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This year is going to be an awesome year for my fitness makeover.

I am going to find the strength to complete any one of my beach body workouts.  I have so many to choose from.  I think I am going to try and fuse them all together and see what happens.

I have added a new class to my studio workout and i am totally excited.  I am going to do a Fitness Line Dancing class.  I think it is really going to be fun.  No, I know it is going to be fun.  I am going to make it fun.

I have also added just a regular boxing drill kind of class to go along with my Turbo Kick class.  I know that class is going to be a hard workout.

Now, to find the time for me.  I have four college classes to teach at one college and one class at another.  I picked up 10 more classes at a treatment center which meets twice a day, plus my studio classes and special workshops that I am going to put on this year.

So, yep I need to find some strength to handle all of this plus do my own worth while workouts.

Hope you have set out your goals for the year and let’s stick to them.  Find the strength to achieve those goals.

Well, I have been working out to P90X, but I have been trying some other exercises too.

In BeachBody they have a set of DVD’s that you can purchase individual called “Guaranteed ?”  I decided to try the “Great Buns Guaranteed” and the “Thin Thighs Guaranteed.” 

I did the “Thin Thighs” today for my leg section, well I did not do all 11 of the exercises because I just wanted to introduce the exercises before I do all ofthem and each exercise is supposed to be done 45 seconds.  I dumbed it down to 16 reps each.  Friday, look out ladies, I will do those exercises for 45 seconds just like the DVD.

When I finished the rest of the body parts we hit the floor for the “Great Buns” exercises, now remind you that we did leg stuff earlier which involved the buns too.  Again, I left a few exercises out due to time and again just introducing the exercises.  There were a total of 13 exercises to this DVD. Well, by the time we finished I really felt those exercises. 

Each of these DVD’s are only 8 minutes long.  Now, you have really no excuses  to get these exercises in and many incorporate a few of the exercises to your regular regimen.

These videos would be a great travel video.  Just 8 minutes people.

Really no excuses!

Did I mention Tony.  No, I did not, he was not the star of the DVD’s HOWEVER, he was in them.  Debbie Siebers was the star of these DVD’s.  Yes, I want to look like her.  Well, either Dedra or Debbie. 
Go shopping for these great DVD’s and oh the price of these videos are cheap.  $10.  Can you believe this?  Great stocking stuffers.

Great Body Guaranteed.

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Back in October I mentioned that I received Tony’s One-on-One DVD for “Just Arms”  Well, I am getting my act together again and I finally did the workout.

I brought home from the Studio my 6 pounders, 7 pounders and then my 15 pounders.  Well, I left the 8 pounders at the studio and I meant to just pick up another set to have at the house.  HA!

Tony works the Biceps, Triceps, and the forearms in this video.

Biceps “the two-headed Biceps brachii muscle on the inside of each upper arm.”  You know the part on the arm that all the girls look at on a man after they see the washboard ABS.  AKA “The Guns”

 Okay now here is mine. 

I know kind of sad.  I really should have taken the picture when I was all pumped up. 

Tony breaks the routine up and does one set of Biceps, then one set of Forarms and then one set of Triceps. He then goes back and does that set again.  So, you actually do two sets of the exercise.  Gives you a chance to make the adjusts on the weights that you need, just like the Bodybuilders do.  I was able to do the 15 pretty good.  Now, I did not do all the reps, I picked 15 reps to do.  That really should be the max, because I am not trying to really get my guns to pop out like most men do, I just want them to be strong.

Tony does about 15 sets of exercises, not just the ones that I mentioned.  But he does 3 different exercises 2 times and then does another group.  There are some great exercises for the forearms.

The forearms seem like they get left out on most workouts and I am so glad that Tony put them in on this video.  Those muscles need to be strong. The forearm contains many muscles, including the flexors and extensors of the digits, a flexor of the elbow (brachioradialis), and pronators and supinators that turn the hand to face down or upwards, respectively.

I found a great website that has some excellent forearm exercises.  Go check them out if you are looking for those popeye forearms. 

Oh, those Triceps are such a stubborn muscle for me.  Did you know it is the tricep that really makes the bicep pop out.  You need to work your triceps to get the thickness in your guns.  I truly hate those muscles.  It seems no matter how hard I work them and keep increasing the weight, they just seem weak.  Either I know I need to work them.  They help in my push-ups and they are the primary muscles for throwing. 

“The triceps is an extensor muscle of the elbow joint, and is an antagonist of the biceps and brachialis muscles. It can also fixate the elbow joint when the forearm and hand are used for fine movements, e.g., when writing.”

“The triceps accounts for approximately 70 percent of the upper arm’s muscle mass.”  Yes, you read that correctly. 

If you are looking for a great arm workout, then I suggest you grab Tony’s “Just Arms” workout.  Now, the DVD said 47 minutes, but I forwarded the tape alot to get the workout in 30 minutes, Tony’s spends alot of time chatting, but in that chatter he has some great information. 

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Get started today on that physique you have always wanted.  “A year from now you’ll wish you had started today.”  -Karen Lamb.

Why wait, what are you waiting for?  Either today or tomorrow, either 10 pounds lost or 10 pounds gained, it is your call. 

Well, I was not ever privileged enough to take any kind of kickboxing or any martial arts when I was growing up.  As a matter of fact, I really was into basketball.  I know I have said that a few times.  As I look back I wish we would have had that sort of fitness in my home town.  I really should say discipline. Well, actually I wish I would have had some sort of self-defense art. 

Now, being in the fitness industry I been privileged to see all kinds of martial arts studio and gyms pop up all over the place in the USA.  But where do some of these disciplines comes from.

I happen to be browsing and a viewer wanted me to take a look at his website.  I was really fascinating by it.

This martial art of kickboxing or really a combination of both is called “Muay Thai” kickboxing.  As I read about this on their muay thai training I was drawn into this discipline.  Did you know that in muay thai kickboxing is also known as “The Art of Eight Limbs” because you can use eight points of contact versus the two points of western kickboxing.  I found this very interesting.  Also, I found out that muay thai kickboxing is mainly in Thailand, hence the name Muay Thai. 

If you go to Thailand, you might want to check out muay thai in thailand, and to be more specific on the island of Phuket.  There is the biggest muay thai training camp of muay thai boxing.  Just take a look at all the great photos they show.  These guys are very physically fit.  I do have to say they are very disciplined in their diet to look like that.  If you think you would be interested in muay thai or any other forms of martial arts at least go and get your inspiration from their website.  You might learn a few things as well.  I know I did.

Get a variety into your workout by spicy it up with some different forms of martial arts.  Heck, if you want to take a vacation to thailand as least make a stop by Phuket and check out the world’s famous Suwit Institute of Thai Boxing.

Please go by and check out the website and click on the Questions and Answers and the photogallery too.

Even if you are interested in learning a self-defense.  Something is better than nothing and left hurt.  How much is your health or life worth?  Priceless, I would think.

I am anxiously waiting for the mailman to bring me my new DVD on Tony Horton’s One-on-One Training DVD.  This new one is suppose to be “Just Arms.”  I can’t wait.  I don’t know why.  I guess it takes a while for each to come in.  Seems like it gets later and later in the month to get here.  Oh well, it is not like I don’t have enough to keep me busy.

I like it when new stuff comes in the mail.  It is like Christmas each month.  I am addicted to new and exciting workouts.  I love challenging myself.  I can only take so much, but I love it.

I am thinking about uprgrading my P90X or should I say incorporating the Plus system with the P90X.  Tony has come out with P90X Plus.  It has 4 additional DVD’s with 5 extreme workouts.  I am thinking about purchasing that real soon. 

Now, I have to say that I love BeachBody products.  One because they are affordable.  Second, the experts are really cool people.  I have met just two of them and I think they are great.  They know what they are doing.  Carl Daikeler  Co-Founder/CEO of Beachbody really know how to pick the experts. I am impressed.

The 10 Minute Trainer has some really good exercises on it too.  I will get that next as well.

If you want to get those DVD’s or any of Tony’s DVD’s at a discount.  Be a coach.  Go to milliondollarbody.com and sign up to be a coach.  It is well worth the discount that you will pay.  Sign up under me (pkayfit) and let’s become a team and get people motivated to workout.  This epidemic we are facing is really getting out of hand.  The epidemic itself.  I look around all the time and can not believe my eyes.

I will be back with what I think of the new DVD if I ever get it in the mail.

Have a great workout.  ;)  Always Bring It!

If Tony is a little extreme for you.  I will post another workout system that is awesome also.  These experts are going crazy with all this old school stuff that they are bringing back.  Things I did back in the 80’s just alittle more upgraded.  I love it.

American Heart Walk!

For those of you who really have a passion for fitness, I think the American Heart Walk Association is a great organization to be a part of.  Today is the day for our event.  I am so excited.  They have choosen me to lead the warm-ups.  Okay, so it is just a little task, but a chance to really get my name out there.  My time to show how much I care about people and the way they chose to life their lives and hope that because they are participating in this walk to keep going.  Don’t just do the walk and then that is it.  This could be a start of a new person to take up exercising to help fight heart disease.  The number one killer in America.

I chose to help live my life longer.  I do all that I can to help others. 

I shall return with pictures.

I went to my massage therapist last Friday.  She told me that I should really think about taking an Epsom Salt bath.  I said “What?”  “What is that?”  She said it was to help relieve my aches and pains (or really my knots in my muscles) after a hard workout. 

I teach class sometimes 4 times a day.  Now, I have been lifting off and on since the 80’s.  I know when I should layout.  I don’t go extreme everything I teach a class.  But, I do know that my body is craving for some relief.  This is why I go to a massage therapist who can really get down and dirty and make me jump off the table when she hits the spot and diggs in.  She says she is not doing anything hard.  Right!

So, I go shopping for this Epsom salt stuff.  I thought Bath and Body would have it, uh NO.  But I did pick up some bath salts.  The stress relief one with a nice spearmint spell.  Very soothing.

Okay, so I told my hubby that he really needed to take a bath with this stuff.  Last night, he decided to give it a shot.  I was really shock, because the bathroom I think is the only place in the house beside the front living area that does not have a freakin TV.  The man is obsessed with electronics.  Always has been.  Please everyroom.  So much noise in the house sometimes I can even think. 

He asked me if I wanted to get in after he got out.  No, the whirlpool tub in not big enough for the both of us.  I know what you were thinking.  Would have been nice.  Okay, back to my original thoughts.

So, you are asking what the heck can Epsom Salts do for me.  OMG!  This stuff is like duck tape.  You can use it for anything.

Here is what I got off the Wikipedia.   Epsom is Magnesium sulfate is a chemical compound containing magnesium and sulfate.   Anhydrous magnesium sulfate is used as a drying agent. Since the anhydrous form is hygroscopic (readily absorbs water from the air) and therefore harder to weigh accurately, the hydrate is often preferred when preparing solutions, for example in medical preparations.

Magnesium sulfate is used as in bath salts, particularly in flotation therapy where high concentrations raise the bath water’s specific gravity, effectively making the body more buoyant.

Oral magnesium sulfate, or magnesium hydroxide, is commonly used as a saline laxative. Epsom salts are also available in a gel form for topical application in treating aches and pains.

 In agriculture and gardening, magnesium sulfate is used to correct magnesium deficiency in soil (magnesium is an essential element in the chlorophyll molecule). It is most commonly applied to potted plants, or to magnesium-hungry crops, such as potatoes, roses, tomatoes, and peppers. The advantage of magnesium sulfate over other magnesium soil amendments (such as dolomitic lime) is its high solubility.

If you really want to read more about this you can go http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epsom_salts.

I truly did love it.  I mixed the bath salts with the Epsom Salts to really get that spa feeling and get my muscles just to relax.  I slept really good too.

Why not try it.  You need to treat your body well as well as working it out hard.

I am in heaven right now.  I went to Dallas for a Beachbody Team meeting and the guest was no other than the man himself Tony Horton.  My heart was pounding like a little kid.  I could not believe I was in the same room with Tony.  How did this happen?  I was extremely excited but tired from the drive down there.

I am just ecstatic. 

There were quit a few people there.  Close to 150 Will had mentioned.  There was a guy named Nick who has been on the infomercials.  There was Will and Kevin from Beachbody Corporate.  I could not believe it.

Tony started off giving his speech in the Tony fashion about how he got where he is today.  So glad Tony did not pursue his comedian career.  He can joke all he wants on his DVD’s. 

We had a coaches training.  If any of you who are in the fitness industry or are just plain fitness enthusiasts and are not a BeachBody Coach, this is a company that is really about to take off.  You can make some money on the side.  This is best MLM company’s in fitness today and it is getting ready to explode.  I suggest you get on board now.  I am not lying.  The American Diabetes Association is on board too.  How about that.  They just don’t put their stamp on just anything.  This is truly a landmark deal.  Beachbody is the first company to receive this stamp approval for their workout programs.  If you are interested, please go to www.milliondollarbody.com and check it out.  If you decide you want to be a coach and their should be no question, sign up under Pkayfit02.  Get going while it is warm before it gets really hot.

Okay, enough of that, here in the Coaches Training Session, Tony was actually the one who spoke.  He talked about 11 Laws of Fitness according to him.  This was such a great training.  If you sign up under me I can give those to you.  These were great Laws and that can be applied to everyday life.  It was amazing to listen to him.  I was really tired but he really managed to keep me awake.  After his speech he walked down the aisle and I was able to shake his hand.  I will never wash that hand. 

Now, was the time to workout people P90x style.  Let me tell you it Rocked!  Just like P90x and the one-on-one DVD.  I busted a major sweat.  Take a look.  I had so much fun having Tony kick my butt.

Getting ready to rock.

jab, Cross, Hook, Turn people.  Let’s get it right.

As you can see, my shirt was soaked liked I worked out or something.  I had an awesome time.

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I received my next One-on-One DVD  “Killer Abs”  awesome like the others.  Also, they sent me a sneak peak to Chalean Extreme.  This is going to be another program that is going to rock.  I love it.

I am so excited about this event.  I can even begin to tell you.  I have a chance to go meet the one and only Tony Horton today in Dallas.  It is about a 3 hour drive.  I am worried about Hurricane Ike.  But not too worried, when I set my mind to it I go and do it no matter the cost.

I debated about this for a couple of days and all my friends said go.  There was a reason for the cancellation of the Personal Training Class.  My Bunco friends will surely understand what a fitness fanatic I am.  I know they support me.

I can’t wait for all the exciting news, plus I get to workout with Tony.  Last year, I went and workout with Chalene Johnson and that was so much fun.  Again, I drove about 3 hours to get there for a 1 hour workout but it was worth it because she signed my shoe.  Yes.  I got to workout with Leslie Bender a couple of weeks ago and that was great too.  I have met Mindy Mylrea and what a little spit fire she is, she is soo great.  I really love her too. 

I will be back with an update and pictures of me and Tony.  I know you are all jealous.  Ha.  Keep working out and keep working out hard.

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