It’s Janell’s 28th Birthday!!

As many of you know, Janell is my girlfriend, best friend, confidant and major supporter.  It’s very fitting that this week I’m talking about inspirational figures in my life.  Janell is major inspiration to me in so many ways.  I can’t even begin to describe the support, love and faith she has given me over the past couple years, especially this last year as I completely changed courses in my life and started my boot camp programs and website.

Janell is one of the strongest people I’ve ever met.  She’s been through a lot in just a few short years; I’ve dished out quite a bit of stress for her myself :-b.  But, through all of it, she always takes the high road and knows that in the end everything will work itself out.  I think it’s that positivity and outlook on life that makes it so for her; kind of like the Law of Attraction we talked about in yesterday’s post.

For those of you who don’t know, Janell and I used to work together at Life Time Fitness.  That’s how we met.  She was one of my top trainers and eventually became my Lead Assistant Department Head – basically, she was my right hand.  She kept things running at the top notch, record setting level that the we became accustomed to when I was traveling and performing my other roles for the company.  We made one hell of a team along with my other assistants and program leads (thanks Nick, Liz, Phil, Derk and all the other previous assistants that were eventually promoted).  Who knew that our friendship, trust and faith in each other would eventually blossom into the amazing relationship we have today?  We certainly didn’t.  In fact, we still joke about how there was zero attraction between us for the first couple years we knew each other.  LOL.

Anyway, please join me in wishing her a very happy birthday by posting a comment below.  And, it also happens to be one of my Look Great at the Lake Boot Camp member’s birthday as well.  Happy birthday Cassie!

In honor of Janell’s birthday, I thought it would be fun to run a special today.

Since Janell is 28 years old today, I’m giving a 28% discount on our regular boot camp prices when you enlist for an 8-month program.

That’s a KILLER DISCOUNT on my Look Great at the Lake Boot Camp and Online Video Boot Camp programs!

If you’d like to take advantage of one of these awesome deals just shoot me an email at justin@justinyule.com and I’ll make it happen for you.

Once again, happy birthday to my inspiration and the true love of my life – Janell.

Have Faith & Take Action!

Justin Yule, B.S., CPT

Your friendly neighborhood Chaska / Chanhassen boot camp instructor and online personal trainer.

Burn 9x more fat at a fraction of the cost of other personal training programs.

P.S. – For a FREE 2-week Trial to the area’s number one weight loss & fitness boot camp visit www.LookGreatAtTheLakeBootCamp.com

P.P.S. – For a $9 30-day Trial to the first and number one Online weight loss & fitness boot camp visit www.OnlineVideoBootCamp.com

Have you ever tried to lose weight and failed?

Have you ever worked really hard to lose weight and succeed only to have it all come back, and more?

I believe there are three key reasons why people fail to lose weight fast and keep it off.  Rapid fat loss is easily achieved once dieters understand these three keys.

The following are my top three reasons why people fail to lose weight fast and keep the unwanted pounds and inches off:

1.  Lack of Support

All the latest research has shown how critical it is for dieters to have a support system in place.  When times get tough, and they will, people need to have a community of positive people to turn to that will help them achieve their rapid fat loss.

2.  No Emphasis on Lifestyle Change

A very big reason people fail to maintain their rapid fat loss for a lifetime is a complete failure to focus on lifestyle changes.  Temporary fixes and fad diets need to be replaced by healthy habits and a new self-image.  People put too much emphasis on the “lose weight fast” part and not enough on the lifestyle changes necessary to keep the pounds from ever coming back.

3.  Paralysis by Analysis

Too often dieters wait for the perfect time or want to have the perfect plan in place before trying to lose weight fast and keep it off.  The plan only need be good enough to get started.  Creating a weight loss plan is mandatory, but not at the expense of never getting started on the road to rapid fat loss.  Create a plan centered around a support community and lifestyle changes, and then adjust the plan as necessary.

Now, get out there and start making it happen.  If you need a support group and/or help creating a plan then be sure to check out the programs offered in-town or online right here at www.JustinYule.com.

By the way, Look Great at the Lake Boot Camp is moving to it’s new indoor location at the Chanhassen Recreation Center on Monday, October 5th!

Have Faith & Take Action!

Justin Yule, B.S., CPT

Your friendly neighborhood Chaska / Chanhassen boot camp instructor and online personal trainer.

Burn 9x more fat at a fraction of the cost of other personal training programs.

P.S. – The Chan Rec Center has shower facilities for those who need to head right to work after class

I just had the great pleasure of spending the weekend with some of the most positive and successful guys and gals in the weight loss and fitness boot camp business.  It was absolutely amazing to be surrounded by a bunch of doers who shared a common vision of running successful weight loss and fitness boot camps that truly change peoples’ lives forever.  These people aren’t trying to accomplish anything.  They’re just going out and making it happen.

You see, when you try something you already accept that it might not happen, and more than likely because of that attitude it won’t happen.

This weekend really reinforced the fact that you need to surround yourself with like-minded individuals to achieve your goals.  That holds true in business, fitness and life.  If you’re not seeing the results you want with your exercise and nutrition plan, or if you’re not even on one, then you better stop and take a look around you.  Are you surrounding yourself with doers, tryers, or worse yet, those who don’t even get in the game?

On of my favorite quotes of all time is from Yoda in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.  Watch the incredibly important video clip below:

Do.  Or do not.  There is no try.  Yoda’s words have always been a guiding light for me.  In fact, I believe they are so important that I immortalized them and will forever have them with me.  Set aside 15-minutes for this killer video.  Be sure to watch it all the way through to get the full lesson.

Have Faith & Take Action!

Justin Yule, B.S., CPT

Your friendly neighborhood Chaska / Chanhassen boot camp instructor and online personal trainer.

Burn 9x more fat at a fraction of the cost of other personal training programs.

P.S. – Let me know what you think of the new tatoo by sharing a comment below.

First things first.  Welcome back from the awesome holiday weekend!  We finally got a beautiful long weekend in MN and the summer is over.  Oh well.

Anyway, between the site maintenance last week and the holiday yesterday, the blog schedule is a little off this week.  I’ve got a guest post for you today, Workout of the Week tomorrow and the Post-workout Nutrition article will be out this Thursday (sorry, we couldn’t give it to you last week).  I haven’t decided what I’m going to do Friday yet   That’s actually because I’m going to be away at a 2-day training in Kentucky.  I’m heading off to Boot Camp Boot Camp!  2 days of boot camp business owners learning marketing, business, and of course more great butt kicking training methods!  I’ll see what creative spark gets fired and shoot something out on Friday for ya

Now, let’s get on with today’s post.

You know, nothing bugs me more than people who make excuses of why they can’t exercise…until now.  Recently, there was an article in Time magazine that was basically trying to argue that exercise won’t make you lose weight and get fit!

Unfreakinbelievable!!!

Well, instead of me losing my mind on this one, I’ve got a special guest blogger today.  Barry Duncan from Volo Innovations (a kickass member management software that I’ll be integrating into my business in the near future) is going to take care of this one for us today.

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Today’s post will be short and sweet.  After all, it’s Labor Day and we’re supposed to be taking off, right?

Today, a bunch of my Look Great at the Lake Boot Camp members got together for an awesome morning workout before they headed off to the festivities of the day.  Check out the video below:

Then some of us headed off to Perkin’s for a healthy post-workout breakfast.

I hope you’ve had a great holiday weekend.  It’s beautiful here in MN.  Enjoy the rest of the day.

Have Faith & Take Action!

Justin Yule, B.S., CPT

Your friendly neighborhood Chaska boot camp instructor and online personal trainer.

Burn 9x more fat at a fraction of the cost of other personal training programs.

P.S. – There’s still time to enroll in the Back-to-School Fat Loss Transformation Challenge.  The kids are going back to school.  It’s time for you to get on the fitness bus!

No Ask J column today.

Last night, I had the pleasure of having my local, Chaska fitness boot camp, Look Great at the Lake Boot Camp, as a featured presenter at a Women’s Wellness night.

The theme of the evening was basically that women need to start taking as good care of themselves as they do of everyone else in their lives.  Women always put themselves second, third, fourth…well, you get the picture.

But, there is an inherent problem with that philosophy.  If women continue to neglect themselves, they become unhealthy, out-of-shape, tired and sick.  Then what good are they to the people they’re trying to take care of?  Not to mention, what kind of example are they setting for their children.

Ladies; do you want your children to grow up unhealthy, out-of-shape, tired and sick? 

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Weight Loss & Fitness Boot Camps are a growing trend in the fitness industry today, and for good reason.

Weight Loss & Fitness Boot Camps like Look Great at the Lake Boot Camp in Chaska, MN are typically much more affordable than personal training.  They also offer more camaraderie and social support, are much more exciting than traditional personal training programs, yet they still have 1:1 attention and scientifically designed programs with exercise progression and regression.

Unfortunately, boot camps do have their downside.  Many fitness instructors want to jump on the boot camp bandwagon without having any of the skills or experience to design custom workouts for the wide variety of fitness levels typical in large group training.  In other words, a lot of boot camp programs suck, and worse, can be very dangerous.

Here are 10 tips on how to select a boot camp that will get you results and keep you safe at the same time:

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