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Friday, March 27, 2009

Jumpstart Player Of The Week/Current Standings

Six teams are currently battling it out. Irrational Behavior has made a strong comeback after a tough week one. Four more teams have jumped in with two more for sure starting up in April. We will be announcing the next fitness challenge and seminar next week.

Above is Cheryl Dugan our player of the week for her gutsy performance last Saturday during the Jumpstart Jamboree. She continues to compete despite having to work around an injurty suffered from a fall. Check out her interview above.

Current Standings

Erik's Angel's 830 points(2 weeks completed)

Irrational Behavior 695 points (2 weeks completed)

The Enforcers 315 points(1 week completed)

Double Ds 190 points(1 week completed)

TNT (Points not updated yet)

BFDS (Points not updated yet)

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Jumpstart Jamboree was a blast!!

This was an awesome first fitness challenge. We had people of all different levels really pushing themselves like they never had before. What a fun and positive atomosphere. This is exactly what this challenge is all about. We had Linda Krueger carry 2 water jugs up the stairs. Cheryl Dugan worked around her injuries. Mary Rud came in and did cardio beforehand and did the challnege afterwards. Scott and I really mixed it up and everyone responded with enthusiasm and determination. Awesome job participants!!

Friday, March 20, 2009

Lu Herbeck Talks About Livewell

Lu Herbeck is our new facilitator for our Livewell Nutrition Program. She has many years of experience in the fitness and nutrition field. She also teaches at the Minnesota School Of Business in their health sciences program. We did a quick interview above to get some insight her plan for our revamped Livewell program which starts in April. For more info on this program or to register go to our website at www.puravidafitness.com and go to the nutrition page.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Jumpstart Week !

Player Of The Week-Cheryl Lewis

Here are the week 1 totals. We have two teams that are battling it out, Erik' Angels with 390 points(Wow!!) versus the highly favored Irrational Behavior with 255 points. Irrational Behavior has the potential to come roaring back next week. There are are also other teams entering this week making big claims.

Above we have our "player of the week" from the Erik's Angels team. Cheryl Lewis is truly in the zone. She has already dropped 9 pounds on the 5-Day RESET Detox plan and she is kicking butt on her cardio and strength workouts. Her knee was giving her problems but know it feels better so look out she is on a mission!! She is getting out of bed at 4am to workout something she never used to do. Other teams better look out because she is on fire and determined to take this thing. We interviewed her this morning before her 5am strength workout at Puravida Fitness. Check it out above!

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Bootcamp a great way to start your day

When it comes to bootcamp the may times the title scares people away because they feel it is too intense for them and they won't be able to keep up. That is just not the case, here at the studio it's fun way to start the day. It gets you metabolism going and keeps it revved up to burn more calories throughout the day as well as gives you energy throughout the day! Check out the video above of our current recruits.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Jumpstart Has Begun!!


10-WEEK JUMPSTART FAQS

When do I have start?
You will want to use the whole ten weeks. The contest must
be started before April 17th in order to get a full ten weeks by
The last day which is Friday June 26th.

Do I have to train with a trainer?
No, you only have to report into the trainer who is designated
Your coach once per week to document your points this will usually take around 10-15 minutes. All trainer challenges and seminars are included in the entry fee price. Each trainer is an independent contractor you must check with them regarding any special training packages associated with this event.

I don’t like to compete! Am I going to feel out of my league?
This contest is really about you competing with yourself and how much you individually can improve. Actually those who are more fit to begin with will be held to higher standards.



What if there is an event that I want to do that is not on the list can I still get points for it?
Yes, it must be brought ot your coach ahead of time and then approved by the trainer panel and assigned a point value.

How do I get started?
Once you have found or been assigned a partner, you must name your team, get measured by your designated trainer/coach, pay your entry fee, and decide on your official starting day

Friday, March 6, 2009

The "Scary Times" Success Manual

The Scary Times Success Manual By Dan Sullivan



From time to time, economic and political events make people anxious and fearful about their futures. At Strategic Coach®, our business is helping successful entrepreneurs increase their sense of direction, confidence, and capability in all areas of their personal and business lives. In response to many requests from our clients for insight on how to thrive when events seem to be beyond their control, we offer ten strategies for transforming negativity and unpredictability into opportunities for growth, progress, and achievement. We hope these strategies support your creative thinking, communications, and actions.


1. Forget about yourself, focus on others.
Uncertainty can drive people into themselves, making them feel isolated and helpless. The best strategy here is to go in the opposite direction, expanding your connection with others — focusing on helping them transform their negatives into positives. The more you contribute in this fashion, the less you will need to worry about your own situation. You will become a source of confidence for everyone else.

2. Forget about your commodity, focus on your relationships.
In uncertain times, people become frightened about the viability of their “commodities” — the things they sell and the jobs they hold. A more strategic response here is to disregard your own commodity and focus on deepening the power and possibility of all your relationships — with family, friends, team members, suppliers, clients, customers, and prospects. Every time you strengthen a relationship, the viability of your commodity will increase.
A strategic response is to take advantage of every resource that is immediately available in order to achieve as many small results and make as much daily progress as possible.

3. Forget about the sale, focus on creating value.
Most people don’t like being sold at the best of times. When the future is less certain, they turn off, hang up, and slam shut. But what people want at all times is value creation — that is, solutions that help them eliminate their dangers, capture their opportunities, and reinforce their strengths. When you focus on providing these three solutions, the sales will naturally follow.

4. Forget about your losses, focus on your opportunities.
Things you had and may have taken for granted sometimes disappear. Some people never get over this. They keep trying to replay their old games. A better strategy is to start an entirely new game — using new ideas, new energies, new tools, and new resources. As the world changes, opportunities suddenly become available to achieve far more than you ever did in the past.

5. Forget about your difficulties, focus on your progress.
Because of some changes, things may not be as easy as they once were. New difficulties can either defeat you or reveal new strengths. Your body’s muscles always get stronger from working against resistance. The same is true for the “muscles” in your mind, your spirit, and your character. Treat this whole period of challenge as a time when you can make your greatest progress as a human being.

6. Forget about the “future,” focus on today.
The “future” is an abstraction. It doesn’t exist except as an idea. The only future that has any reality is the one that you continually create for yourself through each day’s contributions, achievements, and results. This is an excellent time to ignore all those experts who never saw the present circumstances coming. Focus on what you can do over the course of each 24 hours, and you’ll be the only expert on the future you’ll ever need.

7. Forget about who you were, focus on who you can be.
Many people define themselves by external circumstances. When these abruptly or unexpectedly change, they don’t know who they are, so they keep trying to be who they used to be. From now on, take your cues from the inside — from your dreams, ideals, values, and operating principles. These need never change, regardless of the circumstances. Take advantage of external confusion to become self-directed, self-managed, and self-motivated.

8. Forget about events, focus on your responses.
When things are going well, many people think they are actually in control of events. That’s why they feel so defeated and depressed when things turn bad. They think they’ve lost some fundamental ability. The most consistently successful people in the world know they can’t control events — but continually work toward greater control over their creative responses to events. Any period when things are uncertain is an excellent time to focus all of your attention and energies on being creatively responsive to all of the unpredictable events that lie ahead.

9. Forget about what’s missing, focus on what’s available.
When things change for the worse, many desirable resources are inevitably missing — including information, knowledge, tools, systems, personnel, and capabilities. These deficiencies can paralyze many people, who believe they can’t make decisions and take action. A strategic response is to take advantage of every resource that is immediately available in order to achieve as many small results and make as much daily progress as possible. Work with every resource and opportunity at hand, and your confidence will continually grow.

10. Forget about your complaints, focus on your gratitude.
When times get tough, everyone has to make a fundamental decision: to complain or to be grateful. In an environment where negative sentiment is rampant, the consequences of this decision are much greater. Complaining only attracts negative thoughts and people. Gratitude, on the other hand, creates the opportunity for the best thinking, actions, and results to emerge. Focus on everything that you are grateful for, communicate this, and open yourself each day to the best possible consequences