The key to success is balance in your areas of priority! Once those scales are out of balance it will cause you frustration and someone (usually you) will suffer!!! How do you create this balance??? Decide your areas of priority!!! Mine are (roughly): 1. Self growth, personal health, becoming a better person. A closer connection to Christ! 2. My family. 3. My...
Are you one of those people who think that just because you work out for 3 hours a day and lift weights that your health is under control and you are absolutely, positively golden in the fitness department? HA! Wrong! The number one problem with people who are trying to start a new healthy and happy life is that they don’t realize that 90% of the fix...
You look in the mirror and you don’t see yourself changing. You step on the scale and you see a gain, instead of a loss. Time to QUIT! RIGHT? No, No its not! Often times I see people go through a whole program all the way through and then with 3 weeks left they quit because they don’t see results. Usually the results people seek are in the validation of...
Why You Should Wear a Heart Rate Monitor By Steve Edwards Courtesy of the Team Beachbody Newsletter Your heart is the most important muscle in your body. It delivers oxygenated blood from your lungs to the rest of your body and, as you’re aware, oxygen is the primary ingredient keeping us alive. Like any muscle, the heart needs to be exercised,...
Sugar Addiction Detox 101 By Debra Pivko Sugar, sweet sugar—a delightful minute on the tongue in exchange for what feels like a lifetime on the hips. But weight gain isn’t the only consequence of eating too much sugar. Ready for the not-so-sweet truth? Overconsumption of processed sugar can contribute to a number of conditions, including tooth decay,...
Your P90X® Checklist By Tony Horton Here’s a checklist to make sure you hit the ground running: Clean out your kitchen Toss out all the tempting junk. Go through your fridge. Toss the beer. Toss the soda. Toss the mayonnaise. The new healthy you won’t miss it! Anything you’ve been using as comfort food needs to be gone. You’re...
Work Your Transverse Abdominus for a Flatter Stomach By Steve Edwards Most abdominal exercises do not work the transverse abdominus, since it is an internal muscle with fibers that run horizontally. Why work it if you can’t see it? Because it gives your torso stability, making other exercises more efficient and helping prevent injury. It also holds...
How Do I Keep Going? Tony Horton Here’s a question people ask me: “I’m finding that my exercise routine is very intense and I’m seeing the benefits on day 1, so what can I do to stay motivated and keep going?” Most folks struggle with motivation every day. I’m one of them. Motivation can be broken down into a few...
How Much Weight Am I Lifting in a Push-Up? By Joanna Schafhausen Push-ups. I bet you love, or love to hate them. This weight-bearing exercise is fantastic at sculpting your shoulders and arms, building up your pecs (and for us ladies, giving us a little lift!), and making your back look just incredible. But, they’re not easy! So, I understand why when...
Debbie Siebers After a hard workout, you’ve probably used up all or a lot of your body’s stored carbohydrates. To replenish them quickly, so that your body can recover in time for your next workout, it’s important to enjoy a recovery snack within 30 minutes of your workout. Your ideal recovery snack should contain 1/2 gram of carbohydrates...
20 Secrets of Very Fit People By Chalene Johnson Here are a few Turbofied tips. Read these tips, then print and post them so you have them as a daily reminder. Look at exercise as a pleasure and a privilege, not a burden or chore. Think positively about the changes regular exercise will produce. Rather than obsessing about your next meal, get excited about...
My family and I just arrived back from a trip to the central coast. It was an incredible adventure. My oldest daughter was able to see the sights surrounding Big Sur and all of the beauty of the coast line. BREATHTAKING!!! We didn’t really go to see the coastline though although it was a definitely bonus!! We actually went to California on what we have...
Chocolate Shakeology – Revamped! Savor the New Flavor this Year! When our discerning fans gave us their feedback on the new chocolate Shakeology formula last summer, we listened. We improved it based on the feedback and put it to the test. The result is a new better-tasting customer-approved Chocolate Shakeology®. Find out why it’s about to have everyone...
Resolutions= FAIL!!! by Christina Richardson What are you talking about ”Resolutions= FAIL??” Yep. I know. Crazy but totally true. How many times have you set a New Year’s resolution??? Maybe never? Maybe every year?? It is a tradition for many people. It is also a tradition to forget all about plans to prosper in the new year by the end...
I’ll cut to the chase and keep this short!!! If a test lab ran a Mini Cooper into a brick wall and a Escalade into a brick wall at the same speed which one would perform better? Which one would be more “intact” and less damaged after the test??? The escalade of course! It’s bigger! It’s heavier! It’s stronger! Take this same...
