Hello and welcome everyone! The calender reads...it is SPRING! Finally we can breath in the
Spring air. I actually started my training outdoors last week with one of the local High School
track teams. I have my sights set on the Nationals, Senior Games and the Senior Olympics. How
about you? The games are a great venue, don't miss it.
Athletes frequently ask me "when should I stretch?" My advise...after about a 20 minute warm
up. During a hour workout, stretch 2 or 3 times and again after your workout during your 20
minute cool down. My greatest fear is injury. So take care of your body. Training and working out
sure beats rehab. Working out daily is a must for all of us. Next week, I will share with you my
outdoor workout routine. Oh yes, don't forget to do your yard work...it's great exercise.
Have a great and meaningful life everyone! Jimmy O
Reference: www.secondwindfitnessfilm.com
Email: sprint444@hotmail.com
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Sunday, March 15, 2009
"TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT FITNESS" for seniors
Hello and welcome everyone! I introduced in last week's blog the "FIRST TO THE FINISH LINE" series. The response was overwhelming! Thank you readers! I also added a two minute
clip from the '08 Senior Olympics...titled JimmyO Senior Olympic Gold Winner. Hope you
enjoy it. Throughout the past few years I am asked by both men and women the following
questions..."what can we expect from being fit?" "What does fitness really do for us?" "What
motivates you?" I am going to begin answering the questions with this...WE CAN AGE, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO GET OLD. Many seniors believe that with age we go "downhill." We age
mentally first, then physically. This type of thinking promotes excuses for not doing things...
well, because we are getting old. STOP YOURSELF. Fitness promotes a freshness in our
thinking. Fitness stimulates the brain and the body. The process of "being fit" curtails the
aging process. The benefits...you feel younger, look younger and are younger. Your attitude
about yourself and everything else changes for the better. People see a "changed you" and you become more popular. The opposite sex is attracted to you. Your love life becomes stronger
and better. Your spouse or significant other loves what you are now. When you begin to
see and realize these benefits, fitness becomes a necessary part of your life. I can't tell you
how many men and women have come up to me and said "you were right." "My life has changed." So, take being fit to the limit...whatever it is. Set your sights on the finish line...
WHERE WINNERS ALWAYS MEET.
Have a great and meaningful life everyone! Jimmy O
Reference: http://www.secondwindfitnessfilm.com/
E mail: sprint444@hotmail.com
clip from the '08 Senior Olympics...titled JimmyO Senior Olympic Gold Winner. Hope you
enjoy it. Throughout the past few years I am asked by both men and women the following
questions..."what can we expect from being fit?" "What does fitness really do for us?" "What
motivates you?" I am going to begin answering the questions with this...WE CAN AGE, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO GET OLD. Many seniors believe that with age we go "downhill." We age
mentally first, then physically. This type of thinking promotes excuses for not doing things...
well, because we are getting old. STOP YOURSELF. Fitness promotes a freshness in our
thinking. Fitness stimulates the brain and the body. The process of "being fit" curtails the
aging process. The benefits...you feel younger, look younger and are younger. Your attitude
about yourself and everything else changes for the better. People see a "changed you" and you become more popular. The opposite sex is attracted to you. Your love life becomes stronger
and better. Your spouse or significant other loves what you are now. When you begin to
see and realize these benefits, fitness becomes a necessary part of your life. I can't tell you
how many men and women have come up to me and said "you were right." "My life has changed." So, take being fit to the limit...whatever it is. Set your sights on the finish line...
WHERE WINNERS ALWAYS MEET.
Have a great and meaningful life everyone! Jimmy O
Reference: http://www.secondwindfitnessfilm.com/
E mail: sprint444@hotmail.com
Sunday, March 8, 2009
FIRST TO THE FINISH LINE!!! fitness and more.
Hello and Welcome Everyone! Did you remember to set your clocks and watches ahead one hour? Time speeds up as we age...or so it seems. "Life is like a roll of toilet paper...as it gets near the end, the faster it goes."
I am excited to announce my 2009 series "FIRST TO THE FINISH LINE."
* Motivational speeches...reaching out to a cross section of audiences.
* Sprint for Gold...cancer survivor. Life's defining moment. A life changing experience.
* Winners R US...motivated by the physically and mentally challenged. For any age.
* Balance Your Life...a refreshing, new "take" in fitness.
* Senior Olympic Training...a must for anyone age 50 and over.
* "Training Wheels"...an "in company" fitness program. The portable gym with trainer.
* Youth Athletic Development Clinics...preparing youth (ages 8 through 18) mentally,
physically and emotionally.
* Senior Comedy Hour...for seniors only. It's a hoot! Hold on to your teeth and wear seat belts.
* "Voice Over" and Narration...the power of the voice and soft sell.
FIRST TO THE FINISH LINE...
" where winners always meet"
Have a great and meaningful life everyone! Jimmy O
Reference: www.secondwindfitnessfilm.com
E mail: sprint444@hotmail.com
I am excited to announce my 2009 series "FIRST TO THE FINISH LINE."
* Motivational speeches...reaching out to a cross section of audiences.
* Sprint for Gold...cancer survivor. Life's defining moment. A life changing experience.
* Winners R US...motivated by the physically and mentally challenged. For any age.
* Balance Your Life...a refreshing, new "take" in fitness.
* Senior Olympic Training...a must for anyone age 50 and over.
* "Training Wheels"...an "in company" fitness program. The portable gym with trainer.
* Youth Athletic Development Clinics...preparing youth (ages 8 through 18) mentally,
physically and emotionally.
* Senior Comedy Hour...for seniors only. It's a hoot! Hold on to your teeth and wear seat belts.
* "Voice Over" and Narration...the power of the voice and soft sell.
FIRST TO THE FINISH LINE...
" where winners always meet"
Have a great and meaningful life everyone! Jimmy O
Reference: www.secondwindfitnessfilm.com
E mail: sprint444@hotmail.com
Sunday, March 1, 2009
"PSYCH MOMENT" senior fitness
Hello and welcome everyone! From time to time I make reference to the "balance your life"
program, that I designed for senior fitness. Today is no exception. Balance is more than just an
exercise or science. It is an "art." The "art" of acquiring functional balance (the discipline ) at
any level, at any age, is the key element in all of my fitness classes and clinics. Balance your life was designed in 2007 specifically for men and women age 50 and over. All exercises are three
dimensional and progressive by design. Participants experience full body motion, correct
technique, posture and proper breathing skills. Full body motion exercises are reinforced with
individual muscle group disciplines...1) foot work, 2) core, 3) upper body with lower body in
stationary mode, 4) reflex and reaction, 5) eye and foot coordination relative to moving objects.
Through this progression, you are training the BRAIN, then the muscles...thus achieving the
PSYCHOLOGICAL MOMENT. The time when a person is most apt to react in the desired
functional manner. Balance is much more than an exercise...it is an AWAKENING of your entire
body. Through this process I have witnessed people who not only regain functional mobility they may have lost, but function at a higher level than at any time in their lives. Side note...balance
then promotes strength, endurance, brain power, confidence, mental fitness and cardio. In my
opinion, the "art" of balance must be the foundation for a healthy lifestyle.
Have a great and meaningful life everyone! Jimmy O
Reference: secondwindfitnessfilm.com
E mail: sprint444@hotmail.com
program, that I designed for senior fitness. Today is no exception. Balance is more than just an
exercise or science. It is an "art." The "art" of acquiring functional balance (the discipline ) at
any level, at any age, is the key element in all of my fitness classes and clinics. Balance your life was designed in 2007 specifically for men and women age 50 and over. All exercises are three
dimensional and progressive by design. Participants experience full body motion, correct
technique, posture and proper breathing skills. Full body motion exercises are reinforced with
individual muscle group disciplines...1) foot work, 2) core, 3) upper body with lower body in
stationary mode, 4) reflex and reaction, 5) eye and foot coordination relative to moving objects.
Through this progression, you are training the BRAIN, then the muscles...thus achieving the
PSYCHOLOGICAL MOMENT. The time when a person is most apt to react in the desired
functional manner. Balance is much more than an exercise...it is an AWAKENING of your entire
body. Through this process I have witnessed people who not only regain functional mobility they may have lost, but function at a higher level than at any time in their lives. Side note...balance
then promotes strength, endurance, brain power, confidence, mental fitness and cardio. In my
opinion, the "art" of balance must be the foundation for a healthy lifestyle.
Have a great and meaningful life everyone! Jimmy O
Reference: secondwindfitnessfilm.com
E mail: sprint444@hotmail.com
Saturday, February 21, 2009
"MINDSET" for senior fitness success
Hello and welcome everyone! Every once in awhile we need to have a talk with ourslves. I call
this "checkpoint." The following assess my mental and physical fitness progress.
* evaluate my attitude...mindset. Am I prepared mentally for each workout?
* review my notebook...what progress have I made over the past 30 days?
* have I achieved my goals for the month? What changes do I need to make?
* have I increased my energy and endurance levels...and my strength?
* what drills (exercises) do I need to add?
* do I change my routine (muscle confusion) each week?
* do I chart my progress daily?
* what are my "must" goals for the next month...the next 3 months? where do I need to be?
The notebook is my map...the "critical path" to success! Beginning March 1st, I will embrace a 3
month goal oriented "critical path." I am preparing for the Senior Olympics and the Nationals.
My notebook (map) keeps me focused...prevents me from "winging" it. Too many of us feel we can wing it. Don't fall into that trap! "Fools gold" will lead you to a deadend. By following your
map, each day will give you a sense of accomplishment...of winning. That feeling ignites and feeds
my positive attitude. We gravitate to a higher level of accomplishment...of being. In summary;
it's CHALLENGE, CHALLENGE, CHALLENGE. Whatever our health issues, within our abilities,
we need to challenge our mental and physical capabilities. That determines our capacity for
growth.
Have a great and meaningful life everyone! Jimmy O
Reference: www.secondwindfitnessfilm.com
E mail: sprint444@hotmail.com
this "checkpoint." The following assess my mental and physical fitness progress.
* evaluate my attitude...mindset. Am I prepared mentally for each workout?
* review my notebook...what progress have I made over the past 30 days?
* have I achieved my goals for the month? What changes do I need to make?
* have I increased my energy and endurance levels...and my strength?
* what drills (exercises) do I need to add?
* do I change my routine (muscle confusion) each week?
* do I chart my progress daily?
* what are my "must" goals for the next month...the next 3 months? where do I need to be?
The notebook is my map...the "critical path" to success! Beginning March 1st, I will embrace a 3
month goal oriented "critical path." I am preparing for the Senior Olympics and the Nationals.
My notebook (map) keeps me focused...prevents me from "winging" it. Too many of us feel we can wing it. Don't fall into that trap! "Fools gold" will lead you to a deadend. By following your
map, each day will give you a sense of accomplishment...of winning. That feeling ignites and feeds
my positive attitude. We gravitate to a higher level of accomplishment...of being. In summary;
it's CHALLENGE, CHALLENGE, CHALLENGE. Whatever our health issues, within our abilities,
we need to challenge our mental and physical capabilities. That determines our capacity for
growth.
Have a great and meaningful life everyone! Jimmy O
Reference: www.secondwindfitnessfilm.com
E mail: sprint444@hotmail.com
Saturday, February 14, 2009
SENIOR FITNESS IN DARK
Hello and welcome everyone! Happy Valentine's day! I was thinking that there ought to be a
" Fitness Day. " A National Holiday! How about it?! We have just about every other holiday now.
Celebrate Fitness! I am trying to bring this about by writing to several in D. C.
Well, I am delighted we are together once again. Many of you are already aware that I conduct
"balance" exercises....for the most part for seniors and mostly to senior women. Well, they get it.
I have designed various "drills" to regain functional balance. Exercises include foot work,
ladder work, skips, hops, plyometrics, isometrics and martial arts. Each week I present a class
challenge. The challenge came about, when after several classe participants got a little cocky. So, I designed a program (Foot work) by having them close their eyes when doing the
exercises. Standing with both feet on the floor, then on their toes and count to ten. No one could do it. Then stand on one foot and go up on your toes and count to ten. No one could do it.
The classes found out that it is difficult to stand in the dark. Another lesson...even though
we may have balance and eyesight, we depend upon fixed objects in "normal life" to be functional. We practice the "eyes closed" drill for ten minutes each class now. Guess what?
They can now do the drills, though not perfect. Everyone has much better balance and confidence. Great job class! Sometimes, in order to see the light, we have to visit the dark.
Have a great and meaningful life everyone! Jimmy O
Reference: http://www.secondwindfitnessfilm.com/
Email: sprint444@hotmail.com
" Fitness Day. " A National Holiday! How about it?! We have just about every other holiday now.
Celebrate Fitness! I am trying to bring this about by writing to several in D. C.
Well, I am delighted we are together once again. Many of you are already aware that I conduct
"balance" exercises....for the most part for seniors and mostly to senior women. Well, they get it.
I have designed various "drills" to regain functional balance. Exercises include foot work,
ladder work, skips, hops, plyometrics, isometrics and martial arts. Each week I present a class
challenge. The challenge came about, when after several classe participants got a little cocky. So, I designed a program (Foot work) by having them close their eyes when doing the
exercises. Standing with both feet on the floor, then on their toes and count to ten. No one could do it. Then stand on one foot and go up on your toes and count to ten. No one could do it.
The classes found out that it is difficult to stand in the dark. Another lesson...even though
we may have balance and eyesight, we depend upon fixed objects in "normal life" to be functional. We practice the "eyes closed" drill for ten minutes each class now. Guess what?
They can now do the drills, though not perfect. Everyone has much better balance and confidence. Great job class! Sometimes, in order to see the light, we have to visit the dark.
Have a great and meaningful life everyone! Jimmy O
Reference: http://www.secondwindfitnessfilm.com/
Email: sprint444@hotmail.com
Sunday, February 8, 2009
SENIOR FITNESS EVOLUTION!!!
Hello and welcome everyone! Last week we talked about the importance of mental fitness
(toughness) and how vital it is regarding physical fitness. This week let's spend some time on this thing called energy. Does exercising energize our brain...our body. A resounding YES! And it isn't just me, it's
everyone in my classes and people I meet at various events. When we feel better about ourselves our attitude changes about everything. We rise above things that we would
otherwise allow to ruin our day. It's like removing the blinders. We finally begin to have this
inner feeling of freedom and self confidence. Fitness now takes on a new and meaningful
purpose for us. What about the "energy part?" That is the fitness evolution! We experience
the "rush!" Satisfaction replaces tiredness. We have finally pushed the clear button and hit the refresh button. Mind, body and spirit united in a singleness of purpose. Now every workout
becomes an accomplishment...a victory. We reach the " finish line" at each workout. Make the finish line your goal, everyday. Fate is what life gives you, destiny is what you do with it.
Have a great and meaningful life everyone! Jimmy O
Reference: www.secondwindfitnessfilm.com
Email: sprint444@hotmail.com
(toughness) and how vital it is regarding physical fitness. This week let's spend some time on this thing called energy. Does exercising energize our brain...our body. A resounding YES! And it isn't just me, it's
everyone in my classes and people I meet at various events. When we feel better about ourselves our attitude changes about everything. We rise above things that we would
otherwise allow to ruin our day. It's like removing the blinders. We finally begin to have this
inner feeling of freedom and self confidence. Fitness now takes on a new and meaningful
purpose for us. What about the "energy part?" That is the fitness evolution! We experience
the "rush!" Satisfaction replaces tiredness. We have finally pushed the clear button and hit the refresh button. Mind, body and spirit united in a singleness of purpose. Now every workout
becomes an accomplishment...a victory. We reach the " finish line" at each workout. Make the finish line your goal, everyday. Fate is what life gives you, destiny is what you do with it.
Have a great and meaningful life everyone! Jimmy O
Reference: www.secondwindfitnessfilm.com
Email: sprint444@hotmail.com
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