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Since its introduction the elliptical trainer has continued to move to the forefront of popularity in gyms everywhere. Most trainers agree that the elliptical is the best device for cardiovascular training. Besides being very easy on the joints there are other reasons the elliptical deserves the accolades.

Elliptical trainers are in that rare category of exercise that combine weight bearing and non-impact in the same activity giving you the bone density building and best calorie burning while saving your knees and lower back at the same time. Stationary bikes and treadmills give you good workouts but the bikes don’t burn as many calories and treadmills can be tough on the knees and lower back. Rowing machines are hard on the back as well.

The health benefits of the elliptical are similar to other cardio exercises. Heart and lung fitness is increased; immune system function is enhanced along with improved cholesterol levels while lowering the risk of heart disease, diabetes, strokes, and some cancers.

In addition to the overall health benefits elliptical training is great for increasing muscular endurance in the quads and glutes which combined together are the largest muscles in the body, as well as the thigh biceps or hamstrings, calves, and hip flexors when performing the exercise on an incline. If you are exercising on a unit that has the arm attachments for upper body work you will also receive endurance benefits in your pectorals, triceps, and anterior deltoids on the pushing portion and the lats, biceps, rhomboids, and rear delts on the pulling motion. The benefit to using a machine with arms is an increase in heart rate but the same thing can be accomplished with increasing the incline.

Many models do not offer the availability of the incline patented by Precor, the industry leader but those that do have an incline range of 13-40 degrees along with electronic pre-set workouts. Just remember that the higher incline increases the stress to the knees and lower back.

The main two variables offered with all elliptical trainers are resistance and speed. It is advisable to set the resistance so that you are able to maintain a pace of 120 to 200 strides per minute without straining.

Another great benefit to the elliptical trainer is the fact that so many workout choices are offered. Being able to adjust the speed, resistance, incline, and also having the “arms” for the upper body may make designing a workout a more thoughtful process but it definitely eliminates workout boredom.

As with any exercise program see a physician before beginning a rigorous fitness regimen.

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You say, I can’t write an article, I have no knowledge of writing. Let me tell you yes you can!

Why write an article?

It can help you build your business! Yes, writing articles can help build your business. You say how can this help? First, imagine if you will, you have posted your article in an online publication, it has been accepted to be posted online (we will cover how to submit your article latter). Now all of a sudden you have 100 people reading your article, think of what could happen if out of that 100, 10 visit your website or email you for more information about what you are doing.

What has just happened? You have created some potential affiliates or buyers for your products.

If you have a website this can help your rankings in the search engines.

How to start:

1. Think of a subject that you have knowledge of! It can be from cooking to website marketing anything you know is good! You can even ask you favorite relative, friends, whoever for some help, by using their knowledge on a certain subject.

2. Keep notes of what you want to write, the notes should be kept in the order you want to write. This may take you a while to organize but it is well worth the time. This way when you start writing you will not get confused on what you wanted to start with and the order you want to write it.

3. Use a good word processor that can help you with your grammar. I use Microsoft Word; it allows me to set it up to write formal letters it will even give you definitions of why you should change the grammar.

4. Start your writing! Simple isn’t it?

5. At the end add a recourse box, with you name, email or website, for example; Joe Smith is an Independent SFI Marketing Group Representative. You may contact him here then post your website or email.

6. Also, include that is free for reprint as long as the resource box stays intact.

Where to place your articles:

Now that you have written your first article, what’s next?

1. Find a group to join that welcomes articles.

2. Submit your article to free enzines (on line magazines, on line publications) Do searches for free article submissions sites submit your article. If they like it they will post it, and instantly you are an author!

3. Email me your article and I will post it on my website. I will give you some constructive criticism if there is something I feel you can do better on.

Pretty simple, and you thought you couldn’t be an author! Congratulations you are!

About The Author

William C. Wilson Sr.

Is an Independent SFI Marketing Group Representative

http://www.great-homebusiness.com

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One of the most important tools speakers use is their FEE
SCHEDULE. Here are ten tips to help you increase your
attractiveness and income, while communicating exactly what
you offer and clarify your fees for your programs, products,
and services.

1. Change the title. Previously referred as a FEE SCHEDULE.
These two words have gathered a quiet negative energy over
the years. In order to make your fees more attractive,
change the name. This energizes your attractiveness and
shows how you are different. Here are a few noun
substitutes to spark your brainstorming. Schedule: Menu,
catalog, list. Example Fee Menu, Fee Catalog, Fee List.
Fee: Compensation, cost, rate. Examples: Compensation
Menu, compensation catalog, compensation list, cost menu,
cost catalog, cost list, rate menu, rate catalog, rate list.

2. Include your photo at the top of your schedule

3. At the top also include an expiration line: Example:
“These fees are good for programs booked before _____date
(or expire on ____).” Expire your schedule frequently to
allow for increases. Ninety days is the normal expiration
period.

4. We have found that selling time is the easiest way for
independent professionals to offer their services. People
understand this way of thinking because many jobs pay by the
hour. You don’t want to get involved with tracking minutes
and seconds. You can do this by quoting your hourly rate in
this manner: Up to 1 hour $____. Up to 2 hours $____. Up
to 3 hours (or 1/2 day) $____. Up to 6 hours (or full day)
$____.

5. Be sure to list all your time or product packages. List
any additional or possible programs for the same events.
Examples: Managers Meetings, Spouse Program, additional
breakouts, vendor education for trade shows at the event.
List any document customization fees and recording rights.

6. If you work with meeting planners and bureaus, enlist
their experience and suggestions. Let them review and
provide you with feedback on your schedule. They know the
market and continually compare speakers’ schedules.

7. Create a PDF file for e-mailing your schedule. Or create
a complete marketing package that includes your fee schedule
and turn into a pdf file.

8. When presenting your services to a meeting planner,
visualize that person looking at a giant chart on the wall
which lists all the different times and programs planned at
their event, but that are not yet scheduled. Ask the meeting
planner if he or she has any unfilled time slots available
on the day you are scheduled. Then suggest a second program
for managers or the sales team. This helps them because they
have to book less speakers, cuts their planning time
considerably, and usually saves money on travel expenses and
hotel rooms.

9. Meeting planners discourage back-of-the-room sales
because they do not want you to use “paid” time to push
those materials. Instead, sell them separately through their
educational materials budget. Add your educational
materials to your schedule (books, workbooks, audio
programs, subscriptions) with any quantity discounts
(10-15%). Include special “program only” package
opportunities as well. Place these in the center of your
schedule. List shipping separately in a footnote.

10. Speakers are now asking for a flat fee for their travel
expenses. This provides flexibility for the speaker and
saves the meeting planner time.

Catherine Franz, a Certified Professional Marketing &
Writing Coach, specializes in product development, Internet
writing and marketing, nonfiction, training. Newsletters
and articles available at: http://www.abundancecenter.com
blog: http://abundance.blogs.com

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Have you ever heard the expression, “The Urge to Merge”?

It is a term relating to sexuality and marriage. The “URGE” symbolizes sexual interest, and the “MERGE” symbolizes marriage union.

We see it all around us!

Late night TV bombards us with sexual images and sensual content. Commercials that have nothing to do with sex use a sensual foundation to market to the masses. More than ever in history our minds seem to be more interested in the sex-drive channel than in channeling the sex-drive.

We call this, “The SURGE of the URGE”.

Let’s travel back in time about sixty years before we became so technologically advanced and started opening up the bedroom door for anyone with an appetite and “prying eyes”. Many of the older generation know of what time I speak! Back when some things were still considered sacred and “The SURGE of the URGE” was yet in the future.

It used to be that life was about marriage and family principles. It used to be that faith and family were the criteria for determining life success. In other words, it was about the “MERGE”. Family and relationship building principles for living was the norm.

Then came The Beatles, Elvis, Rock-and-Roll and yes, Hugh Hefner and Playboy.

Gradually our society began to shift its thinking and embrace a mindset for the “URGE” itself. The sexual revolution stepped onto the horizon, and “The SURGE of the URGE” was born and became the focus.

Sadly, and to our demise I might add, the “MERGE” has been placed on the shelf and in many cases mocked and ridiculed.

For over fifty years now we have been a world dominated with a fascination for the “URGE”.

Playboy, Penthouse, Hustler, Strip Clubs, Porn Movies, Girls Gone Wild, Spring Break, Wild On, etc. The Music Industry lyrics display this same “URGE” mentality and, of course, let’s not forget the recent Halftime Super Bowl antics.

We even went through a time in recent history where the “URGE” became the main topic of conversation surrounding the Presidency of the United States.

Maybe, instead of just enacting and enforcing laws and high-dollar fines…maybe, instead of just issues of censorship…maybe, instead of just battling it out in the boardroom and courtroom…maybe we should do something so foreign as to go back to the shelf, dust off the idea that marriage and family life is where it’s really at and get our focus back on the importance of the “MERGE”.

Being wanted for a “Night of a Lifetime” can never fully satisfy, fulfill or replace the greatest longing of our hearts for being wanted for a “Lifetime of Nights”.

Let’s all consider taking the “MERGE” down from the shelf. Marriage and family life will always play the greatest role in our civilization.

The greatest gift we will ever give the world is a stable home.

(C)Copyright 2004 Stanley J. Leffew

All Rights Reserved!

Stanley J. Leffew is the Author of, “How To Be Wanted For a Lifetime of Nights and Not Just a Night of a Lifetime”. His website is based on this same theme. Find out for yourself why feeding desire and leading-with-the-body in life and relationships fails to satisfy the longing of the human heart to connect at http://advice-for-lifetime-relationships.com.

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