It has been full on summer here in Arizona.  This is an amazing time for everyone in the Valley of the Sun.  I say this because so many opportunities open up if you can stand heat.  Let me give you an example.  If you are allergic to the high temperatures, you leave Arizona for the beaches of California or the mountains of Colorado.
 
No argument there.  Those are great places to visit.
 
The benefit of staying around Phoenix is that it is the one-stop shop during the winter months.  Golf, restaurants, spas, and resorts are the bread and butter during the months of December to April.  People flock to AZ for all of the above.  But what happens for the months when it is 110 degrees?
 
Desolation.
 
Lucky for me I love the heat.  I hike the trails, (albeit at early hours of the day to beat the heat) that are highways when the tourists and snow birds are here.  This past weekend I played 100 holes of golf in 2 days at high end golf resorts.  (Yes, I know this is not a correct amount of holes if you are counting… but I ran out of daylight).  In the winter they are $400 a round for golf.  In June they are $29 and when you want to go out again for a replay, they just say “Have fun”.  Sure, it is a little hot but when you play 18 holes of golf, at a premier golf destination in 1 hour and 45 minutes, how cool is that?
 
Random thought.  I have been getting email after email regarding Tiger Woods.
 
Many of my new subscribers are not familiar with the fact that I used to also write a golf only fitness newsletter.  After running Results Only, the gym, in Washington DC for so many years I started a golf training business in Arizona.  It was wildly fun and successful but I missed the general population, so I went back to training fitness enthusiasts and golfers at the same time.
 
Some of the golf faithful have been asking if Tiger has gotten too big for his swing.  If you have no idea what I am talking about…Tiger is a fitness buff.  I know of his training regime and of the guys who work with him.  At the US Open (a major event in the golf season) Tiger wore some fitness clothing on the final day of the event when he was trying to win the Open.  See the picture to the right.  Tiger is not exactly a scrawny guy.  I have been pummeled with emails asking me how to get in the shape Tiger is in.
 
Tiger works out hard and so do all the guys I train on the many tours of golf I work with.  I am a firm believer that soon, golfers will earn the respect of every other athlete that plays a sport.  You need to be in shape to play at an elite level.
 
There will be detractors.
 
Sure there will always be fat lineman in football.  And the out of shape first baseman who can still smack home runs will exist.  There will also be golfers with less than stellar bodies who can play the game at a high level.
 
The days of that golfer are dwindling though.  The “young guns” are slowly creeping into the mainstream and we will see more and more golfers showing their athletic side.
 
That being said… pay attention closely to my next newsletter.  I will be offering a never been done before discount on the Building Your “A” Game DVD simply because I know this is a fact.
 
Golfers are athletes and they know that fitness is the main reason for playing better golf.
 
As for now…
 
I want you to think about the correlation between this week’s article and the sport you play.  Have you ever noticed that the calmer you are and the more slowly you play, the better you do?  Take tennis and golf… often times the harder you swing the more erratic you get.  Things get out of control quickly.  When a basketball player rushes the free throw… he/she misses.  This analogy works on every level of sport, including fitness.
 
So read up on how the tempo and rhythm of exercise you do can change the way you lose fat and can also transform your body on a daily basis.
 
Remember Better Bodies = Better Results,

Bobby

Summer is in full bloom here in the southwest.  We are officially over 100 degrees on a daily basis.  Many of you may think that is hot, hot, hot.  But it is not so bad and you really do get used to it.  Working out early in the morning or right before the sun goes down is quite pleasant.  We also have times where the wind kicks up.  I also know it is summer when clients who can’t get used to heat pack up and head out of town for cooler climates.  They head to the mountains for the next 2 months.  Just a 90 minute drive to Flagstaff, AZ usually brings 15 to 20 degree temperature drops.  So many people try and have second homes up there.

Right about now you are asking yourself, “Bobby doesn’t usually ramble like this, so why would he think we care?”  Well, maybe you don’t.  However, maybe you should.  You see, I have also spent the last few weeks of personal training building travel workout after travel workout for clients.

Oh, do I have your attention NOW?  I thought so.

I start off by asking them what they will have at their disposal.  Most have a stability ball, and some tubing.  Some will have weights and access to gyms which makes my job a snap.  Everyone has an MP3 player.  So I know I can send them out for a good cardio workout as well as the standard body weight exercises.

This week’s newsletter I thought it would be nice to include some staples from each category.  I will give general rules to follow whether you are at a resort, a beach, the mountains, a condo, hotel room or a second home.  Although these workouts are not limited to traveling, they are simple and effective easy to perform exercises that require little or no equipment.

Finally, I will write you again before 4^th of July.  However I figured I better give you a heads up.  Remember that you will not be able to look as cute and sassy or buff and tight in that swimsuit if you wait until July 1^st to work on your beach ready body.

You have a little less than a month to make a difference in the way you wear the one piece, string bikini, or (for guys) go shirtless at the summer barbeque.  So get serious for a couple of weeks.  Lay off sugar, wheat, dairy, and booze for the next 3 weeks and then you will feel better about enjoying yourself over the long weekend.

Remember Better Bodies = Better Results,

Bobby