GO Fitness $99 Special Rate for March

GOAL-ORIENTED FITNESS is offering a special you’ve never seen before:

* -ONLY in March 2010, starting Tuesday, March 2 at Krusi Park
* -ONLY TuTh 8:30-9:30 a.m. (8 classes)
* -ONLY $99
* -ONLY $90 if you refer a spouse or friend (who pays $99 for the month)
* -Babysitting is available at Krusi Park (add’l fee)

GOAL-ORIENTED FITNESS is the perfect exercise program for you, or someone you know, if:

* -you work late at night, sleep in, or have a flexible schedule
* -you need a jump start
* -you need a routine to follow unconsciously
* -you’ve hit a plateau in your current exercise routine
* -you need a group to meet to get you to do it
* -your baby/toddler prevents you from exercising

GOAL-ORIENTED FITNESS is a total body workout, improving your cardio endurance, muscular strength, flexibility and balance.

We are also a supportive group of all fitness levels to motivate you to achieve your goal.

Instructor Suzanne Fong is a Certified Personal Trainer and Group Exercise Instructor who progressively increases the difficulty of the exercises, while focusing on proper form to reduce the risk of injury.

Check out the website for details: http://g-o-fitness.com/

The program starts 8:30 a.m. TUESDAY, MARCH 2 at Krusi Park.

To register, email Suzanne@BalancedHealthyLifestyles.com or call 510-85-GOFIT

Olympic Motivation to Exercise

Watching the Olympics is great motivation to get off the couch. Seeing the speed, agility, power and grace that Olympians exhibit, makes us strive for more from our own bodies. Here’s an online article about the Olympic Effect:  Do You Need Exercise Inspiration? Watch the Olympics

 GOAL-ORIENTED FITNESS is the perfect exercise program for you, or someone you know, if:

• you need a jump start
• you need a routine to follow unconsciously
• you need a group to meet to get you to do it
• you don’t have the time or motivation to exercise after work
• your baby/toddler prevents you from exercising
• you’ve hit a plateau in your current exercise routine

GOAL-ORIENTED FITNESS is a total body workout, improving your cardio endurance, muscular strength, flexibility and balance. We are also a supportive group of all fitness levels to motivate you to achieve your goal. Instructor Suzanne Fong is a Certified Personal Trainer and Group Exercise Instructor who progressively increases the difficulty of the exercises, while focusing on proper form to reduce the risk of injury.

SCHEDULE: The next, one-month programs start MARCH 1 at Krusi Park.

-MWF 6-7:00 am (Get your workout done before getting ready for work)

-TuTh 8:30-9:30 am (Babysitting is available at Krusi Park (add’l fee))

PRICING for March:

MWF = 12 classes = $180

TuTh = 8 classes = $120

10% off if you register by the 24th

25% off if you bring a spouse or friend (who pays for the month)

Email Suzanne@BalancedHealthyLifestyles.com

Website: http://g-o-fitness.com/

Eat Food. Not Too Much. Mostly Plants -- Michael Pollan

I've been hearing a lot lately about eating habits. I was forwarded a video about a speech from chef Jamie Oliver about the children's obesity crisis and that had a link to a video of a speech from Dean Ornish on the World's Killer Diet. At the same time, I've been tracking my calorie consumption in order to get it under better control, using Lose It! as well as tracking my eating habits on my SWEET Life Plan to make sure I'm eating a variety of food groups.


Just a couple days of tracking my calories has taught me two things: First, they add up fast! Second, all those little nibbles here and there are very difficult to track, but add up to a lot of extra calories! I think that anyone who starts tracking calories first ditches the little nibbles, mostly because they are difficult to track and count the calories. It's much easier to calculate the calories in 1/2 cup yogurt than in a bite of this and a bite of that. At the same time, studies show that people who track their calories are far more successful at weight loss than those who don't.

Tracking my eating on my SWEET Life Plan helps me make sure to eat enough from all the food groups. If I want an afternoon snack, I check my SWEET Life Plan to help me decide what to eat. "Well, I haven't eaten much fruit today; I'll have an apple for a snack." 

In the end, what am I trying to say? Eat Food. Not Too Much. Mostly Plants. --Michael Pollan
This link is the most important one posted here. Check out the article, then answer this question: Is this how you eat?