I am so delighted to be home this Christmas. For us performers, the holidays are usually our busiest times, but this year Garin and I decided we will take this time off to spend with friends and family.
I have a great offer for you this Christmas! What better gift to give yourself or someone you love, than a way to stay healthy and in good shape?
Give the gift of health and fitness
Therefore I will be offering you 20% off any of my workout DVD’s for the next ten days. All you have to do is go to www.Hotburningbody.com, click on the order button and enter this coupon code to get your 20%discount: MCVB
I hope you have a wonderful holiday this year. Make sure to enjoy your family and friends to the fullest and take some time for yourself to relax and have fun!
Most of us get very worried about our weight over the holiday season, because what is a holiday without good food and deserts?
All I have to say to you is, remember – you can enjoy anything in moderation. Don’t overdo it and you won’t have any problems. But most importantly – be consistent with your workouts. Remember that doing at least something is better than nothing, and the more calories you burn, the more you can enjoy all that good food without feeling too guilty:)
Do you have 10 or 30 minutes in your day to spare? Just think about it… under half an hour of sweat and you can fearlessly have that slice of Christmas pudding!
Go now and get your Hot Burning Body workout and for the next 10 days you can get 20% off! All you need to do is enter the coupon code: MCVB
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
To your health and strength
Vanessa Bader
P.S. This coupon code also applies to my Pizzazz Factor program which is all about improving your self confidence through posture and body language – so feel free to check it out. The Pizzazz Factor also makes an amazing gift!
This past weekend I spent at the Achieve Fitness seminar here in Las Vegas and it reminded me once again how valuable it is for us to let ourselves be inspired by others.
Don’t you find that you often expect it of yourself to be your own inspiration? I know I am guilty of that sometimes. I put a lot of pressure on myself to keep inspired and hard working. Being able to inspire yourself is an amazing attribute, it is a wonderful thing – but quite often we all need a little push or “nudge” to help us along the way.
Do yourself a favor and find opportunities like workshops and group discussions, maybe a fitness forum online or even a paid event or seminar like the one I went to this weekend – It is what we all need sometimes to get us inspired and motivated again.
You have only one body and your health should be your number one priority. Without your health you have nothing, and that is why it is so important to me to help you reach your weight loss and fitness goals.
I was introduced to many wonderful and extraordinary like-minded people this weekend. All of them experts in the field of fitness, nutrition and weight loss.
I also got introduced to some amazing new products that could help you make your workouts more efficient and deliver better results. I invested in some of these products myself because I believe strongly that they can bring another dimension to my workouts and my health.
So stand by, because in the following couple of weeks I will introduce you to a few of these people and their expertise and products to help you make your workouts more fun and effective!
What other ways are there to stay inspired?
Well, it is important to keep your workouts interesting, and some of the best ways to do that is to increase your weight load, intensity and number or sets and reps you do, but also by trying different modality of exercise.
Stay Motivated!
By “modality” I mean - There are various different exercises that work the same muscles. By alternating those your can have a little more fun working out.
For instance – to work out your back muscles, in stead of doing 3 sets of seated cable rows, and then three sets of Lat pull downs, why not alternate between the two with minimal rest in between your sets. That way you are targeting two different areas of the back, but doubling up on intensity by minimizing rest. More effective, more efficient – and more exciting. Less boring!!!
Go ahead and try that!
So how do you stay motivated?
1) Join a group or a forum on line where there are other people with the same goals as you. In this case a fitness or weight loss forum. There you can also quite often find answers for questions you might have.
2) Seek out events like fitness seminars and conventions. There you can be sure to be introduced to new ways of being inspired and lots of very motivated people
3) Read – there is so much good advice available in books and on line these days. Blogs on Fitness and weight loss are available everywhere. But at the same time – beware, don’t believe everything you read. Be selective.
I want you to always feel free to email me at any time to ask me any questions you might have regarding your fitness and weight loss. I will help you as much as I can. My number one priority is to help you live a full and healthy life.
In order to have the best quality of life, you want be in the best shape you possibly can. I am here to help you achieve that!
Vanessa
P.S. Pretty soon I am starting filming on my brand new Hot Burning Body Circuit Training DVD. In this workout I will show you how to make use of Super sets and alternating different “modes” of exercises. It is an amazingly effective way to work your body!
Sometimes it is hard to distinguish between being really hungry and just eating for the sake of eating because you are bored or depressed.
Are you guilty of eating a tub of ice-cream when you are feeling blue? How do you determine whether you are really hungry?
These are the questions you need to ask yourself:
Is my stomach growling? Do I feel weak or tired? Has it been longer than three or four hours since I last ate?
By concentrating on the answers to these questions you will very easily determine whether you are physically hungry or whether you are eating for a different reason. Once you have determined that you are really hungry, then you know it is time to eat.
If not, then you might want to ask yourself another question…
Are you feeling Depressed or Anxious?
Feeling emotional, depressed or angry can trigger the feelings of hunger… this is called emotional eating. Before you go to the fridge and raid it for the first and best thing to eat, determine if this is what you are experiencing. If you detect that this is the case, then sit down with your journal and start writing.
It is critical to get in touch with your emotions and to nail down what it is you are feeling and why you are feeling it. You need to dig deep because if you can’t get to the core of what is bothering you, then you are going to have a really difficult time reaching your weight loss goals.
You might not get to the bottom of it on the first day you tackle this problem, but if you keep being aware of the fact that you are about to eat because of something different that pure physiological hunger, then you can take the time to do some soul searching and inevitably you will get to the bottom of it at some point.
The most important thing is that you are aware of it!
This is only one of the reasons it is good to keep a journal… it is good to put your thoughts and feelings down on paper, and the other thing is that by the time you are done writing, it was a good distraction from eating when you were actually not really hungry and maybe time for the next real meal!
Stay in touch with your inner self and be aware of your eating patterns and you are on the right track! Combine that with the Hot Burning Body Workout and you are on the winning path!
Kind Regards
Vanessa Bader
P.S. Keep a journal handy and document your eating patterns and habits, this will give you a better awareness of how often you eat and why.
P.P.S. Remember that physical exercise is a very important part of your Healthy Life Style, and I don’t know any workout that is more fun and gives you everything you need in a workout like the Hot Burning Body System!
Good to see you again. I know you have not heard from me for a while… but I am back with more awesome advice and a brand new workout that will have you melting off those pounds in no time!
Have you hit a plateau? Do you feel like you are spinning your wheels to no avail? You are in the gym every day, you are eating right but your body seems to just stay the same.
Let us take a moment and assess what it is you are doing – if it is not working, maybe you are doing something wrong.
Get the Hot Body you want!
Working out every day is all good and well, but are you doing exactly the same workout every day? This could be the problem. Your body has gotten so accustomed to your workout that it has stagnated and does not respond to it any more.
It is very important that you change up your program at least every two weeks in order to keep your body responding optimally.
There are different ways to keep your workout interesting and challenging for your body. You can change the order of the exercises you have been doing, you can add repetitions and sets, or you can add weight. It is the most effective to do all of the above.
When it comes to your cardio vascular workouts it is more effective to increase the intensity, and rather do shorter intervals. Your body will continue to burn calories long after your workout if you increase the intensity.
In the Hot Burning Body Workout systems I give you 5 different workouts so you have a different workout for every day of the week. You can keep challenging your body this way so it doesn’t stagnate. This way you will get all the great benefits and burn more calories.
Additionally I have available for you my Hot Burning Body Kettlebell Workout for Beginners and my soon to be released “Kettlebell Extreme” workout. This is a great addition to whatever workout you are already doing, and is the fastest way to singe the fat off your body!
Get that Hot Burning Body you have always wanted – these workouts have been created to give you maximum results in the shortest amount of time. The Kettlebell extreme workout is only 24 minutes and I’ll tell you what – I did it yesterday and it kicked my booty!
To Your Strength and Health
Vanessa Bader
P.S. Hot Burning Body Workout system includes all levels of intensity so you can pick the level that is suitable for you at this time and you can work your way up – so you can keep challenging your body all the way.
Spending hours on the treadmill or in the weight room is just not an option for most of us anymore. If you are like me, then every minute in the day is precious so you better use it well.
Burning optimum calories in the shortest amount of time is definitely a requirement. There are various ways to do this – to be exact, three ways that are by far superior.
1) High intensity interval training
High intensity exercise would be the first and most common. By doing whatever you are doing at a high intensity for shorter bursts of time, you can definitely get the calories burning – not only during your workout but also for hours afterwards.
Lose weight faster!
But here comes my secret… Now combine this high intensity concept with movements or combinations of movements that create muscle-confusion and you will get INSANE results!
2) Muscle Confusion
What is that?
It is when you challenge your body with movements that it is not used to doing or that is out of your regular comfort zone. The result of this is that the muscles have to engage more intensely to coordinate and create the motion so it burns double the amount of calories it would if it was doing a movement that is in its comfort zone.
So challenging your body out of its comfort zone can be a great key to optimizing your workout so you can burn more calories in less time.
This is one of the strategies I use in my Hot Burning Body workouts. By challenging your body in different ways your metabolism keeps being stimulated and the fat burns off faster.
3) Mind-Body Connection
More unusual motions also promote the connection between mind and body as your mind has to be fully engaged in order for your body to perform the movements correctly. Therefore it is another way of optimizing the results of your workout, because if your mind is engaged in what your body is doing, and you are completely focused on which muscles you are targeting, then the fat burning and muscle toning results will definitely be exaggerated.
In the Hot burning body workouts I make use of all these techniques to give you the best results in the shortest amount of time.
Why waste your precious time on lengthy workouts that don’t give you the most benefits? These three principals are the answer to you getting the best results in the shortest amount of time. I am committed to making your exercise time worth your while!
To your health and strength
Vanessa Bader
P.S. Hot Burning Body is the answer. Whether you decide to pick the body weight exercises or my Kettlebell workout, you can be sure that you won’t regret it. The results speak for themselves!
What would be the ultimate workout? Is there even such a thing?
Well honestly, very many different methods of working out are really fantastic but all for different reasons. I am a big believer in doing many different kinds of workouts because to be a well rounded athlete or to even just make sure you have a well balanced body as well as for optimal weight loss you really need to do different things.
You need to improve your strength, your flexibility, your muscle tone and your cardiovascular ability to get everything you need. Also… by doing all those various forms of exercise you get to burn optimal calories for optimal weight loss…
But now… I have the perfect solution – the Absolute, Ultimate Workout… Kettlebell Training!
With Kettlebell training you get all the above in one workout. It gives you optimal strength and incredible power while improving your mobility and flexibility and on top of it all it is one heck of a cardiovascular challenge. Now there is a workout for you!
A lot of people are a little intimidated by kettlebells, (specially the ladies) or they simply don’t understand what to do with them. I have created a Kettlebell workout for beginners.
I explain 20 fundamental kettlebell exercises in depth as to make sure you perform them with perfect form so you do not get injured and you get the most benefit.
Once you know all the exercises I have included a 10 minute express workout for you that gives you all you need for a well rounded workout that burns maximum fat! No more excuses not to work out… surely you can find 10 minutes in your day! I have also included some other workout routines for you in the quick start guide as well as the reminder card that is included with the 2DVD set.
I have included a beginner’s, intermediate, advanced and super advanced workout for you on the “Recommended workouts” list.
I will outline one of those workouts for you now. If you already have a kettlebell and you know how to use it safely and effectively, then here is an outlined workout for you that you can start doing right away that will give you a great all round “a”-whipping:)
Here is the Intermediate workout:
Anchor squats 1 set 15 reps
Rack squats 1 set 15 reps
Double arm swings 1 set 15 reps
Single arm swings 1 set 15 reps
Single arm swings 1 set 20 reps (alternating)
Power clean push press 1 set 10 reps (each side)
Bent over rows 1 set 15 reps (each side)
Single arm tricep swings 1 set 15 reps (each side)
Windmill 2 sets 10 reps (each side)
Crunches 2 sets 10 reps10
Rolling like a ball 1 set 10 reps
Russian Twists 1 set 20 reps
Turkish Get-ups (full) 1 set 8 reps
Let me know how it goes!!!
Oh, and just so you know – I am already busy editing my next Kettlebell workout that we filmed on the beach in the Caribbean. This one is a 30 minute workout that moves fast and are for those of you who wants a real challenge!
Kettlebells are a secret weapon of elite athletes and fighters. They have used kettlebell training to chisel some of the strongest, fastest, and most ripped physiques in the world. Even a short workout will burn fat and develop powerful core strength like you simply will not believe.
The reason why you can get in peak condition so quickly is because kettlebell training takes cardiovascular training to a new level! At the same time it develops incredible functional strength.
Ladies, if you want to get rid those saddlebags, tone your thighs and lift your butts – kettlebell training is for you! When it comes to making changes like these, nothing else can do it as fast as kettlebell training does. Believe me – I’ve tried them all!
Guys – don’t be thinking that this is a girlie workout! Remember all the chiseled hot bodies of the Spartan warriors in the movie “300″? Kettlebell training was an integral part of their conditioning.
In addition to that there’s a reason UFC, MMA, and Pride fighters look like they are in unstoppable condition. They need ultimate strength in extreme power as well as flexibility. That’s why some of the best fighters and athletes train with kettlebells.
Enough said?
Now I have created and made available for you the Hot Burning Body Kettlebell workshop for beginners!
In my Kettlebell Workshop for Beginners, I have selected all the fundamental kettlebell exercises and have broken them down into easy to follow steps, together with clear explanations to guide you. I go about teaching you the proper mechanics and form for each exercise. Many other similar courses on the market completely ignore these aspects, whilst expecting you to watch their models demonstrate the exercises and figure things out for yourself.
Here are some of the advantages of kettlebells:
1) Convenient – you only need one to get a great workout.
2) Portable – easy to pop in the trunk of your car and take wherever you go.
3) Relatively inexpensive – much cheaper than most workout equipment or aids.
4) This training vastly improves your cardiovascular endurance
5) You will burn maximum calories in the shortest amount of time because this training raises your body metabolism fast.
6) Get a full body workout in half the time – no more isolating small muscle groups and wasting precious time.
7) Training this way gives you Real Total Functional Strength.
It mobilizes all the joints of your body – especially the knees, hips and shoulders.
9) These exercises increase flexibility, because of the full range of motion utilized in a kettlebell workout.
10) It is the most effective way to condition your body and how to lose excess fat Fast!
The Hot Burning Body Kettlebell Workshop for beginners includes 2 DVDs jam-packed with fantastic exercises. All the exercises are clearly demonstrated in a way that is easy for anyone to follow.
I am making this Amazingly fun workout available to you for a very limited time at the unbelievable introductory price of only $39.95
This link I am giving you now is a special link, you will not find this program on my website right now. This is the pre-launch price just for you – my subscribers!
You will also receive some very valuable gifts with your workout if you take action fast!
• A quick start guide with some additional tips and a 6-day quick start meal plan, to get you well on your way to having the new and improved body you want.
• A Free measuring tape so you can track your progress.
• A Reminder Card with a list of exercises that you can take with you whenever you travel.
• A list of recommended workout routines ranging from Easy to Hard (Advanced) level.
• A one hour downloadable(mp3) interview with Dr. Vince Campbell that includes valuable and in depth information on nutrition and how inflammation in your body can affect your weight-loss results.
• These Gifts add up to the total value of $89 or more.
If you have not tried working out with kettlebells yet, well then here is the perfect opportunity. I created this Workshop for you and I guarantee you that you will love this workout, have fun doing it and you will see fast and effective results.
Personally, I prefer to work out on my own. Most probably because I have not had much luck when it comes to training partners, and usually I don’t have a lot of time, so I cram in as much as I can in a short amount of time. A training partner seemed like more of a distraction to me than anything else.
But yesterday I had a great experience – Yesterday on my way to the gym I ran into one of the dancers here on the ship and she was on her way to the gym as well.
My workout partner is usually my iPod, but she volunteered to work out with me. I only had an hour available but I agreed. I figured I would give it a go!
We had the best time! She kicked my ‘bee-hind’! We had a great time challenging each other with different exercises and the hour went by so quickly, but Boy, did I ever get a great workout in…
Now you see, the thing is, there are two types of training partners. The first kind is the great kind. That would be someone who inspires you to do better than your best, a person who likes to work hard and who knows how to influence you and encourage you in a very positive way.
Then there is the kind who I unfortunately had to deal with in the past. They seem real eager in the beginning, but then when it comes down to it, you have to practically beg them and drag them by the hair to get them to the gym.
Then once you get them there they try to talk you into going for coffee instead of working out… Now this is not the kind of training partner you want to be hanging out with, nor is it the kind of training partner you should be.
A lot of people like to work out with a friend or a partner and I say, Go for it… but make sure you choose a partner who will help you, encourage you and inspire you, and not someone who is going to drag you down and make you lazy.
At the same time – you need to assess what kind of workout partner you are, and if it is the latter then you better pull up your socks and make some big changes… because you don’t want to be that loser partner that drags your partner down.
It can be really fun when both of you work together, and when you start seeing the results – and you WILL see them, that is the biggest pay-off!
So if you like to train with a partner, make sure you choose him or her right and make sure you support your partner fully and wholeheartedly. If you do that, having a training partner can be a blessing.
In the Hot Burning Body Workout DVD’s I am right there with you as a training partner to inspire you and encourage you to do your very best, so you can get the greatest results!
As you know, or may not know, I am a dancer who grew up in South Africa… I have a little irony for you… hahaha…
A very short while ago I started taking Gumboot dance classes – not where… In Vegas!!! LOL Why is that so funny? Because I watched this ethnic form of dancing growing up being performed in South Africa. It is traditionally done by the miners… I never learned how to do it in my home country where this form of dance originated from but … Now… many years later… I am taking class in Vegas! How funny.
Anyway… I thought I would share this with you as I many of you might not have seen this form of dance. Of course I am a beginner and the way to do this is in a big group – but it is awesome fun and a great workout!! Have a good laugh with me:) Enjoy!
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My name is Vanessa Bader and welcome to the Hot Burning Body Blog where I share with you tips, articles and secrets on how to stay fit and healthy by means of healthy diet and exercise.
My goal is to provide you with all the information you need in order to feel self-confident about your self and your body, so you can live a successful and happy, healthy life.
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