Fit Friend Challenge!! Part 2

Fit Friend Challenge! Part 2- More Details . . .

We want to surprise one person who has never taken an FB4U camp before with one FREE 4-week camp. All you have to do is help us get to 700 Facebook fans on our local business page by August 9th.
1. Go to our page at http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Houston-TX/FitnessBootcamp4U/94673766449?ref=ts&__a=11&ajaxpipe=1
2. Click "Like It" to become a fan
3. Click on "Suggest to Friends" to invite all your friends to become fans, too!
4. Nominate as many people as you want to be our Free camp winner by sending an email to fitnessbootcamp4u@yahoo.com. Let us know why they need the camp and why they deserve it.

Any more questions?? Let us know.

Best,

Ashley S

Fit Friend Challenge!!!!!!!!!

You know the difference FB4U makes. Now bring your friends and family along with you.


We are surprising 1 person with a free camp once we get to 700 fans on our Facebook Local Business Page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Houston-TX/FitnessBootcamp4U/94673766449?ref=search. Nominate a friend, family member or neighbor by sending an email to fitnessbootcamp4u@yahoo.com. Tell us why they need the camp and why they deserve it.

Once we get to 700 people we will select the winner. If we get to 1000 fans, we'll select 2 winners. Deadline is August 9th by midnight.


Peace, love, and fitness :-)

Tips from John for your off days

While it is important for your body to rest between workouts, part of being fit for life is maintaining a healthy lifestyle, even on your off days.

Here are a few tips from John, one of our instructors . . .

1.Park a little further from the entrance to a building. The extra walking does make a difference, and it helps to loosen muscles.
2. Take stairs instead of the elevator. This is not a strenuous activity, and will help you develop good habits.
3. When you have a sweet tooth, opt for fruit. We all crave sweets at one time or another. Natural fruit juices are better for you and they allow you to curb your craving for the bad sugars
4. Make sure to stretch. If your legs are really sore, elevate them so that the acid will not build up in one spot. Also, stretching loosens the muscle to prevent injury.
5. Encourage an active lifestyle with your family. Jog together, eat well together, and plan outdoor activities together that will get everyone moving.

Best,

FB4U

Active Camps

To make camp sign ups a little easier for you, we now have a list of "Active camps" on the Sign up page of the FB4U web site. This will allow you to see which camps consistently have enough people to keep going. Other camps will need at least 6 people to become active.

http://www.fitnessbootcamp4u.com/sign-up.htm#top

You should know that we are doing our part to get more active camps through our marketing efforts. Also know that we appreciate all you do to refer others to us. That's why, as part of our summer specials you receive a discount for referrals. You can invite a friend to try the camp, as long as they are willing to sign a waiver. We both know they'll get results :-)



HOT summer deals going on during JUNE and JULY 2010! "MORE for LESS..." Check out these packages:
* Sign-up 2 people, receive $15 off total price.
* Sign-up 3 people, receive $25 off total price.
* Sign-up 4 people, receive $35 off total price.

FB4U

Cross Fit Training

Here's the link to an interesting article on cross training. Of course, cross fit training what you're doing when you're participating in an FB4U workout, as if you didn't already know. I'm sure none of you have wondered why we incorporate stand up- sit downs into our routines, or rolling from side to side or any of those less conventional exercises. (No, Casey's not completely crazy.) Varied workouts are so important to really being "fit." This article kind of explains the FB4U workout philosophy behind the variations.

http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/features/get-stronger-and-leaner-with-cross-training?ecd=wnl_fit_062510

Check it out.

Ashley S

Quitting is not an option?

Let's face it. The FB4U tagline is that "Quitting is not an option," but some people quit. You may even be one of them. There are a bucket full of excuses we can pull from, most of which should probably not be given the time of day. Do you agree that most of life is a mental exercise? Sure, we have to move our bodies from point A to point B. A lot of that is physical, but everyday is about making mental decisions-- even our first roll out of bed takes some mental strength. But, hey, we're human, so I want to challenge you to make an important decision: To commit to whatever it is you need for your health, to commit to whatever it is your family needs for your health, to commit to whatever a friend needs for their health. That sounds like 3 decisions, but most times they are all intertwined. If you say, I need motiviation to lose weight, don't shy away from it. If your family misses your energy and life, be energized about your workouts. And if a friend or a workout partner needs you, be there to encourage him or her in their goals.

And then, please share your experience with us: how you came to the place where "quitting really was not an option" for you.

Ashley S

Flex Pass Edit

* 6 session price is $150
* Sessions must be completed 90 days from start date

Coming Soon!

Thanks,

FB4U

New Flex Pass!!- Begins this week

We heard you loud and clear when you said you'd love to attend more camps, but needed a flexible amount of time in which to complete your sessions. Your work schedule's crazy; you're a traveler; you have kids who tell you the day before that you have to take them here or there. We get it, and we are hopeful that our new initiative will suit you well.

It's called the Flexible Option Pass. With this pass, you will have 10 weeks to complete a specified number of classes:

3 session pass at $81
6 session pass at $125
9 session pass at $198
12 session pass at $240

You may notice a host of other changes soon, and these are all to make your experience with FB4U all the better. Thank you for your continued participation.


Sincerely

FB4U

I don't have to tell you this, but it's HOT outside! After living in Syracuse, Denver and NYC, I had almost forgotten the weight of Houston's humidity. I also have a slight problem. I am terrible at drinking the water I know I need to stay hydrated. Here is an article from WedMD with some helpful tips about exercising outdoors this summer: http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/features/exercising-in-the-heat . Please take a look.

If any of you are expert water drinkers, please send me your tips.

Thanks,

Ashley S

My last day

I can't believe that camp is over. I did it! I was so excited when week 4 hit, and then the last day was another great (hard) workout. But not being in camp now is such a strange feeling. I miss it, and I plan to do another one soon. There is a lot to reflect on, but there are a few things I think are important to share with you. Always challenge yourself. Life is full of making decisions. When you do something out of your comfort zone and commit to it, you are able to discipline your mind for the next challenge, the unanticipated one. As others have said, there is a point when you're not just working out to be skinny. It's deeper than that. You're working out to be fit and to be strong. When you see an "older" person, who is healthy and mobile, it brings you joy to know that that person did what was necessary to be able to enjoy the richer, wiser parts of their life. That doesn't mean that I am not happy that my c-section childbirth pudge is nearly gone. Also, when you go and tell your friends about the camp, make sure to include that fact that you do what you can. Instructors are motivators, and though this is a military-style boot camp, you are not a Navy Seal. You're just going to learn what an up-down is. But really, this gave me comfort. I always knew that if I really couldn't do it, no one was forcing me to do it. Workouts are definately modified if you have a physical limitation that warrants it. But I knew I could, so I pushed myself to do my best (along with my motivator). My husband, who has been in the fitness industry for years, has always said during his classes a certain phrase: "Enjoy the burn." Now that sounds crazy. What's to enjoy about it? But it made us laugh through the pain. I hope that all your boot camp experiences are enjoyable in a sense. Mine certainly was. Until we meet again . . . Ashley S