January 2013 – Khaos Theory Derby

Derbalife Boot Camp with Greenbriar Roller Vixens

I just realized that I hadn’t blogged about this yet!!

I’m doing my best to mix up my personal, “Hey this is how things are going/this is how I’m feeling” with the nutritional tips, workout tips etc etc. So.. in an effort to not inundate people with my personal life, I forgot to inundate people with my personal life!

I wish I had brought down a camera because the place that we had this boot camp was frigid. Mind-bogglingly cold.

Yup there it is. Complete with water drips and very very little heat. Which is not advantageous in the mountains in January.

Aside from that, it would have been nice to get some extra documentation of what we did! LiftOff and myself ran 15 Greenbriar Roller Vixens through 4 hours of drills, skills and endurance and then we did an hour of nutrition education at the end. We even got a bunch of girls on their own nutrition plans which is really great. It means they understand the value of proper nutrition for athletes.

Well, that and it shows that I am able to convey the information well enough for people to understand it! Sometimes I wonder.

Greenbrier is located in Lewisburg, WV, and is even more isolated than I thought it was. It took me a healthy 5 hours to get down to their little town (Which was adorable and totally deserves that “Coolest Small Town” award).

See? Not really near much of anything. Which is part of the beauty.

Greenbrier is a very small league, and they’ve only been up and skating for about a year. I met several of them when I attended the Jingle Brawl in Morgantown in December. They knew they needed outside help to teach them techniques, skills and maneuvers they had witnessed at the W.F.T.D.A. Championships this November, but had no idea how to actually do any of them.

Little, yes, but one of the coolest logos I’ve seen.

So we focused on off skates warm-ups/strength, transitions, backwards skating, backwards maneuvering, agility, 180 toe stops/stopping on a dime, backwards blocking, and blocking with partners. It went over really well. We had to adjust our plan from time to time because skills that we thought were basic and everyone knew them – well.. they had never been taught! It was awesome coming out of that camp and knowing that we had really helped some skaters learn and practice new things.

There were so many other drills, relays and skills that I wanted to teach. There just is never enough time! I am super stoked to go back down though. On spring break, I will be visiting the Beckley Area Derby Dames and doing a boot camp on Tuesday night. The following night I am really HOPING to be at Chemical Valley. The day after that… I’ll be back at Greenbrier! So amazing.

I have the best job in the world … did I mention that? I get to skate, help people be healthy, help people hit their goals and meet awesome new people all over the country. And then even better is that I also get to train people to do what I do!! SO AWESOME!!!!

I’m looking forward to 2013 is such a big way. Derby. Bridal Shows. Creating a hub in Harrisburg for people to come to. Travel and more!! Yea for Health, Weatlh and the time to enjoy both!!!

The ladies of Greenbrier! LiftOff and I are in the front (She's in green, I'm in black) — The ladies of Greenbrier! LiftOff and I are in the front (She’s in green, I’m in black)

If you’re interested in a boot camp (derby or non-derby!) or nutrition classes, hit me up. If you’re just looking to get healthy, don’t be shy to drop me a message. I would love to help you get on your path!

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Overcoming Lethargy

I’ve done a series of articles in the past through the Examiner.com site about how to overcome lethargy and it’s a very very difficult thing to do. I wanted to revisit the topic and since I’m sitting here, partially wishing that my practice would be cancelled due to icy conditions, I thought this would be a great time to remind myself to ….

Rule #1: DO IT ANYWAY

Even if practice were to get cancelled tonight, that would just mean that I would have to go to the gym and get a workout that way. The rules of physics apply to our bodies as much as they do to inanimate objects. A body in motion stays in motion, while a body at rest … you get the picture. You don’t feel like it? TOUGH! There are plenty of people who don’t feel like it and are doing it anyway.

Rule #2: Nutrition nutrition nutrition

Sure you may think that Red Bull is going to make you peppy for the rest of the day, but what happens when you crash out because of the blood sugar drop? The only way to truly fend off lethargy is to have awesome nutrition and keep that carb count LOW. If you’re not taking multivitamins 3 times a day, if you’re not eating protein-intense mini-meals throughout the day, if you’re not drinking at least half your body weight in ounces of water a day… you really need to REBOOT the way you think about your diet!!

Rule #3: Sleep Now

You only slept 5 hours last night? Well no WONDER you’re lethargic! Why are you not sleeping much? If you find that you wake constantly through the night, your mattress, pillows or other support could be in need of updating.

Do you snore? Perhaps your septum is deviated and it’s blocking your air flow.

You just find that you have too much on your mind? End each day by writing down the five things that you need to do the next day, so that you have a plan when you wake up. Also, creating a daily routine and writing it down can help your nerves tremendously.

You work out super late and are too amped up? Make sure you are doing something for recovery when you’re done your workout, include sugar so that your blood sugar will drop and result in you getting tired. You can also get used to taking some calming herbs like chamomile, valerian root and jujube. (PS Herbalife has some great natural calming remedies that I can attest to their amazingness.)

Rule #4: Positive Thinking

What? Positive thinking? I’m going to ‘ think positively; about not being tired?

YES!

By maintaining a good and healthy attitude during everyday life, you will be naturally energized. Haven’t you noticed that happier people tend to have more energy? It’s cyclical! They’re happy because they have energy to use in happiness and they have energy to use because the happiness creates it!

Don’t believe me? For the next 7 days I challenge you to not complain and every time you hear anyone say anything negative, make it a point to move away from their negative energy. For the next 7 days do positive affirmations and be very self-aware. Every time you think anything negative or start to complain, stop yourself in your tracks and say to yourself “I will have a positive attitude.”

Maybe you think it sounds silly, but I have tons of energy thanks to doing all of the things on this list. So… I may be silly, but I can be super productive!
Feel free to leave comments below on what some of your favorite ways are to maintain energy or over come lethargy!!!

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Greens and Beans: an awesome winter stew

A friend of mine just posted this blog on Facebook and I had to share it with my own followers!! I think I may be buying these ingredients later….

Greens and Beans: an awesome winter stew.

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The New Year Has Busted Down the Door!

2013 didn’t just arrive – it broke down the door with a battering ram like Grog in Return of the King.

My break between semesters was not nearly long enough, and now I find myself plunged into the murky water of my final semester. I have two in-classroom classes: Advanced PR campaigns and Statistics. I have a Documentary class that doesn’t meet regularly. I have a marketing internship with W.F.T.D.A. I will also be picking up a 2 credit independent study in weight training & cardio to fulfill a requirement.

I’m also in the continual process of self-imposed physical therapy and rehab to get my knee up to par. I have taken over the Marketing duties of the Dutchland Rollers and have returned to a full-time practice schedule.

At the same time, I have entered into a course on focused business management with Herbalife called The Next Level. It’s only offered to Active Supervisors and above, but because I have hit such a high level so quickly, and because I’m on track to achieve Active by the end of the course, they are letting me be a part.

Already I have learned a lot about myself. Number one is that I am not as organized as I thought I was. Number two is that I have a lot to learn about the business. Number three is that I have a lot of fear in me yet. Number four is that I am not a great Herbalife trainer to my coaches (right now). I am gaining the tools to make them just as successful as me through this program however.

Also, next weekend is January Spectacular! I have two team members attending and I am hoping to get two guests to come in for the Herbalife Opportunity Meeting that is offered for free to guests. My team and I will be meeting up with a friend of mine from a neighbor league at the event, we’re both super excited to blow up the East Coast with health, wealth and roller derby.

That being said, I now have three Derbalife Boot Camps on the books: Greenbriar Roller Vixens, Beckley Area Derby Dames and Flagstaff Roller Derby. I have a table booked at the Derby Ink Invitational in Harrisburg in April. I will be booking a table at the Northeast Derby Convention for Memorial Day Weekend as well as at East Coast Extravaganza. I’ve also already put my deposit down to be a part of the Rollercon table in July.

Rollercon Derbalife v Herb-for-life Challenge bout 2012

I have three new clients signed up for the new Derbalife Challenge that starts tomorrow. I am very excited to reach out to new skaters, to book more boot camps and to schedule more nutrition classes.

I am looking outside of derby too. I would love to start working with event planners or bridal shops. I want to do Shedding for the Wedding challenges for bridal parties. I want to do Healthy Happy Hours as part of Bachlorette Parties. There is so much I could do!

It would be awesome to get hooked up with other events where I could do sampling and Healthy Happy Hour tables – particularly at Millennium Music Fest venues or any of the area music award shows. Also at Dance Studios; there are one or two dance schools in this area that do social nights where people can just come and dance. I’d love to be involved in those.

February 14-17 in Harrisburg, PA

I would also love to be able to talk nutrition to youth-oriented groups like the Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts or youth sports clubs. The 14-18 range specifically.

And a FitClub. I would love to have a local FitClub to have workouts and nutrition classes in during the week. A place people could come to for classes, nutrition or support. I wouldn’t mind if that place were big enough for a derby track so I could get my Apex Training Center up and running.

That would definitely keep me in Central PA.

Orange County Club!

I can’t wait to travel in 2013. I can’t wait to be healed and healthy and skating hard. I can’t wait to meet so many new people. I can’t wait to build a documentary on the health of skaters and the evolution of derby sport nutrition. I can’t wait to have my business running strong enough that I don’t have to worry about money. I can’t wait to be stronger, leaner, fitter, healthier and helping my friends, family and the community to be the same.

Bring it, 2013. Bring it.

Kicking all of the asses since July 2012.

If your business, league, organization, sports team or yourself are interested in a nutrition classes, weight loss challenges, hosting a shake party or healthy happy hour don’t be shy! If you just are looking to get on a healthier path yourself, I can help. E-mail me at DerbyAmerica (a) yahoo.com.

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2012 in review

2013 is going to be even better for this blog! I’m going to continue to track my progress, talk health, post about interesting PR and marketing things in the world of Khaos and anything else I observe. I’m so excited to continue writing and interacting in 2013.

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner can carry about 250 passengers. This blog was viewed about 1,400 times in 2012. If it were a Dreamliner, it would take about 6 trips to carry that many people.

Click here to see the complete report.