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		<title>How Succeeding In Weight Loss Is Really A Matter Of &#8220;Momentum&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most difficult things to do when you want to lose weight is getting started.  It&#8217;s because to lose weight, you have to be willing to change some things in your lifestyle&#8230; at least for a period of time.  And those &#8220;things&#8221; are usually not in your current comfort zone.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">One of the most difficult things to do when you want to lose weight is getting started.</span> </strong> It&#8217;s because to lose weight, you have to be willing to change some things in your lifestyle&#8230; at least for a period of time.  And those &#8220;things&#8221; are usually not in your current comfort zone.</p>
<p>It is the changes you have to make to lose weight that often become the obstacles that prevent your success. </p>
<p>This is why you need a carefully thought-out plan that addresses ALL the necessary components to lose the right kind of weight (fat, not muscle) in the shortest time possible.  And the most important of these is<strong><span style="color: #3366ff;"> MOMENTUM.</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #3366ff;">Momentum.</span></strong> It&#8217;s the kingpin when it comes to losing weight faster than the dreaded &#8220;1 lb.-a-week&#8221; approach that is so typical in most weight loss plans.  You are either stationary, gaining momentum, or losing momentum.<br />
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In Physics, Momentum is (P = M x V) or Momentum = Mass x Velocity.  In weight loss,<strong><span style="color: #3366ff;"> Momentum</span></strong> can best be described as <strong>Personal Effort x Consistency.</strong>  That is&#8230; Personal Effort applied Consistently = <strong><span style="color: #3366ff;">MASSIVE Momentum.</span></strong>  It is this momentum that provides the basis of our new <strong><span style="color: #3366ff;">Genesis Weight Loss Jump Start Program.</span></strong>  This is why this new accelerated weight loss program is divided into<span style="color: #800000;"><strong> two phases</strong> </span>as seen in the following image &#8211; all designed to create MOMENTUM and make your weight loss process easier and faster!<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-353" style="border: 0px;" title="2Phases600W" src="http://www.genesispersonalfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/2Phases600W.jpg" alt="2Phases600W" width="600" height="459" />The &#8220;movement&#8221; you feel as you spring out of your usual eating habits and exercising (or lack of it) is your MOMENTUM starting to be created.  It is the internal force that will propel you to greater weight loss&#8230; so long as you continue to apply <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Consistent</strong> <strong>And Never-ending Improvement</strong></span> or <strong><span style="color: #800000;">CANI.</span><br />
</strong> <br />
<strong><span style="color: #800000;">CANI</span></strong> is a &#8220;momentum principle&#8221; I always recommend to all clients that I coach and I will be using it in our new upcoming <span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>Genesis Weight Loss Jump Start Program</strong> </span>as well.  It&#8217;s designed to encourage you to make small but highly effective incremental improvements each day&#8230; and in doing so, it forces you to go beyond your current set of limitations or personal barriers.<br />
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If all you do is improve one tiny aspect of your eating and exercise plan every single day, <strong>you will achieve mastery of your body, your metabolism, and your weight in uncommon time.</strong></p>
<p>If you are struggling just to get started losing weight or having difficulty staying motivated once you seem to be seeing some results, I highly recommend you consider joining our new 10-week <strong><span style="color: #3366ff;">Genesis Weight Loss Jump Start Program</span></strong> that begins next week.  <strong><span style="color: #800000;">Registration closes this Friday, August 27th,</span></strong> but there is still time to join the program with just <strong><span style="color: #800000;">3 seats left&#8230;</span></strong> so don&#8217;t wait.  Call me today and let me help you build your weight loss momentum and achieve the slimmer and healthier body you deserve!</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">Until next time&#8230;</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000080;"><img class="alignleft" style="margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; border: 0px;" title="ritabryan3" src="http://www.genesispersonalfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/ritabryan3.jpg" alt="ritabryan3" width="76" height="85" />Rita Bryan<br />
</span></strong><em>President &amp; Co-Founder<br />
</em><strong><span style="color: #000080;">Genesis Personal Fitness of Newtown, PA<br />
</span></strong>Tel: 215-504-0100</p>
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		<title>Introducing The Genesis Weight Loss Jump Start Program</title>
		<link>http://www.genesispersonalfitnessblog.com/?p=295</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rita</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Weight management is huge issue – even an obsession – in modern culture.  Ironically, with the thousands of diets available, the diet and weight loss industry has produced widespread dismal failure for decades – even with ever-greater attention, awareness, and education about healthy living and reducing disease risk.  Since the beginning of Genesis Personal Fitness, and particularly [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-304" style="border: 0px;" title="missing-jigsaw" src="http://www.genesispersonalfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/missing-jigsaw1.gif" alt="missing-jigsaw" width="175" height="192" />Weight management is huge issue – even an obsession – in modern culture.</strong> </span> Ironically, with the thousands of diets available, the diet and weight loss industry has produced widespread dismal failure for decades – even with ever-greater attention, awareness, and education about healthy living and reducing disease risk.  Since the beginning of <span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>Genesis Personal Fitness,</strong> </span>and particularly in the past few years after the start of our renown <strong>Weight Loss Boot Camps,</strong> I’ve noticed just how important, complex, frustrating, and confusing the issue of weight loss is, even to devoted diet and fitness enthusiasts trying to do the right thing.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The new <strong><span style="color: #3366ff;">Genesis Weight Loss Jump Start Program</span></strong> is my aggressive response to making things right when it comes to starting and continuing on the right path to effective weight loss.  Rich Farina and I have prepared perhaps <strong>the most detailed and comprehensive 10-week program available anywhere in the area,</strong> bringing <strong><span style="color: #800000;">an intense focus and detailed guidance to implementing the Genesis Exercise and Nutrition principles specifically for weight loss.</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>The Genesis Weight Loss Jump Start Program</strong> </span>is a coordinated &#8220;package&#8221; of all three pillars that are necessary to launch your metabolism into fat-burning &#8221;hyper-speed&#8221;: <strong>metabolic resistance training (MRT),</strong> <strong>&#8220;after-burn&#8221; cardio exercise,</strong> and <strong>a nutrition plan that is designed to get your body to &#8220;purge&#8221; the excess body fat</strong> you are currently wearing.  You can read more about what&#8217;s included in the <strong><span style="color: #3366ff;">Genesis Weight Loss Jump Start Program </span></strong><a href="http://www.genesispersonalfitness.com/public/533.cfm" target="_blank"><strong>HERE.</strong></a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-325" style="margin: 15px; border: 0px;" title="2010WeightLossJumpStart275w" src="http://www.genesispersonalfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/2010WeightLossJumpStart275w.gif" alt="2010WeightLossJumpStart275w" width="275" height="192" />I’m aware of the hype and gimmicks out there pertaining to weight loss, and am sensitive to our loyal, discriminating, and highly sophisticated clients.</span></strong> If you&#8217;re comfortable with your weight and body composition and joined the &#8221;Genesis lifestyle&#8221; just for the exercise, you may not require this intensive fat-loss program and investment.  However, we’ve received tremendous demand and interest for further support beyond our advanced exercise program at Genesis relating to weight management, and in particular, fat loss.  All of us involved are extremely excited to present this new program to you.</p>
<p>Take a close look and consider whether now is the time to take <strong>&#8220;The Jump&#8221;</strong> <strong>Start</strong> and get a handle on your weight management issue once and for all. Your 10-week &#8220;course&#8221; will require a focused commitment of time and energy, but it is not at all overly-stressful or overly-complex. <strong>The <span style="color: #3366ff;">Genesis Weight Loss Jump Start </span>journey can be fun, convenient and realistic, regardless of your fitness level or body composition starting point.</strong></p>
<p>I don’t care if you have “fat” genes or tons of hang ups from repeated weight loss failures. This program will be a &#8220;breath of fresh air&#8221; when you discover how simple and enjoyable the process of weight loss and lifestyle transformation can be. <strong>My staff and I will be with you every step of the way.</strong> If any problems or challenges come up, you can avoid feeling discouraged or frustrated by taking advantage of our expert support.</p>
<p>If you have any questions about our new upcoming program,<strong> please feel free to call me at 215-504-0100</strong> or <strong>email me</strong> at <a href="mailto:Rita@GenesisPersonalFitness.com">Rita@GenesisPersonalFitness.com</a> .</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">Until next time&#8230;</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000080;"><img class="alignleft" style="margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; border: 0px;" title="ritabryan3" src="http://www.genesispersonalfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/ritabryan3.jpg" alt="ritabryan3" width="76" height="85" />Rita Bryan<br />
</span></strong><em>President &amp; Co-Founder<br />
</em><strong><span style="color: #000080;">Genesis Personal Fitness of Newtown, PA<br />
</span></strong>Tel: 215-504-0100</p>
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		<title>Drew Carey’s Surprising Slimming Secret…</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rita</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By now, you’ve probably seen the pictures of Drew Carey all over the ‘net – he has lost over 80 pounds since January.  He looks great, and he has firmly committed to keeping it off. 
How did he do it?
His key (and yours, and mine) was and is good old fashioned exercise and a brand new [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-287" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; border: 0px;" title="Drew Carey200W" src="http://www.genesispersonalfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Drew-Carey200W1.jpg" alt="Drew Carey200W" width="200" height="247" />By now, you’ve probably seen the pictures of <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Drew Carey</strong> </span>all over the ‘net – <strong>he has lost over 80 pounds since January.</strong>  He looks great, and he has firmly committed to keeping it off. </p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">How did he do it?</span></strong></p>
<p>His key (and yours, and mine) was and is <strong>good old fashioned exercise and a brand new menu.</strong></p>
<p> His new regimen is quite strict – in addition to the “no donuts” rule he made for himself (good call there), he has taken a huge step to<span style="color: #0000ff;"> <strong>lower his carbs to a maximum of 50-75 grams/day,</strong></span> a fat loss “sweet spot” for many who are looking to make a visible change in how they look quickly!</p>
<p>In addition to changing his diet, he has committed to exercise as well, and hits the gym 5-6 times per week for 30-60 minutes each session, depending on whether he lifts weights or not. <strong><em><span style="color: #0000ff;">(Sounds like Genesis, doesn’t it?)</span></em></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">But it was probably plastic surgery, or some miracle pill, right?</span></strong></p>
<p>We read those rumors earlier this year, too. We had heard that thanks to his connections in Hollywood, he was taking a custom made nutritional supplement to curb his appetite. (Do we smell a cheater?!)</p>
<p><strong>Now we are reading that this is not true,</strong> and Carey himself insists it is not true either.</p>
<p>He reported to <em>People Magazine:</em> “There’s nobody really standing over me. <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">I do work with somebody who gives me advice on what to do, how many minutes to exercise, what my heart rate should be and all that kind of stuff.”</span></strong></p>
<p>Straight from the horse’s mouth! (Or should it be “pony” considering he has lost so much weight?)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">The Best Part</span></strong></p>
<p>Thanks to Drew’s new healthier lifestyle, <strong>he has actually been able to get rid of his diabetes!</strong></p>
<p>He was a Type-2 diabetic, and thanks to losing weight and becoming healthier, Carey reveals <strong>he is no longer considered diabetic and has been given the medical OK to stop taking medication!</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">Visible Evidence</span></strong></p>
<p>Carey continues to encourage himself – when he saw how his determination paid off, <strong>now wearing a 33 inch waist pant (down from a 44 inch waist),</strong> he became more determined to lose even more weight and regain his health:</p>
<p><strong>“I like being skinny,”</strong> says Carey. “I was sick of being fat on the camera. Really, I just got sick of it.”</p>
<p>If the <em>Price is Right </em>host, who seemingly has every short cut method to losing weight just sitting there at his fingertips, instead chooses <strong>the old fashioned way of eating right and working out, <em>is there any excuse left for you?</em></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">Pills Don’t Work</span></strong></p>
<p>If you’ve tried to lose weight before, you know that popping pills does not help. Yes, you may lose weight, but you do gain it back – <strong>and usually you gain even more than you lost!</strong></p>
<p>Committing to a decent meal plan and moderate exercise <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>(Genesis again!)</strong> </span>is really the only tried and true way to take weight off and keep it off. You’ve got to have that <strong>desire, like Drew did, to want to change your lifestyle.  Again… <em><span style="color: #0000ff;">you have to want to make the change FIRST!</span></em></strong></p>
<p>It looks like Drew made a change in the way he thinks about himself in order to make his incredible transformation; hopefully he keeps it up.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">Until next time&#8230;</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000080;"><img class="alignleft" style="margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; border: 0px;" title="ritabryan3" src="http://www.genesispersonalfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/ritabryan3.jpg" alt="ritabryan3" width="76" height="85" />Rita Bryan<br />
</span></strong><em>President &amp; Co-Founder<br />
</em><strong><span style="color: #000080;">Genesis Personal Fitness of Newtown, PA<br />
</span></strong>Tel: 215-504-0100</p>
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		<title>Where The Exercise &#8220;Magic&#8221; Is</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rita</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you join Genesis Personal Fitness, you get introduced to the Genesis Fitness &#8220;Blueprint&#8221; (GFB) - quite an advanced fitness strategy that helps you rebuild and maintain your muscle, reduce your body fat, increase your energy, improve your strength, agility and power-to-weight ratio, reduce your risk of getting injured, improve insulin sensitivity, and boost immune function.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-263" style="border: 0px;" title="magic" src="http://www.genesispersonalfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/magic1.jpg" alt="magic" width="175" height="177" /></strong></span>When you join<strong> Genesis Personal Fitness,</strong> you get introduced to the <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">Genesis Fitness &#8220;Blueprint&#8221; (GFB) </span></strong>- quite an advanced fitness strategy that helps you rebuild and maintain your muscle, reduce your body fat, increase your energy, improve your strength, agility and power-to-weight ratio,<a href="http://www.marksdailyapple.com/bodyweight-exercises-and-injury-prevention/"> </a>reduce your risk of getting injured, improve insulin sensitivity, and boost immune function.</p>
<p>And if that&#8217;s not enough, a major side effect is that <span style="text-decoration: underline;">if you also work on your diet</span>, you can start turning back the clock and once again look like you did when you were a decade or two younger.  We refer to this as <strong><span style="color: #800000;">LBN</span></strong> &#8211; which stands for <strong>&#8220;looking better naked&#8221;</strong> because let&#8217;s be honest&#8230; it may have been that look in the mirror that finally got you to pick up the phone and call Genesis in the first place.</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>I often hear clients talk about how they explain what they do at Genesis to their friends, co-workers, and family members.</strong> </span> It&#8217;s interesting when I hear them try to describe the <strong>&#8220;exercise magic&#8221;</strong> that they engage in that begins the process of helping them achieve new health and fitness behaviors in the hope of readying their bodies for the decades ahead.</p>
<p>The reality is&#8230; there is a <strong><span style="color: #800000;">&#8220;magic formula&#8221;</span></strong> in which the <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">Genesis Fitness Blueprint (GFB)</span></strong> is built around that draws from the most recent work done in modern exercise physiology to arrive at <strong>the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">perfect exercise prescription</span> for</strong> <strong>maximizing fitness with the least amount of time and without suffering.</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The &#8220;Magic&#8221; Of Natural Movement Training</span></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>GFB Exercise Sessions</strong> </span>are based on something we call <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Natural Movement Training</strong> </span>that results in a phenomenon called &#8221;functional fitness&#8221;.  The advanced training machines we use at Genesis allow us to take <strong>simple, full-body movements from everyday life</strong> and add intensity, rotation, and stabilization, thereby creating efficient exercises that help improve the performance of real world activities.</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>The science supporting this strategy is irrefutable.</strong> </span>  Today, all of us are in need of achieving and maintaining a level of overall fitness that will keep us active, lean, and strong &#8211; abilities that are <strong>essential for truly enjoying life, staying active, and looking good as we get older.</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">The GFB promotes strong functional muscles.</span></strong>  And strength is not how much you can lift on the Chest Press machine, or how many plates you can stack on the Leg Extension machine; <strong>real strength is revealed by real results.</strong>  Could you fully stroke to shore against a rip tide if you got caught in one? Carry your wife or husband from a burning house?  Quickly push a child out of the way of an oncoming car?  Would you embarrass yourself (or pull something unmentionable) on the tennis court or softball field if you were called upon to suddenly &#8220;get that ball&#8221;?</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Not Hours And Hours In The Gym</span></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-271" style="margin: 3px 12px; border: 0px;" title="pushup" src="http://www.genesispersonalfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/pushup.jpg" alt="pushup" width="200" height="131" /></span></span>Exercise doesn&#8217;t have to be torturous and drawn out;</strong> in fact, it&#8217;s far more effective to <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">&#8220;train&#8221;</span></strong> as hard as you can for half an hour using strengthening movements that incorporate as many muscles in combination as possible than exercising for two or more hours just to burn a few hundred calories. </p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">The GFB keeps things short and to the point.</span></strong>  Strength training sessions are intentionally designed to run no longer than 30 minutes, followed by tightly focused cardio training events that often don&#8217;t go beyond 20 minutes at the higher levels of intensity.  Simply put&#8230; <strong><span style="color: #000000;">the GFB is personal fitness distilled into its most effective, functional essence.</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">How Fit Should You Be?</span></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">Fitness is defined differently for each client who comes to Genesis Personal Fitness.</span></strong>  For some, it&#8217;s enough to be able to handle their daily chores and still have energy at the end of the day; maybe carry groceries up two flights of stairs easily or lug bags their through an airport without hurting their shoulders.  For others, it&#8217;s being able to run a 5K or complete a 100 mile bike ride.  And the spectrum is vast with everything in between.</p>
<p>Better yet, as <strong>legendary strongman Earle Liederman</strong> once wrote in the 1920&#8217;s, there are <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>5 benchmarks</strong> </span>that any man (or woman) possessing adequate fitness should be able to do (Remember, this was written in the 1902&#8217;s so consider that we may have to make some modifications in Mr. Liederman&#8217;s quoted statement and benchmarks):</p>
<p><strong>“Every man (and woman) should be able to save his </strong><strong>own  life.  He/She should be able to swim </strong><strong>far enough, run fast and long enough to </strong><strong>save his/her life in case of emergency </strong><strong>and necessity.  He/She also should be able </strong><strong>to chin him/herself a reasonable number </strong><strong>of times, as well as to do a dip between two bars a number of </strong><strong>times, and he/she should be able to jump </strong><strong>a reasonable height and distance.” </strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">I would add that anyone should be fit enough to take on a new fun activity without fearing an injury.</span></strong> In fact, true fitness can best be defined by the acquiring of a variety of strengths and skills, a combination of speed, power, agility, endurance balance, and coordination… all the while enjoying excellent health.  Fitness is no longer simply a snapshot measure of how much weight you can lose or how much weight you can lift or how fast you can run a mini-marathon. <strong> True fitness is more a question of how well you &#8220;function&#8221; in most areas of your physical life… while looking fabulous in your skin!</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">Until next time&#8230;</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000080;"><img class="alignleft" style="margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; border: 0px;" title="ritabryan3" src="http://www.genesispersonalfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/ritabryan3.jpg" alt="ritabryan3" width="76" height="85" />Rita Bryan<br />
</span></strong><em>President &amp; Co-Founder<br />
</em><strong><span style="color: #000080;">Genesis Personal Fitness of Newtown, PA<br />
</span></strong>Tel: 215-504-0100</p>
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		<title>Where Are Your Habits Leading You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like it or not, we are an accumulation of our habits. From how you get out of bed, how you shower, how you dress, how you walk, sit, and talk, how you respond to the world, how you act in front of others, and how you think; you&#8217;re living out the habits you&#8217;ve consciously or unconsciously formed [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-233" style="border: 0px;" title="habits" src="http://www.genesispersonalfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/habits.gif" alt="habits" width="175" height="225" />Like it or not, we are an accumulation of our habits.</strong> From how you get out of bed, how you shower, how you dress, how you walk, sit, and talk, how you respond to the world, how you act in front of others, and how you think; you&#8217;re living out the habits you&#8217;ve consciously or unconsciously formed over months, years, and even decades.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #1e90ff;">But the good news is that habits are necessary.</span></strong></p>
<p>Good habits free up your mind so you can concentrate on how to survive day to day. You don&#8217;t have to think about how to drive your car so you can be on the lookout for danger while you are driving. You don&#8217;t have to think about how to walk so you can concentrate on where you&#8217;re going.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #1e90ff;">Unfortunately, habits can also keep you locked in self-destructive patterns, which will limit your success, particularly when it comes to losing weight.</span></strong></p>
<p>Have you been unsuccessful at losing weight because you know it&#8217;s going to require you to change some things? While you probably know &#8220;what&#8221; your going to have to change to accomplish this, part of your game plan is that you&#8217;ll need to drop those bad habits that are keeping you in your comfort zone and develop new ones that are in alignment with the weight you want to lose.  Let&#8217;s face it, people don&#8217;t suddenly lose weight simply because one morning they decide they &#8220;want to&#8221;&#8230; their habits (good and bad) play a large part in determining their outcome.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #1e90ff;">What are the habits you have that are keeping you from achieving your weight loss goals?</span></strong></p>
<p>Really be honest with yourself here&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li>Are you a perpetual &#8220;Monday morning starter&#8221; just to find that by Wednesday or Thursday you find yourself eating things you swore you wouldn&#8217;t on Monday?</li>
<li>Do you schedule your times to exercise and then let other &#8220;things&#8221; take priority and end up skipping exercise on a day or so that week?</li>
<li>Do you decide that you&#8217;ve had enough trying to fit into your bigger pants or shorts, but then figure &#8220;Oh, what the hell&#8230; one more time won&#8217;t matter&#8221; when your friends come calling to eat and drink out at one of your favorite eateries?</li>
<li>Do you try to follow through on promises you make to yourself about losing those extra pounds and then find it difficult to stay motivated?</li>
</ul>
<p>What prevents you from starting toward and sticking with a well-designed weight loss plan ISN&#8217;T good intentions&#8230; it&#8217;s the not-so-good habits and patterns that seem to almost force you to stay as overweight as you are like some of the software programs that run in the background of your computer without you even knowing it.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #1e90ff;">Now imagine what your body (and your life) would be like if all your habits were their productive counterparts!</span></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>What would your body look and feel like if you ate healthier, more balanced meals that didn&#8217;t pack on the pounds at least 80% of the time?</li>
<li>What would your body look and feel like if you made the commitment and stuck with it to schedule your exercise sessions AND make them a priority so as to NEVER skip or reschedule them, no matter what?</li>
<li>What would your body look and feel like if you did something else to be social with your friends than just eating and drinking high-fat, sugar-laden foods at a restaurant?</li>
<li>What would your body look and feel like if you stopped procrastinating about losing weight, overcame your immediate obstacles, and began losing the extra pounds with a coach who held you accountable?</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Would your body&#8230; and your life&#8230; be different? <span style="color: #800000;">I bet it would!</span></strong></p>
<p>So, my suggested <span style="color: #1e90ff;"><strong>2-Step Action Plan</strong> </span>for you is&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>STEP 1:  Write down 5 productive habits you could adopt right now that you already know would make a change in how you look and start you on the road to being lighter.</strong>  </span>This might include things like deciding to stop eating junk and sugary drinks both at home and when you eat out, substitute the &#8220;white stuff&#8221; (potatoes, rice, bread, and pasta) for more vegetables or fruit during the week, making sure your drink enough mainly good, refreshing water (at least 96 oz.) each day, increasing your daily calorie burn by getting up a half hour earlier and taking a face-paced walk before breakfast at least 4 days a week in addition to what you do at Genesis, and perhaps get a buddy to do it with you. </li>
<li><strong><span style="color: #800000;">STEP 2: Once you pick the 5 new habits you&#8217;re ready to adopt, then start with just one and create a &#8220;personal sequence&#8221; that will support your new habit.</span></strong>  By this, I mean create the necessary &#8220;little&#8221; behaviors and the surroundings that will allow you to make your new habits EASY to get use to doing.  The fact is we are &#8220;visual animals&#8221; in that we tend to follow along with things that are visually introduced and pleasing to us in our surroundings.  Here are some ideas&#8230; Buy some new exercise clothing so you look and feel different and not like you&#8217;re use to looking and feeling; write your &#8220;first&#8221; weight loss goal (about 10 lbs.) down on a postcard that you keep with you and read 5 times a day; enlist the help of an &#8220;accountability partner&#8221; who has habits to change as well and work with each other; work with a personal weight loss coach who can keep you on track and insure you&#8217;re best chance for success.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>It&#8217;s important to make a 100% commitment to each of your new habits,</strong> so be specific about the steps that you&#8217;re willing to take in order to drop an old habit and adopt a new one. Don&#8217;t be vague about how you will change your habits. Spell it out for yourself so you can recognize situations that motivate you to act out your new habit.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">Just developing five new productive habits will dramatically shift your body to be more in line with your vision for it.</span></strong> And the more in line it becomes, the easier the other habits are to replace because your perspective is shifting and you can see more clearly how your old habits aren&#8217;t serving you and your body anymore.</p>
<p>Make the decision. Make the commitment. Then watch your new leaner, toned, and healthier body unfold!</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">Are you &#8220;stuck&#8221; in your weight loss?  Do you feel like you keep trying, but are getting nowhere fast?</span></strong></p>
<p>If you&#8217;re serious about making a change in your weight once and for all, there&#8217;s still time to join me in our upcoming<strong><span style="color: #0000cd;"> Weight Loss Jump Start Program</span></strong> <strong>with a <span style="color: #ff0000;">2-week Registration</span></strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"> <strong>beginning Monday August 16th.</strong></span>  Over 8 weeks, you&#8217;ll lose weight, rebuild your fat-burning metabolism, and learn how to carry on your weight loss momentum until you reach your goals.  Based on some of the most effective strategies we&#8217;ve used in both our Weight Loss Boot Camps and our EatingSmart Weight Loss Coaching Program, <strong><span style="color: #800000;">you&#8217;ll be changed from the inside out &#8212; emerging with a new weight loss mindset, new diet and exercise skills, a better fat-burning metabolism and a clear path of where you&#8217;re going&#8230;and how to get there.</span></strong></p>
<p>For more information about our upcoming <span style="color: #0000cd;"><strong>Weight Loss Jump Start Program</strong> </span>and <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Registration that begins on Monday,</strong> <strong>August 16th,</strong></span> contact me at <strong>215-504-0100.</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">Until next time&#8230;</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000080;"><img class="alignleft" style="margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; border: 0px;" title="ritabryan3" src="http://www.genesispersonalfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/ritabryan3.jpg" alt="ritabryan3" width="76" height="85" />Rita Bryan<br />
</span></strong><em>President &amp; Co-Founder<br />
</em><strong><span style="color: #000080;">Genesis Personal Fitness of Newtown, PA<br />
</span></strong>Tel: 215-504-0100</p>
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		<title>How Long Do I Have To Exercise Before I See Changes?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:04:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rita</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I start working with a new client who wants to lose weight, I often get this question asked of me in sort of a subtle way.  &#8220;Subtle&#8221; because the client usually doesn&#8217;t want to offend me thinking that I &#8220;live to exercise&#8221; or because I make my living as a successful business owner of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-203" style="border: 0px;" title="QuestionForRita" src="http://www.genesispersonalfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Questions140W.jpg" alt="QuestionForRita" width="140" height="117" />When I start working with a new client who wants to lose weight, I often get this question asked of me in sort of a subtle way.  &#8220;Subtle&#8221; because the client usually doesn&#8217;t want to offend me thinking that I &#8220;live to exercise&#8221; or because I make my living as a successful business owner of a personal training center, I believe every person on the planet should be a fitness fanatic.  <strong>So, I thought I&#8217;d take this opportunity to clarify what you should expect and the perhaps the personal approach you should consider taking when it comes to exercise and losing the excess fat you&#8217;re tired of wearing.</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #3366ff;">The &#8220;short&#8221; answer:</span></strong> probably a lot longer than you want.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">The long answer:</span></strong> As a professional health and diet coach, I tend to cover a lot of weight loss nutrition and diet issues, but fitness is a crucial factor in not only weight loss but in overall health as well.  So I’m eager to discuss exercise issues in greater detail. Truth is I spend a fair amount of time coaching, speaking and writing about how to integrate exercise with diet for faster, more effective fat loss and subesquent easier weight management once you reach your goal.</p>
<p>Exercise is a vital component of not just weight loss and weight management, but stress relief, energy, sleep, aging, disease prevention, bone health, and on and on it goes…but it’s easy to focus on the nutrition and diet issues and forget that we have to move our lazy buns on a regular, consistent basis. <strong><span style="color: #800000;">Leaving exercise out of the weight loss equation is far more destructive to your health than any number of diet “sins” you might commit.</span></strong>  Notwithstanding the fact that I believe our standard American diet is largely responsible for most of our health problems and most common causes of death, the importance of exercise cannot be overstated.</p>
<p>Most people don’t exercise on a regular basis for many reasons&#8230; or should I say &#8220;excuses&#8221;.</p>
<p><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Eating is not a habit, but a necessity.</strong> </span>After all, no one really forgets to eat for very long. And it’s usually rather enjoyable to change food selections and to modify our diets for the better, for we get immediate psychological rewards: control, accomplishment, tangibility.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #3366ff;">Exercise is also a necessity, but it’s no longer integral to our daily lives like eating is.</span></strong>  Let&#8217;s face it, few people are out plowing an acre of sod nowadays, so exercise can feel more like a &#8221;chore&#8221;. No one likes a chore, and establishing a chore as an ingrained habit is tough. Life’s rewards require elbow grease, and unfortunately that will never change. <strong>If exercise were easy or yielded quick results, I promise you that everyone would be doing it.</strong> <strong><span style="color: #800000;">Exercise is certainly worth the effort, and not in spite of the challenge, but because it is &#8220;a challenge&#8221;.</span></strong>  The long-term health rewards of exercise – outside of the brief blast of endorphins following your workout – are not always initially apparent and certainly not immediate.</p>
<p>And if you don’t view exercise as an unpleasant chore, then<span style="color: #3366ff;"> <strong>perhaps you join the community that view it as a means to an end: getting a leaner, shapelier or sexier body.</strong></span> Those fitness infomercials feature men and women with six-pack abs and celebrities like Christie Brinkley for a reason – deep down, most people want to look like that. But the reality is that even the fittest folks are not necessarily going to end up looking “like that”. You can only maximize what you’ve got.  <strong><span style="color: #800000;">I believe that we have to stop thinking of exercise as a vanity tool and remember that it’s simply a basic necessity of life.</span></strong>  This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be excited about using exercise to lose fat and weight if you hope to shed some extra pounds. But we fall off the proverbial treadmill over and over again because we’re getting on it for the wrong reasons in the first place – exercise is about far more than weight loss.</p>
<p><strong>So, how long before you see results?</strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>You really can’t fight your genes.</strong></span> I witnessed one woman I coach become sleek and toned after just 3 months in our <strong><span style="color: #3366ff;">Genesis Weight Loss Boot Camp.</span></strong>  Another guy I work with exercises day in and day out, both at Genesis and on his own, and has for two years now; although he’s fit and lean, he will never look like Matthew McConaughey no matter how hard he tries. (It’s worth noting that if you start your children on a regular exercise program from an early age, they’ll develop muscles that will stay with them for a lifetime, even if they gain a little weight down the road as we all tend to do.)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">But there is some justice: the longer you exercise, the easier it will be to make changes to your body composition and your shape.</span></strong> That said, results are different for everyone. <strong>It’s a complex equation of existing muscles, your natural build, your metabolism, the way you distribute fat on your body and many other factors.</strong> You actually do get an immediate health boost from exercise, but let’s be honest: how many are really after that? As a national average, although not here at Genesis, most folks give up on exercise after just a few weeks or even a few days because we don’t see the immediate desired physical results. <strong><span style="color: #3366ff;">The fact is, even if you&#8217;re a Genesis client participating in both our exercise program AND our weight loss nutrition coaching program, you&#8217;re going to have to put in a few &#8220;serious&#8221; months before seeing any real improvement.</span></strong></p>
<p>The point is, if you’re asking that question – how long before I see results – the answer is almost always: much longer than you want. <strong><span style="color: #800000;">Hang in there though; changes in weight, body composition, leanness, and shape will happen faster and easier under our guidance at Genesis than anywhere else.</span></strong> We all want to look good, and many of us want or need to lose weight (excess body fat). Those are healthy and admirable goals.  But while exercise can and does help with these goals, at the end of the day, we’ve got to realign our thinking and remember that exercise, more than anything, is a necessity for health, and despite what the marketers would have us feel, that&#8217;s the real reason you should be doing it.</p>
<p>Please share your thoughts on this, your challenges, and your successes, with me here. I’d love to hear your perspective.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">Until next week&#8230;</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000080;"><img class="alignleft" style="margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; border: 0px;" title="ritabryan3" src="http://www.genesispersonalfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/ritabryan3.jpg" alt="ritabryan3" width="76" height="85" />Rita Bryan<br />
</span></strong><em>President &amp; Co-Founder<br />
</em><strong><span style="color: #000080;">Genesis Personal Fitness of Newtown, PA<br />
</span></strong>Tel: 215-504-0100</p>
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		<title>How This Exercise May Save You From Cancer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rita</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As many of you know, I am a cancer-survivor from a rare form of almost always-fatal leukemia.  Diagnosed in the early 1990&#8217;s, I know first hand the courage and will you must to have to conquer this deadly adversary.  Believe me, it is a journey I hope you never have to face.
Now in remission for over 13 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #800000;"><strong><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-173" style="border: 0px;" title="nocancer3" src="http://www.genesispersonalfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/nocancer3.jpg" alt="nocancer3" width="90" height="90" />As many of you know, I am a cancer-survivor from a rare form of almost always-fatal leukemia.</strong> </span> Diagnosed in the early 1990&#8217;s, I know first hand the courage and will you must to have to conquer this deadly adversary.  <strong>Believe me, it is a journey I hope you never have to face.</strong></p>
<p>Now in remission for over 13 years, I always stay vigilant and use all the resources I can to take charge of my health.  In fact, many of very principles under which you exercise today at Genesis were part of the foundation I worked under to re-capture my health and my life.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000080;">Just recently, I came across a significant piece of research which matters a lot to me&#8230; and should matter to you if you are over 35 years old.</span></strong></p>
<p>It&#8217;s something that up until now, I suspected but could never find the research to support my hunch.  But at last, things are changing and A LOT is being figured out about this <strong>whole exercising and eating better lifestyle idea.</strong></p>
<p>This is so important that I spent the time today to write an article for our main website explaining <strong><span style="color: #800000;">the type of exercise and how you must do it to cut your risk of cancer by half.</span></strong></p>
<p>If you have any interest at all in seeing what we do at Genesis beyond weight loss and looking better, I invite you to go there now and read the article.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">CLICK HERE:</span></strong>  <a href="http://www.genesispersonalfitness.com/public/368.cfm"><strong>http://www.genesispersonalfitness.com/public/368.cfm</strong></a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">Until next week&#8230;</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000080;"><img class="alignleft" title="ritabryan3" src="http://www.genesispersonalfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/ritabryan3.jpg" alt="ritabryan3" width="76" height="85" />Rita Bryan<br />
</span></strong><em>President &amp; Co-Founder<br />
</em><strong><span style="color: #000080;">Genesis Personal Fitness of Newtown, PA<br />
</span></strong>Tel: 215-504-0100</p>
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		<title>Rita Recommends:  A Great Resource To Make Your Weight Loss Easier</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to dieting and weight loss, it&#8217;s true:  What you don&#8217;t know CAN hurt you.
One of the hardest things for clients to overcome when they diet and are trying to lose weight is that they suffer from a condition known as &#8220;portion distortion&#8221;.  Essentially, they think that if it isn&#8217;t &#8220;big&#8221; in size, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-162" style="border: 0px;" title="eat-thisbook_blog" src="http://www.genesispersonalfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/eat-thisbook_blog.jpg" alt="eat-thisbook_blog" width="125" height="117" />When it comes to dieting and weight loss, it&#8217;s true:  <strong><span style="color: #800000;">What you don&#8217;t know <span style="text-decoration: underline;">CAN</span> hurt you.</span></strong></p>
<p>One of the hardest things for clients to overcome when they diet and are trying to lose weight is that they suffer from a condition known as <strong><span style="color: #000080;">&#8220;portion distortion&#8221;. </span></strong> Essentially, they think that if it isn&#8217;t &#8220;big&#8221; in size, then it probably doesn&#8217;t have too many calories.  A number of clients I coach in weight loss are amazed to find out how many calories those &#8220;small things&#8221; are really costing them.</p>
<p>One of the concepts I teach is how to master <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>&#8220;food swapping&#8221;,</strong> </span>particularly when you eat out at a restaurant and fast-food drive-thru.  When you <strong>&#8220;know&#8221;</strong> what to eat, it is easier to continue your weight loss momentum and have predictable weight (fat) loss each week.</p>
<p>To help clients get a handle on &#8220;food swapping&#8221; and how to eat the better meals so they can stay on their diet and not blow it completely, I recommend the <strong><a href="http://www.genesispersonalfitness.com/products/department7.cfm" target="_blank">&#8220;Eat This, Not That&#8221;</a></strong> books.</p>
<p><strong>If you&#8217;ve never picked up one of the four books that are available under this title, you should.</strong>  They are a quick read and an excellent resource to use and learn from, whether you cook and eat all your meals at home, or whether you frequent your favorite restaurants more than you should.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s face it&#8230; whether you&#8217;re in the frozen food aisle, the fast-food drive-thru, the local Olive Garden, or even your own kitchen, <strong>you&#8217;re faced with dozens of food choices every single day.</strong> When you decide to venture off the eating plan we give you during your Weight Loss Coaching Program, you need to &#8220;know&#8221; which ones will help you look and feel fit and trim—and which are loaded with hidden calories, fats, and other nasty stuff, right?</p>
<p>To make it easy for you, you can order any one or more of the four <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Eat This, Not That</strong> </span>books right at Amazon.com through are website.  To go there now, <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>CLICK THIS IMAGE</strong><span style="color: #000000;"> and look at the <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">bottom of the page&#8230;</span></strong></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #800000;"><a href="http://www.genesispersonalfitness.com/products/department7.cfm"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-160" style="border: 0px;" title="eat-this_blog" src="http://www.genesispersonalfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/eat-this_blog.jpg" alt="eat-this_blog" width="350" height="40" /></a></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">Until next week&#8230;</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000080;"><img class="alignleft" title="ritabryan3" src="http://www.genesispersonalfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/ritabryan3.jpg" alt="ritabryan3" width="76" height="85" />Rita Bryan<br />
</span></strong><em>President &amp; Co-Founder<br />
</em><strong><span style="color: #000080;">Genesis Personal Fitness of Newtown, PA<br />
</span></strong>Tel: 215-504-0100</p>
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		<title>More Reasons To Do Strength Training</title>
		<link>http://www.genesispersonalfitnessblog.com/?p=140</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rita</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every week, I have the chance to meet and interview a number of perspective new clients who are looking to join our Genesis Personal Fitness &#8220;community&#8221;.  It&#8217;s interesting what these people tell me as to &#8220;their why&#8221; they want to become a client at Genesis.
I would say that a vast majority I interview want to come [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-145" style="border: 0px;" title="dumbbell" src="http://www.genesispersonalfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/dumbbell.jpg" alt="dumbbell" width="125" height="94" />Every week, I have the chance to meet and interview a number of perspective new clients who are looking to join our <span style="color: #000080;"><strong>Genesis Personal Fitness &#8220;community&#8221;.</strong>  </span>It&#8217;s interesting what these people tell me as to &#8220;their why&#8221; they want to become a client at Genesis.</p>
<p>I would say that a vast majority I interview want to come to <strong><span style="color: #000080;">Genesis </span></strong>because they have <strong>weight to lose and have heard that Genesis is the place to get it done.</strong>  They&#8217;re not exactly sure how it all works at <strong><span style="color: #000080;">Genesis </span></strong>- they just know that we have a <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>&#8220;magic formula&#8221;</strong> </span>for getting people to lose their excess fat in a relatively short period of time (in comparison to how long it took for them to gain it, that is).</p>
<p>But during the Consultation with me, I see that many of these people have several <strong><span style="color: #800000;">&#8220;ah-ha moments&#8221;,</span></strong> particularly when I explain <strong>how strength training can have so many other positive implications to not only how they look, but also how they feel and how long they last (live).</strong></p>
<p>The good news is that many <strong>&#8220;get it&#8221;</strong> and if they fit into our private <span style="color: #000080;"><strong>Genesis community</strong> </span>in both potential and attitude, they become a welcomed addition to our exclusive Genesis family.</p>
<p><strong>So, what about you? </strong> Yes, yes&#8230; I know you know how much our Genesis exercise and eating programs can help you get the slimmer, leaner body you want.  BUT, what about the other &#8220;stuff&#8221;?</p>
<p>What about how <strong><span style="color: #000080;">our strength training approach</span></strong> can help you <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>improve your heart?</strong> </span> What about how it helps you <strong><span style="color: #800000;">improve and ward off diabetes?</span></strong>  And then there&#8217;s the new research that points to <strong><span style="color: #800000;">how strength training can actually prevent you from getting cancer.</span></strong></p>
<p>Well, just to expand the view of your &#8220;playing field&#8221; when it comes to the exercise you do when you come to <span style="color: #000080;"><strong>Genesis,</strong> </span><strong>I&#8217;ve written a short article on all of this and placed it on our <span style="color: #800000;">website </span>for you to read.</strong>  When you have a minute, click the link that follows and read it.  If you have <strong>any comments</strong> about it, feel free to leave them here.</p>
<p><strong>CLICK HERE &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; </strong><a href="http://www.genesispersonalfitness.com/public/360.cfm"><strong>Get Stronger, Live Longer</strong></a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">Until next week&#8230;</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000080;"><img class="alignleft" style="border: 0px;" title="ritabryan3" src="http://www.genesispersonalfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/ritabryan3.jpg" alt="ritabryan3" width="76" height="85" />Rita Bryan<br />
</span></strong><em>President &amp; Co-Founder<br />
</em><strong><span style="color: #000080;">Genesis Personal Fitness of Newtown, PA<br />
</span></strong>Tel: 215-504-0100</p>
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		<title>Some Important Genesis Announcements &amp; Updates</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello everyone!  I can&#8217;t believe summer is over and the fall is here.  And with the new fall season under way, I have a few short but important announcements that as a Genesis client, you&#8217;ll want to know about.
A New Way Of Staying In Touch With You
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello everyone!  I can&#8217;t believe summer is over and the fall is here.  And with the new fall season under way, <span style="color: #000080;"><strong>I have a few short but important announcements</strong> </span>that as a Genesis client, you&#8217;ll want to know about.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">A New Way Of Staying In Touch With You</span></span></strong></p>
<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-107" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; border: 0px;" title="blogButton-small2" src="http://www.genesispersonalfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/blogButton-small2.gif" alt="blogButton-small2" width="125" height="97" />Over this past summer, we&#8217;ve been getting a lesson in new online technology so we can have a more effective and consistent way of staying in touch with you.</p>
<p><strong>Now using our new blog, we&#8217;ll be able to accomplish this.</strong>  It also give YOU the opportunity to comment directly to us and give us your feedback through this technology.</p>
<p>Periodically throughout each month, we&#8217;ll send you an update on what&#8217;s going on at Genesis, as well as what&#8217;s <strong>the latest in diet, exercise, and weight loss around the globe.</strong>  We plan to move into new, exciting ways of bringing you this information including <span style="color: #000080;"><strong>video and audio.</strong></span></p>
<p>I hope you&#8217;ll welcome our <strong><span style="color: #000080;">short email-to-blog contacts</span></strong> so you can stay &#8220;fresh&#8221; about all that is going and coming up here at Genesis Personal Fitness.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Upcoming Genesis Weight Loss Challenge Is On!</span></span></strong></p>
<p>It&#8217;s official!  We will be holding our <span style="color: #008000;"><strong>2010 Genesis Weight Loss Challenge</strong> </span>this January in which <span style="color: #000080;"><strong>20 lucky Genesis clients</strong> </span>will get to compete to become our crowned &#8220;biggest loser&#8221;.  Money, prizes, and a lot of weight loss will be at stake.  <strong>Stay tuned for more details. </strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">We&#8217;re Making Our Group Training More Personalized</span></span></strong></p>
<p>In an effort to make our <strong>Group Training</strong> more effective and personalized, we&#8217;ve decided to <strong><span style="color: #000080;">reduce the number of clients our Genesis trainers are training at one time</span></strong> effective immediately.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re accustomed to exercising at Genesis at a certain time, <strong>please remember to schedule your appointments one week in advance using our <span style="color: #000080;">Express Schedulers. </span></strong></p>
<p>Please avoid making last minute call-in or walk-in appointments because we will not be making any exceptions to this new appointment policy.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Follow Us On Facebook &amp; Twitter Soon</span></span></strong></p>
<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-98" style="border: 0px;" title="facebook-twitter" src="http://www.genesispersonalfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/facebook-twitter.gif" alt="facebook-twitter" width="150" height="92" />Many of our clients have asked us to get involved in the great online social media phenomenon such as <strong><span style="color: #000080;">Facebook</span></strong> and <strong><span style="color: #000080;">Twitter</span></strong> so they can more easily tell their friends and family all about Genesis Personal Fitness.</p>
<p>Right now, as I write this, we are installing our social media pages and will let you know as soon as they are ready to access.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance for your help in spreading the word about <strong><span style="color: #000080;">Genesis.</span></strong>  <strong>We always appreciate your referrals!</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000080;"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-45" style="border: 0px;" title="ritabryan3" src="http://www.genesispersonalfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/ritabryan3.jpg" alt="ritabryan3" width="76" height="85" />Rita Bryan<br />
</span></strong><em>President &amp; Co-Founder<br />
</em><strong><span style="color: #000080;">Genesis Personal Fitness of Newtown, PA<br />
</span></strong>Tel: 215-504-0100</p>
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