How about a FREE COKE?!

Here are a few facts you may not have known:

WHAT CAN BEAT A COOL, REFRESHING BOTTLE OF COKE?

1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase in osteoporosis.

2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate), commercial trucks must use the Hazardous Material placards, required by the government for highly corrosive materials.

3. For years distributors of coke have been known to use it to clean the engines of their trucks.

4. In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from streets and highways after automobile accidents.

5. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in about two days.

6. To clean a toilet: pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.

7. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.

8. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.

9. To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.

10. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, remove the foil,
allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy (with a high pH balance).

11. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke into a load of greasy clothes,
add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains.

12. It will clean road haze from your windshield like nobody’s business. Try it and see. You’ll have the best vision out of your vehicle you have EVER had.

Now imagine the effect of the stuff on your stomach and intestinal lining! And this isn’t even touching on the high concentrations of sugar found in Coke. Scroll down to "older posts" & read “Sugar, sugar everywhere” if you want to be disgusted just a little bit more.

FREE WEEK of Wholly Fit Kids!

The spring semester of Wholly Fit Kids! is almost here!! Official go-time is January 3rd - just a week away. The radio & print ads have been running, the phones have been ringing, and we're almost there! As an added bonus blessing for southern Colorado's homeschoooling families, we've decided to make the first week of workouts FREE!

So if you are a homeschooler or know of someone who is - get those kids in for a fun, exciting, action-packed hour of games, drills and fun at Play it Now Sports on the corner of N. Academy & Union Blvd. Call 719.266.8040 for registration information and reserve a spot for your kiddos before they're all gone!

Kids Bonez

The federal government says 64 percent of teenage boys and 86 percent of teenage girls aren't getting enough calcium. A poll of California doctors says that nearly half of them think kids' bones are getting weaker because they're drinking soft drinks instead of milk.

A study by the Mayo Clinic says doctors are seeing 42 percent more arm fractures in children then they did 30 years ago. "Fractures beget fractures," said Laura Tosi, an orthopedic surgeon at Children's National Medical Center. "If you start fracturing that tells us you're likely going to have more — and that therefore your probability of needing a walker or a cane or ending up in a nursing home is going to be far, far greater."

In a New Zealand study, researchers said it might not be just weak bones that cause the breaks, but all the extra weight kids are packing on these days. According to the U.S. government, 18 percent of kids are overweight, and that number more than doubled between 1980 and 2000.

And when kids do exercise, it's not just an easy game of kickball that they're playing. That's the final reason blamed for extra bone breaks in the Mayo Clinic study: Kids are playing extreme sports without enough protective equipment.

You probably never thought that elementary school kids would have to worry about osteoporosis. But nearly all of people's bone mass is formed before puberty, so that's exactly when kids — and parents — can do something about it.

Win the Power Struggle!

The season of deck-your-waist-with-extra-pounds is officially here. So what are you going to do about it? Will you join the masses who faithfully gain 5 to 8 pounds between November and January? Or will you do something different this year? It is entirely possible to avoid the dreaded holiday chub by following this simple strategy:

All About Power
To begin, it's important that you approach your goal from a place of I can rather than I can't.

Most diet and weight loss plans begin by outlining everything that you can't (eat). You can't enjoy the buffet at your office holiday party. You can't taste the fudge that your aunt Frances made. You can't partake in the seasonal coffee drinks. You can't, you can't, you can't.

It shouldn't be surprising when the diet only last a few days before your inner rebel breaks out and defies all the rules by mowing through an entire plate of Christmas cookies in one sitting.
When you begin from a place of can't, you forfeit all of the power.

On the other hand, when you approach your goal from a place of I can, the power swings back into your favor. Use these 3 steps to re-gain your power:

Focus on positive action.
Rather than obsess over what you can't eat this holiday season, I want you to take the positive action of exercising into your own hands. Every time that you complete a workout feel the surge of empowerment that comes with the accomplishment.

Schedule positive action.
The next step is to concretely schedule your workout sessions. I advise that you exercise even more during the holiday season than normal, since you will be taking in more calories. If you normally exercise 3 times each week for 30 minutes, then plan to exercise 5 times each week for 45 minutes.

Reward yourself for positive action.
At the end of each week take the time to reward yourself for successfully completing each scheduled workout. Don't use food as a reward, since you'll be taking in extra calories as it is. A massage, a new outfit, a leisurely hour spent at a coffee shop, or even a well deserved nap are all great ways to reward yourself.

Change what you believe
The people who won't gain any weight this holiday season already know it. How? They've decided not to gain weight, and they believe it. Do you believe you won't gain weight this year? Or are your past failures keeping you less than confident?

Let's create a strong belief that you won't be powerless to holiday pounds. In his book, Awaken the Giant Within, Anthony Robbins explains 4 steps needed to create a belief:

Step One: Identify the basic belief. I won't gain weight this holiday season.

Step Two: Reinforce your belief by adding new and more powerful references. This means focusing on the reasons that you don't want to gain the weight. Get out a sheet of paper and list all of the cons to you gaining an extra 5 or 10 pounds over the holidays. Spend a lot of time on this step. Reiterate to yourself over and over why you don't want to gain the weight.

Step Three: Find a triggering event, or create one of your own. Disturb yourself. Try on your bathing suit, or better yet go out and try on bathing suits in dressing rooms with that awful lighting. Try on your skinny jeans. Try on last year's cocktail dress. Try on that outfit at the back of your closet that you still can't fit into.

Step Four: Take action. Get started on your exercise program – right now. Taking action is the most important step, and the most rewarding.

Call or email me right now, I'll help you get started on an exercise program and guide you step-by-step all the way to success. Who knows? I may even get you to your New Year's Resolution before January even starts.

Give yourself the power to overcome holiday pounds – get started now.

Wholly Fit Kids! .....is BACK!!!

Wholly Fit Kids!, P.E classes for home schoolers is BACK!

In 2004 Wholly Fit Kids! began fulfilling a unique role in the Colorado Springs home school community by providing an exercise program specifically for home schooling families. Featured in the C/S Gazette, on KRDO Channel 13 news, 102.7 KBIQ radio and other local news outlets, the program grew to become a staple to local home schoolers. Then in 2008 we lost our building.

We’ve now located a new facility & are preparing to re-launch of WFK! in January of 2011. We're in the process of forming weekday classes for children ages 5 to 18 years old and are accepting new enrollments for the next 5 weeks - then the doors open for fun, games & workouts in January.

We use games (like medicine ball golf) & fun activities to promote teamwork, develop coordination, abdominal strength and cardio-vascular fitness, all while improving balance, eye-to-hand and eye-to- foot motor skills. All WFK! classes are instructed by certified, fully insured fitness professionals with CPR, and are held in a secure building with soft turf flooring.

For more information or to be added to a roster, call 719-266-8040,
email whollyfit1@earthlink.net or visit www.afusa-cs.com.