Comments on: Fit For Fatherhood Giveaway

By: admin

admin — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:44:19 +0000

Thanks to ALL of you for the amazing stories!

The results are in and you can find them here.

As you’ll see, it was a seriously tough job deciding on “winners.” In fact, it was so tough that we had to add extra prizes!

Thanks again.
Adam

By: cguck

cguck — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:02:06 +0000

i am a dad of four children.i try to set an example for them everyday in ways to better them selves.i hug them and tell them i love them very much.i want them to now that they are important .my goal is to be around them for a long time so i can pass on to their children how much i care for them as well.i try to lead be example ,i teach martial arts to kids and adults,i ride my bike and try to eat the right foods.i could use some help with good exercises for them and myself.thanks for your time.

By: Pete

Pete — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:38:34 +0000

I would like my father to be healthy and fit now since he literally spent the first half of my life (I am 36 y/o) working very physically demanding jobs (steel mill) as well as going to school in the evenings just to support my sister and I. Now my father is preparing to retire in December of this year and I would love to be able hang out with him and toss the football around etc. It would be great to see him enjoy his retirement in a healthy, strong state.

By: Henri Henell

Henri Henell — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:17:14 +0000

As father of 3 beautiful and healthy children and a wife I feel myself complete. Just passed 40 years and better fit than ever (Thanks to BER and CST) I want to be good example to my family. I love to to exercise with my children – and they love the same. I can only imagine what kind of “stamp” BER/CST – exercises leaves to my children – they are generation with computer, television and MP3 etc. Less and less physical activity and more passive time wasting. I hope that they will keep on using their bodies and keep in fit. With BER I have already expand my boundaries and will keep on rocking…

By: Lahad

Lahad — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:34:51 +0000

As a father of two, part of my ‘job definition’ has been to serve as a one-man amusement park, a platform to be jumped onto and from, pulled on and by, etc. Occasionally, just being a simple pack mule will do. Both functions, which put quite a strain on my not-so-slender frame, were recently called into play. We were ‘stranded’ car-less a mile from home, when my son (aged started to cry in agony with severe leg pain. In a stroke of fatherly self-sacrifice, I offered him a ride home on my shoulders. Thus perched, his pain was gone and, as happiness rushed in, he started bouncing and swaying every which way. As much as I love bodyweight exercise and exercise sophistication, this was pushing the leverage too far. It took me a week to realign my back and hip. While this may sound like a lot, even this level of resilience is no small feat for me: Ten years ago, at 35, I suffered from debilitating back pain which projected down my legs. However, I refused surgery and exercised through the pain to improve my muscular balance and develop better strength, agility and flexibility. This saved my back, and much more.

It was the quest for this kind of training for health and balance that led me to discover CST, and recently the Bodyweight Exercise Revolution. I believe the BER program can safely take my ‘resilience’ skills to a much higher level, ensuring that I can continue to keep up with my kids (and future grandchildren). I also love a challenge, and the mere drive to manage the exercises will surely motivate me to restrain my eating, currently my greatest obstacle to true fitness.

By: Shane

Shane — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:18:46 +0000

#3
I’ve always felt the need to challenge myself, to expand the boundaries of my limitations, and my fitness is an area where it has been most readily apparent. I made an evolutionary jump about 4 yrs ago, with the coming of my son (first child), which propelled a major shift in my approach to my life and all it’s aspects. This included my introduction to a smarter, more efficient way of training (Kettlebells, Joint Mobility, etc.).

Then last year, I once again found myself taking major steps in my personal journey and, wouldn’t you know it, coinciding with the coming of my second child. Thru the effort to make these steps permanent, I found myself at the doors of RMAX International (another incredible evolution in how I view and apply fitness).

I credit my sons and their coming into my life, giving me the gift of being their father, with contributing so much to my growth as a human being. In thanks (and in honor of Fatherhood, to which I owe a great deal), I want to give them the gift of having their grandfather, my father, one of my closest mentors and best friends, around AND KICKING, for many years to come:)!

What better way, for a man who travels a lot with his work, than a Bodyweight only Exercise program, founded on the principles of a system that is causing such a Revolution, that I can’t help but tell every person I come into contact with!

By: Clay

Clay — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:02:31 +0000

I feel that my health and wellness are an important part of being a father so that I can model and good lifestyle for my son and future kids. I’d like to show him/them that being physically active is a more productive and rewarding way of life. My concerns are that I would not be able to keep up with my kids and/or would be one of those fathers that their kids aren’t proud of or don’t respect because of their lifestyle and appearance. I do not want to be an example of laziness, being overweight and lethargic, but of strength and vitality. Schedule and equipment constraints, and program design are the challenging factors. The challenges of picking exercises and set/rep schemes while not spending hours training at a gym or with unique and expensive equipment, and picking exercises that provide “bang for the buck” from the hundreds of thousands of various exercises are the biggest needs. “Where do you start, which ones, how many, how do you progress?” That is why I feel that Bodyweight Exercise Revolution is a good fit.

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:36:17 +0000

I have been a Dad now for 15 years. My fitness level went from excellent to good to fair and is finally starting to push up to good again. I am just finishing up my first year of med school and have only been successful because of the support of my wonderful wife and 5 children. As a doc-to-be, I fully understand the importance of maintaining a healthy weight and level of fitness. I need to continue to push and improve my fitness so that I can play with my youngest (3) as well as play with the oldest (15) and be able to do all those things that a dad should do. With my limited schedule, bodyweight training is my ticket. I can do it at anytime at home and not feel that I am pulling time away from my family nor my studies. Even better is that the knowledge I have gained both in and out of school will enable me to be a better Dad and Doctor, which leads to healthier patients. Thanks!

By: Loren

Loren — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:54:33 +0000

“Let’s play!” These words are sweeter than candy to a child. I love to get down on the floor and wrestle with my kids, crawl around on all fours with as many kids on back as can hold on, swing them around in circles, carry them piggy back style or on shoulders. Awesome bodyweight exercises! Playing is one of my essential functions. As a Dad, I can’t imagine life without being fit and well enough to play with my kids. For me, making time to play is a priority, and with a small amount of imagination play can be adapted to fulfill a daily workout, and build healthy habits as a family by getting everyone involved. Bodyweight exercise for children comes naturally, and they have loads of fun doing them. Using bodyweight exercise can helps dads and families have fun, get fit and build lasting bonds of love as time is shared together.

Thanks for the great info!

By: paul parker

paul parker — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:04:51 +0000

There are no mistakes in the universe…part of my lesson here is to see this and practice from this clear space…at age 74, years of training are now being directed towards bodyweight exercises…my opportunity of being a father once again are small, yet my opportunity of being an example to others is large.