Physiques Rapid Fat Loss Transformation Contest

Start Your 8-week Body Transformation Today!

Did you know studies show that over 90 percent of the people who (attempt to) commit to a fitness New Year’s Resolution simply give up on their goals within the second week?! That means, statistically you have a 10 percent chance to reach your fitness endeavors if you wait until January 1st to take control of your body! I have a better, guaranteed plan for you: The Physiques Rapid Fat Loss Body Transformation Contest.

About the Holiday Season:

During the holiday season milliions of people individually accumulate thousands of extra calories from October through January. Beginning with the Halloween sweets, to the Thanksgiving pies and Christmas egg nog, we all tend to be confronted with nutritional choices that may contradict the fitness lifestyle we want to have or continue. As a result, this becomes the time of the season when we gain the most fat and exercise less.

Halloween and Thanksgiving have passed but you still have two more to go – Christmas and New Years Eve; (and to mention, the notorious holiday parties). Don’t wait until the New Year to try to get in the best shape you desire and deserve.

The Skinny

So, in response to the thousands of calories you may be tempted to consume over the holidays along with the busy schedule you may have between now and the New Year, I have designed a contest and sure-fire program that will ultimately get and keep you on track to getting you in the best shape of your life.

The contest is simple and EVERYONE wins. When you take the challenge, your registration includes the following:

1. Up to 32 Personal Training Sessions with Damon Reio for 2 months - Valued at $840.00
2. Unlimited admission to ALL St. Pete Boot Camps sessions for 2 months (10 camps per week!) - Valued at $200.00
3. Weekly phone coaching and email sessions – Valued at $130.00
4. Rapid Fat Loss Meal Plan – Valued at $45.00

5. The Rapid Fat Loss and 8-week Total Body-Weight Program – Valued at $45

Wait, there’s more! Check out these bonuses I threw in…

1. Fitness and Dietary Journal to track your results
2. A personalized success video to track your progress and transformation.
3. Before and after fitness evaluation
4. 2 Monthy Group Consultations (12/26/09 and 1/23/10)

This program is cleary worth $1260. But start now for only $198.99

 

Here’s how the contest works:

After 8-weeks of committing to the Physiques Rapid Fat Loss Transformation Contest, participants will be rated based on the amount of body fat they lost over the course of 2 months (contest ends January 30, 2010). Three winners will be announced on January 30, 2010 and the prizes goes to those have successfully reduced the most body fat and inches.

 

First Place – $200 cash, 8 free sessions of personal training and 12 free St. Pete Boot Camps sessions !

Second Place – $100 cash, 4 free sessions of personal training and 8 free St. Pete Boot Camps Sessions!

Third Place – $50 cash, 2 free sessions of personal training and 4 FREE St. Pete Boot Camps Sessions!

  

Do you have what it takes to meet the Ultimate Fat Loss Body Transformation Contest? Check out these success stories for yourself before making the decision to enter the contest.

I love the complete workout that you get at Damon’s Saturday morning boot camp sessions! At my age, I’m in the shape of my life!
Saturday used to be a day off of exercise for me, now it’s the fitness highlight of my week!
Mary Elena

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pull the trigger and get started today! “All you have is weight to lose and money to gain!”

Entry begins Monday November 30, 2009

The Physiques 8-week Body Transformation Contest – Paid in Full

The Physiques 8-week Body Transformation Contest – Two Easy Payments

PUMPkin Workout #2

Taking control of your health and fitness as they specifically relate to fat loss is a real no brainer. Ok, there is formula and scientific approach to effectively reaching your fat loss goals but generally, consistent movement coupled with proper nutrition is all you need to “scare” the fat right off of you. Not having time, a gym membership or proper equipment is an excuse of the past and I’m here to prove it to you right now. If you are a living specimen, have a physical body and a lot of determination, you can have the body you desire and deserve!

While Halloween is only a few days away, I am going to show you a total-body, muscle toning routine that will literally “spook” the fat right off your stomach and other undesirable areas. The only equipment you need is – you guessed it – a pumpkin. So, hit your local supermarket (I’ve found them to be a low as $2.50 here as opposed to a pumpkin patch) grab a pumpkin and… Make it happen! You can even do these at the checkout line. ; ) If you don’t want to use a pumpkin, simply use a medicine ball, dumbbell or simply a phone book – I told you that you don’t equipment.

The Killer PUMPkin Interval Workout #2

Complete each circuit for 30 seconds with 10 seconds rest between stations for 5 total sets. Rest 45-90s after completing the entire circuit.

Total workout time: 25 minutes

1. Pumpkin Swing
2. Pumpkin Deadlift
3. Pumpkin Lateral Jump
4. Pumpkin Toe Touch
5. Pumpkin Burpee
6. Pumpkin Split Jack
7. Pumpkin V-Sit Twist

Committed to your fitness and success,

Damon Reio
www.reiofitness.com
physiquespt@yahoo.com
(727) 320-7952

P.S. Don't forget to RSVP - there are still a few spots available for the Free Halloween PUMPkin Boot Camp at North Shore Park Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 5:30 pm. Although this event is free, donations are accepted which will benefit the Susan G Komen Foundation. Healthy Halloween treats will also be provided. Click here to RSVP now!

3 Tips For a More Figure-Friendly Halloween

“No excuses” can usually fall deaf on one ear when it comes to taking control of your health and fitness; especially during this time of the year. Between, holiday gatherings, parties and shopping, this is the time when people generally put good health on the back burner and engage activities and respomsibilities that may not necessarily compliment their overall fitness. By the time the holidays come to an end they wonder where did the weight gain come from and immediately resort to the infamous New Year’s Resolution.

As Halloween is “creeping” right around the corner, there is something you should know: pumpkin season is REALLY when the holiday weight gain starts! The months of November through January are typically blamed for holiday weight gain because of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s. But, the pounds of fat actually start accumulate as early as late October. The amount of sweets people consume during this time is incredible! The smaller snack size that candy manufacturers make available give the impression that eating several “mini” chocolate bars is ok, considering the smaller size. This causes one to eat more than one would if they were to consume the regular-sized bar.

Let’s keep “having fun” the main focus while fixing the things we can control. Use the three figure-saving tips below that I have used on my clients, with great success, for keeping the pounds off while still allowing for the occasional indulgence this “trick or treat” season has to offer:

1. Workout with Pumpkins:

Engage in some rediculously fun and effective seasonal fat loss workouts involving only your body weight and, well… a pumpkin! You can use this large orange fruit like you would a medicine ball (except for the throwing and smashing part). If you don’t want to use a pumpkin, simply use a medicine ball or dumbbell. You can make your very own four minute total body pumpkin fat loss workout, using the provided template below (the options are endless):

Exercise#1- Double-Leg Lower Body: Pumpkin Squats with Shoulder Press 60 s max rep, 10 s rest and transition

Exercise#2- Upper Body Push: Pumpkin Push-ups @ 60 s max reps, 10 s rest and transition

Exercise#3- Single-Leg Lower Body: Pumpkin Lunges with Torso Twist @ 60 s max reps, 10 s rest and transition

Exercise#4- Upper Body Pull: Pumpkin Bent-Over Alternating Rows @ 60 s max reps, 10 s rest and transition

- Perform this 4-minute circuit 3x for 12 total minutes.

View the video below:

Although this workout lasts for only twelve minutes, you will burn tremendous calories and save yourself the time to justify the sweets you would have eaten anyway. These high-intensity, metabolism-boosting circuit interval training workouts only take four minutes to complete and will have you burning tons of calories during the workouts AND even more calories while you’re resting… or having those naughty Halloween treats! Click here to RSVP for the 2nd Annual Charity Halloween PUMPkin Boot Camp on Thursday October 29th at 5:30 pm over at North Shore Park – Downtown St. Petersburg.

As mentioned in my popular article “Managing Your Weight Is Like Managing Your Bank Account,” the secret to losing, gaining or maintaining your weight is based on calories in vs. calories out. If you are trying to lose weight, you have to take in fewer calories than you are expending. People gain weight because they consume more calories than they expend through movement or exercise. This is how the weight-gain begins to “creep” up during Halloween.

2) Make Healthier Halloween Recipes:

Think outside of the box when it comes to preparing Halloween snacks. One great strategy is to use fruit as a main component in your baked goods. The most popular fruit of the fall, the pumpkin, is a health food in disguise. Loaded with beta-carotene and packing 7 grams of fiber in just one cup, adding this to any treat immediately improves its nutritional profile. For example, you can make a fall-time classic, pumpkin pie, into a much more figure-friendly option. In my “Guilt-Free Pumpkin Pie,” I basically substitute the loads of sugar with Splenda and replace high-fat condensed milk with only half the amount of low-fat or fat-free condensed milk. Simple changes like this eliminate the high-sugar, high-fat combination that is responsible for the major weight gain around the holidays. An example recipe is included below:

Damon’s Heavenly Swirls Cheesecake

Heavenly Swirls Cheesecake

Ingredients:
- 2 Rectangular Packages of Philadelphia Fat Free Cream
Cheese (plastic container makes a lighter, softer cheesecake if
you prefer)
- 1 Cups of Splenda
- 2 Whole Omega-3 Eggs
- Walden Farms Calorie Free Chocolate Syrup (Optional)
- Add Low Carb Light Whipped Cream to taste

Directions:

Leave the cream cheese outside of the refrigerator for an hour so
it softens.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Mix the four packs of cheesecake
with the Splenda. Afterwards, add one egg at a time. Mix with an
electric mixer. Pour cheesecake into a pan coated with Pam. If
using the chocolate syrup, pour small amounts as you wish and
have fun designing swirls with a knife. Bake for 50 minutes or until
the middle is almost set.

Place in refrigerator for 4 hours, or if you are in a rush, place in
the freezer for one hour. A sliver (1/11 of the pie) can be used as
a treat.

For more tasty Halloween recipes, go here and download a free copy of my “No Tricks Halloween Cookbook.”

3) Use Common Sense:

- Only buy enough candy so that you expect to run out before the evening is over. For weight loss success, it is critical to not have “trigger” foods lying around – the temptation is often too great.

- Allow yourself just one piece of candy in the morning and then one at night. Skip any desserts that you would normally eat after dinner. Also, be sure to increase your exercise activity by thirty minutes on every day that you eat your two pieces of candy. This will counteract the increase in calories that you are consuming.

- Furthermore, if you indulge a bit too much, it’s important to forgive yourself and move on. Dwelling on the past will not help your success.

We must break out of the frustrating eating patterns that sabotage our fat loss efforts during the holidays. Our brains are wired to crave the sugar-packed treats that compliment the Halloween season; not because we’re made that way but because we’re creatures of habit when it comes to holiday tradition and our body craves sugar when we are sedentary. Therefore, instead of using Halloween as a reason to justify eating a bunch of junk food, why not spend the seasonal event to spice up our workouts by using pumpkin exercises and making healthy pumpkin pecan shakes? Halloween thus becomes a fat loss tool for us, an approach that is key to adopting a healthy lifestyle for long-term weight loss success.

Committed to your fitness and success,

Damon Reio

P.S. – To RSVP for the 2nd Annual “Halloween PUMPkin Boot Camp” click here and reicieve my “No Tricks Halloween Cookbook” packed with healthy holiday recipes and treats as a BONUS.

21 Day Rapid fat Loss Program

I’ve been getting a lot of emails asking if we have a fast solution to help with shrinking the waist, hips and glutes area…

… while there is no quick fix (I don’t care what the infomercials claim) I did go to the drawing board and crafted a new 21 day rapid fat loss program that’s right up your alley – if you want fast results.

You probably know that St. Pete Boot Camps is now at the Soulful Arts Dance Academy and is pretty much full, but we do have room for another small group so I thought I’d let you know that my NEW 21 Day Rapid Fat Loss program starts Monday, September 7th and the best part is that the 21 day program is discounted to only $84 and INCLUDES a 21 day meal plan program.

The only catch is that the camp is almost full and we can only take on 12 more participates because of the limited space. So if you’re ready to fit into your skinny jeans again and want to firm and tone your body all while dropping inches and pounds then make sure to register for our 21 Day Rapid Fat Loss Bootcamp.

Here’s how to register…

Just call me at 727.320.7952 and let me know that you want in on the 21 Day Rapid Fat Loss Bootcamp and I’ll get you all dialed and ready for Monday or just go to this special 21 Day registration page on the icon above titled “Boot Camp!”

Check out our last camp below and see for yourself how fast you can burn the fat.

The class will take place Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 12:15 PM (LUnch Break Boot Camp) and 6:30 pm at the Soulful Arts Dance Academy – 230 9th Street North.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Damon Reio

727.320.7952

P.S. Like I said we only have room for 12 more participants for the 21 Day Rapid Fat Loss program and since this blog post is going to be emailed out to 642 local residents I’m sure it will fill out quickly.

How Much Do You Really Love Your Fat and Sedentary Child?

Parents, beware: a dangerous epidemic is sweeping our nation’s youth. Your child may be at risk of life-threatening complications, psychological problems and decreased quality of life. More than 15 percent of children in the US are estimated to have the disease, and the number is growing at an alarming rate. What is this frightening condition? CHILDHOOD OBESITY.

My mother was an outstanding parent that assumed the upmost responsiblity toward the care of me and my younger brother. She was the force-field that shunned from us, life’s dangers and downsides. I didn’t even know what outside looked like after 9pm until I was a freshman in college because I had better be home (Well, not really – but you know what I mean). Anyway, despite her “A+” strategy of raising her only two boys into becoming men, my brother was diagnosed as a diabetic at the age of nineteen. He was a 302 pound fat kid who loved video games, music and “Sicky D’s”, I mean Mickey D’s. The lack of health education and encouragement of physical fitness from my parent was probably the main reason behind my brother’s now resolved ailment. I believe leaving this critical tool out of your caretaker equation is as criminal as not preparing your child for the real world. Caring for your child goes beyond defending and preparing them for the outside world, but also entails caring for their physical health and fitness. Otherwise, I dare to say that, your parenting skills are incomplete without practicing a healthy lifestyle.

Throughout my life, I have met thousands of parents who rightfully consider themselves as “fit” mothers and fathers – I also consider them to be. Out of these lucky people who are experiencing the blessings of parenthood and raising a child or children, I would not be wrong to say that all of them proclaim to be good parents based on their generalized definition of what a “good parent” should be. You can pull out the old “Good Parent Checklist” and check off all of the requirements that qualify them as a fit and nurturing caretaker which includes: the famous “enforcing study time”, “coming home at a reasonable hour” and “making sure they (the child) brush twice a day” etc. Yet, when it comes to the child’s overall health and nutritional lifestyle, these responsibilities are secondary or overlooked altogether. Frankly, if a son’s physical and nutritional fitness was a factor by law that determined a mother’s or father’s parental abilities, most parents can easily be alleged with child neglect. In fact, overall, the youth of today are fatter than ever before.

Childhood obesity has been described as an epidemic. It places all of our children’s health at risk, making them more susceptible to complications involving their cardiovascular and endocrine systems as well as affecting their mental and psychological health. Type II diabetes mellitus, depression and low self esteem are just on the “tip of the iceberg” when it comes to the critical problems looming over the heads of our overweight children. Thus, making the grade at school, the transformation into adolescence and the school bully are not the only issues that children face. Obesity and it’s indirect complications also creates a major dilemma for your loving child.

Compared to a generation ago, children are falling into the obesity camp mainly because activities that were once popular outside are now non-existant and replaced with things that kids can do in the comfort of their own home. Not only does this have implications on their physical fitness but it may also have overwhelming effects on their overall self-esteem and social skills with other peers and individuals – but that’s another story.

Technology no longer makes playing street football, Saturday swimming, double dutch or “hide and go seek” fun. Instead, the average kid wants to be Lebron James, Dale Earnhardt Jr., or Wonder Woman on Play Station 3 or Xbox. Netflix and delivered pizza (by phone or internet) also take away your babysitting burdens while making the life of your prodigy more enjoyable in the short term but, with deadly consequences in the future.

If you and your child don’t fit into this camp, I’m sure you personally know of kids who are parent-abiding students by day but video game, cheese burger inhaling junkies by night. With so much passive entertainment- whether it’s television, the computer or video games — at their fingertips, many kids choose to spend time sitting and snacking. This lifestyle is very different than the “good old days” when parents sent their children to play outside regularly. Today’s parents feel their children are safer inside, but the lack of physical activity among American children is putting their health in danger. Therefore, you are doing a great diservice to yourself and your children if you place them in these condition. Furthermore, the foods that we feed them adds insult to the injury.

Below are some physical problems obese children may develop:

- joint pain
- diabetes
- heart disease
- arthritis
- asthma
- sleep apnea
- high blood pressure
- high cholesterol
- Overweight and obese children are also at increased risk of depression, low self-esteem and other psychological issues.

I know several children (I used to be one of them), whose parents are so careful to make sure their kid doesn’t watch the nude shot on the rated “R” movie, don’t swear or talk back, make good grades, wear clean clothes and stay out of trouble and harms way. Yet, these same responsible parents (mine included) would absent mindedly feed their children foods that they would never put in the mouth of their pet canine. Foods from “Burger Kill”, “Taco Hell”, and your local fast food restaurant are saturated in bad fats, high sodium and calories that may make your son happy in the short term but physically miserable in the long run. Finally, these same parents encourage, and sometime impose, sedentary lifestyles on children by allowing them to spend excessive amounts of time home on the computer, playing video games or checking out Netflix movies.

Tips to encourage a healthy lifestyle for your child

1. Cook (real food): Parents are especially busy these days – especially if they are the single parent in the household. TV dinners and fast food often saves the day for these parents because it provides a quick solution and justifies them feeding their child. Long term ailments are almost inevitable if you depend on hamburgers, french fries and pizza to satisfy your childs nutritional needs. Take time to prepare meals in advance if you’re to busy cook when it’s “dinner time.”

2. Be the adult: Yes, we all know that kids love fun foods. At time, they would rather pick over the veggies and jump straight to the ice cream for dessert. Other times, parents feed their child only things that they like. I know several moms who spend unecessary time in the kitchen preparing two meals: one for themselves and another for their kid that prefers a cheeseburger over grilled fish or chicken. Children learn from your tendencies and generally do not have the ability to depend on themselves. Therefore, be the grown up in the relationship and determine what is best for your child. I’m sure you dictate what she watches on television; why not follow the same script when it comes to monitering your child’s food consumption?

3. Limit in-home activities: Sendentary lifestyles promotes obesity. If you are not moving, you are not burning calories. At the same time, food consumption will continue to add the weight gain if there is not an outlet for the calories to be used as energy. Therefore, limit the time that your child spends on the Playstation and encourage other activities such as sports activities and meeting new friends. This will also improve his overall grades in the classroom and social skills.

4. Spend more time with them: Technology and fast foods often become convenient for us because it acts as a babysitting tool for your child. But, If you would spend a little more time with them, poor health choices and sedentary tendencies can be minimized because you are calling the shots and not John Madden Football on Xbox.

5. Enroll them in a program: Summer is the time where children are more suseptable to getting fat because school is out. On the other hand, there are many programs available that you can enroll your son or daughter in which encourages physical education. Youth camps such as St. Pete Youth Camps are springing up to address the issues of childhood obesity. You can personally enroll your child in my program to get him in the best of his life and undermine complacency. Youth camp begins Monday, June 29 and is an eight week program that promotes safe exercise and nutritional and fitness education.

Lets be more responsible and do something about child obesity and break the cycle.

Make it Happen!

Damon Reio