Habits of Happiness

Great article from Inc.com titled "7 Things Happy People Choose to Do Every Day" and guess what Number 1 is? Exercise daily.

Read the article by clicking here or here is the link: http://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/7-things-happy-people-choose-to-do-every-day.html

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My Physical Activity Honor Board
Each month we will be honoring the members who achieve the determined goal MEPS each month by placing their names. To add your name to the honor board each month, simply purchase a MyZone Physical Activity Belt and get active inside or outside the club. Your Position on the board will be determined by the number of MyZone Energy Points (MEPS) you earn. It’s easy to play, you just have to put in the effort!!

Health Hurdle:  1300 MEPS
Basic 2K:  2000 MEPS
Intermediate 3K:  3000 MEPS
Performance:  4000 MEPS

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Scheduling Appointments.
We just wanted to remind everyone to keep scheduling online or at the front desk for all the sessions (Small Group and Team Training) that you'd like to attend. This ensures that we have a coach and a spot available for you. We will be enforcing this more moving forward due to needing to give our staff a 24 hour scheduling notice and if you show up unscheduled we may have sent a coach home already. Also, if you schedule for a session and find that you are unable to make it please cancel it either online or by calling. Thanks for your cooperation.

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DF Afterhours!!

We will kickoff Memorial Day Weekend with a "Battling Rope Slam" Challenge on Saturday at 10 a.m. at DF. This challenge will consist of the number of Rope Slams you can complete in 20 seconds, you will get two attempts. The member with the most slams wins!! So start practicing.

Then, the real fun begins...

Come join your fellow DF members and the DF Team for drinks and a Memorial Day weekend get together!

When: Saturday, May 24th 
Where: OTB at the North Park Boathouse
Time: Noon until whenever

They don't take reservations so just show up and we hope to see you all there!

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April "Frequent Sweaters"

Congratulations to this months "Frequent Sweaters" who got in 10+ workouts for the month of April:

Char Friel 
Micheal Sulkoske 
Denny Allerton 
Gretchen McNaughton 
Jean Emling 
Susan McGraner
Mary Eyler 
Deborah Hessinger 
Robin Jimerson
Rosemary Robinson 
Marian O'Neill 
Hadleigh Roy
Deanne Braksator 
Yvonne Hawkins 
Jude Ince
Marcie Berry
Christine Eyler
Jon LaBach
Judy Antimarino
Vicki Rothermel
Judy Robison
Penny Roy
Leah Rusbarsky
Emma Luitgaarden
Susann Enica
Melanie West
Diane Staniland
Paula Heinricher
Chris McCuen
Diane Marzula
Adrienne Rively
Michele McCann
Janet Cuda
Jan Hutchison
Sharon McMorran
Greg Muiter
Mark Paulson
Ann Miner
Kathy Madeya
Julianne Schlueb
Debby Roble
Patti Hasselbusch
Mary Lou Shenot
Debbie Crissinger
Otilia Enica
John Friel
Setta LaBach
Kim Hays
Kathy Weber-Clark
Ann Valcarcel
Carol Scanga
Mary Ann Rusbarsky
Lisa Paulson
Jackie Saladino
Eleanor Sargent
Frank Zappala
Claire Hartman
Sheryl Simon
Allison Henne

Way to go guys, keep it up! And remember to keep scanning in each time you visit to get your credit, we will longer be able to be responsible for checking you in if don't have it. You can put your membership card into your smartphone with our DF app and scan it when you come!

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DF Memorial Day After Hours Get Together!! - On Saturday, May 24th all DF members are welcome to join us at Over The Bar at the North Park Boathouse for some drinks, food, and fun! We will be meeting there at 12 noon and staying until whenever. Everyone is on their own for food and drinks and you don't need to bring anything, except yourself. Hope to see you there!

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Refer A Friend And Win!!

During the entire month of May if you refer a friend and they become a DF member you will receive your choice of the following:

• A $100 Gift Card to Starbucks
• A $100 Gift Card to "Off The Hook" Restaurant
• 2 Tickets to Kennywood Park
• Tickets for 2 to a Pittsburgh Pirates game
• Or...$100 CASH!!

Start referring and start winning! There is not limit as to how many times you can win! 

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Movement Is Life

Movement is life and life is movement.

Getting and being fit is simple, but it has been made complicated due the abundance of products, programs, books, and gurus out there touting their special secret formula. The essence of fitness is to get up and move everyday. The more we move the healthier we will be and while we never know how long we will live, movement will add more life to the years that we have.

When looking at exercise it really can be summed up with a couple of movements: pick heavy things up (preferably overhead) and put them down, elevate heart rate, squat, bend, rotate, push things away from you, pull things towards you, and this should all be done from an upright standing position. That's it. If your workout consists of these core movements every time, you will maintain your ability to move.

The problems arise when we cease to move and begin to live sedentary lives. As we age we don't lose the ability to squat because our joints are old, although this is what many people will say, we lose the ability to squat because we don't squat. For proof of this all you have to do is look at people who are in their 80s and 90s in third world countries. They can all perform a deep squat. This is how they sit and it's also how they go to the bathroom, which is pretty beneficial. But, in westernized countries what happens? We have chairs and as we get older raise the toilet seat up. Basically, from the time we start school (sitting for 7 hours a day in a chair) we slowly stop moving and this results in us not being able to squat and move in general.

Get up everyday and move! It's one of the best things you can do for your body and your health.

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Swimsuit Season is almost here!!! Get yourself ready to look your best this summer with our 6-week "Summer Swimsuit" Fitness Program. Call 724-934-2000 today for more details.

3 Tips To Look Your Best This Summer

After a long winter spring is finally here, the weather is getting nicer and the days are getting longer. Before you know it summer while be here and it will be time to hit the pool or sand at the beach.

Does the thought of wearing a bathing suit make your feel less than comfortable? If so, incorporate the following three tips into your fitness routine to look your best this summer.

1. Trade cardio for strength. Long, slow cardio isn't the most effective or efficient way to lose weight. Cardio only works if intensity is present, such as interval training. However, cardio doesn't have to be done on the treadmill. Cardio is any activity that increases your heart rate. By trading cardio for strength you will increase your metabolism greater, tone, tighten and trim up your body, and improve your cardio all at the same time.
2. Focus on inches, not the weight. It’s easy to get focused on the weight on the scale, however muscle weighs more than fat. Yes, you’ve probably heard that a hundred times. Most people find that when they start a strength-training program like this that in the beginning the scale doesn’t move, but that their clothes start fitting better. This is good. What is happening is that they are adding muscle to their body at the same rate that they are losing body fat. This extra muscle will ramp up your metabolism causing you to burn more fat. Many people who start a diet or take up cardio with out strength training will see weight drop on the scale, but their body doesn’t really change. They just end up creating a smaller version of what they looked like.
3. Take a 10 minute walk after dinner. Research has found that those who take a 10 minute walk after each meal, weigh less than those who don't. A great habit to get into is taking a 10-15 minute walk after dinner each night.

Do you want to look your best this summer and confidently wear your bathing suit?  

Then, our 6-Week "Summer Swimsuit" Fitness Program is for you! This 6-week program will give you everything you need to look your best this summer, whether it's poolside, at the beach, or just in the backyard. The program includes: Unlimited Team Training, Unlimited Gym Access, 8 Recovery Shakes, DF T-Shirt, Weekly Measurements, and Fitness Journal. You get all this for only $129 (current DF members only pay $79). Call today to get registered 724-934-2000.

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6 Weeks Until Swim Suit Season

Swim suit season is almost here and like it or not you will be faced with wearing a swim suit at some point this summer. The question is: Will you be ready?

Well have no fear, because the team at Defined Fitness is here! And as always we've got you covered. So this summer you don't have to be. 

Starting Monday, May 5th, 2014 we will be kicking off our "Summer Swim Suit Season" Fitness Program. This will be a six week program that will get you into shape and looking tone and trim, whether it's on the beach or at pool so you can confidently rock your swim suit. 

"Summer Swim Suit Season" Fitness Program includes:

• A specially designed fitness program to get you into the best shape possible for summer
• Weekly measurements
• Weekly themes, challenges, and benchmarks 
• Free DF t-shirt ...(we have some awesome new shirts coming out and participants will get them before they are released)
• 8 Free Recovery Shakes
• "Summer Swim Suit Season" fitness journal
• 6-week gym membership that includes: Unlimited Team Training and Unlimited Gym Access

You get all this for only $129!! (current DF members can join for only $79)

Register for your spot today by stopping in or calling 724-934-2000.

www.DefinedFitnessWexford.com

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