Mexico, A new year and a new you.

Well, 2009 is finally here and we are back up and ready to make it a great year . Despite some crazy snowfall like 2 plus feet, we have been having a great year so far. The 2 weeks of down time has really helped focus me. The New Year was rung in with my wife, (our kids sleeping), my brother, his girlfriend, , and my parents at my parents place playing domino’s Mexican train and wishing I was backing Mexico.

We had a ton of good food, and great wine we opened a 10 year old bottle of Super Tuscan that we picked up on our honey moon in Italy 7 years ago. What an amazing bottle that was! Great nose, of deep plum, it had aged well and the finish was long. Now that the holidays are over, it’s time to get back to updating this blog and getting back to helping all of you get back in to shape, stretched out and rehabilitated so that you can reach your goals this year.

As some of you know, I got out of town just ahead of these epic snow storms that we have had here in Vancouver area in the last weeks. We headed down to old Mexico before the first major snowfall and we got out just in time. Thank god we didn’t fly with air Canada or Alaskan Air (out of Seattle which was the original idea) as they were both cancelling flights in Vancouver or dealing them for hour at a time. Although, we where delayed by 8 hours and we were on the tramac for an hour and a half while we were de-iced we still got out. Unlike some people that had their vacationd cut short or didn't go due to cancelled flights.

However, I did run into the crazy blizzard white out action when we got home and I have been shoveling the white stuff ever since. I am guessing a lot of you have been shoveling the snow as well and getting sore from it as well. So if we have not seen you in a while it is time to come in and get stretched out or get your new program for the New Year. If you have been having trouble getting to the gym due to the weather you might want to try a home based fitness program to supplement what you do at the gym. Read the next article from my good friend Craig Balantine.
While in Mexico, I had a chance to sample some amazing and interesting cuisine including octopus in its own ink. Check out the pictures.
More videos and pictures are on the way. After being to Mexico, I’ve learned to take more time for myself. You should as well, good health encompasses rest as well.

Langley kinesiologist Raises $1000 for the langley food bank, 1000 Thank you's for everyone how helped out at stretching to make a difference.

This Saturday December the 13Th We raised $1000 for the Langley food bank,WOW what great work everyone.
1000 Thank yous for everyone how helped out and made a donation at stretching to make a difference.
It was a great event more video to come soon on it ;)

A special thank you to Tom, Casie and Travis for giving up there Saturday to help out with such a great event.

if you missed the event it is never to late to help the food bank out here is the link to the Langley food bank for you to make a cash donation. http://www.langleyfoodbank.com/

if you live in surrey here is your food bank link http://www.surreyfoodbank.org/how-can-you-help.asp or
if you are one of my clients in Vancouver. here is yours. http://www.foodbank.bc.ca/main/?monetary

it is never to late to give.

Another, great idea is to donate to the union gospel mission. here is there link http://www.ugm.ca/ they do great work and help provide much needed services.

Please give freely, and remember we have so much to give. time money or talent.

in health Paul K Turner.

langley kinesiologist says : Couture not so perfect but his water was!!

OK this weekend was a packed with fun I had a great weekend of sports, friends and a great time out at my best friend' Mikes 32 birthday.

Saturday I woke up worked on a couple of clients. then picked up my 3 year old son Owen and headed out for a son and dad day at the local pool. I love being active at with Owen and it helps instill how much fun activity is and he love the time we spend doing fun things together . After an hour in the pool we headed home.

I invited over a number of friends for a fun night of sports.

I got to watch the Canucks dominate the Toronto Maple Laughs oh I meant Leafs in a 4-2 victory. go Canucks go.

Then watched the UFC fights. I enjoyed the number of fights even if they were not a lot of big names on this card. The technical BJJ was great in a number of the fights.

So here is the thing as I was watching the Couture vs Lesner fight I spotted couture drinking Perfect Water. I know that he has always been a huge proponent of PH diets designed to help alkalize the body. And then I found this interview with him drinking Perfect Water during the interview.

http://videos.mmaweekly.com/view_player.php?id=2792 check it out

So if you are asking how can I get some here is the link.

www.3pkhealthstore.com

I have been supplying all of my clients with it for the last 5 months and they all love it.

So why should you consider drinking it over normal tap water. Well it is 8.5 pH which helps increase your bodies pH levels. High pH levels have been shown to help improve performance and increase overall health.

it is filtered 15 times and it has electrolytes and is oxygenated.

Personally I just like it.

Then on Sunday I finished a book I have been reading Brisinger,

went out side for My Sunday workout of raking all the 1000s of leaves in my yard. Then we and headed out to Mikes birthday party.

It was a meat lovers heaven. However, they do not believe in veggies at all except potato's and coleslaw. If you want to have a cheat meal this is the place to eat.

Here is why i will be eating veggies and fruit for the rest of the week. http://www.memphisbluesbbq.com/menu.asp

Back to training hard this week with the kettle bells. PS we have 1 space open in our Thursday night 630 Kettle bell class. if any of you are interested please email me or call us directly.

in health Paul k Turner.

Hidden Dangers of Your Excess Abdominal Fat - It's More Serious Than a Vanity Issue

So Today I decided to do something different My friend Mike Geary wanted to do a guest spot on my blog, so here you go also let me know if you want his new ebook gift that he has given me. The insiders secrets to a lean body.

by Mike Geary, Certified Nutrition Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer

Did you know that the vast majority of people in this day and age have excess abdominal fat? The first thing that most people think of is that their extra abdominal fat is simply ugly, is covering up their abs from being visible, and makes them self conscious about showing off their body.

However, what most people don't realize is that excess abdominal fat in particular, is not only ugly, but is also a dangerous risk factor to your health. Scientific research has clearly demonstrated that although it is unhealthy in general to have excess body fat throughout your body, it is also particularly dangerous to have excess abdominal fat.

There are two types of fat that you have in your abdominal area. The first type that covers up your abs from being visible is called subcutaneous fat and lies directly beneath the skin and on top of the abdominal muscles.

The second type of fat that you have in your abdominal area is called visceral fat, and that lies deeper in the abdomen beneath your muscle and surrounding your organs. Visceral fat also plays a role in giving certain men that "beer belly" appearance where their abdomen protrudes excessively but at the same time, also feels sort of hard if you push on it.

Both subcutaneous fat and visceral fat in the abdominal area are serious health risk factors, but science has shown that having excessive visceral fat is even more dangerous than subcutaneous fat. Both of them greatly increase the risk your risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, sleep apnea, various forms of cancer, and other degenerative diseases.
Part of the reason visceral fat is particularly dangerous is that it apparently releases more inflammatory molecules into your body on a consistent basis.

If you care about the quality of your life and your loved ones, reducing your abdominal fat should be one of your TOP priorities! There's just no way around it. Besides, a side-effect of finally getting rid of all of that excessive ugly abdominal fat is that your stomach will flatten out, and if you lose enough stomach fat, you will be able to visibly see those sexy six pack abs that everyone wants.

So what gets rid of extra abdominal fat? Is there actually a REAL solution beyond all of the gimmicks and hype that you see in ads and on commercials for "miracle" fat loss products?
The first thing you must understand is that there is absolutely NO quick fix solution. There are no pills or supplements of any sort that will help you lose your abdominal fat faster. Also, none of the gimmicky ab rockers, rollers, or ab belts will help get rid of abdominal fat either. You can't spot reduce your stomach fat by using any of these worthless contraptions. It simply doesn't work that way.

The ONLY solution to consistently lose your abdominal fat and keep it off for good is to combine a sound nutritious diet full of unprocessed natural foods with a properly designed strategic exercise program that stimulates the necessary hormonal and metabolic response within your body. Both your food intake as well as your training program are important if you are to get this right.

I've actually even seen a particular study that divided thousands of participants into a diet-only group and an exercise/diet group. While both groups in this study made good progress, the diet-only group lost significantly LESS abdominal fat than the diet & exercise combined group.
Now the important thing to realize is that just any old exercise program will not necessarily do the trick. The majority of people that attempt getting into a good exercise routine are NOT working out effectively enough to really stimulate the loss of stubborn abdominal fat. I see this everyday at the gym.

Most people will do your typical boring ineffective cardio routines, throw in a little outdated body-part style weight training, and pump away with some crunches and side bends, and think that they are doing something useful for reducing their abdominal fat. Then they become frustrated after weeks or months of no results and wonder where they went wrong.
Well, the good news is that I've spent over a decade researching this topic, analyzing the science, and applying it "in the trenches" with myself as well as thousands of my clients from all over the world to see what works to really stimulate abdominal fat loss.

The entire solution... all of the nutritional strategies, as well as training sequences, exercise combinations, and more have all been compiled in my Truth About Six Pack Abs Program. Keep in mind that the point of this whole program is NOT abdominal exercises (that is only a very small portion of it). The main point of this program is showing you the absolute most effective strategies for losing your stubborn abdominal fat, so you can get rid of that dangerous health risk, as well as get a flatter more defined midsection.

If you follow the guidelines, you WILL lose your belly fat that has been plaguing you for years. This is not guesswork... it is a proven system that works time and time again for all of my clients on every corner of the globe that actually apply the information I teach. If you apply it, the results will come. It's really that simple.

The only reason most people fail in their fitness goals is that they have good intentions at first to adopt a new lifestyle, yet after a few weeks or months, they abandon their good intentions and slip right back into their old bad habits that gave them the excess body fat in the first place.
I want to help you succeed in finally getting rid of that extra abdominal fat that is not only UGLY, but also DANGEROUS.

Don't waste another day allowing that nasty abdominal fat to kill your confidence as well as contribute to your risk for MAJOR diseases.

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Train hard, eat right, and enjoy life!
Mike GearyCertified Nutrition SpecialistCertified Personal TrainerAuthor - The Truth about Six Pack Abs

Scott win his first game.

So a quick up date on Scott Richmond for all of you that are interested. He pitched again last night and the blue jays came back to win the game. So he ends up with a no decision as he was pulled in the 5 Th inning. With the score 3-2 for the A's but that's baseball. He kept them in the game.

Toronto came back in the 9 Th to win the game 4-3.