Dallas-based boot camp takes flight and lands in Canton.

  Canton, MI (December 31, 2008) – The Transformation Boot Camp announced today its newest location in Canton.  The Transformation Boot Camp Canton offers non-military, completely motivational fitness programs for men and women of all fitness levels Monday through Friday at 5:30 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

“With the success of this program in the Dallas area over the past 5 years, we really felt the need to make it available to the men and women of the United States looking for a fitness solution,” said Mike Thornton, creator of the Transformation Boot Camp.  “With campers losing anywhere from 10 to 100 lbs, we knew we had found a formula that worked for men and women of all fitness levels.”

Classes are held Monday through Friday at 5:30 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Boliard’s Martial Arts Studio in Canton.  For additional information or to register, please visit www.MichiganTransformationBootCamp.com.

About the Transformation Boot Camp:
The Transformation Boot Camp was started in Dallas, Texas in 2003 by fitness expert Mike Thornton and offers its participants a non-military approach to boot camps.  Using positivity and encouragement as motivators, the Transformation Boot Camp combines metabolic-boosting workouts with education to help men and women of all fitness levels achieve their fitness goals.

Contact:
Edwin Petty
Key Web Enterprises, LLC
734-667-4070
edwin@MichiganTransformationBootcamp.com
www.MichiganTransformationBootCamp.com

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Do you ever feel like God doesn’t care about you? Do you wonder why He seems so distant at times – especially in times of great need or crisis?

If so, then you’re not alone. I too have had these feelings. And anybody who says they’ve never had these feelings is probably lying. The good news is that God NEVER lies.

“God is not man, one given to lies, and not a son of man changing his mind. Does he speak and not do what he says? Does he promise and not come through?” Numbers 23:19 (The Message)

During my morning devotional today, this verse really popped out at me. I immediately stopped reading and began to meditate on how awesome God is. When God makes a promise, He keeps it. For example, when God said in Hebrews 13:5, “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee“, He meant it. You can be assured, even though God may seem to be a million miles away at times, He is right there with you every moment of your life. He knows the challenges you face and the tears you shed and He does care!

Action step for today …

I encourage you to read Numbers 23:19 over and over again and then stop and meditate on the fact that God NEVER lies and He always keeps His promises. Make a decision today to trust the promises of God even though He may seem distant. When we genuinely trust God, I believe it puts a smile on His face.

I welcome your comments, suggestions, and questions so go ahead and leave your comments –I’d love to hear from you.

It’s important for you to know that this blog was created for you.  The goal is to build a community of people helping people. So if you would like to share your knowledge on a health and fitness related topic, just leave your comments. 

Be Organic God’s Way!

Edwin

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Simple Holiday Weight Management Tips

To help keep your waistline down during the holiday season, you can simply increase the number of calories you burn daily, both through exercise and from daily activities. Below is a list of simple things you can do to keep from gaining weight over the holidays. They may seem obvious and simple, but if you make a conscious decision to do them, they can have a huge impact on your weight management goals.

•Ø       Walk more – park at the back of the parking lot

•Ø       Stand more – wrap presents standing up at a table

•Ø       Take the stairs instead of the escalator/elevator

•Ø       Wash the dishes by hand instead of using the dishwasher

•Ø       Play a board game with your family instead of watching TV

Action step for today …

Start today to incorporate these simple tips and avoid gaining weight over the holidays. Let’s face it, most of us overeat during the holidays, but with a little effort, you can maintain your weight and you won’t have any regrets when January 1 roles around.

God Bless and Happy Holidays!

I welcome your comments, suggestions, and questions so go ahead and leave your comments –I’d love to hear from you. Also, if you’d like for me to cover a topic in more detail or cover a topic that I have not talked about yet, just let me know.

It’s important for you to know that this blog was created for you.  The goal is to build a community of people helping people. So if you would like to share your knowledge on a health and fitness related topic, just leave your comments. 

Although the information in this blog will benefit people of all ages, this blog is dedicated to over 40 fitness, so I’d especially love to hear from those who are over 40.

Be Organic God’s Way!

Edwin

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Spending more than 20 minutes doing cardio can actually cause you to preserve fat.

According the Dr. Al Sears, “burning fat while exercising signals to your body that it needed the fat. This trains your body to make more fat for the next time you exercise. Your body then replenishes your fat each time you eat and becomes efficient at building and preserving fat necessary for long mid-level cardiovascular sessions in preparation for the next endurance workout. In doing so, it sacrifices muscle and other high-energy burning tissues and preserves fat.”

If you want to lose body fat try short duration interval cardio for 20 minutes, instead of long duration cardio, such as running on a treadmill for 45 minutes. I get my best cardio workouts when I increase the intensity of my intervals and keep the duration to 20 minutes. Studies have shown that you lose body fat 9 times faster with this strategy.

Below is an example cardio workout…

•Ø       Warm-up for 5 minutes and then stretch

•Ø       Using a  bike, pedal as fast has you can for 30 seconds to a minute

•Ø       Rest for 1 minute (slowly pedal and let your heart rate come down)

•Ø       Again, pedal as fast as you can for another 30 seconds to a minute

•Ø       Then rest again for 1 minute (slowly pedaling)

Repeat the above cycle for 20 minutes. If you are new to cardio, you can start with 5 minutes and build your way up to 20 minutes. Wear a heart rate monitor and stay within 80% of your maximum heart rate during this exercise.

Once your 20 minutes of cardio is complete, you will need to cool down by slowly pedaling or marching in place until your heart rate comes down below at least 60% of your maximum heart rate. And don’t forget to stretch.

Remember, your body adapts to the demands placed on it, so change your exercise routine about every 4 weeks. For example, instead of using a bike, you can use a jump robe or any other type of cardio equipment you like. You can also change your routine by increasing the intensity between rest periods by going faster or increasing the level on your bike or other equipment.

Important Note: As I mentioned above, when doing intense cardio you need to wear a heart rate monitor and don’t go over 80% of your max heart rate. And as always, I recommend seeing your doctor before starting any new exercise program.

I welcome your comments, suggestions, and questions so go ahead and leave your comments –I’d love to hear from you.

It’s important for you to know that this blog was created for you.  The goal is to build a community of people helping people. So if you would like to share your knowledge on a health and fitness related topic, just leave your comments. 

Although the information in this blog will benefit people of all ages, this blog is dedicated to over 40 fitness, so I’d especially love to hear from those who are over 40.

Be Organic God’s Way!

Edwin

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What do you think when you hear someone say that honey is better than sugar?

Years ago, (more than I care to name) when I heard anyone talk about how much better honey was than sugar, I was immediately turned off.  I thought of honey as a waxy tasting substance that made anything I put it on taste like wax.  I didn’t really care that it was “suppose” to be better for you than sugar.  I was not interested at all in replacing my sugar with honey, no matter how much better it was suppose to be. 

Years later when my husband talked me into trying raw, unfiltered, unheated honey, I was so surprised.  What happened to the waxy unappetizing taste? It did not at all resemble the honey that I remembered.  It actually tasted really good and I wanted more. 

I came to find out that the honey I had been eating in restaurants and from supermarket shelves was processed honey.  I then discovered that this same honey was not so good for you after all.  Most of the vitamins and minerals go away when it is processed and heated.  However, the raw unprocessed honey that actually tastes good is actually good for you!  Wow, how could this be?  I could now replace my processed sugar with something I actually liked and then feel good about it, because it’s actually good for me. 

I decided I had to find out if this was true, so I started looking into and found out the following. Unlike sugar, honey is a unique food, a living, organic.  It is an instant energy building food, an antioxidant containing all the essential minerals necessary for life. It has seven vitamins of the B complex group, amino acids and enzymes. Sounded pretty impressive.

Honey goes into the blood stream in fifteen minutes.  Ordinary sugar, a chemical saccharose, is completely indigestible, absolutely dead and harmful. It takes the human system 2 – 4 hours of hard work to invert and convert saccharose into simpler digestible form of glucosides, and then assimilate, exhausting the human system.

Dr. Paul Carlton wrote in his book “The three killer foods” that sugar is a poison, a 100% chemical, one of the 3 killer foods.  That didn’t sound too good!

On the other side, honey produces more energy than its weight and in doing so it uses part of the accumulated fat and cholesterol. It therefore is excellent in any weight reduction plan. WOW, something that tastes so sweet & so good can be used when trying to lose weight!

In fact, honey contains so many minerals, vitamins, enzymes and inhibine, a newly find antibacterial agent that acts like penicillin, and other antibiotics, killing microbes and germs that it is correctly called a medicine; the elixir of life. It has been used as medicine for millenniums and is still used in prescriptions for cold.

Honey is also a mild laxative which helps digestion. In Dr. Jarvis’ best seller book “Folk Medicine” he recommends honey and apple cider vinegar for health and strength and to be taken many times a day.

REMEMBER THOUGH.  It has to be raw unheated honey.  If it doesn’t say “RAW” on the honey package, then it is processed and the benefits aren’t there. 

The best part of all this is that you can satisfy your sweet tooth, treat you body good, and feel good about it.  I not only use it in my tea, cereal, as a snack, but I use it in cooking as well.

Have you tried raw honey yet?  Let us know and tell us your experience since using it.  I am so happy I have found this awesome food. 

Enjoy

Patricia 

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