Happiness is a Choice Challenge

When is the perfect time to workout?
Never. We're women. We have ten million things on our to-do list and a day that is too short to fit it all in. There will never be the perfect time for us to squeeze in a workout, and if we wait to do it when we feel like it...it doesn't happen. Your challenge this week is to pick two specific times that you will do the Movin' With Modbe Pilates DVD, write them down, and then do them. Remember that your health is like happiness- it doesn't happen on accident. We have got to purposely take steps to make it happen... and you can do it!

Permission

Marianne Williamson wrote:
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?...Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory... that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

If you know why, then you can deal with how!

A compartmentalized approach to health and wellness has never brought about long-term results. Pilates training is so powerful because it melds daily movements (functional fitness), muscle strengthening and lengthening, calorie burn and mental analysis into an effective workout sequence. It is also beautiful and very dynamic- it grows with you, becoming more challenging and offering more options as you master the principles and your body. So keep moving your body with Modbe, and get the results you want!

Progress is the Process Challenge

Moving With Modbe Challenge, September 21-30

The weather is changing, and so are you. Moving with Modbe is infusing a new dimension into your boutiques, and your customers are excited. How do you maintain the excitement that comes so easily for the first moments of any new program we set up for ourselves? Telling people about your progress is a sure way to keep the energy pumping into your goals! This is the challenge for this week. Tell five people about some of the personal victories you are achieving. Remember that your health is not mere a goal, but it is a process. Success along the way is measured on many levels, for example, success could be:

-making the decision to change your life and the lives of others
-moving your body just a little more than you did last week
-moving out of your comfort zone, physcially or mentally
-bringing someone along on the journey with you
-concentrating on what you can do, rather than on what you cannot
-gaining new knowledge to benefit your health, your family's health and your friend's health
-feeling strong and beautiful because of the confidence that being consistent gives you
-getting back up if you miss a day
-smiling when times get tough and doing it anyway!
-staying connected by reading modbepilates.blogspot.com

Fitness Journal Challenge!

When you know why, you can deal with how. Why are you moving with Modbe? Why do you care about your health and the health of those around you? Finding the answer to these questions will give you the inspiration and strength to keep moving when life wants to get in the way of your goals. Your challenge this week is to continue introducing yourself to Pilates through the Moving with Modbe DVD, and to journal why you want to be fit. Paper, blog, your kitchen wall- get it down in writing somewhere! If you feel comfortable, please send us your thoughts here or email the moderator.

They Are Friends for a Reason!

When beginning any fitness program, or frankly any important endeavor, it is vital to enlist the support of the people around you. Being accountable helps motivate us, and even more importantly the love and encouragement of our family and friends will pull us through the difficult or monotonous times. Your challenge: tell five people today that you are beginning a health program, and that it includes doing pilates twice a week. Better yet, ask them to do it with you.

September 8-14 Challenge!

Have you experienced the Moving With Modbe Pilates DVD this week? Do it twice this week and write us about it. If you don't have the DVD yet, go to Modbeclothing.com and order it asap, and then go on a brisk, 20-minute walk.

Joseph Piltes said:
"After ten times you will feel a difference;
after 20 times you will see a difference, and after
30 times you will have a new body."

Please blog back with your experiences with the Moving With Modbe DVD!

What is Moving With Modbe Pilates and Why Do It?

Pilates is a safe, total body discipline and can be very challenging. The movements were designed by Joseph Pilates, who took the most effective core exercises available from several athletic disciplines. Benefits include:



-- muscle strengthening=metabolism boost!
-- identifying and healing muscular imbalances
-- intense calorie burn
-- increased muscle mass—particularly long, lean muscle tone
-- greater flexibility, faster injury recovery
-- enhanced mental awareness due to concentration focus- learn how to learn!
-- greater oxygen intake and increased cardio output potential
-- massive low back stability, deep muscular torso strengthening
-- tightening of the waist, abdominals, rear and thighs. Greater tone in the arms, back and chest
-- increased bone density
-- grace and confidence as you move your body with new ease, strength and correct posture
-- pelvic floor strengthening, post-partum recovery
-- enhance athletic performance in any physical discipline

What is the Modbe Movement?

The Modbe Movement is a fitness challenge sponsored by Modbe Clothing Company. The purpose of The Movement is to help women strengthen their bodies, feel confident in their hot Modbe clothes, and gain a greater sense of community as they workout and share Modbe clothing with other women.

There is a weekly challenged issued to all participants of The Modbe Movement. These fitness opportunities are safe and challenging, and will include physical and nutritional goals. The challenges are created by a master aerobics and personal trainers who not only love fitness, but love and use the Modbe clothing line.