Going on vacation doesn't have to be the end of the great body you tirelessly shape in the gym day in and day out. I recently went to Cancun, MX. While there I made it a point to walk everywhere that I could including on the beach every day. You would be suprised and how many more calories walking in sand burns! I even managed to get in a couple of early morning runs! Planning activities do throughout the day like diving and snorkeling is a great way to keep you active and away from the resort buffets. Another tip is find out where the local grocery store is this will allow you to buy and prepare your own food while there which is a much more economical way to enjoy your vacation, allowing you more control over your waistline and your pocket book. (Cancun actually has a Wal Mart!) Having a couple cocktails in the evening? Help burn it off by doing karoke! Its much more fun that way and the worse you are the funnier it is! So where ever your get away is, at the beach or at the snow stay active, get outside and go play. You'll be happy and healthier because you did! Here is a pic of me and my friend Taleb at the beach. Happy Birthday Friend!

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Happy December Everyone! with Christmas right around the corner many of us are runnning around looking for that perfect gift to give. What could be better than giving the gift of health? Right now I am running a Christmas Special through the month of December for my 10 Days to a Better Body Program! For only $30 per session you can give that special someone a gift that will last a lifetime. The 10 days program will take you through a month of training with me where I will teach you how to workout correctly for your body type, customize your weight training and cardio routines and guarantee your success with the right diet and nutrition. Who doesn't want to start of the new year with a great body? Time slots are available now for purchase and can be used at your loved ones convenience! To sign up call 916-616-1696 or email me at melissa@cosmopinkstyle.com. Happy Healthy Holidays!!!

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This guy here was one of my very first clients way back when! Brad is 6'4 and was a borderline diabetic before training with me. Once we started training brad began to lose weight in fact he lost 60lbs durring the 6 months that we trained! In addition the doctor told him he didn't need to take his pills for the diabetis anymore!
Too bad for me his career passion for managing Doug Herbert race car teams took him out of state and I don't train him anymore - but here is a picture of the two of us about 2 weeks ago! He happened to be in town and stopped by the gym - I was so excited and happy to see him - he has kept what he lost off and is still working out!
Brad I just want you to know how proud I am of you and how much fun it was to train with you - Keep it up and come back and visit!

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Well I have been pretty busy lately as most of you know I haven't had many posts up but I have been writing. I recently was hired to write the health and wellness column for San Joaquin - Valley Living Magazine!

Having a passion for writing at a young age and now getting to realize that dream through writing about my love of fitness and nutrition is just amazing to me! You know how you feel when things are coming around full circle?
Anyhow my first article is in the August issue and is called Take It Outside. It covers a lot of great local places to go outside in the valley and includes specific workouts you can do when you're there! In addtion they used a photo from our July Fitness Boot Camp of some of you running bleachers! Pretty Awesome! Pick up an issue today! Page 74! Look for me in your September issue as well I will be there! Unfortunately not all articles in the magazine are available online so I am working on getting this one up soon but here is a link to their site
http://www.sanjoaquinmagazine.com/sj/

Take it Outside Articlehttp://www.cosmopinkstyle.com/docs/take_it_outside_fitness_lodi_san_joaquin.pdf

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I just wanted to wish all of you Awesome Daddy's out there a Happy Father's Day! Especially I wanted to wish a Happy Father's Day to my own dad who I didn't get to see this year. Dad I love you so much and I want to thank you for always being in my corner no matter what - You gave me the strength, courage, and self confidence to believe in myself and my dreams. Thanks Dad - I love you.

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Last week I was interviewed by the Panorama Editor - Jennifer Gokhman at the Lodi News Sentinel for a piece in the paper about my recent Fitness Boot Camp. Check it Out!

Boot Camp Interview
By Jennifer Gokhman

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Happy Mothers Day to all you Fit Mammas! Keep up the good work! There is no greater gift to give your family than a Healthy Mom. From our house to yours Happy Mothers Day!

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Here is an article I was interviewed for back in February about how to go about selecting a personal trainer. It is published on www.familytime.com - they have all kinds of great tips for busy people like us! Check it out!

Ready to Get Fit

By Tracy Leigh Ritts

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Okay so this is what my husband calls being painted orange so you can stand on stage! I could have been a little darker...... okay who am I kidding a lot darker! Orange not quite.....but I'll settle for Sienna? This is one of my favorite pictures though - I wasn't the best poser on stage still have so much to learn.......... But who knows another show may be in the future...........We'll see.

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Well I have debated long enough and finally decided to add a little about myself into this site which is a constant work in progress - much like myself! I am a personal trainer and a very lucky one at that because I am blessed with some of the greatest clients out there who are fun to work with and make my job very fufilling. In addition to being a personal trainer I am also a mommy to a beautiful little girl who is three and a half and the light of my life. One of the reasons I chose this profession other than the fact that I absolutely love to help people reach their dreams and goals was that it allowed me the flexibility in my schedule to spend more time with my husband and little girl.

Everyone has certain things in their life that they determine as mile stones or markers if you will of things they would like to do or accomplish before they hit a certain point in time that will give them a sense achievement. For me one of those things was to run a marathon which I did do in January of this year! I didn't qualify for Boston but I ran it damn it! 5hrs and 3 minutes whew that was the longest run of my life!

Anyhow there was one thing that I really wanted to do even before I decided to run the marathon and that was compete in either a body building or figure competition. From the first time I held a weight in my hand I knew it was something I had to do - That was about eight years ago. After I had my daughter I definitely had my doubts since I managed to gain a whole 60lbs durring my pregnancy! Can you say "oink"? The other shocker was that it didn't just fall off the day after I gave birth! That whole thing about the weight falling off - that has got to be the biggest crock of you know what I have ever heard! So back in the gym again and having a body now that is better than it has ever been even before baby I finally have the confidence to get up there and do it!

So I am currently four weeks out from the show only one month left! I have been so blessed to have the support of my trainer, friends and family and clients in the gym who are keeping me positive and foccused - Thanks you guys you don't have any idea how much your support and reasurrance means to me. ~ Melissa

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