Petra is a cancer survivor. Surgery caused some challenges with training her upper body, she wanted to gain strength, and she was unsure of her limitations.

She recently discovered those limitations – she doesn’t have any!

This is what she wrote:

Oh, I wanted to tell you how great I thought last night’s session was.  I haven’t exercised that hard in a long time. It was great… This is the absolute perfect exercise setting I need.

You know, I wonder how much of my not having upper body strength was actually just psychological?  Just simply being totally afraid to even try anything and then to put any pressure on it …. cancer can do that to you.  Well, whatever it was – and it was – it is no more.  I can put pressure on my right side.  I won’t break.  Yeah!

Thanks so much for the opportunity to come.  This is really, really great.

Best regards,

Petra

How many of our “limitations” are self-imposed?

How do you know you “can’t” do it if you don’t try?

Is the fear of failure – or the fear of success – holding you back?

It’s time to throw off the shackles of fear, self-doubt, and anger.

It’s time to attack each new day as if it were your last.

Petra, I thank you for being an inspiration to us all.

It is our privilege to work with you.

And thank-you for making my day!

Now the rest of you (and me)….

Make It Happen!
Dean

1.) A Foam Roller

If you’re like most people, you spend a lot of your day nailed to a desk. And when you actually do make the time to workout, you probably aren’t spending a lot of time keeping stretching.

Well that’s where a foam roller comes in. It’s a phenomenal corrective self-massage tool that will dramatically bolster injury prevention and improve performance. It’s ideal to use for at least five minutes post-workout to promote healing of the small micro-tears in your muscles that result from high-intensity training, which is a huge help to recovery. Plus, a foam roller both kneads out and lengthens your muscle and connective tissues thus alleviating, if not eliminating, nagging aches and pains in your back, knees, hips, shoulders, and elbows.

If you’re going to get a foam roller, get a good one. The cheaper options tend to wear down into a limp noodle for larger individuals after just a couple of months. I have had great success with the foam rollers from Perform Better. My brand of choice is The EVA Premium Foam Roller (about $30), it has stood up to regular use for a long time! You can get it here http://www.performbetter.com?kbid=2610.

2.) Resistance Bands

Resistance bands are by far the most simple, convenient, and affordable equipment option in the fitness industry. They supply total portability for killer workouts that can be done anywhere. If you are a busy professional who does a lot of traveling, bands are the perfect lightweight training tool to take your workouts with you on the road as they can fit in the smallest of bags without a problem. If you are a busy Mom looking to workout in the comfort of your own home, bands can make this happen too. Bands provide the perfect compliment to your body weight circuit training workouts for added variety, allow for multiple levels of resistance with practically zero transition and set-up time, are easy on the joints, and are fun to use!

Dave “The Mighty Band Man” Schmitz is the world’s premier resistance band training expert. This guy is an unbelievable coach  who creates the most innovative workouts with bands that you’ll ever see. He has his own line of resistance bands that are virtually indestructible and I use them year round to crank it at home or on the road. To get the best bands in the business check out www.resistancebandtraining.com

3.) A Gift Card to a Sporting Goods Store

You can’t beat a sporting goods store like Dick’s Sporting Goods to get some great fitness equipment and clothing.. I always recommend going with a gift card here because everybody has their own preferences, particularly when it comes to clothing sizes and styles.

4.) A Gift Card to Whole Foods, Trader Joes, or Other Premium Grocery Stores

Rather then another gift certificate to an overpriced restaurant, why not give a week’s worth of groceries to a an organic grocer like Trader Joe’s? After all, everybody’s got to eat, but how many of us actually eat the right stuff to support our fitness goals? You’ll be doing your loved ones a huge favor by introducing them to the wonderful world of a quality supermarket

5.) A Gift Card to a Massage Therapist

Most of us are crazy busy and super stressed out during the holiday season and nothing eases the tension like a good massage. This is about as can’t miss of a gift as it gets, unless you know someone who doesn’t like to be touched. It’s nice to be pampered on occasion, and though the foam roller I mentioned above can do wonders for the majority of your body, nothing can alleviate tension in your upper back, neck, and head like a good massage therapist! If you are in our local area, give Amy a ring over at http://chichestermassage.com/

6.) Supplements that Work: Protein Powders, Fish Oil, Multi-Vitamin

Forget the fat burners and wonder pills!  In my journey, I have found only three supplements to be a mandatory part of the optimal fat loss program: protein powders, fish oil, and multi-vitamin supplements.

Protein powders provide great liquid workout nutrition and a convenient meat alternative for on-the-go snacking. For a protein powder, look for a brand low in sugar and carbohydrates and with a mix of both whey and casein (fast and slow absorbing proteins). In my opinion, the best protein powder out there is made by Beverly International. You can get more info on this great company here: http://www.cr8health.com/beverly-international/

Fish oil, or more appropriately entitled an essential fatty acid (EFA) supplement, is critical to providing key omega 3’s to maximize overall health, performance, and body composition. Studies show that krill oil provides the most effective dosing of EFA’s.

A multi-vitamin provides keys vitamins and minerals that are tough to obtain unless your diet is near picture perfect. I don’t know about you, but I like to cover my bases when it comes to my health. Be sure to choose a multi-vitamin supplement that is made from whole foods rather than synthetic materials, in addition to being made specifically for your gender.

Check out VGF+25 and EFA Icon, both included in Prograde’s Health+ Package available at www.getprograde.com

7.) Sport-Specific Gift

This one’s pretty basic: if you want to give a great gift to an athlete then get them something unique that compliments their sport, whether it be fitness equipment, clothing, or both.

8.) A Gift Card to a Fitness Boot Camp

Boot camps provide a fun and exciting team environment that guarantee better results than one-on-one personal training for only a third of the cost… it’s a total no-brainer.

Look for a local fitness boot camp who wants you to take to current clients to be sure they have a solid reputation and a bunch of raving fans of people just like you. Plus, any good boot camp worth its weight offers free trials to all newcomers because they are so confident their program works that you’ll more than likely continue after a test-drive, This way there is typically no risk on your part… besides getting your butt kicked, in a good way.

So join a fitness boot camp with at least one other friend or family member or buy a boot camp gift card to give to your loved ones. As a boot camp instructor myself, I know firsthand that clients always get better results when they embark on a fitness journey with others.

And if you live in the local Concord area, come work with us for the best personal training in New Hampshire by visiting http://GetFitNHbootcamp.com. You’ll get the most effective, addictive, and fun workout you’ve ever had!

Have a safe and happy Christmas season, and make it your best year ever!

Fat Loss Forever,

Nancy

I’m not talking about witches, ghost, and goblins – I’m referring to those insidious creatures that sneak up on us in the night, crawl up our arms, and throw themselves at us until we are forced to get rid of them by ripping the package open and destroying them by consumption – halloween candy!

Did you know that the average American consumes 26 pounds of candy a year (you’re holding up your end of that average – aren’t you?), and that for most the bulk of that is consumed around Halloween?

But it doesn’t stop there.

The feasting continues through Thanksgiving, then Christmas, right on to New Year’s.

Not good.

The next thing you know, 5 or 10 pounds have magically attached themselves to your backside!

Here’s some tips to help you get through October with your girlish figure intact (Yeah – I’m talking to you Joe)

1. Don’t “stock up” on the candy. Buy just enough to get you through the night. If you know only 5 or 10 trick or treaters normally visit you, 10 bags of peanut butter cups may just slightly  - a little bit – perhaps maybe – be too many.
2. Allow yourself one piece (not bag) of candy per night. None would be better, but let’s be real. And no, peanut butter cups don’t get separation anxiety if you only eat one at a time.
3. Try some new and healthier recipes around the holiday season. You can get the holiday flavors we all enjoy so much without feeling guilty about it. It is very easy to get trapped in an emotional eating pattern. You eat too much, feel guilty about it, eat too much to feel better…you know the drill. If you make a poor decision, nothing you can do about that decision. Make a better one next time.

Here’s a delicious recipe that’s also great for your body. Give it a try and let me know what you think.

Creamy Pumpkin Shake

Ingredients:

• 3.5 tbs. Pumpkin puree
• 1-2 Scoop(s) Vanilla Protein Powder
• 1 tsp. Pumpkin pie spice
• 2/3 Cup of Ice
• 2 tbs. of cool whip
• 2/3 Cup of Calorie countdown fat free milk
• 2 tbs. Splenda
• 1 tsp Pure vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp Heavy Whipping Cream

Directions:

Put the ingredients in a blender, blend away, pour into a glassand enjoy. Top with whipped cream and Pumpkin Pie Spice for added flavor.

Don’t let candy season hold you back and weigh you down – you can do it!

To your best health,

Dean

He said it brought him to tears – and when I watched it I had the same reaction.

This video is why Nancy and I do what we do, but we can’t do it if YOU don’t get involved too.

Stop making excuses and do something about your health – when you need us, we are here.

If the yard looks like a construction site, it’s because it IS a construction site. 

You can get a glimpse of the building with the roof on it in the background.

Anyway, on to the mornings activities.

This morning we were playing cards – the “Get Fit NH” bootcamp way.

Remember playing the game “WAR” when you were a kid?

Well here’s a video that shows how WE play that game…

What are you waiting for? 

The time to get moving toward the healthy, fit new you is TODAY!

You can do the same old boring thing at the gym, like a hamster on a wheel. 

Play with all the shiny gizmos and gadgets, widgets and watchamacallits.

Or you can genuinely Get Fit with us – and have a blast doing it!

Register for the next session now!

We looked into a number of options as far as renting space, etc.

But the answer was right in front of us – We’ll build an indoor training facility right we already are!

We are very excited to keep the program going through the winter, and the new facility will open up even more ways for you to get in the best shape of your life.

So here’s a few shots of the walls going up…I’ll keep you up to date as we approach Grand Opening!

P.S. The really cute kids are just an added bonus!

]]> http://www.cr8health.com/329/you-are-seeing-it-here-first/feed/ 2 http://www.cr8health.com/314/all-my-life/ http://www.cr8health.com/314/all-my-life/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:20:20 +0000 Dean Carlson http://www.cr8health.com/?p=314 I saw this story in my favorite newsletter, Early To Rise….

A French woman, upon seeing Picasso in a Parisian restaurant, approached the great master and insisted that he put down his coffee and make a quick sketch of her. Graciously, Picasso obliged. When he was done, she took the drawing, put it in her handbag, and then pulled out her billfold.

“How much do I owe you?” she asked.

“$5,000,” was Picasso’s reply.

“$5,000? But it took you only three minutes!” she exclaimed.

“No,” Picasso answered. “It took me all my life.”

Now the point of the story in the newsletter was that great skill takes a lifetime to achieve.

Mastery takes a great amount of effort and continual refinement.

And when you find someone who has mastered that skill, the reason that it looks easy was because of the thousands of hours practicing the skill.

But how does that relate to your fitness and weight loss goals?

Perfectly!

You will be doing yourself a HUGE favor by fixing this thought in your mind right from the get go -

“A healthy lifestyle is a lifelong journey, not a short term fix.”

You see, many of us want everything to happen NOW!

Fast food, quick oil changes, express line checkouts. The list goes on and on…

We just don’t like to wait for anything.

But consider this…

Many of our clients come to us to lose weight, or more to the point – lose bodyfat.

But then if that 25 (or 50, 60…whatever) doesn’t come off in a month, discouragement sets in.

When that happens, I usually ask them “How long did it take to get where you are at now?”

Most of them don’t even answer, because they get the point.

It was a steady, consistent pattern of overeating and/or lack of training that has left you overweight, tired, and frustrated with your appearance.

On the flip side, it is a steady, consistent pattern of supportive nutrition and regular efficient training that is going to get you the body you’ve always wanted.

Put in a simpler, blunter way – “You didn’t get overfat in a month, it’s going to take you more than a month to lose that fat.”

Don’t get me wrong, if you are willing to make the changes necessary, you can and will lose bodyfat very quickly.

But you won’t lose it all overnight.

As trainers, Nancy and I live the lifestyle that we teach.

But it didn’t happen for us overnight either, or even all at once.

• Daily exercise.
• Preparing meals ahead of time.
• Cutting out excess carbs and junk food.
• Restorative session such as stretching and massage.

These are all part of our lifestyle now, but it did take work to get there.

And we are still learning, and will be for the rest of our lives.

At our “Get Fit NH” Boot Camp,  you not only get a great workout, you are establishing the habit of regular exercise.

Some of our clients come for one session at a time, as a way of breaking a plateau or getting out of the same old routine.

But the vast majority come month after month.

Why?

Because it is one less thing they have think about in their life.

There is a time and a place to be every training day.

There are people (coaches and training peers) who expect you to show up an train hard every day.

It is a place where questions about how to fit supportive eating into a busy life are asked and answered.

It is a place where we just flat out have fun. Laughter really is the best medicine!

And you get 4 weeks of training and coaching for the price of 2 or 3 hours of personal training at your boring gym.

So what are you waiting for?

Mastery takes a lifetime to achieve, but you have to take that first step.

September classes are filling up now, so don’t delay. Register today!

Congratulations to Christine Shultz of Epsom for winning our drawing at for a free month of “Get Fit NH” Boot Camp.

It’s August, and as you probably know, the Olympics in Beijing China start in just a few days.

Most of us are not heading to China.

But that doesn’t mean we can’t have our own Olympic games.

Nancy has set up a challenge for us at our support site over at http://cr8health.ning.com

Will you earn Gold, Silver or Bronze?

No matter which one you earn, you will be fitter than when you started, and that’s always a winner!

If you haven’t signed up for your fr*e account, you are missing out.

Nancy does a great job keeping the site fresh with great ideas, and our group has made friends all over the country that are also striving to look and feel great.

Head on over and Go for the Gold….today!

Please visit http://GetFitNHbootcamp.com for class times and registration information.

The study was designed to determine which type of three diets worked best. For purposes of this letter, the three types don’t even matter, as I’ll explain.

It was a good discussion, but when I thought about it afterward, I realized something was amiss.

Described as a “tightly controlled study” by the New York Times, the 322 participants lost an average of between 6-10 pounds.

Not too bad – right? I mean it must have been a 2 or 3 month time frame, right?

Try TWO YEARS on for size!

That’s .333 pounds a month.

That’s not so good. (In fact it’s downright lousy!)

To me the take home point is this -

It doesn’t matter how good the “diet plan” is -

If you don’t actually DO IT CONSISTENTLY!

I suspect many if not most of these participants were, how shall I put it? – less than truthful about their compliance to the diet.

I come to that conclusion based on experience.

You see, I have a philosophy regarding nutrition – principles that if applied produce the desired results.

If a client tells me it “doesn’t work”, 99 times out of 100, when we look at what he ACTUALLY does, it not the plan that isn’t working, it’s the client not working the plan.

(Note the “if applied” part above.)

So what do we do about it?

Here are 5 principles of nutrition that anyone CAN do.

The real question is – WILL you?

1) Track how much you are really eating. Log 2 weekdays and 1 weekend. Fitday.com is gold, and it’s no cost.

2) To lose weight, all other things being equal (your exercise plan for instance) - you need to eat less. Start with a 300-500 calorie reduction. Use fitday.com to track it. Adjust every two weeks as needed.

3) Don’t eat food from a box, bag, wrapper or can. Vegetables, fruits, nuts, and protein are the basis of a “good” nutrition plan.

4) Don’t make excuses. If you “fall off the wagon” and eat something you know doesn’t help, don’t turn it into a binge. That extra piece of cake DOES make a difference. Once in a while doesn’t mean once a day. Remember, making excuses only burns .02355 calories a day. (OK – I made that up)

5) Plan ahead. Pick a day when you can prepare ALL the meals for the week. If you are not willing to plan ahead, you aren’t serious about making the change.

Which is the most important?

In my opinion – #5.

If you don’t know what you are going to eat next, you’ll eat anything you can get your hands on.

I know, because I am right there with you.

But IF you combine these 5 tips consistently applied (i.e. EVERY DAY) with a good training plan (consistently applied) you will start to achieve the results you want.

As we like to say in Boot Camp – It’s Simple, but that doesn’t mean it’s Easy.

Nothing worthwhile ever is.

To your best health,

Dean 

We don’t have a health care system in this country, we have a sick care system. We are way more about “fixing” the problem, or maybe more accurately, treating the symptoms, than we are about education and prevention. 

What’s easier – giving someone a pill, or taking the time to educate them on making good choices to improve and maintain health? I am not necessarily blaming all medical professionals. Because of the way the current system works too many of our health care providers do not have the time necessary to spend on such educational efforts. Ways to fix this challenge is a discussion for another day.   

The thing that disturbs me most about the new guidlines is the focus on prescribing cholesterol lowering drugs to kids as young as 8 years old. The guidelines from 1992 suggested that drugs be prescribed AFTER 6-12 months on a nutritional protocol designed to lower cholesterol. As far as I can tell, this has been thrown out the window in favor of a more immediate call for drugs.

Now proponents will tell us that this is only in “high risk” kids, but we have been down that slipperly slope with a wide array of drugs for both adults and children.  I have also seen it stated that these drugs are needed because over 15% of our children are obese, with many more overweight. That may be, but is prescribing drugs treating the symptom – obesity, or the cause – poor nutrition? I think the answer is obvious.

We are in a health care crisis in this country not because of the quality of the system, but because we have become sedentary and undernourished. Not under-FED, but undernourished. With the US population now approximately 66% overweight, we have a real problem, and it’s only getting worse.

Children need activity and exercise, not TV and Xbox.

Kids need fruits and vegetables, not soda and snack cakes.

It starts at home. We must take personal responsibility for our own health and the health of our kids. Don’t feed them junk, and don’t let them vegitate in front of the idiot box. And keep your kids off drugs – even the “good” kind.

For more information on kids and cholesterol lowering drugs, please take time to read this interview Newsweek magazine did with Dr. Peter Belamarich: http://www.newsweek.com/id/144960/page/1

We just finished up the June classes last Friday, and we are all taking a well deserved week off. Some of these guys have been at it for eight straight weeks, and backing off on the workouts for a week will help prepare us physically and mentally for the next class.

Train, recover, repeat. It’s simple, but not necessarily easy. Building in periodic rest periods is crucial to long term results and injury prevention.

Once this week is over, we will be recharged and ready to get back at it.

Check out some pictures of our June classes and the awesome job they did here:   June 2008 Boot Camp Pictures

Are you in the picture?

You can be next month if you get on board and register today!

See you July 7!

You need to read this document: http://www.cr8health.com/docs/kaplan/L3.pdf 

It is the most complete, informative and eye opening information on the subject that I have ever seen.

Your long term health literally depends on it.

If you don’t take the time, you have no one to be blame but yourself.

If you don’t like what’s in it…Too Bad…

If I didn’t share it with you, I would be negligent.

No Excuses…

We are finishing up week 1 of the June “Get Fit NH” Boot Camps, and I have to tell you, these guys are awesome.

They all work hard, are getting outside the comfort zone, the soreness is wearing off, and they are already telling me they are getting fitter.

We took a few shots of yesterday’s workout, and I put them up at our support site.
 
Just a brief glimpse of hard work and fun – We call this workout “Teaming with Toys”.

If you haven’t gotten on board with the support site, I would encourage you to join – doesn’t cost you a penny.

Perhaps the most crucial component to reaching your fitness goals is having a good support system in place.

That’s why Boot Camp is so effective – There are others going through the same thing you are.

We encourage each other, and also kick each other in the pants.

Check out the photos here: http://cr8health.ning.com (scroll down a little)

Then get off the sidelines and join us.

I like this quote.

“Do what you always did, get what you always got.”

Is it time to do something different?