Showing posts with label LA Fitness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LA Fitness. Show all posts

Monday, December 27, 2010

RevAbs, Beachbody’s 90 days weight loss and fitness challenge

RevAbs from www.beachbody.com
Earlier this month, I came across an Ad in the Craigslist, Los Angeles looking for volunteers who want to get a lean, sexy, six pack Abs in just 90 days.

I responded to the Ad and, surprisingly, got a response three days later. I thought there would be hundreds of people interested and, since I noticed the ad three days later, I would not get any response. Anyway, it turned out the Ad was placed by Santa Monica based fitness products marketing company, BEACHBODY.

They asked me for more personal physical and lifestyle information and then I was invited for a meeting on Monday, December 13, 2010 in a Santa Monica office. There were a number of people but none of them looked extremely overweight or out of shape. Meeting was almost like an audition. It required filling questionnaire on paper followed by seeing three people in a room, in front of a camera. They took a few pictures of me without shirt and asked a few questions about my diet and why I want to participate in the program. The meeting was video taped.

The workout will start on January 10 and the program will last 90 days. Those selected will be notified. I don’t know whether I will be selected because I, although not muscular, am in a descent, active shape already and may not be a good case subject. However, if possible, I will still follow the program and report its outcome in 90 days.


The details of the Ad were as follows:

Want to SHRED YOUR ABS and get a lean, sexy, SIX PACK IN JUST 90 days? (Santa Monica)
Date: 2010-12-03, 3:49PM PST

Attention, Men, Women, Couples (athletes, former athletes, couch potatoes). We are looking for REAL people (not actors) because you are going to get REAL results.
This is your once in a lifetime opportunity to literally TRANSFORM YOUR ABS (AND YOUR BODY) working out with a top fitness program that has proven results!

You can finally get those washboard abs that you will be PROUD TO SHOW OFF and get that FLAT LEAN Stomach you haven’t been able to achieve in the past. Plus, LOSE POUNDS AND INCHES ALL OVER YOUR entire BODY AT THE SAME TIME!

We are looking for FUN and ENERGETIC MEN AND WOMEN from the ages of 26 – 60 to participate in this incredible opportunity! This training program is FREE to select qualified participants. That’s right – FREE DAILY FITNESS TRAINING and FREE DELICIOUS FOOD DELIVERY!

You will receive a delicious protein shake in the morning, 2 healthy meals a day plus 2 snacks everyday for 90 days!
This is a real workout program that requires effort! Participants must be:

* Highly motivated and dedicated!
* Willing to change their current lifestyle with a brand-new, healthy and innovative program
* Attend 5 mandatory fitness classes per week at a location in Santa Monica, CA – you must attend ONE class per day Monday through Friday at one of the following times:
7:00 – 8:00 am
12:30 – 1:30 pm
5:30 – 6:30 pm

You must work out at home using a DVD on a weekend day each week.
* Follow the nutrition guidelines (including supplements) and delivery meal service.
* MUST be willing and available to be interviewed for a direct response TV commercial on dates the week of March 28th.

Camera shy need not apply!

Interested applicants please send a recent photo of yourself in street clothes (shot from head to toe) as well as some info about you and why you should be considered for this excellent opportunity. Please leave a number where you can be reached for a brief phone interview.

If you are committed to changing your abs, your body and your life…we want to hear from you today!!
Location: Santa Monica
Compensation: We cannot compensate testimonials but the value of the package: $2100 in free food PLUS $1500 in training for 90 days!
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FYI
Beachbody, based in Santa Monia, creator of the nation's most popular in-home fitness and weight loss solutions, was founded in 1998 by Beachbody, LLC, of Los Angeles. Beachbody's many programs—including P90X®, Slim in 6®, INSANITY®, Turbo Jam®, Hip Hop Abs®, Body Gospel®, Yoga Booty Ballet®, Kathy Smith's Project:YOU! Type 2®, and ChaLEAN Extreme®—combine challenging DVD-based home fitness programs with easy-to-follow diet guidelines, superior nutritional supplements, and an unparalleled online support system. Offering the most innovative, results-oriented programs and skilled, motivational trainers, Beachbody's core purpose is to help people achieve their goals and enjoy a healthy, fulfilling life.



Friday, December 24, 2010

LA Fitness: staying fit by getting kicked & trampled

Trampling, what a feeling

I had never imagined that I could get some workout and earn money by kicking around people legally until recently, when I saw an Ad in the Craigslist, Los Angeles.

A man in Venice Beach was looking for mean, brutal and evil people who are willing to stand/ walk/ jump over his face and body and, even, break his bones. He really wants you to hurt him bad and, in return, he is willing to pay you $25/ hour, up to a maximum of $350 a day.

Sounds impossible? No really, the man is a stunt man and, apparently, he needs this kind of beating to stay fit and in working shape. I responded to his Ad but got no response. My guess is he may have been overwhelmed with a large number of responses. Or, may be he got scared by the kind of beating I told he can expect from me.

Trampling workout
Below is the Ad from Craigslist, December 18, 2010.

los angeles craigslist > westside-southbay > jobs > et cetera jobs

 Get paid to TRAMPLE a guy (Venice Beach)
Date: 2010-12-18, 9:11AM PST
Reply to: job-j4faf-2119284776@craigslist.org

MEAN? BRUTAL? EVIL? HATE MEN? JUST CURIOUS?
WALK ON ME!!!!
Extreme Stuntguy is seeking people of all sizes to walk, stomp, and jump on me for practice and on camera trampling. You get a full damage waiver in case i get hurt under your feet you arenot responsible. From mild to brutal, I need as many feet to crush me as possible. I am especially seeking people to walk on my face, stand on my nose, jump on my stomach and ribs, and even break a few of my fingers. if you want to just walk on a guy and make $25/hour that's great! if you want to beat me into the icu that's great too!

Please send me an email with your height, weigt, age, availability and how brutal you want to be. Any injuries you can do to me for bonus cash. Alsos eeking heavy couples and groups!!!!!
http://www.facebook.com/trampletime


Location: Venice Beach
Compensation: pay starts at 25/hour and goes up depending on how much you crush up to $350 limit per day
This is a part-time job.
Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.


Tuesday, December 21, 2010

LA Fitness: vaginal steam bath spas


chai-yok, vaginal steam bath
 According to LA Times, vaginal steam baths, a centuries-old Korean remedy, are becoming popular in the southland spas. Vaginal steam baths, called chai-yok, are very popular in Korea and, are said to reduce stress, fight infections, clear hemorrhoids, regulate menstrual cycles and aid infertility,

Apparently, it's a simple, relaxing treatment and is aided by V-Herbal Therapy treatment. The two predominant herbs in the steam bath mixture are mugwort and wormwood which have been used in Eastern medicine for hundreds of years.

In the U.S. chai-yok treatments are not easy to find. They are mainly available in some alternative holistic health centers. In Los Angeles area, the following two spas provide such treatment:

Tikkun Holistic Spa
Santa Monica 

Daengki Spa
Koreatown