Our First Fitness Group...

...was a total success!

Thanks to those who came!
I got a lot of good feedback from nearly all of you! I hope that you enjoyed working out with other friends and that you feel the slight burn tomorrow! {Please let me know and others know by commenting if you came!} You all pushed yourselves hard and that's what I wanted. That's what makes me smile. Next week feel free to bring a friend if you want so we can completely fill up. We had about half a dozen tonight and I know more are coming next week for sure! None of you'd better flake on me... speaking of...

MEESA!!
I'm calling you out! Where were you!? I'd better see you next Tuesday!
PS- Tiera says that she misses your guts too!

So, for all those who are interested you are more than welcome to come join. Just shoot me a comment, text message, e-mail {tomkinsontraining@gmail.com}, or phone call so I can get a head count. I would love to see you all and I'm not kidding either! This is just a fun, free way to get together and work out.

See you all in one week!

Expanding the Blog

I decided to add some new authors to help them with motivation and accountability.
They'll be introducing themselves soon I'm sure!

If you want to be added as an author..
(Leah? Mom? Kathe? Holly?... anyone else?)
just let me know
{via e-mail: TomkinsonTraining@gmail.com
or commenting}
and I'll add you.

Remember to keep the posts on here fitness, exercise, nutrition, progress, etc. related.
It's not a personal/family blog {although I'll add links for those if you want too}, but a blog to keep us focused and motivated!

ALSO...
make the label for your posts your name/nickname {the same for every one} so that all your posts can be reached by one click on the link.


Here we go team!

Getting Started!

There are already a handful of people who have shown interest in getting a healthy lifestyle started! I'm so excited!

Feel free to join us at any time. There is no excuse why you should have to wait till tomorrow topostpone what you really want. It just takes some extra work and motivation!

Here are some things to send me {or comment} if you want to get started:

1. Send me your name/nickname/whatever you want to be called by me {& if you choose, your team/partner}.
2. Your goal (a weight goal, exercising daily, losing wt for pregnancy, getting healthy, whatever)
3. And if you want to be joined up with a team/partner.

I ask you to send me your goal so that I can help pair you with an individual with a similar goal. If you want to send me more about yourself {like age, current wt, ht, etc} feel free. It will help me to guide you in your goals, etc.

I can help you figure out appropriate goals for yourself too if you are confused with what you want or should be aiming for. Just e-mail me @ TomkinsonTraining@gmail.com.

Since there are already people who are wanting to get started...

Here's the first CHALLENGE!
Make a list of the reasons why you want to get healthy.

Write down every reason you can come up with as silly or serious as it may be.
Post this list on your fridge or somewhere you see everyday.
Add to it throughout the week as you think of more reasons.
This is your motivation.
This is why you are really getting fit.
Every reason.

Here we go!

(I'll post my own list tomorrow if you need help getting ideas.)

Welcome Friends & Family

This is where we start a journey 2 fitness together.

Over the past few months/years I've had many, many friends come to me and ask for help to get them into good shape. This is how I'm going to help you and how you can help me.

I want to know what you are doing. Please participate and get involved with others. That's the best form of motivation for me... friends helping me stay on track! {Please let me know what you think of my thoughts, feelings, accomplishments, workouts, etc. too!}

I'm going to be recording my daily challenges, thoughts, feelings, weight, exercise, etc. on here.
I ask you to do the same.
{e-mail me the text for a post and I'll post it}

If you want to be accountable to someone, but don't want to have it posted publicly you can e-mail me at tomkinsontraining{at}gmail{dot}com. I'll buddy you up with a friend who feels the same w/ similar goals or we can work something else out. I want to build a great support group. We spend all this time online & blogging, what's an extra e-mail to check on a friend or say what you've done going to cost anyway?

Send pics if you want me to post them w/ your greatest form of motivation to get fit.

I want to post a daily or weekly challenge once we get a group together too. This challenge may be physical, dietary, or personal/spiritual. This is to help us grow as individuals as much as we can.

Let's get started!

PS- This is free....
I thought I'd mention that for all those who are skeptical and cheap like me.