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2012 COULD BE YOUR HEALTHIEST AND BEST YEAR EVER

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“How To Make 2012 Your Best Year Ever”

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There’s no cost to attend. 

All we ask is that you consider making a small $10 donation to the Boys & Girls Club at the door.

Event:  Making 2012 Your Best Yet!

When:  Wednesday March 7th

Time:  6-8pm

Where:  Sports Basement in Sunnyvale

Why: That’s a loaded question… read below:

• It’s a motivational and informational night where we will reveal systems, strategies, and secrets for making 2012 your best yet.  Expert speakers will be there inform, inspire, and even entertain!

• It’s an award ceremony packed with prizes!  We’ll be honoring some really cool people who are a part of our Be Fit Community who have experienced changes in their life through fitness, wellness, and nutrition lifestyle changes.  Prepare to be awed and inspired!

• It’s a Party!  We’re going to have light food, drinks, and the Sports Basement is offering you 10% off everything in their store if you want to shop!

• It’s a Charitable event!  Most of you know how much I love the Boys and Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley.  They help kids right here in our own neighborhoods and I want to raise money for this awesome organization.  So if you would consider offering a small donation at the door ($10), that would rock.  As an incentive, you’ll get a raffle ticket to win some really cool prizes from our Sponsors!  AND… AND… AND… if you end up doing any shopping while you’re there, the Sports Basement will donate 10% of your shopping spree to the Boys & Girls Clubs!  How cool is that?

Make sure you RSVP above to make 2012 Your Best Year Yet!!!

While it is easy to grab a box of goldfish and stuff your face, it’s not really the best way to satiate your munchy mid-day cravings. While snacking healthy might take a little extra time in preparation and thought, eating a healthy snack will help sustain your energy and keep your waistline in tact.  Here are a couple good ideas for snacks.

FRUIT – in moderation

EGGS- Hard boil some and keep on hand

BEEF JERKY

NUTS- Macadamia nuts are probably the best nut you can choose.

KALE CHIPS

SEAWEED CHIPS

*****DIPS:  Chop up some veggies and put some pizazz on them by making a healthy dip to put them in.  Dips are also good because they take a little time to eat, the extra step to dip and put in your mouth will help with portion control.  Hummus, Tapenade, Baba Ghanoush, salsa, guacamole, are all great dip options.

YUMMY RECIPE FOR MACADAMIA HUMMUS DIP!

Yields about 1 3/4 cup

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped;
• 2 tbsp lemon juice;
• 2 tbsp olive oil;
• 1 clove garlic;
• About 1/2 tsp sea salt;

Preparation

1. Place the nuts, lemon juice, olive oil and garlic in a food processor or high-performance blender and process to breakup the nuts somewhat. Add the sea salt.
2. Add about 1/2 cup water and process again until smooth. Add more water of the mixture is too thick.
3. Taste for seasoning and add more lemon juice or sea salt if needed.
4. Place in the refrigerator to chill for about 30 minutes before e

DETAILS!

JONES TRAIL HIKE: 8:30AM

• We’ll meet at the start of the trail…it’s called “Novitiate Park”….and we will get started RIGHT AWAY.  Directions are below.   Make sure to arrive early with plenty of time to find parking!  You could park in down town LG and just walk up to the start, or if you get there early enough, you could park on Jones Road if there’s still parking available.  And with all that said…I am HIGHLY ENCOURAGING YOU TO CARPOOL! Parking could be tough.

• We’ll all start together as a group, but eventually we will split off into smaller groups, so don’t feel that you have to go faster or slower than you want.  It’s your hike! And with that said, everyone will go at their own pace.  Your boot camp coaches will be dispersed throughout, but you may not even see us depending on how we get split up.
• We will have extra maps, signs out with arrows directing you the way to go, and a HUGE group… so if you aren’t sure where to go…just watch the people in front of you!

• The Hike is about 3 miles (I think…it could be less).  We’ll be going up hill (with flat areas) until we get to the top (30-50 min if you walk the whole thing), then we’ll loop it around and head back down (much less time on the way down)

APPROXIMATE TIMES TO COMPLETION:

• About an hour: if you walk the whole thing at a reasonable pace, and walk/shuffle/jog a little on the way down.

• A little under an hour: if you walk fast uphill and jog the flat parts, and then jog most of the way down.

• A little over an hour: If you walk the whole thing at a reasonable pace

• About an hour and a half: If you walk slowly and take lots of breaks.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Bring water and you better eat or I’ll have to open up a can of whip *&^*&.  Seriously.  We’re not bringing juice boxes.  Plan accordingly.  (read:  cappuccino does not equal breakfast)

• Don’t bring a mat.
• If you want to bring “stuff” with you (wallet/cell phone/50lb weights to make it harder ( – : /etc), I would recommend putting it all in a small backpack.

• It should be a beautiful day, so dress appropriately and wear appropriate shoes.

• If you’ve never hiked up Jones Trail, you’re in for a treat.  It’s a great heart-pumping hike (at least the first half which is uphill…), and you don’t have to drive all the way to the mountains to get a little close to nature.

DIRECTIONS TO THE START OF ST. JOSEPHS HILL HIKE:

FROM ANY HIGHWAY AROUND LOS GATOS, get on HWY 17 going toward Los Gatos:

• Take the Los Gatos, Hwy 9 Exit (this will put you on hwy 9)
• Turn LEFT on University Ave.  Go until it dead-ends into Main Street.
• Turn LEFT on Main Street. (***you might choose to park down here and walk up to the start of the trail***)
• Turn RIGHT on College Ave. (There’s only one way you can turn on College ave.)
• College ave. will veer right, go up, and veer left.
  
• Turn RIGHT on Jones Road.  Jones road will DEAD END into Novitiate Park where we will meet.
• You can attempt to park on Jones Road if you get there early enough, but you might be parking a little further down and walking into the park.  PARKING IS LIMITED, so carpool or remember:  it’s not a bad idea to park in town somewhere and just walk up College ave to Jones road and meet us at Novitiate park.

I snapped this picture of Alex at our Willow Glen camp in the moment right after she finished a workout.  To me her quiet sense of reflection juxtaposed against the rising sun and cool morning frost really captured the best part of working out, the moment it ends.  I say this not because the workout was so horribly hard you are just glad it’s over with, but rather it’s at the end when you get to pause and revel in that awesome feeling of accomplishment. I know you have felt it,  that moment when you’re just catching your breath,  the sweat is dripping from your face, and you feel that rush of energy.  In this one moment everything else in life that may be troubling you seems miles away,  you are present, awake , and living (in the best sense of the word).  For me when I take the time to notice this feeling I realize how beautiful it is.  So I guess what I am trying to say is… hold that moment in your mind after your workout, because it is a shame to let it go unnoticed.

As per my last post, we will be asking for your help to choose the Bootcamper of the Year.  The reward is big and votes will be needed.  Stay posted for the list of campers we are compiling…

Every month we choose a member of the month.  This month we all chose camper Lisa Smith to wear the super star bootcamper crown.  When we trainers get together to figure out who we want to nominate we look for several things:

1.) Commitment level. Are you dedicated to getting out to camp? This means you need to get out at least 3 times a week to be a possible nominee.

2.) Spirit. What kind of attitude do you carry to camp?  We all bring some sort of energy to the group and what you bring can effect the group as a whole. We ask who pushes the whole group to be a better?

3.) Focus. When you are at camp, are you giving it your all?  We coaches can tell who is going their limit and who is holding back. We aren’t saying you need to be the fastest, or the strongest, we just want to see that you are doing your PERSONAL best.  You are waking up early to get out to camp for 45 minutes, and this is the time to focus in on taking your workouts to the highest limit you can take it.

For Lisa she had all three of these things. She consistently comes out to camp with a determination and energy that radiates from her.  She is present in class and leaves nothing at the end of those 45 minutes.  When asked about how she gets this focus she said, ” When I decided to invest in this program I told myself if I am going to do it…then I am going all in.  It’s not cheap, but there is no price on my health.  I made a promise to squeeze everything I can from this investment and I am feeling the benefits.”