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		<title>The Yoga Truth: Does Anyone Benefit from Yoga?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 01:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joey Atlas</dc:creator>
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Yoga is big business. VERY big &#8211; huge actually. In addition to the practice itself there are clothing lines, franchises, nutritional supplements, resorts &#8211; and more &#8211; all built on the foundation of &#8216;yoga&#8217;&#8230;
But there is an inherent problem that comes with this phenomenon
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Yoga is big business. VERY big &#8211; huge actually. In addition to the practice itself there are clothing lines, franchises, nutritional supplements, resorts &#8211; and more &#8211; all built on the foundation of &#8216;yoga&#8217;&#8230;</p>
<p>But there is an inherent problem that comes with this phenomenon</p>
<p>Just like in the fitness instructor/personal training field &#8211; there are dozens of “certification courses” creating new and inexperienced yoga instructors every single month, all around the world. Now &#8211; this isn’t a problem if the instructor is well-matched with appropriate students and is skilled in their method of teaching.</p>
<p>But &#8211; quite often that is not the case. Don’t get me wrong though &#8211; as there are many top-notch yoga instructors in literally every city and town around the globe. The challenge is finding the right “match” &#8211; just like when seeking out a personal trainer of fitness coach.</p>
<p>If you are in Jacksonville, Florida and want a fantastic yoga instructor, contact my friend <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jacksonville-FL/Yoga-To-Go/113812792507?ref=ts">Cari March @ Yoga to Go</a><br />
If you are in the Orlando, Florida area go see Russ and Kim @ <a href="http://www.studionewellness.com">http://www.studionewellness.com</a></p>
<p>At this point I realize you may be thinking:</p>
<h3><strong>“What does Joey know about Yoga?”</strong></h3>
<p> &#8230;and here’s your answer:</p>
<p>If you’ve been using my any of my home, office and travel fitness programs &#8211; you may have noticed some exercises or stretches resemble a yoga pose, move or position&#8230; And this would be correct as most of my programs are a ‘fusion’ of exercises and a blend of workout methods&#8230;</p>
<p>But &#8211; by no means am I calling myself a yoga instructor. Not in the slightest&#8230;</p>
<p>Having been in the fitness industry for well over 22 years, I’ve had the privilege of meeting some of the best people in various areas of fitness &#8211; two of them are listed above. I have another longtime yoga friend who is on more of a global stage though&#8230;</p>
<p>More on him later as I want to answer the original question of today&#8217;s post&#8230;</p>
<h3><strong>“Are there really any benefits of yoga?”</strong></h3>
<p>The answer is “Absolutely.” (stress reduction, toning, flexibility, health enhancement, sexual performance improvement, etc&#8230;) &#8230;BUT &#8211; since there are so many forms of yoga &#8211; and so many instructors out there &#8211; It’s up to you to define your personal needs and then seek out the proper style/instructor which best matches your current abilities and specific goals.</p>
<p>If you are already into yoga &#8211; or are interested in getting a good start, then I want to introduce you to <a href="http://www.yogabodynaturals.com/joey1"><strong>Lucas Rockwood</strong><= click here to meet him</a>.</p>
<p>Not only is he the co-founder of one of the most successful yoga/health resorts in Thailand called ‘<a href="http://www.AbsoluteSanctuary.com">Absolute Sanctuary</a>’ &#8211; but he’s also an international yoga course developer and instructor.</p>
<p>He’s put together a neat little <a href="http://www.yogabodynaturals.com/joey">site for anyone interested in yoga</a>. I’m not sure how much longer the freebies will be there so go pay him a visit and let him know ‘Joey sent you’&#8230;</p>
<p>As you dig into his articles and videos @ <a href="http://www.yogabodynaturals.com/joey1"><strong>Yoga Body Natural</strong></a> &#8211; you’ll see why he’s considered an innovator in his field.</p>
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		<title>Best Fitness Snacks to Crush Cravings &amp; Satisfy You</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 18:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joey Atlas</dc:creator>
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When you are trying to keep your body and health at it&#8217;s best &#8211; what you put into your body is a critical factor. No two ways about it&#8230;
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I get this question a lot:</p>
<p>&#8220;Joey, what are some good snack foods that taste good and satisfy my cravings?&#8221;</p>
<p>When you are trying to keep your body and health at it&#8217;s best &#8211; what you put into your body is a critical factor. No two ways about it&#8230;</p>
<p>But it&#8217;s no secret that the challenge of &#8217;snacking&#8217; can be the &#8220;Achilles heel&#8221; of your perfect fitness and nutrition plan. One slip-up and you drive yourself crazy thinking you&#8217;ll never be able to &#8220;stick with it&#8221; all because you haven&#8217;t mastered the art of snacking with satisfaction and wiping out your deadliest cravings&#8230;</p>
<p>Snacking properly is a critical part of your long term success. It&#8217;s one of the reasons so many people &#8220;fall off the program&#8221;. However &#8211; the right &#8220;snack tactics&#8221; can be your greatest ally in your personal quest.</p>
<p>Here are my top picks for &#8216;fitness&#8217; snacks to keep you on target for your goals, and SATISFIED:<br />
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1 &#8211; One and a half ounces of almonds, cashews or walnuts and a small banana.</strong> The mixture of high-fiber carbs/protein/healthy fats provides your body with the proper &#8216;fuel-mixture&#8217; which wipes out feelings of hunger &#8211; and the urge to eat even more. With those 2 elements gone &#8211; you&#8217;ve &#8216;busted&#8217; your cravings and it&#8217;s smooth sailing to your next meal-time.</p>
<p><strong>2 &#8211; One cheddar cheese stick and an apple (gala, jonagold, braeburn, etc).</strong> The same physiological principle I mention in #1 applies here too. BUT &#8211; here&#8217;s an added tactic that not too many people know about. Sprinkle ground cinnamon on your apple slices &#8211; and sprinkle cayenne pepper on your cheese stick. These 2 spices have a positive effect on your blood sugar/insulin levels &#8211; and help keep your appetite in check for a while. I use both of these spices every day, on various snacks and foods.</p>
<p><strong>3 &#8211; One half cup of dried-fruit &#038; nut granola mix and carrot sticks.</strong> Same principles as # 1 &#038; 2 above. And don&#8217;t forget the 2 spices.</p>
<p><strong>4 &#8211; A nutrition bar with proper nutrient ratios for stable blood sugar levels and optimal energy.</strong> You want to be sure to stay away from any type of bar with artificial/chemical sweeteners (such as aspartame, acesulfame-potassium, sucralose, etc&#8230;). These can do a number on your stomach and actually increase your appetite (not good!) &#8211; not to mention your long term health.</p>
<p>My top recommendation for a nutrition bar is this one:<br />
<a href="http://joeyatlas.getprograde.com/nutritional-bars.html"><strong>Crave Killer Nutrition Bar</strong></a> <= click to see it</p>
<p>The EFA's in these bars work magic on getting rid of hunger - and since they taste incredible, your cravings are totally busted and gone.</p>
<p>WARNING: if you have kids, and they find your stash of these bars - they will devour them. Yes, they are that good. Truth be told - I'm glad to let my kids eat these because there is no crap in them - and they are USDA Organic. Only 180 calories and ready for you to just grab and go.</p>
<p>The amazing dark chocolate coating is enough to make your mouth water just by looking at it:<br />
<a href="http://joeyatlas.getprograde.com/nutritional-bars.html"><strong>healthy, crave-busting nutrition bars for the fitness lifestyle</strong></a> <= go check them out</p>
<p>All 3 flavors are incredible and what's perfect is I place a quick re-order every 3-4 weeks. I don't ever worry about running out of these because every month my new stash is delivered right to my doorstep. Life is easy - and good!</p>
<p>Let me know how much you love them,</p>
<p>Joey Atlas; M.S., Exercise Physiology - Partner of ProGrade Nutrition<br />
p.s. - Don't miss these:<br />
<a href="http://joeyatlas.getprograde.com/store.php?page=152"><br />
<strong>Lies and Myths of The Weight Loss Industry</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://joeyatlas.getprograde.com/the-supplement-story.html"><strong>The Untold Metabolism Supplement Story</strong></a></p>
<p><strong>Do you know someone who is also interested in reading today&#8217;s e-newsletter? Probably several people, right? Then feel free to just forward this to them. You have my permission &#8211; And they will appreciate you sharing this with them.</strong></p>
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		<title>4 Lower-Body Exercises; Body-weight Leg, Butt &amp; Thigh Workout for Women</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joey Atlas</dc:creator>
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4 Lower-Body Exercises; Body-weight Leg, Butt &#038; Thigh Workout for Women
In this leg, butt and thigh exercise video clip, I bring you through a combination sequence of four body-weight exercises which stimulate the legs, glutes and thigh zones. These will also get the middle and lower back working as well.
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<h3>4 Lower-Body Exercises; Body-weight Leg, Butt &#038; Thigh Workout for Women</h3>
<p>In this leg, butt and thigh exercise video clip, I bring you through a combination sequence of four body-weight exercises which stimulate the legs, glutes and thigh zones. These will also get the middle and lower back working as well.</p>
<p>This mini-workout can be done as a solo exercise routine &#8211; or you can combine it with the other free exercises on this website &#8211; or in my complete, home and travel workout programs for purchase (e-manuals,dvds, etc&#8230;)</p>
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<p>This lower-body exercise combo-sequence includes four body-weight movements. They are:</p>
<p><strong>ONE &#8211; Exercise Ball Double-Leg, Hamstring Curl (for back of thighs &#038; butt)</strong></p>
<p>Lying down on a mat or soft surface, facing up &#8211; place your heels and calves on top of an exercise ball (55cm or 65cm is ideal). Arms on the ground at your sides. Lift your hips off the ground by pushing your heels and calves into the ball. That is your starting position. Then curl your heels in toward your hamstrings, while pushing your hips toward the sky. Stop when the bottom of your feet are on top of the ball. Then slowly return the the starting position.</p>
<p><strong>TWO &#8211; Double-Leg, Knee-Up &#038; Down (for quads, fronts of thighs)</strong></p>
<p>Get onto your hands and knees &#8211; on an exercise mat or soft surface. Bring your toes forward. Then slowly lift your knees off the ground and get yourglutes up toward the sky &#8211; so your legs are almost fully straightened. Then slowly return to the start position &#8211; lightly touching your knees to the ground.</p>
<p><strong>THREE &#8211; Symmetrical Hip-Extensions (glutes, low and mid back)</strong></p>
<p>Lying down face-up now. Bend your knees and point your toes upward &#8211; so your heels are the only part of your feet touching the floor or mat. Push your heels into the ground and lift your hips toward the sky. Give a slight pause at the top. Then slowly lower your hips to touch the mat. Breath out on the way up (as you exert) and breath in on the way down (as you relax).</p>
<p><strong>FOUR &#8211; Exercise Ball Squats (for the whole lower body)</strong></p>
<p>Place an exercise ball (size 55cm &#8211; 65cm) against a wall and then lean against it with your lower back area. With your feet shoulder width apart &#8211; slowly squat down as the ball rolls up toward your upper back/shoulder blade area. Pause for a second or two &#8211; then slowly return to the top position, keeping a slight bend in the knees at the top. Breath in going down &#8211; breath out going up.</p>
<p>If going through this body-weight exercise circuit is too easy &#8211; try it a second and third time.  You can also add 5 or 10 repetitions to each set for a longer exercise sessions and a more intense fitness challenge.</p>
<p>After you&#8217;ve tried this lower-body exercise sequence &#8211; please post your feedback and comments below &#8211; and then please do share this with anyone else you know who can benefit from this kind of helpful fitness information.</p>
<p>As always &#8211; I remind you to get your doctor&#8217;s medical clearance for exercise before starting any new exercise program &#8211; or if you are unsure about your own physical ability and readiness for exercise.</p>
<h3>Your trainer for life &#8211; your trainer forever,</p>
<p>Joey Atlas</h3>
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		<title>Why Women Get Better Results With Home Fitness Videos</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joey Atlas</dc:creator>
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<p>Your trainer for life &#8211; your trainer forever,</p>
<h3><em>&#8211; Joey Atlas</em></h3>
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		<title>Mom&#8217;s Fat Loss Secret: How Siobhan Dropped 75 LBS of Fat</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joey Atlas</dc:creator>
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Women send us these types of success stories every day &#8211; But as you can understand, most of them ask me NOT to share them publicly. And I understandably agree.
Fortunately, for every bunch of &#8216;private&#8217; fat loss/fitness success stories I get &#8211; there is usually one person that allows me to share their story, publicly, [...]]]></description>
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<p>Women send us these types of success stories every day &#8211; But as you can understand, most of them ask me NOT to share them publicly. And I understandably agree.</p>
<p>Fortunately, for every bunch of &#8216;private&#8217; fat loss/fitness success stories I get &#8211; there is usually one person that allows me to share their story, publicly, on the blog &#8211; like this one below&#8230;</p>
<p>Please share your thoughts and praise in the &#8216;comments&#8217; section at the end &#8211; and please share the link to this page with anyone you know who can use this type of motivation and inspiration&#8230; Here it is&#8230;</p>
<h3>Mom&#8217;s Fat Loss Secret: How Siobhan Dropped 75 LBS of Fat</h3>
<p>&#8211; <strong><em>happily submitted by Mom of 4, Siobhan Callaghan</em></strong></p>
<p>I was in absolute terrible condition for my age! After having my fourth child I was so busy about home life, taking care of the kids and everyone else &#8211; I just put myself last and let myself go.</p>
<p>My heaviest weight was 200lbs. I suffered from panic attacks low self esteem, constant headaches, fatigue and I had awful back ache, with falling arches in my feet as well.</p>
<p>Sadly, the only thing good was my cholesterol levels were fine!</p>
<p>I hate to admit it but emotionally I was crushed. I was always the high-spirited ‘’joker’’ of the group, the one who seemed to make others happy. I always knew people cared for me but they also (I feel), didn’t look up to me or I suppose maybe even didn’t respect me.</p>
<p><center><div id="attachment_192" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 174px"><img src="http://www.lowerbodymakeover.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/siobhan-before-2.jpg" alt="Siobhan at 200LBS, Before Weight Loss" title="siobhan-before-2" width="164" height="353" class="size-full wp-image-192" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Siobhan at 200LBS, Before Weight Loss</p></div></center></p>
<p>I hated shopping because I could never find anything that would fit me properly and I always hated any special occasions that I would have to dress up for because I could only wear clothes that were made for women in their 50’s!</p>
<p>There were always tears to be shed&#8230;</p>
<p>But at the end of last April I went out on a friends birthday party with a bunch of girls and got the kick in the butt that I needed!</p>
<p><center><div id="attachment_193" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 224px"><img src="http://www.lowerbodymakeover.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/siobhan-after-1.jpg" alt="Siobhan at 125LBS, After Weight Loss" title="siobhan-after-1" width="214" height="553" class="size-full wp-image-193" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Siobhan at 125LBS, After Weight Loss</p></div></center></p>
<h3><em>There I was among other women my age, who had children too, and well&#8230; embarrassingly I WAS the biggest girl there and the most dootsy dressed. The only thing I could think of that night was why and how have I done this to myself??</em></h3>
<p><center><div id="attachment_194" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 234px"><img src="http://www.lowerbodymakeover.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/siobhan-before-1.jpg" alt="Siobhan at 200LBS, Before Weight Loss" title="siobhan-before-1" width="224" height="409" class="size-full wp-image-194" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Siobhan at 200LBS, Before Weight Loss</p></div></center></p>
<p>I thought that I too deserve to look and feel good, feel confident and sexy and most important to be and look as young as I was…. I was just going to have take the time for myself which I never did before, realizing that it wasn’t or wouldn’t be selfish for me to it. I would only be selfish by continuing to let myself get so far out of shape and unhealthy.</p>
<p>There was only me that made the mistake and only me that could fix it now.</p>
<p>The first thing I did was a simple, yet focused, week of healthy, controlled eating. I have to say it did help get rid of all the sugar and salt cravings. When the week was over I was stronger inside and more determined and I knew that this was something I really wanted to do, to take control.</p>
<p>I didn’t join any weight watcher clubs, I just stuck to fruit and veggies and chicken and started to buy wholegrain bread and pasta/rice and I bought myself a skipping rope! I was fairly new to the internet (and still am!) and just started to Google anything and everything to do with losing  weight or exercises.</p>
<p>As my hips were the biggest part of me I Googled hip &#038; bum exercises and that’s when I first came across my life support!&#8211;JOEY ATLAS!</p>
<p><center><div id="attachment_195" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 267px"><img src="http://www.lowerbodymakeover.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/siobhan-after-2.jpg" alt="Siobhan at 125LBS, After Weight Loss" title="siobhan-after-2" width="257" height="572" class="size-full wp-image-195" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Siobhan at 125LBS, After Weight Loss</p></div></center></p>
<p>There it was&#8230; a free download sample of exercises &#8211; and I signed up for his free e-newsletter which educated me and I just knew this man was talking sense and in plain old fashioned English with no big health or fitness words that I didn’t understand.</p>
<p>The best thing was, after doing my jump rope I always did the free exercises from Joey and you know, I could see results which made me want more. I was hooked &#8211; and Joey earned my trust.</p>
<p>I was so delighted to order his program &#8211; I knew it was just meant for me! I was like a kid waiting on Santa after that!</p>
<p>When I did my first session well what can I say I couldn’t do it.. that’s how unfit I was&#8230;</p>
<p>My whole body was shaking and nerves twitching everywhere that I could only do maybe 4 or 5 repetitions on each exercise! And as for the next day well it hurt (in a good way) and the day after that, too! I knew this would be the thing that worked for me. Even though it was a challenging start.</p>
<p><center><div id="attachment_196" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 233px"><img src="http://www.lowerbodymakeover.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/siobhan-before-3.jpg" alt="Siobhan at 200LBS, Before Weight Loss" title="siobhan-before-3" width="223" height="538" class="size-full wp-image-196" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Siobhan at 200LBS, Before Weight Loss</p></div></center></p>
<p>But as Joey told me in the instructions to &#8220;do what you can and that it will get easier&#8221;, well those words of encouragement really persuaded me to stick with it and of course he was right..it did get easier and I did do more and I got results!</p>
<p>Joeys plan is very easy to stick to and all the exercises can be done almost anywhere and as a busy mum of 4 kids, I didn’t have to leave the house to see to myself and get my workouts in!</p>
<p>More importantly I had no expensive equipment to buy which was an added bonus. The ULBHTM is very easy to follow, Joey makes you feel that he’s right there with you step by step by the way he structured the program, I found it much easier to stay focused, get into the exercises and I suppose, get them right.</p>
<p><center><div id="attachment_197" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 226px"><img src="http://www.lowerbodymakeover.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/siobhan-after-3.jpg" alt="Siobhan at 125LBS, After Weight Loss" title="siobhan-after-3" width="216" height="590" class="size-full wp-image-197" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Siobhan at 125LBS, After Weight Loss</p></div></center></p>
<p>My current weight is now 125lbs and I’m wearing a dress size (UK) 8/10. I had a wedding about a month ago and bought a USA dress size 4! WooHoo!!</p>
<p>I hadn’t wore a dress since my wedding dress nearly ten years ago and I went from white to black! that’s the dress in my after pics which I did pose for because now I can!! LOL!</p>
<p>Beforehand I always hid behind people in pics which now I wish I didn’t because I would have had great before pics! But nonetheless &#8211; you can still see how bad I was.</p>
<p>Its great; now I can almost buy anything I want to wear as long as its not too pricey and not too bare cos even though I’m &#8220;half the woman I used to be&#8221;, I am so used at covering up myself  but I’ll get over that hurdle too!</p>
<p>I want to do more now, get in better shape &#038; go out shopping more! I feel renewed!!</p>
<p>My physical and emotional energy levels are much better now and I’m always up for new challenges and fun things!</p>
<p>I feel that my personal success has made me stronger as a wife, mom and friend &#8211; and I have far more confidence in what I can do, not just emotionally but physically.</p>
<p>I have learned that it is important to start to love and and take care of myself and not just others, I need to be confident to make my kids confident, I need to be aware to make my kids aware, I need to be active to make my kids active, I need to be motivated to make my kids motivated and I need to care about myself to make my kids care about themselves, I am trying to educate them that it is important to be fit and healthy and that it can be very fun doing it!</p>
<p>The feed back from others is  mostly good. A lot of people don’t recognize me anymore which can be funny! Then you get some saying ah you’ve done enough now you look brilliant so Stop!</p>
<p>It can be hard for some to understand that I actually enjoy eating healthy and exercising, that its not &#8220;just to keep the the weight off&#8221; for superficial reasons, I just need it for my emotional stability!! I want it for my longevity and&#8230; &#8216;cos I enjoy it!!! that’s all!!</p>
<p>I was asked &#8220;was I taking anything&#8221; which actually insulted me and I thought well if that’s what a close friend thinks then what does everyone else think! So it knocked me back but again I pushed forward! I’ve learned that people can be jealous of others success and I had it mentioned to me a few times.</p>
<p>I also have learned that people can be inspired by others success and so encourages them to follow suit!</p>
<p>I feel in control of my life and health now, I know where the grass is greener! I wont let myself go like I did for so long, I don’t think I’ve ever been happier!</p>
<p>Now I always try to start my day off and get up an hour earlier than the kids to do my ulbhtm program, and like Joey advises, if you want your morning coffee then have it!</p>
<p>Joey has the best &#8217;secret seven&#8217; snack foods ever, and people who come in to my house and see the (natural) peanut butter jar look at me funny and say you ate that and lost weight??!! (Good job the don’t see my dark chocolate!!)</p>
<p>I make good, healthy food choices, and if I get even ten mins free I do a little cardio like skipping rope to up the metabolism and to boost my energy levels. I usually go for a 4 mile brisk walk weather permitting! And if I don’t get the time during the day to do my ulbhtm exercises, I leave it till I get the kids to bed and do it then..</p>
<p>I feel that I’m now more the person on the outside that I have been on the inside for so long.. So I feel I’m freed from the suit or &#8217;shield of armour&#8217; and instead put the armour into my mind so that I’m stronger person now.</p>
<p>For all the women, and men, who feel they&#8217;ve let themselves down or are prisoner in their bodies, well&#8230; you&#8217;re not.. that’s all in your mind.</p>
<p>Take control of yourself, love yourself and your body.. &#8216;Cos if you don’t, who will??</p>
<p>Start by saying to yourself &#8220;I am in control of who I am and I am going to be happy.. I deserve to be happy..&#8221;</p>
<p>And when you control the thoughts in your mind you will control what you do with your body&#8230; what you feed it, how you use it, and you will come to realize that the effort is worth it and more importantly it is fun!</p>
<p>And if you have a bad day today, then don’t tell yourself &#8216;you’ve failed&#8217; or that you can&#8217;t do it. Don’t give up hope, because every minute that lies ahead waiting for us is always a new one that we can start from, again.</p>
<p>The only way to encourage change is to think like a baby; you have got to be able to balance on your feet before you take your first steps and then you must learn to walk before you run and everyone stumbles and falls, but rise again and soon you will be fast on your feet…</p>
<p><strong>- Siobhan Callaghan</strong><br />
<em><strong>Donegal</strong><br />
<strong>Ireland</strong></em></p>
<p>You must admit, this is an incredibly inspiring story of positive change and leading by example. We would love to hear your thoughts about this. Your success, your challenges, your goals &#8211; just post them below &#8211; because I would love to know&#8230; Just click on that oval shaped &#8216;Comments&#8217; button you see just to the right over here&#8230;</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 17:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Resveratrol Supplements: The Dirty Truth About Resveratrol
Every few months &#8211; there is a &#8220;new kid on the block&#8221; when it comes to the next &#8220;magic pill&#8221; &#8211; and just like the recent crackdown on the rip-off Acai berry scam &#8211; each new supplement scam fades off into the sunset &#8211; only to be replaced by [...]]]></description>
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<h3>Resveratrol Supplements: The Dirty Truth About Resveratrol</h3>
<p>Every few months &#8211; there is a &#8220;new kid on the block&#8221; when it comes to the next &#8220;magic pill&#8221; &#8211; and just like the recent crackdown on the rip-off Acai berry scam &#8211; each new supplement scam fades off into the sunset &#8211; only to be replaced by the next disappointing, money wasting &#8220;magic pill&#8221;&#8230;</p>
<p>One of the current &#8216;new kids&#8217; in the spotlight is Resveratrol &#8211; and I highlight today&#8217;s feature with a question asked, and answered, inside the private member area at my other site BestFitnessAdvice.com&#8230;</p>
<p>Here it is:</p>
<blockquote><p>HI Joey,</p>
<p>I&#8217;m new to the forum, but a long-time dedicated and successful &#8220;student&#8221; of your fitness program!!! Thanks so much for all of your amazing info!!</p>
<p>I have a question for you&#8230;.what is your opinion of the much-talked about &#8220;Resveritrol&#8221; that is being marketed as &#8220;THE&#8221; youth supplement, claiming to increase energy, erase wrinkles, improve muscle tone etc etc?? It&#8217;s pricey, but seems to be well-researched and has been covered by some well-respected people such as Oprah and Dr Oz, and CNN, Today show etc etc!! I trust your judgement and your HONEST opinion, so figured I&#8217;d get the scoop from you before I spend my hard-earned money!!!</p>
<p>Thanks much!<br />
Soleil</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Here&#8217;s my response:</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>Its the current &#8217;scam/fad&#8217; of the month.</p>
<p>Show me the actual video footage of this (not clever photos on websites created to sell this stuff) &#8220;has been covered by some well-respected people such as Oprah and Dr Oz, and CNN, Today show etc etc!!&#8221;</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t get &#8217;sucked in&#8217; by the clever sales story &#8211; Just like acai got taken down recently &#8211; this will be next.</p>
<p>There are no magic pills &#8211; or &#8216;newly discovered &#8220;shortcuts&#8221; &#8211; save your money &#8211; and do what you know works&#8230;</p>
<p>BTW &#8211; Thanks for your fantastic complements!!<br />
Joey <img src='http://www.lowerbodymakeover.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> )
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<p><strong>And Soleil&#8217;s reply:</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>Thanks Joey! LOL, exactly the response I expected&#8230;</p>
<p>I DO know better! Your program has been phenomenal in keeping this 41 year old fit and toned for more than a year now. I&#8217;m 5&#8242;7&#8243; and 118 pounds! BUT&#8230;I have one little &#8220;spot&#8221; that I can never get perfect enough for my taste! I have a little &#8220;band&#8221; of &#8220;extra&#8221; at the top of my legs where they meet my butt!</p>
<p>It&#8217;s not unsightly or dimpled/cellulite, but is definitely a thicker &#8220;fatty area&#8221; that I can&#8217;t get rid of! I have faithfully used your program every other day for 1.5 years&#8230;no fail&#8230;no kidding!</p>
<p>It has produced amazing results for me, and truthfully I look better than many women half my age&#8230;but, alas, like many people, I&#8217;m greedy in wanting to have that &#8220;perfect&#8217; body, LOL! If you have any more ideas or suggestions to help me with that one last spot, I&#8217;d be grateful&#8230;</p>
<p>Soleil
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<p><strong>Good stuff huh?</strong></p>
<p>Want more of the inside scoop on the soon to be next &#8216;has been&#8217; fad diet &#038; health supplement?</p>
<p>Here are 2 more places to learn the real deal about scam loaded Resveratrol supplements:</p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resveratrol">Resveratrol supplement facts</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/DSH/resveratrol.html">Resveratrol Info: The Inside Scoop</a></p>
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<h3>Joey Atlas</h3>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 16:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Can I Rock Your Body (Get You In Shape) Even Though I &#8220;Can&#8217;t Spell&#8221;?
We get boatloads of email &#8211; EVERYDAY &#8211; here at Atlas Headquarters&#8230;
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<h3>Can I Rock Your Body (Get You In Shape) Even Though I &#8220;Can&#8217;t Spell&#8221;?</h3>
<p>We get boatloads of email &#8211; EVERYDAY &#8211; here at Atlas Headquarters&#8230;</p>
<p>And at least a few of them really grab our attention each day &#8211; each in their own special way.</p>
<p>Here is one that provides as interesting perspective &#8211; and after reading it &#8211; you&#8217;ll have a better understanding of the title of today&#8217;s post. So, enjoy &#8211; and please feel free to share your thoughts and comments at the bottom of the post&#8230;</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8211; Original Message &#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br />
Subject: spelling<br />
From: 1funn.central@_________.net<br />
Date: Thu, May 21, 2009 6:15 am<br />
To: joey ( at ) joeyatlas . com</p>
<p><strong>Hello, Joey.<br />
I am not writing to be picky.  I am writing to share a perspective that could be helpful.  Really.  I just read your letter about caffeine, etc.  I have been enjoying checking out your perspective on fitness and health.  I am reading along mentally &#8220;deciding&#8221; if you are to be trusted. If you are knowledgeable. If you can help me&#8230;</p>
<p>Unfortunately, not taking a moment to hit &#8220;spellcheck&#8221; and revealing that you deliberately don&#8217;t know how to spell diarrhea and aren&#8217;t going to make the effort to find out how to spell it causes me to doubt your care, and accuracy in presentling other health information.  Now, I don&#8217;t personally care if you can spell or not  and I know the content can still be good but it raises doubt in a reader&#8217;s mind&#8230;&#8230; For me, that causes me to have to work to get past it and becomes an obstacle to credibility. </p>
<p>Maybe other readers find it endearing, amusing or whatever. I am looking for solid information from a thorough, credible person.  It is my health (very important) and there are so many options and opinions out there to sift through.  If you have a credible opinion, it is helpful to present it that way.  With care. And spellcheck. <img src='http://www.lowerbodymakeover.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>In appreciation,<br />
Barbara</strong></p></blockquote>
<p>Before I give you a chance to leave your thoughts below &#8211; I wanted to see if you caught Barbara&#8217;s misspelling&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>&#8220;presentling&#8221;</strong> &#8230;I&#8217;m not sure that&#8217;s a word&#8230; hmmm&#8230; maybe her &#8217;spellcheck&#8217; wasn&#8217;t working&#8230;</p>
<p>Barb &#8211; don&#8217;t take this the wrong way &#8211; I do this in fun &#8211; &#8230;I still appreciate you &#8211; and I&#8217;m also VERY sure my programs will help you immensely &#8211; even though I&#8217;m guilty of a few tiepoes here and there <img src='http://www.lowerbodymakeover.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 14:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Hot Fitness Interview: Listen to Joey Atlas Now for FREE
In this audio interview conducted by Cassie Rohn, from the Sexy Living Society &#8211; I share some insightful, eye-opening and extremely helpful tips about your body, your health and your fitness.
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<h3>Hot Fitness Interview: Listen to Joey Atlas Now for FREE</h3>
<p>In this audio interview conducted by Cassie Rohn, from the Sexy Living Society &#8211; I share some insightful, eye-opening and extremely helpful tips about your body, your health and your fitness.</p>
<p>Right now it&#8217;s free to listen to &#8211; so just click the play button here&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>THIS INTERVIEW IS NO LONGER OFFERED FOR FREE</strong></p>
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<p>Enjoy and please pass it along to anyone you know who can benefit from hearing it. And feel free to leave your comments below. I&#8217;d love to hear your thoughts.</p>
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<h4><strong>Joey Atlas</strong></h4>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 12:53:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Late last night &#8211; I wrote this half-sleepin&#8217;
But I think after readin&#8217; you&#8217;ll frame it for keepin&#8217;
It was a miraculous day &#8211; Some would say heavenly
March 16th, 1970
5 minutes before midnight &#8211; you became a mother
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<p>Late last night &#8211; I wrote this half-sleepin&#8217;<br />
But I think after readin&#8217; you&#8217;ll frame it for keepin&#8217;</p>
<p>It was a miraculous day &#8211; Some would say heavenly<br />
March 16th, 1970</p>
<p>5 minutes before midnight &#8211; you became a mother<br />
And within 4 years you&#8217;d add another and another</p>
<p>With infant pneumonia &#8211; I tested your mettle<br />
That would be your first sign &#8211; life would rarely be settle</p>
<p>Despite my bull-head, and off centered approach<br />
You guided me right &#8211; like a tough loving coach</p>
<p>Can&#8217;t say you were perfect &#8211; heck nobody is<br />
But you still worked your magic &#8211; like a natural wiz</p>
<p>I pushed you to the limits &#8211; doing some real stupid stuff<br />
Like when the Private I&#8217;s rang the bell &#8211; Oh man that was rough</p>
<p>But its times like those that give me material for today<br />
And helps us give meaning to this grand holiday</p>
<p>You taught us tradition through Italian food<br />
So now when I cook &#8211; my kids are like &#8220;Dude!&#8221;</p>
<p>All boys Catholic high school &#8211; I thought I&#8217;d never forgive you<br />
Looking back now &#8211; I realize you did actually have your wits with you</p>
<p>With your keen intuition and some old school ways<br />
You raised some good kids &#8211; like that show, Happy Days</p>
<p>No more kidding around &#8211; all joking aside<br />
Whatever I say to close &#8211; must be magnified</p>
<p>I did the best I could in this poem to you<br />
As with my life &#8211; that&#8217;s what you did too</p>
<p>And your best wasn&#8217;t perfect &#8211; &#8216;cuz it didn&#8217;t have to be<br />
Your &#8216;good enough&#8217; was perfect for me</p>
<p>It got me this far &#8211; and I&#8217;m far from done yet<br />
Bigger things to come? Oh yeah, you bet</p>
<p>So for all you&#8217;ve done &#8211; and everything you&#8217;ve been &#8211; there&#8217;s only one more thing to say<br />
&#8230;and that&#8217;s &#8220;Mom, I love you, Happy Mother Day&#8221;.</p>
<p>Joey<br />
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<p>If you enjoyed this masterpiece &#8211; please share it today<br />
&#038; if you&#8217;re a mom too &#8211; Happy Mother&#8217;s Day!!!</p>
<p>Feel free to leave your comments below &#8211; Thanks!!</p>
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		<dc:creator>Joey Atlas</dc:creator>
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How to Get a Sexy Butt &#038; Body: 5 Great Examples
Last week a woman sent me an email question&#8230;
She wanted to know if she can have total access to the SBM program,
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<h3>How to Get a Sexy Butt &#038; Body: 5 Great Examples</h3>
<p>Last week a woman sent me an email question&#8230;</p>
<p>She wanted to know if she can have total access to the SBM program,<br />
*at no charge at all* &#8211; not even the small reduced rate for the<br />
first several months. Well, I replied with something even better<br />
than F-R-E-E&#8230;</p>
<p>I let her know that as a special, secret bonus (clients only learn<br />
of this AFTER they claim a &#8216;Free-for-Life&#8217; spot) &#8211; I offer a step<br />
by step, &#8216;connect the dots&#8217; checklist that walks you through how to<br />
create your own, personal (and FREE) blog/website &#8211; that does 2<br />
things for you:</p>
<p><strong>1</strong> &#8211; It acts as a realtime, multidimensional fitness/nutrition<br />
&#8216;journal&#8217; that enhances the priceless accountability factor you<br />
need, to get into &#8211; and STAY in fantastic shape for the rest of<br />
your life.</p>
<p><strong>2</strong> &#8211; It enables you to earn lifetime commissions when visitors to<br />
your blog &#8211; go on to sign up at SBM as a result of you sharing your<br />
&#8217;story&#8217;, weekly progress and great success, with the world&#8230;</p>
<p>So, in essence &#8211; what I give you is a way to become a Private<br />
Client in SBM for life &#8211; and the potential to earn more extra<br />
dinero &#8211; every single month.</p>
<p>Pretty cool, wouldn&#8217;t you say?</p>
<p>And to show you how real &#8211; and effective this is &#8211; I&#8217;ve pulled 5<br />
live examples from behind the scenes at SBM &#8211; to share with you.</p>
<p>Keep in mind some of these women knew nothing beyond being able to<br />
just check their email &#8211; just a few shorts weeks ago&#8230;</p>
<p>Now look at what they are doing with my simple, &#8220;hold you by the<br />
hand&#8221; guidance&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://katiegetssweetcheeks.blogspot.com"><strong>http://katiegetssweetcheeks.blogspot.com</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://makeyourbuttsexy.blogspot.com"><strong>http://makeyourbuttsexy.blogspot.com</strong></a> </p>
<p><a href="http://buildabutt.blogspot.com"><strong>http://buildabutt.blogspot.com</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://sexybutt4me.blogspot.com"><strong>http://sexybutt4me.blogspot.com</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://buttliftingmiracle.blogspot.com"><strong>http://buttliftingmiracle.blogspot.com</strong></a></p>
<p>Visit each of their sites &#8211; and feel free to stay up to date with<br />
them by clicking on the &#8216;Follow&#8217; button&#8230;</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t be surprised if while reading some of their daily entries you<br />
jump up and say &#8220;On my god &#8211; that&#8217;s me too!!&#8221;</p>
<p>Each of these women have lots of real world information to share -<br />
and they post it at least every few days right on their personal<br />
sites that you see listed above.</p>
<p>We would love for you to join us, if you haven&#8217;t already&#8230;.</p>
<p>But &#8211; if you are still looking for some silly fad to deliver you to<br />
eternal fitness &#8220;with no effort at all, while you eat as much as<br />
you want&#8230;&#8221; then my program is not for you &#8211; it&#8217;s simply not a<br />
phony fad&#8230;</p>
<p>It&#8217;s the real deal&#8230; And we&#8217;ve created it for YOU.</p>
<p>Please feel free to share this post with anyone else you know who<br />
can use some quality motivation and wise direction in their quest<br />
for a great body &#8211; and optimal health to match it.</p>
<p>Your trainer for life &#8211; your trainer forever,</p>
<p><strong>Joey Atlas: Co-creator with<br />
Erik &#8216;The Wizard&#8217; Wickstrom of</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.MakeYourButtSexy.com"><strong>http://www.MakeYourButtSexy.com</strong></a></p>
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