Christmas Laughter

I am always trying to think of how to relate subjects to fitness.

But in this case I just want everyone to get a laugh.

These children and this message is what Christmas is all about.

I hope you can appreciate this video and the message it send but at the same time get a chuckle out of it

These children sing with Love and LOTS OF PASSION!!!




Jeremy Belter
www.newberlinbootcamp.com

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Christmas Hope and Love

What is Christmas all about?

In my opinion it is about hope and love.

It is about hope and love for one another.

Christmas is a great time of year and I bet you need time off from your schedule.

This Christmas enjoy your family, take time to help someone in need, and give back.

But mainly try to focus on the TRUE meaning of CHRISTmas.

After the holidays are over lest make 2009 our best year yet.

I leave you with a question...

What is the Ultimate Hope and Love for you and your family?

Happy Holidays,

Jeremy Belter
www.jeremybelter.com
www.newberlinbootcamp.com

WINTER FITNESS

Last night and today in Wisconsin we got blasted with snow.  

I know of so many people that will hurt their backs shoveling or using a snowblower.

Can this be avoided or minimized?

The truth is you can minimize your risk of injury by getting as strong as possible.

As we age our muscle decreases unless we stick with a strength training lifestyle.

You can even get a great workout click the video below to see what I mean

This video is for entertainment purposes only!

BLAST FAT,

Jeremy Belter
http://www.jeremybelter.com
http://www.newberlinbootcamp.com

How Business Success is Like Fitness Success

While starting Fitness4u LLC there are some amazing similarities between transforming a business and transforming your body.

1. Both take discipline
If you are changing your body and trying to get fit you will need discipline. Daily, weekly, monthly goals and doing the challenging things over and over again. The same is true of building a business.

2. Both take action
I know that learning is important but until you take MASSIVE ACTION on both your body transformation and your business success will elude you.

3. Both require help from others
You might like doing things on your own but we all need help sometimes. This is true in business and in fitness.

4. Both take perseverance
This one could be number one. You must refuse to fail at both. It takes a plan of hard and smart work to make both happen. I learned it in fitness and am realizing it in business. This is the number one reason for fitness and weight loss failure and in business as well.

5. You must change
For business to succeed you must change based on what works. The same is true with fitness and I see people making the same mistakes over and over again which will lead to failure.

Fitness and business success are highly correlated. You must make a decision to understand that for LONG TERM FITNESS SUCCESS you must be disciplined, take action, find help, persevere, and continually change.

BLAST FAT,

Jeremy Belter
www.jeremybelter.com

REALITY TV REALITY FITNESS

What makes reality TV so good?

What makes it so popular?

Growing up as a child reality TV did not exist.  

Now it is on what seems to be almost every single night.

Here are some things that make reality television so great

1.  There is no acting and this makes it more true for most people.

2.  Most shows usually represent someone we know or even ourselves

3.  Lessons about life are learned most of the time

4.  Unlike the news (which is real) it is much more positive.  

5.  Most of us wonder what it would be like if we were in their shoes.  What would we do?  With regular TV this is much different because it is not as realistic.  

6.  The outcome is never clear.

Why does this matter?  

Because I want you to know that this blog is a reality blog.  

I am a normal person (just like you) working to do extraordinary things.  

I promise to tell you the truth, give you real facts, and focus on real people that are getting real results.

Watching the Secret Millionaire tonight made me realize that life is so important and helping people is what makes the world go round.  I hope that I get the honor of serving you through helping you reach all your fitness goals.

Jeremy

PS Please watch the Secret Millionaire and tell me how it made you feel.

Before and Afters

Here are some before and after photos using my program.  These are actual twelve week photos and I am doing this only to prove that you can have profound changes in a short time using my fitness system.  

About Me

Normally I do my best to write about you but today I am going to talk about myself.  I want you (the reader) to get to know me on a more personal level.  

Currently, I am a fitness professional and fitness expert in New Berlin, Wisconsin but more about that in a bit.

I grew up in rural Minnesota about 15 minutes outside of Winona, Minnesota in a township that does not exist on any maps.... at least that I know about.  If you really want to know it is called Wilson, Minnesota and I bet you will be unable to find a census on this tiny place that does not exist on most if not all maps.  

My parents were and still are blue collar workers.  Hard workers living the rural Minnesota life and both worked hard to raise me the best they knew how.  Throughout my childhood my focus was on SPORTS.  I played baseball first (my first love) and basketball which ended up consuming my life in a positve way I guess.  Literally, I would shoot baskets in -10 degree weather.  I never gave up and I maximized my potential.  A discipline I am doing my best at incorporating into my currentl fitness business.  I want to thank all of my school coaches for helping me learn what it takes to be successful with life.  Most importantly for the relationships we have built.  THANK YOU

My basketball skills brought me to Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Wisconsin Lutheran College) where I developed a love for this city, made new and lifelong friends, and just felt at home.  It took a year or so but that would have happened anywhere, I think.  By my Junior year I started playing baseball again.  I had pretty good success considering I had not played for a few years.  In fact, I almost broke an NCAA record.  

After college I had trouble finding my passion but once I got started with fitness I realized where I wanted to be.  Fitness is my calling and helping people learn the TRUTH.  There is so much fiction out there and I truly want you to know the truth.  I will never give up with my message that you can get fit in less time and for less money with the right help.  Fad dieting, quick solutions, magic solutions, super easy results, and tons of cardio are not the truth for long term weight loss.  

When I first started in fitness, I made well below the poverty level.  YES I made very little money through fitness.  But I knew I had a passion for it and I knew that I was very good at it.I worked for companies and at one point I was training about 50-80 sessions per week and was doing ok financially but not mentally.  I love what I do but 50-80 sessions per week is not a career.  Finally, I started my own company, my own vision, and truly wanted to help more people and this was the only way how.  

Here are some concepts important to me

God

Family

Friends

Clients

Health

Vitality

Passion

Truth

Teamwork

America

Philanthropy

Kindness 

I hope that this has helped you get to know me better.  

Thanks,

Jeremy Belter

www.jeremybelter.com

www.jeremybelter.blogspot.com

Can You Do To Much Cardio?

So I was in the club today and someone said "I lost 15lbs in 2 weeks" 

This seems awesome and trust me I want to be happy for him.

But I have seen this over and over again.

I am worried for him.

People lose weight to fast by doing something excessive and gain all the weight back and more.

Ask yourself these questions:

How much muscle did he lose?

Is his metabolism faster?

Can he maintain this forever?

What is the key to long term weight loss?

And after I said "you might be doing too much cardio"

He said "you can NEVER do to much cardio!"

I could not believe what I was hearing. 

I truly felt said and disappointed for this person.

Why?  Because we had discussed in detail the 

SOLUTION FOR LONG TERM WEIGHT LOSS!

WHAT IS THE TRUTH?

The truth is most people do way to much cardio and not enough strength training.

The truth is most people are in the gym way to long and never see results.

The truth is cardio is NOT the key to long term weight loss.

Trying to lose weight through cardio alone leads to failure.

I am not saying cardio is not important but I am saying that it is overused.

Jeremy Belter

www.jeremybelter.com

Client of the Month

Client of the month is Anil.  

Anil has worked with me for about 6 months

He has seen oustanding results in appearance and in abilities.  

Anil made a committment to change and  was willing to invest in himself.  

He made a decision to change!

He sought out resources to help him.

He followed through and took MASSIVE ACTION

HIGHLIGHTS

More Strength

Lost Inches in his Waist

Lost Weight

Nutritional and Lifestyle Changes

Results in much LESS TIME

More endurance

I not only watched Anil change physically but psychology as well.  

He became more confident in his abilities with fitness.

He really started to believe that he could achieve all his fitness goals and it now shows!

Great Job Anil,

Jeremy Belter

www.newberlinbootcamp

www.jeremybelter.com

PS Check out his video here

Win Yourself Fit

6 MONTHS OF FAT BLASTING BOOT CAMP FREE!

ENTER NOW!

To enter send us a “before” photo (*men in shorts and women in a two piece swim suit – front view only) and a one or two page letter telling why you should be chosen to receive 6 FREE months of Fat Blasting Boot Camp.

Entry Deadline is January 1, 2009

To Be Eligible to Enter you must:

· Be between 18-50 years of age

· Be willing to train 3 times a week during regular Boot Camp Sessions in New Berlin, Wisconsin (5:30 a.m.)

· Only train with Fat Blasting Boot Camp (no other fitness classes, camps or trainers)

· Be willing to follow all guidelines of the program

· Communicate weekly, preferably daily with Jeremy via email to track progress

· Be willing to be a walking, talking, billboard for Fat Blasting Boot Camp

· Be willing to allow Fitness4U to use your likeness/interviews/photos for all marketing purposes

Send entries to: jeremy@jeremybelter.com or mail to Jeremy Belter, 16302 W. Coachlight Dr., New Berlin, WI 53151

Winner will be chosen by Jeremy Belter and Fitness4U personnel no later than January 5, 2009.

*Please note: Fitness4U will not share your photo with anyone unless you are selected as the winner of the FREE Boot Camp package. Sorry, we cannot return photos.

Will you get back up when you fail at fitness?

This weekend was an excellent learning experience for me.

My neice had a skating competition.

She is  very young at about 5 years old.

I do not know how many girls and boys, including Mariah, fell down but it was the majority.

So did these boys and girls get back up? Of course they did or they would never get any better.

The TRUTH is the children that never quit are the ones that end up being the best.  

The problem with those trying to get fit this new year is they will fall down.

They may not see results so then they give up.

They might get sick and not come back.

They might fall back  into an unhealthy habits.

They might not even have a good reason at all, just some lame excuse.

What if you kept going after" falling down"?  

What if failing was not a choice?

What if you never gave up?

What if you were like my neice Mariah in this video and you kept gettting back up?

The fall is at 50-60 seconds point!!

Never give up always give more,

Jeremy

www.jeremybelter.com

www.newberlinbootcamp.com

PS Do not try this at home:)

PPS Nobody was hurt in th making of this video but WOW that was a great unrehearsed fall!

7 Holiday Tips to Prevent Packing on the Pounds

Avoiding holiday weight gain is not impossible but it is challenging.  I want to make it as easy as possible for you to avoid gaining weight, going up in sizes, and giving up your routine this holiday season.  Here are your tips:

1.) Keep up with an exercise routine.  

Exercise becomes even more important if your eating habits get worse.  And lets all admit it 90% of us eat worse during the Holidays.  If you are currently not exercising you might want to start now.  Take it slow but add activity in to avoid the weight gain this year.

2.) Eat often and eat some good foods especially protein and fiber foods.

This one tip could save you this Holiday.  I am not against eating any "bad food" for most that would not be realistic.  In fact you should instead focus on getting in some healthy foods everyday during the holiday.  This will curb your appitite. Especially if you are eating protein and fiber foods.  Focus on getting fruits, veggies, lean meats, meal replacement bars and shakes.  

3.)  Drink water 

Water competes for space in your stomach and truly helps decrease appetite. For every plate you eat, try to drink at least 1-2 glasses of water. After that second plate, when you have 1 full liter of water in your stomach, I bet you might just throw in the towel!  If you need something to add to water try some tea or crystal light.  

4.) Eat slow especially during those big sit down meals

I fyou eat to fast you will eat more food.  By eating slower you help the brain realize when the stomach is full.  By doing this you might avoid some uneeded sugar and fat calories.   

5.)  Get rid of guilt

Nobody is perfect and we all slip up during the holidays.  If and when this happens start over and forget the past.  So many people will eat more out of this guild and it becomes a terrible cycle.  Please do not fall into this trap just start fresh and guilt free.

6.) Limit liquid calories including alcohol.

 Just by cutting juices, soday, and alcohol during the holida season you can save yourself a ton of calories.  For example lets say you are going to have 500 of liquid calories a day for one month.  This would add up to 15,000 calories by the end of the month.  If you cut that number down to 200 that would be 6000 calories for the month.  Whatever number it comes out to limit alcohol and fruit juices alone will help you keep the weight off!

7.) Try using sugar subsitutes and other healthy alternatives.  

There are so many ways to cut calories and change unhealthy food to good or even great foods.  For example when making pie use stevia or other low calorie alternatives.  Drink tea instead of soda.  Focus on using the best ingredients when baking and making foods.  Trust me it does not make foods taste that different.  Plus ask yourself "is it worth it to make these little changes?"

There you have 7 tips to help you this holiday season

Jeremy Belter

  

Disturbing TRUTH You Might Not Like

Fitness pros get a bad rap at times. And hey, sometimes it's well deserved. It's unfortunate, but there are still way too many "meat head" trainers who are more interested in looking at themselves in a mirror than they are in their own clients. For those of you that know me personally, you will know it is my sincere desire that you become as healthy and fit as you possibly can!

But we also take heat at times for being too interested in looks and appearance than health and wellness.

Well, I'm going to fill you in on a little secret. We've tried to market our businesses by educating people about the health benefits of proper nutrition and exercise. We'd love for people to care more about their health than how they look.

Unfortunately, and this holds true for the vast majority of people, they only care about their health once they've lost it.

Think about that for a little bit.

I can tell you right now the unscrupulous marketers online are making a FORTUNE promoting these Acai Berry pills right now. And they are able to do that because they are promoting it as weight loss and not the real benefit of Acai Berry.

It is the "magic pill" of the day. If you've been paying attention to the weight loss market you'll know it used to be Hoodia.

Now, you might not like it, but I'm not going to be the one to lie to you. I'm not going to be the one to tell you take this little pill and watch the weight fall off. THERE IS NO EASY MAGICAL SOLUTION!

Acai Berry is a heck of an antioxidant that can help your body fight the aging process and help boost your immune system, but it's not going to flush the excess pounds off your belly, butt, hips and thighs. Sorry.

Now my friends at http://jeremy.getprograde.com have an amazing product that includes Acai Berry as one of its main ingredients. But unlike those that preach the "one pill wonder" miracle solution, they only promote their product for what it is; a very powerful Antioxidant formula to help boost your health.

So if your health is of interest to you then definitely check out http://jeremy.getprograde.com/longevity

Sorry if this is frustrating to you but I feel obligated to tell you the TRUTH. I'm here to shed the whole truth fo you. It's up to YOU to decide whether or not your health is more valuable to you than your appearance.

Yours in health,

Jeremy Belter

PS - Again, if you value your health and want help with the aging process I can't recommend http://jeremy.getprograde.com/longevity to you enough.

Are You a Fitness Expert?

It happens all the time.  Someone will ask me a fitness question and I will start to tell them what is the answer from a fitness professionals point of few.  At that point some people become Fitness Experts magically.  People are going to do what they want but if you want the truth ask a fitness professional that knows.  Listen Up here... Just because someone loses 50lbs on the green bean diet does not mean they are more fit or more healthy.  

Heck if you run for a day straight and do not eat anything you will lose weight (This is not my advice so DONT DO IT. This is just to make a point).  In any weight loss effort your goal is to lose fat not muscle and it is definitely not to starve yourself!!

People will talk in terms of what they have either done, or are going to do.  COME ON if you are not a fitness expert and if you want to learn the truth let the experts help.  Fitness people want to help they really do it is in their blood.  Take advice when the person is an expert.  It is amazing how people will take advice from Uncle Joe, Aunt May, Grandma Ethel, Grandpa Joe, or any other person on the street. Always question the source and ask "is what they are telling me fundamental for long term fitness and health or just a quick weight loss gimmick?"  

To your fitness success,

Jeremy

The 4 tips for a “fat free” Holiday Season!

It is that time of year again.  Were families get together and share the joy of Christmas.  On the same lines parties arise, eating increases, workouts fall by the wayside, and people gain weight.  Gaining weight for the holidays is like having a Christmas tree.  It is guaranteed to be there and to stay around for awhile after the holidays.  Is there hope?  This year let us avoid the holiday weight gain by following these 4 tips.

Stick with a workout routine even if that means exercising only one time a week!

Many people pack it in during the Holidays altogether.  This leads to frustration, disappointment, and in some cases not returning to exercise for months.  Although, one time a month is not optimal it is better than none.  Try to do an intense weight training session followed by some intervals.  This will maximize caloric burn and help avoid holiday weight gain.  So if you are unable to stick to your normal routine at least do one workout per week during this holiday season. 

Burn more calories every day!

You can burn calories during the holidays by not using escalators while shopping.  You can park further away when running errands.  Have fun with the kids.  For example you could go sledding and run up the hill.  Whatever the fun activity is try to maximize how much you mover throughout the day you can burn a significant amount of calories just by focusing on this one factor.

Make it a workout!

Make your daily activities into a workout.  If you have snow, shovel it at a rapid pace work up a sweat and give it your all.  If you are shopping lift those bags up and down while walking.  Try to move fast while cleaning the house for company.  These are just some of the ways to keep burning calories during the holidays. 

The 5 minute workout!

You might not be able to do any of the above so here is the quickest option to you.  Right after you wake up and right before bed do a quick workout.  Pick full body workouts such as squat presses, pushups, jumping jacks and so on. Do as many reps as you can of the exercises you chose in 5 minutes.  This will take very little time and can be done by most people.  No matter what you chose please stick with a routine and don’t throw in the towel over the holidays.  Start the new resolution today.  It will make easier for you when the New Year arrives.  

To a fat free holiday,

Jeremy