A special lady

Last year, I received a somewhat panicked phone call from a lady named Jean. She said she needed a kettlebell instructor ASAP for Monday and this day of the call was Thursday .They had already invested in kettlebells and had a full class waiting to take on this new training offered to Minneapolis Community Ed. I agreed to take on the responsibility to instruct this class.



On April 27, 2011, Jean died of ovarian cancer.



When I met her in person she was a lovely lady. She was very helpful to me and I could tell her job was a passion to her. Jean was very open to my suggestions and ideas for this class.



She will be missed



This week each student will do 57 kettlebell swings in honor of her very short life here on earth.



RIP

JOIN ME FOR THE FAIR AT 2 :30 PM

2011 Healthy Living Fair


The City of Plymouth in partnership with WestHealth is excited to offer its 3rd Annual Healthy Living Fair on March, 20, 2011.

Take charge of your family’s health by sampling a variety of health screenings, educational sessions, active samplers, teen component, give-aways and prizes, vendor booths and more!

Healthy Living Fair

Date: 3/20/2011
2:30 PM

Cost: Free to the public

Location:
Plymouth Creek Center

14800 34th Avenue North
Plymouth, MN 55447

Group Training Rocks!

Are headsets making you fat ?

The annual dropout rate at U.S. health clubs is soaring toward 50 percent, Why ?


People are not talking to each other in large gyms.No one cares if you show up or not. It's great for the self motivated , but then you get tired and quit.

As a result, hundreds of new micro-gyms have sprung up with the antidote: working out as part of an group of friends.


"When you build friendships, it keeps you accountable,"
People need each other, especially for fitness !
You develop relationships.

"You are all in this together. You experience pain or whatever — together. You can laugh about it, moan about it — together,"

Fight Heart Disease in Women - Go Red For Women

I am wearing red today !
Take the time to impower your own health , do your check list today !

http://www.goredforwomen.org/

Beyond the yellow ribbon

I myself am a blue star mother times two ! Both my children are in the Airforce serving overseas.

I recently watched the Oprah episode with the first lady featured on the show. I was inspired to offer something for the families and service members that would like to try a new exercise style.

I started training with Kettlebells the day my first born , daughter entered boot camp. I wanted to mirror something she was going to be doing for the next 8 weeks .

My training not only exceeded my kids fitness levels ,when they come back to the states they just shake their heads that mom is fitter then they are, and they are in the military !

I guess it works !

So my offer is to any military member or family member that wants to get fit ! Let's not forget the parents of as well.


Please email me  at  roxz71@aol.com with location and time questions in the TC area.

POWER TO YOU !

http://www.minnesotanationalguard.org/btyr/

RIP JACK

Jack Lalanne died this weekend at 96.
He said excerise is KING, diet is QUEEN.
So ask yourself , would a king or queen live in your house (body) ?

I'M BACK FROM TAMPA !!!!

The trip was a big success, I explored several areas over the 2 1/2 weeks in Florida with a highlight of going to Apollo Beach. That's where Thayne's House of Pain is located. Apollo Beach is a small community near an inlet of water. It was about 30 minutes from where I was staying with my brother. I made the trek 3 times to experience HIT Training. I admit I was a little scared at first, but my eagerness to learn and curiosity how the other half rolls, got the better of me.



Thayne put me on the rowing machine, and it kicked my butt. He said it's the most under utilized machine there is. I couldn't stand after that, so a little stretch was needed. We went over several basic kettlebell moves and we discovered that the Swing has taken a different approach. I felt that every day after training . I thought my leg muscles were developed, They will be now !


There were so many new toys in the House. I was curious as to how they were going to be utilized. Thayne showed me a few . I am all about going outside to train, and we did some of that, too.


My main goal was to master the bent arm hang and the pull up. We worked on this with a pull up strap. It made my confidence go up and I feel I will get stronger and be able to do this with ease in the coming months. (My mesomorph body has a lot of muscle weight and it's a little more difficult).


My desire to become a firefighter is going to take even more challenges to my body. We all know that FF's should be training with the bells, so I called my local fire chief for a few pieces of equipment. I now have several new ideas to bring to class. This is going to be fun to implement this in our groups.


In the Tampa area, it seems that everyone exercises, and there are many specialty gyms. This opens up many possibilities for me in the future where I might want to land.






Happy New Year !