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How to choose your exercise program this year by your “Fitness Personality”

January 5, 2012 By Perry Tinsley Leave a Comment

Right now you are deciding on those “exercise” and “lose weight” goals for the year. You are seeing a ton of advertisements for promising gadgets, magic gizmos, and can’t refuse offers. I’m so proud of you for setting the goal to become healthier. So how do you decide what with work for you to help you reach your goals? This is how to choose your exercise program this year!

You and I both know that no matter what, it will take dedication and commitment to show up for yourself and put in the time and work. It’s a must. No magic pills will do it. No crazy drops (don’t get me started on this!). No wild, “scientifically engineered” gadgets.

Eat right and exercise. Simple in concept. Tough to do. But you’re worth it. And you know what? By the time it takes to devote energy to things that won’t work, you could have done what you have always known (eat right and exercise) and gotten healthier than the day before. Do this for 20 out of 30 days each month this year and you will make strides toward your goals. Use one of our eat right and exercise programs, and you may surpass your goals! Perhaps in a few short months. Still, you have to develop a life time mindset. So, let’s talk about those goals for a second.

What are you wanting to achieve by the end of the year? Why? What’s that reason? Seriously! “I want to drop 30 pounds” doesn’t mean much unless you can tell your reasons and what it will enable you to do. Give that thought first. Write it down. Then continue reading.

This year I want to achieve __________________ with my fitness and nutrition.
My biggest reason why is __________________________ because it will enable me to _______________________. I plan to start on ____________________.
My 30 day goal is:
My 90 day goal is:
My 6 month goal is:

Now, let’s chat about that fitness personality of yours. You want to find something that you know will get your results. Something you know you’ll stick with. Something fun! And Something at your current level!

I would love to recommend getting a gym membership somewhere as I know of several that have state of the art facilities and classes that are off the charts. Making sure you use the membership often to justify costs can be a struggle for some. I have seen too many of my friends get stuck doing monthly payments for years on end. If you are one who regularly goes… then good for you. Go find the one with all of the features you need to show up for yourself!

If the gym, health club or rec center isn’t for you, then I recommend some workouts that you can do from home. They take little space and minimal equipment. As a matter of fact, all of the equipment you need to get started comes with each of these programs.

Another perk… each program comes with it’s own nutrition plan. And to add more fuel to the fire to get you better results, I’ll list some bundle options that adds in a customized meal planner, support tools and an optimal nutrition meal replacement that is off the charts and have you looking for a new wardrobe!

Let’s define your “fitness personality.” What program trips your trigger? Weights? Dance? Kickboxing? Cardio? Are you just getting started, or looking for something more advanced? You can see descriptions of programs below.

Getting Started – Turbo Jam, Body Gospel, Slim in 6, Rockin’ Body, Power 90, Les Mills PUMP
Cardio – Brazil Butt Lift, Insanity, Turbo Fire, Hip Hop Abs, Turbo Jam, RevAbs, Power 90, Insanity The Asylum
Weights/Strength – Les Mills PUMP, P90X, P90X2, ChaLEAN Extreme
Advanced – P90X, P90X2, Insanity, Asylum, ChaLEAN Extreme, Slim Series, RevAbs, LesMills Pump
Perry’s Recommendations (these got me lean and ripped) – P90X, Insanity, Asylum, Les Mills Pump & P90X2

Bundle it with a Challenge Pack! Save $25-$45 and get free shipping! Each pack gives you an awesome fitness program, Shakeology Home Direct, 30-day Trial to Team Beachbody Club. So that means Fitness + Nutrition + Support Tools = Results Plus! I will be your coach every step of the way. My gift to you for putting yourself first!

THE TIME TO START IS NOW!

Challenge Pack orders click here and click “Commit To Get Fit” and then choose your bundle!

Browse the Entire Library of workout programs here!

WORKOUT PROGRAMS

Les Mills PUMP
Les Mills Trainers 15-50 minutes Engineer your perfect body with Les Mills PUMP. This barbell-based rapid weight loss and accelerated strength-training program incinerates calories to help give you the ultimate tight, toned, and lean body you want. The secret is “the rep effect,” which requires that you use lighter weights at a higher rate of repetition so you can burn up to 1,000 calories per workout and get leaner faster.

INSANITY
Shaun T 30–60 minutes Transform your body in 60 days with the most intense workout program ever put on DVD. MAX Interval Training—you perform long bursts of maximum-intensity exercise with short periods of rest.

P90X
Tony Horton 45–60 minutes Advanced total-body training program focused on abs, legs, chest, back, and arms. Twelve routines that keep introducing new moves and challenging your muscles to get you absolutely ripped in 90 days.

TurboFire
Chalene Johnson 10–55 minutes Burn up to 9x more fat and calories than with traditional cardio. High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) ignites your metabolism and helps your body burn calories for up to 48 hours after your workout.

RevAbs™
Brett Hoebel 15–45 minutes Fat-burning cardio, muscle-building and sculpting focused on abs and core. Abcentrics™, Capoeira, cardio intervals, strength training, and ab/core work to get you six-pack abs in 90 days.

Body Gospel
Donna Richardson Joyner 10–45 minutes Calorie-burning cardio, core exercises, and strength training to tone and tighten your entire body. Inspirational gospel music powers you through cardio and light resistance workouts to help burn fat and reshape your body.

Turbo Jam®
Fat Burning Elite
Chalene Johnson 30–50 minutes Advanced kickboxing and body-sculpting moves focused on core, thighs, and upper body. More intense targeted workouts to maximize your fat-burning and sculpting results.

Power 90
Tony Horton 35–45 minutes Fat burning and total-body sculpting focused on abs, thighs, and upper body. 90-day boot camp featuring fast and effective circuit-training workouts to transform your body in as little as 35 minutes a day.

Brazil Butt Lift
Leandro Carvalho 30–50 minutes Reduce your hips, slim your thighs, and lift your butt while you burn fat and melt away saddlebags. Combines Brazilian dance, cardio, and signature sculpting moves with Leandro’s proven TriAngle Training method that works your butt from multiple angles.

ChaLEAN Extreme
Chalene Johnson 30–45 minutes Advanced circuit training program develops lean, sexy muscle to help you burn up to 60% of your body fat for overall body transformation. The proven 3-phase circuit training technique is guaranteed to give you results every 30 days—the more muscle you build, the more fat you burn because Muscle Burns Fat®!

Slim Series
Debbie Siebers 60+ minutes Advanced body slimming and toning focused on abs, thighs, butt, and hips. Combines intense cardio with greater resistance to continue slimming and toning your body.

INSANITY:THE ASYLUM™
Shaun T 45–60 minutes Get stronger, faster, and quicker in just 30 days. Unleash your inner world-class athlete through plyometrics, speed, agility, strength, and core workouts in a jaw-dropping series of progressions. In just 30 days, you’ll push yourself to the next level of game-day readiness with dramatic, measurable improvements in your athletic performance.

Hip Hop Abs
Shaun T 25–45 minutes Calorie-burning cardio and total-body sculpting focused on abs and core. Fun hip hop dance moves set to hot music to burn fat and sculpt lean sexy abs.

Rockin’ Body
Shaun T 15–45 minutes Calorie-burning cardio and full-body sculpting moves. Party off the pounds as you dance and sweat to the hottest hits of all time.

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Pick and Choose your Cheat Calories!

November 23, 2011 By Perry Tinsley Leave a Comment

Many people feel that there is a benefit to having a cheat meal (or sometimes a cheat day) as a part of their overall nutrition program. I’m not going to weigh in on that subject. This article isn’t about whether you should or shouldn’t. I’m going to assume that you look forward to the occasional cheat meal with some sort of food that isn’t the ideal fit for your nutrition and health goals. This article is about putting yourself in control to make conscious choice about those “cheats” and how to not let them take control to become cheat days/weeks/months.

You decide to have something off the “healthy” radar. My tip. Make it A REALLY GOOD CHOICE. Make it worth while. Make it something that you’ll look forward to all week long. Make it worth putting in an extra workout or two to burn it off.

You see, when you give yourself permission, your mindset changes. You won’t just mindlessly snack and blow 300 calories here or 500 calories there or even more if you truly lose track.

You also give up the guilt, because you are giving yourself permission to temporarily go astray.

What foods should you cheat with? Chose something that is a favorite. Something that you’d be willing to drive 2 hours to get. Don’t waste calories on something that is just “kind of good.” It’s too easy to just eat something in the here and now because it’s sitting right there in the fridge or on the counter or at the sample tables in Costco and Sam’s Club.

For me, I love Pizza. Now, most of the time if I’m going to have a comfort food I first look at ways I might make a healthy version of it. When it comes to pizza, there are just some restaurants that make such incredible creations, that I will go out of my way to have it if I truly want it and feel I’ve worked for it. I don’t look at it as a reward. I don’t use fattening foods to reward myself. This is merely a choice I make on occasion if I find myself really wanting a special treat that doesn’t align with my fitness and nutrition program. See the difference?

So typically you will not find me grabbing in the candy dish or visiting the break room to see who brought donuts.

My recommendation if you find yourself needing to cheat on your eating: think through your choices. This takes practice. Especially when you are at the beginning of your journey. But each time you succeed, you give yourself power. You become successful. And you give yourself a leg up to keep getting the results you are wanting. It’s also good to take note of how your body feels afterward. Many times people feel a bit sluggish or bloated. That’s good feedback to listen to!

If you’re looking for a complete fitness, nutrition and support system with free coaching, look no further. I’m here to guide you every step of the way.

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Yoga is way too hard! Do I have to do it?

November 17, 2011 By Perry Tinsley Leave a Comment

Yoga is way too hard! Do I have to do it? Is it necessary in the grand scheme of things? I used to think it was not. Yoga is one of those workouts that always seemed way too boring and “fluffy” too me. I’m sure I had this perspective due to ignorance and maybe a little bit of fear. This was, it always seemed to be everywhere. On morning TV shows and almost always threaded through Beachbody programs.

So, what did I do when I first started working our and came to the yoga exercises? You guessed it! I skipped them. Who need to do yoga? I mean I tried and it was way too hard. My mind wasn’t into it. Besides, what was the point?

Fast forward eight years to the writing of this blog and I actually look forward to “Yoga Thursdays!” I actually have a special name for my workout. Am I crazy? Well, my body and mind don’t think so.

Here’s what I have discovered, personally, by incorporating yoga into my weekly routine. It’s not “fluffy” at all. It’s empowering. Seriously. While I am not at a point to totally shut my mind clutter off during the workout, I do find my mind has a chance to let stress fade,. I also get a sense of energy that floods my mind and body. it’s hard to explain. I just end up feeling grateful for all I have.

From a workout standpoint, I am certainly more flexible. But the biggest thing I noticed was that these workouts improved all my other workouts and level of fitness. I would have never thought that! I am able to have better form and posture when lifting weights, doing pushups, core work and more.

The sheer challenge of yoga is another mental and physical benefit. The need to focus one balance and calm, well timed breathing seems to have this camling of the soul effect. Another one of those hard to explain feelings until you have experienced it yourself.

Now I am sure there are way more benefits than I am listing here. These are just a few that come to mind. I am so, so glad I decided not to skip the yoga workout when I started my second round of P90X. I would not do it during my first round and even skipped over it back when I did Power 90. I am so looking forward to doing the P90X2 Yoga workout again soon! I loved it!

I guess that shows me one more lesson I learned. Yoga helps one learn to grow and step of of their comfort zone.

My recommendation: if you hate yoga and think yoga is too hard, then you owe it to yourself to work at it no matter what. You may just find it to get a special day named after it each week!

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P90X App for iPhone Now Available from iTunes! Bring It!

November 11, 2011 By Perry Tinsley Leave a Comment

Finally! P90X on my Phone! Time to X up my P90X workouts with the P90X App for iPhone.

While I haven’t explored all the features yet. There’s a lot to Xplore and many interactive features. It’s great for accountability! You can easily track your reps and weights, view customized progress reports, log your nutrition, and share your results. (It’s Only $4.99.)

You can now take the P90X workouts to the gym or anywhere without having to have your laptop right there! You just purchase guided versions of the workouts designed specifically for the iPhone so you can work out anywhere, anytime. Tony Horton even has audio tracks to help you maintain good form!

After you install the app, you’ll be prompted to log in with your Team Beachbody account info. If you don’t have an account, get it here from me. I’ll be your coach!

Then go get the P90X app from the iTune’s App Store. Here the link!

Here’s a breakdown of the information I got right from the iTunes store.

Schedule
You’ll never have to sweat which workout is on deck each day. Select P90X Classic, Lean, or Doubles, and your Calendar simply auto-populates with the correct workouts. You can even schedule your own workouts like running, hiking, swimming, and more.

Plus, your data can automatically sync to Team Beachbody’s online SuperGym.

Find out where you’re improving and where you need to push yourself to meet your goals. Chart your progress easily, so you stick with it every day. Conveniently keep a record of your sets, reps, and weights as you complete each P90X DVD workout. You can even log your nutrition. Customized progress reports at day 30, 60, and 90 keep you motivated and help you push through your plateaus to get more ripped than ever.

Earn and Share
Up for some friendly competition? Mark your success! Rack up achievement badges for accomplishments like meeting fitness goals, completing workouts, or even for working out on a Friday night! Then share your results and compete with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, email, and Game Center.

“X” Anywhere
Want to do your P90X workout at the gym? Outside? On the go? With the P90X Official App, you can purchase guided versions of the P90X workouts designed specifically for the iPhone. They feature timed video demonstrations for every move, tips on form, and audio guidance from P90X trainer Tony Horton.

Get the complete P90X Guided Workout series—the best value—or just select the individual workouts you want.

Guided Workout Prices

P90X Fit Test – FREE
Ab Ripper X – FREE

All P90X Workouts Bundle – $59.99 (discounted to $44.99 if you have the coach membership)

5 P90X Resistance Workouts Bundle – $29.99

Chest & Back
Shoulders & Arms
Legs & Back
Chest, Shoulders, & Triceps
Back & Biceps

Individual Workouts:

Chest & Back – $6.99
Plyometrics – $6.99
Shoulders & Arms – $6.99
Yoga X – $6.99
Legs & Back – $6.99
Kenpo X – $6.99
X Stretch – $6.99
Core Synergistics – $6.99
Chest, Shoulders, & Triceps – $6.99
Back & Biceps – $6.99
Cardio X – $6.99
Take the Fit Test – Free
Ab Ripper X workout – Free

Let’s Bring It together! I’ll coach you through!

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P90X2 infomercial – Get Featured!

November 5, 2011 By Perry Tinsley Leave a Comment

Should I create a sense of urgency right now? Go get P90X2. Let’s do this together! Let’s get featured in the P90X2 infomercial!

I’m so pumped that people can pre-order P90X2 with zero money down and have it by Christmas!

Back when P90X came out there were no infomercials for it. Just little teasers online about what Tony Horton and Beachbody was up to in creating a new extreme home fitness program called Power 90 Extreme, which became P90X. Like a scared and excited child, I signed up to get notice of it’s release and bought it when it came out.

When it arrived, I dig right in and brought it for 90 days not knowing how it would transform me. There were no examples out there to inspire me. I did it for me and got great results. I videotaped those results and sent them into Beachbody to say, “Hey, look what this did for me!” They recognized me as a September 2004 Success Story and used my video footage in the very first P90X infomercial!

I got to be one of the first to help many to take the P90X challenge and bring it! That was so powerful to me and I had no idea how sharing one’s transformation journey could inspire, motivate and encourage people!

Since then, success stories and testimonials are plenty online and on TV! I am in awe of the P90X Phenomenon.

I want you to join me in the next wave of P90X! Let’s go for it. Let’s push each other, challenge each other, bring it to the max. Let’s work on our selves and share with the world what can be done. Thinks of that for a moment. In order to impact and motivate others, it has to start with you – taking care of your own health, fitness and well-being. P90x2 can take it to a new level and new impact for people.

Let’s get featured on the first running of the P90X2 infomercial. You need to hurry though, because P90X2 ships in December and if you wait too long it won’t arrive by Christmas. I hear there may be long delays if ordered after November 30. I could be wrong. But it’s ZERO MONEY DOWN to pre-order and get you Free shipping, which is a big deal with all of this stuff!

Go get it now!!

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A gluten free pizza crust recipe that rocks!

September 9, 2011 By Perry Tinsley Leave a Comment

Pizza is back in my nutrition plan! A lot of times it’s tough to find a healthy and tasty alternative our favorite comfort foods. Pizza is no exception. While I love making mini pizzas with Flatout breads, along comes a pizza crust recipe that is low calorie, tastes awesome and happens to be gluten free! BBQ pizza is back in one of the top food tiers in Michi’s Ladder in my house!

See full, printable recipe on Food.com at the link below. All of these ingredients typically can be found in the natural food aisle at your grocery store. I actually think finding them is easier than pronouncing them. I bought most of the items at netrition.com.

GLUTEN FREE PIZZA CRUST
Ingredients

1 tablespoon dry yeast
2/3 cup brown rice flour
1/2 cup tapioca flour
2 tablespoons powdered milk
(Dairy alternative, 2 T tapioca flour or sweet rice flour in place of dry milk powder or use non-dairy powdered coffee creamer)
2 teaspoons xanthan gum
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
1 teaspoon italian seasoning
2/3 cup water (110 degrees F)
1/2 teaspoon sugar, honey or agave syrup
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon cider vinegar

See the rest of the recipe here

Please comment below on how you liked this crust! And what kind of pizza did you make?

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Workout programs that chisel your body for an amazing lifestyle

September 3, 2011 By Perry Tinsley Leave a Comment

After turning 47 this month I did a Power Blast Podcast on how P90X really took my health to new levels. It was really apparent when we attended the state fair and all of it’s temptation nightmares, when people approached me and asked if P90X really worked. How validating and what a compliment. Not only to me, but to the effectiveness of P90X and the results it can take a person. Especially a person who took the “dreaded 40s” decade and made it to be the best decade yet.

So, I stepped back the other day after a hard workouts and it hit me. Over the past decade, it wasn’t just P90X that got me in stellar shape. It was an entire line of Beachbody workout programs, products and support systems that has chiseled the body and created the lifestyle I have today. I just disciplined myself to show up, do the work and take advantage of all of the amazing tools. It truly has become a Beachbody lifestyle of fitness, health, nutrition, support, friendships and so much more! Their workout programs are the only ones I have done over the past decade. Pretty impressive with all of the options that have popped up over the past few years.

No matter what health and fitness program you choose, you need to recognize that commitment starts with the small things. Those things you need to do daily. That’s what will bring you success. Show up each day! It’s never too late!

So, let me break this Beachbody decade down. It’s not to necessarily toot my own horn. It’s merely to point out the fact that these workouts and nutrition tools work well, provide variety, and are complete systems to get you results, as evidenced by the chiseled guy writing this article.

2002

Bought Power 90. Tried it, was hard. Quit doing it. Put it on the shelf. Got fatter.

2003

Tired of getting fat
Power 90 – round 1, committed to 90 days, hoping it would work.
Lost 20 pounds and 3 belt loop notches
Bought Power Half Hour (to workout in less time), sporadically worked outt, you guessed it…started to get fatter
Recommitted to Power 90 and got back on track
Lost my wife, Terri, in a car accident and stood at a crossroads..depression or continue to improve and use her inspiration to push myself

2004

P90X released and scared to death, but dove in head first
Lost 18 pounds and started getting definition I never knew possible
Repeated P90X
Submitted video results and was a September Success Story with Beachbody (won $500)

2005

P90X to start the year!
Met my good friend and coach, Ronda Hendrix
Diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis.. what a pain!
Online Chat with Debbie Siebers got me to eating vegetables (check out her Attack of the Saddlebag Videos!)
Slim in Six Slim Series
Featured in the first run of the P90X infomercial… what an honor!
Turbo Jam – Um… all over the place!
Collapsed on the floor and couldn’t walk …would later discover a degenerative

2006

Started the year with modified Slim Series to work thru the pain of my lower back (L4 & L5 discs if you know what I mean)
Lots of Physical Therapy & Chiropractic treatments
P90X workouts modified and have given up on lifting heavy weights or resistance. Too much on the back. Working mostly on Core strength and stability.
Recorded one of my first YouTube videos on a Core Strength Test.
10,000 pushups in a month challenge.. did it in 3 weeks!
P90X finished the year with a little Turbo and Slim Series mixed in

2007

Became a Team Beachbody Coach
January Million Dollar Body Game Winner – $1000 woo hoo!
Won $300 in WOWY
Launched Power Blast Podcast
Hip Hop Abs – I was all over the place and recorded an online video called Ha Ha Abs
P90X doubles routine to lean out for the final MDB Game entry

2008

Submitted my final entry for the Million Dollar Body Game at a weight of 151.
I looked good, but it wasn’t sustainable for me.
P90X Plus
Ten Minute Trainer (also tried Rockin’ Body by Shaun T, but not for me!)
P90X

2009

ChaLean Extreme – I really love this program. Very complete and the audio CD is a gem! Thanks Chalene!
Began Shakeology and have not stopped. Boy life is grand now!
Insanity – even did this on vacation. Try it at an elevation of 8,000 feet!
P90X

2010

Brazil Butt Lift / Rev Abs – Did these as doubles. I was quickly humbled and switched to Rev Abs only after a month
P90X Plus
P90X
Mixed in Tony Horton One on Ones
P90X Plus – I really “heavied” up the weights and went low reps instead of timed routines. Great results here.

2011

Insanity – I really worked on form over speed this time and really got great results and leaned down from the holidays!
Tony Horton One on Ones
Insanity The Asylum – Did 2 rounds. Love this program. So much fun!
P90X (I’m back!)

2012

P90X2

I do not publish this chronology to gloat (although I am rather impressed LOL!). I publish this to show that Beachbody produces a variety of body-transforming, life-changing workout programs. All a person needs to do is decide why they want to get in shape, commit to following a program as designed and get the support they need, and over time, the healthy lifestyle becomes… well, a lifestyle.

Come join me on this continuous journey. I’ll coach you. As you can see, I have lots of experience!

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Modifying P90X when battling an injury

August 22, 2011 By Perry Tinsley Leave a Comment

It was shear stupidity on my part when I screwed up my shoulder. I had just finished a second round of that fun program called Insanity Asylum and was feeling quite empowered.

My injury didn’t happen during Asylum. It happened during golf. You see, I hit the ball really well and went to help a few buddies find their ball. Since my friend I was riding with took the cart to the green, I decided to jump on the other cart and ride up with two other guys. I hung onto the roof handle and basically stood on the side of the cart with my feet barely hanging on. Well, I started to feel the cart lean and thought I was going to tip us over. My foot slipped to the ground and I hung on with one arm. I impinged my right shoulder muscles. This was 2 months ago and I’m still feeling moments of sensitivity.

So, here I am gearing up for the Beachbody Challenge and chose to do P90X. I kickstarted my program with a Shakeology Cleanse and started to dig into the workouts. It was obvious that some moves were going to need to be modified as my shoulder is far from feeling recovered. When I wince at the thought of an exercise I know it’s time to modify or do something else.

The first smart thing I do is warm up to prevent further injury. Sometimes I see people overlook this part of a workout. Not smart at all. Proper warmup and stretching is a must before and after workouts. Sometimes during too, especially when it comes to strength training. I also add in a few specific shoulder strengthing drills from Total Body Solutions (kind of like physical therapy on a DVD) to work on y underlying issue.

Then I hit P90X hard with modifications. Don’t get me wrong. When there’s an exercise that does not directly impact my shoulder, I am going for it. But some moves require some lighter weights (shoulder presses and shoulder flies) or the use of a chair during wide pullups. Even the chatarunga pushup needs to be done from my knees. Still, I am able to bring it during plyo, keno, yoga, arms and abs.

So, I am allowing my body to recover, but am still showing up to get some great strength training in. If I feel a tweak, I stop immediately and don’t push it. I will continue this pattern for another month and I know an impingement takes time to heal. Otherwise I may head to a doctor. For now I’m sticking to the drills, modifying when needed. This program is intense and experience has taught me when to push it and when to back off. So, if you are battling thru and injury, don’t let your ego take over. Give yourself the time to heal. I know my shoulder is wanting to get back in the game, but it’s not time yet! If you find yourself in a world of hurt, be smart and get it checked out by a professional.

If you have any questions about modifying or are looking for some P90X tips, email me at perry@putyourselffirst.com. I’m always helping people get the most out of their programs. You can even make me your coach by clicking here. Then I can share some more insider tips!

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Back To School Teacher Fit Kit for those busy teachers

August 16, 2011 By Perry Tinsley Leave a Comment

It’s the middle of August and I couldn’t help, but think about all of the people getting ready to go back to school. It’s a time filled with excitement and sometimes dread because it marks the end of summer.

I know many teachers out there will gain weight this year due to lack of time to exercise and not taking the time to make the best eating choices throughout the day.

I think back to my years in the classroom and remember rarely taking the time to build an exercise routine, let alone prepare healthy meal choice for lunch. Rarely did I ever get a full 30 minutes for lunch.

A solution popped into my head as I saw the calendar mark the midway point here in August. I thought about how one could actually make working out and eating right convenient. The fact that my buddy lost 40 pounds doing this fitness program just by doing a little each day way the clincher!

I almost want to call this the “Back To School Teacher Fit kit” as it’s brilliant! An effective way to exercise and eat right and have support makes for a convenient power-packed combo for any teacher or anyone who is short on time, but wants to look and feel better about their health and fitness.

So, if you know of someone who is an educator, school administrator, or even somebody who just doesn’t have the time to exercise and eat right, please share this post!

Back To School Teacher Fit kit

Ten Minute Trainer - 10-minute workouts with an easy-to-follow eating plan to help one lose weight and get toned.

Shakeology Home Direct Single Serving Packs for on the go! This simplifies nutrition to help a person increase energy, lose weight, and feel great – also comes with 2 workouts and a shaker cup.

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FOOD: Fuel or Instrument of Death?

May 5, 2011 By Perry Tinsley Leave a Comment

I am a subscriber to Success Magazine and also to the blog done by the editor, Darren Hardy. In my mailbox today, he had a blog post titled, “The No. 2 Instrument of Death.“

We are in a crisis that IS WITHIN OUR CONTROL and it fills me with pride that we have a solution to offer people so they can take charge and reverse this trend. I’ll share those details below. Here is a snippet from Darren’s post.

SUCCESS magazine Blog » Darren Hardy

What do you think causes more deaths in the United States each year?

Car crashes

Drug overdoses

Alcoholism

Firearm accidents

All of those combined don’t total a third of this insidious instrument of death: food.

We are literally eating our way into the grave.

Obesity (caused by bad diet and lack of exercise) kills some 400,000 people in this country every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Only smoking-related diseases account for more deaths, with a total of 435,000 annually, the CDC reports.

A staggering 129.6 million Americans are overweight or obese—that’s two out of every three people in this country. Think about it. While our ancestors battled disease, famine and other deprivations, we are killing ourselves—with excess.

On top of that, we no longer have to chase down and kill our own food. Instead, we chase the world while sitting in front of a computer screen all day, every day, often neglecting to schedule in some form of physical activity.

It’s evident how true this is. The data from the Center for Disease Control is staggeringly unbelievable!

Now, I don’t want to get on a soapbox here, because I was one of those people who fell victim to the sedentary lifestyle and gorging on inadequate nutrition. Diabetes and obesity was obvious on the path I was heading. But I decided to take charge and just start taking control. It was not easy, but I did it and I now coach people for free to achieve the same. Putting themselves first and getting on a fitness plan and more importantly, getting the proper foods into their system so food works as fuel instead of an instrument of death. In my opinion, it’s the food and eating part that is the toughest when it comes to exercise and eating right.

SO, here’s a solution for you to get started and take control!

Sign up with me to get my free coach here.
Email me once you have completed the form

You and I will discuss your goals and fitness personality to choose a workout program that is ideal for you to start.
I will send you tips on getting for home, kitchen and time set up for success.
You will also learn how to eat right to get the most out of your program and fuel your body right without a lot of deprivation. I start my day with dessert! How’s that for starters? I’ll certainly highly recommend Shakeology because it tastes like dessert and is the healthiest meal of your day.
I will also tap you into a system of support that includes tools you can use for accountability as well as a community to help keep you motivated throughout your journey.

Ready to get started? Ready to take control? Ready to avoid being on the the statistics in the video below? Then join me for a ride to take control and use food as fuel and not an instrument of death. Let’s get you to living and feeling healthy!