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Summer’s Here in a HOT Minute

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What to do, what to do??? It’s ALMOST SUMMER!

And as Katy Perry says, we’re all suppose to be wearing our Daisy Dukes with Bikinis on Top! And SOON!

Oh No!!!

So much to do – and so little time!

But WAIT!  (INSERT RECORD SCRATCH)

OR – Click here and come back: RecordScratch

You can SO be ready people.  Here are a few little tidbits to help you prepare for summer:

1. Pick an EXERCISE – any exercise.  AND DO IT.  RELIGIOUSLY.  NO EXCUSES.   (see my VLOG about it here)

2. Do some house work, projects around the house (you know… that SPRING CLEANING sort of thing?) (see VLOG about that here)

3. EAT A LOT LESS!  Yes.  You heard me.  I think it’s safe to say, most of us indulge WAY more than necessary.  So – though you may THINK I’m telling you to starve yourself, and it may FEEL like that – trust me – a significant reduction (in sugar, breads, processed foods like CHIPS or crackers, ALCOHOL) will make a HUGE difference… and it’s only for a season!  You can do anything for a short period of time (and once you do see results, you’ll forever know this works, and have it in your HEALTHY LIFESTYLE tool kit).  MALE NOTE:  You guys aren’t all set either, ya know.  Those little tubes around your belly have some STIFF competition out there!  Stop munching on crap and get yourself into shape too!

4.  Surround yourself with good people, and good, fun things to do that get you OUT of the house – and away from FATTENING FOODS: beach, park, museum (just bring carrots everywhere with you and munch on those so you can resist the candy bars and snacks at the Museum and Beach.  No one ever got FAT eating carrots).

5.  And MOST OF ALL – BE HAPPY.  ENJOY EVERY MOMENT!

You too can TURN THINGS AROUND… Anyone can go from this:

To this:

It just takes enthusiasm, DETERMINATION, and discipline – and you will be that trimmed down, lean and happy / healthy person you want to be for Summer!

Get out there and make some things happen!

And if  any of you ARE miraculously all set in the fitness and thin-ness zone – well here’s your chance to NOT be condescending.  Be an UPLIFTING, positive force.  An encouragement to the others in your life that are trying to turn things around!  Make them WANT to be around you – rather than run from you because they’ll just feel guilty or less than…

And now my lovely boys and girls – it’s time for me to get back to work!  Stay tuned next week for something completely different!

Love you people!!!!  Mmmmmmphhhuuuhhhhhhh!!!

xoxo,

Ms. Cheevious

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Are Hot Bodies Dead?

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I only ask this question because I finally completely my SPX Fitness training, and was officially added to the schedule at the renowned founding studio in West Hollywood. This guy, Sebastien Lagree, has more press from making celebrity hotties look fabulous than many a-list movie stars!

Anyhoo, I was added to the schedule last Saturday, and as of today – my grand debut taking place in just a few short hours –  still no one has booked one of my classes!  A brief perusal of the schedule revealed that there are many classes with no one in them – or so it seems. I wrote it off to people not wanting to commit – so “L.A.”  They’ll just show up knowing if there are 10 slots available it’s a good chance they’ll get into the class.

Meanwhile, I wrote to another teacher on the schedule – one that I enjoy taking her classes – to let her know I was now teaching. What I got was a response from an annoyed individual who has trouble filling her own classes. She saw my addition to the schedule as “cutting in to her pay.”

Now.  This was ME she was talking to.  She may as well have been speaking Russian.  I just don’t understand the mentality.  I got on the schedule, and the first thing I did was spend several hours designing a flier and event for Facebook. Then I spent MY OWN MONEY promoting it with an ad to people who are interested in fitness.  This may sound foreign to fitness professionals (“What? Promote your classes with your own money?”), and I suppose it is a little “outside of the box,” but it’s only natural for me.  You don’t make the big bucks or succeed at some things by merely waiting for the people to show up.  You have to put yourself “OUT THERE.”  Ya know?

I have to admit, however, the entire process had me second-guessing what people are after these days.  My mind went to all sorts of scary, frightening places, like ‘perhaps people don’t care if they are fat and unhealthy these days…’ or ‘maybe “FAT” is the new 30’, and this great gem, ‘maybe my jokes about being Jabba have been taken seriously, and the minions are following too closely — too literally…’  (trust me — my brain will go places I have no control over some times).

But after much thought and deliberation I have to conclude that NO – hot bodies are NOT DEAD.  They are alive and well and thriving — especially in the US, and even more so in Los Angeles!  People desperately want to be fit, healthy, good looking and feeling fine.  They WANT to be able to go into a store and fit into the most fashionable clothes with ease — and look GOOD in them.  I have to believe there are still people out there who WILL take my class because — well — great minds and bodies think alike.  Ya know?  (Inserting obligatory disclaimer here — SOMEONE will take offense or think I am being narcissistic — No. I am not saying “Oh! Look at Me!  I have a great mind and a great body, and if you do too, you’ll take my class!”  No.  I have lived a life with plenty of lessons that have finally brought me to the place of being comfortable in my own skin, and proud of the hard work and the intricate journey my life has taken me on. It’s not for whimps, this life stuff, but I tell ya, if you can find a way to enjoy it, and be HAPPY with who you are, always striving to be who you want to be, and never letting go of your dreams and goals – well then life’s difficulties tend to fade.  So, do I think I have a great mind?  It has its moments, but I’m partial.  Do I think I have a great body? I’m doing alright.  It’s more about what others say, and express to me… that they want what I have… and I am a marketing person – I listen to the pundits).

Well anyway, the other instructor also said people would probably show up to my class tonight on the fly – which is what I suspected.  Stay tuned.

Here are the ads, and promo photos I posted on the FaceBook events I added.  I said “Get Your Six Pack Here”… because HEY, that IS what you’ll get!

I hope you are inspired to get in, stay in and be thrilled about your SHAPE people.  This is what makes life – and the “enjoying every moment” part – worth living!

And if you live in Los Angeles and would like to attend my Tuesday and Thursday night classes, well feel free to check out the details here.

Have a wonderful week my lovely fitness fiends!

xoxo,

Ms. Cheevious

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Certifiably Fit … Oh Yeah …

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I am always flattered and get a huge grin on my face when people ask me about my fitness routine.  It usually happens when I’m at the beach or in some sort of attire that reveals my arms or abs, and goes something like this:

“What did you do to get those abs, girl?”

OR

“You’ve got some GREAT arms!  Do you work out?”

OR

“I wanna know what diet YOU’RE on!”

Why am I so flattered, or why the huge grin?  Well, DUH.  I work HARD.  It is so great when someone else notices!

So, the answer – to put it simply – is, first, I love food – all kinds.  And I eat it (in moderation, generally).  But most importantly, I LOVE physical activity.  And if you’ve ever been physically active on a continual basis, and doing something you really ENJOYED, you know what I’m talking about.  I feel sluggish and jiggly-puffy (as MC likes to call it) if I don’t get out and DO something physical.  That may include anything from walking or riding my beach cruiser on the beach to an hour on the elliptical stair climber at the gym, followed by abs, arms and legs strength training.  But my absolute FAVORITE workout is found at SPX Fitness.  And I am now a CERTIFIED SPX Fitness Instructor!  WOO HOO! Yep!  I did it.  I went through the training, and am now an instructor of this incredible fitness method!

What does that mean?  Well, watch out people.  If you make it to LA and attend one of my classes, you WILL feel it (during and long afterward).  If you continue in the regimen, you will NOTICE the difference very quickly.  You’ll have abs, definition in your arms, legs and calves, and a sculpted, leaner body as a whole.  It’s simply fabulous!

You can see a video of this incredible workout here (look for the Rockit Body segment):

Rockin My Body!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryaZCrS-W-Q

Fun workout.  Awesome results.

That’s it for this week, people!  Have a FIT and FANTASTIC weekend!  I am off to teach an SPX Fitness practice class!  WOOP WOOP!!

Love you people!  Mmmmmmphhhuuuuuhhhhh!!!

xoxo,

Ms. Cheevious

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Here a Mom, There a Mom, Everywhere a HOT Mom

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We interrupt our regularly scheduled blogging to bring you a HOT mom picture.  Yes, we (and by we, of course, I mean me.  Here in Ms. Cheeviousland, I am pretty much royalty, so I’ve adapted the third person “royals” speaking style. Just an FYI.) were going about our daily blog business, writing about the state of the economy, and how it does or does not affect us, when we were just a bit distracted by some hot mommy pics.  This is what we aspire to people!

Hot Mom Jessica Alba

There were tons of shots.  This one (above) was our favorite.  You can peruse more here.

Anyhoo.  Just thought we’d send you a “hump-day” inspiration.  If you are as hot or hotter than Ms. Alba, well, yay for you!  But if you are like most, and still only strive to be in shape and personally sexy, then this should inspire you to get your bloody arse in shape now, shouldn’t it!?  Get on it people.  God knows we’ve been working our “arse” off five days a week… pilates, yoga, stair climbing, weight training, SPX Fitness, you name it!  Then again, we can’t complain.  We DID, after all, make it past the first cut of the Lingerie Football League tryouts for the Los Angeles Temptation, did we not?  We wrote about it (and posted a video of the tryouts) in the post “Lingerie… Football, That Is.”

Okay – enough of the “we”  crap!  Really girls… I post hot photos like this, not only for the cheap thrills and excitement you or your significant “other” can derive from them (or perhaps you AND that person), but also because of the sheer reality, that WOMEN WATCH OTHER WOMEN.  Why?  Because a) we appreciate beauty and hotness, and b) we WANT to BE that pinnacle of beauty and hotness.

Whether you agree that Jessica Alba is HOT or not, you will agree that she has a fantastic body, right?

So here I am again, preaching to the choir, I’m sure, but GET ON IT LADIES!!  (And to my male readers: please just appreciate what I’m doing here).  I’ve said it before, but if you really truly want something (like a hot body) you’re the only one who can really MAKE it happen.  Get to it.  Then report back.

Love you people!  Mmmmmmphhhuuuuhhhh!

xoxo,

Ms. Cheevious

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Lingerie…. Football, That Is

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Okay, okay!  I know you are wondering if I went for it this past Saturday and tried out for the Los Angeles Temptation (the LA team in the Lingerie Football League) at their open tryouts.  I expressed my concerns (as to whether they might just laugh and tell me to go home, etc.) in my last post, “Lingerie Football League… To Tryout or Not.”  And the answer is…..

I did it.  Yep!

I went on Saturday, with borrowed cleats that were a half size too small (ouch), got in line, got my number (#111), and did what I could.  Here are my quick notes on the day, and I’ll let you get straight to the video:

  1. There were about 130 girls I believe – all around the average age of 22.
  2. There were some exceptional athletes, some of them returning players from last year (#112, Nikki, actually played four games last year for the LA Temptation, but had to drop out early).
  3. Because the league is new, and continues to gain momentum and recognition and respect, the bar is raised every year on the athletic talent they expect and recruit – so even the current team members have to try out again – even though the current team members won their Superbowl.
  4. It’s tough to sprint in cleats (note to self for next time), especially a half size too small, and on uneven grass.  HA!
  5. They watched the girls throughout the day, and if they were not up to par, they tapped them out and sent them home.
  6. I did not get tapped.  Me and about 64 other girls didn’t get tapped. HA!
  7. The plan is for the league and team to go back, review everyone’s scores and probably their looks, and choose TEN girls from those who remained, to go on to the next level.
  8. I am sure I was the oldest one there, but I didn’t feel like it.  I felt really great, and just finishing the day without being cut made me very proud of myself — almost unbearable to live with – mwaaah ha ha haaaaa.
  9. My man, coach and FOOTBALL mentor (since I’d never really even tried to throw or catch a football, nor did I know anything about the drills, etc… until just last week), was there every step of the way, cheering, photographing and taking video for all of you to see.

So without further delay, enjoy this little montage in honor of my tryout.  After I finished editing it, and posted it to Youtube, I thought perhaps it looked a bit over-the-top.  You know?  Like, all-about-MEEEEEE?  And I suppose it probably does.  But you know what?  TOUGH TOAST.  I am the one who’s banged up here.  I think we can let this one slide.  HA!

Enjoy……

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Note:  In the closing credits, I called myself “Tryer-Outer #1” because I was the first one to show up on the video… that’s usually how it’s done…  I didn’t do it in reference, obviously, to the number I was assigned for that day.

So there you have it!  My big day!  The best news is, if I really want to seriously train and tryout again, with better speed, agility, etc… I will have another chance right before training camp in late July or August!  Yayyyyy!!

Have a fantastic week you sporto’s out there. Go get some exercise!

Love you people!! Mmmmmmmmpppphhhuuuuhhhhhh!!!

xoxo,

Ms. Cheevious

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Lingerie Football League – To Tryout or Not

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You may recall that my man and I were able to catch the Lingerie Football League Superbowl game in Miami, while there for the actual NFL Superbowl. I talked about it in the post “SAINTS Bitch!” and if you are a “friend” on Facebook, you saw the photos from the game.  I said then, and I meant it, that I would love to play for the Los Angeles Temptation.  I am a HUGE football fan, and exceptionally athletic.  I think it would be an absolute BLAST.

Well, kiddos… that opportunity is about to present itself.  I just found out last Saturday that the LFL is hosting open tryouts this coming Saturday, the 24th (I know, not much notice… it’s a good thing I am athletic and try to stay fit year round)!

So, the only thing that concerned me, is that like they do on American Idol – the LFL may have an age limit – or at least an unwritten one.  I contacted them, and they said there is no age limit.  But they may want to portray an image of only the hottest, youngest chicks – which I wouldn’t blame them for.  But I am leaving it to you people to tell me your thoughts.  I still may choose to simply watch the tryouts this year, and make a decision to try out next year – but the biological clock is tickin’ if ya know whatta mean… So, I am wondering if you all think I should just GO for it?

The questionnaire / application asks us what we’ve done – sports-wise – and I’ve done plenty.  Except, of course, play football. I’ve figure skated, run track, weight trained (body building), rock climbed (the real kind, more than once a week), and practiced yoga and pilates for several years.  But still.  I do NOT want to show up at the try outs and have them raise their eyebrows, snicker and tell me to forget it.

Also – they ask the new recruits to bring a photo to leave behind.  I will probably take one that looks more like one of the LINGERIE FOOTBALL players – in my sports bra and workout shorts, but here are a few of me in similar attire to give you an idea.  You tell me what you think. Should I be wise and just WATCH try outs this year?  Or should I GO FOR IT?

As a Naughty Police Officer

I don’t compare in any way shape or form to the lady in the photo above, who’s abs could cut through steel. But I try.

 

Bikini Clad

That’s it for now my beautiful little blog-ites.  Stay tuned next week for my decision, and the subsequent videos / pics to go along (if I do it).

Have a fantastic rest of your week boys and girls!

Love you people! Mmmmmmpppphhhuuuuhhhh!!!!

xoxo,

Ms. Cheevious

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