Dustin Maher Fitness http://dustinmaherfitness.com Fat Loss, weight loss, and motivational tips Tue, 15 May 2012 18:39:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 10 Tips To Reach Your Fat Loss Goals Shared by Madison Bootcamp Instructors http://dustinmaherfitness.com/2012/05/15/10-tips-to-reach-your-fat-loss-goals-shared-by-madison-bootcamp-instructors/ http://dustinmaherfitness.com/2012/05/15/10-tips-to-reach-your-fat-loss-goals-shared-by-madison-bootcamp-instructors/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 18:19:46 +0000 Dustin Maher http://dustinmaherfitness.com/?p=7451

Recently I took some of my trainers to Samba, a Brazillian steakhouse, which is one of my favorite places to eat in Madison.  We had an awesome time with lots of laughs.  We talked a lot about how we can help you achieve even greater results through Fit Fun Bootcamps and MamaTone.  We have a lot of exciting things planned for the summer and beyond.  I am very thankful to have a great group of trainers who are as passionate and knowledgeable as I am, and want desperately to see our clients succeed.

So I put them on the spot and asked them to share a tip with you to help you reach your health and fitness goals.

If you live in the Madison and surrounding areas and are looking for someone to hold your hand and guide you through the challenging and sometimes frustrating journey of getting fitter and healthier, be sure to check out www.madisonbootcamps.com

Now it is your turn… What is your best tip you can share with everyone?

]]> http://dustinmaherfitness.com/2012/05/15/10-tips-to-reach-your-fat-loss-goals-shared-by-madison-bootcamp-instructors/feed/ 2 14 Ways For Moms To Pamper Themself http://dustinmaherfitness.com/2012/05/12/14-ways-for-moms-to-pamper-themself/ http://dustinmaherfitness.com/2012/05/12/14-ways-for-moms-to-pamper-themself/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 02:18:09 +0000 Dustin Maher http://dustinmaherfitness.com/?p=7448 I hope you are having a good weekend.
I just got back from my second trip in two weeks to NYC
and Connecticut.  This week I had the honor of being invited
to be part of a group of 60 health and wellness experts who
the leaders believe are changing the world in massive ways.
This group collectively helps over 10,000,000 people each
week.  Pretty amazing.
I also got to meet one of my health and wellness heroes, Dr.
Daniel Amen.  We had a great chat and he is excited with
everything that is going on with the Fit Moms For Life Community.
On the eve of Mother’s Day, (Happy MD mom!) I wanted to
give you a list of ideas of ways you can pamper yourself and
take care of your body, mind, and spirit.
Before I do, I want to let you know that I have extended my
giveaway of my Fit Moms For Life book until midnight of
Mother’s Day, since I was gone and didn’t remind you that it
was ending.
So all you need to do to get a copy of my book is to purchase,
my best selling Got Core DVDs and then email the receipt to
my assistant at renee@dustinmaherfitness.com
37 of you have already made this great investment this week
and I look forward to many more taking advantage of it TODAY.
14 Ways To Pamper Yourself
1.  Get a massage
2.  Go for a walk alone
3.  Take a cooking class
4.  Get a mani and a pedi
5.  Bubble bath with candles
6.  Read your favorite fiction book
7.  Write a letter to a loved one
8.  Call a friend you haven’t talked to in awhile
9.  Go for a workout
10.  Go out to a nice dinner with friends
11. Drink some hot tea nice and slow and turn on some soft music
12.  Go shopping for some skinny jeans or new lingerie
13.  Eat a piece of organic dark chocolate
14. Buy a new workout outfit or shoes
Whatever you decide to do, realize that you are worth it, you
are beautiful and YOU DESERVE it.  Don’t feel guilty to pamper
yourself or get pampered by someone else.
Keep moving,
Dustin Maher
reduce back pain, tighten the tummy, and tone the rest of your

body in just 15 minutes per day 3 times per week.

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Okay I am a little bias, but I think every day should be
Mother’s Day.
I was trying to think about how I could help bring joy to
a mother’s life this weekend.  I racked my brain asking
a couple questions.
1.  What area of a woman’s body do most want to change?
My answer: stomach
2.  What do most women like to do to relax?
My answer: read
So I thought long and hard and combined these two things
into an offer I hope you CAN’T refuse.
When you invest a small amount of money into my best selling
“Got Core” DVDs, I will also ship you my book Fit Moms For
Life.

Click the book to buy it

Now my book might not be as addicting as 50 Shades of Grey,
but this book has 31 transformational stories of women who have
transformed their lives.  I have tons of recipes, eating plans, workout
plans, and many more things.

Click the image to learn more and invest in the DVDs

Once you get your receipt, forward it to my assistant at
renee@dustinmaherfitness.com and she will send you a
copy of my book, you don’t even have to pay shipping on
the book.
I have a couple dozen copies of my book sitting here in
my living room ready to find a home.
This insane offer is only good through the end of this
week.
Keep moving,
Dustin Maher
PS  Forward this to any mom, or husband who should get
this for their loved one.  How much better would this be
then a box of chocolates, or some flowers that will go bad
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Click the book to buy it

This morning myself and my 12 trainers kicked off our outdoor bootcamp season.  I forgot how amazing it feels to workout in the great outdoors.  We had some light mist and fog to deal with today, it had a “magical” feel at 5:30 AM :)

One way to make working out fun is to do exercises that require two people.  I have spoke many times about the power of a support team, but when you have someone else there to encourage you and to make things a little more difficult, you tend to work harder and laugh more.

Here is a video I filmed with two busy moms.  Each have had 5 kids, so please no excuses about not being able to get shape after kids, or finding the time.  You can read Jody’s full story in my book Fit Moms For Life: How to Have Endless Energy To Outplay Your Kids.

These 3 exercises can be done with another girl friend, your kids, or a significant other.  Try them out this week, and I bet you will share a few laughs and break a sweat. :)

If you enjoyed these partner exercises, you would LOVE my 4 DVD set titled Ultimate Buddy Bootcamp.  These DVDs combine some of my favorite partner exercises and workouts that we do in bootcamp but allows you to do them from the comfort of your own home.  These DVDs are designed to be done in partners, so grab a friend or a loved one and get your hands on these DVDs. :)

Click image for more info and to buy the DVDs

Question of the day: What are your favorite partner exercises?

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I am still in NYC meeting with different media outlets.
Between media sessions, I am receiving coaching on
success principles that can be applied to pretty much
anything in life.
There was a 3 step process to achieving whatever you
want that I want to share with you.
Let’s apply this to a fitness goal you might have.
Summer is coming up, so let’s say it is to look and
feel as good as possible in a tank top or swim suit.
You need 3 things.
1.  Desire
2.  Resources
3.  Permission
Desire:  This is something I can’t really give you.  It
has to be something inside of you.  It can’t be a weak
desire, but a desire burning so deep inside of you that
you will practically do anything to see it come to fruition.
Why is getting in shape for you so important for you this
summer?
What current emotional or physical pain are you
in that you want to get rid of?
Before you go onto step two, you must be clear on step one.
Resources:  This one I can, and I hope for many of you
have helped you with.  I have spent the past 4 years pouring
out my heart and soul on my blog with over 500 articles,
that will show you everything you need to know to have
a killer looking and feeling body this summer.
For those in the Madison, WI and surrounding area I have
11 awesome bootcamp locations with some of the best
trainers ready to serve you and help you transform yourself
from your current state, to a state you never thought you
could achieve.
I have 28 workout DVDs all designed to transform your
body in the quickest way possible from the comfort of
your own home.
You have no shortage of resources.
Permission:  Right now I am giving you permission
to go after your desires with 100% clarity and intensity.
If it is important to you, it is important to me, so don’t look
back, follow your heart.  YOU deserve it.
I don’t care what others have said about you, or what you have
said about yourself.  Today is a new day and a new moment.
 
It has never been lived before.
Today you have the opportunity to change your life and your
destiny.
Go after it and find others who are going to support you in
that process!
Keep moving,
Dustin Maher
PS For those of you in the WI area, I will be having my big
Fit Fun Bootcamp outdoor workout kickoff May 5th at 8:30 AM.  This
is free for you and whomever you want to attend.  Please bring
a couple canned goods for the local food shelf.  I will have about
8 of my instructors there to help out.  Our goal is to have 200
show up for this workout.  We encourage families to come together.
For those living outside the WI area, I encourage you to find some
others on May 5th around the same time and create your own

workout for your friends and family.

]]> http://dustinmaherfitness.com/2012/04/27/3-things-to-do-to-get-the-summer-body-of-your-dreams/feed/ 0 What Would You Do If Failure Wasn’t An Option? http://dustinmaherfitness.com/2012/04/24/what-would-you-do-if-failure-wasnt-an-option/ http://dustinmaherfitness.com/2012/04/24/what-would-you-do-if-failure-wasnt-an-option/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:27:07 +0000 Dustin Maher http://dustinmaherfitness.com/?p=7426 I love technology!  I am writing and sending this newsletter
to you from 36,000 feet on my way to NYC to meet with
over 100 producers, and editors from news and radio shows
like the Today Show, Rachel Ray, Kelly (and whomever), Good
Morning America, and so on.  Over the next 4 days I hope to
build relationships with them so that I have access to their platforms
to help spread my Fit Moms For Life message and challenge
how we are living our lives.
Why am I sharing this and how does this affect you?
Good question…
This past week I have been asking my Fit Fun Bootcampers,
and MamaToners two questions.
These two questions could change your life forever.
What are these questions?
1.  What physical activity or achievement would you like to
do/accomplish if failure wasn’t an option.  Meaning if money,
risk of dying, time, ability and so on were eliminated.
2.  If you could do anything you wanted for the rest of your life
and money, resources, time, etc didn’t matter, what would you do?
I love listening to everyone’s answers, because they tell me a
lot about the person.  Do they dream big or small?
Side note: For those of you who are single, these are incredibly
insightful first date questions to ask someone.
Write down the answer to these questions after giving it some
thought.  Maybe you want to run a marathon for example.  That
distance is just so far in your mind that it is inconceivable.
So maybe you don’t start off with a marathon, start off with a 5K.
When that goes well, you do a 10K, then a half, then a full.
One woman said she would want to spend her life traveling the
world and giving money away to deserving people and causes.
This is great!  There is no reason she can’t start doing this today.
She can schedule even a small trip, and find people that she can
give $10 or $20 to for example.
Many of you have kids…
Kids dream big, kids have no fear of failure or fitting into societies
expectations.  However, as we grow older we become jaded and
no longer dream big, no longer think we can achieve the impossible,
no longer believe in chasing after what is in our hearts and burning
within us.
I have to get going but I want to leave you with this.  I have realized
that I want to help people transform their bodies and their lives (I realized
this about 8 years ago), but instead of just saying I want to help a dozen
or couple hundred, I decided to want to help millions.
So in order to help millions I ask myself how can I get to that point?
Well national TV news and talk shows is one platform to help me get
there.  What if I  became the Suzy Orman of Fitness, or what if I became
the Dr. Oz of fat loss?
As I began to think about that, I then said “Why NOT me?”
When you start asking the right questions you start going after
what you TRULY want.
Let’s stop living lives of just existing, when thriving is only a
couple questions, and actionable steps away.
Landing soon.
Keep moving,
Dustin Maher
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I hope so, and it is my goal that as the temperature
rises and the winter clothes come off that you will
feel good in your own skin.
So here are a few useful links that you can take a look
at to help you be in tip top shape this summer.
The first couple relate to food, which by now you
should know is the most important factor to losing
fat.
Good news!  My friends over at Prograde Supplements
are celebrating their 5 year anniversary with a store wide
15% off sale.
One of my staples (besides their protein powder) is their
Krill oil.  No fish burps and much more Omega 3 potent
than fish oil.
Enter coupon code “BDAY2012″
Before I end today’s email I would like to encourage you
to forward these newsletters onto friends.  It is my labor
of love, and the more people I can help the better I feel
and the better you should feel because you are helping
out someone you care about feel and look better.
Keep moving,
Dustin Maher
PS  For those of you in the Madison, WI area, the wait
for the big outdoor bootcamp time and location announcement is only days
away.  What I can tell you is that this summer will be bigger
than ever with a minimum of 61 bootcamp times each week
to choose from!
Mark your calendars for Saturday May 5th at 8:30 AM at
Elver Park.  It will be our big outdoor bootcamp kickoff.
Free for anyone to attend.  We usually get about 150 to
attend and most of my trainers will be there to help out
with this amazing event.
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Great "Support" from the MamaToners

Over the past few years I have done tons of interviews and one of the questions I get asked is how in the world has your Fit Fun Bootcamps, MamaTone, and Fit Moms For Life DVD programs been so successful, when so many others who try to create programs and businesses similar to mine go under and shut down.  I tell them, I will tell you, and I will tell all of my competitors (although I don’t really believe in competitors since there are plenty of people in the world who want and need to get in shape) who read this blog exactly how I do it.

Fit Fun Bootcamper Josh has lost over 45 lbs and shows his kids what it means to be a fit dad

The secret is of course having a program or product that works.  It is hard to convince someone to stick with a program when they aren’t getting results.  But it comes down to two big things.  The first being a strong passion for helping people see the potential that they don’t see in themselves.  The second is to create a cocoon around that person and surround them with others, who believe in them, and who are on the same journey as themselves.

I look at those I work with more like family than clients.  I cry with them as we go through things like miscarriages, cancer diagnosis, or deaths to the family.  I celebrate with them in their job promotions, body transformations, and achieving other goals.  So recently I was trying to come up with ways to bring the family together even closer.

Bootcampers Melissa showing alternative uses for dogs.

I created a 30 Days of Awesomeness program that was exclusive to MamaToners and Fit Fun Bootcampers.  It wasn’t mandatory, but we had 150 decide to do it.  It was a game in which they would get points for making healthy choices.  It was designed to get people outside of their comfort level and into another realm they never thought possible.  The 30 days started with mandatory before pictures and measurements being taken and uploaded to our private Facebook group.  For many taking pictures was scary, but then the thought up uploading them to FB was even scarier.  But as they did it, they realized that it wasn’t that bad and it was only their minds stopping them from feeling comfortable.  Next was a mandatory (well if you wanted to get the points) 30 days of food journaling.  They are received eating plans that they could follow or eat any way that they wanted to.  Soda and alcohol were also discouraged within the point system.

30 Days of Awesomeness from Eric Maher on Vimeo.

Another part to the game was getting to know the “family” better.  So we played human bingo and each person had to meet others who fit the descriptions on the bingo sheet.  They need to take a pic with that person and put it on FB.

Bootcampers Penny and Greg show the power of teamwork in the kitchen

We also had a lot of fun taking pictures doing fun things like push ups on the kitchen counter, or working out with a home appliance.  Again these pics were uploaded to FB.

Check out MamaToner Dawn as she gets creative with her husband :)


We also had a good time dressing up each week to different themes.  I particularly enjoyed the dress like the opposite sex day. :)

At the end we had a big AWESOMENESS party at Dan and Sally Lucks beautiful kitchen and bathroom remodeling business called Bella Domicile.

After the points were all added up the top three winners were:

1st Liz G.

2nd Nika R.

3rd Steph S.

Emily and I during 80's day

"Sexy and You Know It" :) Me during dress like the opposite sex day

1st place received: Free massage, $100 certificate to sports store, dinner with me :) , 1 month of bootcamp, and a makeover which included a cut and color, facial, and mani/pedi.  This was donated by an awesome bootcamper named Lisa who owns New Concepts Salon.

2nd place received: Free massage, $50 gift certificate to Fleet Feet, 1 month of free bootcamp, and a Kodak ZI8 HD camcorder.

3rd place received: Free massage, and 1 month of bootcamps.

But the real winners were everyone, because I have never seen so dramatic results in just 30 days.  I knew this would be the case, because this required people to write down a food journal which is the single greatest thing you can do.  We had women losing 10-14 lbs and guys losing over 15 lbs in just 30 days.  People were doubling the total number of push ups they could do and greatly improving the times in wall sits.

So my question to you is where is your support team?  If you live in Madison I would of course love to have you come check out the Fit Fun Bootcamp and MamaTone Families.  If you live somewhere else either join or start a Fit Moms For Life community group (email me at dustinmaherfitness@gmail.com if interested), or seek out a group that you can join at a gym or anywhere there are people looking to live a healthier and more awesome life!

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Paleo is based on eating what our cave man ancestors ate.  This includes, grass fed meet, fish, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds.  Paleo generally doesn’t include dairy, but I have eliminated it and reintroduced it, and for me dairy seems to be just fine for me.

Here is a look at my refrigerator:

As you can see, this is very meat and vegetable heavy.  This video will make vegetarians cringe.  I personally believe that including some grass fed meet is the best way to eat, but also respect those who choose to be vegetarian.  If you are struggling with whether or not to eat meat, I recommend the documentary: In Search of the Perfect Human Diet.

I have been especially active over the past month and find that at times I am not getting enough carbs into my body, so I eat more fruit, but I am going to be adding steel cut oats, and brown rice back in and see how I respond to that.

But like I mentioned in the video, I am leaner then I have ever been without trying to be on a specific weight loss diet.  I have no digestive issues and no bloating, which is definitely something I experience when I eat more grain based foods.

If you have comments or questions, please write them below.

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1. Watch a “chick flick”

If there’s something “girly” playing at your local cinema, by all means, hit the theater. Don’t forget to buy some Rolos and popcorn at the snack bar – and remember, tonight, you don’t have to share.

But, if nothing looks good on the big screen, don’t hesitate to make it a movie night at home. Confiscate your hubby and kids from the house or cozy up on a friend’s couch for a tear-jerker.

2. Get crafty

A night of expressing yourself artistically can be a relaxing outlet as well as a great way to hang out with the girls. Ceramics studios are a great idea for this.  You choose a pottery item to paint and when finished, the staff glaze and fire it for you, usually for a later pickup date. Many studios even offer group rates and/or special features for ladies’ nights!

Another idea is to get together for an evening of scrapbooking, eating and socializing. While the at-home version of this is great, you can also visit your local scrapbook shop. Many stores offer a huge selection of supplies as well as a workroom to use.

3. Enjoy dinner at a real restaurant.

Spend an evening at a nice restaurant with the girls. Why not try a place your hubby or kids might be hesitant to visit, like a tapas bar or sushi house?  Gather a group of friends together to enjoy a good meal and some “girly” conversation – only one rule – try NOT to talk about your kids.

4. Get cooking!

Plan a meal and then invite some girlfriends over to cook it with you, if not at your home or someone else’s, try gathering at one of the growing number of meal prep kitchens in most cities today.

5. Have a slumber party

You may not do this every month, but why not consider a weekend away with the girls? Perhaps friends from around the country meet up at a resort located somewhere in the middle? Stay up, eat great food and enjoy some uninterrupted conversation.

Getting out and about with the girls is such good fun for moms. It’s important to work that into your schedule. Making it a regular priority ensures you stick with it instead of letting life get in the way. My friends set the last Friday of every month as our “Girly Night”.

Spending time with other adults whose company you enjoy – away from the kids – can revitalize you and make you a better parent. It’s a chance to renew your self, slow down and just “be.” So check out your calendar, call a few friends, and make a moms’ night out a definite “to do” on your list. Now go have FUN!

 

 

Erin Kurt, parenting coach and author of Juggling Family Life and The Life Balance Formula teachesWorking moms a 3-step system that shows them how to discipline without yelling, spend quality time with their kids and finally achieve work/life balance.

Receive Erin’s complimentary Video Series “8 Secrets to Stress-Fr.ee Parenting” at ErinParenting.com

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