The Elevator to Success is Broken

October 11, 2013, 11:44 am

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Hey guys!

I hope you all are having an amazing week!

No matter what industry you work in, we all can relate to the fact that the elevator to success is always broken. It's usually those who rode it to the top in the first place, who purposely break it to force others to walk up the stairs. As you walk up the stairs you work hard, be nice, play the politics in hopes of finally reaching the top. As you climb flight by flight, all it takes is one false move or one bad day from someone at the very top to send boulders, marbles, and many other obstacles in your way to knock you down or force you to walk down the stairs instead of up.

I started climbing those stairs 3 years ago when I moved to NY and as soon as I got high enough, I always got knocked down by some obstacle by someone from up top. They wanted me to get high (to make them look good), but not too high that I could go off on my own and start being successful for me. When they thought I got too high, they would pull every trick in the book and throw every obstacle they could to make sure I either turned around or fell. Each time I fell or turned around I would be the bigger person, smile, dust myself off and start climbing again (although sometimes I would vent!). Despite that I always chose to highlight my small successes, opportunities, press, and other little achievements and not my struggles, so that everyone would think that I was doing really well when in fact behind the scenes I continually kept climbing and struggling.

That's cute and fun when you are in your 20's, but when you reach your 30's you grow up and realize that there are other ways to success other than the stairs where people are throwing obstacles and the forever broken elevator. I've finally decided to get OFF the stairs and create an escalator to success. Air Glide Mario™ is my escalator to success and I'm sincerely asking for your support to help us make our vision come true. Pre-ordering, contributing, and sharing our project will enable us to bring a multitude of advanced products that will seriously change the life of millions.

I'm following in the footsteps of Rollerblade. In the 90's they had several industry firsts such as a braking system physically on the shoe that turned the Inline Skating industry in to a multi-million dollar industry and craze.

We have SEVERAL industry firsts and our patent pending improvements are:

• Anti-fall technology increasing safety 
• Increased ankle support and stability 
• Sensor technology measuring air time, steps, acceleration, and deceleration
• Easier to balance in
• Removable rebound system
• Contemporary, innovative, and lighter design of THIS century
• More air holes for improved ventilation, comfort, and aerodynamics
• Increased rebound effect
• Increased product life
• Contemporary lace and strap system

Before Air Glide Mario™ there was no technology physically on the shoe that existed and prevented you from breaking your ankle or your neck. Now there is and it's patent pending. We have an awesome refined concept, an awesome plan, an awesome team, and all we need now is YOUR awesome support! Will you support us? >> http://igg.me/at/airglidemario/x/732076

We have 10 days left to make this happen smooth and fast. >> http://igg.me/at/airglidemario/x/732076

Anything helps and every $1 gets us closer to our goal! You have nothing but our sincerest gratitude for your support! <3

YOU are AWESOME! Don't let anyone tell you otherwise!

Wishing you nothing but HAPPINESS, JOY, and LAUGHTER! :-)

Mario Godiva

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The Elevator to Success is Broken

October 11, 2013, 11:52 am

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Hey guys!

I hope you all are having an amazing week!

No matter what industry you work in, we all can relate to the fact that the elevator to success is always broken. It's usually those who rode it to the top in the first place, who purposely break it to force others to walk up the stairs. As you walk up the stairs you work hard, be nice, play the politics in hopes of finally reaching the top. As you climb flight by flight, all it takes is one false move or one bad day from someone at the very top to send boulders, marbles, and many other obstacles in your way to knock you down or force you to walk down the stairs instead of up.

I started climbing those stairs 3 years ago when I moved to NY and as soon as I got high enough, I always got knocked down by some obstacle by someone from up top. They wanted me to get high (to make them look good), but not too high that I could go off on my own and start being successful for me. When they thought I got too high, they would pull every trick in the book and throw every obstacle they could to make sure I either turned around or fell. Each time I fell or turned around I would be the bigger person, smile, dust myself off and start climbing again (although sometimes I would vent!). Despite that I always chose to highlight my small successes, opportunities, press, and other little achievements and not my struggles, so that everyone would think that I was doing really well when in fact behind the scenes I continually kept climbing and struggling.

That's cute and fun when you are in your 20's, but when you reach your 30's you grow up and realize that there are other ways to success other than the stairs where people are throwing obstacles and the forever broken elevator. I've finally decided to get OFF the stairs and create an escalator to success. Air Glide Mario™ is my escalator to success and I'm sincerely asking for your support to help us make our vision come true. Pre-ordering, contributing, and sharing our project will enable us to bring a multitude of advanced products that will seriously change the life of millions.

I'm following in the footsteps of Rollerblade. In the 90's they had several industry firsts such as a braking system physically on the shoe that turned the Inline Skating industry in to a multi-million dollar industry and craze.

We have SEVERAL industry firsts and our patent pending improvements are:

• Anti-fall technology increasing safety 
• Increased ankle support and stability 
• Sensor technology measuring air time, steps, acceleration, and deceleration
• Easier to balance in
• Removable rebound system
• Contemporary, innovative, and lighter design of THIS century
• More air holes for improved ventilation, comfort, and aerodynamics
• Increased rebound effect
• Increased product life
• Contemporary lace and strap system

Before Air Glide Mario™ there was no technology physically on the shoe that existed and prevented you from breaking your ankle or your neck. Now there is and it's patent pending. We have an awesome refined concept, an awesome plan, an awesome team, and all we need now is YOUR awesome support! Will you support us? >> http://igg.me/at/airglidemario/x/732076

We have 10 days left to make this happen smooth and fast. >> http://igg.me/at/airglidemario/x/732076

Anything helps and every $1 gets us closer to our goal! You have nothing but our sincerest gratitude for your support! <3

YOU are AWESOME! Don't let anyone tell you otherwise!

Wishing you nothing but HAPPINESS, JOY, and LAUGHTER! :-)

Mario Godiva

What Death Did To Me

October 14, 2013, 3:05 pm

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Why does it take something tragic like death or disaster to bring out the best in people? Why does death bring people together? For most people death is something that invokes fear, sadness, and the idea that life is over and they will never be the same. The idea of a loved one passing away is such a devastating idea that many people don't talk about it or talk about it in hushed tones as to not bring it on their family or loved ones.

What many people don't know is that I come from a lot of death. Right now at age 31, I'm the oldest and only living member of my entire family and ironically also the heir of my family name. The two most devastating and unexpected deaths were losing my mother on 1/12/99 after she had 3 seizures and driving to Memphis for Thanksgiving 2003, to visit my grandmother and receiving a call that she had passed away in a fire when I was only 4 hours away. I had younger sisters to take care of so at first I never let anyone know that I was grieving. I would smile, laugh, be fun and crazy motivational Mario always being "on" in front of people and then go home and cry myself hysterically to sleep every night. I've been at the lowest point of my life several times. What kept me from doing the ultimate selfish thing was the mere thought of everyone that would be at my funeral if I did. I essentially had to pick my own self up off the ground several times throughout the rest of my life and strive to keep living with the occasional breakdown.

Death did a lot to me. It's the reason I entered the fitness industry. After the first death of my mother I exercised and lifted weights to deal with the grief and pain. Although it made me stronger, resilient, compassionate, empathetic, and present, it also made me lonely, sad, and left a huge void inside of me. The loss of a loved one is heart shattering. Once your heart is shattered, it doesn't matter how many times or ways you try and put the pieces back together, your heart will never ever be the same again. Death is never easy to accept and whether it’s sudden, shocking, slow, or painful, there is something valuable that is always learned from death. Because of death, we hear from people that may have had a silent presence before. We suddenly come together to appreciate an amazing and dearly missed person; their remarkable qualities, their contributions, and their passions. What puzzles me is why people save their love up until death or disaster happens? Why not always tell people how much you care about them? I really do wish happiness brought us all together more.

We as a society take so many things for granted on a daily basis. We never know when our time will come. It could be driving down the street and having an accident, a sudden illness that was not expected, or it could be anything…but when it happens, it's final. Tell those you love that you care about them everyday. Watch your words so you do not have to live with the fact that you were never able to say you were sorry. Tomorrow is not a guarantee for any of us. Live your life every day presently and to the fullest and in death you will leave a legacy of peace with your loved ones – something they can hold on too and smile. While death and the loss of a loved one is sad, remembering them in life is a comfort. 

My mother's birthday is October 18th and it's always a very difficult time around her birth and death days. My project, my drive, my passion, my motivation, my inspiration, and my emotion is all for my mother. Rest in peace Monica Denise Green. I will forever and always love you mommy.

 

I really hope this enables you to understand my daily personal and emotional struggle. Despite this I continually make the choice to be positive and keep a bright outlook on life. Everyone has their own personal struggle behind their smiles and upbeat faces. Always be kind to all, you never know what someone is going through. 

Wishing you happiness, joy, and laughter, 

Mario Godiva 

Plyo Run™ Segment for Brazilian Network Globosat Friday 10/18/13 @ 2pm

October 15, 2013, 7:32 am

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Hey guys!

We are doing a special Plyo Run™ segment for Brazilian network Globosat and need bodies to fill the class. The class is complimentary and you will receive a complimentary class for helping out. Plyo boots will be provided if you need them and you can register by going to here. >>

It will be SUPER FUN! Please join us! We will be meeting at:

Complete Body
22 W 19th St.
Friday 10/18
2pm

Wishing you happiness, joy, and laughter! :-)

Mario Godiva

AIR GLIDE MARIO™ INDIEGOGO PROJECT CONTRIBUTION & PRE-ORDER EXTENSION

October 21, 2013, 8:39 am

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Hey guys!

First and foremost THANK YOU so so much for your contributions, pre-orders, and sharing of our Air Glide Mario™ project! Even though we didn't reach our fundraising goal we were the #1 design project on the website! You have nothing but our ENDLESS GRATITUDE for your support! Due to an overwhelming demand of people who missed the campaign before it closed, we have decided to open up contributions and pre-ordering via directly from us for a limited time.

For early bird pre-orders we only have a very limited amount left in the initial batch at the $180 US/$250 INTERNATIONAL price (Including tax and shipping) and all regular pre-orders at the $249 US/ $349 INTERNATIONAL price (Including tax and shipping) will not be received until April 2014. We will fill all pre-orders first before making the product available to the general public. After placing your order you will be contacted directly for shoe/shirt size and preference of color. All pre-order products come with a one year manufacturer warranty and a 3 month warranty on the Impact Absorption System (rebound system). Thank you for your support!

Wishing you happiness, joy, and laughter! :-)

Mario Godiva and The Plyo Air Team

CONTRIBUTIONS & PRE-ORDERS

Air Glider Advocate $25.00 USDAir Glider Angel $50.00 USDAir Glider Extraordinaire $75.00 USDAir Glider Elite $100.00 USDAir Glide Mario US Early Bird Order (Feb 2014) $180.00 USDAir Glide Mario US Pre-order (April 2014) $249.00 USDAir Glide Mario INTERNATIONAL Early Bird Order (Feb 2014) $250.00 USDAir Glide Mario INTERNATIONAL Pre-order (May 2014) $349.00 USD

Plyo Classes NYC Flash Sale until November 14th!

November 8, 2013, 7:06 am

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PLYO CLASS NYC FLASH SALE UNTIL FRIDAY NOVEMBER 15TH!

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Hi my amazing Plyo peeps! :-)

The holidays are fast approaching and here is an opportunity to get a jump start on fighting off that holiday weight gain! For regulars, their friends, and new customers I'm having a FLASH SALE UNTIL FRIDAY NOVEMBER 15TH! The classes are valid for six months, you can purchase several packs, and you can share them with friends! 50% off of all of my Plyo Class Packages for all Rebound Shoe Renters and Owners.  Take advantage of this sale NOW before it ends MONDAY!  Plyo and AIR GLIDE™ with you all soon! :-)
M

P.S. SPECIAL BONUS! If you have expired classes that you received from Gilt City, Groupon, or another platform I will make a ONE TIME EXCEPTION and give you 6 months to use those expired classes with a single purchase.

Rebound Shoe Renter Classes and Packages

3 Classes $30.00 USD5 Classes $40.00 USD10 Classes $60.00 USDMonthly Unlimited $100.00 USD

Rebound Shoe Owner Classes and Packages

5 Classes $30.00 USD10 Classes $50.00 USDMonthly Unlimited $75.00 USD

Mario Music Free Workout Mix Download: POPSTATIC - DJ K'lin

November 11, 2013, 2:41 pm

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Hey guys!

Please enjoy this AMAZING MIX to give you a little bit of energy and motivation in your workouts! Dance remixed POP hits! I hope you enjoy! :-)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/kd9dzf8spe5z093/POPTASTIC%20%28%20Dj%20Klin%20AW13%20set%20%29.mp3

1.Britney Spears - WORK BITCH (Zambianco & Alexx Berrios Rework mix)

2.Chelley vs. Ivan Gomez - Somebody took the night (Karlos Encinas Whateva Mix)

3.Nick Bertossi - Pumpin' (Mauro Mozart Remix)

4.MADONNA VS LEONY - Vogue (Manuel De La Mare Remix - Danny Verde Private Mash-Up)

5.THD - OW (THD Original Mix)

6.Selena Gomez - Slow Down (Enrry Senna Remix)

7.Kazaky - Touch me (E-Thunder Reconstruction Mix)

8.Ke$ha - Supernatural (HenriqMoraes White Room Mix)

9.Joe Parra, Rush & Play - Triple Banana (Original Mix)

10.Kat De Luna vs Abel RamosStars Balance (J Zuart Mash-Up)

11.Lady Gaga - Applause (Rogerio Lima Remix) 320kbps

12.Katy Perry - Roar (Toy Armada & DJ GRIND Club Mix)

Wishing you happiness, joy, and laughter! :-)

M

Mario Music Free Workout Mix Download: Therapy (October 2013) - DJ Keith Hoffman

November 11, 2013, 2:47 pm

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Hey guys!

Please enjoy this AMAZING MIX to give you a little bit of energy and motivation in your workouts! Dance remixed POP hits from DJ Keith Hoffman! I hope you enjoy! :-)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/rr53un7ymv203eb/DJ%20Keith%20Hoffman%20-%20Therapy%2010.3.13.mp3

Icona Pop - I Love It (Steven Redant '90s Bitch Club Remix)
Antranig - Spank It I Believe! (Kitano Bootleg Mix 2012)
Aviici - Wake Me Up (D&J Club Mix - David Marc & Joe Gauthreaux)
Chaka Khan- It's Not Over (Ralphi Rosario Club Remix)
Cher - Woman's World (Danny Verde Club Mix)
Ke$ha - SuperNatural (Dario X Club Remix)
Kylie Minogue - Skirt (George M Dub Mix)
Selena Gomez - Slow Down (Enrry Senna Remix)
David. Gueta- Nicki Minaj - Turn Me On (HenriqMoraes Remix)
J-Lo - Live It Up (DJ Paulo's Tribal Bitch Remix)

Wishing you happiness, joy, and laughter! :-)

M

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Mario Music Free Workout Mix Download: Let It Play - DJ Varios

November 11, 2013, 2:50 pm

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Hey guys!

Please enjoy this AMAZING MIX to give you a little bit of energy and motivation in your workouts! Dance remixed POP hits by DJ Varios! I hope you enjoy! :-)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gsqq6vzuyfqch0r/let%20it%20play.MP3

01.- Lady Gaga-Aplause(Mariovch Remix)
02.- Rennan Tonini - I Just Want To Love You (Jose Spinnin Cortes Remix)
03.- Rihanna - What Now (Guy Scheiman Club Mix)
04.- Britney Spears - Work Bitch (DJ Fm$teff 2013 Extended Mix)
05.- Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball (Saul Ruiz Circuit Breaker Mix)
06.- Ricky Martin - Come With Me (7th Heaven Spanglish Club Mix)
07.- Krewella - Live For The Night (Dash Berlin Remix)
08.- Katy Perry - Roar (Steven Redant Club Mix)
09.- Rihanna Ft.David Guetta - Right Now (David Kriss & Loan Remix)
10.- Katy Perry - Dark Horse (Dirty Pop Deconstruction)
11.- Priyanka & Pitbull- Exotic(DJ Akhil Talreja)
12.- Kylie Minogue - Skirt (Edson Pride Big Room Mix)
13.- Avicii - Wake Me Up (Extended Remix)
14.- PSY- Gangnam Style (Tapori Akhil Style)
15.- Empire of The Sun - DNA (Calvin Harris Extended Remix)
16.- Flo Rida Ft.Pitbull-Can't Believe It(Dustin Que Remix)

Wishing you happiness, joy, and laughter! :-)

M

Mario Music Free Workout Mix Download: Top 40 Dance Mixes (November) - DJ Taylor Cruz

November 11, 2013, 2:56 pm

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Hey guys!

She's done it again! My FAVORITE Top 40 Remix DJ Taylor Cruz has a new November Mix out! Please enjoy and hopefully it gives you a little bit of energy and motivation in your workouts! :-)

DJ Taylor Cruz - Top 40 Mix  (November 2013)

TRACKLIST

01 Pitbull - Timber ft. Kesha (Mix)
02 Jay-Z - Holy grail ft. Justin Timberlake (Sevag Area-201 Remix)
03 Lady GaGa - Venus (Mix)
04 OneRepublic - Counting stars (Kue Club Mix)
05 Tegan And Sara - Closer (Sultan & Ned Shepard Remix)
06 Katy Perry - Dark horse (Mix)
07 Avicii - Dear boy (Mix)
08 Lorde - Royals (Mix)
09 Klingande - Jubel (Mashup)
10 Ylvis - The fox (Mashup)
11 Calvin Harris - Under control ft. Hurts (Extended Mix)
12 DVBBS - Tsunami (Original Mix)

https://soundcloud.com/djtaylorcruz/top-40-mix-november-2013

Wishing you happiness, joy, and laughter! :-)

M

TWITCHIN™: Maximize Your Muscle Potential!™

November 12, 2013, 8:23 am

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TWITCHIN™: Maximize Your Muscle Potential!™

TWITCHIN™ is a heart pounding, core singeing, and body-changing fusion of high intensity, functional, and metabolic interval training that will torch calories, mobilize your metabolism, and maximize your muscle strength so you look, feel, and move better. All fitness levels are challenged as you give your own PERSONAL MAX EFFORT™, at timed intervals with active recovery, allowing you to achieve personal bests. With a scripted menu of multi-joint, functional, and varied speed movements, each TWITCH CYCLE™ will stimulate the most fast and slow twitch muscle fibers maximizing your muscle activation levels, breaking through your fitness plateaus, and allowing you to experience the most lean, dense, and ripped muscle growth.

TWITCH MUSCLE FIBERS
We have two types of muscle fibers: slow-twitch (type I) and fast-twitch (type II). Slow-twitch muscles help enable lower intensity, higher endurance movements such as distance running, while fast-twitch muscles fatigue faster, but are used in more powerful movements such as sprinting. During aerobic exercises such as running or swimming, slow-twitch fibers are the first to contract and when the slow-twitch fibers become tired, fast-twitch varieties begin to take over. During high-intensity exercises that require quick, powerful movements (like jumping or sprinting), fast-twitch muscles contract first.

There are many benefits to mixing high- and low-intensity workouts (and in the process working fast and slow twitch muscle fibers!). Aerobic slow-twitch exercises increase stamina and oxygen supply, allowing the body to burn energy— i.e. calories— for longer periods of time. Fast-twitch exercises burn considerably more energy in less time, and lead to big gains in muscle mass that triggers weight loss, lower blood pressure, and improve strength. A well-rounded workout routine includes a combination of intense and endurance exercises and can help the body adapt and perform in a variety of scenarios and everyday life activities.

TWITCH CYCLE™
Each TWITCH CYCLE™ brings your muscles through a rigorous, engaging, and fatiguing round of low to high speed movements, static holds, and plyometric phases to stimulate maximal muscle fiber recruitment and activation levels. Maximum muscle growth requires the stimulation of the greatest number of muscle fibers and the key to a highly effective resistance training program are protocols that recruit and overload as many fibers as possible – both fast and slow. The TWITCH CYCLE™ recruits the most fast and slow twitch muscle fibers out of any other fitness program.

PERSONAL MAX EFFORT™: You GIVE then you GET!™
TWITCHIN™ is inclusive, adaptive, and universal being equally effective regardless of gender, fitness level, or experience due to it's PERSONAL MAX EFFORT™ methodology. Exercises are given and can be done with your own personal "all-out" best effort with expert modifications and alternatives providing a challenging, yet attainable experience with the goal of always improving each class. Intermittent “all-out” effort intervals, intervals that push your heart rate to about 90 percent of its maximum, followed by active recovery, challenge your body more than moderately intense cardiovascular exercise. This type of training is harder on your body, so your body’s recovery requires more energy, or calories, thus, increasing your metabolism. TWITCHIN™ offers well informed and deliberately crafted sequences of highly effective exercises that require maximum effort in exchange for noticeable results. Class always ends with an exercise interval challenge where participants can achieve their personal best and seek to improve it. The more you GIVE in a TWITCHIN™ class the FASTER you will GET body-changing results!

VARIED EXERCISES/FATIGUE FOCUS™
The human body has a tremendous ability to adapt, the more fit we become, the better able our bodies are to handle the same level of exercise. This makes our bodies burn fewer calories, our metabolism slows down, and our fitness progress stalls. Because of this, many people often plateau and result to jumping from fad to fad and fitness program to fitness program. TWITCHIN™ prevents this fitness plateau by delivering highly varied exercises utilizing various equipment and a FATIGUE FOCUS™ muscle group for each class. The FATIGUE FOCUS™ muscle group is the primary focus of the class and at the end of class has a "finisher" fatigue interval series to work the muscle group to absolute failure.

LOW-IMPACT
TWITCHIN™ is loaded with cardio, core, and bodyweight based multi-joint movements that start low-impact and can be progressively brought to a higher intensity level making it easier for people with injuries, bad knees, or heavier weight to still partake and get a safe rigorous workout.

FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENTS
Functional training utilizes movements performed in life’s daily activities, such as walking, bending, lifting and climbing stairs. TWITCHIN™ incorporates many foundational movements, such as squatting, pressing, jumping, lunging and pulling training your body for everyday life and not just events. Running for a taxi without knee pain, walking effortlessly with heavy groceries, and playing recreational sports without soreness or pain are just a few of the everyday life benefits of TWITCHIN™.

STRENGTH TRAINING
Strength training builds muscle and that muscle tension and density are what gives your body a long, lean, and toned look. Strength training also elicits hormonal responses that build up skeletal tissue, make carbohydrate processing more efficient, and burns more calories than non-muscle tissue, increasing your metabolism speed, and allowing you to burn more calories at rest.

HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING
Extensive science and research validates that total body workouts with intervals of HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING (HIIT) are the most effective in producing body-changing results. TWITCHIN™ has intermittent cycles of performing all-out, varied, and exhaustive physical effort followed by short active recovery. HIIT works because burning fat requires oxygen, and the more oxygen gets inside your body, the more fat your body burns. TWITCHIN™ increases your body’s need for oxygen during the effort and creates an oxygen shortage, causing your body to ask for more oxygen during recovery. This after-burn effect is referred to as Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption (EPOC) and is the reason why intense exercise will help burn more fat and calories than regular aerobic and steady-state workouts and mobilizes your metabolism burning MORE calories up to 48 hours after a TWITCHIN™ class. HIIT workouts have also been proven very effective at increasing cardiovascular health, increasing production of human growth hormone, which encourages your body to build lean muscle mass, and increasing the body’s work capacity, making it much easier to climb a flight of stairs or go on a light jog without becoming winded. TWITCHIN™ will give you BETTER results in LESS time.

TOTAL BODY FOCUS
TWITCHIN™ is loaded with full-body, multi-joint, and core-based hybrid exercises. Exercises that target the whole body achieve extra muscle activity by engaging multiple muscle groups in each movement, which means your body burns more calories and your muscles learn how to work more harmoniously together.

TIMED INTERVALS
TWITCHIN™ is very easy to follow and no coordination or rhythm is needed. It's based on timed sports conditioning intervals of 30 - 120 seconds. TWITCHIN™ allows anyone to get the absolute best workout based on their own personal fitness level. In TWITCHIN™, the only people you are competing against are TIME and YOURSELF!

TIME EFFICIENT
Studies indicate as little as 27 minutes of HIIT three times per week produces the same anaerobic and aerobic improvement as 60 minutes of steady state cardio five times per week. Taking TWITCHIN™ classes will allow you to have more time for everything else in your life, spend less time exercising, and get much leaner in the process. Who wouldn't want to spend less time exercising?


ACTIVE RECOVERY
Between each TWITCH CYCLE™ there are intervals of active recovery. Active low-intensity exercise allows you to physically and psychologically recover from the stresses of training while still maintaining fitness levels to help you feel better faster post-workout. Studies have found that active recovery immediately after hard intervals psychologically improves relaxation, reduces muscle lactate levels faster than complete rest, and encourages lactic acid removal speeding recovery. The general theory is that low-intensity activity assists blood circulation which, in turn, helps remove lactic acid from the muscle. Low-intensity active recovery appears to significantly reduce accumulated blood lactate and speed muscle recovery.

Register for TWITCHIN™ classes by going to mariogodiva.com

How Negative Energy Affects Your Life and How To Get Rid Of It

November 12, 2013, 9:41 am

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What is negative energy? Negative energy is negative chi, negative aura, or otherwise detrimental energy that a person gives off. When we think about negative energy, we tend to perceive that as something that mostly other people have. Sure, we all sometimes feel negative as in the "go away, don't talk to me, and leave me alone" context, but what a lot of people don't realize is that negativity can be so ingrained in you that it goes unnoticed.
That's because negativity can be disguised as "reality". It's so easy to rationalize that you are "just being realistic" in not acting on a dream or doing something that you really want to do and believe it! When people are being "realistic", why do they tend to always see the negative side of things and why does this always seem to talk them out of doing certain things?

A lot of "realistic" people think that positive people are not being realistic, are naive, or in denial with a fake smile in the face of challenges. Are we really happy or is there something about our positivity? When does being realistic mean that things will go wrong and that you have to accept that as truth? I'm not saying that being realistic is automatically negative, but when your view of the world is from a "realistic" standpoint you can't help but be negative IF your version of reality is negative.

If your version of reality is negative, you are conditioned to believe that whatever can go wrong, will go wrong and whatever can go right, will more than likely go wrong too. Your own personal unconscious beliefs make you into a negative person without you even consciously being aware of it! So essentially even though you think you are being "realistic" you are actually unconsciously being negative and not even noticing it.

So if this negativity is so ingrained in you that you don't notice it, how do you figure out if you're stuck in a cloud of negative energy that is attracting the WRONG people, WRONG situations, and WRONG feelings? How can you be really sure that you aren't perpetuating that negativity?

To make it easy for you to really gauge the level of negative energy within you, here is a little quiz:

1. Do you criticize? All the time or just certain people?

2. Do you often discuss what’s wrong in the world more than what’s right? This includes the ‘terrible’ weather, ‘horrible’ traffic, ‘idiotic’ government, ‘lousy’ economy, ‘stupid’ in-laws, etc.

3. Are you attracted to drama and disaster (can you unglue yourself from the TV when there’s a news story of a disaster and can you avoid getting involved in the lives of dysfunctional celebrities?)

4. Do you blame? All the time or just certain situations?

5. Do you complain? All the time or just sometimes?

6. Are you grateful for what is or will you be grateful when things finally start going right for you?

7. Do you feel like things are happening to you? Or do you feel that they are happening through you?

8. Do you feel like a victim? Do you talk about people doing things to you?

9. Do you believe that you have no control over most of your results?

10. Are you "realistic" most of the time?

If you're not grateful except when things go right, you are negative. Gratitude is positive. If you are grateful for what is (including the unpleasant school of life lessons, then you can invite more and more positive energy into your life.

Believing that things happen to you puts you in the role of victim; then it’s easy to be negative because it’s convenient to give up that power. So consider this alternative: who or what is to blame when GOOD things happen to you? Do you acknowledge that you are responsible for the good things – as in, you worked hard, you earned it, etc… but blame external events or other people for your failures? So how come, when good things happen, they are a result of what you do, but when bad things happen, they are not your fault?

Nobody likes to hear this. It takes courage to accept that you create your own life experience! But we are all adults and need to take accountability for our actions and our life!

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you are unfortunately holding on to negative energy to some degree. To clear your negative energy and raise your vibration, you need to retrain yourself to actively CHOOSE a positive attitude.

Here’s another interesting idea to consider: have you noticed that positive people seem to get what they want out of life, and even if things don’t go their way, they still enjoy their lives… while negative people whine, moan, and complain about their misfortunes and even the good things in their lives?

To clear negative energy, try this 3 -step process:
1. Take ownership:“When you think everything is someone else’s fault, you will suffer a lot. When you realize that everything springs only from yourself, you will learn both peace and joy.” – the Dalai Lama

2. Cancel negative thoughts and replace them with positive thoughts. This takes practice, dedication and making a decision to see the world through the eyes of “what can go right” instead of “what can go wrong.” You’ll have to catch yourself anytime you are acting out or speaking out your negativity, and immediately change your tune.

3. Visualize the positive instead of getting sucked into negativity; overcome past conditioning; think intuitively from the soul instead from ‘reality’; create a new, desired reality in your imagination and manifest it in the outer world. Nobody wants negative energy to permeate their lives, yet many of us allow it. But we allow it unconsciously, based on past conditioning that suggests an inevitable outcome to certain situations. When you overcome that conditioning and realize that the future is NOT cast in stone but that you have more control over your circumstances than you believe – then you can begin to consciously design your life.

What’s going to happen then? Your positive energy will magnetically attract what you consider to be good and right for you: people, situations, things… and you’ll notice a huge, huge increase in your happiness and inner peace.

Why not CHOOSE positive energy? Your life is a product of YOUR choices. Make some changes within, and you’ll quickly see positive changes in your life. Enjoy the good feelings and abundance! Take one and pass it on!

Mario Godiva

Plyo Classes NYC Flash Sale until MONDAY NOVEMBER 18TH!!!

November 14, 2013, 1:13 pm

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PLYO CLASS NYC FLASH SALE UNTIL MONDAY NOVEMBER 18TH!

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Hi my amazing Plyo peeps! :-)

The holidays are fast approaching and here is an opportunity to get a jump start on fighting off that holiday weight gain! For regulars, their friends, and new customers I'm having a FLASH SALE UNTIL MONDAY NOVEMBER 18TH! The classes are valid for six months, you can purchase several packs, and you can share them with friends! 50% off of all of my Plyo Class Packages for all Rebound Shoe Renters and Owners.  Take advantage of this sale NOW before it ends MONDAY!  Plyo and AIR GLIDE™ with you all soon! :-)
M

P.S. SPECIAL BONUS! If you have expired classes that you received from Gilt City, Groupon, or another platform I will make a ONE TIME EXCEPTION and give you 6 months to use those expired classes with a single purchase.

Rebound Shoe Renter Classes and Packages

3 Classes $30.00 USD5 Classes $40.00 USD10 Classes $60.00 USDMonthly Unlimited $100.00 USD

Rebound Shoe Owner Classes and Packages

5 Classes $30.00 USD10 Classes $50.00 USDMonthly Unlimited $75.00 USD

Mario Music Free Workout Mix Download: 2013 Volume Mix - DJ Needham

August 2, 2013, 2:53 pm

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Hey guys!

Please enjoy this AMAZING MIX from DJ Needham to give you a little bit of energy and motivation in your workouts and to get the party started this weekend!  I hope you enjoy! :-)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5966tn30rrw32cs/2013%20Volume%20Mix%20Needham.mp3

Track List:

Icona Pop - I Love It (Apocalypto Remix)

Iggy Azalea - Bounce (Danny Howard Remix)

Jason Derulo - The Other Side (Jump Smokers Remix)

Sebastian Ingrosso - Reload (Reidiculous Remix)

Crystal Fighters - You & I (Nathan C Remix)

Hijackers - Stronger (2013 Club Edit)

Jessie J - Wild (Cosmic Dawn Remix)

Jay Sean - Where You Are (Papercha$er Remix)

Paramore - Still Into You (Riddler Remix)

Kylie Minogue - Skirt (Official Extended Mix)

Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines (Liam Keegan & Anton Powers Remix)

John Newman - Love Me Again (Max Sanna & Steve Pitron Remix)

Wishing you happiness, joy, and laughter! :-)

M

Mario Music Free Workout Mix Download: Top 40 Dance Mixes (December) - DJ Taylor Cruz

December 1, 2013, 9:16 pm

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Hey guys!

She's done it again! My FAVORITE Top 40 Remix DJ Taylor Cruz has a new December Mix out! Please enjoy and hopefully it gives you a little bit of energy and motivation in your workouts! :-)

DJ Taylor Cruz - Top 40 Mix  (December 2013)

TRACKLIST

01 Klingande - Jubel (STARJACK Edit)
02 Eminem - The monster (Artistic Raw Bootleg)
03 Sia - Elastic heart (Steve Pitron & Max Sanna Club Mix)
04 Celine Dion - Loved me back to life (Jump Smokers Extended Mix)
05 Naughty Boy - Lifted ft. Emeli Sandé (Kat Krazy Extended Mix)
06 Krewella - Live for the night (W&W Remix)
07 Mr. Black - Loud ft. Esthera Serita (Original Mix)
08 Showtek - Booyah Mama (Deville Bootleg)
09 Borgore - Wild out (Artur White Bootleg)
10 Pitbull - Timber ft. Kesha (Bassanova Bootleg)
11 Avicii - Addicted to you (STARJACK Primetime Bootleg)
12 Zedd - Stay the night flute (VINAI Edit)

https://soundcloud.com/djtaylorcruz/top-40-mix-december-2013-13

Wishing you happiness, joy, and laughter! :-)

M

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One Night In NYC 2014 (Sultry House Sessions) - DJ Ricardo

December 1, 2013, 9:40 pm

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Hey guys!

Please enjoy this awesome mix of some sex and sultry house by my friend and amazing DJ Ricardo!

https://soundcloud.com/ultradjricardo/one_night_nyc_2014

Tracklisting:
1. Dennis Ferrer “Mind ur Step”
2. Harrison Crump “No More Lies (fest Tierra Nevaeh) {Sonny Fodera Vocal}
3. Flashmob “Ninety Five”
4. Jei “Brave Myself” (Jei Brave Myself Carlos Torre Mix)
5. John Creamer Stephane K “I Wish You Were Feat. Nkemdi (Angel Moraes Remix)
6. M.E. "Ashes" vs Madonna "Erotica"
7.Vincenzo Varagone "Yellow Cab"
8. Monitor "Go Down" (Onionz Downtown Remix)
9. The Cucarachas "You"
10. DJ Chus, Nuno Clam "Between Us feat. Velvet Choice"
11. Green Velvet "Bigger Than Prince" (Hot Since 82)
12. Kings of Tomorrow "Let me Tell You Something" (Sandy Rivera's Mix)
13. Wez Saunders, Sherii Ven Dyer "Fire" (Grant Nelson Remix)
14. Nicky Curly "Underground" (Dennis Ferrer Mix)
15. Adeva "In and Out Of My Life" (David Penn Remix)
16. Ananda Project "Cascades of Colour" (Crazyibiza Sunset Mix)

Special thanks to Defected Records for signing such amazing music.

for more information:
www.DJRicardoNYC.com
book_djricardo@me.com
DJ Ricardo is a resident DJ at NYC the Monster.

Wishing you happiness, joy, and laughter! :-)

M

Plyo and Twitchin™ Class New Year, New YOU Sale! Ends December 31st!

December 27, 2013, 6:18 am

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PLYO & TWITCHIN CLASS NYC NEW YEAR, NEW YOU SALE UNTIL TUESDAY DECEMBER 31ST!

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Hey guys!

The holidays are almost over and it's time to focus on how YOU want to look and feel for the New Year! In order to help you better yourself and get in your BEST shape possible, we have added some classes and formats that take on traditional strength training, cardio, and core work in addition to the wonderful cardio based Plyo Dance™ classes to enable you to become a strong, lean, fat burning machine! Please take advantage of this New Year, New YOU sale until December 31st! I'm looking forward to seeing all of your wonderful faces in class! Be nothing less than amazing!

Twitchin™ (Normal Shoes)
TWITCHIN™ is a heart pounding, core singeing, and body-changing fusion of high intensity, functional, and VELOCITY INTERVAL TRAINING™ that will torch
calories, mobilize your metabolism, and maximize your muscle strength so you look, feel, and move better. All fitness levels are challenged as you give PERSONAL MAX EFFORT™ at timed intervals, coupled with active recovery, allowing you to achieve personal bests.

Plyo Dance™ (Rebound Shoes)
Plyo Dance™ is an unparalleled heart pounding, leg burning, and core singeing fusion of plyometrics, core, conditioning, and dance that will incinerate fat, increase endurance, and amplify power while being low impact, knee-friendly, and shock absorbent.

Using Rebound Sport Shoes such as Plyo Air Glides™ and Kangoo Jumps, Self-Propulsion Technique™ to air glide, and Recurrent Interval Training™, you'll air glide up to 10,000 times an hour to burn a maximum amount of calories in a minimal amount of time. Set to the tune of Top 40 Dance remixed music you’ll never stop smiling as you learn how to create, control, and maximize momentum with various syncopated patterns and rhythms.

 

Plyo & Twitchin™ Class Schedule NYC >> http://bit.ly/plyonyc

Mondays 6:15pm Twitchin™
Tuesdays 7:30pm Plyo Dance™
Thursdays 5:45pm Twitchin™
Thursdays 6:30pm Plyo Dance™
Fridays 6:30pm Plyo Dance™
Saturdays 1:30pm Plyo Dance™ 

Plyo and Twitchin Class Packages; Shoe Renter

3 Classes $30.00 USD5 Classes $40.00 USD10 Classes $60.00 USDMonthly Unlimited $100.00 USD

Plyo and Twitchin Package Options; Shoe Owner

5 Classes $30.00 USD10 Classes $50.00 USDMonthly Unlimited $75.00 USD

30 DAY BEACHBODY® CHALLENGE GROUP WITH MARIO GODIVA; STARTS JANUARY 6TH

December 27, 2013, 6:57 am

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WELCOME! :-)

Team Godiva is super excited to have you and help you on your journey to be a BETTER, HAPPIER, and more POSITIVE YOU! 

Getting to the place of being ready to make a change in your life can be a difficult one and sometimes it can take years to finally make the decision that “it’s time” to put yourself first and take care of yourself. Whether you are a busy parent being pulled in a million different directions, a full-time employee who can't figure out how to prioritize time for yourself, or you know what you are SUPPOSED to do but need the support, encouragement, and guidance to actually follow through, let Mario Godiva personally help you achieve YOUR goals, get YOUR body back, and coach YOU to a BETTER and HAPPIER version of yourself! Mario Godiva has had the pleasure of helping over hundreds of people lose over thousands of pounds and drastically lowered tons of body-weight fat percentages.

FITNESS + NUTRITION + SUPPORT = SUCCESS FOR LIFE!!!

You WILL be held accountable daily and honestly Team Godiva can only help you if YOU want to help yourself. We have a 100% success rate and if you don't do a fitness routine, program, or stay active, use the Shakeology, and stay dedicated to reaching your goals it simply will not work no matter how pure your intentions.

You get:

* A personalized program
* 30 day supply of Shakeology
* 30 day FREE access to meal plans and support tools
* Private, exclusive Facebook Support Group
* Daily motivational, nutrition, and fitness tips from Mario Godiva
* Free workout Top 40 dance remixes to help fuel your workous
* A personal coach to work with every step of the way

Your First Steps to Getting Started:

1. Choose Your Fitness Program and Shakeology flavor from among our many Challenge Packs.
We have many options for ALL fitness levels to choose from. The Challenge Pack covers your fitness program and 30-day supply of Shakeology.  In addition, you’ll have a FREE 30-day access to our meal planner AND support tools to simplify your life. Between Shakeology, the meal planner, and our coaching, you will learn about portion control and how to make better choices when fueling your body.

If you need assistance with choosing the best fit for your current fitness level and lifestyle, contact us!  We love to help!

2. Join Our Online Facebook Group for Support!
Once you order your Challenge Pack, you will be invited to join our Private Facebook Group for our clients only where we’ll all be working together to achieve our goals! Support tends to be the missing link for many people, so we have gone out of our way to make sure that YOU receive what is needed to succeed. You will find some great buddies to hang out with who are on the a similar path. We are in this together!

3. We are Here EVERY Step of the Way!
Once you order your Challenge Pack, we are here every step of the way.  The one thing that makes us very unique is that we’re not going to disappear.  We’ve had people who’ve lost 100 pounds and kept if off with Beachbody in the last 10 years and we have people who are already seeing measurable results in their first 10 days.

You will never be without support with tools like social media, email, and phone.

Our goal is to not only help you change your body, but to help you change your way of thinking about your body. We want your success to stick for life!  By creating healthy habits, you will build a foundation that will not only help you fit into those jeans WITHOUT lying down but will also improve your cardiovascular health and improve your overall well being and how you feel about yourself.

Get Your Order Placed TODAY so we can get you started on a BETTER, HAPPIER, and more ENERGETIC YOU! :)

==>CLICK HERE TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE<==

Plyo Dance™/Kangoo Classes No Longer at New York Health and Racquet Clubs

January 8, 2014, 10:08 am

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It's with great regret that after 4 years I announce that Plyo Dance™/Kangoo classes in addition to myself, are no longer with New York Health and Racquet Clubs. It's been a wonderful partnership and run, but New York Health and Racquet has chosen to go completely in the direction of old school hi/lo step aerobics with their rebound shoe programming that I personally launched at their locations and in the US. This is not even remotely close to my vision of moving forward and not backward for my very unique programming.

While their decision is extremely disappointing, this also reaffirms my commitment to only working with innovative, cutting edge, and contemporary health club chains and boutique studios who are capable of evolving.

As we finalize manufacturing for Air Glide Mario™, it's important to note that we will be the first and only rebound shoe with physical safety features on it that allow users to stop, stabilize, and feel comfortable and safe. With the launch of our product ALL OTHER similar products will be inferior and publicly deemed UNSAFE. 

We want to thank any and everyone that has been a part of and so supportive of our run at New York Health and Racquet clubs. This one chapter may be closing but we have many more bigger and better chapters ahead! :-)

Wishing you happiness, joy, and laughter! :-)

Team Godiva
 

SKIP the resolutions and create SMART GOALS every 30, 60, or 90 Days

January 12, 2014, 4:58 pm

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SKIP the Resolutions and create SMART GOALS NOW!

People tend to self-sabotage themselves by making New Year’s resolutions general, vague, and not really attainable due to an unrealistic time frame. This is why so many people start really strong and motivated and then give up because the realization of how hard it is, coupled with the frustration of not getting instant gratification via immediate results sets in. Getting and staying fit is not a “one and done” process and improving your mind and body is a never ending journey. 

I tell clients to create 30, 60, or 90 day goals instead of stereotypical "New Year’s Resolutions." I ask them to think about what their top three fitness goals are, and then write a specific list in first person and under each goal I have them write exactly how and what they are going to do to reach that goal. Every 30, 60, or 90 days they check in with themselves and me and we create another 30, 60, or 90 day plan of attack based on what happened the past 30, 60, or 90 days. It keeps them consistent, accountable, and motivated because 30, 60, or 90 days is enough time to notice the “little wins” like more energy, fitting in jeans or a shirt better, or seeing your excess fat get smaller.

Another important thing I tell my clients is know your "Why". The more emotionally connected to WHY you want to accomplish your goal, the faster you'll get there and the longer it will last. Don't be scared to DIG a little deeper than just "lose weight", "smaller waist", or "fit in skinny jeans" and things can change PERMANENTLY.

Create S.M.A.R.T. Goals:

- Specific: Be specific with your goal e.g., instead of saying you want to "lose weight", be specific, like "I want to lose 4 pounds"

- Measurable: The goal needs to be measurable e.g., if you want to get in "better shape", make sure you can measure it like "drop a dress size" or "run a 5k in less time"

- Attainable: Don't do lofty goals that are not attainable, you will only set yourself up for failure e.g., instead of saying "I'm going to quit smoking, go on a diet and hit the gym 5x week", start with one thing you can attain, in smaller steps that can lead to a big result.

- Realistic: Set goals that are realistic in where are you are starting from e.g., if you are just getting off the couch to workout from being sedentary, jumping into an extreme form of training, would not be wise...you run the risk of injury and quitting b/c it will be too painful. Maybe walking or a new class with other people at your fitness level would be more realistic.

- Timebound: Having a "deadline" on your goal is very important, it creates incentive and boundaries to work from. Rather than say "I'm going to get fit in the New Year", you could rephrase that as "I'm going to make it to the gym 3x week for January". A month is good amount of time for people to focus on...not too short and not too long.

I hope these very simple goal writing guidelines assist you in creating meaningful, attainable, and realistic goals! 

Wishing you happiness, joy, and laughter! :-)

Mario Godiva