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EA Sports Active – On Tour

Jimmy C — Tue, 19 May 2009 15:07:27 +0000

We recently had the pleasure of joining EA for their Sports Active media event in New York City. The event started with a demo of the EA Sports Active game/workout product. Following the demo they allowed attendees to play the units and experience the workout intensity. The workouts require the use of an occasional resistance band and the leg strap for the Wii controller, which are included with purchase. If you have purchased the Wii Fit, you can also use your balance board for a number of the workouts. The balance board, although, is not required for any of the EA Sports Active workouts.

The workouts range from basic to extreme based on your desired intensity level. For those gamers looking for more than the Wii Fit has to offer, the Sports Active product is a more robust and comprehensive lifestyle and exercise manager. It has extensive workout and food journal capabilities for those activities that happen outside of your living room. Catalog outside exercise activities and foods you eat throughout the day in the system for a more holistic view on your progress toward a healthier lifestyle.

While at the event we caught up with Donny and Kari Claxton to check in on their results from the 30 day challenge. Donny and Kari were very enthusiastic about Sports Active, and the lifestyle change it has brought to them and their entire family. Donny told DietsInReview.com that he is now down 24 pounds in just 30 days using Sports Active and in addition his family is now taking up more traditional exercise activities, playing tennis, swimming, and more walking.

“The most life changing 30 days of my 43 years … we have made a holistic change on what we eat at home, what we feed our children and how we exercise” – Donny Claxton

Find more information here on the EA Sports Active and don’t forget to keep up with Claxton’s. Photos from the event are on our Flickr page.

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EA Sports Active – On Tour

At Home Biggest Loser Winner – Jerry Hayes

Jimmy C — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:35:50 +0000

Jerry Hayes, the oldest Biggest Loser contestant in the show’s history, has won the At-Home Biggest Loser Prize. This 64-year-old grandfather of five was certainly not the top choice to beat his fellow contestants for the $100,000 prize, but after losing 47.97% of his body weight (down 177 pounds to his current weight of 192), he was the clear winner from the moment he stepped on the scale.

He celebrated his moment with this eldest granddaughter on stage, and with his teammate and wife Estella Hayes. Together, this couple proved that age is the last thing that stands between you, your weight loss goal, and adding many healthy years to your life.

Stay tuned for the DietsInReview.com video interview live from the finale!

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At Home Biggest Loser Winner – Jerry Hayes

Britney Spears Gets Her Body Back

Jimmy C — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:26:24 +0000

Britney Spears' New Body

The pop princess showed off her tight tummy on Friday in new photos on her Web site as she rehearsed for her upcoming tour.

“I’m the healthiest I’ve been all my life,” she said at the time. “My diet has a lot to do with my getting into shape. I have no sugar. I don’t eat fruit or even fruit juice because of the sugar. I eat chicken and salmon and rice. I eat avocados. I’ll have egg whites for breakfast and sometimes turkey burgers for lunch.”

Which Meal Plan Would You Try?

Jimmy C — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:20:26 +0000

With so many options out there – Which of the main meal delivery diet plans are you most likely to try?

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Read all of our meal delivery diet reviews here. Also make sure to check out our BRAND NEW meal delivery comparison chart.

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Which Meal Plan Would You Try?

Brooklyn Bridge Bootcamp

Jimmy C — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:46:19 +0000

The word on the workout street is to actually work out on the street.

The Brooklyn Bridge bootcamp takes participants across the Brooklyn Bridge with intermittent stops at the towers to perform highly effective toning and strengthening exercises. This program was designed by Personal Trainer Ariane Hundt who utilizes only the most effective fitness techniques to bring about a lean and sculpted body while promoting ultra calorie burning.

You can catch the workouts on:
Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturday mornings. Check the website below for updated times

Fees:
$20 a session, $15 for first-timers
For more information and to sign up: BrooklynBridgeBootCamp.com

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Brooklyn Bridge Bootcamp

Interview with Micah McCain from Bravo’s Work Out

Jimmy C — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:53:19 +0000

Micah McCain was one of the “Sky Labbers” on the recently wrapped third season of Bravo’s Work Out, a reality show that follows the life and times of the posh Beverly Hills Sky Sport Spa owner, Jackie Warner. What’s a Sky Labber? Part of the Work Out series is following a group of individuals who’ve signed up for Jackie’s hardcore weight loss bootcamp, Sky Lab. Micah was one of the lucky few to participate, and he lost 23 pounds during the filming of the show.

“I started working out 3 months before, worked out on the show 5 months, and it’s been 2 months since,” explains Micah. “Total loss of 71 pounds! I’m tired and I’m slightly hungry!”

Micah works in Hollywood doing a little bit of everything from “entertaining on stage, on camera and on the street,” he says. He has a new cabaret show that’s opening next weekend in L.A. and says that this experience on Work Out means he’s going to be much happier in the clothes he’s wearing while performing.

I asked if he’s tried out Jackie Warner’s new Work Out DVD- and he exclaimed that he has not, because he has already learned the tools it teaches. However, anyone who hasn’t worked with the Sky team, he thinks it would offer an amazing workout.

When asked if he has any advice for those facing their own weight loss or emotional issues – Micah said “You’ve gotta mix it up!”. “Right when you feel like you’re getting bored of the food, you’re getting bored of the cardio, you’re getting bored of the training sessions, you’re getting bored in the gym… Please have the power and the knowledge to be aware that you’re getting bored, shake it up and find something new. I couldn’t run anymore. I was dying. I was like, I gotta get a bike, I can’t stop my cardio. And then I couldn’t bike any more, so I started taking cardio dance classes. Every time I changed it I got re-inspired. I would not let myself feel let down that I wasn’t doing what I wanted to do and fulfilling my mission of being a better person.”

Listen here to learn more about Micah’s experience during Bravo’s Work Out, and how it’s positively changed his life since.

Thank you, Micah!

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Interview with Micah McCain from Bravo’s Work Out

Wii Fit Review

Jimmy C — Wed, 21 May 2008 23:31:59 +0000

We, at DietsInReview.com, were one of the first in line at our local Best Buy to pick up the new Wii Fit this morning. After a few hours with the new exercise game we have put together a short video overview of the product.

But before I show you the video I want to point out a few things.

The line was at least 30 people long at 9:30 am, each person buying multiple Wii Fit accessories along with the game. It appears that Nintendo has spawned a new fitness game industry on day one.
The balance board appears to well made – very solid.
In line we heard chatter about more games and exercise tools coming out that will also make use the Wii’s balance board.
We have 4 friends over right now all playing (exercising?) with the Wii Fit. When is the last time you had your friends over to exercise

I was very impressed with the packaging and the quality of the materials. The balance board also comes with a set of replacement feet, I guess they wear out easily? Below is our video overview showcasing a few of the games as well as documenting some of the setup procedures.

Wii Fit Review from Diets in Review on Vimeo.

Can’t find a Wii Fit at your local store? Try buying online.

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Wii Fit Review

Jillian Michaels – Self Magazine Workout in the Park

Jimmy C — Sat, 10 May 2008 19:57:23 +0000

Jillian Michaels made an appearance today at the 15th annual Self Magazine Workout in the Park at Central Park. The event consisted of multiple workout sessions, sponsor booths and autographs/Q&A with Jillian.

See below for video and photos of the event.
Unfortunately Jillian didn’t lead any of the work sessions but she did attract a large line of fans looking for autographs and to get a few quick bits of advice from the famous trainer. The schedule for the event looked like this:

11:10 – 11:30 — Strength & Alignment
11:35 – 11:55 — Latino Grooves- A salsa and mambo-inspired dance workout
12:00 – 12:20 — Absolution
12:25 – 12:45 — Cardio Tai Box- A tough tai-bo boxing class for some serious cardio
12:50 – 1:10 — Retro-Robics

See below for Jillian Michaels being introduced at the event and a few more photos. Make sure to view the dietsinreview.com youtube channel for more footage as well as our flickr account for lots of photos of the event.

Jillian Michaels – Self Magazine Workout in the Park from Diets in Review on Vimeo.

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Jillian Michaels – Self Magazine Workout in the Park

Go Green With Your Diet

Jimmy C — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:55:13 +0000

Watch as Annie Bell Muzaurieta speaks with Matt Lauer about helping the environment by going green with your diet. Learn some simple easy tricks that not only help the environment but also help you increase your healthy food intake. Annie is the food editor at thedailygreen.com.

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Go Green With Your Diet

Jorge Cruise launches book tour

Jimmy C — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:35:37 +0000

Jorge Cruise is currently on a 20 city tour at various Barnes and Nobles promoting his 10th book “12-Second Sequence”. As we were waiting for the discussion to begin Jorge came bursting through the doors of the Barnes and Noble in New York City, kicking of his book tour energetically, despite the frigid temperatures in the teens outside. His promotional tour is perfectly timed with the New Year as the majority of New Year’s resolutions center around health and getting in shape.

Jorge began his discussions by talking about his passion for health and wellness and spoke about his perspective on ridding the body of fat. “This does not mean having to starve ourselves or perform cardio for hours,” Jorge states. The key being to build muscle strength by fatiguing the muscles. You will not change the muscle or body composition without this key component. This compressed program touts the ability to create muscle quickly, which then directly impacts our resting metabolism (the state of our metabolism when we are well, resting) leading to more calorie burn throughout the day.

After an overview of the program, Jorge lead a sample lunge exercise from the 12-second Sequence with members of the audience spread throughout the store. The countdown to 12 began and the audience members participating confirmed feeling the burn that Jorge has spoken about. He also at this point spoke on a more personal level about growing up overweight himself and not having good role models to look up to. In this 10th book, that took 2 years to write, are pages on eating well, meal plans and an exercise tracker. In addition, the book provides a self-administered fitness test, which then leads the reader into his 12 second sequence 8-week challenge. As well as joining the 8-week challenge, readers have the opportunity to win $10,000 by signing up at www.12second.com and uploading their before and after photos. 10 winners will be selected.

Jorge ends by asking us all “Are we ready to take on the challenge?” Are you?

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Jorge Cruise launches book tour