22 Minute Hard Corps program info

Who wouldn't want to workout for just 22 minutes a day and get amazing results, right?!?  Almost seems to good to be true!  With not having enough time to live a healthier lifestyle being peoples number one excuse, this will force you to rethink that.  In less time than it takes for you to watch your favorite TV show, you can be done!  Awesome, right!?!

Introducing 22 Minute Hard Corps by Tony Horton

In 22 MINUTE HARD CORPS, Tony Horton makes it his mission to get you lean, ripped, and ready-foraction in just 8 weeks.

What is 22 MINUTE HARD CORPS?
     • A challenging, military-inspired workout program designed to burn fat, build lean muscle, and            get you “Boot Camp Fit” in 22 minutes a day.

     • The latest fitness breakthrough from P90X® creator Tony Horton, inspired by his time spent at          U.S. military bases around the world, helping troops train to their maximum fitness potential.

      • A series of 8 super efficient routines designed to maximize strength gains and fat loss within the        22-minute workout window.

Who is the target audience? 
     • Busy people without a lot of time to spend at the gym working out.
 
     • Former members of the military, who want to get back to the fitness level they had when they            were in the service.

    • Anyone looking for a “no-frills” workout that gets results without requiring them to learn a lot of       complex moves.

    • Fans of Tony Horton and other time-saving Beachbody® workouts like FOCUS T25® and      
      P90X3®.

What makes 22 MINUTE HARD CORPS unique?  
     • Superefficient, 22-minute workouts that condition your whole body with moves tough enough to        challenge you, but straightforward enough for you to do on Day One.

     • Optional, two-a-day Hell Week Challenge pushes your results from great to absolutely epic.

What’s included in the Base Kit?
     • The easy-to-follow workouts designed to deliver dramatic, visible results.

     • Anyone at any age or fitness level can do it! • It helps you lose weight, increase energy, and feel      better in almost everything you do. EXCLUSIVE! You  will get a FREE Bonus when ordering            through me!  
     DVD—HARD CORPS: Battle Buddy Workout. Pair up with a “Battle Buddy” to take  on this            calorie-scorching, partner-based workout challenge. It’s a $19.95 value—yours FREE!

Check out the details of the kits below and if this sounds like a challenge you are up for, feel free to contact me with questions at itsfitpossible@gmail.com or if you are ready to order and start your challenge, click HERE 

The Difference between the Base Kit and the Deluxe Kit

22 Minute Hard Corps		Base Kit	Deluxe Kit
GUARANTEE
60-day Money Back Guarantee		Yes	Yes
7 WORKOUTS (3 DVDs)	RUN TIME
Cardio 1*	22 mins	Yes	Yes
Cardio 2*	22 mins	Yes	Yes
Cardio 3*	22 mins	Yes	Yes
Core 1*	22 mins	Yes	Yes
Core 2*	22 mins	Yes	Yes
Resistance 1	22 mins	Yes	Yes
Resistance 2	22 mins	Yes	Yes
Resistance 3	22 mins	Yes	Yes
NETWORK EXCLUSIVE (1 DVD)
Battle Buddy	22 mins	Yes	Yes
3 DELUXE WORKOUTS (1 DVD)
Spec Ops: Cardio	22 mins	No	Yes
Spec Ops: Resistance	22 mins	No	Yes
Spec Ops: Core	18 mins	No	Yes
PRODUCT TOOLS AND GUIDES
Quick Start Mission Guide		Yes	Yes
Rations for Results Nutrition Field Guide*		Yes	Yes
8-Week Basic Training Action Plan		Yes	Yes
EQUIPMENT
7 Portion Control Containers		No	Yes
Shakeology Shaker Cup (25 oz.)		No	Yes
Beachbody PT Sandbag		No	Yes
FREE GIFTS
Cold Start Workout	11 mins	Yes	Yes
Hell Week Challenge Card		Yes	Yes
24/7 Online Support*		Yes	Yes
*These items are free to keep with purchase and do not need to be returned with the kit The products in the kit do not contain natural rubber latex that may cause severe allergic reactions.

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT	Dumbbells, chin-up bar OR resistance band with door attachment (not included in Base kit)
RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT	Chin-Up Max, Beachbody Jump Mat and Beachbody PT Sandbag are helpful but not required.

WORKOUT DESCRIPTIONS
CARDIO 1	This 7-move workout gets your heart pumping from Minute One. Keep up with the platoon and earn a massive calorie burn.
CARDIO 2	This is basic training, but there's nothing easy about it. It's 3 rounds of 7 exercises, but these moves will push your fitness even further.
CARDIO 3	This cardio routine alternates between floor work and plyo moves for 3 hard-driving rounds.
CORE 1	Get ready to work your lower back, abs, and obliques in this epic, 10-move drill.
CORE 2	The reps are doubled in Core 2 to test your limits and maximize the burn.
RESISTANCE 1	5 simple resistance moves in 3 back-to-back rounds.
RESISTANCE 2	More resistance, more sweat, and more muscles recruited.
RESISTANCE 3	This resistance workout adds plyometric strength training to challenge your endurance.
SPEC OPS: CARDIO	These weighted cardio exercises utilize the Beachbody PT Sandbag to boost endurance and obliterate calories with extreme prejudice.
SPEC OPS: RESISTANCE	Three rounds of 5 advanced exercises that incorporate the variable-resistance Beachbody PT Sandbag to challenge your fitness even further.
SPEC OPS: CORE	This elite 10-move core workout hits your midsection hard to help you get ripped and ready for action.
BATTLE BUDDY	In this workout, you'll pair up with a "Battle Buddy" to take on this calorie-scorching, partner-based workout challenge.
COLD START The Cost Breakdown	Optional warmup that will increase your heart rate, warm up your muscles and joints, and prepare you mentally and physically for the movement ahead Kit Details (USD) Retail Club Members Coach Base Kit $39.90† $35.91 $29.93 Deluxe Kit $79.80† $71.82 $59.85 Deluxe Upgrade Kit $39.90† $$35.91 $29.93 Deluxe DVDs $19.90† $17.91 $14.93 Network Exclusive Battle Buddy** $19.95† $17.96 $14.96 Beachbody PT Sandbag $34.95† $31.46 $26.21                                    Challenge Pack Details (USD) Retail Shipping 22 Minute Hard Corps Challenge Pack $140† $2.00 22 Minute Hard Corps Performance Challenge Pack $140† $2.00

Hammer and Chisel Launch

The Master's Hammer and Chisel 

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What is The Master’s Hammer and Chisel™?

For the very first time, trainers Sagi Kalev and Autumn Calabrese have teamed up to create an expert program designed to help you craft a powerful, perfectly defined body. The Master’s Hammer and Chisel is an innovative resistancetraining system that incorporates three muscle-sculpting phases—Stabilization, Strength, and Power—or SSP Training. This is how Sagi and Autumn help you efficiently build, chisel, and refine a masterpiece physique in just 60 days. 

About your Trainers

Co-creators Sagi Kalev and Autumn Calabrese are experts when it comes to incredible physical transformations. Sagi has been crowned Mr. Israel— twice—and is a Master Professional Personal Trainer, IFBB Pro, member of the IFBB Propta Hall of Fame, Certified Nutrition Specialist, and Functional Diagnostic Nutritionist. Autumn Calabrese is a celebrity trainer, best-selling author, and working mom who has held certifications from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and the American Fitness Professionals & Associates (AFPA), and has competed at the national level in various bikini competitions.

I have had the opportunity to workout with Sagi and meet them both on a couple of occasions, and let me tell you they are the real deal! Super kind, passionate about helping others and a dedication to ensuring others success!
                            

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What makes The Master’s Hammer and Chisel incredibly effective and unique? 

• The Master’s Hammer and Chisel is built on the three phases of SSP Training— Stabilization, Strength, and Power. Other workouts only focus on one or two phases, which might give you decent results. But The Master’s Hammer and Chisel program incorporates all three methods to help you relentlessly chip away fat and carve every muscle for a strong, visually stunning body in 60 days.
• 12 brand-new, 30- to 40-minute workouts that combine Sagi and Autumn’s proven techniques for 60 days of hardcore resistance training.
• Sagi and Autumn make eating for your goals simple. That’s why they included their easy-to-follow and completely customizable nutrition plan, along with 7 portion-control containers that show you how to portion out the right amount of food to help you reach your unique fitness goals.
• Flexible nutrition that allows you to lean out, sculpt and maintain, or build muscle.
• Includes options to adapt certain exercises if you have limited access to equipment.
• Includes a modifier who demonstrates some moves at a lower intensity

Who should complete this program?

• People looking for a comprehensive resistance training or muscle-sculpting program - Create a body that’s a true work of art with 30- to 40-minute resistance-training workouts that incorporate SSP Training’s three phases of sculpting—Stabilization, Strength, and Power—to help you rapidly build, chisel, and refine your body to reveal incredible definition in just 60 days.
• Those who liked Body Beast® or 21 Day Fix EXTREME® or Trainers Sagi Kalev and Autumn Calabrese - For the very first time, fitness competitors and personal trainers Sagi Kalev and Autumn Calabrese have teamed up to bring you a total-body transformation program, one that combines their motivating styles with their proven training methods and nutrition plan.
• People who crave a simple, flexible nutrition plan to help them reach their unique goals. - Sagi and Autumn recognize that everyone has different fitness goals and their easy-tofollow nutrition system lets you customize your eating plan to reach them. So whether you want to carve a lean, toned body, sculpt and maintain what you’ve got, or build more muscle, you’ll eat the right portions to sculpt your ultimate physique.

Whats Included?
BASE KIT WHAT’S THE BENEFIT?

• Portion-control containers + workouts 12 hardcore workouts on 6 DVDs Efficient 30- to 40-minute resistance-training workouts that will help you build muscle, sculpt incredible definition, and lose weight for a strong, visually stunning physique. 
• 7 color-coded, portion-control containers Whether you want to lean out, sculpt and maintain what you have, or build more muscle, you don’t need complicated meal plans to reach your goals. With 7 color-coded, portion-control containers, this is one nutrition plan that’s easy to follow. 
• The Master’s Hammer and Chisel Program and Nutrition Guide A comprehensive guide that shows you how to use your portion-control containers and nutrition plan. Also includes easy-to-make recipes and expert tips from Sagi and Autumn on how to get the most out of your workouts. 
• Quick-Start Guide Your simple 3-step blueprint for building the body you’ve always wanted.
•  60-Day Workout Calendar For efficient and effective training, the order of your workouts matters. With this calendar, Sagi and Autumn have you covered for the next 60 days. 
• Also includes your Nutrition Plan “cheat sheet” and Food Lists on the back! 
• Deluxe Kit -  In addition to everything featured in the Base Kit, you get an 8-lb. medicine ball along with 4 advanced workouts designed around this piece of equipment. You’ll also receive an extra 

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Disney Swag on a Budget!

I honestly can't even believe that we are heading to Disney in a little over a month!  For us, it really wasn't financially feasible but when friends say, "lets rent some houses in Orlando for the week," you know it's not an everyday occurrence and you want to make those memories, so you make it happen!  Life is too short not to in my opinion.  And honestly, my kids have been through hell this year and deserve a break! And so do we.  Gavin's eosinophilic esophagitis diagnosis last year at Christmas turned our world around.  His food restrictions are so strict that only the magical chefs at Disney can make it an amazing experience food wise for him as well as everyone else.  

So, long story short...we're headed to Disney!  We're going the first week of December so there was no way we could pull off Disney and Christmas so Santa is coming early this year!  On the morning that we wake up, there will be gifts under the tree and notes from Santa with our surprise.  They each will get tote bags with a simple iron on stating "this kid is going to Disney World."  There are reservations made on our last night there for Minnie's Magical Christmas Dinner and VIP tickets to the Fantasmic show.  I want to make Christmas memories so that when they wake up on actual Christmas and have scrapbooks of their pictures, they are still excited!  I also want to be that silly family with matching shirts!  There are a ton of cute ones on Etsy and through the internet but we don't have extra funds right now for that kind of stuff so I decided to make our own.  Now I warn you...I am the Pinterest Fail Queen so even starting these projects was scary.  But they worked!!!  So that means that I need to share with you how super simple it was, because I promise you can do it too!  

Bleach Mickey Zip Up Hoodies

All you need for this one is a colored sweatshirt, a spray bottle and some bleach.  I went with zip up ones because I figured they could act as coats and last the whole week.  I also chose black because it goes with everything!  I would definitely recommend a dark color. You could also use tee shirts too.  

I must have deleted my pictures of this whole project in process but I promise you can figure it out! 

1.  Find a mickey silhouette online to print out.  I just searched "Mickey ear silhouette" to find this one and printed different sizes on card stock.  

2.  Prepare your bleach spray bottle with Bleach/water solution.

3.  Place the mickey cut out on the area where you would like to see the Mickey head and lightly spray around it.  ***You do not want to saturate it, don't even do a full spray.  I used like little squirts after I learned this lesson the hard way on sweatshirt number one.  

4.  I made symbols on the front and back.  For the boys, I just did a larger Mickey on the back, centered.  For the girls, I used a smaller one in the corner and sprayed up towards the shoulder for effect.  

5.  Once they dried, I washed them in cold water, dried them, and hid them until we are ready to go! 



Next project is for our "Christmas dinner" date with Mickey and Minnie.  These are our matching family tees and I love them!!!  My only downfall was that I did not use soda wash so make sure you get some.  Now for this one, I actually save the step by step pics so I hope they help.  

Tye Die Mickey tees 

Step 1:  Cut out a Mickey template or find cups and bowls to trace Mickey's head onto your tee shirt.  

Step 2:  Use a needle and dental floss to sew a basting stitch around the mickey head. Do NOT tie off at the end.  

    

Step 3:  Holding the beginning stitch, pull the other end together to scrunch up your Mickey head, keeping the fabric of the mickey to the front of the shirt and tie the ends together.  

  

Step 4:  This is where I should have used soda ash to keep the colors bright but I just wet the fabric with water instead.  

Step 5:  Rubber band directly behind the Mickey head where the floss is bunched. Then, holding the Mickey section, turn the head to get the shirt the roll up into a cinnamon bun looking shape. 

                         

Step 6:  Rubber band the remainder of the shirt.  I used four bands making a pie like shape on the shirt.  Then you get to color!  Starting with the Mickey head.  Make sure to get the top and the ears underneath to get the whole head effect.  

Step 7:  Color each section according to what you want.  Since we are doing Christmas, we chose red and green. 

Step 8:  Place shirts in a plastic bag sealed for 24 hours.  Once the time is up, unwrap the shirt and rinse with cold water. Then wash! 

Thats it!!! I will add a pic of the whole family rocking them once vacation actually happens!  But I couldn't wait to get this all down into the blog.  Partly, because I never have time to write anymore. So I had to take advantage of a quiet evening and an early bedtime.  If I come up with any more projects, I will make sure to keep adding!  And leave your comments if you try them, with pics!!! Or if you have any other great ways to do fun family Disney projects on a budget!

            

The therapy of getting to know yourself

I do my best thinking when I run.  It seems to be the only time that I can do the two things that I need the most simultaneously and feel like a million bucks when I am done.  I just got back from a four mile run through the neighborhood that was initiated by me wanting to feed  my deep, depressed feelings with food. I knew that if I stayed at home I was going to try to make myself snap out of my funk with sugar and carbs...so for once, I chose right and laced up the sneakers.

Now before I get into the revelation that I had within the forty minutes I was gone, i need to back track just a little.  Well a week actually.  The last week of June was the week that I had been excited yet crazed about for months!  It started with it being the week of my daughters dance recital, which involves a years worth of work, thousands of dollars being invested and one manic child who cannot wait to put on her make up, costumes, and dance shoes and do what she does best.  Then, just because that wasn't enough, we decided that it would be the week that we would host our 1st Annual 5k Fun Run.  We had a fantastic theme being the Red Carpet Run, great tee shirts, props and an awesome venue.  We scheduled a pre-race packet pick up party and went all out.  I was so excited to be using my part time business of fitness and helping others get healthy into my full time career environment. But the weather was terrible and many of the volunteers didn't show.  We had to move the modified course indoors for our residents who are all a part of the ID population and require a little extra TLC.  And on top of all of it, there were two birthday parties and fathers day.  The point of all of this being, that I had to be at my best for all of it.  There was not one part of the week where I was not running at full speed performance level. So then Sunday night rolls around and into Monday and I am dragging.  My body doesn't want to do a lot and my mind wants to do even less.  I feel like I have a dark cloud hanging over me that is starting to suck me in.  I start slacking on my meal prepping, I am not at full speed with my workouts, and my work performance feels like I am taking a back seat when I should be in hustle mode since its the last week in my old position, and starting Monday, I become part of the administration.  It should be exciting...but I'm not feeling it.

So I'll take it back even just a little further, just for a minute.  My education and career is about people. It's about personalities, working with them, teaching them, motivating them, everything!  But I have never been able to do this with myself consciously until today.  Well tonight actually, as I was running.  I started to piece it all together.   I learned yesterday during a course I was taking that I was an enthusiast. That I thrive off of positive energy, that I like to give everything my all, especially when its new and exciting.  I get easily board with the small tasks because I like to think big - dream big - and make stuff happen.  Not by planning, more just by doing.  I like to go into a crowded room and take control of it.  Funny thing about me though is that I hate one on one conversation and find it completely awkward but I can handle a room like a pro.  weird...I know. 

So today, as I was running I was thinking about what I learned yesterday in this class I took and something I learned about a couple years ago and paid no mind too.  I am an enthusiast introvert.  I didn't know what it was or how it applied to me but I realized today that just because those are the types of environments and events that I crave and live for, they are not where I get my energy.  My energy comes from being away from all that, being with my family, curling up with a book, running with nothing but my music, playing with my children with no agenda. Thats where it builds and then when it's showtime, I m able to put it all out there and give it all that stored energy so that it exceeds my expectations when it comes to life experiences and that I make it an awesome memory.  But after that, I need to pull it back in and recharge in my little bubble. I often thought of this feeling I have right now as depression, and I am sure that in some capacity it is. Likely in medical terms, its the serotonin in my brain being depleted and needing to replenish, which is in fact depression. However tonight, after realizing that this is how my personality has always been and that these "depressive" bouts are usually preceded by major things that require me to be "ON" that I may be able to have better control of it.  I can see it for what it is and not use the excuse that I am a stress eater or that I feed my depression with food.  It's just part of my cycle, part of me, and a part that I am finally able to see and be aware of!  I feel like by coming to this realization, I can get through it and get out it quicker.  By doing the activities that are mindless yet good for the soul, I can recoup faster.  I feel like getting to understand me and how I work can be a game changer in mood swings and in my recovery!  

Hawaiian Cupcakes with Chocolate frosting (allergy free)

Whats the deal with soda cupcakes?

I've heard about people using soda to replace the wet ingredients in a cake mix but as someone who really doesn't drink the stuff, i never really thought twice about it.  Until today...as I was scrolling through my newsfeed on facebook, I came across a picture that showed good combinations of cake mix and soda that should taste good.  And now that I am faced with my son not being able to have dairy, eggs, nuts, and gluten I totally looked at this picture in a new light!  I wondered would it work with the gluten free cake mix that I had just got at Aldi's?  So I did what any crazy and desperate allergy mom does.  I sent the husband to the store for soda!

Since my occupation is health and fitness and I am constantly preaching about clean ingredients, I couldn't, in good faith, just put soda in these things so I used a can of crushed pineapple too. And to top it all off, I found a pudding mix that only contained soy as one of the top allergens and since Gavin can tolerate when its in a product, I mixed it with coconut milk and used it for frosting.  It was pretty creative in my opinion!

 






So I warn you, I probably belong far from a kitchen and am a pinterest nightmare on most occasions, but every once in awhile, I can pull something off.  And today was one of those days.

So let me share my fun recipe!


Hawaiian Cupcakes with Chocolate frosting

Cupcake mix
1 box of your choice of pre-packaged cake mix
3/4 of a can of crushed pineapple
8 oz of Orange Soda

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine ingredients and mix until smooth.
Separate into cupcakes, mini cupcakes, or cake

Bake mini cakes for 15 minutes, regular cupcakes for 18 minutes

Frosting mix
1 box of chocolate pudding
1 1/2 cup cold coconut milk

Combine until smooth, refrigerate while cake is baking.

Once the cupcakes come out, let sit for two minutes and then move to cooling rack.  Allow to cool for 15 minutes before topping with pudding.