Straight Talk

A Time for Reflection | Changing Self Image

May 7, 2012
By Cale Dansbee
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May 5th was my 44th birthday and a time for reflection. Looking back to when I was 18, my self-image was that of a pudgy young man, too embarrassed to go shirtless in public, too embarrassed to dress out for gym class. In fact, the image below is one of fewer than 5 pictures...

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Are You Going to Accept Table Scraps by Default?

March 21, 2012
By Rich
Are You Going to Accept Table Scraps by Default?

We challenge you to change with our Challenge to Change 2012.  Will you choose what you want or accept table scraps.   Click here to accept our challenge. The following is from Goals…The 10 Rules for Achieving Success by Gary Ryan Blair Success is the intentional, premeditated use of choice and decision. Unless you choose...

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5 Excuses that Keep You Unhealthy

March 7, 2012
By Rich
5 Excuses that Keep You Unhealthy

I am an avid reader of Leo Babauta’s Zen Habits blog and he just featured a guest post from Matt Frazier of No Meat Athlete that I just have to share it in its entirety because it is so good… Each and every one of us, as a human being, is hardwired to choose...

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How Many Choices Will You Need to Make to Change Your Life?

February 22, 2012
By Rich
How Many Choices Will You Need to Make to Change Your Life?

Team Howtobefit has now surpassed a million dollars in earnings because people just like you, from every walk of life and across the nation have made a choice to change their lives and the lives of other people through health and fitness. We are a team of highly successful Team Beachbody Coaches who made...

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Don’t Just Build Your Body, Build Your Dreams

February 22, 2012
By Rich

Instead of just working on your body and building your body, you could be building your dreams and building the dreams of others at the same time. Are you just going to the gym or working out at home and solely thinking about your issues? Well what about the same issues faced by all...

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Get Your Sexy Back!

February 9, 2012
By Jessica Watters
Get Your Sexy Back!

Valentine’s Day is approaching fast! And we only have about 100 days or so until Memorial Day weekend! Where does the time go? So who wants to get their “SEXY” back? The holidays have a way of plumping us up and the end result is we start feeling sluggish, bloated, not sexy at all....

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Two questions I am frequently asked

February 2, 2012
By Cale Dansbee
Two questions I am frequently asked

I’ve been getting asked these two questions recently, and thought I would provide an answer – Question 1 – What does TOPSTONE mean? TOPSTONE is the name of our business for very specific reasons.  In the literal sense, TOPSTONE means ‘the final stone, placed on top’. What TOPSTONE means to me runs much deeper....

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Few things are more powerful than having the will to act

January 13, 2012
By Cale Dansbee

Some things are easy to do, but very difficult to actually do. Having the will to act means more than just thinking you should work out, clean the garage, or play with your children. Having the will to act makes you different because you actually do the things you know need to be done....

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Form, Form, FORM is Everything

October 26, 2011
By Rich

I was thinking when I was running this morning that form is everything when you want to be efficient, conserve energy and lessen your chance of injury.  I’ve heard that poor swimmers, for example burn way more calories than good swimmers.  Makes sense, right?  Running with good form means that you will finish strong...

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