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Summer Troop Is Filling Up Fast

If you are sitting on the fence about this one it's time to make your decision.

For only $5 a class there is nothing to lose. Most of us waste that at Tim's everyday.

Logistically for what I have planned 16 spots is all we can take.

We can open up for a seperate Troop if the need arises but those that are just over the mark will just have to wait a bit.

To secure your spot (6 remaining) please follow the PayPal link below.

Early To Rise

As I was getting ready this morning I had a revelation. I noticed that a successful morning routine, the things one does every morning before anything else, is a prerequisite for a successful day.

My successful routine now seems to consist of shower, dress, feed animals, take various supplements, eat eggs and oatmeal, drink a tea and 1L of water. This is opposed to the "Oh s*#t I'm late routine!" face wash and granola bar out the door.

My morning success routine sounds simple enough, and it is.

The point is, is that this takes time and if I slept in an extra 10-15 minutes I wouldn't have it. My whole day would be thrown off because I just couldn't get up.

When I first started training I experienced success early.

My secret?

I knew I needed to eat so I got up an hour earlier than I had to every morning and ate, ate, ate. 2 bowls of slow cooked oatmeal with a apple diced into it with cinnamon and milk, 2 bowls of cheerios, 1 bagel with cream cheese, 1 glass of orange juice and a 2000 calorie weight gain shake.

It was work but it set my day up for another good workout, high energy and success, which lead to more success.

The next time you are in bed watching the same episode of Seinfeld for the 17th time remember your morning success routine, the time it takes and shut the TV off.

"80 percent of success is just showing up" — Woody Allen

New Outdoor Troops

Every Saturday at 10:00 am
8 Weeks for Only $40
That's only $5 per Troop Workout!
One time drop in rate of $10

Troop offers its participants an intense training method for vastly improving strength and conditioning levels using a wide range of training methods. Participants can expect to feel their strength, stamina, power, balance, coordination, endurance, and focus tested using exercises taken from Olympic lifting, gymnastics, athletics, and amped up day-to-day movements such as jumping, running, squatting, pushing, and pulling.

The Troop program is an outdoor group program designed to be scalable, meaning it may be used by young and old, fitness beginners to the most elite Olympic Athletes. It is a test of each individual’s fitness level, with the added energy and motivation of the group environment. Troop encompasses many new and exciting training methods such as kettlebells, ropes, sleds, sandbags and more! If you want your body to respond in a way that it has never done before, train in a way you’ve never done before.

Prerequisite Notes:First time participants need to complete an initial fitness evaluation to determine starting fitness levels. Contact the studio to schedule your complimentary evaluation.

Next start date is May 1st
Troop max set at 16

Package includes:
Weekly outdoor group workouts with old school, now new school once again, training methodology
Personalized weekly nutrition plans
Personal website for daily food intake log entries
Daily Accountability follow-ups of your log entries
Vitality Fitness lunch cooler bag
Vitality Omega 3 Advanced fish oil
GymBoss timer at reduced rate of only $20

To receive an information package and address of location please follow the link below and fill out the form provided.

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Beware The Acai Berry

I was scammed and I don't want that to happen to you so read on.

OK so someone sent me an article about this Acai berry fat loss supplement and wanted my genuine input and no they were not trying to scam me.
There was an offer to try a bottle for 98 cents so I thought why not research it. To good to be true right, well it was.

Turns out that there was a report on CTV about this scam that I of course didn't know about until after the fact.
Read Story Here: CTV Story

How the scam works.... you sign up for your 98 cent bottle... 2 weeks passes and then you automatically enroll in their membership, which is a one time fee of $139 PLUS a monthly fee of about $62 a month and they never send you anything!

How can they do this and get away with it? Apparently in their "Terms and Conditions" they have it written in there somewhere but who honestly reads the 3 pages of micro font?

I called the company to complain and there was a sea of activity in the background (probably thousands of other people complaining too). Basically they told me to go F*%K myself and pretended to lose the connection.

Called Visa and they can't even stop them. I had to send an email cancelling my subscription to an email address Visa gave me (they have had thousands of complaints), hope they stop taking money from me and then grieve all money taken with Visa after 120 days and hopefully get it back.

See, I am constantly sticking my neck out for you guys:)

Long and short of it is, Acai berry has no more proven fat burning effects or antioxidants than blueberries or grapes so don't get scammed like I did and stick with the basics. Follow the Vitality Fitness Solution Nutrition Guide (if you don't have your free copy just ask for one), cardio/sweat everyday and train intensely with weights 4-6 days a week.

This is my plan to get shredded for the Grand Canyon Fitness Adventure Weekend

I'll plan to step it up and use a bit more science as the weeks get closer but in the beginning just be consistent and keep it simple.

Star Client of the Month

Colin Jenkins started with us only a few short weeks ago and has already transformed his body.

Colin is a special client that actually does everything he is told... good Colin.

Logs his food entries, does his prescribed cardio and weight training days and doesn't cheat.

What's the outcome?

Weight down 36 pounds
15 inches samller
Situps from zero to 33 in 1 minute
Pushups from zero to 25
confidence, daily energy and positive moods have increased dramatically, but
that's not the best part...

He's been eating like a pig!

We've done nothing but add calories to his diet week in and week out.
He just came back from a trip to Dominican and had the best results while away to boot.

down 8 pounds fat, up 3 pounds muscle. We cycled his training and nutrition to have him peaking with daily intake and lifting before his trip to allow for maximum muscle growth as he rested on the beach all day.

While others were getting fatter, Colin was burning fat for energy and building muscle.

What's next for Colin?

We'll have him down another 20 pounds by our trip to the Grand Canyon!

Come and join us and a dozen others this June 18 for an amazing trip to the Grand Canyon.
We are going to tackle the canyon by making it to the river and back in one day.

Need motivation? Signing up for a trip like this should do just fine. Check out the Vitality Fitness Home Page for more details.

Vitality Extreme Fitness Adventure Weekend

Some of you may have been waiting patiently for me to unveil where the second Vitality Extreme Fitness Adventure Weekend will take place... I said some of you.

I thought long and hard about where to go and what to do and kept coming back to the most beautiful, awe inspiring place I have ever been to... the Grand Canyon. that's right, we're going to walk down to the Colorado river and back in one day! They say it can't be done, but I know we'll do it.

If at first the goal doesn't make you feel stressed, it's probably not a goal worth pursuing. If you do not feel any fear the challenge probably isn't worthy of you. The goal needs to push your boundaries, thereby allowing you to grow.

There is a reason why it is one of the seven wonders of the world! If you haven't been there yet this is your chance to go... or where you waiting until you knew you had a month to live?
It's probably on every one's bucket list but if you needed another reason to go how about putting the pressure on yourself to train like you know you can... to light the fire you have inside to rise to a challenge you think you may be beyond you.

If that's the way you feel, good! Guess who will be super motivated to eat right and train hard over the next 2 months?

I am SO excited to be able to offer this extreme fitness adventure to my readers, friends and clients. We already have 9 people committed but the more the merrier. The plan is to leave on Friday, June 18 and return on June 20.

You are going to hear a lot more about this in the coming months but if you'd like to receive a detailed agenda and information on costs (with so many people going it will be cheaper than you can imagine) please follow the link below to the main website and fill in the form.

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