#Workout plans for USA audience

[dreamfly-fitness1]

mental health awareness

[fitnessclothingusa]

How to start a gym clothing line in USA? Several gym clothing brands exist in the USA that manufacture and supply gym clothes and accessories to different parts of the country. So, in this case, it is very important to perform in depth research about the competitors and their working process. By identifying these factors, strategies have to be implemented to start the gym clothing line in the USA successfully.

The first step includes defining the brand by identifying the niche through unique features such as focus on eco-friendly fabrics, inclusivity, or functional designs for specific workouts. Also creating brand identity by developing brand name, logo, and tagline to attract the target audiences.

Doing market research for understanding the target audiences, identifying the competitors in the USA, and setting trends by using different social media platforms.

Creating business plans such as deciding the cost of production, packaging, marketing, and distribution expenses. Ensure competitive pricing while maintaining a profit margin.

Mankind budget plans, collaboration with the investors in the USA, and designing the collection is the next important step. Add the gym essentials including tank tops, sports bras, joggers, legging, and clothes clothes and accessories by ensuring comfort, stretchability, durability, and custom design to match up with the trends.

Registration of the gym clothing business, trademark logo or name, and obtain necessary permits.

Establish the online presence of the business and promote it through e-commerce websites, social media, and marketing campaigns. Using strategies such as seasonal collection launch, provide special discounts, and others to reach more target audiences. Collaborate with local gyms, trainers, or fitness communities for brand exposure.

Last but not the least, manufacturing the products by maintaining the supply chain process is very important. Selling the products along with on time delivery is necessary. Collect reviews from the customers and monitor trends to expand the scale of the business.

By following the above steps, one can establish the gym clothing business in the USA.

[fitmanagement]

Effectively articulating to customers why your gym is better, why you charge more, and why it’s worth the higher price involves a combination of communication skills, highlighting unique value propositions, and addressing customer needs. Here’s a structured approach to help you convey these points:

Identify Unique Selling Points (USPs):Facilities and Equipment: Highlight any state-of-the-art equipment, modern facilities, or unique amenities that set your gym apart. Expert Staff: Emphasize the qualifications and expertise of your trainers, coaches, and staff. If you have certified professionals, mention their credentials. Personalized Programs: If your gym offers personalized workout plans, nutritional guidance, or individualized attention, make sure to mention it. Community and Atmosphere: If your gym fosters a supportive community or has a positive atmosphere, communicate how this contributes to a better overall experience.

Quality of Service:Customer Service: Emphasize the high level of customer service your gym provides. This could include attentive staff, quick issue resolution, and a friendly atmosphere. Cleanliness and Maintenance: Highlight the cleanliness and maintenance standards of your facility, ensuring a safe and hygienic environment.

Results and Success Stories:Client Testimonials: Share success stories and testimonials from satisfied customers who have achieved their fitness goals at your gym. Real-life examples can be powerful in showcasing the effectiveness of your programs.

Customized Programs and Attention:Individualized Approach: If your gym offers personalized training programs or one-on-one sessions, emphasize how this tailored approach leads to better results. Progress Tracking: Mention any tools or systems in place to track progress, set goals, and adjust programs accordingly.

Exclusivity and Limited Memberships:Limited Capacity: If applicable, explain that your gym limits membership to ensure a less crowded and more focused workout environment.  Exclusive Classes or Events: Highlight any exclusive classes, workshops, or events that are available only to your gym members.

Investment in Member Well-being:Educational Resources: If your gym provides workshops, educational resources, or additional services to help members improve their overall well-being, communicate these offerings.  Health and Wellness Programs: Showcase any initiatives your gym takes to promote not just physical fitness but overall health and wellness.

Comparative Analysis:Compare with Competitors: Briefly compare your gym to others in the area, focusing on what sets you apart and justifies the higher price. Value for Money: Clearly explain the value customers receive for the higher price, such as better facilities, expertise, and a more comprehensive fitness experience.

Transparent Pricing:Breakdown of Costs: If possible, provide a transparent breakdown of costs, showing customers where their money goes and how it contributes to the overall gym experience.

Remember to tailor your communication to your specific gym and its unique features. Be genuine, confident, and customer-centric in your approach, and consider conducting market research to understand what aspects of a gym experience are most important to your target audience.

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An Outsourced CEO, Turnaround Expert and Author, Jim Thomas is the founder and president of Fitness Management USA Inc., a management consulting, turnaround, financing  and brokerage firm specializing in the gym and sports industry. With more than 25 years of experience owning, operating and managing clubs of all sizes, Thomas lectures and delivers seminars, webinars and workshops across the globe on the practical skills required to successfully overcome obscurity, improve sales, build teamwork and market fitness programs and products. Visit his Web site at: www.fmconsulting.net or www.youtube.com/gymconsultant.

[houseofmuscleusa]

Unlock Your Fitness Potential with Online Personal Training - House of Muscle USA

In the ever-evolving landscape of fitness, individuals are increasingly turning to online personal training to achieve their health and wellness goals. With the convenience of virtual coaching and the expertise of a dedicated online personal trainer, the journey to a healthier lifestyle has never been more accessible. In this blog post, we will explore the benefits of online personal training and shed light on the reputable House of Muscle USA.

Why Choose Online Personal Training?

Flexibility and Convenience:

Online personal training offers the flexibility to work out on your schedule. Whether you're a busy professional or a stay-at-home parent, virtual coaching allows you to access personalized workout plans and guidance whenever and wherever you prefer.

Personalized Training Programs:

An online personal trainer tailors fitness plans to your specific needs, taking into account your fitness level, goals, and any limitations. This personalized approach ensures that every workout is effective and enjoyable.

Cost-Effective Solution:

Online personal training often comes at a more affordable price compared to traditional in-person sessions. This cost-effectiveness makes professional fitness guidance accessible to a broader audience.

Accountability and Motivation:

Regular check-ins, progress tracking, and motivational support from your online personal trainer contribute to increased accountability. This personalized attention helps you stay on track and motivated throughout your fitness journey.

The Rise of Online Personal Trainers:

The fitness industry has witnessed a significant shift toward virtual coaching, and online personal trainers play a crucial role in this transformation. With advancements in technology, trainers can connect with clients worldwide, providing expert guidance and support through video calls, customized workout plans, and nutritional advice.

House of Muscle USA: A Beacon of Excellence

Amidst the plethora of online fitness platforms, House of Muscle USA stands out as a beacon of excellence. Known for its commitment to delivering top-notch training programs, House of Muscle USA combines the expertise of certified trainers with cutting-edge technology to ensure clients receive unparalleled fitness support.

In conclusion, the era of online personal training has revolutionized the way individuals approach fitness. The flexibility, personalized attention, and cost-effectiveness make it an attractive option for those seeking a tailored and convenient fitness experience. As you embark on your fitness journey, consider the reputable House of Muscle USA for a holistic and effective approach to achieving your health and wellness goals. Embrace the future of fitness with online personal training and let House of Muscle USA be your trusted companion on the path to a healthier, stronger you.

[kmp78]

I came, I saw, I (little bit) konquered 💪

First of all: apologies for this mega massive post! 😂

But I wanted to fit everything in one, so that´s the way it has to be! 

Big thanks to lovely Stockholm for being a very gracious host and taking such good care of this world-weary traveler! Let´s start off with some general sights before getting down to the nasty business of Mars!

I have to say that seeing those posters for the 1st time in the flesh made me quite giddy indeed...

BUT NOW! On to the main event...

The M&G took place a few hours before the show, and arrangements were top grade, gotta give props when props are due!

These two ladies were really lovely and seemed like PROS at what they do and yet POLITE towards us even tho this was probably the 3000th M&G they were handling. I have no complaints!

We were escorted to a small meeting room type of area right next door to the stage area, and at first I figured I wasn´t even gonna bother fighting the hoards for the 1st row seats, but then I heard Reni saying there was one spot left - and I leaped into action.

At the M&G room Reni explained the rules and game plan for the evening. No personal/private questions, no simple yes/no questions, no groping during the pics, no running to the concert area (there were near-catastrophic incidents in Prague some days ago, some girls ran like cray and tripped and fell and created a domino effect and it was a mess...) and so on. 🙄

Reni asked us who has listened to the album (most raised their hands) and who has not listened to the album (me and few others raised ours... Hihi...), and what people´s fave songs were.

Then we got back to talking about the potential questions again, and she encouraged people to ask about the new album (*COUGH* REMEMBER THIS LATER AS YOU READ ON *COUGH*), or if you want advice etc. 

Not that I cared much anyway, but seeing as she did not seem to touch upon “that topic” at all, I decided to try my luck and asked:

“What about the “elephant in the room”?” 🐘

The room fell silent and there were some dramatic “Oooooooh´s” coming from my fellow VIP peeps.

Reni´s face went serious and she quietly said “No”, as was fully expected.

I pressed on.

“How come?”

Reni: “Because we would rather... It´s a personal matter. Of the band.”

Me: “So we´re never gonna get any explanation?”

Reni: “It´s a personal matter... And until he doesn´t decide... It´s not in our...”

And that was it! That´s the explanation I managed to squeeze out! Sorry, guys! I tried, but... 😞

I´m totally not the only one who reads that to mean that IT WAS TOMO´S OWN DECISION TO WALK AND IT´LL BE HIS DECISION IF/WHEN HE COMES BACK, right?! And that the band has no say in it, and they have no clue if and when the situation gets resolved?! Right?!

UGH! 😠

Then Reni went on to explain that if someone was there specifically to meet TM, they could get a refund but they would have to leave immediately.

Total bs “offer” because there ain´t NO ONE coming to these things just to meet TM, but whatever... I did contemplate if I should ask for a partial refund because I only got partial Mars, but chose to let it slide. Not even worth it.

One guy in the audience commented “Good question”, so I guess I wasn´t alone with my queries! It may have been Gustavo, I dunno.

Before the band came in, people kept busy by asking the crew a few questions. 

And at this point I would like to offer a MEA CULPA and sincere apologies to the person/persons who I battled with some weeks ago when Reni´s home land was a topic. See, as luck would have it, one of the VIPs asked the staff where they were from, and Reni said “I´M ORIGINALLY FROM MEXICO”, so yeah... Haha! I giggled quite a lot... Sorry, anon/anons! I was indeed wrong! Shayla said she´s from NYC, Inaki also from Mexico and Diana (I think that was her name...?) from Brazil.

Shayla mentioned that she is kinda jetlagged. Reni said she´s usually pretty good with it.

Then they plugged Camp Mars (a few people had no idea what Camp Mars even is...) and lured us to buy with big promises of hangings with the band during the most magical weekend of the year.

“The band is also there all day.”

Reni also inquired if people would be interested in attending Camp if they by some miracle happened to arrange it in Europe. Most people were eager, no surprises there.

Someone asked if Camp could be arranged earlier in the summer, and Reni said no because the Malibu Camp site is occupado until August.

Another one asked if Camp is getting bigger, to which Reni replied that “It´s getting better. I would not say it´s getting bigger because the number of people for the past 2 times has been exactly the same, which is 200.”

So there we have it. An official number.

Well, as official as these people are ever gonna admit, anyway... 🤷

Then we voted for our fave songs from the new album. “GWO” won.

(I voted Tabasco. 🤗)

Someone wanted to know if they were gonna play “GWO”, and Shayla said nope because they have not rehearsed it.

Of course not! 🤷

Then we swiftly moved on to the “Kumbaya” moment of the evening where Reni asked if someone knows how to sing, and some dude said yeah, so he came up front and started singing WoW.

Now this is just my opinion, but sitting there listening to an almost Sunday church-like hysterical pathos... Worshipers partying and yelling out the lyrics as if God himself was within hearing distance...

I did not know I needed that in my life. 😱

Then Reni we needed to “make some noise so they´ll come faster”.

Is... is that what VK does too? 🤔

I dunno, but we did. 

It did not help. 😴

To kill even more time, we did the obligatory “Where is everyone from?” round. I stayed silent. Surprisingly it seemed like almost half of the peeps were non-Swedes! The woman next to me was also from Finland. Wooooop!

Someone asked if the band is gonna do festivals, and Reni listed some upcoming dates. I don´t know why people don´t GO ONLINE to find out this stuff, but... 🤷

The crew also mentioned they have days off on occasion, Helsinki was mentioned as one of their days off, which kinda maybe means that the band will be arriving tomorrow and hanging for a whole day before the gig on Wednesday... Uuuuuuh!

Then all of a sudden...

DOORS FLUNG OPEN AND ANGELS SANG PRAISES!  🎺

Well no, it was just echies screaming and clapping. 🙏

JL and SL sneaked in from the stage area and the masses of course went bananas. 

I still sat in silence and watched. 👀

The bros had a table and chairs, but never sat down. Instead they stood and placed one foot ON THE CHAIR, as all civilized peeps do.

JL asked if anyone was at the previous gig, and mentioned that it has been a really small show, but this one would be the smallest (arena holds max 3500 people). Last night apparently was “INCREDIBLE”, one of the better shows on the tour.

For some reason (pffft...) he spotted some German chicks who I guess were twins or smthg, I wasn´t really paying attention. Anyway, he mentioned “We always need more twins in our lives”.

Echies naturally giggled because OMGGGGGGGG HILAAAARIOUS, and JL went on to explain that “Hey our grandfather had a twin”.

SL quipped that maybe he or JL will have twins, and JL mentioned that he and JR argued about the twin gene skipping a generation or smthg like that.  ���🙄

Then he spotted some chick in the front row who had big muscles (no she did not btw) and asked her if she´s a trainer or smthg. JL mentioned that he just recently started working out again so he keeps looking at muscles.

Uh huh. 🙄🙄🙄

On/off SL gave looks around the room, and I got some too. He did not smile, not even a crack. Meh.

THEN IT WAS FINALLY Q AND A TIME!!! 🙏 😈

Some dude asked how hard it is to get a workout on the road.

SL said the recovery is the most challenging part. I guess he meant recovery from the shows.

JL says the 2 hours on stage are the hardest, and then the rest of the time should be spent by doing nothing.

That last part might be more familiar to some in the band than others... 🤔

Some woman from Ohio, USA was picked and I guess she yammered on about herself a bit too long because JL interrupted her speech with a very stern “QUESTION!” (we all know that tone... Hihi!), and she asked if there were any “Aha!” moments when making the album.

I suppose she did not mean “Aha! We totes should wrap this whole shit in Americana even tho it has fuck all to do with it!”...

SL said the 1st thing that comes to mind is “Rescue Me”. Apparently they´ve had that song for 10 years and have had people help them work on it (WHOOOO?!), and the last person they worked on it with caused them to have an “Aha!” moment when they realized they were actually going to finish it.

I´m sure we all share that amazement...

JL said he remembered sitting down during TIW in his home in Fredonia (his old home) with a synthesizer and the verse and the chorus are still the same. Lyrics have changed. The chorus used to just be “Rescue me, rescue me” without anything else, and 5 years later he was sitting on a plane and the current chorus started forming in his head. The song used to have a “pre-chorus” too. “He said” or “She said” (I could not make out which, or maybe both) before the main chorus. 

He said the lesson in that is to never give up because you never know what can happen. Sometimes songs happen quickly, like “A Modern Myth” which he said he wrote in 5 minutes, and SL wrote “Remedy” fairly quickly. Finishing songs usually takes him longer than coming up with a song.

Next guy asked about creative differences between Album 1 and Album 5.

JL said you can still hear the same band on both albums.

(GIVE OR TAKE A FEW BAND MEMBERS, MAYBE... 🙄)

He listed all the elements the new album features. He said he thinks a song like “Echelon” could totally be on the new album.

Next up a woman who said she was studying to be in the music business asked what she could do to make sure no other artist has to deal with what Mars had to deal with (lawsuit etc.).

JL´s advise: Don´t sign a record deal unless you absolutely have to. Spread your music via social media and other platforms.

(I know he was talking about EMI specifically, but I could not help thinking there might have been some Interscope crumbs in there too...)

The woman clarified that she meant more from the music label/business side and not the artist side. Jl responded “Go work for Spotify”. He went on to say that record companies and people can be great too, but the deals are the problem. They should be transparent and available online. It´s the last kind of “gangsta business” where you can really take advantage of people.

Some dude mentioned that he saw Mars 11 years ago when they opened for Linkin Park in Europe. JL remembered that tour, SL did not.

I guess he asked what it feels like to go from there to here (I wasn´t really listening because meeeeeh), and SL tried to come up with smthg intellectual and deep but it just sounded so ridiculously pathetic it´s not even worth mentioning. Smthg about just living and maturing and evolving as human beings.  💤

He also said they are really fortunate to still be together as a band (*SNORT*) because lots of bands from back then don´t exist anymore.

JL said this feels like a new and fresh chapter. Like his inner child. Like a reboot. Like they just got a facelift (HOLD YOUR LAUGHS, PLEASE). The new songs live are apparently “pretty INCREDIBLE”.

“I know some people are like “Where´s the guitar?” and “Where the heavy music?” but I think it´s still pure 30 StM.”

He also called the new album very dark and “lyrically on point”.

His point might be somewhere waaaaaay off the playing field tho, but...

Some chick with pink hair was up next and JL said he was gonna dye his hair pink but now he can´t.

SL said dyeing wrecks your hair and JL said his hair can´t take another bleaching.

And yes, you guessed it, folks. Fangirl giggles and swoons galore! 

Her actual question was about Mars music feeling ancient or smthg, again I was totally not even paying attention because I DON´T CAAAAARE. Sorry but these questions were fucking USELESS. 👎

Anyway, SL blabbered on about them being from an “old place”. JL said everyone has missed the point that they made the album by using modern American sounds like Hip Hop and Pop etc. and that WoW is a giant political FUCK YOU. 

Except not too long ago he gave that interview to a Finnish journo and specifically banned political questions, but okay... 👌

He said it´s exciting to see people from different countries singing that song with so much passion that sometimes he almost feels like they need to escape through the back door (he was kidding).

Next that same guy who sang during the pre-M&G stood up and congratulated the band on the new album. JL in return congratulated the guy on his hair (= a poofed up semi-mullet kinda thing) and they chatted a bit about his hair. Soooo riveting... 😫

The dude said one of his fave songs is “Convergence” and he asked about spirituality or smthg. Again, not interested...

JL said the last album was only 7 songs and the rest were fillers (well he didn´t say fillers but I´m saying it), and this new one is 11 songs and only 1 filler.

While JL was still yammering on his response to the mullet dude, I made my move and raised my hand HIIIIIGH - and when he finally finished his looooong sermon JL turned my way and...

Oh uh! It's Go time! 😱

⚠️ Little background info first! ⚠️ 

I obviously had thought of a few questions before coming to the M&G, just to prepare for the off-chance an opportunity might present itself. My options ranged from "Why did you call us Screaming Fat Girls?" to "Why did I have to pay 400 for this when 20 yo models get it for free?" and beyond. Yes I even toyed with the idea of sneakily slipping VK into the mix... 🙃

But sitting there as the M&G went on and listening to the other questions and studying the room's vibe, I started feeling my questions were all... wrong. They started feeling like I would just be purposely asking for trouble and causing a stink and potentially ruining the event, which was not my intention at all.

I started feeling like I needed to ask smthg current, smthg that has relevance in this day and age, smthg that hopefully gave us some answers to the questions we have been pondering about on the blog, smthg that would make you peeps proud, smthg that would not be a waste of a question - and yes, smthg that maybe poked a little hole into his massive ego at the same time! 🤔

So with all that criteria in mind, I went into battle...

Me: "Hi, speaking of the album, have you read or heard the reviews? Because some of them were... not very kind...?

JL: "This newest album?"

(NO DUMMY I WANNA KNOW IF YOU READ THE REVIEWS FOR THE ALBUM YOU RELEASED IN 2002!!! 🙄🤦‍♀️)

Me: "Yeah."

JL, staring right at me, with the snarkiest and bitchiest voice and most passivest aggressivest demeanor:

"Well thanks for bringing that up."

😱😱😱

His reaction both in words and in vibe (and the reaction from the room aka loud gasps, few hisses and cheers after he "lashed out" at me) was worth all the money I paid for that M&G, I don't even mind telling you!

SL also chimed in with “Yeah, thanks for bringing that up” but at that moment I was so focused on JL´s face that I completely ignored SL´s whining and existence - not to mention that every single molecule inside me screamed “HALLELUJAAAAAAAAH!”

So yeah basically I just sat there going...

While he stared at me throughout that little exchange, he most def could sense the snark in my question, and I most def could sense the snark in his reply. Naaaw... Just a couple of petty snarks sharing a moment... 🤣🙊😍

#BucketList ✔

I guess that is what an orgasm of the mind feels like. ☺

And btw...

"Thanks for bringing that up"?

Honey, with the amount of shit we have on you, you should be very #Grateful I only brought THAT up! 🤨

Anyway, the room kinda “erupted” with little gasps and hollers and whatnot, and after that initial "explosion" SL took over and started "grilling me" about my choice of question.

"That's your question? You wanna know if we read and what´s our response to the bad reviews?"

I replied “Yeah, I wanna know”.

SL said he had not read any.

Okay, but... Why did you just jump on my throat about that topic then...? 

He continued that everyone has opinions and tastes and attitudes and personalities and colors (???) and stuff... He said he can´t pay attention to it, he can only focus on what he did and the band did, and he feels great about it. He said he is secure in himself and his “bro”, as he called JL.

Then JL took over and in a very explanatory manner (calm voice this time) said that these days everyone is a critic. He said on social media any person´s opinion is as important as a reviewer´s. He also said he thinks a lot of the criticism revolves around the “Where is the rock?” argument, and that they are probably right. 

“It´s not a rock album.” 

Followed by a LOOOOONG silence. 

A silence which was only interrupted by SL going “Well, there you go!” in a triumphant manner. Echies of course applauded, and then suddenly JL picked up again:

“Don´t be fooled, we knew EXACTLY what we were doing. But let me just tell you something: we have NEVER gotten good reviews. Even when we made rock albums. So... Nothing really changes...”

At this point it again felt like he was getting ready to move on, but NO! He still kept going!

“I have a feeling lot of it has to do with me...”

That Gustavo dude piped up with “Jealousy...”, but JL ignored that comment and continued: 

“It just has to do with me being in the band... I don´t think people wanna let that slide...”

SL commented “Fucking weird...” and then after a short silence went “Great” in the most “NON GREAT” way imaginable. Kinda like when you spill juice all over yourself and go “Great”.

So with that “NON GREAT” “GREAT”, this topic was now finished and my time in the spotlight was over.

I will point out that while pretty much everyone who asked a question before me got a “Thanks for the question” comment, I did not...

😭😭😭

*

BEFORE WE MOVE ON - QUICK ANALYSIS ON MY Q AND HIS A:

I think what we learned here are 3 things:

1. Poor SL really thinks he contributed to this album and has reason to be proud. 🤷‍♀️

2. JL is indeed VERY aware of the bad reviews and backlash his latest offering brought him. 😭

3. JL is also aware of the "bad rep" he has. Not just for the "Oh he's an actor trying to be a singer" thing which he has battled since Day 1 (which I'm sure he was mostly alluding to), but also that currently (= after SS) he gets ridiculed and judged on a whole new level.

I mean, the way he almost dragged the topic on and felt like he had to add “just one more thing”... Kinda felt like he was trying to convince not just us but himself as well... 🤨

Anyway, feel free to send feedback and thoughts on this! Did I do good?! 😜

*

Okay back to the M&G!

The next person asked what would they say to their younger selves.

JL wouldn’t wanna say anything because “We’re in a pretty good place right now in life and career… I guess I’d say "Take a deep breath… It’s gonna be alright. Don’t pay attention to the reviews.”“

Ooooooh... Still feeling butt-hurt from the previous Q, are we… ? 😏🤭

The next Q was asked with such a heavy-accented English I had NO IDEA what he asked, but apparently JL did because he managed an answer. It was smthg about the Mars symbols (the triad). 🤷🏼‍♀️

The next chick started off my saying "I just wanna say I love you and adore you” and I almost yelped out “MR. KAUFMAN IS ALREADY TAKEN!” but managed to keep my emotions in check.

Her question was a pretty good one: “Why did you come up with the name "Monolith” for the tour", she said she (like all of us!) did not get it.

JL said the name comes from the giant screen on stage and the giant box thing as well, which of course for this tour they could not fit through the doors.

Next question was “Why did you call the album "America” when it talks about universal issues?“

JL: "I think the idea of America is universal (FUCK OFF ALREADY DICK IT SO IS NOT) and everyone has an opinion (WANNA KNOW MINE?) and the songs are universal. I think what’s going on in our country is probably going on in other countries. I don’t think we’re the only country thinking about things like immigration, the right and the left, what kind of a world we want to live in, what kind of a future we want. I just thought it was an interesting time and an interesting word. It really isn’t political title, it’s more of a concept (🙄🙄🙄), that’s why I liked all the lists that we came up with because they were so bizarre and funny and provocative. They do give you a sense of the time we’re living in.”

He went on to say that in 100 years people will be able to look at them and go “Oh, that was that crazy group if people that was alive between this time and that time and that fucking guy was president in America!”

Oh my! Look who’s getting all feisty again! Dare you to say that publicly tho!

During this question the noise from the soundcheck taking place in the next room went up a few notches and Stevie´s high-pitched screams almost overpowered the Letos... They made some jokes about SA´s screams. 😂

And of course he kept with the “The name “America” inspired the film that we made that´s coming out later this year, the trip across the country... Did anybody follow it on social media? (I MAY HAVE...) The Museum of America in LA and many other things that we´ve done. I dunno, I just thought it was an interesting container.”

In relation to the previous question, JL also mentioned that he had an alternative title for "America" which he admitted (?) he sometimes thinks he should have used:

“ERA”.

As in this era we are now living in.

YOU GOD DAMN DILL!!!!! THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN 40 GAZILLION TIMES BETTER THAN "AMERICA"!!!!!

🤬🤬🤬

I seriously almost screamed out loud when he said that... I can't even deal with him! 😠

He said that title would have been “a little more global but a little more boring”.

NO, DILL! YOU AND YOUR BEDWARMERS ARE GLOBAL AND BORING! THAT TITLE WOULD HAVE BEEN PERFECT!

😠

The last question came from a woman next to me (fellow Finn btw! 😃🇫🇮) who told us that she's a teacher and she asked what inspires them etc.

JL said that “sometimes I´m not inspired” (REALLY? Never would have guessed...) and that “at that point you just have to rely on muscle memory and to just put one foot in front of the other and keep marching forward... Someone asks a question you don´t like (WHO?! WHO ASKED A QUESTION YOU DID NOT LIKE?! 🙊), you deal with it... You have to do some part of your job that´s tedious (like... the actual working part?), you push past it... I think a lot of times it´s just showing up... You can surprise yourself. You start a conversation, you start a concert, and before you know it you´re lost in the concert and you´re enjoying your time.”

SL said what helps is “getting rid of the fucking trash in the head. If I feel distracted or there´s a lot of stuff going on in my head that doesn´t have anything to do with what I wanna do, I have to get rid of it. Meditation helps, hanging out with cool people (LOOOOOOOOL), yoga, taking a walk...”

And that was it! Show over! JL thanked us for coming and then...

Picture time! 📷

We lined up in the hallway and practically RAN through the stage they had set up for the pic.

Seriously it was RIDICULOUS! Felt even faster and more North Korean than in Getafe! We all legit had no more than 2 seconds to pose and then we were pushed out! 😑

Total bs. No other way to put it. Treated like actual cattle. 🐄

Anyway, I had a plan ready again and as I stepped up to SL who kinda "yanked me" between him and JL (not in a bad way but just kinda like "let's just get this over with FAST"), I said to them:

"Okay guys, let's smile like I'm a model."

🤭🤭🤭

Now, I don't know if they heard me or bothered listening (or in "someone's" case even understood what I was hinting at), but it def made me feel giggly... 😜

Anyway, end result is this:

I think JL may have gotten what I was implying, or perhaps he was still salty about my earlier question, but he def pushed my back to get me to leave the area after the pic. 🤷🏼‍♀️👉🚪

Altho he probs does that to everyone, especially those who are not 20-smthg Russian models, but… Oh well. Kinda made me smirk even more! 🤣

Or perhaps it was my shirt which ruffled his feathers? 🤔

Wanna see a close-up?

BOOM.

Tell you this much: online T-shirt printing businesses and 20€ sure provide a lot of satisfaction. 😏👕💳

And even tho I once again got only 20 Secs (Jfc… 😂), I still managed to sneak TM into my pic, sooo… 😎💁🏼‍♀️

More closeups:

Thanks GOD he looks more than decent in mine!

And c´mon now, Jarry. I think we all know you can go bigger than that.

Jaw seems to work a-ok...

And yes, I watermarked them because that´s how I roll, homies!

After the pics we were given our VIP merch: black beanie (not bad! I might actually wear that…), plastic badge (who the fuck needs these?!), a canvas tote bag (meh ok) and a signed poster.

TRY TELLING ME BOTH THOSE SIGNATURES ARE NOT FROM THE SAME DAMN ALMOST-WORN-OUT PEN… 😂😒🖋

We were also allowed to stay in the M&G room and check out the official merch stand (pffffft! Did not buy a fucking thing as everything looked so uggo).

This tho...

After about an hour of waiting, we were finally led into the actual concert area. As some of you saw from my IG posts, this was not a regular MonolOth tour gig, but more a club gig. The set was completely different, no monolOth anywhere, and stage was not in the middle of the room.

I noticed there was a balcony area too and I marched up to a security guy to ask if it was ok to go up. He said yeah but only 100 people are allowed up so I needed a special ticket, which he then handed me and told me I needed to give it back if/when I came down again so someone else could use my place up there. Very smart security move!

Being as tiny as I am and as claustrophobic as I am, I knew standing in a sea of people and not even seeing a fucking thing was not a viable option, so I chose to wander up to the balcony - and oh man, that was the best decision I could have made! I scored a prime spot right up front and had full “skyview” of the whole room! Lucky move also because without the balcony spot, that IG Live would have been quite difficult to pull off…😏😄

JR’s DJ set was about as useful as sledgehammer when washing windows, so there’s no need to even discuss it. Literally maybe 7 people actually listened and cheered him. 😴

At around 8:40 pm the lights FINALLY dimmed and the show started.

Now, seeing as I did an IG Live for the whole show which means I did not take any pics or clips (I´ll try posting some of the clips I saved from the IG Live a little later on tho), I’m going to utilize a few fellow concert goers offerings here for vibe and atmosphere reasons! 😉

And of course we can NEVER forget the true star of the night...

A post shared by Jared Leto ∆ Echelon page (@dy.jovi) on Apr 24, 2018 at 1:18am PDT

A post shared by Jared Leto ∆ Echelon page (@dy.jovi) on Apr 22, 2018 at 1:11pm PDT

NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES.  OR SHIRTS. 🤣 🕺

As far as overall grade for the show goes…

Well, the people who came on my Live on/off and witnessed the gig with me can probably kinda agree that… eh��� It wasn’t very awesomely great. 😣

The stage looked stupid with just SL’s drums, SA was once again shoved to the side where we could barely see him (but could hear him plenty!), the sound overall was kinda off (or maybe it was because of my location, but the drums sounded REALLY loud at times, almost drowned out rest of the instruments. Altho… what instruments? 🤔)…

But the biggest problem of all: Jared’s voice.

It’s fucking DESTROYED, guys. GONE.

Yes on some songs he sounded ok, even quite good on occasion. But overall, he cannot do a full show like a proper rock singer should.

And true to form, he skipped out on a lot of the lyrics (either he let SA sing, or the audience had to sing), and when he did sing (“sing”) he sounded BAD. Multiple times extremely off key and basically just shouted/screamed his way through the songs. There is no way on earth that anyone with ears could claim he sounded good!

Sheep would try no doubt, but lemme tell ya: Lies! Lies, lies, lies!

I think the only song which sounded at least half decent was “Stay”. It’s not a very challenging song anyway, so that one he still manages ok. Everything else… uh. 🙉

But it is what it is, I guess... Can´t turn back the clock and undo years of damage! 

And that yelling is not helping what little he has left...

I did enjoy JL calling me and my fellow upstairs residents “BALCONY MONKEY MOTHERFUCKERS” tho. 🐒

Been called worse before! HA! 😂

Overall I would say that had I not had the IG Live peeps keeping me company throughout the show, I would have been majorly bored. There really was nothing even remotely interesting happening on stage (not counting Naked Dancing Dude!), and traveling across an actual ocean just for that show... 

Not really worth it, gotta say.

If someone asks me if I would recommend buying a ticket, I would have to say no - based on the actual show, I mean. it just really does not offer any great “WOW” moments.

But on a personal level and by taking into account the WHOLE experience, counting the entire weekend etc., I will rank this as one of my better vacays for sure! And a big part of that is thanks to ALL YOU who joined and shared it with me, so THANK YOU! 💗

Report over and out!

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Bluehost Review – 7 Pros & 4 Cons of Bluehost (Server Speed Tested!)

 Bluehost

https://www.bluehost.com/

 Bluehost is a fantastic choice for beginners who want to build their first website for their businesses or blogs. Their onboarding process and automatic WordPress installation makes everything feel very easy to use. They may not provide the best value or service, but their product just works.

 If you’re flopping about, unsure whether or not to use Bluehost as your web hosting provider, worry not – you’ve stumbled on to the right page.

 Here at Bitcatcha, we’re a little obsessed with web hosting (our doctors say it’s borderline unhealthy).

 We’ve gone ahead and gotten ourselves a Bluehost account, run some performance tests on their shared hosting plan, and we’re ready to present to you the most definitive Bluehost review you’ll find on the internet.

  A Little Bit About Bluehost

 Founded by a very young Matt Heaton and Danny Ashworth all the way back in 2003, Bluehost has been around a LONG time.

   They’re practically dinosaurs in the industry, but that ain’t a bad thing – having been around for so long means that they’ve learned a thing or two about web hosting, and are able to provide their users with a kick-ass user experience.

 For a web hosting provider that’s known and used by people all over the world, Bluehost has but 1 datacenter, which is located in the US. That datacenter powers all of their clients’ websites, which adds up to a whopping 2 million, and is growing by the thousands each day!

 Hot Damn!

 They obviously made quite an impression in the market, because, in just 7 short years, they got the attention of web hosting giant Endurance International Group, which proceeded to acquire them into the EIG group of companies.

 With the support of EIG, Bluehost managed to substantially grow their once small team to a family that’s 750 people large, allowing them to provide much needed round-the-clock support for their customers!

 Not impressive enough for you?

 Then check this out – Bluehost is also one of the 3 web hosting providers that are actually recommended by WordPress!

 If you’re wondering why that’s impressive, it’s because 30% of sites in the entire world wide web is actually powered by WordPress. In other words, they’re the rock stars of the internet and getting an endorsement from them is similar to getting your workout gear endorsed by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

 Now that you’re acquainted with Bluehost, let’s find out why, in our humble opinion, Bluehost is a pretty strong web hosting provider!

  7 Great Reasons To Pick Bluehost!

 1. Bluehost Is Surprisingly Easy To Use

 If you’ve ever built a website before and used a web hosting service provider with a crappy interface, you’ll understand the pain of logging into the dashboard and… not knowing what to do.

 Bluehost surprised us with their onboarding process. After completing the registration process, we logged in to the dashboard and before we knew it, clicked next a few times and then, *poof* magic – WordPress was already installed and ready to go.

 But pictures speak a thousand words, so here are some to show you what really went down after logging in.

   Bluehost will begin by asking you a series of questions about what kind of site you’ll be creating. Select an option from the drop-down menu, and hit continue. Easy-peasy.

   They’ll then ask what kind of site you’ll be creating, whether it’s a blog, e-Commerce site, or a niche website selling poop scented wrapping paper.

   Them pesky buggers will want to know more about your site, but worry not, because they have your best interests at heart. Name your site, think of a tagline, and rate your website building level on their noob detector scale.

   All you have to do next is pick a theme you like, and then boom, WordPress is automatically installed just like that! No need to worry about getting it installed in the wrong folder, or drastically messing something up.

   Bluehost will take care of the backend, while you just need to worry about customizing your site and making it look pretty.

 If you’re new to site building, I’m pretty sure you have no problems at all creating your site with Bluehost. Even those of us that are a little more seasoned will appreciate how convenient their dashboard is to use.

   Look out how beautiful that custom cPanel interface looks. None of that confusing looking dated mess that comes with stock cPanel.

  2. They’re Surprisingly Fast Around The World!

 According to thinkwithgoogle, fast site load speeds are important for online businesses to be successful, and server response time plays a HUGE role in getting websites to load up fast.

 However, with merely 1 datacenter located in the USA, we didn’t think Bluehost would do very well when put through our proprietary server speed test.

 Using our test site hosted on their basic plan, we went to town and started testing their response times – boy, we were dead wrong.

  Average Speed: 153 ms

 The American hosting provider responded exceptionally well, hitting speeds that are WAY faster than Google’s recommended 200ms in all countries, except for Bangalore.

 They’re obviously fastest in the USA as the datacenter is located there, but they’re no slouch in countries on the other side of the world like Singapore, Sydney and Japan!

 With an average worldwide score of 153ms, Bluehost is one of the fastest A-ranked hosting providers we’ve ever had the pleasure of reviewing. You can rest assured that no matter where your target audience resides in the world, Bluehost will be able to deliver!

 Well… except if your audience is in India. You might want to check out our piece on the best web hosting for India instead.

 LEARN MORE @ BLUEHOST OFFICIAL

 * User-friendly hosting with great speed at an affordable rate!

  3. They’ve Got High-Performance Servers

 Those of you with plans to run large scale e-Commerce websites or reddit-like forums would be happy to know that Bluehost offers High-Performance Servers that are suitable for your needs.

 Why is this important?

 Well, with shared web hosting, the purpose of the server is literally in the name – you’re sharing the space with other users, which helps reduce the cost.

 However, some users might accidentally (or intentionally) use up way more resources than allocated, which means that everyone else sharing the server with that user will experience site slowdowns – sometimes their sites won’t even load at all.

 With High-Performance Servers, Bluehost allocates fewer users per server, and each user is given a file count of 300,000 – this means more computing resources per user, consistent site load speeds, and less downtime caused by rogue users!

 BUT!

 As it is with all things good, there’s always a catch.

 Their High-Performance servers are only available with their Pro plan, which is a whole lot pricier than the rest of their shared web hosting plans.

 Guess if you want good performance, you’ve gotta pay for it.

 Quite frankly, we have every confidence in their servers. Our test site is hosted only with their Basic plan, and even then, the uptime for it has been 100% since April 2018!

 Uptime since April 2018

99.98%

* Bluehost Basic Plan Uptime - tracked with uptimerobot.com

 If their shared hosting servers can produce such uptimes, we can easily expect the same from their High-Performance servers.

  4. Fantastic Security Features

 When we say security, we don’t mean features that just keeps your website safe from those fiendish, ne’er do well hackers.

 We’re talking about security in terms of peace of mind, and keeping spam away from the sanctuary of your brand new email inbox.

 Let’s look into peace of mind first.

 You don’t want to spend days, weeks, months, customizing and tweaking your business website to get it to look perfect and suited to rank on the front of page Google, only to load it up to discover that someone screwed the pooch and your entire website is gone.

 For this, Bluehost provides their users with CodeGuard basic – at $2.99 a month.

 CodeGuard Basic

 The name sounds cool, but it’s actually just a fancy name they came up with for their daily backup service. It’s not bad at all – monitoring your website/database frequently, notifying you if there are any changes, and automatically performing backups.

   The basic version provides 1GB storage space, daily backup and monitoring, and 3 restorations a month.

 If you need more, CodeGuard comes in Professional, Premium, and Enterprise versions too, but be prepared to pay higher prices for those.

 SpamExperts

 We assure you, Bluehost won’t be sending someone that can tell you the nuances between different types of pork used in SPAM products.

 Instead, SpamExperts is their term for an advanced email filter. It scans incoming emails for spam, viruses, phishing, and other email-related attacks by spammers, and filters them with a rockin’ 99.98% accuracy, all before it reaches your inbox.

 Basically, it helps your mailbox stay squeaky clean and junk-free.

 SiteLock

 In terms of actually protecting your website, Bluehost comes with a basic firewall that offers a minimal level of protection against external threats.

 However, If you want enhanced protection, you can get it in the form of SiteLock.

 SiteLock comes in three tiers: Essential, Prevent, and Prevent Plus.

 With Essential, you’ll get to enjoy automatic Malware removal, which does exactly nothing against DDOS attacks or anything major.

 With Prevent, the security level is upped a little with Automatic Malware Removal, DDoS Protection, 6-hour response time and….Image Optimization. Quite frankly, I don’t know what image optimization has to do with security, but it’s a feature I won’t be complaining about.

 Prevent Plus does everything Prevent can, but with the added benefit of having daily scan frequency.

 SiteLock is good and all, but the thing is, they all come as an add-on, meaning we’re gonna need to fork out more money to enjoy it. Come on Bluehost, you can afford to give your customers a little extra security for free!

  5. They’ve Got A Buffet Of Benefits

 Gone are the days where you have to carefully plan out the number of sites you’re planning to launch, and the kind of resources needed to run all of it effectively.

 Bluehost’s shared hosting plans come with all sorts of benefits, and best of all, almost everything is unlimited! We’re talking:

 ·      Unlimited websites

·      Unlimited SSD storage

·      Unlimited parked domains

·      Unlimited subdomains

·      Unmetered bandwidth

 You are basically free to create as many sites as you want with them! And you won’t have to worry about the number of visitors to your site!

 Be wary though – having too many visitors at the same time might take up too much resources, and Bluehost is notorious for deactivating/deleting rogue sites.

  6. Support Responds Very Fast!

 One of the most infuriating things in life is waiting for support to respond to you, especially if your site needs attention NOW.

 While we were setting up our test site, we were quite pleased to find that support responded via Live Chat very quickly. We’re accustomed to waiting at least 15 minutes for live chat support staff to respond, but the Bluehost support team consistently responded in less than 5 minutes.

 We didn’t try phone or email support, but with live chat responding as quick as they do, we hardly think that those methods of support are necessary, although it’s nice to have in case of emergencies.

 You won’t have to worry about support in different time zones either, because Bluehost’s support is available 24/7.

 Excellent job, team!

  7. Freebies That Matter

 Some companies will entice you to sign up with their service with shallow free gifts. We’re talking about those that market regular services as “free”, such as “free” 24/7 support, or “free” WordPress installation.

 Not Bluehost.

 With the all-American web hosting service provider, you’ll actually get freebies that’ll make a difference in your bank account.

 With every shared hosting plan purchased, Bluehost will throw in a domain name, free for the first year. To put things in perspective for you, domain names can cost anywhere from $8 to $872 million – yes you read that right. Here’s proof.

 Aside from that, you’ll also get the enjoy free SSL – now this might not be much, but every little bit definitely helps to make a difference to the small business owner!

 SEE FULL FEATURES @ BLUEHOST OFFICIAL

 * Unlimited website, SSD, domains, and more!

  4 Disadvantages Of Bluehost

 They say that every rose has its thorn. Well, turns out Bluehost is quite thorny.

 1. Bluehost Only Has 1 Datacenter

 We mentioned previously that we were quite impressed by how fast Bluehost’s 1 datacenter performed, and we still are.

 However, every millisecond counts when it comes to site load speed, and we know they can actually perform WAY better if they had datacenters in other continents to support audiences living further away.

 They might have one of the best worldwide average speeds among all the web hosting services we’ve reviewed, but if another hosting provider like SiteGround has a datacenter in Asia, it’s a given that sites will load up faster for target audiences located there.

  2. Untrained Trainees

 I hate to say this because we all start out somewhere, but you really have to be wary of support that are a little wet behind the ears.

 Bluehost doesn’t really make an effort to hide that they outsource their support team to India, which isn’t really a big deal anyway. I don’t mind, as long as they’re efficient and fast.

 But what I do have a problem is incorrect advice given by trainees.

 While setting up our test site, we asked the support team one really simple question:

 “Does Bluehost provide us with an Uptime Guarantee?”

 The support didn’t know what an uptime guarantee was.

 Fine, maybe it got lost in translation. We explained what we were looking for and their reply was YES, Bluehost has an uptime guarantee!

 So we asked him to point us to the terms of the guarantee and after going through it, we discovered that the provider does not actually guarantee uptime.

 Lucky that this is just a minor issue. God forbid this young support chap gives the wrong advice regarding something major and causes some real damage to our sites.

 Bluehost, if you’re reading this, PLEASE train your trainees. This is not acceptable.

  3. No Uptime Guarantee

 After ranting about it in the earlier point, I can’t really not talk about the lack of uptime guarantee here.

 Downtime is quite detrimental to any website. You lose potential sales or conversions if your site is experiencing downtime, and if it’s consistent enough, search engines might not even bother listing your site.

 This is why an uptime guarantee is important.

 It shows you that the provider is committed to keeping your site up and running, and they’re willing to compensate customers if they face downtimes of below a certain percentage.

 Not having one is a giant red flag in our books.

 That being said, we have to give Bluehost props – their uptime is actually fantastic, as evidenced by the uptime data collected from our test site.

 For the lazy, it’s been at 100% since April 2008. Quite an impressive feat!

  4. Dodgy Checkout Practices

 Pretty sure everyone reading this will be familiar with the sleazy used car salesman that tries to slyly upsell you things you don’t really need just to make a higher sale.

 Making a purchase with Bluehost feels a little bit like we’re dealing with people of that sort.

 Upon checkout, the box for SEO tools and Sitelock will be checked, which pushes the price up to close to $60 a year.

 These things are nice to have but are completely unnecessary, and unsuspecting buyers might just click next and make the purchase unknowingly – which happened to me.

   Make sure you uncheck these boxes before making your purchase (unless you actually want these features).

  VPS Hosting

 If you’re in need of VPS hosting, Bluehost’s virtual private servers are sure to please. Supported with SSD storage, you’ll enjoy all the power, flexibility and control you’ll need for your VPS needs.

 Plans range from $18.99 – $59.99 a month.

  Dedicated Hosting

 Bluehost’s dedicated hosting plans allow users to have unrestricted access to their servers. With their industry-leading robust platform, you’ll get to enjoy powerful flexible hosting at decent prices.

 Their dedicated hosting plans range from $79.99 – $119.99 per month.

 GET 33% OFF @ BLUEHOST BASIC (FOR $3.95/MO)

 * Price shown is based on 36-month subscription. ** 30-day money back guarantee!

  Verdict: Bluehost Is Good, But Not The Best Choice!

 Just because we didn’t pick Bluehost to be the best web hosting brand, doesn’t mean that they’re not a good service provider.

 They’re actually pretty decent, providing their users with fast enough speeds worldwide to ensure their users’ sites are loaded fast enough to generate a healthy amount of sales.

 With superb useability and great UX, Bluehost is fantastic for beginners. Their WordPress recommendation should speak volumes about their service.

 One thing we need to mention is that Bluehost is still using cPanel, which is great news for those of us that are accustomed to using it. Since cPanel increased their prices, most web hosting providers have decided to dump them, but so far there seems to be no indication of Bluehost dropping cPanel.

 However, the lack of an uptime guarantee got us pretty peeved, as most major providers have the balls to provide some sort of compensation if their users’ sites are down for a certain amount of time.

 The very fact that the companies are willing to put their money where their mouth is, inspires confidence. Bluehost does exactly the opposite without an uptime guarantee… what if the websites hosted with them go down for an entire week?

 Anyone can promise to “strive to maintain network and server uptime” but it means completely jack if they can’t sack up and foot the bill when shit hits the fan.

 However, credit where credit is due – we’ve never had a problem with Bluehost’s actual uptime before. As a matter of fact, the uptime has been 100% on our test site since April 2018!

 Our humble opinion is that Bluehost is a pretty strong hosting provider. They may not be the fastest and they may not be the best, but if you’re just looking to host a simple website, they’ve got all the tools you’ll need to do so effectively.

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Dr. James Dentley & Eric Zuley Will Host The Powerful & Impactful Limitless For Women Summit, Virtually Connecting Thousands Of Globally Leading Women - Dec.11-13, 2020

https://authoritypresswire.com/?p=33556 4th Annual Virtual "Limitless for Women Summit" - December 11-13, from 11 am - 6:30 pm EST. For event information, Early Bird Specials, or VIP Access tickets, go to www.limitlessforwomen.com.This three-day virtual summit will give attendees opportunities to support women business owners, receive inside tips and strategies exclusive to entrepreneurs that will promote business ventures, and enhance the professional lifestyle. This summit will offer self-care tips, health, and wellness activities, along with relationship building. Attendees will leave the event equipped with the tools to build a business, wealth, and long-lasting relationships.“I am honored to co-produce this event for the fourth year. Limitless for Women is designed to empower, impact, and inspire women all around the world. We expect this year’s event to reach a larger audience, and I am thrilled,” said Dr. James Dentley, owner of Inspire2Speak and JD3 Media Entertainment.“I feel honored and privileged to join forces with JD3 Media Entertainment to produce the Limitless for Women Summit. This event is timely, providing inspiration and hope to attendees in the midst of this challenging year. This summit will offer a plan to take 2021 by storm,” said Eric Zuley, CEO/Founder of eZWay Network and eZWay Wall of Fame.Over 20 powerful documented women will come together on one virtual stage, including:Forbes Riley - 2.5 Billion Infomercial QueenSharon Lechter - Co-author Rich Dad Poor DadDr. Kara Scott Dentley - Double Scientist and PhysicistDr. Sonja Stribling - Life & Business Strategist and TV PersonalityKim Marie Branch - CEO Letip InternationalShea Vaughn - Vince Vaughn’s mother, CEO Women on TVMichelle Seiler Tucker - Certified Senior Business AnalystPattie Godfrey-Sadler - CEO of New Life Clarity PublishingLoral Langemeier - The Millionaire MakerDr. Dante Sears - Founder World Prosperity NetworkChairidee Smith - aka Ms. Mogul - Real Estate ProfessionalHanna Horenstein - Founder of VirtuityAngel Tuccy - Media Exposure SpecialistRhona Bennet - Life Coach and Singer with EnVougeFocus James - Relationship CoachDr. Tamela Odom - Licensed Minister and Success CoachDr. Lydie Louis - Corporate Law AttorneyTina D. Lewis - Royalty Coaching LLCMegan Di Martino - Entrepreneur, Best Selling AuthorDr. Stephanie Ardrey - aka Dr. Money - Venture Capital ExpertLuAn Mitchell - President Big Media USA at Big Media USARobbie Mathews - Financial Educator and Empowerment CoachFeatured special guests include Brian Tracy, Les Brown, and Kevin Harrington.Featured panels hosted by Danella Burnett and Jeffrey Levine:Jeffrey Levine- Money Mindset Mastery JLS Panel and Co-hosted by Tony BoldiSharon LechterForbes RileyHanna HorensteinDr. Dante SearsDannella Burnett - Encore Elite Panel includes:Jean JuhnLatasha JimersonAlexandra SitchDr. Lydie LouisAbigail TeifenthalerAttendees will enjoy musical performances by A’Godess and Butta-B-Rocka. There will be a virtual dance contest on Friday, December 11th, and a talent show Saturday, December 12th. Contestants will have an opportunity to showcase their dance skills and other talents to win over $1000 in cash prizes. Contestants can email them a quality three-minute video showcasing their talents to enter by December 9th to JD3Media@gmail.com.VIP guests will receive a free virtual gift bag valued at $1000. Everyone will have an opportunity to receive free products, services, gifts, and more.This is an event for the mind, body, and soul. Attendees can enjoy virtual workout sessions, meditation, and affirmation Saturday and Sunday, 9 am EST.Those attending will enjoy a front-row seat to witness the soft launch of JD3TV powered by eZWay Network. This new and innovative network is designed to offer programming to empower, inspire, educate, and grow its viewers with Real People, Real Voices, One Reel at a Time.There will also be a chance to win a free talk show on the JD3TV Network along with a guest appearance on The James Dentley Show and EZ Talk Live.This event is being sponsored by:Inspire2SpeakJD3 Media EntertainmentJD3 TVeZWay NetworkeZWay PromotionseZWay Wall of FameEncore Elite EventsJL SolutionsChampion MindsetTo register, go to www.limitlessforwomen.com.Early Bird Special includes:Virtual gift bag valued at $10024 sessions20+ Professional SpeakersBody-Mind and Spirit Boot camp Saturday and SundayContests and giveawaysVIP ACCESS (Valued over $1000) includes:3 bonus events in 202120 + Professional SpeakersPlatinum virtual gift bag and 30-minute complimentary coachingContest & Giveaways2 Mind and Body and Spirit Boot campsTo contact them, call 779-333-7120 or email them at info@limitlessforwomen.com.For additional information about eZWay Wall of Fame, visit http://ezwaywalloffame.com.

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The 3 Greatest Moments in the dance centre History

Dancing is an artistic, creative, socially accepted executing art style consisted of deliberately chosen series of physical motion. This motion is identified by observers as well as participants in a particular culture and has creative and also social worth.

There are four details activities of dance: Dancing, Jazz, Salsa, Tango, Modern as well as Reggae. These activities have various degrees of problem, depending on the age and physical problem of professional dancers. Some dance kinds consist of: ballroom dance, calypso, nation, pop, R&B, and also jazz. Each dancing kind is identified by its very own set of regulations and activities, generally referred to as steps.

Although there are various kinds of dance, there are particular basic steps that each professional dancer should learn. Ballet is defined by stylish as well as fluid movements. The primary step is the step to go back with one leg right. The second step is the turning the foot out, after that the dancer's left foot is placed down at the front, with his appropriate foot boiling down from behind. Then the professional dancer rolls the hips, the right foot now positioned level on the floor with the foot outwards.

Jazz is identified by fluid, elegant activities with very little or no touch of body get in touch with. The actions involve using arms and hands, usually with exaggerated gestures. The second action in this dancing is when the dancer places her best foot on the hip of the left. After the hip, the left foot is put alongside the hips, making the professional dancer turns her hips and bring them back into position as she raises her ideal foot and enter setting as the left foot is brought down.

The third step in a ballroom dance is similar to the primary step yet needs extra motion and is usually come with by a hand gesture called the "backstep." The fourth action of a ballet is to raise both upper hands on their toes as well as bring them to hinge on the ground. The last 2 steps of a ballroom dance are very essential, because these last the lengthiest and also develop one of the most movement. The last action, called the "roll" entails raising the appropriate leg and also bringing it down the opposite way as the left, complied with by bringing the left boost. as well as down vice versa as the right, with both feet with each other.

The fifth action of a salsa dance, called the "cabana," is done by relocating the hips back and forth, while the various other foot remains on the ground. The sixth action is to place one foot right into a front toe and also bring the other foot in front of it. The 7th step is to bring both feet with each other as one, and the 8 step is to bring both feet together. as one, as well as the 9th step is to put both feet with each other and also bring them together and also pull back the opposite way. The tenth action is to bring both feet together and also bring them back ahead as one. As you can see, these seven actions take numerous different settings.

The eighth action is commonly called the jig, which includes just activity of the hips with no touching or massaging of the body with the legs. If a professional dancer wishes to make a single movement, such as stepping back, it is the initial step of a jig.

In addition to the various actions, the use of props is likewise made use of in the majority of kinds of dancing. The initial step of a salsa professional dancer is called the "balada" as well as the initial step of a cabana is called the "mujer." In the USA, the primary step of a jazz professional dancer is called the "jog," and also the very first step in a samba dancer is called the "rumba." And also the tenth action of a tap professional dancer is called the "dancing steps."

The professional dancer is just one of one of the most widely known developments in the artistic globe. Dance is a meaningful performing art type, consisting of deliberately chosen sequences of physical motion. This movement is recognized by several viewers as well as performers in a certain society, and also is considered by many as "art." In such a way, it is. For a very long time currently, individuals have actually been looking for to recognize this art and why numerous cultures have involved watch it as such.

Here is a standard explanation of what https://www.threadless.com/ the dancer is trying to interact to us via her activities. If you are curious about this, you can likewise research regarding this yourself online.

Initially, a dancer's body remains in constant activity, relocating and also revolving like the spokes of a wheel. As the dancer relocates her body, she is trying to interact a message or a theme. Sometimes, the professional dancer might be attempting to convey a certain emotion.

Second, when dancers do in a performance of some kind, they are trying to reveal their very own interpretation of what the dance is trying to portray. This is the style that they are complying with and also the message that they wish to communicate with their motions.

Third, professional dancers use various elements, including their physical position, their positioning in relation to their audience, the size of their dance teams, as well as various other things, to connect their message. These elements are extremely important in determining what the message of the dance is.

Fifth, sometimes, the dancers themselves are attempting to communicate the message that they intend to share with their dancing. They are doing so through their body language, utilizing certain movements and also methods.

Sixth, another very vital factor to consider in the message of the dancer is her garments. Every professional dancer is trying to produce some kind of statement or a specific message through her clothes. The clothes is very vital to this activity. Even if the dancer is clothed for an efficiency, her clothing has importance.

Seventh, in order to completely value the message of the dancer, you have to see the context that the dancer is attempting to convey. via her activities and also the apparel that she wears.

Eighth, there are different clothes choices that a professional dancer might be producing different efficiencies. Her outfit is created to represent a feeling or a motif that she wishes to share through her dance.

The following action is to understand what examples the professional dancer will be doing during the performance. For instance, there are different sort of dancing steps as well as there are different kinds of movements.

As an example, there are specific dances that include using kicks and also relocates. There are some dances that include harmonizing and turning as well as occasionally there are also particular kinds of movements that do not entail motion at all. Every one of these are part of the dancing world that the dancer remains in.

When you recognize these different dance activities, after that it is simpler to recognize what kind of message the dancer is attempting to communicate. with her activities. It is likewise less complicated to recognize what she is trying to convey via her outfit.

The message of the dancer will also involve how she is dressed, her apparel, the way she is placed in connection with her audience, as well as the way her movements are done. Lastly, the message of the dancer is conveyed with the music she picks and the songs that is playing. The dancing songs will certainly determine how her message is carried through her dance.

Dance is a meaningful art type including intentionally chosen sequence of body language with differing degrees of synchronization as well as timing. Dance is recognized by many as a meaningful task, as well as professional dancers of various cultures identify and also value the numerous elements involved in this practice. Dancing is an exercise, a kind of leisure, and a kind of social interaction. It is additionally a spiritual activity, with its integral link to both the spirit and also the physical body.

Dancing originated in Egypt and was utilized as a preferred activity of the ancient Egyptians. It was after that taken on by the Greeks, that considered it to be a part of their cultural custom. In ancient Greece, the practice of dancing developed right into a religious activity, the sacred dancing, which was done as an event of life.

In modern-day times, dancing is still delighted in by many people all over the world, both in private and also in public setups. The practice of dance is taken into consideration a social task that is really beneficial in many ways for society. Dancing is a fantastic workout, an excellent outlet for psychological anxiety, and also an excellent way to relax.

A gathering where individuals collect for entertainment and also to be together can be organized by practically anybody. When you decide to arrange a gathering such as this, you need to think about hiring a dance company for your following huge party or event. The most vital point when taking into consideration working with a dancing firm is to get one that concentrates on the type of dancing you are planning on having. There are numerous types of dance, which include timeless, jazz, modern, pop, ballroom, ballet, hip-hop as well as many more. The sort of dance you need will certainly depend upon the objective of your gathering.

If your event is intended for an expert audience, hiring a dance business as a celebration or get-together will certainly be extremely helpful, because you will have the ability to offer each professional dancer a great party favor. One prominent event support is the custom made nightclub ball, which has the DJ's name and image printed on it. One more wonderful favor for a wedding is a matching dance pole. Many people choose using disco music and also an unique lighting system for the dancing flooring.

If you want to create an enjoyable environment in your following dancing celebration, you can utilize the dancing floor as a backyard. There are some dance floors where a large team of individuals can move around freely while others are watching. One more preferred method of entertaining visitors is to have each dancer carry out before a team of their very own. at the table top. You can likewise make use of the dancing flooring as a stage to do to your favored song.

Dancing is additionally a great task for a household reunion, where each family member can do their very own set of steps and also dancing as well as appreciate themselves momentarily. Dancers love to exercise their dancing abilities while being managed.

Dance is a wonderful means to kick back, while participating in a physical activity as well as enjoying the business of others. Dance has actually constantly been taken into consideration to be a vital part of life in many societies for countless years, as well as there is no reason that it must not continue to be so.

When you hire a dancing firm to rent out your dance floor, they will assist you prepare everything, including decors, props, and the home entertainment for your occasion. You will also require to offer any dance devices such as footwear, dance garments and also various other accessories. You will wish to ensure that you have sufficient area to make sure that everyone can walk around freely without running into each other.

Dance shows are excellent ways to market your business and also can attract a big audience. A lot of these kinds of shows are extremely vibrant as well as loaded with fun as well as laughter. It will certainly be terrific to see everybody in attendance participating the enjoyable, and also having a good time.

The cost of hiring a dancing company to lease your dancing floor is a great deal less than you may think. Some events might only cost you a couple of dollars, depending upon the type of occasion you are planning. You will certainly likewise conserve money if you employ a specialist dance business, due to the fact that they will take care of every little thing, including setting up, cleaning up as well as serving beverages.

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Dancing is an imaginative, innovative, socially approved doing art style consisted of deliberately selected series of physical movement. This movement is identified by observers and individuals in a certain society and has artistic as well as social worth.

There are four details motions of dancing: Dancing, Jazz, Salsa, Tango, Modern as well as Reggae. These movements have different levels of difficulty, depending upon the age and also physical condition of dancers. Some dancing kinds consist of: ballroom dancing, calypso, nation, pop, R&B, and jazz. Each dance kind is identified by its own set of regulations as well as movements, typically described as steps.

Although there are many different types of dance, there are particular standard steps that each professional dancer must find out. Dancing is defined by elegant as well as fluid motions. The very first step is the action to go back with one leg right. The second action is the transforming the foot out, after that the dancer's left foot is put at the front, with his ideal foot coming down from behind. Then the professional dancer rolls the hips, the right foot now positioned level on the floor with the foot in an outward direction.

Jazz is defined by fluid, graceful motions with very little or no touch of body get in touch with. The steps involve making use of arms and hands, commonly with overstated gestures. The 2nd step in this dance is when the professional dancer puts her best foot on the hip of the left. After the hip, the left foot is placed down beside the hips, making the dancer transforms her hips as well as bring them back into placement as she raises her appropriate foot and enter position as the left foot is reduced.

The 3rd step in a ballroom dancing resembles the initial step however needs a lot more motion as well as is generally accompanied by a hand motion called the "backstep." The 4th action of a ballet is to raise both upper hands on their toes and also bring them to rest on the ground. The last two actions of a ballroom dancing are extremely important, since these last the lengthiest and produce one of the most motion. The final action, called the "roll" involves lifting the right leg and also bringing it down vice versa as the left, complied with by bringing the left upper hand. and down vice versa as the right, with both feet with each other.

The 5th step of a salsa dancing, called the "cabana," is executed by relocating the hips from side to side, while the other foot continues to be on the ground. The sixth step is to put one foot right into a front toe and bring the various other foot in front of it. The 7th step is to bring both feet with each other as one, and the eight action is to bring both feet together. as one, and the ninth action is to put both feet with each other as well as bring them together and also back down the opposite way. The tenth step is to bring both feet with each other and bring them back in front as one. As you can see, these seven actions take several various positions.

The 8th step is generally called the jig, which includes only movement of the hips without any touching or massaging of the body with the legs. If a professional dancer wishes to make a solitary movement, such as going back, it is the primary step of a jig.

Along with the numerous steps, the use of props is also made use of in a lot hip hop dance classes of types of dance. The very first step of a salsa dancer is known as the "balada" and the primary step of a cabana is called the "mujer." In the USA, the initial step of a jazz professional dancer is called the "jog," as well as the initial step in a samba dancer is called the "rumba." And the tenth action of a tap professional dancer is called the "dancing steps."

The dancer is just one of one of the most widely known developments in the artistic globe. Dance is an expressive performing art form, including intentionally chosen series of physical motion. This activity is acknowledged by many observers and entertainers in a particular society, and also is thought about by the majority of as "art." In a manner, it is. For a very long time currently, individuals have actually been looking for to comprehend this art as well as why numerous societies have actually concerned view it because of this.

Below is a basic description of what the dancer is trying to interact to us through her motions. If you wonder concerning this, you can also investigate regarding this yourself online.

Initially, a professional dancer's body remains in consistent movement, moving and also revolving like the spokes of a wheel. As the professional dancer moves her body, she is attempting to interact a message or a style. In many cases, the professional dancer might be attempting to convey a specific emotion.

Second, when professional dancers perform in an efficiency of some kind, they are attempting to share their very own analysis of what the dancing is attempting to depict. This is the theme that they are following and the message that they intend to connect through their movements.

Third, dancers utilize various variables, including their physical setting, their positioning in relation to their audience, the size of their dance teams, along with other points, to connect their message. These aspects are really important in establishing what the message of the dancing is.

Fifth, in some cases, the professional dancers themselves are trying to connect the message that they wish to convey via their dance. They are doing so through their body movements, using details activities as well as strategies.

Sixth, another extremely essential consideration in the message of the dancer is her apparel. Every professional dancer is trying to develop some sort of statement or a certain message via her garments. The garments is extremely vital to this activity. Also if the dancer is dressed for a performance, her garments has relevance.

Seventh, in order to totally appreciate the message of the professional dancer, you need to see the context that the dancer is attempting to share. via her activities and also the garments that she puts on.

Eighth, there are different apparel options that a dancer may be producing different efficiencies. Her gown is created to represent a feeling or a motif that she intends to communicate via her dance.

The next step is to recognize what examples the professional dancer will certainly be doing throughout the efficiency. As an example, there are different sort of dance steps and also there are various types of motions.

For example, there are certain dancings that entail using kicks and also moves. There are some dancings that involve balancing and twisting and in some cases there are even certain sorts of movements that do not include activity at all. All of these are part of the dancing world that the professional dancer is in.

When you recognize these various dancing movements, after that it is easier to understand what kind of message the dancer is trying to connect. with her motions. It is likewise easier to comprehend what she is attempting to communicate with her gown.

The message of the professional dancer will certainly additionally involve just how she is clothed, her clothing, the method she is placed in relation to her audience, along with the means her motions are done. Ultimately, the message of the professional dancer is conveyed through the music she picks and the songs that is playing. The dance music will determine just how her message is finished her dance.

Dance is an expressive art kind including deliberately chosen series of body movements with varying levels of synchronization as well as timing. Dancing is acknowledged by lots of as an expressive activity, as well as dancers of various societies recognize and appreciate the different components associated with this practice. Dancing is a workout, a form of entertainment, as well as a kind of social interaction. It is additionally a spiritual task, with its inherent connection to both the heart and the physique.

Dancing come from Egypt and also was used as a preferred movement of the ancient Egyptians. It was then taken on by the Greeks, that considered it to be a component of their cultural tradition. In ancient Greece, the technique of dance evolved right into a spiritual activity, the sacred dancing, which was done as a celebration of life.

In modern times, dancing is still enjoyed by lots of people around the globe, both secretive and also in public settings. The practice of dance is considered a social activity that is extremely beneficial in lots of methods for society. Dancing is a fantastic exercise, a great outlet for emotional anxiety, as well as a terrific method to kick back.

A gathering where people collect for entertainment and also to be with each other can be arranged by nearly any individual. When you decide to organize a social event such as this, you need to think about working with a dancing company for your next big party or celebration. The most important thing when considering hiring a dancing company is to obtain one that specializes in the sort of dance you are planning on having. There are a number of types of dance, which include timeless, jazz, modern, pop, ballroom, ballet, hip-hop and also many more. The type of dance you need will certainly depend on the purpose of your celebration.

If your event is intended for an expert target market, hiring a dancing business as a party or social event will be really practical, since you will certainly be able to provide each dancer a fantastic event favor. One prominent event favor is the custom made nightclub ball, which has the DJ's name and image printed on it. An additional excellent favor for a wedding celebration is a matching dance pole. Lots of people favor making use of disco songs and also an unique lights system for the dance floor.

If you wish to create an enjoyable environment in your next dance party, you can utilize the dance floor as a play area. There are some dance floors where a huge group of individuals can walk around freely while others are enjoying. One more preferred method of entertaining visitors is to have each dancer perform in front of a team of their very own. at the table top. You can likewise use the dance floor as a phase to execute to your favored track.

Dancing is additionally a fantastic activity for a household reunion, where each member of the family can do their own set of actions and also dance and also appreciate themselves momentarily. Professional dancers like to practice their dancing skills while being supervised.

Dancing is a wonderful way to unwind, while taking part in an exercise as well as appreciating the company of others. Dancing has always been taken into consideration to be an important part of life in lots of cultures for countless years, and there is no reason that it need to not remain to be so.

When you work with a dance company to rent your dancing flooring, they will assist you prepare everything, including designs, props, and also the amusement for your occasion. You will additionally need to offer any kind of dancing equipment such as footwear, dancing clothing and various other accessories. You will certainly want to make sure that you have sufficient space to ensure that everybody can move openly without encountering each other.

Dance programs are terrific means to promote your service and also can draw a large target market. Most of these kinds of programs are extremely lively and loaded with enjoyable as well as laughter. It will certainly be excellent to see everybody present participating in the fun, and having a good time.

The cost of hiring a dancing business to rent your dance floor is a lot much less than you might believe. Some events might just cost you a couple of dollars, depending upon the kind of event you are intending. You will likewise conserve cash if you employ an expert dance business, since they will certainly look after everything, consisting of setting up, cleaning up and also offering beverages.

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323: How to Have a Genius Life Using Four Key Pillars of Health With Max Lugavere

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323: How to Have a Genius Life Using Four Key Pillars of Health With Max Lugavere

Child: Welcome to my Mommy’s podcast.

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Katie: Hello, and welcome to “The Wellness Mama Podcast.” I’m Katie from wellnessmama.com, and today’s guest is Max Lugavere, who you’ve probably heard of. He is a filmmaker, a health and science journalist with a background in journalism, like mine, and the author of The New York Times bestselling book, “Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life.” He’s also the author of a new book, just coming out, called “The Genius Life: Heal Your Mind, Strengthen Your Body, and Become Extraordinary.” His book has been published in eight languages. He’s the host of the iTunes podcast, “The Genius Life,” and he’s appeared on everything from “Dr. Oz” to “Rachael Ray”, “The Doctors,” and many more.

And in this episode, we talk about his story of losing his mom and what he learned from the research around that, as well as the very simple, actionable, research-backed, practical tips in four key areas that can improve your life. So, like me, he’s focused on finding the most effective and efficient changes that you can make that have a big payoff, and we go into the weeds on a lot of these today. The resulting conversation is an extremely practical and actionable one. Make sure to check out the show notes at wellnessmama.fm for all the links to the things that we talk about. I know that you will enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed recording it.

Max, welcome. Thanks for being here.

Max: Thanks so much for having me. What an honor it is to be joining you on your show.

Katie: I am so excited to have you here. I’m a big fan of your work and especially your new book, which I just got to read. I know we’re gonna have so much to chat about today. But to start, I would be really grateful if you could kind of introduce yourself to the audience by telling a little bit about your story and how you came into this world to begin with.

Max: Yeah, absolutely. So, my background is as a journalist. I started college on a pre-medical track, but I ended up halfway through realizing a love of storytelling and creativity. And so that kind of derailed my plans to go through medical school. And thankfully, my parents were okay with that. But I actually ended up getting a job as a journalist, which allowed me to be a storyteller while also covering stories that were of relevance to younger people. And, you know, the stories that I got to cover as a journalist ranged from the more, you know, topical to some pretty serious topics ranging from geopolitics to the environment to health. And I did that for six years out of college. And for those, you know, who might remember the network that I worked for, it was called “Current TV.” And it was actually co-founded by Al Gore. So I worked for him, but it was not his political platform. In fact, I, you know, only saw him at the company parties. And it was really…I had free reign to cover topics that I was passionate about. And I did that for six years, sort of, you know, getting to hone my skills, cut my teeth with some of the best of the best in the field.

And when I left that job to try to figure out where I was gonna go with my career, it was at that point in my personal life, I started spending more and more time in New York City, which is where I’m from, around my mother. And it was then around the year 2010, 2011, that me and my brothers, we started to notice the earliest symptoms of what would ultimately be diagnosed as a form of dementia in my mom. Just to paint the picture for you, my mom was not old. She was 58. You know, she was in the prime of her life. She had all the pigment in her hair. She was a vibrant, spirited New Yorker. And suddenly, it had seemed as though her brain, she had had a brain transplant with somebody 30 years her senior. And it was confusing, to say the least, for me and my brothers to witness. And in tandem with the changes to her cognition, she also had an alteration in her gait, which is how she walked. So, there were symptoms that were indicative of a neurocognitive disorder, but then also a movement disorder, like a more Parkinsonian sort of complex. And I didn’t have this vernacular back then. Back then, I was just a son who was concerned for his mother.

So, what I ended up doing was accompanying her to doctor’s appointments. And because, you know, as I mentioned, we were in New York, we started at NYU, then we ended up at Columbia. But ultimately, when we couldn’t find a diagnosis for her because her symptoms were so strange, they didn’t fit neatly into the Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis, they didn’t fit neatly into the Parkinson’s disease diagnosis, it was really hard to figure out what she actually had. And so we ended up going to Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. And then ultimately, it was at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio where she was diagnosed for the first time with a neurodegenerative disease. And that was the first time in my life that I’d ever had a panic attack. I was so scared and I felt so desperate and hopeless. Because what I experienced in those doctor’s offices with my mom, I’ve come to actually call diagnose and adios.

And that’s because usually what a doctor will do is he’ll run a battery of esoteric tests. You really don’t know what they’re doing most of the time. They don’t take the time to explain. They never once bring up environmental factors that might have led to the condition. They never talk about diet. They never talk about lifestyle. And that’s not to say that these doctors weren’t great in their fields, but I was left, to put it lightly, disenchanted by the whole process. And what I did was I ended up looking on my own into what’s called the primary literature, which is our peer-reviewed, most respected medical journals where, you know, trials and, you know, observational evidence, and all kinds of, you know, studies, the research that we all draw on when we talk about health and nutrition and write books about it, this is accessible to anybody. And back then, I was just looking for help from my mom.

So what I did was I used those skills that I had honed as an investigative journalist to try to figure out why this was happening to my mom, what could be done to help her, and what I could potentially do to prevent it from ever happening to myself. And there was this huge gap in between what I was reading about in the research and what I had experienced in those doctors’ offices. So I basically thought to myself, “This isn’t right.” I mean, people need to know that we don’t need to sit idly on our hands as we await whatever is in our genetic hand of cards. I mean, we can take steps today that are going to boost our cognitive health and minimize our risk for conditions like Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, which one of the most shocking findings I uncovered is that oftentimes, these conditions begin in the brain decades before the first symptom.

So from that point on, it was a…you know, there’s this term that they use in astrophysics, singularity. It was like a singularity in my life where, you know, from one day to the next, I couldn’t think about anything else other than researching this topic and reaching out to researchers around the globe who could provide further insight. And that really began my journey and that, you know, continues obviously to this day, you know, nine years later. And my new book, “The Genius Life,” is really a reflection of all of the latest insights that I’ve been able to glean from the literature and from my interviews with experts and my personal experience going through this with my mother that people can really use to make the small changes in their day-to-day life that are gonna have big wins both in terms of their health and how they feel day-to-day.

Katie: Wow, that’s awesome. And like you, I got into it for my own health with Hashimoto’s. And my background is ironically also in journalism, that’s what I went to school for. And when I couldn’t find answers in the conventional medical system, I started researching for my own answers as well and was amazed at just how much there was that is not talked about in the mainstream. And I think something really important that you said, I wanna expound on a little bit before we move on, is the idea of not being controlled just by our genes, that our genes not being our destiny. I think that’s something that a lot of people maybe don’t fully understand is that just because we may have a genetic predisposition to something, that doesn’t at all mean that we’re going to necessarily have to have that condition or whatever it is expressed in our lives. So let’s talk a little bit more about what you’ve learned in your research, specifically related to that and how we have probably a much more control than many of us realize over our genetic expression in what happens.

Max: Yeah, absolutely. So, you know, what I like to say is that genes are not your destiny, but they do help determine what the standard American diet and lifestyle will do to you. You know, for some people, eating the standard American obesogenic diet, they’ll develop obesity. Some might develop type 2 diabetes, some might develop certain forms of cancer, which, you know, research suggests certain cancers are sensitive to diet. And our risk for cancer, in general, increases the more overweight we are. Alzheimer’s disease is related to being a type 2 diabetic. So everything is interrelated in very intricate ways. And I don’t pretend to have all the answers but, you know. And of course, there are genes…there are certain conditions where, you know, genes are destiny. So, I don’t like to make blanket statements.

But when it comes to dementia, which today if you make it to the age of 85, you have a 50% chance of being diagnosed with dementia so that is a coin toss. The vast majority of Alzheimer’s cases, which is the most common form of dementia, are not genetic. They’re influenced by our genes. We have risk genes, but they’re not due to deterministic genes, except for a small percentage of cases, which we call early-onset or familial Alzheimer’s disease. But sporadic Alzheimer’s disease, which again, is the most common form of dementia, but it’s not the only form of dementia, make up 95% of Alzheimer’s cases. And we do have some control when it comes to our brain health. Now, again, you could do everything “right” and still, you know, and I use air quotes when I say right because this is a constantly evolving science and 90% of what we know about the condition has been discovered only in the past 15 years.

But we know that the health of the body influences the health of the brain. And today, unfortunately, we live in a time where our bodies are unwell. If you look, statistically, two-thirds of adults are either overweight or obese. And we live in a nation where, by the year 2030, one in two adults are actually gonna be obese. So this is a startling statistic. Fifty percent of adults are either type 2 diabetic or prediabetic and the vast majority of people with prediabetes, which means that their blood sugar is starting to inch up to a point where it becomes chronically elevated, most people with prediabetes don’t even actually know that they have prediabetes. And by being a type 2 diabetic, your risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease increases anywhere between two and fourfold.

And we know, by and large, that type 2 diabetes is a lifestyle condition. It’s driven by primarily an overly sedentary lifestyle, chronic stress, and eating foods that are associated with the standard American diet. So, ultra-processed foods that are just loaded with refined flours and fats. So, essentially, what I try to offer people is a way of improving their metabolic health, which we know influences the metabolic health…the metabolic health of the body influences the metabolic health of the brain. And the guiding sort of thesis that I advance in my books is that Alzheimer’s disease really stems from a kind of metabolic dysfunction in the brain. And what that essentially means in English is that the brain in Alzheimer’s disease, one of the earliest measurable features that we can see in the brains of people at risk for Alzheimer’s disease is an inability to properly generate energy. So that’s essentially metabolic dysfunction.

And this is, as I mentioned, an evolving science but there’s even evidence that suggests that transient hyperglycemia actually blocks the ability of glucose to enter the brain, which is the brain’s primary energy source, sugar. So, I mean, it’s kind of ironic that high blood sugar, you know, we would think, “Wouldn’t high blood sugar be good because it’s more sugar for the brain to use?” Having chronically high blood sugar…having transiently high blood sugar might actually affect sugar’s ability to cross into the brain. So imagine what happens if you have chronically high blood sugar. So now, researchers have started to actually refer to Alzheimer’s disease as a form of diabetes of the brain. Type 3 diabetes is what they have started to refer to it.

And this is a hypothesis that’s gaining a lot of traction, especially in light of the fact that the prevailing hypothesis as to why Alzheimer’s disease develops over the past few decades, the so-called amyloid hypothesis really has been met with abject failure in the way of interventional studies that try to use pharmacological interventions to reduce amyloid in the brain. So it’s led researchers to sort of question, what is the earliest feature that we might be able to intervene and change in patients at risk for Alzheimer’s disease that might improve their risk, or lower their risk and improve their chances against developing the condition? And it seems that this sort of impaired ability for the brain to generate energy is one of the earliest features that we might be able to have agency and, you know, change our course.

So these are all the sorts of things that I explore in the book and make it really actionable and achievable for people to tend to. And, you know, we live in a time, as I mentioned, where people are just, unwell. We don’t feel great. Most people are walking around, you know, and they’ve just sort of accepted their reality as par for the course. You know, feeling tired and bloated and mentally fatigued with brain fog. And I think that that has a lot to do with the fact that only 12% of adults today have what researchers would call good metabolic health.

Yeah, so in the book, I go into all these different facets. And the four tent poles of the recommendations, they fall under four different categories. One is nutrition. One is exercise, which can be subdivided into two categories. So we have thermal exercise and we have physical exercise. And we can go into those two arenas. But then we have light, the body’s relationship with light and how important getting good quality light is in the earlier half of the day, and then how important it is also to have a break from light in the latter half of the day. And then our exposure to environmental toxicity. You know, we live in a world where on a constant basis, we’re exposed to industrial chemicals that if it were one or two here and there, it might not be such a big deal, but the overall burden of toxicity is just overwhelming our defense forces. And so, I go into the more common of these chemicals that people should watch out for that could be affecting their health in invisible ways.

Katie: I love it. And so much we can delve into from there. I actually wanna start with light. I know that’s not the first pillar you mentioned, but I think it’s one that is not as well understood and one that can be almost universally beneficial. And something I’ve realized in the last couple of years, especially, is that so much of health and wellness is very much personalized. And at the end of the day, each of us is responsible for figuring out the things that are gonna work the best for us. But there are some universally applicable principles. And I think that the idea of circadian biology in light and how it influences the body is not as well understood as perhaps some of the others. So I’d love to start there. And I know that you have written about this extensively and talked it before, but for people who aren’t familiar with this concept, we know that food affects our body. We know that exercise affects our body. I am a big believer that light might actually be more important, but let’s start with this one. Explain how light affects the body.

Max: Yeah. So, our bodies are rhythmically influenced and the chief clock that our brains use to know what time of day it is and then to accordingly adjust how our hormones work and how our neurotransmitters work to cater to the activities that are associated with that, with whatever time of day it is, is light. So light being the primary time center that the brain uses to gauge what time of day it is, obviously, enters through our eyes. And it basically acts like a switch to either flip on or to not flip on proteins in the eyes called melanopsin proteins. And these proteins are actually not involved in sight and they’re not super sensitive. They’re only sensitive to about 1,000 lux of light. So lux is a measure of light intensity. And people can actually download an app on their phones called Lux, which can give them a sense of the relative light intensity in their surroundings.

And what happens when our eyes perceive a brightness of about 1,000 lux, it then flips a switch in a small region of the brain, it’s about half the size of a chocolate chip, called the suprachiasmatic nucleus. And you don’t really need to remember these terms. But when melanopsin interfaces with the suprachiasmatic nucleus, which is housed in another region of the brain called the hypothalamus, that basically tells your brain that it’s daytime. Like, you know, up and at ’em, let’s orient hormones and neurotransmitters in a way that is gonna give you the most focus, the most energy, the most coordination, the greatest sort of metabolic machinery that you can have over the course of the day that’s gonna support your ability to forage, and to find new hunting opportunities, and to find new ground to settle on if you were, say, a hunter-gatherer or to find a potential mate.

So you’re gonna be most energetic and most active, obviously, during the day. Now, the hypothalamus, which is where this structure, the suprachiasmatic nucleus is housed, is one of those primordial regions of the brain. It controls very basic survival-oriented functions like metabolic rate, our drives for food, our drives to procreate. So needless to say, this is crucially important to our survival. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be in that part of the brain. It would be maybe in a higher, you know, order area involved with, you know, human consciousness or something like that, you know. But it’s really in the reptile part of the brain that is just so crucial to our being as organisms. And when that occurs, when we experience light at that intensity, it sets off this 24-hour timer that influences, as I mentioned, daylight-associated activity as well as when we begin to get tired in the evening.

So people who expose their eyes to bright light in the morning have an earlier expression of a hormone called melatonin, which is involved in winding us down and getting us ready for bed in the latter half of the day. So, getting that bright light for about half an hour every morning is crucially important. And to be clear, I mean, the light that you’ll get from an overcast day is sufficient. It doesn’t have to be direct sunlight, necessarily, but just being outside, or being near an open window, or even commuting to work for half an hour without sunglasses on would be sufficient to essentially anchor your body’s circadian rhythm. So that’s where light, really, I think plays a role in helping us feel good. It boosts levels of serotonin in the brain. It can help reduce levels of cortisol.

And this is something that’s super important. You’ll see a lot of people today not getting adequate light exposure in the morning. And this is partially owed to the fact that we spend 93% of our time indoors, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. So, very important stuff and, you know, this circadian clock, it influences antioxidant status. It influences, as I mentioned, metabolism in the body. It influences levels of inflammation. And so light really kind of interfaces with all of these different systems in the body. You know, it’s not just a visual phenomenon. It really influences our biology in a profound way. And at the later end of the day, experiencing a reprieve from bright light is equally as important.

Today, we live in a time where we’re exposed to ever-growing, you know, TV screens that emit powerful light into our eyes. We’re faced with unprecedented artificial light in our homes from our devices. And unfortunately, the light intensity that some of these devices give off, and even overhead lighting in our homes and other establishments that we may visit in the latter end of the day, can easily reach that light intensity of 1,000 lux. So if you were to walk into a supermarket or a drug store at 8 p.m., which is when your brain is supposed to be winding down and getting you ready for sleep and catering to all of those restorative and rejuvenating processes that we associate with, you know, getting good sleep, you’re actually shutting off those processes if you walk into, say, a drug store and the overhead light reaches 1,000 lux. So, making sure that we’re honoring our bodies’ circadian inclinations in the latter half of the day has become one of the central challenges of modern life. And so that’s where I think being mindful of the light intensity that you allow to enter your eyes is crucially important.

Now melatonin, which I mentioned earlier, it’s a sleep hormone. It’s not just involved in sleep, it’s an antioxidant. It is involved in DNA repair. It is a gatekeeper to a process called autophagy, which I like to refer to autophagy as the KonMari method for biology. So, people who might be familiar with Marie Kondo and her love of tidying up, that’s essentially what biology does. And the term for that is autophagy. It’s when cells clean house. They break apart worn-out proteins and organelles that maybe have become old and dysfunctional. And melatonin is a sort of gatekeeper on that process.

Now, when we experience bright light in the latter half of the day, you’re basically suppressing the release of melatonin to a profound degree. And so that’s not only gonna affect your sleep, but it’s gonna affect your body’s ability to repair DNA damage. And DNA damage is at the root cause of cancer and even aging itself. So, in the sense that light can actually affect the way that your body repairs DNA that has become damaged, light at the latter end of the day can actually serve as a potential carcinogen, which is a very powerful concept and one that needs further testing. But it’s perhaps no surprise when you look at all of the data coming from animal labs, you know, and you see the observation that people who work night shifts are at increased risk for certain types of cancer. So, it’s definitely something I think that is worthy of having our attention, being really cautious of the level of light intensity that we allow to enter our eyes in the latter half of the day. And then also, of course, getting good quality light in the first half of the day.

Katie: Got it. Yeah. I love that. And I’m also a big believer in that 30 minutes of light early in the morning, I’ll often sit on the front porch with my husband and sip a cup of tea or coffee, and just be outside, and that’s such an underestimated, easy thing we can do. It’s free and it’s amazing. I’ve seen results in my labs. I’ve seen results in my energy level, all the things that you’ve mentioned. And I think really, like, light seems to be a key because, as you mentioned, we’re seeing a rise in obesity and all of these diseases at a rate that mathematically and statistically does not make sense. We haven’t seen this ever before in history at this rate. And I think if you look at the data, like, what you’ve done, light is the one really logical potential answer because that has changed so much over the last 50 to 70 years.

And so, looking at that in the same way that you would diet or exercise, I think is really important going forward because this is obviously not a problem that’s going away. We’re not moving away from technology and artificial light. So it’s important to learn, based on all these tips that you’ve talked about, how to navigate that and to use it to our advantage versus our disadvantage. And I think based on your pillars, the other one that people…my listeners are probably above the curve on, but a lot of people don’t fully understand is the environmental toxin component here as well. And this is another area that’s changed so drastically over just the course of one generation and that can have really dramatic results in our life. But I feel like people often find it easier to ignore because it’s not as immediately noticeable as nutrition or exercise. So let’s go deep on the environmental side now and what you found when you started looking into the research on this.

Max: Yeah, absolutely. So, I mean, as I mentioned, the overall burden of toxicity today that your average human is exposed to is unprecedented. And many of the kinds of harmful chemicals that I think we need to be concerned with, we’ve been exposed to for the entirety of our lives. There was a study that found that, you know, in utero, fetuses are exposed to about 287 industrial chemicals. And I’m not, like, trying to be chemophobic. I’m certainly not trying to fearmonger. But, you know, we live in a world that has just, you know, become mutated in so many ways. And many of these chemicals we’re exposed to on a daily basis and are foisted into the marketplace so that humans are exposed to them prior to really, I would say, you know, the kinds of robust research, that we really need to feel safe about these chemicals has been done. Oftentimes, certain compounds are just assumed to be safe because we don’t eat them the way we do food. We don’t take them the way we do supplements and medicines. And so, they’re not subject to the same regulatory scrutiny.

But in the book, I go into two different kinds of pollution, I guess you could categorize it. So first is, you know, the external environment, the environment outside of your house and pollution like, air pollution, which, you know, a growing body of research is now suggesting is very harmful to the health of our brains and even just our overall cognitive function. There is a type of air pollution that many people are exposed to in the United States called fine particulate matter. And fine particulate matter is basically, airborne particles measuring 2.5 micrometers or smaller. And, you know, 166 million people in the U.S., 52% of all Americans are exposed to unhealthy levels of outdoor air pollution. I grew up in New York City, I live in Los Angeles now, you know, there’s certainly things to be gleaned by living in the world’s great cities, but air pollution is definitely a growing concern.

And what we see is that people that are exposed to high levels of air pollution seem to have dramatically increased risk for cognitive decline. There’s a study that occurred across 48 states and found that high exposure to air pollutants increases the risk of cognitive decline in women by 81% and Alzheimer’s disease by 92%. Now, there are probably confounding variables in this, people who are exposed to higher levels of air pollution are probably in more industrial areas. Maybe it’s harder to find healthy food in those areas. We don’t yet know. But what we do know is that fine particulate matter is after we inhale air that has these particles in it like magnetite, which is made of iron, it’s actually able to enter our circulation and pierce the blood-brain barrier and accumulate in the brain where it creates pathologies that look a lot like what you’ll see in a brain with Alzheimer’s disease way earlier than Alzheimer’s disease would typically present its ugly head.

So, what you’ll see, and a lot of these studies have been done in very polluted parts of the world, like Mexico City or in China, they’ll find that once these particles accumulate in the brains of people, even younger people, they will start to show increased levels of amyloid-beta, which is the protein that serves as the backbone of the plaques that we associate with Alzheimer’s disease. And people who are at risk genetically for Alzheimer’s disease, carriers of the ApoE4 allele, might actually have a higher vulnerability to outside air pollution. In fact, one-fifth of Alzheimer’s cases might be owed to air pollution alone.

So you definitely wanna be cognizant of the air that you’re breathing in on a regular basis. And if you do happen to live in a polluted part of the world, there are things that you can do. So overall nutritional status is gonna go a long way towards helping protect you. So making sure that you’re eating a diet that is rich in antioxidants, fruits, and vegetables, and also properly raised meat products, which most people don’t think about grass-fed beef when it comes to detoxing. But animal proteins provide sulfur-containing amino acids, which are really important in the synthesis of glutathione, which is your body’s master antioxidant or detoxifier. So making sure that you’re eating a diet that is providing you ample nutrition, that’s super important.

Taking a fish oil supplement can be useful. They found in both humans and animal trials that fish oil, which we know can be anti-inflammatory, especially for people who are not regular consumers of fish, can actually reduce the harm that comes from being exposed chronically to air pollution. A B vitamin, a B complex can help support your body’s detox pathways as well. And just, generally speaking, knowing your ApoE4 status. So knowing your genetic risk for conditions like Alzheimer’s disease, you know, might actually affect how frequently or how regularly you allow yourself to spend in time in, you know, areas of higher pollution.

The other type of pollution that I talk about in the book “The Genius Life” is indoor air pollution. It’s a major problem and it’s not just in the indoor air environment. It’s compounds that we’re exposed to in our food, the BPA, which is able to leach out of the plastics we use to store our food or phthalates, which are plasticizing chemicals as well. We’re inundated with compounds that serve as endocrine disruptors. They disrupt the way our delicate and finely tuned system of hormones functions. And this can be associated with certain cancers. It can be associated with alterations in the way that our bodies handle glucose. It can be associated with weight gain.

And there’s really no limit to the negative effects that we can experience when regularly exposed to endocrine disruptors. I’ve become kind of friendly with an organization that I think people should support or at least know about, called the Endocrine Disruption Exchange, which is dedicated to raising awareness for and tracking ultimately about 1,400 potential endocrine disruptors that people are potentially exposed to every single day. And so while it’s impossible to talk about all of them, you know, the most common of them would be these plastic-related compounds. Most people are unaware of the fact that, you know, compounds that are used to make plastic can easily leach into food and beverages when stored in them.

So if you take a plastic water bottle, for example, and you pick that water bottle up from, you know, say, the airport, which, you know, I’m not perfect. If I’m thirsty and I’m traveling, I’ll buy a water bottle. I’ll try to buy my water in glass, but I’m not always so lucky. You have no idea where that water bottle was stored before being in the store. You know, it could have sat in the hot cargo bed of a truck for days, weeks, months, and heat catalyzes the leaching of compounds like BPA or phthalates into the liquid. It’s one of the reasons why in my home, I’ve gotten rid of all of the plastic Tupperware containers and I will generally only store, you know, foods and beverages in glass.

A lot of people will keep water bottles, plastic water bottles in their cars, you know, which can be a very warm environment, especially in the summer. That’s a big no, no. You definitely wanna get rid of any of these plastic water bottles, you don’t wanna reuse them. And even when we’re avoiding compounds like BPA, unfortunately, manufacturers have now started to replace BPA with BPS. And there’s no reason to suspect that any of these alternative plasticizing compounds are any safer than BPA. In fact, they could be even more treacherous because there’s just less research on them. And it’s been known for almost a century, at this point, that BPA has profound estrogenic properties in the body. Meaning it can act like a hormone estrogen once we consume it.

Other sources of BPA, most people are unaware, store receipts. So if you are touching a store receipt that happens to be printed on thermal paper and you can always tell that these receipts are coated with BPA because you’re able to sort of write on them with your fingernails, that provides a powerful source of exposure for BPA. Oftentimes, we’ll touch these receipts and then we’ll hold the hands of our little ones and hormonal disruption earlier in life when we’re children can have potentially lifelong implications. So we really wanna be cautious of our exposure to these compounds. And one shocking thing that I discovered the other day that I wasn’t even privy to, you know, I had known about BPA on these receipts, when we use hand sanitizer on our hands before touching these receipts, it dramatically increases the absorption into our bodies of these chemicals. So, you know, that’s kind of counterintuitive. Most people might touch a store receipt and then use a hand sanitizer or use a hand sanitizer before touching the store receipt. Certainly, you see this all the time with people who work at the registers, you know, which is unfortunate. You definitely don’t wanna use a hand sanitizer prior to touching these receipts.

And another surprising source of these compounds, not BPA or phthalates, but actually compounds more similar to Teflon, which we know, you know, can serve as a potent endocrine disruptor is glide dental tape. So, I’m a big advocate for oral health, dental health, and flossing is certainly very important. But if you’re using one of these dental tapes, like the kinds that are marketed for being able to slide more easily between teeth, those tapes are actually made with Teflon. And what we see is that people who use those kinds of tapes have higher levels of these endocrine-disrupting compounds in their bodies. So you wanna use dental floss but you wanna make sure that it’s more of like a string as opposed to this dental tape. Usually, they’re called glide. You wanna make sure that you’re avoiding those.

So there’s a lot of different potential tips that people can use to better detox. As I mentioned, the three Ps, pee, poop, and perspire. You wanna make sure that you’re going to the bathroom regularly. You wanna make sure that you’re drinking ample fluids throughout the day, making sure that your urine is either clear or light yellow because, of course, a solution to pollution is dilution. So making sure that you’re staying hydrated. And then also perspiring on a regular basis. Now, exercise is one great way of making sure that you’re sweating on a regular basis but, you know, some people just don’t sweat that much when they work out. I’m one of those people. I don’t, you know, sweat all that profusely when I’m working out. But that has made me become a huge fan of saunas and doing things that are gonna increase, you know, how much I sweat.

So sometimes I’ll work it out and I’ll work out with, like, a sweater on or, like, a hoodie just to make sure that my body temperature is increasing and I’m able to purge some of these compounds. But I’m a big fan of sitting in a sauna and really sweating it out. People who more regularly engage in sauna bathing, we’re seeing out of the University of Eastern Finland, have reduced risk for early mortality, which is essentially dying early. We see that they have reduced risk for Alzheimer’s disease, cardiovascular disease, and stroke. So saunas really are a powerful healing modality. I’m a huge fan of saunas. And, you know, just one of the many mechanisms by which the saunas boost our health is that they help us excrete certain of these environmental toxins.

Katie: I love it. I’m also a huge fan of saunas. We actually have a couple of different types at our house. And based on what I’ve seen in the research, it seems to be the gold standard of getting four to seven sauna sessions per week. And most data is at least 20 minutes. I usually am for 30 to 45 minutes. And temperature ranges vary, but I try to aim for about 170 degrees. And you’re right, the statistics are really incredible for reduction of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events and all kinds of things. I think that’s an easy one. It can be difficult to sit there if you don’t enjoy the heat, but so many benefits. And I love everything you said about endocrine disruptors as well. This was actually the impetus for our new company called Wellnesse, which is personal care products, but most people don’t realize even your personal care products and beauty products can have plastic chemicals actually added to them and in them because it improves the texture or the performance, but then you’re absorbing those things into your body.

And like you said, babies are now born with hundreds of those already in their body because we’re just so bombarded from so many angles. And I agree with you. I don’t wanna be alarmist, but I think when we have this many negative inputs, we do just at least have to be aware and a little bit proactive about avoiding what we can and doing things to give our body a fighting chance in other areas. I wanna make sure we get to all the pillars. So let’s talk about nutrition a little bit. Like, again, I feel like there is a definite personalized aspect when it comes to nutrition, but there’s also some universal things that are beneficial to all of us. So what did you find in your research when it came to nutrition?

Max: Yeah. So, you know, when I first began my journey into health, you know, I encountered a lot of people who feel very dogmatically about certain macronutrients. So you’ll see a lot of people who are anti-carbs. You’ll find a lot of people who are, you know, anti-fat. I feel like the anti-fat sentiment that still remains comes predominantly from the plant-based community. But then you’ll see a lot of people that are zealots on both sides. You’ll see, you know, low-carb people. Ultimately, what I tried to do in the book is to…I tried to look at what the research really says and to paint a picture for people and to make it really actionable and achievable so that people can reach their best health with food and nutrition in a way that is not dogmatic, but it’s gonna give them the most bang for their buck.

And so the two big takeaways that I offer in “The Genius Life” really, number one, is to avoid ultra-processed foods. I mean, we could argue about the benefits of low-carb versus low-fat, you know, until the cows come home. And, you know, what you see online is that argument is something that is, ever-occurring. But ultimately, if you do, you know, just one thing in your life, it’s to avoid these packaged, processed convenience foods. I mean, for one, oftentimes these foods are loaded with these endocrine-disrupting chemicals that we were talking about earlier. So actually parabens, which sometimes you’ll find in your cosmetics, are actually also used in packaged processed foods because what they do is they serve as an antimicrobial, so they prevent the growth of microorganisms that might make you sick. So I mean, it’s one of the reasons why food today is so safe. You’ll see a lot less foodborne illnesses than, you know, we’ve seen in prior centuries.

But these foods, you know, they’re loaded with industrial chemicals that, again, it’s not any one to be concerned with, the dose makes the poison oftentimes. But that’s just one aspect of it. People who consume processed foods, they have higher amounts of these, you know, compounds in their bodies, phthalates, parabens, and things like that. But the real reason why I think these foods are worth avoiding is that they drive their own overconsumption. And this was actually shown very eloquently in a study that was funded by the National Institutes of Health over the past year that found that people who consume predominantly ultra-processed foods, when eating to satiety, consume a caloric surplus of about 500 calories. Now, if you’re basing the entirety of your diets around these ultra-processed foods and you’re eating 500 additional calories every single day, that’s a pound of fat stored every single week.

The other problem with these ultra-processed foods is that they’re basically pre-digestible. And when I say ultra-processed foods, I think it’s good to offer a quick definition. These are foods that, you know, they’re convenience foods. They’ve got long ingredients lists. They range from, you know, the chips and commercial breads and rolls to pizzas, and burritos, and ice creams, and granola bars, and things like that. These are the foods that you’ll generally find in the aisles of your supermarkets, not on the perimeter. They’re shelf-stable. And the thing about these foods is that they are 100% digestible and so you’re getting 100% of the calories that you consume when you eat ultra-processed foods.

This is actually in contrast to when we eat whole foods where a small but significant portion of the calories that you eat in the form of whole foods might not actually be fully digested. And so you get a bit of a caloric free ride with whole foods that you don’t get with ultra-processed foods. And this was actually shown in this study funded by the USDA, which came out just a few weeks ago actually, that found that when people ate whole nuts, they actually passed about 30% of the calories that they had consumed through their stool that they didn’t even fully absorb. And that actually warranted a reassessment of the amount of calories that we assume to be in whole nuts. Now, this wasn’t true for nut butters, which are processed, right? One hundred percent of the calories that we consume in the form of nut butters, in the form of wheat snacks, in the form of potato chips, in the form of ice creams, we mainline, essentially.

So, this is one of the contributing factors to the fact that, you know, the modern health milieu is defined in part by energy toxicity. We’re just consuming too many calories, and ultra-processed foods are at the sort of helm of driving that overconsumption. There is also a sort of metabolic advantage to consuming primarily whole foods. We actually burn about twice the calories just in the digestion of whole foods alone that we don’t burn when we’re consuming ultra-processed foods. It’s a far smaller thermic effect that we experience when we consume processed foods.

And so, that’s really one of the primary recommendations that I make is, you know, whether it’s carbs or fat, if you can, you know, maybe live by the 80/20 rule and 80% of the time eat primarily whole foods, the foods that you’re gonna find around the perimeter of your supermarket, dark, leafy greens, cruciferous vegetables, grass-fed beef, eggs, fish, meat, you know, poultry, you’re gonna get the most bang for your buck. And then, you know, maybe, you know, if it’s gonna help your adherence to those foods to have on a weekly basis the planned indulgence of, you know, the processed food of your choice just to make it a little bit easier for you, then that’s great. Then essentially, I mean, you’re winning if that’s your strategy. And when it comes to when to have a planned indulgence, I always recommend the post-workout setting because your body’s just primed to partition energy in a way that’s very efficient in the post-workout setting.

The other point that I make in “The Genius Life” is really to prioritize protein. So, this isn’t about demonizing any one macronutrient, but to prioritize the macronutrient, which is protein, that is gonna be the most satiating macronutrient available to us. I mean, I think in the fitness community, this has been known for some time, the value of protein. But I think for most people, the benefits of eating higher protein diets, it’s just gonna lead to much greater satiety, much greater bang for your buck in terms of the maintenance and promotion of the growth of the lean mass, which becomes increasingly important as we age. And people who eat less protein tend to eat more carbs and fat.

Carbs and fat tend to be energy, whereas protein is the substrate that we use to promote muscle protein synthesis, which is the growth and maintenance of lean mass in the body. So, prioritize protein at every meal. It can help reduce what I call snacksidents. If you’re feeling, you know, a hunger pang, reach for higher protein food. Again, it’s very satiating. You’ll rarely see people that overeat high protein foods like chicken or fish. You know, like, if you think about when the last time was that you binged on chicken or grass-fed beef, you know, it’s probably gonna be hard to think of the last time that occurred. But if you had to think of the last time you overindulged on foods that were composed primarily of carbs and fat, I mean, this occurs on a regular basis for most people.

So prioritizing protein to really satiate your hunger, that’s something that I think is a powerful tool that is underappreciated. And, you know, I go into the nuances of protein and, you know, why protein is so important and why some of the fears surrounding high-protein diets really have not been born out in the literature and why they’re unwarranted for most people. But those are the two nutritional sort of, you know, keystones that I offer in the book that I think are gonna give people the highest bang for their buck in terms of helping them easily shed weight without having to count calories, gain muscle, which I think is crucially important no matter what your age or gender is, and ultimately, achieve better metabolic health.

Katie: I agree. And I’m a big fan of using the 80/20 principle in a lot of aspects of life. And I think that this is an area where it definitely can simplify things. There’s so much dietary information out there that it can get overwhelming. And I think, like you do, sticking to a few simple rules that have a big payoff is an easy way for a lot of people to really see the benefits over time.

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And I love that you use the term “planned indulgences” versus “cheating”. I’ve never liked thinking of food in terms of cheating because, to me, there is room for that within a nutritious overall lifestyle plan. I’d love that you reframe that for people as well. And I saved exercise for last because this is actually where I’m most personally interested right now. I feel like all the other areas I have very much dialed in and I’ve been experimenting more and more with exercise these last six months in different types of weight lifting and high-intensity training, and looking at the research, and then also trying it on my own. And I know that this is something you also systematize and make easy in the book. But walk us through what you learned when it came to exercise.

Max: Yeah. So I break it down into thermal exercise, which is exposing your body to variation in ambient temperature, which I think is really important for metabolic health, body composition, mental acuity, and even mood. And I think that’s a really important part of the equation. So just making sure to regularly step out of your comfort zone where it comes to, you know, climate control. A lot of us live, you know, thanks to the wonders of modern technology, in a state of chronic climate control. And, you know, this is certainly comfortable and I wouldn’t give up my air conditioning living in Southern California during the summer months. But I think, you know, whether it’s sauna, which we talked about, or even exposing yourself to mildly cooler temperatures, which research shows can actually boost metabolic health and improve insulin sensitivity, I think that’s a crucial part of the equation.

And I give very actionable and specific, you know, tips in the book, but physical exercise is something that I also talk about. I mean, there’s just no getting around the fact that physical exercise is a form of medicine for the brain. And I break it down into different categories in the book. So, we have resistance training, which I think is crucially important to anybody’s exercise regimen. You gotta be lifting weights or at least doing some form of resistance training, even if it’s bodyweight exercises. You know, growing stronger muscles, you know, having greater strength and larger muscles is just important. It’s directly related to better metabolic health, lower levels of inflammation.

And, you know, for people who are listening, like, you know, I see this a lot with women. You know, people will say like, “I don’t wanna get too big or too bulky.” I’ve been lifting weights for 20 years and, you know, like, it’s very hard to get jacked. You know, there’s so many pieces at play, you know, hormones and things like that, that you really shouldn’t worry about getting too big from lifting weights. I mean, you’re gonna get as big as your biology allows, but it’s not, like, you know, somebody goes to the gym and then overnight wakes up looking like, you know, G.I. Jane. Like, you know, when Demi Moore famously transformed her body to get ready for that role. I think a lot of women sort of began to fear weightlifting for that reason. But it’s super, super, super important and there’s been this bias in the literature, I think, towards aerobic exercise, but there is a bounty of evidence now coming out showing us that having stronger legs, a stronger upper body directly related to better brain health.

So I talk about resistance training and how important that is. I also talk about high-intensity interval training and how for people who don’t like steady-state cardio, and I would put myself in that category, I’ve never been a fan of long bouts of cardio, high-intensity interval training can be a much more efficient way of boosting what’s called cardio-respiratory fitness. And I give tips on that in the book and how to really maximize that. Essentially, what it comes down to is doing something at the peak of your ability, for 10 to 20 to 30 seconds and then recuperating, and then doing it again. So really pushing yourself so that your cells really have no choice but to keep up. And in so doing, they learn to adapt and become more efficient. So this is really crucial for overall metabolic health, for brain health as well.

And then I talk about aerobic exercise, which aerobic exercise is super important. What we see is that people who, you know, do aerobic exercise, they have greater endurance, which is important. It’s a way to boost endurance. You can also boost levels of BDNF in the brain with aerobic exercise. Although the research is now validating other forms of exercise and means of doing the same thing. But BDNF has been referred to as the brains miracle grow protein and it’s been shown for some time now that a regular aerobic exercise can lead to not only an increased expression of BDNF but actually growth in the brains of vulnerable memory center, which is important to note because the size of the hippocampus actually will typically decline with age.

And then there’s another form of physical activity that I talk about in the book called non-exercise physical activity. And this can be anything from dancing to walking the dog, to folding laundry, to carrying groceries. So this is not deliberate exercise, but it’s, you know, any form of movement other than just sitting on a couch and watching reruns of your favorite show. So just moving more throughout the day. You know, yard work, for example, cleaning or maintaining your house can expend 10 to 50 times more energy than sitting in front of your television. So just by doing these simple movements, you’re burning a tremendous amount of calories.

And one thing that I really kind of drive home in the book is that a lot of people will do long bouts of cardio, you know, for weight maintenance or even weight loss because, you know, we get on a treadmill and we look at the calorie counter. But actually, non-exercise physical activity can account for anywhere between 300 and 1,000 calories daily. It’s an attribute called non-exercise activity thermogenesis, which is a way larger calorie burn than, you know, anything that you can expect, any number of calories that you can expect to burn on a treadmill.

And there was actually a study that found…it was performed at the Mayo Clinic, where they found that they wanted to see whether or not NEAT, non-exercise activity thermogenesis, alone could prevent a person from becoming overweight. And what they found was that after giving normal weight subjects an additional 1,000 calories worth of food every day, the equivalent of a triple Whopper sandwich, they found that people with higher levels of NEAT were able to preserve their leanness and prevent weight gain to a remarkable degree. In fact, the increase in activity was able to explain a tenfold variation in fat gain between the subjects.

So, just staying active, anything that you can do to not be sitting on your butt throughout the day is crucially important. And for people who are desk jockeys that are stuck at, you know, working desk jobs throughout the day, you know, anything that you can do, whether it’s getting one of these desks that’s able to transform into standing desks and going from a seated to a standing position and just kind of stretching in place as you work or every 30 minutes, you know, doing a lap around the office, taking the stairs whenever you can, parking, you know, at a further parking spot than where you normally try to park, you know, when you’re getting your groceries. Just trying to build more of these simple, spontaneous movements into your day are really gonna go a long way towards boosting your metabolic health, lowering things like triglycerides, blood sugar, and also boosting blood to the brain.

So these simple, spontaneous, daily movements, you know, actually create micro-alterations in your blood pressure that pushes fresh blood and nutrients up to the brain, which is crucially important when you consider the fact that being sedentary for an extended period of time actually drains blood from your brain. So, anything that we can do to just be more active. You know, this does not have to be something that you need to buy a gym membership for. Just, you know, spending more time walking or, I don’t know, doing chores around the house, or trips that are gonna just get you off of your butt. I can’t underscore enough how important just staying active is and not being sedentary for an extended period of time.

Katie: Wow. I love it. That was so much clear and precise and actionable information in such a short amount of time. I’ve been making tons of notes that I’ll make sure they get into the show notes at wellnessmama.fm. And of course, I will also link to your book so people can find them, but they’re also anywhere books are sold I know available as well. You’ve mentioned so many great resources. For those of you who are listening, while hopefully getting some of that non-exercise activity thermogenesis by walking or cleaning or whatever it may be, check out the show notes at wellnessmama.fm to find all of those links. Another question I love to ask toward the end of the episode is, other than your own, is there a book or a number of books that have had a really dramatic impact on your life? And if so, what, what book and why?

Max: Yeah, absolutely. So two books actually. One is, “We Are Our Brains” by a neuroscientist named D. F. Swaab. I just love the way that he talks about neuroplasticity and the hope and optimism that’s coming out of neuroscience these days, which was a stark contrast when I read it to what I was experiencing in the clinicians’ offices with my mother. So it was just very enlivening to me to be able to read something like that written by a neuroscientist. And then another book in a similar vein, “The Brain that Changes Itself” by a neuroscientist, Norman Doidge. both of those books were very inspiring to me and really kind of got me to investigate the topic further and to really learn as much as I possibly could about how to encourage brain health. You know, our brains really are who we are, as is the title of that book, “We Are Our Brains.”

And, you know, the brain is the only…you know, we have so much agency when it comes to bolstering its health. And yet when we look in a mirror, you can’t really see your brain. It’s not something that you can flex like your biceps, you know. But by strengthening our brains, it’s gonna improve our quality of life. It’s gonna improve our health and our lifespan. And it’s gonna avert these kinds of diseases like Alzheimer’s disease, for which there really is no meaningful treatment available to sufferers of the condition. And I truly wish that there was. But taking the steps, you know, do whatever it is that you can today to bolster your brain health and to just make, you know, whether it’s incremental changes or, you know, sort of a one-and-done approach, they’re really gonna pay off in a big way.

And it’s not just our long-term brain health that’s on the table here. It’s our mental health. I mean, one of the most shocking findings, and really the revelation that caused me to write my book, is that the same steps that you can take to sort of buy stock in a better, healthier future, are actually they pay dividends in the here and now. They bolster your mental health in a time where so many people are struggling with things, anxiety, fatigue, depression. This is just something that I think is crucially important, you know, at least to try before reaching for medications, which, you know, so many people are on. And I place no stigma on medicine.

If I had a blockbuster drug available to me when my mom was sick and I could give it to her, I would in a heartbeat, you know, run to the local pharmacy to get that prescription filled. But unfortunately, there were no, you know, viable medical interventions for my mom. And, you know, lo and behold, when you look at statistics, 99.6% of Alzheimer’s drug trials fail. And it’s really not looking good for the future of suffers, you know, with the condition. Although, you know, I continue to support measures for research and to promote awareness. But I think, you know, you owe it to yourself to do what you can, starting today.

To quote John F. Kennedy, “The time to fix the roof is when the sun is shining.” And how that applies to your health is, you know, if you’re younger, if you’re healthy, that’s when the sun is shining. And that’s really when you wanna work on that roof. And even for people who are in older age and, you know, might be suffering from brain fog, it’s not too late either. I mean, you know, I cite research in the book that shows that even when you’re in advanced age and with at least one risk factor for developing dementia, people can have a marked effect on the way that their brains work, on their cognitive function, on their performance, on their processing speed, on their executive function. So, yeah, you’re never too young or too old. And those two books, you know, definitely ignited my journey. And it’s a path that I’ll be on for the rest of my life.

You know, over the course of writing “The Genius Life,” I lost my mother and obviously that was incredibly traumatic and, you know, she was the person who I loved most in the world. And so, understanding why she, you know, just had such bad fortune from the standpoint of health is a question that I’ll be asking for the rest of my life. And so, I hope my work resonates with people. And yeah, again, just, you know, spread the message, spread the word, and take care of yourself and your loved ones.

Katie: Well, I’m really sorry for your loss, but I think that your work is helping so many people and I think that’s a perfect place of encouragement to end. I know that you are incredibly busy and doing amazing work. I’m so grateful that you took the time to be here today. Thank you for sharing with us. And again, you guys check him out. His books are linked in the show notes. I highly recommend them. Thank you so much, Max.

Max: Thank you so much. It’s been a real pleasure and I can’t wait to welcome you on my podcast sometime soon.

Katie: I look forward to it. And thanks, as always, to all of you for listening and sharing one of your most valuable assets, your time, with both of us today. We’re so grateful that you did and I hope that you will join me again on the next episode of “The Wellness Mama Podcast.”

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Since its launch in 2010, Instagram Application added so many features to benefit both users and marketers. Let’s see what the 2019 updates were, and how they benefitted businesses globally.

In January 2019, Instagram introduced a new feature where the user can post to multiple accounts at once. While sharing any post, the user got a new option to “Post to Other Accounts”; click on the link (https://bit.ly/2sQza5Y) to know all the details on how this update works. This has been very beneficial for users handling several accounts. Rolling out this feature to provide a better experience for people who often post to multiple accounts. This is especially of value to accounts targeted to the same community.

When IGTV standalone app was launched in 2018, the company thought that the feature will compete on very high standards. CEO, Kevin Systrom, stated that “It was time for video to move forward and evolve”. Unfortunately, the results weren’t as expected. Therefore, the IGTV app was linked to Instagram and the company launched the “Post a Preview” option in February 2019. This will make the first 60 seconds of the video uploaded as IGTV to appear in Instagram’s home feed as a preview before redirecting the users to the full video; you can find here (https://bit.ly/2QJ4FXm) everything you need to know regarding this update. People tried to benefit from the new update as much as possible by grabbing users’ attention during the first minute of the video and without having them leave the Instagram app. Accordingly, views on IGTV videos increased by 300-1000%, proving that this new feature was not a failure.

Mercedes Benz USA, started to use this feature in 2018, by sharing two videos; and 9 videos were uploaded on IGTV during 2019. However, a huge global campaign was launched in March 2019, as part of the company’s CSR, #WomensHistoryMonth. Mercedes Benz shared a small documentary about one of the most successful rally drivers worldwide, Ewy Rosqvist, who won the Argentinian Grand Prix in 1962 by beating the record speed. The purpose of this campaign was to remind all women that they have no limits. The video shared created a huge buzz and gained 197,736 views and 287 comments; which was the highest number of engagements among all shared IGTV videos. The social campaign united Mercedes-Benz with Matchbox and the NGC Project, and it continued by sharing 2 additional videos related to the same topic throughout 2019, to change the perception of girls relating to cars.

In March 2019, Instagram Shopping was released and made users’ lives way easier. In this fast-paced life, people search for the most rapid way to do everything, and shopping through Instagram saves a lot of time. Users, scrolling through their home feed, can simply tap on the product, where a pop-up window appears with the product photo and price, along with a “Shop Now” button that will redirect them to the landing page where they can immediately buy it. On the other hand, Instagram Shopping was very beneficial for businesses as well, because they had the possibility to market their products directly on the post or story without having to link them to the bio. Also, businesses increased traffic on their websites through this strategy, considering that Instagram now has 1 billion active users. Additionally, brands that don’t have a good SEO positioning, doubled their effort to increase brand awareness and brand recognition through Instagram. Users in Lebanon, KSA, and UAE benefited from this feature starting May 2019.

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In July 2019, Instagram tested hidden likes features. Likes were no longer available to followers, yet the content creator can still see the number of likes each post received. Facebook CEO, Marc Zuckerberg stated, “You can see who liked a photo or video, you can tap through to see the list, and if you have the time you can add them all up yourself”. Instagram tried to do this to promote a positive environment within its community to shed light on the content itself rather than the number of likes. Sometimes people don’t post a picture because they’re afraid it won’t get enough likes. With this new feature, the quality of each post shared mattered more than the number of engagements. This can be beneficial for emerging accounts because sometimes users judge the quality of the product marketed based on the number of likes posts are getting on Instagram. Click on the link (https://bit.ly/35vzQuK) to see how this feature could help the social media community be more personalized and less judgmental.

In September 2019, the “Paid Promotion” feature was also added to IGTV channels. To know how Instagram is trying to push more traffic to IGTV, you can visit (https://bit.ly/37xehvk). People used to add their videos to their stories so that anyone who sees the story can swipe up and be redirected to the full video on IGTV. With the new “Paid Promotion”, accounts were able to access more people within their targeted audience. More users could watch videos about their favorite topics (gym, cooking, make up tutorial, motivational speeches, spiritual teachings…). The new feature was of value in terms of shopping as well, because businesses started promoting their products through long videos and provided users with all the needed details in one single video.

In October 2019, Instagram introduced customizable stories, where users can change the color of a story by simply holding your finger on the screen to replace the default background with something else. Users can also add music to their stories as a sticker, but this feature is exclusively available in selected countries because Instagram likes to roll out its updates slowly to minimize congestion and tech issues. Therefore, the update will be soon available everywhere.

In addition to all the above added features, Instagram introduced a few stories’ updates: the “Moment Countdown”, “IG Stories mentions”, and the “Close Friends”.

Moment countdown is a very interesting way to create a buzz for certain information about your account (birthday, anniversary, wedding date, proposal…). However, businesses benefitted too from the countdown in stories to build hype around their brand (new product line extension, a new branch, announcing winners for a certain competition…). Using a countdown usually excites the followers about what is the content creator up to. Any client planning to introduce a new product can benefit from the “Moment Countdown”.

Instagram stories’ mentions were launched in 2019 and proved to be effective on individual and business levels. It has helped people widen their total number of followers by appearing in other accounts’ stories, in both cases. For a business account, mentions play a major role in increasing brand awareness and brand recognition especially when a famous blogger/influencer uses a certain product and tags the brand in the story. The active followers who see the story will check the tagged account out of curiosity and might follow the account which will eventually increase the fanbase. On another hand, reposting a story is always a win-win situation for both accounts. In fact, using this feature benefits every client in the user-generated content strategy. For example, when Body Masters reposts a story from one of the users, the latter will be featured on a known page and might have an increase in his total number of followers, and the gym gives an authentic image about itself.

And finally, the “Close Friends” feature that allows users to specify who gets to see their stories. Now users can share something with a specific group of people, refer to this link (https://bit.ly/2ZVET6L) to know how. They can create a group of close friends who will see a green ring around the story in the tray at the top of the feed. It’s a visual signal that the user has shared something more privately with his friends, and it should stand out from the standard pink-purple gradient rings. Additionally, brands can create fan clubs or VIP lists in which people can opt-in to receive additional posts or customized offers only for them.

In fact, these new updates have benefitted all businesses. For our clients, Body Masters can benefit from IGTV to post long workout videos inside the gym to convey a credible message to their followers. Gyms are sharing more and more workout or tutorial videos to teach beginners how to train safely on one hand and to grab athletes’ attention on the other.

Americana bakeries and So Fresh can also use IGTV to share cooking sessions on their Instagram feed. Accounts related to food can always benefit from IGTV long videos, to share recipes and cooking sessions, because these types of posts attract people’s attention and interest them. Even if the target audience are not chefs or people who cook – but everybody likes to watch food-related videos especially if the content is appealing.

As we mentioned earlier, Instagram Shopping is a great strategy to reach new users within the target audience. Accordingly, Nova Waters can, for example, use Instagram Shopping to reach more people and sell more. If used in the correct way, this feature can be a great USP (Unique Selling Proposition) for the company.

Moment countdown in stories can be of value to any client planning to introduce a new product or launch a competition. For instance, Americana Bakeries is planning to do a product line extension by introducing Pizza. Therefore, they can share Moments Countdown stories to excite the users.

Yara Fakhreddine Social Media Executive  Mindshare MENA 

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After being hired as being a Best Automotive Executive Recruiters , your career in sales will actually begin. Anyone cannot be satisfied by just performing according to required norms as companies require sales personnel to exceed their already soaring expectations. Career openings would ask you to hit the ground running as companies have been through the very worst foods economic phase in history of america.

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A Fitness Influencer’s Guide to Making Money on Instagram

It is not easy to build a follower base of 100,000+ on Instagram, especially in fitness. If you have surpassed this milestone – congratulations! Your platform is powerful and will likely only grow larger in the coming months. The question on our mind is how are you monetizing this platform? Are you monetizing is through multiple revenue streams? There is no such as a get rich quick scheme. It takes time but the investment is worth the payoff. Our research shows that you could be earning $10,000 per month from your Instagram account with the right monetization strategies.

We explore answers to all those questions and highlight strategies in this post. And don’t worry; if you have yet to eclipse that 100k milestone, this goal is clearly on your mind if you are still reading this post!

SELL YOUR FITNESS ADVICE

1) Build your own fitness app

Why would you? Recurring, revenue stream. Influencers charge their customers either a monthly or an annual fee to access Premium features and get more workouts. Influencers with 1m+ followers can expect to earn $300,000+ per year in passive income based on their audience reach and activation rates. 

Technology has advanced tremendously in the last few years. Now, it is easier than ever to launch your own, custom fitness workout app. 

Tempo (shameful self-promotion) - partners with elite fitness influencers to build, launch and help market apps. Your custom app is 100% free (other than the time you spend creating content) and features your brand, your exercises and workout programs. In exchange for powering the technology, handling customer service and supporting marketing efforts (branding, digital marketing) - Tempo receives a percentage of the subscription revenue. 

Trainerize - is a great option if you are looking to expand your in-person personal training business online in a 1:1 environment while boosting engagement with your clients. The app is a freemium model. 

2) Create an online fitness course or class

Another way to generate recurring revenue is by creating an online fitness course or class. There are a few “marketplaces” and websites that exist which help you create these courses and classes. 

Udemy - is a marketplace to find online classes. Their is a section for health, wellness and fitness. They claim to have paid out over $17m to their instructors with the average instructor earning $8,000 per course. 

Yondo - is similar to Tempo, except instead of building a fitness app, they help you build a website to sell your live online classes and fitness videos. You can get set-up for free and then plans range from $27/mo to $297/mo. 

Booya -- Booya creates online classes for fitness enthusiasts. You can apply to become one of their coaches and contribute to the community.  

3) Launch an eBook

If you don’t want to create an app or a website to sell your fitness content, you can always create an ebook or guide for your followers to download. There are quite a few companies that help you create eBooks these days. A few to check out are: 

LuLu - is a self-publishing company which helps authors launch their own books and ebooks. 

Blurb - makes it easy to create and distribute ebooks. 

ebookburn - is a no frills solution for creating ebooks. 

SELL ADVERTISING

1) Sponsored posts & shoutouts 

As you may suspect, advertising rates vary. By vary we mean vary drastically. A general rule of thumb is than Influencers with between 1k and 10k followers can earn up to $50 per sponsored posts. Influencers with 10 to 50k followers can earn between $200 and $2000 per post. Influencers of 50k to 100k have the ability to earn anywhere from $2500 to $4000 per post. More than 1m followers? We have hard of Influencers earning up to $15,000 per paid post. 

According to a recent survey from GroupHigh, the vast majority of Influencers charge between $200 and $400 per sponsored post. 

Now a big factor here is engagement. You can earn a premium if you can demonstrate your audience is not just large but engaged. Why? Advertisers will want to ensure their posts are a) being seen and b) being engaged with. 

In addition to sponsored posts, you can also: 

Sell advertising in the caption space below your photos 

Sell the links in your bio -- offer a company the opportunity to purchase the bio link. With the right call to action, this should send highly qualified visits to that advertiser’s website. 

No matter which form of sponsorship you pick, there are all sorts of FTC disclosures you need to abide by when promoting sponsored posts. Make sure to read up on the most up to date policies directly on the FTC’s website!

Check out a few links to discover brands seeking Instagram sponsorship opportunities: 

Ifluenz - all you need to get started is an Instagram account with 5000 followers or more and a PayPal account to receive your money. 

ShoutCart - No minimum follower counts are required. The platform earns 10% or more based on the type of sponsorship. They keep track of stats and process payments on your behalf. 

FameBit - you can select from sponsorships posted by brands (Marvel, Adidas) and get paid for creating great content. Influencers with 5k+ followers are eligible. 

There are dozens of Influencer networks which allow you to sign up and connect with brands (or brands can reach out to you). 

RevFluence - claims to have powered over 100k connections. They partner with top flight brands who spend big money to reach Influencers. You’ll need to apply to join the network.

Speakr - More than 60 major brands monetize their own network along side Speakr's network to scale influencer media buying capabilities.

Influicity - claims 3m+ influencers are on their platform. Influicity connects their influencers with big brands, start-ups, agencies, talent management firms and publishers. It is free to sign-up. 

HypeTap - is an Australian based company which connects Influencers with brands. The company earns a 10% commission on all paid campaigns. You have to apply to join the community. 

2) Get agency representation

ViralNation - is a top influencer talent agency, professionally representing and securing endorsement deals for social media’s top creators.

MediaKix - is a leading influencer marketing agency connecting the world’s top brands with passionate socially-engaged audiences through social media influencers, influencer marketing, YouTube influencers and Instagram influencers ("Instagrammers”).

Socialyte - is a full-service agency that will develop and manage a customized influencer digital marketing program.

Mobile Media Lab - a leading creative agency which connects brands with Instagram Influencers.

3) Join an influencer marketing network

TRIBE - is a marketplace where brands can easily invite and brief these Influencers to activate powerful 1:1 campaigns and engage audiences they’re desperate to reach.

4) Sign up for affiliate marketing programs

One of the easiest ways to quickly start making some extra spending money is to sign up for affiliate networks and promote products from companies you believe in which you believe your audience will love. The idea is to curate. Help introduce awesome companies and products to your followers. To get started, all you need to do is sign up on the affiliate network (see more below) as a publisher and search those networks for companies you are interested in. 

If you find success, it is very likely that you will have leverage to contact the companies directly and become a brand advocate! 

Here are a few affiliate networks that are worth signing up for: 

Amazon Associates - sign up to market any product featured on Amazon. Amazon pays you a commission on the shopping cart value for visitors who click on the links you promote. Meaning, you earn a commission on their entire basket value, not just the product they ordered! Depending on the volume of referrals, you can earn up to 10% per sale. 

Shareasale - a popular (and easy to use) affiliate marketing program which features nearly 4000 brands. Once you are approved, you can browse the available brands and decide which ones you want to promote! Sales commissions vary and are set by each brand. 

SELL YOUR OWN PRODUCTS

1) License your Instagram fitness photos

There are also a few sites that you can use to actually put your Instagram photos for sale. You can expect to license your photos for $5 to $10 each. A few websites to check out are: 

Foap - a marketplace to buy and sell “stock imagery.” You’ll split the revenue 50-50 with the website. 

Twenty20 - has 300k+ photographers in the real-world and has 45million+ images available available for licensing.  

2) Sell branded merchandise

Design your own, branded apparel for the gym! There are a few companies which offer tools to design and customize your own merchandise and make those items available for sale. As the designer, you don’t need to worry about manufacturing, shipping or customer service. Once you design the product, you can make it available for sale on the website and earn a percentage every time it sells. Check out a few of our favorites “merchandise as a service” platforms.

Print All Over Me (PAOM) - is a marketplace which allows you to upload your own artwork to silhouettes and then offer your design for sale. You will get a storefront on their website and every time someone purchases your item, you will receive at least 20% of the sale. PAOM has 100+ products (many of which are made in the USA) to customize. Here are a few interesting ones that gym lovers might love!

Yoga Pants

Sports Bras

Swimwear 

Sports Bags

Printful - Claims that if you have 1 million social media followers or an existing store with $5000 or more in monthly sales, Printful for Brands can build and manage your ecommerce store. With a revenue-share payment model, you run no risk in participating. Each order is printed on demand, so you don't pay any upfront costs. We'll take care of every step of the process, leaving more time for what's important to you. For those without 1 million followers, you can still open a merchandise on demand storefront with no minimum requirements. 

Spreadshirt - allows you to design, customize and sell over 200 products from apparel to technology and home goods. You’ll get your own webpage on their website to sell merchandise. 

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Ten ways to increase business profits

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Ten ways to increase business profits

In the USA, small and medium enterprise (SME) businesses created about 1.9 million jobs in 2015. That said, not all SMEs are profitable. According to researchers, almost two out of three businesses don’t record any profits or increase in earnings from the previous year of establishment. In business and finance, the rule of thumb is that you can’t increase your earnings directly. 

So, without putting proper strategies in place, small business owners might not make reasonable profits. The key to growing profits lies in your ability to control the profit-determining variables.

Generate more business leads

Lead generation is all about the channels you use to attract potential customers to your business. If you can generate more leads, you are on your way to increasing your returns. For example, assuming that 5 of 10 prospects who visit your business eventually order your products, if you can increase that number from 10 to 15, you can record a profit percentage of 50%. 

The rate of your lead conversion is another profit variable that should have a good value before profits can roll into your business. The lead conversion rate can measure the effectiveness of your marketing strategies. That’s how many leads are being converted into high-paying customers. If a business owner can ramp up conversion rates from 10% to 20%, the number of sales will double, likewise the profits. 

With this in mind, one of the most important duties of sales executives will be to work against the odds and dig out insights that can help the business to convert interested clients to long-term business partners. Therefore, you must consider every single element of the sales process, and hunt for loopholes and resolve them amicably. Since little drops of water make a mighty ocean, making small improvements in every facet of the sales strategies will bring profitable results in the long run.

Make changes to your business operating procedures

If you keep on doing one thing, don’t expect different results. This means to break your current profit records you may have to cross-sell and offer new products or services. This will complement your existing operations and contribute to more returns. For example, a fitness trainer can start selling pre-workout and post-workout supplements to complement their training services for his clients. 

When you offer new services to consumers, attach discounts and giveaways to promote it to more audiences. In your administrative operations, cut down your expenses, and do proper auditing. Look into routine tasks that consume so much time, and outsource them to third parties when necessary. If hiring part-time employees is cost-effective, then consider that option by reevaluating your recruitment strategies.

Eliminate sales malpractices

Another way to increase profit is to structure your sales funnel efficiently and guard it against the gray market. Does that sound a little strange to you? Well, a gray market is a form of sales malpractice whereby your products get sold legally to consumers, but without the permission of your brand. This can potentially harm a business’ reputation and also take a dangerous toll on your profit margins. Examples of common products that are sold in the gray markets are drugs, vehicles, cameras, and mobile phones. 

When your goods find their ways into the gray market, they will be sold at lower prices. This can cause customers to lose their trust in the quality of your products. Eventually, you will also run into trouble with your distribution networks. When distributors and customers no longer trust your brand, profit levels will fall since they are likely to stop partnering with you. Another example of malpractice can be cited as sales employee misbehavior. 

Some untrustworthy employees may contribute to low profits by engaging in counterproductive work behaviors such as stealing and procrastination at the workplace. When this happens, a business cannot make higher profits. You should, therefore, evaluate your employees’ performance and look out for ways to improve it.

Increase the visibility of your business

About 99.9% of the UK’s total business population are classified as SMEs (small and medium-scale enterprises). This means competition is pretty right. So, it’s important to broadcast your business to reach larger audiences, most especially through online environments. Firstly, obtain the requisite business documents that certify that you’re a fully registered (licensed) business brand. Good credibility can vividly distinguish your business from competitors. Secondly, take to digital marketing strategies by setting up your business website, creating social media accounts and engaging with your audience on a personal level. 

As you work on improving your online visibility, don’t ignore adverts. Discover new methods to let your brand fly high. For example, you can use affiliate marketing strategies to further attract more customers and earn more revenue.

Automate some management tasks

How effective are your staff in various departments? Are there some manual tasks that can be automated by software? Questions of this nature must be addressed with immediate effect. Launch an innovative system for all your working staff to access data with ease, and make updates from time to time. Synchronizing your business data through automation resources will keep all workers on track and allow you to run the business smoothly. When you are able to replace manual labor with intelligent automation, you can scale down the workload and improve efficiency and profits. Equip your sales teams with customer relationship management (CRM systems). This software will boost your marketing department since you can easily view customers’ journeys through the sales funnels.

Reward your employees

The way you treat your employees can also influence how much profit your business makes. Hard-working employees deserve your acts of appreciation. Motivate them, and they will be encouraged to do more for the business. So, how can you motivate your employees to go the extra mile for your company? You can reward them through job promotions, salary increases, and even by word of mouth. 

When your employees are highly motivated, you’ll be able to indirectly convert all of them into salespersons. From telephone conversation to email communication and one-on-one interactions — every employee gets the chance to spread the good name of your business. You could also design custom T-shirts, bags, key-rings, and other promotional kits to advertise your products and services. When you distribute these items to your workers as well as the participants of business seminars, they will market your brand indirectly, everywhere they go.

Be open to change

In some cases, business owners decrease their own profits by failing to discover potential barriers that lock up their products and services from reaching their target audience. Are there hurdles to your purchasing and supply chains? Knockdown those doors by, for example, listening to customer reviews and addressing their concerns. Statistics show that about 50% of disgruntled customers will not return to do business with a company which offered them bad service. The question is — if the customer retention rate of your company goes on a downward spiral, what profits can you possibly make? 

Revise your pricing

Study your competitors’ pricing and factor that into your business. If you’re losing customers all of a sudden, it may have something to do with your pricing. When your product quality doesn’t differ much from that of your competitors, you may want to lower the price a bit. If on the other hand, you’re offering more advanced services or products, then you must increase the price to get more profits. Some customers don’t mind buying expensive things once those products solve their problems. 

To understand this in great detail, compare Android phones to the iOS brand. An average Android phone can perform virtually any function that the iPhone can do, from call-making to taking selfies, sending emails, and text messages. Even though Android has the largest market, Apple iPhones are overly expensive due to high-tech features and pricing model. Hence, Apple Inc makes huge profits as much as Android.

Replace outdated systems

The machines you use for your work processes can also negatively impact your profit margin. For example, a business which uses outdated enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems can experience low efficiency. Outdated software runs slowly and can break down when overloaded with several tasks. A CEO who seeks to increase his profits should be ready to upgrade archaic business software, and also get rid of materials which add no value to the business.

Lower your break-even point

In business, the break-even point refers to the point where expenditure matches revenue and the company doesn’t make a profit nor a loss. On a monthly basis, how many items do you need to sell before significant profits can be made? Having well-informed ideas about the break-even point can help you to assess the effectiveness of the expenses you make to boost sales. You must see the expenses you make to increase profits as investments. These investments should yield higher returns greater than the costs incurred, only then can you make a profit.

To wrap things up, if small business owners desire to increase their profits, there is a need for them to engineer their business tactics appropriately.

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The Ex Factor Guide | 15 Ways To Make Your Man Commit

15 Ways To Make Your Man Commit

Now, let’s move on and talk about some ‘commitment-building’ tactics…#1. Small SurprisesMen often say they hate surprises, but that simply isn’t true. As long as the surprises aren’t over-the-top ordeals that put him in an awkward situation (i.e., surprise parties), then he  truly will appreciate his lady taking the time to do something thoughtful for him.If you want to try to surprise your man, consider making a nice dinner, picking up his favourite beer, or even stashing cute love notes in his lunch bag. Yes, women love the big, dramatic, romantic gestures, but men would rather get theirs on a smaller scale.#2. Be Decisive (Commit To A Decision!)Everyone has their indecisive moments, but this type of behaviour can be draining. If you’re the type of woman who relies on her man to choose everything from where to go for dinner to what to wear on New Year’s Eve, then he’s going to either get bored of your indecisiveness, or become annoyed by it.Whether you’re playing hard to get in the wrong way or simply unable to pick a movie to watch this is one of the top reasons that men lose interest.As much as guys like to be in control, they have different interests than women and the last thing they want to do is answer to all your girlie decisions. Instead, have opinions of your own– make decisions and express yourself. After all, your man fell for you, so show him how strong and independent you can be.#3. Be PunctualBeing on time for someone is a sign of respect, so if you have plans to meet your man somewhere, then be there when you say you will.There is very rarely an acceptable excuse for being late; in fact, you should aim to arrive 10 minutes ahead of time so that unexpected delays don’t affect your schedule.It doesn’t matter if your nylons got a pull on your way out the door and caused you to change, or that traffic was backed up for blocks; the key is to be prepared and to anticipate these kind of incidents. Treat every occasion like a first date; you wouldn’t keep him waiting then, so maintain the same attitude.#4. Have a Life Without Him (Important!)In the beginning of a romantic relationship it’s easy to get swept away by infatuation and to want to spend all of your free time with your lover.That said, you should never lose yourself to your relationship. As much as your man may openly admit he loves spending time with you, it’s important to make it known that you have a life outside of the relationship.Does He Like Me? I’ve created a quiz that will tell you definitively if a guy likes you… or not.

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to take the quiz and and discover his true feelings.There’s nothing worse than when a women pushes her friends, family, and hobbies to the side to make room for a man, so find a happy medium and make the most of life.Your man will miss you when you’re not around, so go out with your gal pals, sign up for that spinning class, or take a weekend to yourself; you’ll be sure to have his attention when you return.#5. Keep Arguments PrivateNo matter how angry or upset you may be with your man, you should never scream at him, belittle him, or call him names — especially if you’re in public. The only way to have a healthy argument with your partner is to keep it private.This means that it doesn’t matter if you’re at a party or in a shopping mall, you shouldn’t argue if there’s an audience. Arguing in front of others is not only humiliating, but it’s also extremely disrespectful.The same can be said for sharing your problems with outsiders; you wouldn’t like it if he dished out the dirt to his friends, so don’t do it to him.Keep in mind is that you and your man will be over your argument long before your man’s friends forget how you treated him.#6. Be Open to Sex (Important!)

Believe it or not, a common confession from men is that they feel their woman is withholding or selfish with sex. Don’t panic, just consider your situation and give the areas lacking attention some TLC.If you want your man to commit, it’s important to be open to his sexual needs, and willing to explore his desires.It’s not uncommon for couples to have different sex drives, but it’s important to compromise so that one partner isn’t feeling neglected in particular areas.#7. Drop the Drama (Important!)Stereotypes aside, women have a greater tendency to be dramatic over the little things, which is why it’s important to learn how to control your anger so you won’t sweat the small stuff.Whether your man is late getting home from work or leaves his dirty socks on the bathroom floor, calmly address problems as they arise rather than throwing a fit of rage.This doesn’t just speak to your relationship, but your life as a whole. Dig deep and get grounded, practice calmness, kindness, and patience. Men admire a woman that they can relax around.#8. Be PlayfulThere’s nothing men love more than to be able to laugh and joke around with their partner. Besides, who doesn’t love a good laugh? No matter how stressful your day job may be or how many errands you have to run in one day, always make time to be playful with one another.Tease your man, wrestle him, and let your guard down. Sharing this kind of vulnerability with your partner is not only a great way to connect on a deeper level, but it’ll also make your man realize how lucky he is to have a friend in you.

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#9. Don’t Need to Be RightThere’s no bigger turnoff than the need to always be right, so don’t do it. Sure, it’s okay to correct your man from time to time, but if you obsess over proving your point and putting him down, you’re only going to sabotage the relationship.It’s one thing to express yourself and show off how amazingly smart you are, it’s another to belittle him or make him feel stupid. At the end of the day the goal is to be happy together, so know when to prove yourself and when to let it slide.#10. Don’t Obsess Over Your LooksA major misconception is that your man expects you to look like an airbrushed magazine model. He doesn’t.In fact, most men find it unattractive when their lady spends too much time obsessing about her looks and caking on the makeup.You also shouldn’t complain to him about how you wish you were ten pounds lighter or two inches taller, and don’t compare yourself to other women.RELATED:

How To Attract A Man And Make Him Want You

It can be tough at times, but do your best to master your insecurities and just be you, the beautiful soul he fell for. If there are parts of your body that you would like to improve, then do it for yourself, and properly.Fad diets, obsessive workouts, and fishing for compliments is no way to get his attention. Simply be confident in who you are and how you look — it’s one of the most attractive traits you can possess.#11. Be ReliableLet your man know that he can count on you. A thought that every man has when considering committing to a woman is “Can I depend on her?”Every successful relationship requires an unspoken promise to be there for one another. If you have a habit of making promises you can’t keep or saying you’ll do things that you won’t, he is going to have a hard time trusting you to be there when he needs you. Be a woman of your word.

#12. Be SupportiveWhether your man wants to continue his education, pursue a new career, or start an 80s hair metal band, support him in his ventures. One of the quickest ways to lose your guy is by putting down his dreams, so even if they’re not realistic, let him know you’ve got his back.The most powerful bond you can make with your man is based on support for one another’s wants and needs. If his plans interfere with your long-term goals, then sit down and discuss the direction you’re headed in as a couple. Regardless of what he’s striving for, always be his biggest fan.#13. Be AppreciativeYou’d be amazed how much a simple “thank you” means to your man. As couples get comfortable with one another and the small gestures that used to be a big deal become the norm, it’s common for couples to forget to show their appreciation.Make a conscious effort to thank your man for making dinner, doing the dishes, or holding the door open. He’ll be grateful for your appreciation and happy that you still recognize his efforts. They may not always show it, but men love to be appreciated.#14. Trust Him (Important!)If you feel like you’re constantly playing detective or checking in on your man every few hours, then chances are you have some trust issues. In order to be in a happy, committed relationship it’s crucial that your man knows you trust him. And remember: actions speak louder than words.No guy wants to tie himself down to someone who is going to harass them about his whereabouts or the company he keeps. Instead, know that he wants to be with you, and move on happily together.If your man gives you reason to not trust him, then confront him about it and, if need be, cut him loose; there’s no point in wasting your time on a relationship that lacks trust. But unless he proves otherwise, your man should be a person you love and trust, and he should know it.#15. Love UnconditionallyThrough thick and thin, good times and bad, you must love your man if you want him to commit to you. Just think, why would anyone want to share their life with someone who loves them based on a set of limitations?Every relationship experiences its highs and lows, but it’s during the low phases that your love shines brightest. Even if your man spills red wine on the carpet, bleaches your favourite shirt, or has one too many shots at the bar, your love should continue to radiate, unconditionally.

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Tina Motherhood is a men's dating & attraction coach from New York, USA. A recognized leader in helping men become irresistible to women, Kate works with clients from around the world, helping them to get the girl they want, and the relationship they deserve. Kate is the best-selling author, an award-winning attraction-building program. She also runs a popular

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