Happy Fall FitWorkz members!  Here is your October Newsletter!

Fitworkz Newsletter October 2015

Technology continues to change the world we live in.  Everything in life is impacted.   From the commute to work and blue tooth and Pandora to the replacement of the PC by the mobile device, technology is everywhere.  This includes the world of fitness.  The list of tech devices in the fitness world goes from pedometers to GPS to heart rate monitors to wearable devices that even measure our sleep!  Technology can be an incredible tool to help you reach your goals faster.  It can also be just more gadgets and junk in drawers and closets.  The key is using tech in the former and avoiding the latter.

Here are some tips:
1)      Get educated…learn what you NEED from your tech.  Do you just want to easily monitor heart rate or will you be clicking off miles on a daily run?  Some devices don’t do enough and others too much.  Learn what you need!  A base Fit bit might fit your needs and the Apple watch overkill.  Be sure you do not under or over buy.
2)      Learn your device.  Learning to use the device is critical and many never take the time to do so.
3)      Combine technology.  Use your wearable device with exercises from YouTube.  ( www.youtube.com/FitWorkzDeKalb has over 600 videos!)  Use your new Fitbit to compare calories burned with traditional exercise with calories burned doing functional training exercises learned from YouTube.
4)      There is an App for that!  There are over 1 million for Apple devices alone.  Again what you need from an app?  Will it hold you accountable, if you never use the app it is useless.

Just remember that technology does not replace getting up off your butt and executing!

Fitworkz Newsletter August 2015

Summer is officially here FitWorkz members, and so is your June newsletter!  Inside you’ll find:

New and exciting things are happening at Fitworkz this May, from demolishing a pesky wall to adding golf specialty workshops and a summer weight loss challenge!

Fitworkz Newsletter May 2015

Spring is in the air FitWorkz members!  In the April newsletter you’ll read about:

Steps to Success with Health, Wellness, and Weight loss

*This article is going to be part of a series of steps you have to take to be successful in reaching your health, wellness, and weight loss goals. The great thing is that these steps can be applied to any area of your life.*

Step 1 What is your WHY?
What is your Why? There are a number of reasons people fail when it comes to accomplishing their health, wellness, and weight loss goals. A significant contributing factor is that they do not have a strong enough “WHY” to change. Each person needs to have their own “WHY” to change. Unfortunately, this is the one thing that cannot be bought. There is no container on the shelf that for a price will give you the “WHY.”

The reason I am here goes back to my “WHY” or my Eureka moment. I woke up one day and tried putting a pair of suit pants on and they did not fit. It was a big, “Whoa what happened, holy cow, these pants have to fit”. Followed up by the realization that I had put quite a bit of weight on and adding a few inches to my waist line. For me my “WHY” was I need to fit into those pants. That is “WHY” I needed to change. No “WHY” no change.
So here is your first step. Get out a piece of paper and write down your “WHY.”
So what is your “WHY” first five to post it on our Facebook page will get a FREE gift!

This article is the courtesy of Raymond M. Binkowski former fat guy, author of “Eat by Color”, personal trainer and owner of FitWorkz.  Its intent is to be shared.  If sharing the previous following statement MUST be included any time this article is reproduced in part or entirety.  So please feel free to share, you just might change a life!
FitWorkz.com * Eatbycolor.com * Twitter @eatbycolor * facebook.com/EatbyColor

Happy February FitWorkz members!  This month is National Heart Awareness Month.  In our newsletter it is full of great information on how you can be heart healthy and raise heart health awareness.  Be sure to read about:

Benefits of Protein Powder

One member’s success from the Eat by Color Challenge

New recipe

February clinics and workshops

Climbing life’s mountains

Let FitWorkz help you reach your lifetime goals.  We’re here to help you change your life!

Fitworkz Newsletter February 2015

Happy 2015!  Wit the new year brings new beginnings, new goals, new lifestyle changes, and a new newsletter!  Start the New Year off right with our newsletter content as your go to guide.  This month you’ll find:

Commit to Get Fit – Clinics and Workshop schedule for January

10 Steps to Success

FREE training and membership opportunity

New “Eat by Color” recipe

Our latest success stories (one client has lost 50 lbs and drives here from Rockford!)

Don’t let lack of time or motivation deter you from reaching your goals.  Let FitWorkz, and our wonderful staff, show you the way to a lifetime of health and wellness.

Fitworkz Newsletter January 2015