Greetings Baby Boot Camper!
Happy Spring Baby Boot Campers!
Now is the time to take charge of your health and do whatever it takes to meet your goals. NO excuses, just action. I came across this quote a while ago and I love it!
"If it is important to you, you'll find a way.
If not, you'll find an excuse."
I'm done with excuses and have set my mind to revamping my life and stepping things up a notch. I sat down yesterday and created a plan for what this will look like. I mapped out how many times a week I'll exercise and what exercises I will do. I listed what foods I'll be eating, and when I can have treats. I will be keeping track of my foods through a food tracking app on my phone so that I have an accurate picture of how much energy I'm taking in vs. how much energy I'm putting out. You too can take charge and makes changes... it's all in your control.
Need help? Come to a Baby Boot Camp class, sign up for our Nutrition Solutions class, give Juice Plus+ a try, and/or sign up for Kärna Fitness' Half Marathon training or Baby Boot Camp's 5K training. You CAN do this. You can do whatever you set your mind to. Feel empowered ladies!
See you in class soon,
August Patterson
momma to Deven (19), Kora (3), Uma (1) |
 Join me this Thursday for the launch of our 4 week intensive class designed by a registered dietician to teach women how to make small changes in their eating and activity habits to healthfully and permanently lose weight or maintain a healthy weight. This class is safe for for nursing moms! Nutrition Solutions will be held on Thursday nights from 7-8pm at Tiny Tots in Campbell. For $89 (current Baby Boot Camp members) or $109 (new members) you will receive a Nutrition Solutions folder with class handouts, a personal notebook to track your success, foods, etc. and 4 weeks of training including weekly weigh ins, measurements the first and last session, help setting personal goals every week, and an awesome support group of women just like you! If you're considering taking this class it means you need some kind of help in the area of nutrition! Whether it be that you need weekly accountability, help figuring out what area of your nutrition needs to be tweaked, weekly weigh ins and calorie tracking, other women in the same place as you who can validate how hard this is, or a combination of all of the above- you NEED HELP! That's OK. This is why Baby Boot Camp works. We all come together, and help and encourage each other to be the healthiest we've ever been. Not just for ourselves, but for children and our future with them. Registration closes Tuesday at 12pm so get signed up now. You and your family will be glad that you did! :) |
 Our 2nd month is DONE and we're heading into our 3rd and final month with our goals on our mind. Cheer us on through our mountainbuggy.com/molo profile pages- we need the support to finish this off STRONG! On top of all of our other generous sponsors, Whole Foods and Pirate Brands have donated some snacks for our MoLo moms so I'll be passing out goodies bags two different times this month! Here's what we're tackling in April: Week One: Eat a balanced breakfast Week Two: How much protein does your body need? Week Three: Healthy snack combinations Week Four: Calcium and your bones Here are March's winners in our local challenges:
Tricia won a $25 gift certificate to Sports Basement for working on her balance, Wendy won a $25 gift certificate to Running Revolution for working on her power, and Katie won a $50 gift certificate for doing 5 at home workouts during our POWER week and 3 during our SPEED week. Go ladies go- you're working hard- keep it up!!! (All prizes will be handed out at our awards ceremony in May)
We still have some MommyJuice Wine, a Harvey's Seatbelt Backpack, a gift certificate for a free portrait session with Jennie Carey photography, and more to give away next month! We also have a special prize from the Blue Jean Bar for the MoLo mom who is deemed Ms. Congeniality... this is the mom who encourages everyone else, works super hard, has a big smile on her face, and is loving life. We'll be taking nominations in the 2nd and 3rd week of April and then voting during the last week so start thinking who you want to nominate!
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Boost your Immunity, Improve your Health
Do I love fruits and vegetables? Yes. Do i eat 7-13 servings of them every day? Sometimes. Do I eat 7-13 servings of fruits and vegetables from a variety of 25 different ones? Never. Would my body benefit greatly from variety as much if not more than quantity? Absolutely. Do you want your body to be fed what it needs for optimal health? YES! Give Juice Plus+ a try. 4 months, that's it. No long term commitments, just 4 months of feeding your body what it needs and then seeing the changes that inevitably will happen as a result. If you like the changes, keep taking it! If you don't, then consider it a fun experiment and move on to something else. For as little as $1.50 a day, you can drastically improve your body's and your family's health. Visit www.augusttakesjuiceplus.com to see the medical studies and research and email August to get your family on the road to better health now. |
 Here is what is happening this month in our Strollerfriends Group... Tuesday April 3rd, 10:15am: Park Play dateMeet us at Campbell Park for some playground fun! Wednesday April 4th, 8pm: Book Club MeetingWe'll be meeting at Cocola at Santana Row at 8pm to discuss Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran. Don't forget to bring your ideas for our next book... See you there! Tuesday April 10th, 10:15am: Park Play dateMeet us at Campbell Park for some playground fun! Monday April 30th: 10a, Monterey Bay AquariumPack a lunch and head to the Monterey Bay Aquarium! We'll meet inside the entrance at 10am and enjoy a few hours wondering around the aquarium taking in all of the sea life they have to offer! We can eat lunch out overlooking the bay and see if we can spot some dolphins or otters out in the water. Bring a camera as there are SURE to be tons of photo opportunities. :) TBD: Joint shopping party @ For Boys and a Girl & Title 9! Refreshments and snacks will be provided, as well as a discount on the goods! As soon as the date is secured I'll send it out- it's going to be a fun night!! In the meantime, check out their websites... For Boys and a Girl and Title 9If you haven't already, be sure to join our Strollerfriends Yahoo group so that you can stay up to date with our activities, vote in the polls, and communicate with other "mom" friends! This group is only what you make of it, so let's make it awesome!
Click here if you want to JOIN!! We're looking for a Strollerfriends coordinator to help plan events... if you're interested let me know!
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Thank you for all of your support for Baby Boot Camp-South Bay! Our program wouldn't be what it is today with out you awesome mommas! I hope to see ALL of you in class with friends this month and at our Book Club this week!!
See you in a class soon!
Sincerely,
August Patterson
Baby Boot Camp-South Bay
 Wall sits are always more fun with friends! :) |
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Wednesdays & Fridays!
Los Gatos
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Tuesdays & Thursdays
Campbell
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2nd Saturday of every other month
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March Schedule
Tuesdays: STROLLFIT
9:00a @ Tiny Tots
Wednesdays: STROLLFIT
9:30a meet @ Balzer Field
Thursdays: STROLLFIT/STROLLGA
9:00a @ Tiny Tots
Fridays: STROLLFIT
9:30a meet @ Oak Meadow Park
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Monthly Moves
Reverse Plank
 [A] Begin seated, legs fully extended in front of you. Hands are firmly planted on the floor behind you, fingers facing in towards the body. [B] Press through the palms, squeeze inner things together as you lift hips. Wrists should be in line with shoulders. Gaze will move up and back slightly while lengthening the neck. [C] To avoid sinking into neck and shoulders, remember to push off through the heels of the hands. Torso is to be lifted and tight the entire time, without moving into a back bend (arching the back). Do not allow the buttocks to sag. [D] To engage leg muscles, feel tailbone draw toward the back of the knees. Thighs remain sealed together. Chest is kept open with shoulders rolled back. Head and neck in line with spine at all times. Stretch toes towards floor. [E] Hold for 60 seconds. Repeat 3 times.
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Upcoming Special Events
April 4th, 8pm: Book Club Meeting & Dessert
April 5th, 7pm: Nutrition Solutions class starts
April 28th, 7am: Kärna Fitness Half Marathon program starts
April 30th, 10am: Monterey Bay Aquarium field trip
May 12th, 9:30am: FREE class at Baby Buzz
June 7th, 7pm: 5K training program starts
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Kärna Fitness: San Jose (Downtown, Mid-town, and Rose Garden) is launching Nutrition Solutions and a Half Marathon training program in April! We're in the works of securing a location for Restore the Core and couldn't be more excited to introduce you all to it. I will email Kärna's first email to all of you. If you would like to continue receiving Kärna emails simply respond to it with "SUBSCRIBE" and you will be on the Kärna list! What is Kärna Fitness you ask? It's an awesome fitness program designed for women of all ages, size, and shape. The program has the following different class offerings:
* Kärna Camp: Small group high-intensity interval training * Restore the Core: Mat-based pilates to tighten the core and get rid of the low belly sag * 1/2 Marathon Training: Effective and safe interval-based training- 12 week program starts Saturday April 28th! * Nutrition Solutions: A 4 week class designed to help you safely lose weight and maintain a healthy weight through small but effective diet changes. (Launching Thur. April 5th) Stay connected by liking the Facebook page, and check out the Kärna Fitness website! |
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