We Are On Fire – For A Great Cause!

On Saturday July 21st, during Market Square days, team “Get Fit & Don’t Quit” will participate in the Concord Public Safety Foundation’s (CPSF) Inaugural Fire Truck Pull.

This event is for a great cause, as the CPSF is raising funds for a LUCAS hands free CPR device for Concord Fire, and also seed money for a future Concord Police K-9 program.

Get Fit NH is putting up the entry fee of $400, so it doesn’t have to cost you a thing, although you are free to donate to the fund as you see fit.

Here’s the scoop: We need 10 “pullers” and 2 alternates to get this big red monster rolling down Main St. We need a minimum of 3 ladies on the team, so here’s your chance to show the boys how it’s done.

We are fortunate to have Kim Sawyer of 5:30pm Concord leading the charge, as she just participated in a fundraiser for the Wounded Warriors Fund to pull a Boeing 757 airplane – I should think the fire truck should be easy. 🙂

So here is your chance to volunteer before I PUT you on the team. Please let your coach know you want in, send us an email, or click here to use the contact form.

So come on out and support the first responders in your community – you know you want to!

For more info on this great event click here…

 

 

 

First Notice – July Schedule Change

Nancy and I are headed down to Louisville in July for our annual Coaches Training Conference, where we always learn new and interesting ways to beat you up train you better.

The week of July 16th training will be Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday only.

There will be no training Thursday and Friday, July 19th and 20th.

Stay tuned for a special opportunity available that weekend!

Coach Dean

Sizzlin’ Summer Slimdown – What’s Next?

There is always a danger at the end of a contest. The danger that because there is an “end” that we can go back to what we were doing before it started, even if “that” was not helping us reach our goals.

You see we don’t want you to stop the good habits you just earned.

That’s right, you earned those good habits through 8 weeks of changing your eating, your routine, your mindset – all of it.

Keep what you have earned.

Because the next time we have a contest I want you to get better, not start back from the beginning.

The next 10 pounds you lose should be a new 10 pounds, not the same ones you have been losing and gaining back for years.

So what’s the next step?

For many of you it will simply mean continuing on with the S3 Habits. You can’t really go wrong with basing your nutrition on those principles.

S3 Habit 1: Eat a PPW meal within one hour of waking or within 1 hour after training

S3 Habit 2: Eat Lean Protein with Each Meal

S3 Habit 3: Eat At Least 5 Servings of Veggies per Day

S3 Habit 4: Choose Your Carbs

Kicking It Up A Notch

As part of the S3 prize package you may have seen that the winners gained entry into our F.L.A.G. program.

F.L.A.G. stands for Fat Loss Accountability Group, and it’s where a select group of our clients have access to an extra layer of accountability and nutrition coaching in order to help them get and stay on track.

As with any program the results aren’t easy or instant. But as S3 ends it may be what you need to keep the momentum going. Each week you will have an opportunity to have your nutrition analyzed, receive feedback and troubleshooting from Coach Nancy, and get the support of a great group of like minded people. Click Here To Find Out More (please don’t register)

Here’s what a couple of our current F.L.A.G. group have to say about the program:

“Train hard and expect the weight should just drop off, right? Wrong.  After attending boot camp for four days a week for over a year, I was finally able to admit that my eating habits were keeping my weight up and my energy level down. That is when I joined FLAG.  The program provides guidance, accountability and education to support a more healthier high protein way of eating that results in weightless and increased energy.  One of the great things about the program is that it does not involve calorie counting, so it isn’t like going on a ‘diet” but rather changing bad eating habits for the long haul.

I did not join FLAG feeling entirely ready for it, I wanted the results but knew it would hard work getting them.  As I learned more and had a chance to meet and share struggles with others who were feeling the same way, little by little I evolved and the results followed.  I wouldn’t have imagined it before, but for the first time ever I feel good about my weight and have said goodbye to the daily mid-afternoon energy crash.  For me, FLAG was the additional tool I needed to get the results I’ve wanted since joining Get Fit NH a year and a half ago.” – Jayne

“FLAG has taught me that nothing happens overnight. Whether it is weight drop or the desire to eat properly. It is teaching me patience. It is teaching me that you can still eat out and make wise choices in what you eat.

In the beginning it was rough. The weight was not moving.  I didn’t think that I was ever going to drop a pound.  But then it started to go down. It’s not going down quickly but it’s staying off and that is the whole idea. I’m learning that it’s OK to splurge once in awhile as long as you get back on track.  This can’t be thought of as a “diet” but a “life style change”. Life is full of ups and downs you just can’t let the downs keep you down.

Since starting FLAG I have lost almost 10 pounds. That doesn’t seem like much but I have been able to go down two sizes in pants and that makes me really happy. Still working on building up the muscle though.  Everything takes time.

What would I say to someone that wants to join. The biggest thing would be to not expect instant change. Have patience.  Listen to all the encouragement from others. We have all been there and are still there.  This is a learning process.  Knowledge takes time.  Use the tools that are given to you. And most importantly, keep a positive attitude. If you slip up and have a bad day, bad week it will pass. But you have to have the mind set to really want it.” – Donna

Those are just two examples of the many successes we have seen with the committed participants of F.L.A.G.

Warning: This program is not for everybody, and not everyone who joins sees the results they want. Signing up is not enough. You must do the work necessary, consistently and persistently. No magic bullet. We will give you the tools and support you need, but you must take action.

Frankly we are crazy for offering this program at such a low price point. I see the hours that Coach Nancy puts into helping our F.L.A.G. members make the most of the program. You owe it to yourself to get the facts and see if the program is right for you. Our current F.L.A.G. members will be glad to talk to you about it (or out of it :)) so let us know if you would like to speak with them

Next Steps

If you are ready to pursue this next level of accountability and coaching, please Click Here to fill out our short entry survey

We will be in touch shortly to discuss if F.L.A.G. is right for you.

Make It Happen!

 

 

Sizzlin’ Summer Slimdown Results – The Winners Are Here

 

It’s Coming Sue!

471.5 pounds!

That is the total amount of weight lost this year in our S3 – Sizzlin’ Summer Slimdown Team Transformation contest.

Think about that for a minute. That means that every day the equivalent of 3 to 4 less bodies are walking through our doors – that’s what a fantastic job you all did over these past 8 weeks.

Keep up the great work!

Without further delay here are the prize winner for this years contest. (Click Here for a reminder of the prizes package)

1st Place Individual Winner

With a total of 132 points and 15.02% of bodyweight lost – Sue Perry of 8:30am Concord

2nd Place Individual Winner

With a total of 118 points and 12.41% of bodyweight lost – Frank Muller of 6:30am Concord

3rd Place Individual Winner

With a total of 115 points and 11.48% of bodyweight lost – Kate Bean of 6:15am Epsom

1st Place Team Winners

With an average of 77.4 points (almost 10 higher than 2nd place) – 6:15am Epsom

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I also wanted to give a shout out to the 2nd place team of 6:00pm Epsom and the 3rd place team of 8:30am Concord for putting up a good fight, as well as Steve Bottcher, who came up one point short of 3rd place.

I want to congratulate everyone who took positive steps toward their goals over the past 8 weeks. This contest was not primarily about losing bodyfat or weight.

It was not about losing anything, but about gaining the good nutrition habits you need for a healthier body and a happier you.

If you have reached your goals, well done. Now comes the hard part – keeping it off.

If you aren’t there yet, don’t stop. Keep fighting the good fight. Believe that you can do it, and then…

Make It Happen!

 

“What S3 Was Like For Me” Prize Winner Katie Tells All

Katie Rocks!

The Sizzlin’ Summer Slimdown was not always easy. Not much worth doing is. But as our 3rd place winner Kate Bean shares, it was so worth it. Fabulous job Katie, you look great!

Eating breakfast within an hour of waking ever single morning for 54 days straight = not something I’d normally do, but ok.  Oops, now I’m running late for work.  Most people would bring a cooler filled with ice to a bachelorette party in order to transport alcohol.  I brought one so I could bring my Dale’s Raw Protein Bar for breakfast, incase we didn’t get up, out, and eating within an hour.

Adding in a lean protein to three meals for 40 days = Hmm, now I actually have to eat breakfast and lunch everyday.  Sitting in my car, eating tuna out of a packet.  Yes, just tuna – no mayo or bread.  Coming home from work and not being ravenously hungry!  Learning that buying ripe avocados is a difficult task!  And actually being sad when I couldn’t put one in my smoothie (unripened ones create disgusting little chunks in smoothies)

Eating 5 cups of veggies every day for 26 days = This one was tough.  Husband:  “What’s for dinner?”  Me:  “Salad and *insert lean protein*”  Every. single. night.  Spilling olive oil on 3 different outfits, and two seats of my car in one week (I learned to put the dressing on at home), Having to use a serving platter instead of a dinner plate because my salad was so big..  Buying and cooking brussel sprouts for the first time in my life (I had to use Google because I didn’t know what to do with them).

Cutting out either grains or sugar each day for 12 days, while also continuing the other three habits = did I really just wash BBQ sauce off a cooked chicken breast??  Buying a bottle of olive oil and vinegar while on my lunch break cause I forgot to bring some from home and all the packets of dressing at MB had sugar. Going out for a water with friends, while they went out for a beer.  Going to special occasions and just watching other people eat delicious food, while there was nothing there I could eat.
Going down stairs the night before the final weigh in, taking out my tote of pants I saved for “when I lost weight someday” (one pair from high school), and fitting into every single pair = totally worth everything I had to do, and what I found to be most difficult – everything I had to say no to.  Husband ended up losing almost 20 lbs, too!

Continuing on to habit 5 and finally believing I will reach my goal weight!

Outdoor Obstacle Adventure 2012

We had a great time this morning at Get Fit NH Epsom.

The sky cleared, the sun was shining and it was just perfect weather for some muddy, wet fun!

Thanks to all who came out and made it such a great morning.

Can’t wait until next time!

Thanks for choosing to train with us, and have a fantastic recovery week (talking to you Deb Rosenthal! 🙂

Coaches Dean and Nancy

S3 Habit 5: Don’t Stop

Important Contest Notes:

1) You must weigh-in by this Friday June 22nd on the scale in your training facility and report that number to your coach. Failure to do so will result in no points being recorded for the entire contest in this category. You will enter this number into your page on Friday, but we will be cross checking starting and ending weights to make sure there are no data entry errors.

2) You must complete all data entry on ActiveNH.com by midnight eastern time. No data or checkmarks can be entered after this time.

No exceptions guys, so please get it done.

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hab·it  n.

1. A recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition.
2. An established disposition of the mind or character.

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Over the last 8 weeks we have been working diligently to establish habits.

Behaviors that over the long term will make a positive change to your fitness, health, and well being.

Smoking is a bad habit that most find very difficult to break.

As coaches nothing would please us more than seeing the S3 Habits become as ingrained and hard to break as nicotine is for a 20 year chain smoker.

Now THAT would be powerful.

So what is your mindset as the end of S3 nears?

Do you have this huge splurge of “forbidden” foods already planned for this weekend?

If so, then you haven’t built a habit, you are merely playing a game.

We must get out of the mentality that food and drink is a reward, because for many if not most of us that way of thinking is destructive to mind, soul and body.

Food is Fuel for the human machine. 

And it can be oh so enjoyable, and pleasurable, and tasty without being destructive.

That part is up to you.

So as we come to the end of Sizzlin’ Summer Slimdown 2012 I want to make sure you know there is S3 Habit 5.

Re-read habits 1, 2, 3, & 4.

And Keep Doing Them!

Make It Happen!

 

 

 

 

Outdoor Obstacle Adventure is this Saturday, June 23rd.

You know you want to try it!

We are kicking off recovery week with a splash (plus some dirt, mud, and probably a few scrapes here or there).

Starting at 9:00am we are going to make our way through the pit of despair, over the wicked wall, down the (semi) mud-slide, over the log forest, up the salmon ladder and some secret surprise obstacles you don’t want to miss.

Change of clothes – yeah, that’s a good idea!

Get Fit “Ninja” Bootcamp – I kinda like that Coach Erin!

2nd Annual Get Fit NH Outdoor Obstacle Adventure

Place: Get Fit NH Bootcamp Epsom

Time: 9am until we are done

Simple as that!

 

Recovery – Your Body Knows!

Alternatively you can do burpees all week…

At Get Fit NH, our training system (you do have a training system, right?) dictates a recovery week every 8 to 12 weeks.

Next week, June 25th – 29th is our next scheduled recovery week.

As our long time clients know, the concept of taking time off from regular training is usually met initially with some level of bewilderment, confusion, misunderstanding, resistance, irritation, or maybe all of the above.

But after going through a couple cycles of training and recovery, and seeing and feeling the difference that a long term training system makes, most clients know when they are ready for a break – emotionally, mentally, and physically.

We have written quite a bit on the subject of recovery weeks and why they are important, so take a few minutes to read and understand the why’s and how’s.

Recovery Is Where The Magic Happens

I Hate Recovery Weeks

Rest, Recover and Regenerate, It’s Not Optional

Getting Better, that’s what it is all about!