Tools to help you succeed.

I wanted to take a minute to share with you a few tools that can assist you as you work towards your health and fitness goals. Accountability is always key when striving for certain results and there are two programs or systems that I think you should know about: WOWY gym and stickK (not a typo!). I've briefly discussed WOWY, but I think it deserves more recognition.

What is WOWY? 

It stands for Work Out With You and it's Team Beachbody's Online SuperGym.  Think of it as the Facebook for fitness.  In the WOWY SuperGym you are never alone.  Log in to schedule and track your workouts, join friends or fitness groups, chat instantly with other members, and build a sense of accountability into your workout program.  By tracking your progress you'll reach your health and fitness goals faster.  The SuperGym is always full of like-minded individuals, just in case you need a little extra support and motivation.  And here is the best part.  Become a Club Member and log in each day to be eligible to win cash and prizes.  I'm talking hundreds of dollars, cameras, camcorders, etc. given away daily.  And once a week, someone wins $1000 - just for logging in working out!

Do you need to be doing a Beachbody fitness program to use WOWY?  NO.  Log your running, biking, swimming, walking, or anything you do for fitness.  The idea here is to get up, get moving, and track your progress.  That's it.  It truly is that simple.  Give it a try for yourself by clicking here.

What is stickK?

My good buddy Chad Graue introduced me to this little nugget.  Everyone has a goal they want to reach, whether it's losing weight, stop smoking, making more money, stop watching Jersery Shore, whatever. stickK is designed to promote a healthier lifestyle for you by allowing you to create "Commitment Contracts."  A Commitment Contract is a contract that binds you into achieving a personal goal.  Here's the catch.  If you don't achieve your goal in whatever time frame you set, they'll tell your friends about it.  Don't care what your friends think of you? Oh yea, there's one more catch.  When you make the Commitment Contract, you are also setting a dollar amount that is tied to your goal.  Reach your goal, keep the money.  Don't reach the goal, and not only do they tell your friends, but you forfeit your money to whatever charity, anti-charity, group, or organization you want.  Make it $5 if you want, or you can be like my man Chad.  Chad currently has $1000 on the line to achieve a certain level with his business.  Actually it's the same business I'm in, but he has more cojones than I do.  And where does his money go if he fails to reach his goal, which is by June 15th?  Chad is a strong Christian, so his money is going to an abortion organization.

I encourage you all to do the same.  Set a goal, make a commitment contract, and strive to reach it.  What's the worst that can happen?  You lose your money, but at least you actually tried to achieve something.  I'm getting ready to sign a commitment contract myself.  And where will my money go?  To the one organization that is despised by everyone in the St. Louis area; an organization that brings a foul smell with it when they come to town; an organization that makes my blood boil whenever I hear their name.  Of course, I'm talking about the Chicago Cubs! YIKES!  Better hope I achieve my goal.