Since I first began personal training in 1985 people have stated basically the same goals: To lose fat and gain muscle, improve athleticism, heal the body,increase movement skills, spend little money and train whenever and wherever they wanted. I am pretty sure you want the same, but there’s a problem. Maybe you travel, it’s hard to get to the gym, or maybe you don’t like the gym and/or you can’t afford to build your own machine laden gym at home? So what do you do? Well the answer has been here for over 30 years. The answer to true physical fitness is portable fitness equipment from the Monkey Bar Gym! Portable fitness equipment has evolved from the light resistance bands and ankle weights they use in aerobic classes. Today portable fitness equipment is literally all you need to get into the greatest shape of your life. Whether your goal is basic overall fitness, strength, conditioning OR high level sports performance you can get it all with portable fitness equipment.How do I know this? It is all I have ever done and all that my dad Bobby Hinds has ever done. My Dad started the beginnings of portable fitness equipment with the beaded jump rope and training program in 1973, which sparked the Jump Rope for Heart program. He followed it up in 1976 with the first ever Portable Gym. Back in the day people thought my dad was crazy…still do , but he was way ahead of his time. He saw a huge need for people to stay in shape while on the road, traveling, working out at home or outside. He knew that not everyone wanted to workout on machines, or had the money, time or drive to workout in a gym or inside for that matter. So, he took it upon himself to change it and the fitness world has never been the same.Today, portable fitness equipment can do everything you desire in your fitness training: YOU CAN get stronger, leaner, improve athletic performance, heal & prevent injuries, increase movement skills, spend little money and train anywhere you want, anytime you want!!! Portable fitness equipment can also allow you to follow an online training program, almost like having your own personal trainer! Because of all of these tremendous benefits, portable fitness equipment is a common term in the fitness industry. I feel my Dad and his company, Lifeline USA, are a huge reason for portable fitness equipment being such an integral part of the fitness industry today. I have always believed in portable fitness equipment, so much that I opened up my Monkey Bar Gymnasium in 2001. It is the first hard core strength and conditioning training facility in the country that uses ONLY portable fitness equipment!”Full body anywhere, anytime training is all we do and all we’ve ever done” says Monkey Bar Gymnasium, Certified Natural Trainer, Jessica Rucker. “We teach movement mastery first and then add resistance via portable fitness equipment. Using Resistance cables, Kettlebells, Jungle Gyms, Med & D-balls, Jump Ropes, Power Push ups, Power Jumpers, Vertical Jumpers and Power Wheels all add more challenge to basic bodyweight movements, thus taking them to the next level. It’s clearly the main reason everyone who trains with us either online or at the Monkey Bar Gymnasium is incredibly fit”.So what exactly is portable fitness equipment? Any piece of exercise equipment that you can easily pack and take anywhere in the world and get a tremendous workout. That is why my dad’s first Portable Gym’s tag line was “a gym in a bag”. Portable fitness equipment gives you a great workout, not just an okay one.IT WORKS!! A workout with really good portable fitness equipment improves your strength (functional muscle), conditioning (leaner body), sports performance, agility, mobility, stability, strength and power. Want proof, At the Monkey Bar Gymnasium we AVERAGE 17 lbs of fat loss and 5.4 lbs of muscle gain over the first 60 days of training…did I mention, only using portable fitness equipment!More Proof. On a recent road trip, Jessica and I brought along all of our favorite Portable Fitness Equipment, a Power Push Up, Jungle Gym, TNT Cable, Power Wheel, Power Jump Rope and even the new Lifeline Kettlebell. Yes, the Lifeline Kettlebell. This may not be a true piece of portable fitness equipment, but it is a heavier version, it still is portable and definitely is fitness equipment. On our road trip we really put all of the portable fitness equipment to the test.Could we drive more than 3,000 miles & get great workouts at the same time? The answer was definitely YES!!Every hour we drove, we stopped and did a killer set with each piece of equipment. One hour we did a set of squat presses with the TNT Cable, the next hour a killer set of chins and rows with the Jungle Gym, the next hour 100 doubles jumping rope as fast as possible, the next hour 40 snatches each arm with the Lifeline Kettlebell. Honestly, it was amazing! Each set only took us 3 minutes! When we would get back in the car we felt incredible! We were totally energized and ready to go and looked forward to the next hour and what we would do. By the end of the day, we had without question, gotten a heck of a workout and we were both tired but very satisfied in knowing that we not only can do these workouts anywhere at anytime, but that working out with Portable Fitness Equipment is the best way to attain ultimate fitness.The World is your Playground” workout anywhere / anytime (AA), indoors or outside!!!Lets lay out a Backpack of Portable Fitness Equipment for you to workout AA!!1) Jungle Gym: Pure bodyweight training: chin ups (assisted to kip ups), push ups, dips, rows, flys, assisting pistols /1 leg squats, leg curls, runners, core rollouts and lots more. One piece of equipment that can do full body training for strength & conditioning! Weight about 1.5 lbs, fits in pocket.2) TNT Cable: Pure resistance training: squats, full extensions, cable cleans, presses, Russian twists, diagonal chops & lifts, resisted running & backpedaling, 1 arm punches, rows and lots more. Weight about 1 lb., fits in large pocket.3) Power Jump Rope: Pure conditioning training: probably the single best tool for overall full body conditioning. Weight 1.5 lbs, fits in pocket.We put them all together in the Portable Monkey Bar Gym. It even includes a comprehensive training DVD.Add more fun to your BackPack with the following:The Power Push up: Voted Best piece of exercise equipment by Mens Fitness. Can adjust from 20 to 270 lbs of resistance for your push ups. Weight 2.5 lbs., fits in backpack easily.The Power Jumper: The Best Jump Training device on the market…and it’s portable! Get the Jump Training DVD, it’s great. You can do all lower body exercises with it too. Athletes average 6-8″ improvements over 12 weeks of training. Weight 2.5 lbs, fits in backpack too.A Note on the Resistance Cables – 3 big points:1) Non-Fixed ranges of motion – meaning you must react and balance the resistance, this improves motor function and performance greatly.2) Progressive variable resistance – as cables lengthen they increase in resistance, creating an excellent balance as your leverage becomes greater, it becomes greater!3) Adjustable resistance – in seconds you can lighten or increase the resistance. This means you can match bodyweight movements with precision resistance, can load or resist up to max loads thus giving covering all levels of strength training from endurance to power.In general portable fitness equipment is in a league of its own. It’s accessible, light weight and convenient but yet can generate max resistance loads if needed or maximum challenge of exercise if needed, it literally can do it all!! With portable fitness equipment you never need to stop your workouts because of business trips or vacations and working out at home with $1,000.00′s of dollars of bulky equipment has become a thing of the past. Compare that with a mere $100 or so for all of the above listed portable fitness equipment. You can use portable fitness equipment to perform online training with any of the great sites out there, and achieve incredible results!If you are interested or have any questions in our portable fitness equipment go to http://www.monkeybargym.com and have fun You can also join our online training, which includes daily workouts, nutrition, goal setting charts, videos of all exercises, all previous workouts, and workout & nutrition journals as well. So now you can train with us, anywhere, anytime, using our same Monkey Bar Gymnasium portable fitness equipment. Look forward to our Road Warriors Training DVD coming soon!
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Gadgets Today: Useful Vs Fun Gadgets
Since part of my daily job is to scatter the web and find the newest and most awesome gadgets and new technologies meant to make our lives today easier I have to say that there are a lot of creative and fun gadgets among the useful gadgets that I’m specifically looking for.While all fun and games, a great part of these new gadgets lack a great deal on utility.As an example, a few days ago I’ve stumbled upon a very clever and ingenious ice cream lock device with a cipher so that you can assure that no one steals a spoon or two from your delicious ice cream cup. The funny message “I’m terribly sorry, but there’s no U in my pint” was even more clever than the device itself.Still, when taking a second look at it, I (as well as many others) figured you don’t need to know the cipher code to cut open the ice cream cup with a knife (in case of emergency, of course). I know, I know, the owner would find out he was ice cream robbed in the end, but the thief wouldn’t care, would he?However, the point is that this and some other gadgets today are only meant to make you put on a big smile and these are the fun gadgets. They lack in utility and they do not find solutions for today’s problems, but simply look for fun ways to cope with everyday situations.Still, useful gadgets are meant to find smart yet simple solutions for people today. One of the coolest innovation in the gadget world today that I’ve recently found on the web is a hands free support for the iPad, so that you can lay in bed and watch movies and videos and never have a numb hand from holding the iPad in an uncomfortable position ever again. This is by far a clever solution for a current situation settled by a useful gadget.While utility focuses on finding solutions and improving our lifestyle, fun is mostly about stuff that have a cool, perhaps unique design and perhaps alternatives to things and objects that already exist. As a conclusion, the world could do without the fun gadgets today but would it be as cheerful and full of creative options and alternatives?When reality is to plain and all figured out, there is a crave for fun and new stuff that make us think “this is so cool” and give us a new reason to smile and go on. And then again, utility may be decisive in purchasing a product for yourself for using it.Do not worry, you don’t need to choose between the two, not just now. But keep in mind that there are things that look good and don’t do anything for you and others that have a purpose to them.In the vast world of gadgets today do not go for the first thing you see, take a second look around and then decide if you wish to have it and if it serves you any good. Or else you’ll end up broke.Welcome to the era of useful gadgets and fun gadgets altogether!
Marketing Advertising Jobs – Tips on Getting a Killer Marketing Advertising Position
There is quite an explosion in marketing advertising jobs today, as this is an area that is both lucrative and creative. Marketing jobs offer almost unlimited opportunities are they are common to almost all companies, businesses and industries. The basic purpose of any enterprise is to sell their products, a phenomenon that is impossible without the aid of various marketing and advertising tools. Anyone with oodles of creativity who is brimming with new ideas can make it big in this field. One does not need to restrict oneself in any way, and can let one’s imagination fly. In addition to that marketing requires the development of strategies that will ensure that the product of a company is presented to potential customers in an attractive way that will generate profits for the company. Thus marketing advertising jobs require a sharp keen mind along with creativity and ideas.
Marketing advertising jobs related to the corporate sector are in plenty as the corporate sector is itself based on how well its products are marketed and sold. Marketing advertising jobs are also available in the publishing industry for those with a literary bend of mind. This is a very lucrative option as you can unleash your creativity to reach out to people. Marketing advertising firms are an attractive option as many businesses and companies outsource their work to these firms so as to get the best results for the sales of their products. This is one of the best options for newbies in the marketing field as it offers advertising jobs to fresh new talent giving them a stronghold in the industry. To succeed at a sales advertising job, one needs some basic knowledge about mass communication and the role of media. In this field it is an advantage to be politically sound, environmentally aware and have a working knowledge about current affairs.
A killer marketing advertising position is yours if you possess a few qualities. The first of these is to learn fast and think on your feet. Since most of the work involves learning while working, there is little scope for slow learners. On the contrary, someone who can pick up the nuances of the profession in a short time has the best chances of making it big.
In a marketing advertising job you are expected to improvise on the spot. There is little room for bookish learning and restriction oneself to what one already knows will not help. Creativity of course is absolutely essential. You need to use your imagination, no holds barred to come up with concepts that have never been heard before.
Logic and reasoning plays a major role in these positions. Even though advertising is all about attracting people’s attention, there has to be a method and a reason to your ad campaigns or marketing strategies.
Thus if you do possess the qualities listed above and have a keen eye and a quick brain there is nothing that can stop you from getting that killer marketing advertising position and subsequently making it big.