 It's
hard to believe, but my Health e-News has been out for over
six months now! Thanks so much for the support. The
High-Performance Team continues to grow each and every
week. We are fit. We are strong. Now we just need to get
the rest of the country on board! It's May--have a great
Memorial Day Weekend later this month and remember to show
respect on this special holiday to those that made the
ultimate sacrifice. We are free because of the fitness and
strength of those before us--not obesity and disease.
This is not a time for weakness--it is a time
for strength. Let me explain...people I know
all over the country are saying the same. We seem to be
approaching a crossroads in America--if not the
whole world. In the U.S., we are really struggling--this is
serious. I think of it as being in a back alley street
brawl. We're down and getting kicked in the groin, ribs,
and teeth--probably the worst is yet to come. A lot of the
kicking we have done to ourselves! So, two choices.
Black and white--no middle of the road. Stay down and die
from within because of failing health and other issues, or
get up and come out swinging HARD. We aren't approaching
the crossroads; we are there. People need to get mad as
hell about their neighbors selling out to fast food, sloth,
and outright apathy when it comes to being strong enough to
kick some serious ass because it's costing us our money and
our country! Get up! This might just be our generation's
Pearl Harbor with multiple fronts--the most dangerous being
inside our own bodies. The people that refuse to be
responsible for improving their own health are pushing back
on America--not just on me and others that are fit.
I'm really concerned about "U.S." Put the fighter planes
in the air, and let's "role" while we still can! I'm not dead
yet...are you? If not, then join The Lean Berets'
Fitness Revolution! So who are The Lean Berets? Check
out below then report for duty! See you on the front. I'll
be the one in the standing trenches covered in
sweat--and blood. |
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"The Lean Berets" National Radio Show Pilot
Avengers of Health!
That's right fitness friends--Rail 'N Jones on the Internet
radio waves! Think of us as the Metallica of health and
fitness--hearing protection might be required! Hard rock
health! "Nitro" burning funny cars fueled by REAL FOOD
instead of processed junk and sodas! We are building a new
brand based on health, fitness, and getting this country to
rise up in the least amount of time. It's exciting. We need
"High-Performance Health" more than ever. The time is
NOW.
We have been working behind the scenes for months to put
together a new radio show with a fresh and FIT format and
sending this energy into the universe for like-minded
individuals to feel. We've listened to dozens of health and
fitness shows so far--none are even close to what we can throw
down. You know how we "role"...straight up, NO BS, and we
tell the truth in order to help the most amount of people in
the least amount of time. We have a sense of urgency and a
mission to save America and turn around the "fitness
recession" destroying us from within! The show will be backed
by a national marketing company already negotiating with us.
We'll do a 13 week pilot. If everyone is happy about the
pilot, then we roll it into the next 12 months. We'll be LIVE
one hour per week then the shows will be made available by
podcast and archived on the company's radio website along with
our own Lean Berets website. We have secured
www.theleanberets.com as our new web domain, and will soon
be asking people to report for duty!
Some podcasts and TV video samples of us will be available
soon...stay tuned as we test our technology and lay down
some tracks for improved health and WELL-being. Our graphic
artist is also working on our marketing logos. We need a
cool logo for our new berets!
We are currently speaking with potential
sponsors. Fitness friends and colleagues
believe we have the energy and message to get national
exposure within one year--so do we. If you know of a
health-minded company that is ready to make America better
with true health and fitness (no scams, no hype, and no
lies), please have them contact me at
ron@ronjones.org If their core values line up with
ours, we'll rock this country and supercharge the Fit
Revolution together!
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Today's News: "Amps, Yum! Brands Inc., Exercise &
Brains"
 Amp
Energy Drinks now have all sorts of different
formulations--one for endurance, one for mental focus (yeah
right!), and who knows what else. Not that an occasional
"Bull" will kill you--I've had one
on occasion myself, but c'mon...I've already received numerous
first-hand reports from clients and coaches about people
collapsing because of so-called "energy" drink abuse. I
wonder how much "energy" these people had being rushed to the
hospital with cardiac V-Tach? How's that for
being Amped?! If people ate real food and got
some exercise, they would have natural energy instead of
canned! Trust me--put the pills and cans down then run for
the nearest farmer's market or gym!
Yum! Brands Inc. has a great stock
history. They are making a killing--literally. Yum! owns
national restaurant chains like Pizza Hut, KFC, and Taco
Bell. Their fastest growing market is China. Currently
they have 3,000 stores but expect to surpass the 18,000
stores they have in the US. Oh, by the way...which country
has the biggest increases in obesity? China. Even US
obesity gains don't come close. Gee...do you think there is
a correlation here? For those of you worried about a
military confrontation with China--Fear Not! We can finish
them with fast food because at the rate they are going,
they'll kill themselves before we do in our own country!
Should we invest in Yum! to build American security and
longevity? I'll let you "chew" on that one yourselves!
Exercise & Brains: Yet more cool research
findings about the many benefits of exercise--to brain
health. Both technically and physiologically challenging
exercises work the best to improve brain health...guess this
means I need to take up dancing...I feel sorry for my wife!
Also, it appears that the higher intensity is much better
for brain health, and yes that means beyond the brisk walk
pace. We're talking about 85% output which is
"vigorous" or very hard exertion.
Another reason to be doing the High Intensity
Interval Training, Kettlebells, and other "After Burn"
workouts! The most important thing you can do
for your brain to prevent memory loss is: #1 Exercise, and
#2 To Learn. Exercise also works as good (better in my
opinion) as any antidepressant drug--without the side
effects! For more details, check out
"Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the
Brain" by Harvard University Professor John
Ratey.
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WellPRO: "Dan Mackey" (1937-2007)
 This
month's WellPRO is fitness pioneer and body building legend
Dan Mackey. On a fateful evening in 2006, I was at a personal
Crossroads. Learn how just 60 minutes with Dan has rolled
into nearly 500 straight days of consecutive exercise for
me...and still counting.
Read more about the Mackey Method for daily exercise and life
itself. |
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Gut Check! "Soda BOMB!"
 This
month's Gut Check! by Kevin Rail fizzles
the soda marketing hype that wants us to believe sodas are
good for us, refreshing, and cool to drink. After this
article, you might just use them for cleaning the house pipes
under the toilet instead of eroding your own intestines.
Regular or diet? Does it matter? Check Kevin's article out
along with ACSM updates showing that even DIET sodas increase
risk for obesity up to 40 percent with EACH can a person
drinks each day along with significantly increasing risk of
bone fractures and osteoporosis!
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Lean Berets Review:
"French Meadow Bakery"
Last month Lean Beret Kevin Rail ripped on bogus bread rip
offs--and more importantly--highlighted healthy breads and why
they are so good for our bodies. This month Kevin does our
first of many "Lean Beret" Healthy Company reviews on the best
bread company in America--French Meadow Bakery.
If America wants to make a
comeback, healthy people and healthy companies must not just
survive, but THRIVE at full throttle!
Read and grab a loaf of French Meadow Bakery Health NOW! |
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Fit-4-Life Kids: "Monkey Bite for Yogurt!"
 Last week
my four year old daughter Ronnie bit me! After a quick
parental lecture on NO biting, I asked why? Because I ate her
favorite yogurt by accident. I guess it could be worse--I
could have been bitten because I ate her donuts or wouldn't
take her to McDonald's. Many parents I've coached have kids
that revolt at "healthy food" and throw tantrums for daily
junk food fixes. Ronnie's twin Cade now routinely discusses
how junk food is "nasty" and debates baked vs. fried. They
have become "Junior" Lean Berets--I love it! Last weekend at
the park, Ronnie was out climbing kids twice her age
exhibiting incredible feats of fitness and agility while other
parents gasped. I overheard Ronnie telling another little
girl, "I eat zucchini that's why I'm healthy." For those
saying I'm indoctrinating my kids, YOU BET I AM, because if I
don't do it for health--the Fat Food Nation will do it for
ILLness! You want change with today's kids? Don't just be
proactive--be AGGRESSIVE
with health! But please...no biting! |
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Fat Attack: "Chicken Caesar Anyone?"
So you're thinking of going "light" and healthy at Romano's
Macaroni Grill with their Chicken Caesar Salad?
Think again! It's 920 calories, 69 grams of fat, and 1,660 mg
of sodium! Opt out for their Grilled Salmon Teriyaki
instead? NOT! It's 1,230 calories, 74 grams of fat, and
6,590 mg of sodium! This thing can put salty sardines out of
business! With dinners like Macaroni Grill's, you'd have to
do plyometrics there and home just to burn off the outrageous
calories, fat, and sodium! Hint: Do
yourselves a favor and buy the food guide book called
"Eat This-Not That!" It just might save your
life! |
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Nutrition Nibble: "Oxygenated Water"
Yet the latest health rip off is the new fancy water claiming
to optimize fitness and performance through oxygenation. Join
Lean Beret and contributing Fitness
Pro Tyler Saso as he makes us
realize that the hiss and fizz we hear when opening these
fancy water bottles is the sounds of our money hitting the
atmosphere! Reclaim your evaporating money by reading
Oxygenated Water: The Newest Health Scam. |
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Mental Skills Training: "Youth Sports Violence"
One of my corporate clients is a youth baseball umpire. She
was telling me about parents at her games running out of the
stands and attacking her officials. One of her colleagues
made a call the parents didn't like. When the official got
to his car after the game, his paint job had been severely
damaged by angry parents. As a wellness person, I want kids
to be physically active-- FOR LIFE. How?
By enjoying fitness activities and having fun as a child.
Attacking umpires is NOT the way to promote life-long
fitness, fun, and physical activity! What is interesting is
that with the right psychology, you can get the best
performance out of your kids while allowing them the maximum
enjoyment-- sport psychology is a WIN-WIN!
To learn more about mental skills for athletes
AND PARENTS, check out my Mental
Skills Training Workbook or Workshops. |
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Amazing Body Fact! "Water & Hydration"
Your body is about 60% water. An average human drinks about
16,000 gallons of water in a lifetime. If you're thirsty,
you've already dehydrated by 1% which is enough to decrease
athletic performance. If you're urine is a strong yellow
color, you've dehydrated. The best way to check hydration
levels is by urine color. Light straw colored or almost clear
urine means you're hydrated, but don't over do a good thing!
Over hydration can kill you by causing hyponatremia, so
maintain proper balance between demand and intake. |
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Wellness @ Work: "Health Tourism"
There is something brewing on the not so distant horizon
that most Americans are not aware of called Health Tourism.
I've been talking about it for months with great concern.
Some experts say it can revolutionize American healthcare the
way the Japanese auto makers forced us do to in the 1970s and
1980s. Others say it can very well bankrupt and devastate
what is left of the American healthcare system. I
say it is another example of our own generation's Pearl
Harbor. We are entering the fight for our lives, and our
healthcare destroyers are sinking i.e. our hospitals and
medical facilities.
Here's the bottom line--you can now fly to another country,
have a better quality procedure, do your post-op for a week or
so in a luxury facility on a foreign beach somewhere, and
still save literally tens of thousands of dollars! Let's
think about this...U.S. hospitals primarily make money on a
handful of high-yield procedures. What would happen if these
profit procedures got outsourced to other countries like
everything else these days? They already are! There are
currently American companies sending their employees to
foreign lands for surgery with American insurance companies
behind it. An employer today can literally pay for ALL an
employee's healthcare premiums if they agree to have their
procedures done abroad--and still save money after flying
them across the world, paying for the operation, and putting
them up at the swank post-op facility! Don't believe me?
Let's look at some numbers from Wockhardt Hospitals in
India:
Open Heart Surgery: India=$8,500.
US=$60-80,000.
Total Knee Replacement: India=$7,000.
US=$48,000
Obesity Surgery: India=$9,800. US=$65,000.
Don't like India? How about The Philippines?!!! Check out
these price savings from Rx Pinoy then
think about what they would cost in the U.S.:
- Nose Job=$600-1650
- Breast Augmentation=$2650-3500
- Tummy Tuck=$2100-3300
- Liposuction=$800 1st area, $500 2nd
area
In addition, you can within hours (if not immediately) get
specific prices or price ranges on hundreds of procedures,
infection rates, and much more. Try getting a specific price
on a hip replacement here in the U.S. or exact data on
infection rates--you'd probably die trying because it would
take too long! Don't think "foreign" healthcare is safe or as
good as it is here at home? Think again. Many of the best
doctors practicing in America are not even U.S. born--they are
foreign doctors. It's not if, or even when they are going to
eat our lunch in clinical healthcare, foreign countries and
hospitals already are. The good news if any? We'll be forced
to lean out and get it together. We're eating too much
anyway, so getting "lean" is probably a good idea!
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ECO Health: "Nalgene & BPA Updates"
Life is too complicated--even when it comes to what holds
our water! Even I have been frustrated over the latest
warnings about BPA in plastics leaching into our bodies.
Here's the skinny. The # 7 recycling codes are the bad boys.
The "old school" Nalgene bottles that are sort of milky white
are # 2s, so don't get rid of them. Pre-2008 colored clear
Nalgenes are # 7s, so see ya! My bike water bottles collected
over 20 years of cycling are # 4s. Nalgene has turned
potential disaster into opportunity and just released their
new line called "Nalgene
Choice." All bottles in this line (Everyday,
Ultralite, Fitness, and Stainless)are BPA free.
Mercola.com put up a great page on what all the symbols
represent to our "plastic health." See their
Do You Know What Plastic Recycling Symbols Mean?
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"All You Can Eat Ballpark-Enough to Die For!"
Americans cease to amaze me! Amidst soaring health costs,
crippled economy, a "fitness" recession, and completely over
the top obesity and diabetes, some ballparks have now begun
offering deals on formerly hard to fill "cheap" seats by
making them "all you can eat." Try wading into one of these
sections and you better keep fingers and body parts close to
body in fears of shark bites! Once again, "cheap food" is NOT
cheap considering the disease and illness it is costing our
country! Atlanta's Turner Field estimates the average
all-you-can-eat fan consumes: 3.35 hot
dogs, one 20 oz. soda, one 7.9 oz. bag of peanuts, one 3 oz.
order of nachos, and 32 oz. of popcorn! The American
Dietetic Association calls these numbers "insane" adding,
"This is something you do once in a lifetime, and pray
you don't get a heart attack...they're eating the equivalent
of four days of food, or twice what the average person eats on
Thanksgiving Day." For more indigestion, read
full story
"Eating away the innings in basball's cheap seats" in USA
Today. And yes, Lean Beret RJ will be reporting for duty at
one of these ballparks soon with Nikon in hand and reporting
back to y'all soon! |
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Cool Tools: Kettlebells with Delaine Ross
I recently attended a workshop with Delaine Ross,
owner of Condition Inc., Atlanta's only dedicated kettlebell
gym. I've been playing with KBs for a couple of years, but
still did not know enough to get the full benefit. KBs have
been around for hundreds of years and have been popularized
the last couple of decades by Russian Secret Service experts.
KBs are now being used by US Special Forces, FBI, Military,
Law Enforcement, athletes, and fitness gyms with great
success.
Check out more on Kettlebells and the coolest kettlebell gym
in the South--HOTLanta's own Condition Inc. |
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WELLaware: Scales Don't Lie!
I was sitting on the commode the other week taking care of my
business and started to stare at the vintage Borg scale handed
down to me by my parents. They got it for a wedding gift in
1958. I started thinking...what was the "maximum" weight on a
scale back in the 1950s of America? I've heard this crap for
years about "genetics" being blamed for American obesity
increases--BULL! Think I'm full of what I was dropping into
the commode? Guess what the max weight was for the
vintage 1958 scale? 260. Guess what it is today?
300-450 POUNDS!!!
It's not genetics. It's lifestyle.
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Rock Report! The B-52s: "Funplex"
Music can be a great tool for enhancing your workout and
improving mood. After a long day of rolling hard, there isn't
much that stands a chance against the attitude adjustment of
some Ted Nugent, Metallica, or other hard rock I enjoy. I'll
be offering some musical suggestions for kicking up your
workouts and chi in the months to come. This month, I'm
highlighting the new B-52s album entitled "Funplex." This is
the first new album for the B-52s in well over a decade--and
possibly the best ever! There are many serious issues today
with health and beyond--forget about all of them for a few
minutes as you crank up this positive and fun new tuneage by
one of America's best party bands--The B-52s! Buy and crank
Funplex now--you won't be disappointed. Funplex--it's
good for your health! |
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On the Road with Coach RJ
 Off
to Yosemite with one of my corporate groups this May for a
second ascent to Yosemite Falls Summit! I'll send you some
photos from the top in June! |
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Next Month...June.08!
 Lean
Beret Kevin Rail will be reporting for Gut Check! duty with an
article on yogurt--enough to curdle your "non-fat" but
sugar-laden curd! I'll be letting my Health e-News readers in
on some of my trade secrets on High Intensity Interval
Training (HIIT) and going to The Crossroads.
I recently had the opportunity to work with one of the
top kettlebell instructors in the country recently--David "The
Iron Tamer" Whitley from Nashville, TN--and I lived to tell
about it! The previous week I worked with Atlanta's own
kettlebell guru Delaine Ross--it's been KB madness for Coach
RJ lately, and I'm loving every minute of it! I'll run down
even more next month about one of the hottest fitness
activities I've done in years--kettlebells--and more to kick
off a hot summer of fitness! Health--it's ALL
good. Keep moving America...we need it more than ever. |
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to people interested in High-Performance Health.
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In Life-Long Health--ALWAYS!
Ron Jones, MS-LLC
Corporate Wellcoach
Atlanta-Los Angeles
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Fast Fitness!
"Cobra PushUp"
One of my all time favorite push ups is
the Cobra--it's a rocker! If you are at an advanced level with
push ups and you have good shoulder mobility and stability, then
take the Cobra for a drive. A set of 10-20 will satisfy!
Check It Out!
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