Check out the video below of Superbowl Champion Drew Brees working out on the TRX. Make no mistake, suspension training works. With the trx you’ll get stronger, leaner, and more athletic. Don’t take my word for it, check out the video below:
Occassionally someone will ask me why do I work out? What’s my goal? Well, you are looking at the answer in the picture above. They are counting on me! You see I figured out a long time ago that to work out just to look better (although a good goal) does a disservice to the rewards of fitness.
Why do I work out? Because I’m a father, husband, business owner, friend, son and brother. I know that when I take the time to keep my body in shape, I have the energy to play with my kids at night. I have the confidence to be a good husband. I can literally feel the difference in my attitude when I’m being consistent and disciplined in my fitness approach. And I’m not just talking about physical fitness. I’ve found that you need to pursue fitness in your intellectual, emotional and spiritual lives as well.
So there you have it. I work out because I need to and everyone around me needs me to. Fitness is like the miracle drug and I try to take it as much as I can. You see the 30 minutes of sweating, heart pounding and muscles burning is well worth the rewards in the other 23.5 hours a day.
Do me a favor and take a look at why you work out and let me know. Feel free to post it in the comments section below
Workout Worldwide was a huge success as we had 26 friends show up to take part in the fundraiser for the American Heart Association We had a great time, got a great workout and enjoyed some good food to follow. Check out the video below to see WW in action.
A big thank you goes out to Benefit Connections for being a sponsor of the event. I really appreciate all of your help!
No word yet on if a World Record was set by the event. I’ll keep you posted.
Big news everyone! Mark your calenders for January 9th at 11am. We have been selected to be part of a worldwide fundraiser for the American Heart Association. There have only been 50 locations selected around the world and we are very happy to be one of them. In fact, we are the only one in PA, MD and Ohio. It’s a great honor for a great cause and I’m hoping everyone will be able to attend.
Here’s the details:
I think that’s it for now. Stay tuned for more details. Also, be sure to visit www.workoutworldwide.org for more information. This is going to be great!
We all know that today is Veteran’s Day. To me, the lives of our military are some of the most inspiring stories we will ever read. I saw this on Sunday morning and had to share it with everyone. Amazing! Feel free to share you thoughts on the video or our veterans below.
Coming in 10 days is the best thing to happen to Halloween since Jack-O-Laterns, Candy Corn, and the word, “Boo!” We will be hosting the first ever Halloween Pumpkin Bootcamp workout. October 26 at 6PM at TTF! You can read the announcement below but here’s the main points.
1) It’s going to fun!
2) Wear a Costume
3) Bring a pumpkin – (this is what we will be using for the workout – women should pick a medium size pumpkin approximately 8-12 pounds, men should find a large pumpkin 15-20lbs.
4) The Workout is free to anyone – We will be accepting donations that will benefit the PA Breast Cancer Coalition. Invit
5) There will be a silent auction of goods and services from local businesses (If you know someone who would like to donate, please let me know)
6) We will be combining our regular 4:45 and 5:30 class into the 6PM Freaky Fat Loss Full Body PUMP-kin workout
7) I’d love to get an idea how many people are coming, so email me (mailbox@transformation-training.net) or call 717-69-0799 to RSVP
There will be food, drinks and snacks to follow
9) Did I mention it’s going to be fun!
10) Let me know if you have any questions
I wanted to share this with everyone for two reasons: 1) I’m extremely proud of my wife, Trinette, and the job she does this time of year. 2) I thought maybe some of you would like to be involved in this program. Read on to find out what it is:
Charity needs ‘angels’ for kids M. Diane McCormick
COMMENTARY
Friday, October 09, 2009
Angel trees don’t come from angels.
Sorry I didn’t lead with a spoiler alert, but we’re all grown-ups. We know the truth about Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny and Martha Stewart (you do know that a mortal human with all those Martha powers couldn’t possibly exist, right?).
So, angel trees — those Christmastime displays with slips of paper naming a child and a gift that he or she likes — take coordination that starts long before most of us think about the holidays.
I called Trinette Ream, family services director of the Salvation Army of Harrisburg, for a backstage peek at where angel trees come from.
For the next two weeks, the Salvation Army takes applications from families, documenting income and getting children’s names and the toys they want. Then, Ream coordinates with offices, churches, and even families to find out how many individualized tags each can take.
About 60 angel trees went up last year. One thousand families with 2,200 children sought help. That was 250 more families than the previous year, and Ream expects more this year.
“I’m hoping that we’ll have the sponsorships in the community to be able to meet those needs,” she said.
That’s not a given. Businesses, state offices and churches are hurting, too. One church has already told Ream it can’t participate because the needs in its own community are so great.
Fortunately, participation is flexible. Some offices skip the Secret Santa thing and do an angel tree. Some don’t put up a tree but hang names on a bulletin board.
Others help by sponsoring toy drives, gathering general gifts for toddler boys and 8-year-old girls. Turns out, that’s a big help, too. Say, three kids in one family get their specific angel tree gifts, but nothing came through for little sister Chelsea, Ream told me. Salvation Army volunteers sort through the toy-drive gifts and look for the best match so she won’t feel left out.
Clearly, the Salvation Army works hard to make this all happen. Volunteers do everything from collecting documentation at this month’s intake sessions to stringing the tags.
I just had to ask a question that I thought might sound heretical, but Ream said she hears it all the time: When needs are so great for so many people, why do we gear up for the holidays?
Families struggle all year long, she said. On one day in December, parents can make their children feel special.
“Many people faced with foregoing paying a bill or buying a Christmas present would opt to not pay a bill,” she said. “We try to eliminate that difficult decision by saying, ‘At least your child is going to have one gift under the tree.’”
By the way, I’m starting to rethink my earlier premise. Maybe angel trees really do come from angels — but these angels carry spreadsheets instead of harps.
Want to be an angel? Call the Salvation Army at 233-6755 and ask for Trinette.
This is my favorite time of year. The leaves are changing, the nights are cooler, football is on all the time, it just doesn’t get any better than this. But the fall season always reminds that change is impossible to avoid and not only that, it’s usually a good thing.
I was recently reading a study on the current and future trends in the fitness industry. Check out the following 3 bullet points:
• Single joint fixed plane equipment are dead: (Ex. Seated Leg Extension Machine) The consumer (you guys) is bored. The equipment doesn’t work. Isolation works against an active lifestyle. The consumer has been there and done that is ready for more than rows of equipment and no help.
• The industry will return to what works, which is total body authentic fitness, . Using 50 foot ropes, kettle bells, medicine balls, flipping tires and pulling sleds is exciting for the consumer, allows trainers to become coaches rather than rep counters with clipboards, and cuts the cost of equipping a new facility (Sound familiar?)
• The 3000-7500 square foot club will be the club of the future. These clubs can be situated in almost any neighborhood, are cost efficient to open, are based upon what works (at least they should be)!
Does any of this sound familiar? I hope so. We’ve based our entire business on the fact that fitness is an important part of life. Therefore, we do exercises and routines that make our clients lives better.
I love the term “total body authentic fitness.” I couldn’t have come up with a better term myself. We have always trained this way at TTF and will continue to do so for several reasons.
1. It’s so much more fun then sitting on a machine
2. It burns more calories.
3. It makes you more functionally strong (meaning it has a better carryover to everyday life)
4. Did I mention it’s more fun?
5. It gives our clients the best possibility for success.
Gone are the days of boring workouts, long slow cardio, insane exercise monotony and no results. And that is a change that is long overdue.
If you haven’t changed, what are you waiting for?
Wow, it’s been a long time since my last blog post. I didn’t realize so much time had passed and a lot has happened since then. Here’s a a quick recap of what’s been going on.
1. On September 8, TTF celebrated it’s 2 year anniversary!
2. On October 2, my wife and I celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary!
3. My wife and I found out that we are expecting our 3rd child!
4. At TTF, we’ve added a T/Th 12:15PM Express Lunch Circuit (So far, the feedback has been great)
5. We’ve also finally added a Tuesday 5:30PM class. Now you can get attend a different circuit Monday through Thursday at 5:30PM
Check out what’s coming up in the near future:
1. Beginning in November we will be offering a Senior Circuit. That’s right, ages 65+ will have their own designated circuits that they will be able to attend. And best of all, if you have Humana insurance it will all be paid for. If you don’t, no problem, we will be putting together a very cost effective package for our “Seasoned” Citizens.
2. In October, we will be hosting a Halloween Workout! Stay tuned for more details but think, costumes, pumpkins and Wood chops. If that doesn’t scream Halloween, I don’t know what does
That’s it for now. Let me know if you have any questions about the upcoming programs.
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