Here's How To Fit Into Your Favorite Jeans

Participating in MVP Boot Camp is a great way for you to fit into your favorite jeans.

You know the ones that you look so sexy in a couple of years ago.

Here is a challenge for you. Keep those sexy jeans. Keep trying them on to keep yourself in check to keep eating right and exercising.

Click on the link below and try the MVP Skinny Jeans Workout. This workout focuses on the inner thighs, the hips and butt with a mix of cardio thrown in.

MVP Skinny Jeans Workout

Wellness Extreme Makeover

Yes the search it on!

MVP Fitness has teamed up with Triad Chiropractic and we are looking for nominations for individuals ready, willing, and able to make a life change.

We are offering a full transformation to two individuals (one male and one female). Including energy balancing, structural correction,wellness coaching, core and spinal stabilization, personal training, weight loss strategies, and nutritional supplementation. Everyone knows one person who needs a total transformation!!

Please send us an e-mail to info@triadchiropractic.net with you are nominating and tell us "their story", just a little about them and why they deserve this opportunity. No limit on the number of people that you can nominate.

Strength Training 101

I want to quickly clear up a myth about strength training.

Some women avoid weight training because they don't want to bulk up. However, strength training is a very important element to maintain a healthy weight and strengthen your body.

The fact is women can't bulk up with strength training simply because women typically don't have the amount of testosterone necessary to build huge muscles.

Also, studies have shown that "the average woman who strength trains two to three times a week for eight weeks gains 1.75 pounds of lean weight...and loses 3.5 pounds of fat.

In other words, strength training makes you more lean.

Go to the link below and try The MVP Fitness Dumbell Blast.

This is an excellent dumbell interval training workout. I recommend that you use a pair of 5-10lb dumbells for this circuit.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=k_QmM0Lvwoc

Note: Exercise is not without its risks and this or any other exercise program may result in injury. To reduce the risk of injury in your case, consult your doctor before beginning this exercise program. MVP Fitness, LLC and advice presented are in no way intended as a substitute for medical advice, MVP Fitness, LLC disclaims any liability from and in connection with this program. As with any exercise program, if at any point during your workout you begin to feel faint, dizzy, or have physical discomfort, you should stop immediately and consult a physician.

The Keys to Flat, Sexy Abs

I get a lot of questions on how to flatten the stomach.

Here is a very simple strategy I use.

1. Eat Breakfast - it is the most important meal of the day.
2. Watch What You Eat - you must stay away from fast food joints
3. Eat Five to Six Small Meals Per Day - it is a great way to speed up your metabolism
4. Drink Only Water - no soda or sugary drinks such as kool aid or lemonade
5. Exericse - use both strenghth training and interval training

Click on the link below and try this four minute ab routine that is used in MVP Boot Camp.

The video is called the "Abs From Hell" - this workout is being view on You Tube and some viewers perfer this workout to so many others, it actually makes the abs burn.

Perform this routine twice.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bYHeIlbVye8

Note: Exercise is not without its risks and this or any other exercise program may result in injury. To reduce the risk of injury in your case, consult your doctor before beginning this exercise program. MVP Fitness, LLC and advice presented are in no way intended as a substitute for medical advice, MVP Fitness, LLC disclaims any liability from and in connection with this program. As with any exercise program, if at any point during your workout you begin to feel faint, dizzy, or have physical discomfort, you should stop immediately and consult a physician.

Here's a Way to Stay Fit During the Off Week

A great way to get a workout in when you are short on time is doing an Interval Training routine.

I use Interval Training a lot in MVP Boot Camp.

Interval Training is about mixing high intensity bursts of exercise for 20 seconds with moderate intensity recovery periods for 10 seconds

Interval training will improve your fitness levels, boost your metabolism and burn off that extra fat. It is fun, challenging and saves time.

Plus, there is no equipment needed because the four minute circuit below is a bodyweight exercise routine.

For an example of a great Interval Training workout, go to the link below and perform the MVP Boot Camp 4 Minute Workout.

MVP Boot Camp 4 Minute Circuit

Note: Exercise is not without its risks and this or any other exercise program may result in injury. To reduce the risk of injury in your case, consult your doctor before beginning this exercise program. MVP Fitness, LLC and advice presented are in no way intended as a substitute for medical advice, MVP Fitness, LLC disclaims any liability from and in connection with this program. As with any exercise program, if at any point during your workout you begin to feel faint, dizzy, or have physical discomfort, you should stop immediately and consult a physician.

Fitting Fitness In

The summer time means busier schedules - but that does not mean that you can't fit your workout program in.

Here are a few tips to fit fitness in during the busiest time of the year.

1. Instead of spending your time searching for the closest parking space, park your car further away. Not only do you save time, frustration in finding a parking spot, but you also will use more energy walking.

2. Don't use the drive-thru. Park and get out of your car.

3. Use stairs instead of the elevator or escalator.

4. At work, take the long route to the water fountain, restrooms and cafeteria. Walk briskly.

5. Take a walk during your lunch break.

6. Buy Fit Deck Cards - created by former Navy Seal, Phil Black. FitDeck exercises require no equipment, and strictly use your body weight to deliver great results.

How FitDeck Works

A. Shuffle exercise cards
B. Insert cards into Card Holder
C. Draw a card and flip it over
D. Perform the exercise
E. Return card to back of deck
F. Draw next card and flip it over
G. Perform the exercise; repeat

For more info go to www.fitdeck.com

7. Make social time a time for working out by playing tennis or golf with friends.

8• Purchase an exercise DVD and workout at home.

Remember, the hardest part of an exercise program is getting started. The easiest part is to stop. Most people who start an exercise routine quit within a few weeks. But if you make it past those first few weeks, you will probably stay with your routine, and you may even discover that you love it and can't do without it. I have!

Tips For Working Out Outdoors

MVP Boot Camp is a great outdoor workout, exercising outdoors in warm weather can be fun, especially since you have spent winter months inside.

However, understanding how to exercise in the heat is important.

Here are a few tips for working out in the heat

1. Drink plenty of water. It’s extremely important to stay hydrated before and during exercise. Be sure to drink throughout the day (stay away from coffee and soda).

2. Eat regularly. Try to eat small meals 5-6 times per day. Include lots of fruits and vegetables.

3. Wear light, loose fitting clothes that can breath. Cotton is always a good choice. If your outdoor activity produces a lot of perspiration, consider clothing that is designed to wick the sweat away.

4. Cover your head. Wear a loose, billed baseball or golf hat to cover your face from the sun.

5. Listen to your body. Stop exercising if you begin to experience muscle cramps, nausea, headaches, goose bumps on the upper body and unsteady footing.

Pastor Mavin Winans Invites Lyle to Heart of Champion 5K Race

Gospel Artist and Perfecting Church Pastor Marvin L. Winans, has invited yours truly to be a member of his race team for The Ron Winans Heart of a Champion 5K Race on Saturday, July 12th in Detroit.

This 5K Race is in honor of Pastor Marvin Winans, late brother Ron Winans, who died of a heart attack in June 2005.

The event is in partnership with the American Heart Association has been running and walking for a healthy heart for the past three years, and we will continue to do so until we can eradicate heart disease from our community.

A healthy heart remains the catalyst for living and loving strong. The purpose of The 3rd Annual Ron Winans Heart of a Champion 5K is to continue in its efforts to educate the community enabling them to celebrate love and a total well-being. This 5K, held in the heart of Detroit, challenges everyone to become a heart champion for a worthy cause while celebrating the gift of life.

I am deeply honor to be apart of this event and I am looking forward to this race. I intend to represent St. Louis, MVP Fitness and God by giving an all out effort.

Racing a 5K takes a balance of strength and speed. Training will be intense, challenging and fun. So wish me luck when you see me out on the track doing crazy drills. I am just simply striving not only to be a MVP, but a Heart Champion as well.

To find out more info on The Ron Winans Heart of Champion 5 K go to
http://perfectingchurch.org/ron5/