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How much weight can you lose in a week?

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on How much weight can you lose in a week?

I was recently asked about a current Biggest Loser TV episode, where a contestant lost 34 pounds in one week! Is this really possible? A dietitian would calculate that someone would have to burn 119,000 more calories than they are eating to lose 34 pounds. To do this in one week, that would require burning…

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Keep Your New Year’s Resolution by Forming a New Identity

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on Keep Your New Year’s Resolution by Forming a New Identity

I received this email message from coach Devlyn Steele and thought is was so good, I felt the need to reprint parts of it here. I will start with some of his thoughts and then close with some of mine, which will help you achieve your New Year’s resolutions once and for all! Devlyn: Year after year…

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X Gym DVD Now Available!

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on X Gym DVD Now Available!

It’s done! I’m super excited about it, and it’s just in time for the holidays! You can now take the X Gym workout home with you or on a trip! No equipment is required, so anyone can do it anywhere. Since the workout takes only 20 minutes, and the frequency is merely twice a week,…

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Is Chocolate Really a Health Food?

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on Is Chocolate Really a Health Food?

Me, Steve and Kourt eating Taz’s truffles! Raw cacao (the chocolate bean) certainly is! In fact, cacao packs the most potent antioxidant punch of any food on the planet. It stomps all over acai berry and leaves blueberries in the dust.It’s vital to choose the right chocolate however, because most commercially prepared varieties are just…

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X Gym Schools Seattle Stairclimbers

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on X Gym Schools Seattle Stairclimbers

Allrightythen! It looks like X Gym put on another stairclimbing clinic  tonight (12/3/09) in the 56 floor WaMu tower. The credit really has to go to God though, because we even stomped on our own times from last year by miraculous margins! Thanks to everyone who was praying for us! It obviously worked! Here are…

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Use Thanksgiving to Train Your Brain

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on Use Thanksgiving to Train Your Brain

Most people think of food when the word Thanksgiving is uttered. Their next thought is usually about family and who they will be with. Unfortunately, most people surveyed have negative associations with holiday family gatherings and focus mostly on what they can do to avoid conflicts, uneasy dynamics and tension. These associations are also tied…

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