• Note from Fran - Shake, Rattle, & Roll
• Fran Recommends - Sizzling Special - "MyEquilibriumCoach"
• Featured Article - Five Ways to Keep Ten Pounds OFF!
• New Section - "Trainers Secrets" – The MVE Machine – Train at Home
• Wellness at Work - Corporate Leadership - www.myeqcoach.com

A Note From Fran

Shake, Rattle, & Roll

I've got dance fever these days! With the slew of dance films that are coming out of Hollywood lately (She got moves & Step it Up), it seems I'm not alone in catching the buzz of free expression and movement.

Dancing is just a great way to get the heart rate up and burn fat mindlessly. That's right mindlessly. So for those of you with the winter exercise blahs, caught in the endless taped monologue of, "exercising is boring" or "I just can't get motivated to exercise", try this trick on for size.

This weekend, get yourself over to a record store, Best Buy will do. If you’re an IPOD lover then get your fingers ready to download. Now pick out a few tunes that sound good and MAKE YOU MOVE. Not that easy listening stuff…I need you to grab, some funky, get your groove on tunes. Sting, Alanis Morissette, Mary J, JayZ, whatever floats your boat. Now pop one into your cd player or IPOD, put on some tennis shoes and get moving.

Now warning, you are about to enter a danger zone. Your body might ache a little and respond to you by asking, “What the *&$*@ do you think you’re doing, this hurts! WE are not 21 anymore SO GET A GRIP!” But before you know it your mind will take over and you’ll envision your younger days. You know, when you were the hottest thing that walked into the room and onto the dance floor. Perhaps at least you thought you were. Or well perhaps that’s what I’m imagining as I dance around the house in pajamas…but you’re with me right. Just get up and move

Now if that doesn’t work and you need a bit more motivation for the movement, check out this week’s blogposts for a few DC hot spots where you can learn once again that you do have a groove thing that must be shaken from time to time. Now get out there and move!

In love and good health,



Fran Dean Bishop, Award winning Coach and Creator 
franb@aerobodiesfitness.com

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SIZZLING SPECIAL- Take 15% Off...

Yeah... So you've lost those dreaded 15 pounds. But now what must you do to KEEP them off? Stay on your favorite diet? Find a new less intense diet? Hire a trainer? Current research shows at any given time in America, approximately 40% of women and 25% of men are trying to lose weight (Kruger et. al 2005).

So what should you do? Check out the National Weight Control Registry for one (NWCR), a database that tracks persons who’ve lost at least 30 pounds and successfully kept the weight off for at least one year.

The following are a few of the recommendations of NWCR and the Aerobodies Fitness Team heartily endorses with these strategies:

1- Mindful Eating – knowing why and what you're eating rather than mindlessly snacking is key. Often times emotions, feels of sadness or fear or anger crowd our thinking and rather than deal with what is we eat. Are you really hungry or feeding a feeling. Check yourself out.

2- Exercise Regularly – sounds like a no brainer but really, persons who consistently exercise several times per week are far more likely to keep the weight off once they lost unwanted pounds.

3- Eat breakfast – missing meals is the first way to lose the battle of the bulge. Eating sensibly, first thing in the morning to start your metabolism and feed your empty stomach is an excellent way to keep the weight away.

4- Keep a food journal – "I hate doing this", yes we hear the complaint all the time, but persons who write down what they eat, know how and where they're going wrong. Monitoring your diet helps you stay on course…think before you eat!

5- Step on the scale – once a week, monitoring your weight will help you self correct before going too far off course.

6- Find Fit Friends – we are who we associate with; so if you want to get fit, find fit friends. They'll support, encourage and coach you to stay true to yourself and your goals

Taking these six steps is the key component of keeping a health and figure you've worked so hard to achieve. Remember its easy to lose it... the key is KEEPING IT OFF!

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Wellness at Work

Has this newsletter inspired you to take wellness to your workplace? Would you like to book a lecture or workshop for your company? Learn more about our corporate and leadership programs at www.myeqcoach.com.

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