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Tuesday, February 9th 2010
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Meet # 1 Jacksonville Personal Trainer, Joey Atlas
3 years ago I officially retired from personal training in the Jacksonville, Florida area. I was so busy training clients – I had no life, no time for myself or my family. My waiting list of clients was getting longer and longer every week. And I was working from sun-up to sundown.
“I was blessed to have so many incredible clients – but it was killing me. I simply got burnt out…” — Joey Atlas
I needed to step away for a while to find balance. And then take time to think about my return to personal training – not only in the Jacksonville area – but around the world on special short-term assignments (training celebrities for movie roles, training athletes for sport specific purposes [golf, tennis, etc], coaching for whole families, consulting for companies, etc…)
Well, the time has come for me to “get busy” with one-on-one and group personal training again…
In the last 4 years I’ve developed a complete, worldwide presence on the internet with my home, office and travel fitness dvds, and online fitness programs selling in every country around the world, wrote my first book, Fatness to Fitness, which hit # 1 on Amazon.com on release day, and have been hired as an ‘undercover fitness mind’ by several companies looking to improve what they do (just Google “Joey Atlas” for more info, if you are new to me).
And now, most of my time is spent consulting on special projects – But I’ve managed to adjust my schedule to start taking on a few clients each week. I already had a waiting list ready to go – and a few people have already started training with me…
I’m ready now – Are you?
I am now going public with this information as it is only fair to everyone who has inquired over the last few years. I did promise to let everyone know when I’m ready to get back into it.
I’m excited about this but a the same time I know up-front that I won’t be able to take on all clients who wish to train with me – So, this will be a ‘first come – first served’ scenario – and I will add you to the waiting list if I can’t fit you into my schedule immediately.
If you are seriously interested in getting yourself into great shape – with a sane and balanced approach to realistic fitness for today’s busy lifestyle – then click here => Contact Your Personal Trainer, Joey Atlas
Please copy these questions (and your answers) into the contact page when you contact me.
1 – What are your top 2 goals?
2 – Why do you believe I am the right trainer for you?
3 – Where do you want to train? (home, office, etc…)
4 – What part of Jacksonville, Florida do you live in? (Keep in mind I also travel worldwide on special assignments if you are interested in this.)
5 – When is the best time to fit your training sessions into your daily schedule?
6 – Do you want to do this alone or do you have others who are also interested?
7 – Feel free to add anything else you wish.
I look forward to hearing from you…
Jacksonville Personal Trainer Joey Atlas
Your trainer for life – your trainer forever,
Joey Atlas
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Wednesday, October 28th 2009
Traditional Weight Training for Long Term Weight Loss? Is It Really Necessary?
In this audio interview, I debate the topic of ‘traditional weight training for weight loss’ – and whether or not the typical gym routine of machines and weights are necessary for healthy and permanent body fat reduction. Simply click on the triangular ‘play’ button – and enjoy the helpful information.
Please pass this around to others who can benefit from this type of information. And feel free to leave your thoughts and comments below – I’d love to hear from you…. Just click on ‘COMMENT’ below…
Don’t Be Like Everybody Else… Be Fit… and ‘Live to the Max’.
Your trainer for life – your trainer forever,
Joey Atlas
Popularity: 54% [?]
Tuesday, October 13th 2009
A Simple Fitness Lifestyle Lets You ‘LIVE to the MAX’ With a Home Based Fitness Program
I’ve said this so many times – and I’ll say it many more times to come; The best way to teach others how to do something is ‘by example’…
So, here is my example of a typical day (yesterday, to be exact)… of how I ‘LIVE to the MAX’…
1 – wake up at 7am, put on my running shorts, running sneakers, grab a small towel, give my youngest daughter a kiss before she heads off to school – and I’m out the door for a 2.5 mile run (in Florida you can be outside all year – VERY nice!)
2 – back to Casa de Atlas – hit the shower, get dressed and fire up the espresso maker for a double, hot-body, Mospresso…
3 – Check emails, answer all the important ones, make a phone call or two, double check my ‘to-do’ list, do a few things on the list…. then…
4 – Make a quick, late morning breakfast at about 11am; usually oatmeal with some raisins, etc… – OR – some type of whole grain, low-sugar cereal with extra flax seeds and organic skim milk… – OR – a hard boiled egg with an apple or small banana…
5 – back on the computer to write an article or blog post (like this one), and get some more work done…
6 – before I know it – its time for lunch (2:30ish) and my afternoon shot of Mospresso…
7 – then onto the exercise ball for about 10 minutes of back soothing, energy boosting stretches…
8 - then back to my desk for some more ‘work’; writing, planning, emailing, etc…
9 – phone rings – Darah has a mild fever – so I go to pick her up at school – then back to the house to get her situated – and some more ‘work’ done…
10 – Dinner time rolls around – so I make a romaine, tomato & strawberry salad, baked chicken and some baked, sweet potato ‘fries’…
11 – do homework with Darah, some reading, get her in the bath – and ready for bed…
12 – clean up the ‘mess’ from dinner…
13 – turn on some music in the ‘fitness room’ and start warming up on the Atlas Gym Unit. Spend 20 minutes doing a complete shoulder routine and then 20 more minutes doing a full body stretch routine.
14 – its now about 9:30/10pm-ish – and time to hit the shower. I feel incredible, from the inside out. I also love what I see in the mirror – and despite the fact that I’m closing in on ‘40′ – I’m in better shape than when I was in my mid 20’s, the truth is undeniable.
15 – back to the desk to get some more “work” done and create a new ‘to-do’ list for the next day…
That’s one example, one day – of how I ‘LIVE to the MAX’… Not everyday is the same as life is never truly a carbon copy from one day to the next …
But for the most part – we all control our lives, whether we know it – or not.
How are you guiding your own life? How are you ‘LIVING to the MAX’? Post below (click on ‘COMMENTS’) – I’d like to know…
Your trainer for life – your trainer forever,
Joey Atlas
Popularity: 51% [?]
Friday, October 2nd 2009
“Live to the Max” …is about YOU. It’s about your life – all aspects of it – and NOT just your body…
I’ll give you some examples;
This new ‘Joey Atlas’ website has been a LONG time in the making. The first version of this site was a very basic, one dimensional website that I had to build myself (bank in mid 2005) – But it was better than nothing, and it got me started. As a matter of fact you can see my humble, online beginnings right here >> The ‘Old’ Joey Atlas Website << Click to see))
And in my efforts of ‘Living to the Max’ – I knew I had to eventually morph that crude, ‘rough around the edges’ website into a centralized, ‘Official Joey Atlas Hubsite’ that would keep people coming back – and encourage people to share the site with others who could use the kind of help I offer.
Here’s another example…
So many busy parents complain about “not having time to exercise…” and yet, I’ll see dozens of parents at my kids’ practices – sitting in their folding chairs, blabbering away about total nonsense with the other parents, totally wasting their time – When they could be on their feet, putting in a solid hour of some form of effective exercise right there at the practice facilities – indoor or outdoor, doesn’t matter…
Sitting in your damn folding chair – blowing hot air – IS NOT ‘Living to the Max’… It’s living in denial. Your kid(s) don’t NEED you to watch them practice. They really just want you to watch their games.
So if ‘time’ is one of your excuses for not taking care of your self, and you’ve been guilty of the ‘folding chair’ routine at the practices – Then it’s time to leave the ‘life-killing’ chair in the car, put on some simple fitness attire, get your sneakers on, go break a sweat, ‘Joey Atlas Style’ and start ‘Living to the Max’…
And don’t be surprised if you inspire some of the other ‘folding chair parents’ to follow your lead and join you in breaking a sweat – After all that’s what its all about… Don’t live your life passively… Shape your life, mold it, get the most out if it – and you’ll inspire others to also ‘Live to the Max’.
There’s more to come on the subject of helping you ‘Live to the Max’ – so stay tuned and please;
1 - Don’t forget to sign up for your FREE Instant Access to the ‘Live to the Max’ e-Newsletter…
2 – Share this website with EVERYONE you know who can appreciate it in some way….
3 – Let me hear from you below. Whatever is on your mind, right now – I want to hear from you. That space is for you – so start typing (click on ‘COMMENTS’ way down at the bottom)…
“Don’t Be Like Everybody Else… Be Fit!…”
Your trainer for life – your trainer forever,
Joey Atlas
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