Smokin' Hot Mommas

I don't know if those words "I'm baaaack!" were said in your head in that creepy thriller movie voice or if they were shouted with glee, but nevertheless,
I'M BACK!!!

I am your cheerleader here to yell, chant, encourage, and drag you along (if necessary) on your track to fitness.

Mind, body, and spirit!

Total fitness is the game ladies and the game is on!

....well almost!

I am proud (and just a little nervous) to announce that

Smokin' Hot Mommas is going BIG!

It is time for me to stop treading water with this program and sending out such fantastic emails of encouragement; and time to start doing forward running half-twisting, catapulting back flips into the pool of spiciness! (who comes up with this stuff?)

It's me the crazy cheerleading person that is looking for hot pink pom-poms!!!

Anyway, back on topic.

Smokin' Hot Mommas will be a website and official fitness group starting in OCTOBER!!

Just in time to get you into and through the holidays with a little less Halloween candy, pumpkin pie, and stocking stuffers sitting on your butt and in your gut! (I love it when it rhymes! can you tell I've missed the emails....?!)

I will be giving you details, sneak peeks, and killer deals as the month of September rolls closer.

(Can everything just be in bold and some crazy color?)

The NEW HOTTER (could it be possible?) SMOKIN' HOT MOMMAS program will be bigger, better, and way cooler!

The Smokin' Hot Mommas website will have
the monthly SHM contest
message boards
exercise plans
diet info and calculators
Hot Momma spot lights for individual Hot Mommas and their businesses
meal planning
team training and races
great info and message groups for prego or dough belly moms (those post-prego - it really does look like pizza dough- I can say this I have 3 kids)
emotional pick-me-ups and kick-me-in-the-pants
and MUCH
MUCH
MUCH more.

It will be there to get you through the holidays, help you make and actually (is it possible?) keep your resolutions, assist you with bathing suit shopping so fainting and screams of horror will no longer be a threat, and help you strutt your stuff all summer long in those knee-length shorts we are all so grateful for! All the while, keeping your house clean, your sanity in check with me-mommy-time, and receiving praise and compliments galore from our drooling hubbies!!

You wouldn't believe my imagination on this thing!!!

It's gonna be awesome!

It's gonna be great!

And you are not gonna want to miss out!

So start passing the message along and get your referrals in line! They will not want to miss out on the start up explosion of SMOKIN' HOT MOMMAS taking over the world!!

I'll be your cheerleader and now I am recruiting a whole squad to get us up and going big time!! We will have website, fitness, diet, and race gurus who will all be at my command!! "WHAH-HAH-HAH!!!" I am now quoting myself.....???

So sit back and practice your good habits that you all have going for September. I will not be keeping up with points this month, but we will all attack October like a redneck attacks Wal-Mart on Black Friday. (I don't know it just came to me.)

GET READY TO SWEAT HOT MOMMA STYLE!

which is really the only way!

back flips and spirit fingers,
(it feels so good to type that again)
your cheerleader,
bonnie

It's Time to Kick Your Butt Into Gear -- Step It Up! 
If you're looking to squeeze that butt into skinny jeans this fall, I have just the exercise for you. These step-ups target your glutes, hamstrings, and quads and will help you build a rockin' lower body.

This exercise requires a bench or another type of sturdy platform that is ideally at about knee level. While you're stepping up onto the bench, pay attention to a couple of things. Make sure you maintain good posture — keep your abs drawn in and don't arch or round your back. Also, control your descent rather than letting momentum drop your body as you're stepping down. If you don't think you can step up very high, find a lower bench to work with — a step stool will do the trick!

Step-ups

1. Stand facing a bench or platform with your feet hip-width apart. Place your left foot up on the bench, making sure your whole foot (including the heel) is firmly on the bench.
2. Exhale as you press down into your left foot and step your right foot up onto the bench. Both feet should be firmly planted on the bench at the midpoint of this exercise. Slowly lower your left leg back to the ground, then lower your right leg. Repeat, completing 12 to 15 reps on your left side before switching to the right side for another 12 to 15 reps.

This is worth 5 extra points

It's time to declutter your homes again. Go through it and throw out fifty things. Get your Good Will box ready to go.  5 points

A message from Jillian Michaels:

Its time to clean out the oven again! If you clean your microwaves and Ovens you get 5 extra points. 

*Wipe down all doors and doorknobs in your house day (use a pot of hot soapy water).

1 point per door.

Hey I'm not jumping in on Heather or anything but I just wanted everyone to know that we have started our annual (this is the second year) triathlon training. So our "Trek to the Tri" blog is up and going again. The link is on the side. It has a schedule attached if any of you want to join in. (You know you do!) Bring it Jenna and Sherrill! You think 200 miles is tough...yeah....well...ok it is....but bring it!! :)

Otherwise, just check it out every once in a while and laugh at our pain....oh you are sick!!

It's gonna be AWESOME!!!! whoo-hoo SO HOT!

those 8 extra pounds I'm still lunging around (yeah, I know) have tri training written all over them! in like extra bold letters that may be a little deformed because of the baby stretch marks and stuff.. this is getting gross. You're going down baby!

spirit fingers!