Have a Great Day!

We all have a not so great day's from time to time.

So today I want to share with you a little tip that I stumbled across a few weeks ago that can turn your day around in an instant.

I like to go into my e-mail distribution system and check and see who has opened and even better yet who has read the e-mails I send out.

I guess that is my little snippets of voyeurism.

Anyway the other day I saw that an old friend from college who doesn't usually read had opened her e-mail.

So I took a moment to send a short e-mail and say HI since it had been month's maybe even years since our last correspondence.

Then it happened.

She sent back an e-mail containing 5 little words that absolutely made my day.

Wanna know what they were?

'I am so proud of you'

Having someone say that with sincerity behind it absolutely made my day.
it.

Pretty cool, eh?

5 simple words and you can brighten a person's day.

I am sure that some of you have are thinking what the hell does, saying something stupid like 'I am so proud of you' have to do with exercise, weight loss, fitness, etc....

And probably are on the verge of unsubscribing and that's ok I guess you just don't get it.

My answer is what Does it NOT have to do with exercise and fitness.

I literally felt like I could do no wrong that day, in business, in my workout, in everything.

Just think if we all handed out that simple 5 word compliment a little more often; how much more enjoyable a place the world would be.

Note: I have been practicing using this phrase as the ‘giver’ and it feels just
as good to tell it to someone else, as it does to receive it.


Ok enough Mr Softy, now get your ass back to work, pronto!!

Troy M Anderson
AZ Womens Fitness Bootcamp

What Does Dying have to do with Fat Loss?

There are two key components to fat loss success.

Heck any kind of success really.

The funny thing is that these two keys have absolutely nothing to do with:

• resistance training
• sleep
• drinking water
• walking on the treadmill
• counting calories
  
  None of that stuff amounts to a hill of beans when compared to these two powerful components.
  
  Have I teased you enough?
  
  Are you sure you really ready? (the big build up)
  
  The Fear of Dying
  
  and
  
  The Fear of Being Ostracized
  
  These are very powerful tools; and we MUST learn how to channel their power; and let
  it work for in our favor.
  
  Otherwise if we embrace them in the wrong way it will leave us curled upon on the floor in the fetal position, clutching a 1/2 gallon of Ben&Jerry's Chunky Monkey.
  
  Need some specific examples, to put it all together.
  
  Here we go:
  
  Example 1: Lady (life time smoker) get a chest ex-ray, find a spot on her lunge. Over the next year's time, finds power in the fear of death, quits smoking, quits drinking, and loses 20lbs in 45 days.
  
  Example #2: Last year I worked with a local TV station on a fitness challenge every single person(even those whose were flat out slackers) lost at least 20lbs and 3-5% bodyfat.
  
  Why?
  
  Because they were on TV every single week and if they were screwing up every person they knew would see.
  
  Again the fear of being ostracized against was very powerful.
  
  You may not have a spot on your lung or a TV fitness challenge but I am sure that if spend a little time thinking you can find an aspect of one of these two powerful tools to that applies you.
  
  One way to artificially create this is to use the fear of being ostracized.
  
  You can do this by stating your goals to everyone you know, and telling them to 'Do Not Let Me Off the Hook'
  
  You can take a step further by posting your goals on an internet forum, your facebook or myspace account, or all of the above.
  
  You can even post weekly updates, and you can bet people will ask about your progress and hold your feet to the fire.
  
  One more powerful tip before I let you get out there and start to taking action.
  
  If you are shooting for aesthetic goals, take a before picture, even if you are vane and look the mirror a lot, the camera lens will tell you the real story of what is going on with your body.
  
  If you are feeling really brave post it on the internet.
  
  Here’s a little video a friend of mine sent me last week, took a look
  it is well worth your 10 minutes, and definitely applies to today’s
  topic:

Troy M Anderson

Tempe, AZ Fitness Bootcamp

Hiking: A New Breed of Stability Training

My wife she loves hiking, and since we live in sunny AZ this is actually the perfect time of year to go.

Me I hate it.

I actually kind find it senseless to walk somewhere without a purpose.

I love to fish and hunt so my hiking has always been about chasing something or getting from Point A to Point B in order to be able to do what you want.

Ever, since moving to the city my hunting and fishing has dramatically decreased to the point where in 2007 I did do 1 day of either.

My fault for neglecting something I love to do, but that is another post entirely.

During the two weeks of holiday break this year I took a couple hiking trips with my wife; and guess what?

I found two huge benefits of hiking.

1. It is great for the ankles, knees and back.

Hiking is a much more unstable and dynamic exercise than anything that you can do on a wobble board, stability ball, or one of those stupid BOSU Balls.

And

It's real life.

My personal story on this is: when I was hunting quail a lot a few years ago, I never had any ankle problems. Last year I hunted only 1 or 2 times and I severely sprained both ankles during my competitive sport season.

I also notice that the unstable and dynamic activity also caused my back to be active and move in areas where it may normally be stiff.

Sure I am only a case study of one but I think there might be something to it.

2. The other benefit of hiking is what I call mental reprieve and fresh training.

Far too many of us spend, too much time cooped up in our houses.

Certain people are outraged by the way chickens and pigs are treated; when they really ought be outraged about locking themselves indoors 23 1/2 hours per day.

The caveat here you have to get off the beaten path or get out early; because if you don't you will totally have to fight the damn crowds, which will totally negate this benefit.

Well there you have it I am officially a convert, I love hiking not as much as hunting or fishing but it will do for the time being.

So long as you don't have to run into too damn many of those 'city slickers' out mucking up your peace, quiet, and stability training.


PS - In my humble opinion a challenging hiking trail is that only way that walking ever counts as exercise.



Enjoy



Troy M Anderson