Perfect Time of Year...

Perfect Time of Year for Swing Set Fitness...
It's no longer too hot outside to workout in the local playground. Try Swing Set Fitness for a full body, effective, and fun workout!
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Yippee... SNOW!!!

Yippee.... SNOW!!!!
Be careful out there as you drive, shovel, or build your snowman. And be sure to stay hydrated! You CAN become dehydrated in this weather.
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Blog... http://blog.karengoeller.com/2010/06/02/dehydration-article.aspx

Athletes and Their Nutrition, Hydration, Sleep, Performance

Attention coaches, teachers, trainers...

I have been training athletes since 1978 and have discussed good nutrition, hydration, and sleep with them as long as I can remember. I would like to see athletes and their parents informed on nutrition, hydration, and sleep to help improve health and sports performance.

Ask your athletes about their diet, hydration, training hours, sleep quality, etc. Spend 30 days improving on all of these factors. Thirty days later ask if their performance and energy levels have improved with improved nutrition, hydration, and sleep. (I bet it will.) Keep in mind that the parents must learn how to raise their child athlete so the parents should be involved. It takes an enormous amount of work to raise a child, and even more work and planning to raise a healthy and highly competitive athlete.

My athletes and I discuss all of the factors that go into performance and health, but many athletes do not take nutrition, hydration, and sleep quality seriously enough to make the changes at home. They just do not see the direct relation of these factors with their performance and health.

Back to school is around the corner and many sports teams are about to begin their season. It is a great time to remind the athletes and their parents that nutrition, hydration, and sleep effect their ability to focus, progress, and perform. These factors effect the athlete's safety too. Without the ability to focus there is an increased risk of injury.

So please help me remind the athletes and parents throughout the USA that they MUST take care of their health. If they expect their body to perform more skills, drills, and other movements than the non-athlete, they must feed, hydrate, and rest it better than the non-athlete...

Karen Goeller, CSCS
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Sports and Fitness Article: Motivation, 21 Mindset Tips

Sports and Fitness Article: Motivation, 21 Mindset Tips
By Karen Goeller, CSCS

Most people wait around for motivation to strike them like a lightning bolt. Well, I've got news. Motivation isn't something that happens to you. It is something that you create for yourself.

If you don't feel motivated to achieve your goals, it is likely due to mental roadblocks that hold you hostage. Read the following 21 Mindset Tips and prepare your mind for success.

1. Success comes first in the mind, so visualize yourself accomplishing your goals.
2. Remember, you are the only person who can hold you back.
3. Forgive yourself and love yourself despite past failures.
4. Decide what is important in your life and focus on that.
5. Conquer each negative thought the moment it enters your mind, when it is weakest.
6. Give up the idea that things won't go right unless you worry about them.
7. If you bring the body of your dreams to the point of resolve, you'll soon be living in it.

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Swing Exercise Programs Offer Fun Outdoor Workouts!

Have You Seen These Fitness Books? Swing Exercise Programs Offer Fun Outdoor Workouts with a Playground Swing!

Our outdoor exercises and workouts are fun, fast, and very effective! Learn nearly 50 exercises and 12 unique workouts that are performed with a playground swing. This is the perfect outdoor exercise for weight loss, strength training, kids fitness, sports conditioning, physical education, personal training, etc.
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You will agree that these exercise books are useful, innovative, and very unique. Just read the reviews to see what others have said.

Swing Set Fitness is an exercise method using a playground swing as the gym equipment. It offers you total body conditioning that is fun and effective. This form of exercise is a very enjoyable way to lose weight, tone, and gain strength. It is an exciting and unique workout experience for adults and children.

Fitness facilities have begun offering swing set fitness indoors. Just take a look at The Training Room in Avon, NJ to see how they are using Swing Set Fitness. You will see that using a playground swing to exercise is the perfect addition to any outdoor fitness program.

Swing Set Fitness programs are not your typical exercise programs. Playground equipment, more specifically a swing, adds to the variety of exercises you have available for fitness

Exercising with a playground swing will make your outdoor workout more pleasant and you will stick to a program you enjoy. That means better results! Swing fitness is an excellent form of conditioning for your entire body.

Swing exercise can be adjusted to suit your current fitness level. Swing Set Fitness is a terrific way to encourage children and adults to exercise because it is so unique and enjoyable.

Not sure how to start? No problem! All three Swing Set Fitness books are loaded with photos and explanations. You will be guided through exercises and workouts that will be both time efficient and useful. These books are perfect for beginners through advanced because there are workouts that help the beginner start slowly while the advanced readers can be challenged with more difficult workouts. You will find these books to be very useful and you will reach your fitness goals.

These Swing Set Fitness books include nearly 50 exercises and 12 playground swing workouts. Whether you choose to install a swing indoors or exercise in a playground, this physical training offers a fun and exciting way for everyone to improve their fitness level, lose weight, or increase their strength and flexibility.

You can easily take these books with you to the playground for immediate reference. They are the perfect size for carrying in a gym bag.

The Swing Set Fitness books and the Swing Set Fitness Training Concept were created by Karen Goeller and Brian Dowd. If the name Karen Goeller sounds familiar it is because she is the author of more gymnastics books than anyone in the USA with sales worldwide. Her first gymnastics drills and conditioning book was the only one of it's kind when she published it in January 2001. Many fitness and gymnastics training programs have been created as a direct result of Goeller's first gymnastics drills book including the CrossFit Program. Her customers include Greg Glassman, the creator of CrossFit and Tony Horton, the creator of P90X. Goeller's books have been called the most useful on the market. There is no fluff in her books, no sales talk, and they are filled with useful information.

You will gain strength, lose weight, become fit, and improve your flexibility with her fitness and gymnastics books. You can perform light workouts or the difficult ones, either way, you will see results! The exercises in the Swing Set Fitness books will help everyone improve their fitness level.

Get out there and have fun while you workout! Learn a new exercise. Accept the challenge. Change your physical appearance, your health, and your life.

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Swing Set Fitness Books - Reader Reviews...

"Innovative, creative, and best of all challenging and effective. Be in for a surprise because it will challenge your fittest athlete."

C.C., Counselor/Coach, Los Angelis United School District

"I was so impressed. I loved the stretching exercises. These exercises are versatile for athletes of different sports. I can’t wait to use some of these ideas."
M. Soto-Staniszewski, Gymnastics Coach and School Teacher

"When I showed my children the book and then did the exercises at the park, they thought it was a blast! My 8 year old started teaching his friends."
DM, Secondary Physical Education Teacher

"Awesome concept. I really like this because all the exercises engage core muscles."
Lois Ross, Certified Personal Trainer and Certified Cardio Kick-box Instructor

"There are great exercises in this book that you probably never would have thought of, and it’s always great to try new and different exercises.”
Ray Patria, Personal Fitness Trainer

"Great job Karen! I thought this was very clever. Many people think expensive gym equipment is needed for proper exercise."
Bill Morgan, Weekend Warrior and Business Development Manager

“This swing set fitness book is amazing. Now my kids won't be the only ones exercising when I take them to the park!"
I. Murray, Nurse

"What an innovative way to utilize playground equipment. Directions are clear and photos provide great illustrations.”
W. Galloway, M.S. ed.

"Awesome concept. It's fun, upbeat..."

J. Garafolo, C.S.C.S.

"I like the exercises - there were some new ones I hadn't seen before."

R. Lee, Fitness Author

Have fun while you workout! Learn a new exercise. Accept the challenge. Gain strength. Spend time with your family. Do it with a swing!

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