HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

It’s a fresh start. Today is Monday January 4th, 2010. We’re 4 days into a new year… Imagine how GREAT your life is going to be this year starting now. Believe in 2010, Believe that anything’s possible.

* The YOU Mission

Make this year “The Year” you remember for the rest of your life. What do you want to make happen this year? Anyone who knows me knows I’m a HUGE Fan of writing my dreams and goals down on paper.

I find that people often get stuck in the process of writing it down because they can’t fathom how they’re going to get there? But that’s the miracle part of the process, you don’t have to know how you’re going to get there you just have to write it down. I truly believe that if you put your mind, your soul, and your body into your dreams the rest will fall into place.

You never have to know how you’re going to get there… You just have to know that you want it and you’re willing to do whatever it takes.

* I’m going to tell you a little story.

Every Year when I’m flying home for the Holidays I take the time to make a list of The Top 20 Goals I want to achieve in the year. I write down crazy things way outside of my comfort zone and I write down goals I believe I can accomplish personally, professionally, and physically.

Once I nail down my Top 20 Goals for 2010 I’ll put them on the wall right above my desk and look at them every day. I put life into them by contacting people I know who have expertise in the areas of the goals… I put life into them by saying yes to opportunities that scare me a little. Opportunities I know will get me closer to where I want to be, so I can cross off #19 from the list

I’m going to share with you 4 goals I had last year. Goals that often seemed impossible… Goals that people said I would never accomplish

Be a Featured Fitness Expert on The Today Show in 2009 – I was the featured fitness expert on The Today Show December 6, 2009, Check out my website! http://www.laceystonefitness.com/video.htm - How did that happen? Not how you’d think.
Be Voted One of the Top 10 Trainers in New York in 2009– I was voted one of the Top 7 Trainers by Timeout Magazine on December 14th, 2009. http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/spas-sport/81637/top-trainers/4.html
Develop my relationship with Nike, become a consultant, develop revolutionary workout programs with them, anndd get lots of freeee cloootthhesss – Nike invited me to their Headquarters in Oregon January 10-12, 2010.
Share my love with Jessica Clark every single day and ask her to marry me. – We are getting married in Mexico on February 28th, 2010.

Why am I sharing this with you? Because I want you to achieve your dreams and be the person you were born to be. I stand here to tell you that anything’s possible. I’m just a girl from Wisconsin who goes after my Top 20 Goals everyday, and the thrill of achieving almost every goal from my 2009 list feels Glorious. 2010 is the YEAR people, make it happen.

* January EVENTS!

PLAYList of The YEAR!

Wednesday – January 6th 2010 @ 6.30pm – Greenwich Equinox prepare to be WOWED.

Come one Come all to The PLAYList of The Year! All participants get a FREE CD and are eligible for the Raffle – Lacey Stone Fitness Hoodies, 6pack of Personal Training Sessions, and mooorreeee!

Equinox Anniversary WOOOORRRKKKOut!

Tuesday – January 19th @ 6.40pm – Greenwich Village Equinox

Mark Hendricks & I will lead a FUN Bootcamp Event you won’t want to miss! Start the New Year with a Bang! And invite Non-members to join in on the fun, just say you’re here for The Anniversary Workout w/ Lacey & Mark. Who loves you?

Cycle for SURVIVAL!

Start a Team. Join the Ride. OR Support the cause.
Cycle for Survival is the indoor cycling fundraiser benefiting lifesaving cancer research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center anndd The Event is open to Everyone!

When? Sunday, January 31 – 2010 – I will be there from 8am-1pm
Where? 521 Fifth Ave. (at 43rd St.) – I will be there almost all day!

Register or donate now at www.cycleforsurvival.org or email cycleforsurvival@mskcc.org 888.722.9253

* My Revised 2010 Schedule – New CLASS!

Here’s my 2010 Schedule Plus Fun B-O-N-U-S-ES due to the lovely Kristi Molinaro.

The Schedule
Monday: 6.30am –Spin – Gwch
MONDAY: Starts Today NEW CLASS!- 12.30 – Spin – Columbus Circle – I’m going UPTOWN!

Tuesday: 6.40pm – TheBigGAME! – Gwch
Wednesday: 12.15 – Spin – 19th
Wednesday: 6.30pm – Spin – Gwch
Friday: 6.30am – TheBigGAME! – Gwch

B-o-n-u-s – The Lovely Ms Kristi Molinaro is due very soon. I’ll be taking over for her mid – January – Feb 20th, my wedding is February 28th, 2010.

This Saturday DOUBLE is being dubbed – The Pre-Wedding Slim-o-thon!

10.30am- 11.15- SPIN
11.30 -12.15 – TheBigGAME!

It’s going to be a BALL…. Come SWEAT it out with me and Blast off to 2000 and Zen GREATNESS! If you’re a non-member have no fear just shoot me an email 48 hours in advance and I’ll get you on the guestlist for any of these 45min workouts! Sswweeettt!!! For easy access to my schedule just click – http://www.laceystonefitness.com/schedule.htm – B-A-M!

* NEWS – Top 7 Trainers in New York!

Timeout New York – MAJOR!
I was Voted one the Top 7 Trainers in New York by Timeout Magazine. The Issue is still on stands now, check out page 24, Thank you to my client Erin Crandall for her very sweet quote and Kate Lowenstein… you are both angels. If you didn’t get to grab a copy here’s a quick link of the article, Check it OUT! http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/spas-sport/81637/top-trainers/4.html

TV –WCBS & WNBC Resolutions Segment – I filmed a segment for WNBC New Years Day and I’m filming a segment for WCBS News today about 6 ways to stick to your Fitness goals in ‘10. WNBC aired BUT WCBS hasn’t yet… As soon as I know the air date I will let you know! Yyyeaahhh 2010!!!

FITNESS – A couple Fitness Experts including me listed off our favorite tunes for Fitness Magazine Top 100 Workout Songs, page 74- Thank you Chee!

FITNESS PAGE on FB – Join my Fitness Page on Facebook – Lacey Stone Fitness, I will be taking polls, inviting you to Exclusive Nike Events and much much MORE. 2010 is the break-out Year bbaabbyy!!! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lacey-Stone-Fitness/172268324786?ref=ts Gracias Julie Smith the best Website Designer in the Universe

New Year’s Goals – If you’re looking to make some physical changes this year contact me, I’ll set you up with a trainer that matches your goals and your personality (Bottom line: If you don’t like’em you’re not going to go) – info@laceystonefitness.com – The time is now.

* Lesbian Love w/ Lacey & Jessica

SWWEEETTTTT, LL is killing it online thanks to you! Take a peak at last month’s highest rated episode: The episode is about “coming out” and discovering who you really are.

http://www.afterellen.com/blog/trishbendix/video-lacey-jessica-lesbian-love-episode-7

annnddd let us know if there’re any topics you’d like us to tackle in our next series of shows. Thank you for watching aaaanndddd commenting!

* December Top10!

Download this Playlist! These are the Top10 Voted Songs by Greenwich Village Equinox… If it’s HOT in the village it’s HOT, Trendsettersssss – Just click http://www.laceystonefitness.com/playlist.htm and download December TopTEN! 2009!

1. Bad Romance – Lady Gaga
2. Empire State – Jay Z
3. Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
4. When Love Takes Over – Kelly Rowland
5. Million Dollar Bill (Remix) – Whitney
6. Paparazzi – Lady Gaga
7. Please Don’t Leave – Pink
8. Jai Ho! – A.R. Rahman
9. Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart – Alicia Keys
10. Single Ladies – Beyonce

* TRAVEL

Nike invited me to Oregon Sunday-Tuesday to the Think Tank… That’s the mother-ship, compound, headquarters ahhhh! All those hours on the basketball court, tennis court, soccer field, and Equinox… Sooo Happy!

Monday 1.11 – 6.30am – Spin – Greenwich – Faris
Monday 1.11 – 12.30 – Spin – Doug
Tuesday 1.12 – 6.40pm – TheBigGAME! – Erica

I’ll be back to teach Wednesday’s Spins and my regular schedule for the rest of the month. Brrinnnggg IT!

* QUOTE-Tastic!

“And the day came when the risk it took to remain tightly closed in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to bloom.” Alicia Keys on – The Element of Freedom

Happy New Year!
Lacey

PS If you’d like to join my mailing list for Events and other motivational messages just click www.laceystonefitness.com and click “Sign-up for the newsletter” on the HOME page 2010 is it.

Passion.Patience.Persistence = EXCELLENCE

LACEY STONE
Fitness Professional
Founder of Lacey Stone Fitness, LLC
http://www.LaceyStoneFitness.com

New Year. New You?

It’s the first day of 2009!  Happy New Year everybody

The festive season was lovely for me; I decided to give myself a real break.  I spent time with my family in Ireland, ate carbs and dark chocolate, drank a little red wine, didn’t workout nearly as hard or as often and slept long and late.  It has done me the world of good.  I was exhausted and needed the change of pace to recharge my batteries.  I woke up very early this am (jetlag!) after a late night of New Year celebration back in NYC with Lacey and tired as I am, I am also happy to be ready to get back into my routine.

One of the initial reasons Lacey and I decided to start Sweat City was in answer to the question we both (as a fitness professional and a model) get asked most frequently: “What is it that you do to look/feel/be the way that you are?”

Let me preface by saying that this is a personal routine that work for ME.  We all have different needs and desires and find different activities fun. 

The fact that it might not feel fun to start with is NOT an excuse however  !  Getting sweaty and out of breath might not feel fun to begin with, but I promise it CAN AND DOES become something that you get so much out of that you’re sad if you have to miss it.

So: What do I do?

I workout 5-6 days a week doing a combination of running or the elliptical machine for low impact, spin classes, and the BIG GAME (a full body cardio conditioning class courtesy of the lovely Ms Stone).  I use a weighted medicine ball. I do push-ups, and jump rope as fast as I can for 5-10 minutes or until I can’t breathe

For really fun, SUPER EFFECTIVE workouts check out http://sweatcity.wordpress.com/2008/11/24/seven-treadmill-workouts/

 http://sweatcity.wordpress.com/2008/08/15/laceys-interval-workout/

I eat (yes I really do I promise!), at least 3 times a day and often 4-5 times a day.  Check out ‘volumetrics’…

http://sweatcity.wordpress.com/2008/08/17/how-we-eat-volumetrics/

I don’t eat dessert or candy ever really, well, festive season aside  I also rarely drink alcohol, I quit smoking 5 years ago when I first decided I wanted my life back.

I go to bed early and I get up early because that is how I manage to workout so consistently; I just do it before life can get in the way and give me an excuse not to.

I actively try to ‘reframe’ events that I may not like, or that upset me during my day. For example if someone is horribly rude to me my emotional gut response is to think “It’s me, they don’t like me, there’s something wrong with me.”  This kind of thing used to be a trigger that would result in me stuffing food into my face like it was going out of fashion.  Now I reframe the event immediately in my brain. “They must be having a really hard day, I don’t think that it has anything to do with me really, it could have been anyone they were rude to. It’s because they are unhappy or frustrated in some way.”  That doesn’t make the behavior acceptable but it does mean I don’t start in on a negative downwards spiral for the rest of the day.  It used to be something I had to do consciously, but after a while it became second nature and it is one of the MOST HELPFUL life tools I have ever learnt!

I try the best I can everyday to be the best version of me that I can. When I screw up, and I definitely do, I try not to dwell on it, beat myself up and use it as an excuse to opt out of my life. I acknowledge it, if necessary I apologize (to myself or someone else) and then I try to move on. 

I try not to over eat, but I also try not to under eat, because my body is worthy of more respect than that.  I try every day to have respect for myself, my health, my emotions and for everyone out there who, whether they’re my favorite people or not, are just trying to do the best they know how in their lives too.   If they’re toxic, I don’t let them into my life anymore than is absolutely necessary.

And I’m lucky enough to have this forum, which helps me check in with myself through writing and interacting with you all.  Sweat City has proven itself to be such a rewarding experience for us both.  We want to thank you all for sharing this experience with us through 2008 and now as we begin a whole new chapter in 2009.  I hope that this New Year brings you health, happiness and prosperity