Bootcamp Fitness - Podcast Episode #16

This week, the guys speak with Certified Master Personal Trainer Jason Carver of Dream Body, Inc.. He's also one of the driving forces behind the Active Atlanta Campaign, a non-profit organization comprised of a group of young health professionals who want to make a change in the health of millions of Atlanta residences.

Even if you DON'T live in the Atlanta area, there's still something in this episode for you, so give it a listen! Click HERE to get going!

In the news:
MSNBC: Running a Marathon Can Break Your Butt

Eat less:
We tend to make the worst choices when we aren’t prepared. Plan ahead, put some thought into your day. Especially snacks!

Exercise more:
Do a "squeeze-in activity". I’m not talking about your "cheeks". I’m talking about squeezing in a little activity. Find time to do 5 minutes of activity on an "off" day.

So I Just Tell Myself...

I'll be honest. Sometimes I'm not motivated to exercise. I just don't want to do it. In the past 15 months or so that I've been exercising, it happens more than often than I'd like. When it does, I just go back to the basic tenet of 1 Meal - 1 Workout:

Anybody can eat healthy for one meal. Anyone can workout one time.

So I just tell myself, "I can do one workout. In an hour, this will be behind me. I'll be done."

Then...I go do it.

Next time you don't feel motivated to get active, try it. You might surprise yourself.

If it doesn't work, call me...and I'll yet at you like a drill sergeant. Hey! Different things work for different people.

Vacationing's a Bit Different

If you're like me, there's been a lot of things in my life that I've wanted to do, but have yet to do them.Many of those things, for me at least, required a certain amount of physical activity, and before I just wasn't able to do it.It wasn't a matter of want, but more a matter of can't. Now that I've lost 130 lbs or so, my options are a little different.


We currently have some of our great friends from Texas here on vacation for a few days, and we ventured into North Georgia for a few days.In the course of 3 days, I:

Canoed at Unicoi State Park

Paddleboated at Unicoi State Park

Swam (in a pool, not the lake)

Played putt-putt golf (I know, not that physically taxing, but a year ago, I would have made an excuse NOT to do it)

Tubed down the Chattahoochee

Went to a water park

Shot some hoops

Hiked up and down 1,099 stairs and then around 2 different rim trails at Tallulah Gorge State Park

Went rock climbing

Whew!We were busy!But I had a blast doing all of these things.The next thing on my list is white water rafting.


You may be thinking to yourself, "I'm happy for you.Glad you had so much fun."


One short year ago, I could NOT have done this.Okay, I probably could have played putt-putt, but I wouldn't have enjoyed it.


Maybe you're someone that wants to do these kind of things, but right now, you are physically incapable of doing them. Don't give up!Even some small changes can make new activities become accessible to you.


You may not be ready to go rock climbing next week, but maybe you could go canoeing next month!