Today is the last day to register for August’s Beautiful YOU! Core Concentration online program!

I will be getting September’s information in the T-Tapp store next week, hopefully!  I’ll also be sharing here on my blog.  Trying to get all my balls back in the air after a busy July! 😉  Need to practice my juggling!

Ladies are already noticing new mind-to-muscle connections–we’re all hopeful for a very serious, long-term relationship between the tummy and brain!  ♥

If you’d like to join us for August, here is the link–until tomorrow!

Beautiful YOU! Core Concentration for August

(And Friday I’ll be featuring another T-Tapp product! Feature Friday is back! )

I’m sooo excited about my new online program, Beautiful YOU! Core Concentration!

But why is the core so important?

As I stated in an earlier post, between my experience as a T-Tapper for 6 1/2 years and a T-Tapp trainer for 1 1/2 years, I’ve learned that the core is really crucial for results in T-Tapp.  Not just inch loss (great as that is!), but also for better health.

Every component of the T-Tapp stance is as important–no, more important–than the rest of the workout.  If you don’t set up properly, then you won’t get max activation from the moves in the workout!  I have learned for myself and for my clients to focus on that core.  In clinics and classes I have been known to take 45 minutes for curling the core and Primary Back Stretch alone! 😉

I watched my own body reshape in amazing ways (after 10 term deliveries, last one being a c-section!) by focusing on the core when I was a trainer-in-training.  I’ve had clients who focused on their core and lost inches or reshaped in all the right places.  So I know this is a key to success with T-Tapp!

In Beautiful YOU! we are going to focus on core through several moves in the chosen workouts for the month and really slow things down to get to the core in each and every one.   I’m convinced that if we don’t “get” that, we might still get results, but we won’t get optimal results.

Activating the core not only helps reshape the rib to hip section, but it also helps boost the metabolism, improve posture, and by getting into proper alignment, helps the body function better overall.  Even our mood can be affected by how we activate our core–no kidding! 🙂

Perhaps you’re not sure you want to commit to a month of doing just 2 workouts for a month.  I have 6 schedule options, including a few for those who have adrenal or health issues, so you have variety!  Or you just can’t swing it financially right now.  That’s fine!  Beautiful YOU! is a monthly program–we will focus on the core through different workouts each month.  You can always join later!

But what about for now?  Well, how about something for FREE?!

I post trainer Michelle Barbuto’s fabulous Curl Your Core tips all over the T-Tapp forums–and I will be using them in my Beautiful YOU! program as well!  Of course I’m going to be taking them apart and doing some intensive focus with those doing the program, but you can read them on the forums and practice them yourself at home–for free!

Click here to go to the link at the forums:  Curl Your Core Tips

Print those out and practice them often!  I advise every day for a few weeks, then before your workouts.  Then you can back off a bit, but revisit them.   Often!

If you’re interested in the Beautiful YOU! Core Concentration program, you can click HERE to learn more about it. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me here or on Facebook, and I’ll be happy to answer questions!

I have a private forum just for participants–where we can share freely and learn together and have a blast!

Since I got the program in the store later than I had planned, I will be leaving registration up through August 7.  Then I will close it, but I will be putting September’s into the store in just a few weeks, so you’ll have another opportunity to join us!

If you’d like to join us, but you don’t have MORE 2 or Broom 2–no worries!  Once you register you can order through me for a discount, and even though you will get them after the program starts, trust me–there will be enough to focus on while you’re waiting on them to come! 😉

And if you think “just” curling your core isn’t enough–well, Rita, one of my clients in the Foundations for Fitness online class didn’t think it would be, either.  But since last fall, by mainly focusing on curling her core (in the midst of adrenal fatigue and lots of stress), she has lost several inches off her waist!  She has lost about 3 sizes “just” curling her core!

Then Chi, a former soldier-now-turned-Mommy, focused on her core for several months.  When she returned to regular workouts, she lost inches in all the right places, reshaping, continuing to focus on her core and now is in better shape than she was when in the Army!

Whether adrenal-fatigued mama or former Army soldier (and anyone in between)–EVERYONE can benefit from some core focus!

Hope you can join me for some core concentration and fun!

It’s HERE!   (Back to Basics for) Beautiful YOU!  Core Concentration is now in the T-Tapp Store!

If you want to maximize results and get the most out of your workouts, focusing on the core is the key!

Hope you can join me for Beautiful YOU! Core Concentration next month!

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me!

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I have placed a donation button on the sidebar for a T-Tapper who has been in my Foundations for Fitness online class.  On Friday July 12 her home, which was a historical landmark over 100 years old, burned to the ground in 45 minutes.  They have lost everything.  Thankfully she, her husband and 4 sons are okay!  Three of her sons have autism to varying degrees, so she has a LOT on her plate.  Any donations are appreciated, and please keep them in your prayers as they start the long journey of putting their lives back together after this tragic loss.

Thank you!

In my experience as a T-Tapper and a T-Tapp trainer, I am finding that we can get so focused on losing a size, getting all the way through a workout, or adding target moves that we lose the very foundation of T-Tapp–our core.

(Back to Basics for) Beautiful YOU! Core Concentration is a new monthly program that will take us back to the basics of the core.  Core concentration is the foundational key to long term results!

Our core thoughts and beliefs also shape us inside and out–yes, I mean literally on the outside!  Our thoughts can either encourage us or sabotage us, especially as we make changes for healthier, better living.

Beautiful YOU! Core Concentration program will focus on both the physical and emotional/mental “core” to help us bring out our best and be truly beautiful–inside and out!

Each month all participants will do the same 2-3 workouts, with special emphasis on the core throughout.  August’s workouts are MORE 2 and the new Broom 2!

What’s included for August?

*SIX schedules based on MORE 2 and Broom 2–two for those with adrenal/health challenges.

*A private support group where you can ask questions, where I will share “core” tips and helpful links on skin care, adrenal health, healthy eating, and more.

*Discount on T-Tapp and Better Body Basics products!

*Teleconference call where I will share more “core” tips on the workouts for the month and why speaking kindly to ourselves is so important.

*Rewards!  There will be a point system to earn a deeper discount on T-Tapp products or a Skype session with me!

Beautiful YOU! Core Concentration will be $45 per month.  Link will be posted as soon as it’s up in the store!

I will also have an additional Skype option (12 Skype openings available), where we will work through a few moves slowly and steadily, with focus on the core for max muscle activation!

Beautiful YOU! Core Concentration–for a healthier, happier, stronger and more beautiful YOU!

photo credit:  Roger Karlsson

This month’s Deep Discount Tuesday is a great deal on the Step Away Super Set!

First is Step Away the Inches–a 25 minute indoor walking workout, core cardio that is the equivalent of a brisk 2 mile walk!

Then there is Step It to the Death Max, kicking it up to the next level!  It’s similar to Step Away the Inches, but contains more upper body movements and step/lift sequencing (64 step lifts, to be exact!) for increased core cardio concentration.  Equivalent to a 5 mile walk!

Separately they are $45, the set is normally $30.  But tomorrow it is $20!  Click HERE to take advantage of this great deal on two fantastic walking workouts that should be in every T-Tapper’s “repertoire”!

(Thanks to my friend Bev for the “nickname” for Step It to the Max! 😉 )

I was going to announce the winner last night–but we had some storms move in crazy fast!

So without further delay….

The first winner is–    KIRSTI!

And the second is–   PAULA!

Congratulations to both of you!  

And thank you to everyone who entered my birthday giveaway!!!!

I celebrated my birthday on Monday, but to celebrate with you–I want to give YOU a free copy of the new Broom 2 dvd!

Broom 2 was filmed at last year’s annual T-Tapp Retreat.  It has many elements of the original Broom dvd, but there is no instruction and it’s only 13 minutes long. Perfect when you want a broom workout on a time-crunched day!

Teresa still has a little warming up where she goes over a few of the basics, including stepping the T-Tapp way (including 3 good reason to keep those toes STRAIGHT!).  Just the first 2 minutes of mini-instruction is worth the price of the dvd! (Which is very reasonably priced, by the way!)

After the little stepping instruction/warm-up, Teresa gives a few minutes of instruction using the broom to enhance body alignment–you will find your lats with this workout! 😉

Then she puts it together–you might think, “Wait a minute!  If the warming up portion is around 5 minutes, then we’re really only stepping with the broom for about 8 minutes! How effective can that be?!”

Very!

The first time I did Broom 2, I was surprised at the amount of cardio this little powerhouse delivered! Yet, as one with adrenal challenges, it wasn’t too much to zap me!  I actually felt really good–like I’d worked out, to be sure, but energized.  And I didn’t need a nap! 🙂 Teresa does a great job of bringing the heart rate up and back down, kicking out inflammation and lactic acid build-up.  Towards the end she slows the pace to bring the heart rate down before finishing.

Added to all that–it is reasonably priced at $19.95!

I can see this workout becoming a staple in my schedule rotation!

Now–for the giveaway!

I plan to give away two copies of Broom 2 for free!  Shipping is free (if outside the US, I will ask for you to help with shipping but I promise to find the most economical way!)

Ready to enter?!

1. Share!  Facebook, Google Plus, Twitter, e-mail, on your blog, Pinterest, call a friend, send a letter via snail mail!  🙂   Please let me know, and if possible, share a link so I can see it, too!  You can either share here in the comments or go to my Be Youthful ‘n Fit Facebook page.  Share as much as you like, and each day, each area of sharing counts!

2. Do you have the original Broom dvd? If so, do you like it (and why)?  If not, would you want it?

3. Why would you like to win this dvd?

4. How long have you been T-Tapping?

5. Tell me something beautiful about yourself–doesn’t have to be a physical trait, but it could be!

6. If you haven’t opted in (the green box on the sidebar, not the Feedburner), do that to get another entry.  If you have already opted in, just note that and it counts for an entry, too!  Through the opt-in box I send e-mails with the blog updates, but I sometimes include a great thread I found at the forums, tips on health or skin care as well as upcoming events and classes I will be teaching.

7. Are there any topics you would like to see addressed in future blog posts?  I have a lot to talk about 🙂 but if there are specific things you are wanting to see, that will help me to prioritize and talk about what is helpful to you!  For this one, if you could please leave it in the comments section here at the blog, that would be helpful for me to have those all in one place!

The giveaway will run from now until midnight Sunday, June 23.  I will announce the winners on Monday, June 24, 2013.

And if you just can’t wait to get one for yourself, you can click on the link just below the picture above and go to the store to purchase it!  😉

So let’s—-CELEBRATE!

This month’s Deep Discount Tuesday deal is 50% off Gentle Transitions!

It’s been a crazy few weeks–well, crazier than normal! 🙂   It seems every time I sit down to write a blog post, something comes up/distracts me!

Tomorrow is my birthday!  I’m celebrating with family and a special friend from India.

Then this Tuesday is Deep Discount Tuesday,(I’ll share about that tomorrow evening or first thing Tuesday), then Wednesday I will be posting a Birthday Giveaway–it’s my birthday week but one of YOU will win the prize!

And today, we’re planning to have some homemade pie to celebrate my wonderful husband and daddy to my children!

We’re just full of fun and celebration this week! 😉

Here is a special tribute to my dad that I wrote last year–and I can’t add a thing to it!

Sharing a Special Day

Hope you are enjoying celebrating the special man/men in your life that helped shape and influence you as well!

Tomorrow is Deep Discount Tuesday — and what an AMAZING deal it is!