This stuff’s getting crazy. I thought it was gonna be a little flu, nothing big. But this thing spread like wildfire. Even my small hometown has people infected by it. And you know deep down you too have a little fear of catching it. With a name like the swine flu, I wouldn’t wanna catch it either.

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Here are 10 ways NOT to get the swine flu.

1. Get your C on: Vitamin C is one of the best way to boost your immune system. If your taking your multivitamins (which you should be) double up the dosage when you start feeling sick or even a hint of it. Look for ester-C supplements. You can find them at a G.N.C for pretty cheap but this type of vitamin C has a greater absorption rate which means your using most of it.
2. SLEEP: We all don’t get enough of it. A good night sleep helps regulate your hormones and repair your body. Most people need anywhere from 6-10 hours of sleep. To be sure, do some research and look into your own circadian rhythm.
3. Exercise: Get plenty of it. Exercise boosts your metabolism and releases endorphins. Not to mention it works your beach body.
4. Get rid of coffee: Coffee robs your body of vitamins and minerals and it also dehydrates you. For every cup of coffee you drink, drink 2 cups of water to balance it.
5. Get your herb on: Teas are full of antioxidants which help boost your immune system. Herbal supplements also help boost your metabolism and immune system.
6. Get Fat: Thats right, eat your fats. Eat plenty of healthy fats like omega 3,6,9. Look for an EFA (essential fatty acid) supplement at your local G.N.C
7. Eat like a caveman: Get plenty of protein in your diet. In addition to helping build muscle protein also helps strengthen the immune system.
8. Drink tons of water: I know you’ve heard this plenty of times but keeping hydrated is something most people still forget.
9. Wash your hands: To prevent from catching anything wash your hands or keep some germ-x with you.  The gym, a day care, and a school are the places with the highest germ traffic.
10. Pamper yourself: Relax, hang out with friends, watch some movies. Anthing to keep you stress free and keep your cortisol levels down.

Keeping healthy will keep you your immune system up. And if you want to know an extra secret trick for boosting your metabolism then email me.

P.S. From the 23rd to the 30th head to any family owned G.N.C for a ” back to the basics” promo. Anybody who mentions my name or Get Sexy San Antonio bootcamps can pick any womens Multi and any size and any flavor of the Amplify Protein for 25% off. All  men can pick any multi any size as well as the Amped wheybolic 60 any flavor any size for 25% off. Basically everyone can get the same discount my clients get for a whole week.

First off before I get into the post I want to personally thank all of you for the advice you gave me about my 2 puppies. If you don’t know I adopted 2 puppies(boxer/pitbull mix) about a month ago. They are brother and sister and lately the brother has been really jealous. So saturday he attacked her really bad and wouldnt let go of her neck, I tried to break it up but got my hand bit real bad instead. Thank you for all your emails and comments about what to do with my puppies. I never expected over 85 emails let alone supportive calls and text messages. I really appreciate it.

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One of the most common excuses i’ve heard for not working out is I dont have any time.

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Have you ever said that?

I have so much to do. I have to drop off the kids at school, go to work, get out of work and pick up the kids, take them to soccer practice, finish a project for work, pick up the kids from soccer practice, make dinner, and go to sleep. There’s no time in my day for working out.

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Most people have the mentality that you need to workout for at least 2 hours for it to be effective or you need to run at least 3 miles.

In reality the shorter more intense workouts get the best results faster. What if I told you that if your really pressed for time a 5 minute workout can boost your metabolism and burn fat just as good as an hour long one?

Here, try this one. It’s really simple and you don’t need any equipment at all. You can do this at home, office, or park. Basically anywhere you have a little space.

Here it is:  You do each exercise for 30 seconds back to back until the entire circuit is done. Then if you choose to and have more time you can do another round.

30 sec sprint in place- 30 sec body squat

30 sec sprint in place- 30 sec alternating lunges

30 sec sprint in place- 30 sec pushups

30 sec sprint in place- 30 sec lateral lunges

30 sec sprint in place- 30 sec plank

Now it’s important when I say sprint in place, I mean sprint in place. That has to be an all out sprint. Then you shoot for as many reps of the next exercise as you can till the 30 seconds are up. Remember these are all back to back so there’s no rest till your 5 min are up.

Hope it will help take away some of the excuses let me know how you liked it after you’ve tried it.

P.S. I send alot of workouts to my newsletter list regularly so if you want free workouts go to my site and sign up for my newsletter http://www.getsexysanantonio.com

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I can’t get this topic outta head. I’m on both sides of the fence. President Obama is proposing a federal tax on soft drinks and other junk foods.

The people who support this are saying the benefits from this tax would help America out in many ways. The taxes collected would help fund the health care reform, and the increased price of all the junk food would reduce overall consumption. That would also lower the price of some people’s health care due to being overweight.

Now all of it makes sense to me I mean it worked when they did this for tobacco. Higher taxes caused a decrease in smoking. But there are still somethings that make me wonder about it. If someone really wants those sweets they’re going to get them high tax or no tax, but at least the extra money will go to funding the health care reform. So there is always 2 sides.

Check out this new article from the New England Journal of Medicine . Wait till you hear this, it made my jaw drop. The report states “ Sugar beverages account for 10 to 15% of calories consumed by children and adolescents. For each extra can or glass beverage consumed per day, the likelihood of a a child’s becoming obese increases by 60%.” . That’s insane! It’s no wonder there’s a new 450 lb kid with their own documentary show practically everyday.

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What do you think about this? Would you support it?

I would if it meant making people drink and eat less junk.

So what do you think? Leave your comments below.

Let’s be honest. What’s the first thing you usually think of when you hear fitness program? Strict, boring, work, a chore etc. That’s why most people tend to skip or “forget” their workouts.

There is a way that you can workout and have fun with it too. All you have to do is find a way to make it fun.

Let me tell you a story about when I was little. One day when I was probably about 5 yrs old my mom wanted me to help out with some of the chores. CHORES! No way I had just convinced a friend of mine to lend me the new power rangers movie and it was getting to the good parts! So my mom stopped the movie and said I needed to wash the dishes while she went to my grandmas then I can watch the movie. My grandma lived right next door so it wasn’t far.

So I pulled up a chair, climbed on and started filling the sink with water and soap. The more the sink filled with water and soap the more it reminded me of something. And that’s when I clicked. Hey, this doesn’t have to be so bad. I could probably have fun with this. So I did, I found a way to have fun with it and still get them done (and managed to get another chore done too).  From then on I wanted to wash the dishes all time. Sadly that was my last time washing dishes for a while. If you’re wondering how I had fun with it, let’s just say mom came home and found the dishes nice and clean in the sink along with a naked little me too. When the water was filling the sink it reminded me of a bath. So I jumped in and thought hey why not wash the dishes and myself. It didn’t make sense to my mom so I had to take another shower.

That was also the first time I thought about time management, killing 2 birds with 1 stone, but we’ll get into that another time.

What i’m saying is find a way to make the chores in your life fun. Now i’m not saying jump into your sink naked but go ahead if you want, it’s fun. What i’m saying is if you feel like exercising or working out is a chore, make it fun. Get a friend to workout with you, try new workouts, try a bootcamp, and give yourself rewards for goals you set. Remember how cool it was when you were little and got good grades and your parents bought you a toy or something. Well now that your an adult you don’t have someone to keep you in check so you have to do it on your own. Give yourself a goal and a reward for that goal.

Finding ways is easy and if you need help finding ways let me know i’m sure we’ll find a way for you.

P.S. Yes we’ll find a way to make it fun without having to take your clothes off

When it comes to my health and sports performance Im a mad scientist. I make different kinds of potions for different aspects of my health.

Ill be honest I have some that taste like sh!t. But we wont talk about those today (funny thing is the ugly tasting ones are the best ones). Ill show you the good tasting ones, because honestly who wants to drink something that tastes nasty over and over again.

THE HEALTH BOOSTER

This one is for your overall health. It helps with digestive health, skin, hair, etc. I know we always talk about fat loss and building muscle, but this is mainly for your health. Most americans dont get enough vitamins and fiber in their diets so this will take care of that.

Ingredients: regular colon cleanse 1 tbl spoon, super green food 1 tbl spoon (this stuff makes the shake green so dont freak out), goji splash 1 scoop, udu’s oil 1 tbl spoon.

Mix it all up and drink up.

THE SAILOR SMOOTHIE

I know what your thinking, spinach in a shake? If it worked for popeye it works for you . Blend this all together till its nice and creamy.

Ingredients: 1 cup frozen rasberries, 1 cup of spinach, 1 cup low fat plain yogurt, 1/2 cup low fat milk, 1/4 cup of cashews, 2 scoops of strawberry protein.

THE GREEN TEA MUSCLE BUILDER

This is an awesome shake for energy, antioxidants, and keeps you lean!

Ingredients: 1 tsp matcha green tea, ¼ cup hot water,½ banana,½ cup coconut milk,½ cup low-fat cottage cheese,½ cup low-fat plain yogurt,1 scoop Vanilla Metabolic Drive,1 tsp vanilla extract, 2 cups of ice.

Add matcha to 2 tbsp of hot water. Mix with a fork until matcha is completely dissolved. Add remaining hot water stirring constantly. Combine all ingredients and blend on high until smooth and creamy.

PERFECT POST WORKOUT

Its your perfect mix to recover from tough workouts

Ingredients: 2 scoops of wheybolic extreme, 1-2 scoops vitargo, if it was a big strength workout then you can add 1 tsp of creatine.

You need alot of water because of the thickness of the vitargo, but its awesome! I prefer vanilla protein with tropical fruit vitargo.

Play around with these and add them to your diet. Youll notice a big difference in energy, recovery, and health. If you have any shake recipies share them here leave me a comment.

P.S. let me know if you want to learn my “secret preworkout shake” this ones a favorite for guys and works awesome for women.

Face it, everyone likes to kick back once in a while. Even me

To be fit, you dont have to be deprived and extra strict all the time. Just as long as your doing right 80% of the time then you can afford to mess up the other 10% and still have great progress.

That rule applies to acohol as well. I get asked by alot of clients about alcohol. While yes its bad, it can be enjoyed still. You see I have a “rule” or “method” that helps you reach your goals and still have fun. All you have to do is remember the magic number 5. Its the magic number 5 not 6 or 7 so just keep it at 5.

Let me explain it. You can still enjoy yourself, have some beer, wine, margaritas, or whatever your favorite drink is and still maintain and build your fit body if you only allow yourself 5 drinks per week. That can be split up by having a drink after work or after dinner, or all 5 in one day. Just as long as you dont go over 5 drinks a week.

This is alot more fun then swearing off alcohol altogether like I first did when I started working out seriously. You can still have fun and be fit. But DONT GO OVER THE 5 LIMIT!

I wanna ask a question, a little bit off subject of fitness but its fun. Whats your favorite drink? Any recipies? Leave your comments here.