Join Cardioke trainer, Billy Blanks Jr. and Sharon Catherine Blanks for National Dance Day on Saturday July 31st! We're so excited that they are inviting everyone to bring family and friends out to the Sherman Oaks Galleria Mall for the Dance With Me--Cardio Fit event. Plus, it's FREE! People of all ages and fitness levels are invited to dance between 12-4pm! If you love to move your feet or want to learn, this is a great way to burn some calories and learn some fun moves from some of the biggest stars in fitness!

Tags: ExerciseTV, workout, health, exercise, dance, burning calories

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Top Fitness Instructor, Gilad, steps away from the cameras in June 2010 for a fitness camp on the Big Island of Hawaii. You will have the opportunity to attend this week-long “Fitness Adventure” at a secluded 120 acre resort on the coast of the Big Island.

Gilad’s Fitness Adventure is June 13 through 19, 2010. Gilad has planned the "perfect vacation" for you working out and eating healthy at an eco-friendly resort The workouts classes will be varied and will include cardio, sculpting plyometrics, isometrics stretching, yoga, Pilates, pool exercises, running workshops, etc.. Gilad will be teaching many of the classes himself. We will also be hiking, playing games and swimming at the near-by spectacular black sand beach. We are even planning an excursion to see the volcano. Guests will be treated to interesting speakers as well.

The Kalani Oceanside Resort is where this week long event will be held. The resort is a working farm with open air workout rooms. There are no televisions or telephones in the rooms. Much of the food is organic and locally grown. The Island scenery is dramatic with tropical forests and black sand beaches.

This is your opportunity to get up-close and workout in person with Gilad in Hawaii. For more information and to register call 808-943-0999 and use the code EXER.

SPACE IS VERY LIMITED so call now for the vacation of a lifetime!

To register, you must call 808-943-0999. They will not be accepting the code through e-mail. It must be used through the phone number listed.

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How To Enter:

In honor of National Heart Awareness Month, ExerciseTV will be tweeting daily tips to help you improve your heart health. Help us spread the word and you could win ExerciseTV workouts, products and even New Balance Shoes!

To participate in the “Exercise TV Twitter Re-Tweet Giveaway”, all you need to do is go to @ExerciseTV, @ExTVAbs or @ExTVYoga and Re-Tweet ANY Twitter posts that end in #Hearthealth. Each time you Re-Tweet one of the posts, you will be entered to win.

Don't forget to follow @ExerciseTV to find out if you've won.

Rules:

1. This competition is open to anyone with a Twitter account who is at least 16 years of age.


2. The competition giveaway will begin at 12pm PST on Monday, February 15 and finish at 5pm PST on Friday, February 28.


3. 3 prizes will be available, with the winner for each prize chosen at random. There will be 1 Grand Prize winner, 1 first prize winner and 1 second prize winner. The prizes are listed below. The Winner will have to verify themselves by giving ExerciseTV an address to ship the prizes.


4. To participate in the “ExerciseTV Twitter Re-Tweet Giveaway”, all you need to do is visit @ExerciseTV, @ExTVAbs or @ExTVYoga and Re-Tweet ANY Twitter posts that end in #Hearthealth. Each time you Re-Tweet one of the posts on those Twitter Pages, you will be entered to win.


5. ExerciseTV shall not have any liability for (i) any technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (ii) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the competition; (iii) any malfunction of or damage to the prizes; or (iv) any restrictions or delays imposed by any customs authorities or any import or other taxes of any kind imposed by any taxation authority in respect of the prizes.

Prizes:

Grand Prize- Brand New Jillian Michaels DVD and New Balance shoes

1^st Prize- Jillian Michaels Ultimate Body DVD Package

2^nd Prize- YogaWorks DVD Package and ExerciseTV Yoga Mat

Tags: Jillian Michaels, New Balance, Twitter, Television, Arts, Online Communities, DVD, Social Networking

ExerciseTV is offering 40% off your very own FitOrbit personal trainer. Just apply the coupon code below. This coupon code is EXCLUSIVE to ExerciseTV!




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This exclusive offer is only available until Sunday - January 31, 2010 at Midnight PST.
*Get online personal training for just $5.99 a week!

Tags: exercise, Fitness, ExerciseTV, Exercise TV, personal trainer, flat abs, flat stomach, FitOrbit, online personal trainer

Target "Post to Facebook and WIN" Contest

Details: This week, EACH time you answer the question below and post it to your own Facebook page, you will be entered into a drawing for a $100 Target card.  You can post as many times as you want.   The more times you post, the better your chances of winning!

The Question:

How will you use ExerciseTV to achieve your new year’s resolution?

How to post to Facebook:

- Find a question you’d like to post.

- Click on the share on “facebook” tab right above the question, and add a note to your friends (about ExerciseTV, the site, etc.).

- Email EXTVRob@gmail.com to let me know that you posted something so that I can add you to the draw.

- Contest runs from Wednesday, January 13th through Saturday, January 29th, 2010. Winner chosen on Friday, January 29th, 2010.

To see the fine print, please visit the contest rules.

Tags: Facebook, New Year, Exercise TV, giveaway, Online Communities, Social Networking, Gmail, Kids and Teens, Promotion, People and Society, Holidays and Special Days, new year resolution

1.  Because you don't want to gain a pound...you want to lose one

2.  With gifts for every age range and fitness level there is something for everybody on your holiday shopping list.

3.  Workouts from ExerciseTV can help your friends and family achieve their New Years resolutions.

4.  You've always wanted a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader body

5.  The gift of health is the best gift of all!

Tags: yoga, Health, ExerciseTV, Healthy holiday, New Year, Abs, shopping, flat abs, Holidays, online workouts, Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders

Listen up all you Exercise TV fans. Here is your chance to win a FREE Kickboxing Workout from Exercise TV OR 20% OFF of the “Get Sexy! With Michael Carson” Fitness DVD and 20% OFF of “The Biggest Loser: Cardio-Max” Fitness DVD.

Right about now you are probably wondering how you could win such a great prize, well here are the rules:

- You must be following Exercise TV on Twitter. Here is the link to our Twitter Page: http://twitter.com/Exercisetv

- You must Tweet at Exercise TV's Page. This is the act of sending a message through Twitter to Exercise TV.

- In this message you must SUGGEST ways that people can remain HEALTHY on Halloween.

- Twitter only allows you to send a message with a Maximum of 140 characters, so be creative with your advice.

- Remember, you are NOT direct messaging us, but rather posting a message with @ExerciseTV included somewhere within the Twitter message. It absolutely must have @ExerciseTV in the message.

- Once you have sent a message to @ExerciseTV, we will direct message you with a code for either a FREE Kickboxing Workout or 20 % off of the 2 DVD’s mentioned earlier.

- Once you receive the code, you will be able to choose between the 20% off or the FREE Kickboxing Workout. It is completely your choice. Choose wisely.

These videos are a great way to stay fit after a night of chocolate eating, gumball chewing and trick-or-treating fun.

Not only are these videos helpful now, but also the holidays are just around the corner, which means that we are all about to be consumed by the 3 F’s: Family, Festivities and most of all, FOOD.

So, take part in Exercise TV's Halloween Giveaway. Just follow the rules and you will land yourself a wonderful prize courtesy of Exercise TV.

Tags: Exercise DVDs, giveaway, kickboxing, Twitter, Halloween, Promotion

Check out ExerciseTV on LifeLoveBeauty.com's Pink Ribbon Product Guide!  Write on our Facebook Fan Page for a chance to win a free Pink Ribbon Workout DVD in October.  Otherwise check out the ExerciseTV store where you can order or download the DVD!

Tags: Health, Pink ribbon, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Conditions and Diseases, BreastCancer

OK ExerciseTV fans - have you done our Make Me Over Video?  Everyone I've talked to has said how great we look and how awesome it is.  But wait, they've also told me that they didn't DO the video - they just watched it.  As nice as that is - that's not the point!  Gina, Tuccoa, and I created the video with Steve to show you that there are real women out there who can do this.  Don't just watch it - get up and DO it!  Working on the butt groove in your couch is NOT the way to work out your butt!  So, I want some people to comment on my post here to tell me what they liked (and didn't like!) about the video.  Maybe we'll get to make another one with your suggestions!  This was definitely one of the coolest things I've ever done.

I think I mentioned in my last blog that I was at a bit of a standstill with my weight loss.  No more - the scale is going down again!  My Bodybugg was a big help and it helped me realize I wasn't doing enough high intensity cardio - I was going too easy on myself.  Cardio settings that might have worked before aren't working anymore - I guess I'm tougher and stronger now!  Woo hoo!



I completed my second 5K on Labor Day - and I beat my previous time by one minute.  OK, so it's not much, but my goal was simply to beat my first time of 42:33 and my new time is 41:26.  YES!  It feels great to accomplish a goal.  What goal do you have for yourself?  I'm going to find some more 5Ks (maybe even a 10K one day - yikes!) so it can help me work on my training for the half marathon in May in Indianapolis.



Do something new this week - try a new class at your gym, try a new fruit/vegetable, try a new sport, try a new cardio machine.  My new thing this week will be one of those mountain climber machines at the gym.  Even though I think people look silly doing this, Steve informed me that it's a fantastic workout.  I'm game!  BTW - Below is the NEW dress I wore to Back to School Night.  Dad bought it for me in February - and it fits now!  That deserves another Woo-hoo!



Have a great week!

Rochelle

PS  Don't forget to comment about our Make Me Over Video - I want to know what you think!!!

Tags: Motivation, workout, exercise, diet, Weight Loss, make me over, goals, race, marathon, 5K

In reflecting back on our journey...there are so many different positive and challenging experiences.   But, if I need to give you one, it would be both the physical and mental education of what it takes to change your body.  To see the MMO  ladies starting points and see what they accomplished both physically and mentally is amazing.  Why I say this is they now forever have the knowledge and physical experience of what it REALLY takes.

Tags: Health, make me over, Steve Maresca, journey, Reflection