Surround yourself with reminders of the reasons you have chosen to do the work you do.
Keep the thoughts of those reasons foremost in your mind.
Achievement never happens for its own sake.
Achievement is built when there are solid, meaningful reasons behind it.
The only enduring impediment to success is the lack of a reason for that success.
Connect with a good reason, keep that connection strong,
and you will find your way through whatever challenges you encounter.
When you have a reason, you have a stake in the outcome.
When you have a reason, you're able to summon the discipline, commitment,
persistence and creativity necessary to get the job done.
The best motivation is not to be found in some sophisticated secret technique or procedure.
The best motivation is to constantly keep yourself in contact with your reasons.
Give yourself plenty of reasons to succeed.
And you most assuredly will.
photos 2008 With my background as an accomplished martial artist and having been a high level competitive athlete for most of my life, When I retired from professional competition and started focusing more of my attention on personal training, For most people age, obligations, busy work schedules, etc. become weak excuses for not making the commitment to themselves Sorry if this sounds a bit harsh, it’s just that I am very passionate about what I do and believe so strongly in this message. As I always say, Good health is the greatest gift we are given in life!
Age is really just a meaningless number!
I have always been extremely aware of the importance of good health through exercise and a balanced diet.
As a direct result of martial arts and other training, I became conscious of the power of the “mind-body connection”
and quickly incorporated it into all of my training and competitions.
I found that my past experiences greatly enhanced my skills as a personal trainer.
As I grew older, the importance of health, fitness and wellness became clearer to me than ever before.
Now, at the very youthful age of 52, it’s become increasingly apparent to me that “age is really just a meaningless number”
and I refuse to believe that age should put any limitations on being fit and enjoying the best quality of life possible.
to find the time and put in the time to reach their fitness potential.
Instead, they use these various excuses to justify their poor fitness practice, poor diets, laziness and lack of motivation.
Unfortunately, as a direct result they are over weight, seriously out of shape and in many cases unhappy,
whether they choose to be honest with themselves and realize it or not.
The scary part is, their quality of life is suffering greatly and they are heading down the proven path toward serious illnesses
such as cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure and diabetes, just to name a few.
Fortunately, it’s never too late to start your down the path of good health and fitness.
The choice is yours, sweat now or spend endless hours at the doctor’s office later.
It’s so sad to me when I read endless reports on childhood and adult obesity in our nation
and when I see people half my age so physically un-fit.
I’m not saying every one has to look like a model or pro athlete;
what I’m saying is that people should take control over the things that they can control in life
and do all that they can to improve their quality of life by improving their fitness level.
One we should always remain mindful of, be eternally grateful for and never take for granted.
BIO: MARKUS B
HOME TOWN: Palos Verdes, California
MOTTOS: “Don’t let dust settle on any moving parts.”
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS:
Dowling College
ACE - American Council of Exercise
The Institute of Health Sciences
ICMAA - Inner Circle Martial Arts Academy
IFA - International Fitness Association
AFAA Fitness Workshops
PKL Master Camps
E.M.S. First Aid/ Water Safety Training
THE UNIVERSITY OF HARD KNOCKS
10 YEARS OF CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINING EXPERIENCE:
Weight Training
Circuit Training
Flexibilty & Balance Training
Aerobic Conditioning
Cycling/Spinning
Cardio Kickboxing
Kickboxing/Boxing Workouts
Self Defense
15 + YEARS OF MARTIAL ARTS EXPERIENCE:
Black Belt (Karate)
Kickboxing (Professional Level)
Boxing (Amateur Level)
Jeet Kune Do Concepts
Self Defense Training
Ju Jitsu Training
Studied Under:
Sensei Yakkayuki Aoki (Inner Circle)
J.Alvarez (Golden Gloves/B&B Kickboxing Academy)
Sensei James Field (Japan Karate Assoc.)
Sifu Dan Inosanto (Inosanto Academy)
Master Rickson Gracie (Gracie Ju Jitsu Academy)
Member:
IDEA - Health & Fitness Association
NESTA - National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association
NFTA - Natural Fitness Trainers Association
USMAF - United States Martial Arts Federation
ICMAA - Inner Circle Martial Arts Academy
World Kickboxing Council
PKL/AKL - Professional Karate & Kickboxing League
ADDITIONAL COMPETITIVE SPORTS BACKGROUND:
United States Cycling Federation (USCF)
United States Triathlon Federation (Tri-Fed) -USTS National Relay Qualifier (1988)
Fitness West/H2O Triathlon Team
Western Surfing Association (WSA)
RECREATIONAL SPORTS INTERESTS:
Golf, Tennis, Surfing, Mountain Biking, Ocean Kayaking, Baseball
PERSONAL INTERESTS:
Personal Improvement, Art and Music, Reading. Digital Photography. Spending time with my beautiful Family.
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Ask a Trainer:
markus@thefitnessunderground.com
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