Dean
Dean
I have really enjoyed getting to know all our new members in Concord, and have been able to meet many of you in the early Epsom classes as well.
At the core we are a family business. Everything we do revolves not only our immediate family, but our training family as well. We really appreciate you letting us be involved in reaching your fitness and performance goals, and it is always a lot of fun to hear about what is going on in “real life” as well.
A few of you in the Concord class (o.k. it was Celeste 🙂 wanted me to put up a few pics of the family, so here goes.
In case you were wondering, here are names and ages…
Tim 22, is married to Debra.
Jeff 21, wants to get married to Kimberly, (but only after he is done with his undergraduate work, right Jeff?)
Andrew is 6
Karalynn (KJ) is 4
Amy is 2
Also pictured is my much younger (just ask her) wife Nancy.
So now you know!
Have a great weekend!
Dean
[nggallery id=6]As you are probably aware, there is a big debate raging in the US regarding the issue of health care. Proposals are flying all over the place from all quarters on how to “fix” the system.
I have a simple solution to the problem.
It has taken me years to figure it out.
Personal trial and error.
You ready for it?
Don’t Get Sick!
I know what you’re thinking – “No kidding wise guy!”
But I am completely, honestly and 100%- Not Kidding!
I mean seriously, does this prize winning pie chef look healthy?
He took charge of his health, and so can you!
The #1 thing YOU can do to make the biggest impact on the “Health Care” system is to STAY OUT OF IT as much as possible.
Now I understand that accidents occur. We are fragile beings and things break – and our medical system is the best in the world at fixing traumatic injuries.
But when it comes right down to it, accidents are a relatively small part of the overall picture.
Take a look at the leading causes of death in the United States as put out by the Centers for Disease Control.
Of the top six causes of death, accidents cause only 7.38%.
What is the common thread of the other 92+ percent?
They are largely behavior related diseases.
Too much food, too much sugar, too much alcohol, too much stress.
Not enough exercise, not enough sleep.
Not much there that has a thing to do with health insurance, who pays what and when, ppo, hmo, socialized medicine or any of that baloney.
I am not insensitive to genetic disease and inherited traits. Those things are real and do occur.
The fact is way too many of us have used them as an excuse, as if somehow the fact that your dad had heart disease means you should be 100 pounds overweight and taking 5 different drugs.
I have seen what happens when our clients take charge of their own health. You want to control health care costs? Think about how much you will save when you aren’t paying for thyroid meds, or multiple blood pressure meds, or drugs to help you control your blood sugar! I have seen that happen over and over (never take yourself off, always consult your doctor)
See how much better your back feels when you become flexible and can move freely again.
See how much more productive you can be when you have the energy you did 20 years ago.
It can and does happen, becuase we see it every day.
But it’s up to you!
Not your doctor, not your spouse, not your brother, sister, father, mother, boss, congressman, senator or president.
YOU!
You are reading this because you are ready to make a change, and I applaud you.
And that’s why we are here, to help guide you as you take charge of your own health and well-being.
Use the resources on this site, talk to your trainer, leave a comment on this post.
We want to hear from you. We want you to achieve your goals and dreams.
Make It Happen!
Dean
Human beings are made up of 2/3 water. We need to drink plenty of water to maintain an over all healthy body. Our organs need to stay hydrated to function properly.
Did you know that your skin is the largest organ of the human body?
Your skin is crying out for water too!
Dry skin is usually associated with winter but summertime also has its drying elements. Sun and wind are the two main contributors to dry parched looking skin. I love being outside in the summer. I enjoy basking in the sun and if I can do it while enjoying an ocean breeze – Wow!
I don’t want to look like a dried raisin though. If we are to understand how to moisturize our skin we need to understand skin.
There are three layers to our skin.
Obviously, anything that affects the all-important top layer can dry out your skin-sun and wind both rob skin of moisture. Adding a topical moisturizer helps add moisture back to this layer but what about the underlying layers? What can you do to help keep your skin soft and touchable?
As your body’s largest organ, your skin depends on the nutrients in your diet. You have to feed your skin well if you expect it to stand up to wind and sun.
Drink plenty of water. Keeping your body properly hydrated is like providing the fuel for the car. Your body knows what to do with the water you intake.
By all means, enjoy the summer sun. Just make sure your skin enjoys the summer too, by staying hydrated and happy!
Make today your best day ever!
Nancy
What a fantastic morning at Get Fit NH Bootcamp!
We started off with a bang at 5:00am – what a great way to start the day. Nancy kept things amped up in Epsom while I headed off to Concord and got things rolling with two more outstanding classes. We will finish off tonight with our 6:00pm class cranking it!
I want to express my appreciation once again to all of our members – it is a privilege to work with each and every one of you!
We have had a number of you ask about the resistance bands we use at Get Fit NH Bootcamp. We have used three different brands and we believe our current one is the best one available. We have never had one break, they are well built, and I know the designer personally and trust him. You can check them out here: Performax Bands
I also wanted to share some of our recent blog posts and topics with all our new members, and even if you have been with us awhile they are a good refresher. Please take a few minutes to read them, and if you have any questions or comments, fire away in the comment box below.
Nancy’s Top 5 Grocery Shopping Tips
What Can You Learn From A Wedding?
Should I Eat Before I Workout?
Now get out there and Make It Happen!
Dean
Alright already! You all loved seeing Nancy rocking the band workout with Dave Schmitz (aka “The Bandman”), but I got to do a serious training session as well!
Check out the “Saturday Morning Workout” we did last weekend – we were BOTH sucking some serious wind!
Just a quick reminder that orientation for the Concord Get Fit NH Bootcamps will be tomorrow, June 5th at your regularly scheduled time. (6:30am or 8:30am)
We had a great time over last weekend learning from some of the best minds in the world, never mind just the fitness industry!
One of the training sessions we got to do was with our friend Dave Schmitz, the “Band Man”. Dave has personally designed the best resistance bands available today. You can pick one up to use for training or that off day flexibility work you should be doing by clicking here.
See if you can spot our own (now world famous) trainer Nancy in the following video. Great job Nanc!
No, I am not talking about me!
Another 5:00am Get Fit NH Bootcamp member sending me some great stuff – thanks Tammy!
It reminded me that living a healthy lifestyle, losing weight and increasing energy isn’t just about training and good nutrition.
In fact it’s less about those and more about our mind than anything else.
It all starts up in that most important organ of all – your Brain!
We’ve said it before, if you think you can do it, you’re right, and if you don’t think you can do it, you are also right!
You must focus on your “can do’s” if you want to be successful, and that goes for all of life.
So on to what Tammy shared with us.
You may not agree with all of these, but that’s ok…
Take the lesson. Be a positive person. Show someone in your life that you care about them. Respect yourself. Make It Happen!
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Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio
“To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I’ve ever written.”
My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:
1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.
8. It’s OK to get angry with God.. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.
12. It’s OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don’t worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words “In five years, will this matter?”
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn’t do.
35. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative — dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come.
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift.”
Its estimated 93% won’t forward this. If you are one of the 7% who will, forward this with the title ‘7%’.
I’m in the 7%.
Remember that I will always share my spoon with you!
Friends are the family that we choose for ourselves.
Julie of 5:00 am bootcamp fame sent me the following “fun facts to know and tell about water”, and it is absolutely worth sharing.
We’ve talked about the importance of drinking enough water and how it affects muscle soreness and fat loss.
Here’s some more good reasons to keep that water bottle handy…
Are you drinking the amount of water you should drink every day?
Make It Happen!
Dean
Nancy and I have had conversations with a few clients over the past few weeks about how fast they are losing bodyfat, and a couple have expressed frustration that the weight isn’t coming off “fast enough”.
Now don’t get me wrong, I think it should be your goal to strip unhealthy bodyfat as fast as possible.
It shouldn’t take 6 months to take off 10 pounds of bodyfat…
But it isn’t going to happen in 6 days either!
When you step on that scale and you have lost 2 0r 3 pounds and 1/2″ off your waist in the last two weeks are you happy, or frustrated that it wasn’t more?
Let’s think about it…
If you lost an average of 1 1/2 lbs a week over the span of 3 months, would you be happy? Do you know how much weight that is?
18 lbs!
Would you be happy to lose 18 pounds? I certainly would!
In fact I went back and looked at my records from when I started my weight loss journey,
From the 1st week in August to the 3rd week in October, a span of 12 weeks, I lost a grand total of….
16.5 lbs…LESS THAN 1 1/2 pounds a week.
Thinking back I guess I should have been pretty ticked off at myself that I wasn’t losing weight fast enough…
I should have gotten really aggravated, decided it wasn’t worth it, pounded a couple dozen donuts and a chocolate cake or two…
and been DONE WITH IT!
Because this weight loss stuff doesn’t work…
It’s taking too long…
It’s too hard…
ARE YOU KIDDING ME – Stop The Whining Already!?
I had been a fat boy for years!
It wasn’t going to “go away” in a few weeks, no matter how much I wanted it to.
It ended up taking me over 9 months to get below 200 lbs, an average of less than 2 pounds a week.
Could I have done it faster? Maybe, maybe not – I only know what I did.
So what’s my point?
Here it is in a nutshell…
When you are headed in the right direction – When your weight is dropping steadily, when your waist is getting smaller, when your pants fit better, when you can celebrate your victories, now matter how small….
Be Happy With Yourself!
Don’t live your life trying to be perfect, because you’re not!
There is a philosophy that permeates the Japanese culture – “Kaizen”.
It means “Constant and Never Ending Improvement”.
It doesn’t mean perfection…
But it doesn’t mean satisfied with mediocrity either.
To me it means never letting your highs get too high or your lows too low.
To evaluate what you are doing right and to keep doing it.
To discover what needs improvement and getting better at it.
To live each day with purpose and make a difference in the lives of those around you.
I challenge you to live “Kaizen”…
I challenge you to focus on the positives…
I Challenge You To Be Happy Today!
Can you do it?
Make It Happen,
Dean