Sergeant Tony's Blog

“Are you trying simply to avoid becoming unhealthy,
or are you actually interested in adding years to your life?
Are you after the status quo? Or improvement? You might
believe that you’re healthy enough — you feel pretty good,
your heart beats, you don’t look disgusting … But the fact is,
stable is no way to go through life.

The only time you’re stable is when you’re dead.”
~ Mehmet Oz, M.D. and Michael Roizen, M.D.

You might recognize those guys, Oz and Roizen. They’re the co-authors of “YOU: The Owner’s Manual and YOU: Staying Young.

Doctor Oz, as he’s affectionately known in “Oprah World,” is ubiquitous, and deservedly so.

The questions he asks in the quote above are worth thinking about and considering.

What exactly are we after?

Sometimes we exercise and eat right for vanity reasons. We want to look good.

Nothing wrong with that … so long as our desires to “look good” aren’t obsessive and our self esteem and sense of self worth aren’t derived from our looks. (I’ve personally got some issues with cosmetic plastic surgery, but I’ll leave that for another day.) But let’s be honest here. We all want to look good, or as good as we can. We aren’t satisfied with looking good “for our age,” we want to look good … PERIOD!

But more importantly, I want YOU to be the envy of people MUCH younger than you are, not because you necessarily look half your chronological age, but because the conduct and quality of your life, the energetic level of your activities, and the dynamism of your abilities are those of someone half your chronological age! Chronological age and Real Age aren’t the same age. (If you haven’t taken the Real Age test lately to find out what your Real Age is, do that at http://www.realage.com/ )

Each of us knows people who live their lives years older than their chronological age. They whine and complain, gripe and groan, existing through their days within the narrowing and restrictive boundaries of their myopic view of life and living.

But it doesn’t have to be that way.

Change begins with attitude.

Any of us can spend our time making excuses, imposing life limitations, living within nearsighted boundaries, acting old, sounding old, living a life of daily diminished capabilities and capacities … or we can be positive, vibrant, and energetic! It’s a daily decision. We wake up everyday with a choice. Today is all we’ve got! Yesterday is gone, tomorrow hasn’t happened and today is the only moment that we have. How we live this moment in time is determined by our attitude. Attitude affects everything from our body language, the tone of our voice, the expression on our face, the look in our eyes, the course of our life.

It all begins with attitude.

Attitude is everything!

Attitude is EVERYTHING!

Adjust yours now. Crank it up! Pump it up! Jazz it up!

Breathe deep and let the frustration go … embrace the moment as the only one you’ve got. Smile more. Give that jerk in traffic the benefit of the doubt. He probably didn’t get in your way to annoy you or to make you late for your appointment. Maybe he just came from the hospital where a loved one is dying. Maybe he’s on the way to the doctor’s office to get the results of a test that they won’t give him on the phone. Maybe she just got fired from her job and she’s driving home in shock, wondering what she’ll do next. Maybe …

See?

Your attitude determines if you’ll be fit … and it determines if you’ll be happy. It’s a choice.

Attitude is everything. Choose a good one … right now!

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SUMMER HOURS

Traditionally the 0830 class, which meets only on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, goes on hiatus for June, July, and August. If you are a regular member of the 0830 class and you WANT that class to continue through the summer, you need to email me and let me know. If a significant number of you 0830 boot campers want to continue through the summer, I’ll keep that class on active duty.

In June we’ll begin a 0645 class at Christ Methodist. That 0645 summer class will go for June, July, and August, meeting on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

There are NO changes to the 0530 class or the evening class!

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COMBAT CHALLENGE — PROGRESS REPORT FOR APRIL 25, 2008!

The Combat the Fat $5,000 Weight Loss Challengers have completed their second month of the six month challenge! Here are the results as of last Friday’s weight loss, with the Combat Challengers identified by call sign. These results are the percentages of body weight each person has lost so far.

Puddin Head - down 6.70%

Rising Sun … down 4.73%

Lady Bug - down 10.38%

Gurkha Woman - down 6.5%

Dumplin - down 9.78%

Houdini - down 6.9%

Drake - down 9.13%

Lunchbox - down 8.25%

Bubbalicious - down 9.03%

Heavy G - down 11.67%

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NASHVILLE HALF MARATHON

Congratulations go to the following Boot Campers who ran and finished the Nashville Half Marathon (13.1 miles) this past Saturday: Wendy Ludlow, Margaret Caffey, David Caffey, Rob Norcross, Elizabeth Stacey, Tabitha Ottiwell, Cindi Pontoni, Patty Kallenburger, and Estelle Winsett! Way to go everyone!!

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GOLF ANYONE?

My friend, Karyn Waxman, is the Director of the local PKD Foundation (polycystic kidney disease) has an annual golf tournament and charity auction to raise money and awareness. Three years ago Team Boot Camp had a 4 man team that competed in this “best ball” tournament. We had a GREAT time and came in dead LAST!

Well, the sting of that day has subsided and I’m wondering if we might have a few brave souls out there to play again. The four person scramble is at 1 PM, Monday, May 19. Entry fee is $200 each and FEATURES: Welcome Gifts, Golf Clinic, Boxed Lunch, Mulligans, Putting and Driving Contests, Closest to the Pin Competitions, Beverages & Snacks, and the Dinner Awards Banquet.

Let me know if you’d be interested. You can get more info at:
http://www.pkdcure.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pkdchp_chapter_midsouth&JServSessionIdr007=5xd8osisk3.app45b

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STIMULUS PACKAGE

Our government is sending us some mad money. Spend it on a year of Boot Camp! Your Government will thank you and so will your Drill Instructor!

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When you stop moving, it’s over!
~ Don Wildman, 75

To your continued good health and fitness!

Sergeant Tony

Sergeant Major Tony Ludlow
USMC Fitness BOOT CAMP, Commanding
4888 Southern Cove
Memphis, TN 38117
901-644-0145

www.usmcfitnessbootcamp.com

www.shaklee.net/tonyludlow/main