Archive for November, 2010
Practice Being Like a Child
by Jim Rohn Remember the master teacher once said 2,000 years ago, “Unless you can become like little children, your chances are zero, you haven’t got a prayer.” A major consideration for adults. Be like children and remember there are four ways to be more like a child no matter how old you get : [...]
6 Guilt-Free Choices for Thanksgiving
By Joe Wilkes It’s that time of year when it’s not just the turkey that’s getting stuffed. The Thanksgiving table is full of irresistible treats and sweets, but before you commit yourself to an afternoon of gluttony followed by the traditional unbuttoning of the pants in front of the TV, you might consider that there [...]
Beachbody: Thinking Beyond the Infomercial
Posted by Scott in beachbody, Tony Horton on November 23, 2010
From Bloomberg Businessweek By Esmé E. Deprez After selling $420 million worth of exercise DVDs, the fitness company is diversifying with new products including a gospel fitness program and a Spanish-language line. Horton promises pain and perspiration—and it sells Tony Horton has trained senators, soldiers, and celebrities such as Bruce Springsteen and Billy Idol. In [...]
Best and worst kids’ meals
From Star Tribune Three meals fit for preschoolers and school-age children: · Subway Veggie Delite sandwich (wheat bread, no cheese), apple slices, 100% juice; 285 calories, 295 mg sodium, 0 calories from saturated fat. · Subway Veggie Delite sandwich (wheat bread, no cheese), yogurt, low-fat milk; 390 calories, 540 mg sodium, 23 calories from [...]
Fat chance against fast food
The study by the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity says many of the ads kids see aren’t really pitched to them. Kids see the ads during programming that’s aimed at adults. From Star Tribune The study by the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity says many of the ads kids [...]
Crash Diets vs. Discipline, Motivation, and Lifestyle Change
By Stephanie S. Saunders Elvis Presley, the king of rock ‘n’ roll, pelvic thrusts, and peanut butter and bacon sandwiches, was rumored to have once heavily sedated himself for 2 weeks in an attempt to continually sleep and lose weight. While he might have removed the bags from under his eyes, Elvis’ crash diet did [...]
Insanity: Get Fit or Get Out
Get ready for the most intense workout program ever put on DVD. Insanity is the 60-day total-body conditioning program that will push your limits. Want to find out what your made of? Get ready to dig deep. Get ready for INSANITY.
The Beachbody® 8-Step Game Plan to Dining Out
By Stephanie S. Saunders There was a time not too long ago when dining out was a rare and exciting treat. People would get dressed up, spend hours lingering over a meal, and remember the experience fondly for days or even weeks. Today, dining out is often more common than eating a home-cooked meal. How [...]
Introducing Team Beachbody
Now through the end of the year, you can join as a coach, and the initial coach sign-up fee is waived. Whether you’re interested in getting paid to help others with their fitness, or just want to do it for the 25% discount on Beachbody products, or both, now is the time to act. And if [...]
Success Is Everything
Posted by Scott in business, life, priorities on November 8, 2010
by Jim Rohn Someone once said to me that success isn’t everything, and I think I know what they really meant. I believe they really meant that money wasn’t everything, and I certainly agree with that. But I do believe that success IS everything. First you need to succeed to survive. We must take the [...]
Seven Keys to High-Energy Living
By Brian Tracy Energy is a key luck factor. For you to be at the top of your form, to be action oriented, fast moving, and extremely productive, you have to have high levels of physical and mental energy. For you to be able to take advantage of all the possibilities around you, and to [...]
Modifying Exercise Routines
I can’t exercise, my arms and upper body are weak. This is an excuse I’ve heard a few times. Nonsense, you can modify anything. I’ll be modifying for about a year, and will make it happen. Due to some "minor" rotator cuff and bicep tears, I’ll be going under the knife next month. It will [...]
The Warrior! Tony Horton….Mr P90X…..Mr Fitness
Posted by Scott in fitness, passion, Tony Horton on November 4, 2010
My kids know Tony as “daddy’s exercise friend”. When I go to the garage, they always ask, are you going to workout with Tony? They work out with him occasionally too, with the Tony and the Kids workout. And, occasionally they do parts of the P90X workouts with me too, mainly Kenpo X. In my [...]
Be Part of The Solution
by Tony Horton on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at 10:23am Boys and girls, I’m unaware of your financial situation but I do believe that you’re reading this page because you care about your health and fitness. If you have plenty of income and love your job then what I’m about to tell you might not [...]
P90X vs Insanity
Many people have been asking me which is better P90X or Insanity. Since I have completed both of them individually and a P90X / Insanity hybrid workout I decided to spend a couple minutes to give as best of a evaluation of both that I could. Build Muscle – P90X – You are using weights [...]
