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This past Saturday the sun was shining and the Mitsubishi CityChase took over the streets of Vancouver! Myself and Joe had the pleasure of preparing a bootcamp ChasePoint for willing participants to complete along their route to being crowned champion. The teams of 2 were given two options and had to complete one of the tasks as fast as possible before moving on to their next challenge. Check out the challenges below.

Challenge #1: PARTNER PUSHUP CHALLENGE
Complete 150 pushups between you and a partner (each person needs to complete a minimum of 50pushups). Only one partner can perform pushups at a time. Example – Partner A starts doing pushups and Partner B can only start to do pushups when partner A has stopped. Pushups can be done from the toes or knees, but elbows must create 90 degree angles.

Challenge #2: OBSTACLE COURSE
1. Run through 2 ladders that are 50meters apart.
2. Run 50 meters to the Kettlebells, Partner A picks up ONE Kettlebell and carries it 50meters to the cone and back. Partner B holds a plank until Partner A returns and then you switch. Partner B carries the Kettlebell to the cone and back and Partner A takes Partner B’s position.
3. Run 50 meters to the ZIG ZAG agility course and run through touching each cone with your hand.
4. At the end complete 5 Burprees each and you are finished!
We had a great variety of participants through our ChasePoint and they all did a fantastic job. Even though our ChasePoint provided a great physical challenge everyone who came through completed their chosen challenge with a smile on their face, eventually! Big thanks to the organizing committee and Urban Rec and to all the other volunteers that made this incredible event happen.
Which challenge would you chose? Leave your comments below!
Josh Neumann, BHK, PTS, TSCC-1
jneumann@stayfitanywhere.com
Monday and Thursday #FitTip at http://twitter.com/stayfitanywhere

WALL FLATTENER
Wall Flattener Start   Wall Flattener Start

Ah, the wall flattener. It’s one of my favourite exercises not just because of the many benefits for posture, range of motion and flexibility but it is an equipment free exercise. Nothing is required besides a vertical flat surface which means this exercise can be performed virtually anywhere.
A great example is demonstrated by Andrew Burchell above, who presents Stayfitanywhere Health Seminars.
For full instructions of the exercise and a print out, view Wall Flattener Exercise.
Sitting at the computer all day forces your shoulders to rotate inwards towards the center of your chest which results in tight pectoral muscles. If you’re reading post, this would be a perfect time for you to get up out of your seat and perform this exercise for 30 seconds on the wall behind you. Give it shot!
Stay tuned for my next favourite exercise, the Wall Sit.
To see a live demonstration of other equipment free exercises, register for free seminar “Fitness Solutions for Busy People” on June 29th @ 7pm.
To register for this educational seminar or to view this exercise and many many more, visit Stayfitanywhere.com.
Stay Fit!

~joe - jcheng@stayfitanywhere.com

To whom it may concern,  

Stayfitanywhere has changed my life in all aspects.  From the old routines of working out where you would target train one body part per workout exhausting your muscles by training hours a day and dreading ever stepping foot in a gym again, to a whole new way of thinking.  The days of working out like a body builder were left back in the 90’s, and now it’s all about the athletic body we all dream of.  Whether you want to stay fit for personal success, look good at the beach, outperform all your colleagues, or be the best athlete to step on the floor, SFA will help you achieve those goals in a fraction of the time.  You don’t have to train 7 days a week, twice a day, kill yourself every session, and worry about counting your calories anymore.  The team at SFA customizes each workout to fit your life style, your goals, and most importantly your abilities leaving you motivated always wanting to come back for more.  

I used to be the guy at the gym you’d see every week for about 3-4 weeks consecutive working out with the same old routine.  Be in there for hours per session exhausting myself to a point where I could barely drive home.  I would feel good; however, I would fatigue and fall off the wagon within a couple of weeks.  After recovering I would come back for the same routine, which ultimately was a cycle of failure.  I would read endless material on the internet to find the next best thing and try to put it to use before I got bored.  I tried all the pills, cut carbs, and even thought about cheating!!  Josh at SFA couldn’t make it any more clear of what to do and how to do it without taking those pills and starving yourself to get the results we dream of.  Now I am the guy you see and wonder how he is so fit in such a short time frame.  Including the warm up, I never spend more than an hour at the gym and sweat like a pig which leaves me energized throughout the day and adds time to complete more daily tasks. Isn’t that what we all want, more time in a day to get done what needs to be done and able to hit the gym?  Results, results, results!!!  It’s one thing if you notice, it’s another when you have random people at the gym asking what and how you do what you do!!!   

When you eat healthy, go to the gym and do what you can, you will see results no matter what.  However if you can maximize the time you have to work out, and eat healthy as much as you can, your results will be 10 times better.  If you’re a rookie with a couple hours to spare a week or a pro and all you do is workout, SFA will definitely revamp your life style and will maximize your results within the given time frame.  My workouts are sports specific, and the main concept I took away was “to be fast you have to train fast.”  My customized workouts took me from an average player to being a contender at winning the scoring title.  Being able to reach levels I never thought were possible, leaves me wanting more and more and gives me hope that I will reach the top level to compete against the best. 

I have been using SFA’s Online Personal Training system as my personal exercise guide for close to a year and I couldn’t be happier with my results.  You can access this tool from any computer and even from your blackberry or iPhone.  It’s a very simple tool that is very user friendly and is easy to navigate through.  They even have videos to show you how to correctly do each exercise.  During my last trip across the UK and South Asia, I was able to log into my account from any computer with internet access and load my personal workouts.  No matter where in the world you are, you will never have an excuse for not working out.  When people talk about working out, your first instinct is to think about the gym.  SFA has the ability to deliver workouts to you in any environment, using your body weight and resistance bands or any other piece of equipment.  This tool helps you record all your activities, whether it’s a customized workout from the SFA team, doing the grouse grind, going for a run, or taking a day off.  An excellent tool when looking back and tracking your results.  Every time you finish your workout, log in to your account and record your activities which allows you to look back and see how your week, month, quarter and even year went. 

I highly recommend SFA’s services to anyone and everyone.  My family, friends, colleagues, and teammates love their services and actually get sick of me talking about how SFA changed my life, till they try it.  They all come back and agree that it will change your way of thinking when working out. It’s made custom for everyone, leaves you wanting more, and most importantly, results are instant.  I couldn’t have gained the results I have gained without the help of these professionals.  They made me realize healthy living is not a hobby, it’s a life style, thank you SFA! 

Andy Saran

andysaran@gmail.com

A friend of mine Cam Beals posted the following comment on my facebook page the other day: “Hey buddy, heard your StayFitAnywhere ad on the PeakFM today, nice work. If you have any customers that want to work on their stabilizers, legs and traps by using a wheel barrow I can set that up.” If you didn’t get a chance to hear our ad on the radio I have made a video with the ad in the background and you can see it below.

Now back to the wheel barrow, Cam is the owner of University Landscapers (http://www.universitylandscapers.com/) and he is an incredibly hard worker and he expects the same effort he puts in from his employees (much like we expect all of our clients to put in hard work). Cam and his team spend hours shoveling, digging, wheel barrowing, constructing and labouring while they perform installations like rock work and water features. Cam may have been just slightly off with his terminology and anatomy in regards to wheel barrow work (training) but he is certainly right that working with a wheel barrow is an incredible way to train your body.
Below is the breakdown of wheel barrow work in primal movement pattern terms.
1. Loading the wheel barrow (shovel into material) – For the most part shoveling is performed in a split stance position and to get a real good load on your shovel you need to bend down deep (Lunge) while you thrust your shovel (push) into the material.
2. Loading the wheel barrow (shovel to wheel barrow) – The shovel must be brought from the material (pull) and thrown or placed into the wheel barrow (rotation).
3. Lifting the wheel barrow – Bend down to grasp the handles and stand tall (Deadlift).
4. Moving the wheel barrow – While holding the handles you need to walk the wheel barrow to the dump site (gait).
5. Emptying the wheel barrow – Get underneath the handles and use your legs to tip the wheel barrow up on to its end allowing the material to come out (squat and another push)
6. Work (Training) variables – Deadlines (speed), Size of the job (volume and reps), and Terrain and weather (stability)
There are many ways to achieve physical fitness and working with a wheel barrow is definitely one of them, and wheel barrowing allows you to stayfitanywhere. If you would like to set up a workout with Cam and his crew please feel free to contact me, he is looking for a few extra pairs of hands.
Josh Neumann, BHK, PTS, TSCC-1
jneumann@stayfitanywhere.com
Monday and Thursday #FitTip at www.twitter.com/stayfitanywhere

I was 14 when I decided I wanted to start working out.  I wanted to learn about strength training and fitness to become a better athlete.  I played lacrosse, hockey, rugby, and volleyball and thought that if I went to the gym to workout I would be able to run faster, jump higher, and be strong on my feet.  So I went to the Walnut Grove community centre and signed up for an orientation to the weight room.  The weight room had about 10 machines arranged in a semi circle around the outside of the room and some free space in the middle.  I spent about an hour with the instructor learning how to operate and adjust all of the machines so that I could complete the program she had set up for me (and every other person who was going to be working out in the facility).  The program prescribed for me was to do 3 sets of 10 reps on each of the 10 machines 3 days a week.  This was going to be great, I was going to get strong, if anyone could even catch me they’d be lucky if they would be able to push me off the ball or puck. 

So I spent the next 4 weeks doing my workouts between lacrosse, hockey, rugby and volleyball.  After 4 weeks I noticed a few things.  To my surprise I wasn’t running faster, I wasn’t jumping higher, and I wasn’t any stronger on my feet.  How could this be?  I was following the program.  The program was BORING but I was still working hard and was lifting more weight than when I started.  I spent well over 60minutes sitting down and moving my body through restrictive ranges of motions during my workouts.  The machines I was using weren’t very comfortable and they certainly weren’t mimicking any of the movements I was used to performing when playing sports.  I guess this is where I first learned that machine based strength training wasn’t for me or any other athlete.

That was it for my workouts at the fitness facility, it was time to start doing what had always made me a better athlete in the past: spend more time perfecting the individual skills of my sports.  My favourite practice drill was to head to my old elementary school with my lacrosse stick and a ball and spend hours throwing the ball off the wall.  I had been doing this ever since I got my first lacrosse stick at the age of 12.  I’d find any wall I could and just bang the ball off the wall.  I quickly learned how to throw, catch, chase and pick up a ball.  After a while just simply throwing the ball against the wall got boring so I started taking aim for specific bricks.  Once I could hit specific bricks while standing still I started aiming at bricks will throwing on the run.  I was always looking for a way to challenge myself when throwing the ball against the wall.  I came up with all sorts of games and from these games I learned how to move effectively in all directions, how to throw/catch the ball in a variety of situations, and essentially become a better lacrosse player. 

Many of the experiences I had as a youth have influenced the way I think about fitness and athletics today.  It is incredibly important that we provide our bodies with as many opportunities as possible to move, and once we have learned to move efficiently and effectively we need to find ways to continually challenge the body so that it keeps on learning and improving. 

Live to Move, Move to Live!

Josh Neumann, BHK, PTS, TSCC-1

jneumann@stayfitanywhere.com

Monday and Thursday #FitTip at www.twitter.com/stayfitanywhere

This Saturday, April 24th, StayFitAnywhere will be hosting an Open House to officially open our new private personal training studio. The SFA training studio is located in the West End/Coal Harbour neighbourhoods of Downtown Vancouver, 1732 Alberni St. The Open House will feature great guest speakers, tons of prize giveaways from SFA and local businesses, and demonstrations of exercise techniques and equipment. Please feel free to stop by and learn how you can StayFitAnywhere between the hours of 10am and 3pm. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact info@stayfitanywhere.com.
Speaker Schedule
10:15am – Josh Neumann will be presenting “Staying Fit Anywhere” (www.stayfitanywhere.com)
11:15am – Rick Hall will be demonstrating the AFX: Foot Strengthening Device (www.afxonline.com)
12:15pm – Cliff Harvey will be presenting “Starving to Death on a Full Stomach” (www.cliffharvey.com)
2:15pm – Andrew Burchell will be presenting “12 Keys to Fat Loss” Get his FREE eBook here http://www.stayfitanywhere.com/index.asp?scn=56

You will not want to miss these speakers and this event. There will be plenty of prizes to be won along with special discounts offered on all of our services at the Open House.
See you all on Saturday,
Josh Neumann, BHK, PTS, TSCC-1
jneumann@stayfitanywhere.com
Monday and Thursday #FitTip at www.twitter.com/stayfitanywhere

The StayFitAnywhere Online Personal Training system was created to give our clients an added service to help them achieve the results they are looking for.  Andrew, Joe, and myself have trained many clients through personal training, group training and bootcamps and have had great results.  But we wanted to give our clients more.  We asked ourselves what were the barriers clients faced when trying to achieve their health and fitness goals?  Time, travel (business/personal), motivation, knowledge, and money.  So we set out to create a system that would  give our clients every opportunity to overcome these barriers.  The StayFitAnywhere Online Personal Training System was developed and continues to develop!  Here are some of the extraordinary features of Stayfitanywhere OPT that address the common barriers clients face  in achieving their fitness goals:

Time –  The Online calendar allows clients to organize and manage their time, while allowing clients to see how often they are accomplishing workouts.

Travel – As long as you have access to the internet you can have access to individualized workouts that can be done anywhere and with whatever equipment/facility you have access to. 

Motivation – An Online Personal Trainer that stays in constant contact through email and individual comments for each exercise to keep you accountable to yourself and your Online Personal Trainer. 

Knowledge – No more wondering what you need to do to accomplish your goals, your Online Personal Trainer will provide you with the answers. 

Money – Each workout costs only $7.99!  Just a little more than a specialty coffee from Starbucks.

No longer will we hear the excuses “I forgot my homework” or “I couldn’t remember that exercise” or “I lost the workout that you typed up for me.”  StayFitAnywhere’s Online Personal Training system gives our clients access to their own personalized workouts, a library of exercise photos and videos, a food journal, and tons of health and fitness resources.  If you have any questions regarding StayFitAnywhere Online Personal Training please don’t hesitate to contact me.

 

Josh Neumann, BHK, PTS, TSCC-1

jneumann@stayfitanywhere.com

Monday and Thursday #FitTips at www.twitter.com/stayfitanywhere

How do I use Online Personal Training?  It is very simple to use Online Personal Training, visit www.stayfitanywhere.com and sign up for an accountability plus package.  Once you have registered your account all you have to do is fill out the online consultations form and your Online Personal Trainer will be in contact with you within 24 hours to get you started.  From there you will be in communication with your Online Personal Trainer as to when and where you want to schedule your workout and once this has been figured out all you have to do is follow these steps.

1.       Visit www.stayfitanywhere.com and click on the Online Training Centre tab on the left hand side

2.       Log in to the Online Training Centre with your username and password

3.       Click on the Schedule tab on the left hand side and you will be taken to the schedule home page where you can either click on your personal calendar or click to see your next workout

4.       Once at the calendar click Online PT Session on the date of your next workout

5.       You are now looking at your workout, read all of the instructions, take a look at the pictures and videos and print it off to have with you when you do your workout

6.       Do your workout

7.       Log back into the Online Training Centre and update the workout with as many details as you can, and click update

8.       Your updated workout information will be sent to your Online Personal Trainer and he/she will review it and send you notes as necessary and then post your next workout

It is just that easy to use Online Personal Training, the only hard part will be doing the actual workout!

Josh Neumann, BHK, PTS, TSCC-1

jneumann@stayfitanywhere.com

Monday and Thursday #FitTips at www.twitter.com/stayfitanywhere

When and where can I use StayFitAnywhere Online Personal Training?  You can use Online Personal Training anytime and anywhere.  Online Personal Training is so convenient that if you needed to, you could do a workout at 2am in your living room.  You decide when and where you want to get your workout done!  Your Online Personal Trainer can create workouts for you to do in any location you can think of, leave the creativity to us! The following are some great workout locations: the gym, the park, the living room, the office, the backyard, the stairwell, the hotel room, and the boardroom!  This means that you can get workouts sent to you when you are on vacation, travelling for business, or spending too many hours in the office.  All you have to do is tell your Online Personal Trainer when and where you want your workout and it will be designed and delivered to you.  Online Personal Training works around your schedule.   Get on to your computer and log on to your account and you will have a personalized workout ready for you!

Get started with StayFitAnywhere Online Personal Training right now and stop worrying about your body!

Josh Neumann, BHK, PTS, TSCC-1

jneumann@stayfitanywhere.com

Monday and Thursday #FitTips at www.twitter.com/stayfitanywhere