Let's work out together!

Vince and I officially started working out everyday since April 27, 2008 using Tony Horton's P90X program by Beachbody. We usually do it between 4:30pm to 5pm on weekdays and in the morning on Saturday (as much as possible). We realized we needed proper diet and supplements to help us achieve our goals effectively and efficiently. So to help us enhance our results, we take one Melaleuca Access Bar 15 minutes before the workout each day. This is very important since the Access Bar helps increase our performance by turning fat into fuel and reduces the lactic acid build up during the workout, which makes your muscles tire and give out.

At the end of our workout, Vince and I take Proflex15 Whey protein shake by Melaleuca to keep and build our muscles. "Protein is the basic building block of muscle. It is essential for proper growth and maintenance of everything from muscles and skin to hair and fingernails. Everyone should be aware of their protein intake. Beginning at around age 35, you can lose about 1% of your muscle mass each year. Without protein, you can’t keep or build muscle—no matter how much you work out. Without protein after exercise, your body may break down existing muscle. We recommend Melaleuca's ProFlex15’s since it has proprietary blend of 4 diverse proteins gives your muscles what they need to build lean muscle.Vitamins C, E and lipoic acid provide powerful antioxidant protection so you can recover faster." We love the Dutch Chocolate flavor, it is a great treat after our hard work!"

Our 17 year old daughter, Amanda, also committed to working out about 4-5 times per week. She started on May 4, 2007 and usually joins in with us on nights when she doesn't have to work or have any extra curricular activities in school. Before the workout, Amanda also takes the Melaleuca Access Bar but since she is only 17 she doesn't need a protein drink after a workout. Instead we let her drink Sustain Sport by Melaleuca which is "the only drink made with four key electrolytes (calcium, magnesium, sodium, and potassium) to give you maximum athletic performance."

To ensure our maximum daily performance, we also take vitamin and mineral supplements daily. We prefer Melaleuca's Vitality Pack. Vincent's takes the one specially formulated for Men while Amanda and I take the one formulated for Women. "Melaleuca's Vitality Pack is the first and only multivitamin supplement in the world to utilize the patent-pending Oligofructose Complex. This groundbreaking process addresses the fundamental problems found in traditional multivitamins, making it the ideal supplement to close the nutritional gaps found in everyone’s diet—no matter their age." We choose Melaleuca's products because they are proven effective, safe, environmentally friendly, very economical and most of all Melaleuca's Mission is congruently aligned with our journey to total well being.

Finally, we strive each day to eat healthy, stay hydrated, breathe properly and always try to be a peak state. For healthy eating, we utilize a combination of the P90X Nutrition Guide and what we've learned from other sources throughout the years (such as Tony Robbins's Living Health, Michael Turmond's Diet, Ann Gittleman's Fat Flush, etc.) tailored to our lifestyle. (Stay tuned to our blogs for other Nutrition tips and delicious recipes.)

To be able to sustain this enthusiasm and way of living, we realize we would need support from each other and from family and friends. We encourage you to join us in our quest and support each other!

Let's work out together and keep each other pumped up and schedule the workout together wherever you are (eg. at home in your living room, garage or basement, in the gym, on the streets or in the park) or whatever exercise program you are using (eg. walking, jogging, running, other cardio workouts, kickbox, weight lifting, rebounding, dancing, martial arts, sports training, etc.).


Together we will be unstoppable. Together we will succeed!!!

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