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| *************** OXYCHAT! *************** August 3, 2004 Welcome to the Oxycise! Newsletter, a weekly publication to help you in your quest for the body you want and deserve! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *A* Hey, Don't Forget to BREATHE! *B* Oxycise! Progress *C* Q & A ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Pyramids of Giza... a Beethoven symphony...the Great Wall of China... a "perfect 10" gymnastics routine... successful weight loss....what do these things have in common? They are all great achievements that happened little by little -- one step at a time, one brick at a time, one note at a time, one day at a time. Remember: Oxycise! success happens one breath at a time! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *A* Hey, Don't Forget to BREATHE! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OK, you've read the "Success Stories", you've visited the website. You've decided that Oxycise! is your ticket to a slimmer, healthier body (and you're right!) The big day arrives...your videos are here...you can hardly wait to begin! You spend a few minutes rushing through the Basic Breath video, anxious to move on to the "real workout"! As you begin the 15-Minute Workout, you try to incorporate all the steps you can remember...you're tucking and tilting, sniffing and puffing, lifting and flexing! You are on your WAY! But wait!! You're forgetting the MAIN ingredient -- You're not really BREATHING! The MOST important part of Oxycise! is the breathing! That's what Oxycise! is all about -- delivering extra oxygen to your body. It's the main objective, the top priority! So slow down. Don't be so concerned about trying to learn all the body positions as quickly as possible. Instead, focus on taking in deep, relaxed inhales. Then breathe out "with resistance" as Jill says. Exhale through tightly pursed, flattened lips (avoid making wrinkles) while creating "back pressure." You should be able to hear the air being forced out of your mouth as you do this. Tighten your abdominal muscles and use them to help push the air out. If you do only this -- breathing deeply and powerfully -- then you're really "on your way!" All the other details will come with time and practice. Jill Johnson has says, "As people become familiar with the Basic Breath and continue to do it with more power, then they will burn calories and fat...The more oxygen you pump in and out, the more calories are burned." Remember: HOW you breathe will have a greater effect on your success than any other single factor! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *B* Oxycise! Progress ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We appreciate Joanne and Bob for sharing their progress with us this past week! Have you noticed positive changes in your muscle tone, your moods, or your energy level? Are your clothes fitting better? Are other people commenting about changes they see? Has your doctor commented about lower blood pressure or cholesterol or resting heart rate? Please share your progress with our readers! We'd love to hear from YOU! Write to julie@oxycise.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** JOANNE *** Update from Joanne Ritter: August 1, 2004 "Hi Julie, Joanne again. I saw my pictures and story on my progress with Oxycise! [see http://www.oxycise.com/Success/Joanne.htm ] Thank you for printing them. I am still doing Oxycise! and enjoying the videos. "I have kept my weight off. I feel that Oxycise! is still the best program for weight loss and health available. It took me a year to really get my eating habits under control. Cutting out the red meat and once or twice a week having chicken or turkey and using soy products has been a big help along with cutting out the white stuff: white sugar, white flour products and dairy has helped me feel much better. I do have a treat once in awhile but that is not done often. The payoff is great in how you feel when eating this way." Joanne Ritter Joanne adds: "My favorites are Levels Three and Four. My husband and I have been to that area in Colorado and love the scenery in the background for the exercises. Those exercises are really effective too. I am so glad I have several of the videos for variety. That keeps the program interesting." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** BOB *** July 24, 2004 "Hi Julie: I started the Oxycise! some time ago, well about the first of the year, and I had 50 pounds I wanted to rid myself of. I started the Oxycise! and low-carb diet at the same time and I have lost over 50 and am maintaining this quite well. It took me 6 months to do this and I am so proud to have the program to use. I tried it with just the low-carb and it was slow and as soon as I added the Oxycise! I not only started to lose, I felt a lot better. "I have more energy and can do a lot more things than before. I watch the video and do the exercises with Jill and I feel she is part of my family now. I am 76 years old/young and feel better than I have in the past 10 years. I am ready to move up to the Level 2 workout and wanted to say how much I love the program. May God Bless." Bob Schneider - Spokane, Washington ~~~~~~~~~~~ *C* Q & A ~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi Julie, I have a question about the commuter audiotape I was hoping you could answer. This week I injured my left hip and quad, so I'm going to just do the commuter tape for the next couple of weeks so I won't aggravate my injuries while they heal. It's just too painful to do L1. I am going to do this tape sitting on my bed, not in a car, so I obviously don't have a steering wheel to work with. What exercise modification can I do for the "steering wheel pull out" position to help the triceps? I'm just going to do a pec press for the "steering wheel push in" position. Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated. I am also going to post this question on the message board to see if any of the members have any suggestions. Thanking you, in advance, Donna Hi Donna, So sorry to hear about your injury! You might consider buying an exercise band (or maybe you could get creative and make one with a piece of strong, wide elastic or a bicycle inner tube). Pulling the band outward with both hands will approximate the motion of the steering wheel exercise from the Oxycise! Commuter Routine. Here's another position you can try for the triceps area: Find a fairly heavy, large book, or a couple of cans, or some 1-2 pound dumbbells, and place them on your bed, at the top end. Lie on your bed with bent knees. Stretch your arms up over your head, parallel with the surface of the bed. (Move farther down on the bed if necessary, so your hands don't hit the wall or your headboard.) Pick up the book with two hands (or the cans or dumbbells.) Adjust the weight as needed. As you gain strength, you may want to find heavier objects. Raise your arms slightly upward (toward the ceiling) and hold that position while doing the Oxycise! Basic Breath. You may wish to lower your arms back down to the bed during each inhale. A variation of this, requiring no weights, would be to grab onto the bottom edge or bar of your headboard and think of "lifting" it up toward the ceiling, if you have a headboard constructed in such a way to allow this. Hope this helps. Heal quickly! Julie ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ REMEMBER: You have a magnificent body. Treat it right! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jill Johnson Oxycise! International, Inc. PO Box 262022 Littleton, CO 80163 Julie Gudmundsen, OxyChat Editor mailto:julie@oxycise.com Oxycise! Website: www.oxycise.com Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.oxyciseplus.com/newsletter.htm Questions? mailto:Oxytalk@oxycise.com or mailto:julie@oxycise.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| *************** OXYCHAT! *************** August 15, 2004 Welcome to the Oxycise! Newsletter, a weekly publication to help you in your quest for the body you want and deserve! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *A* Sizzlin' Hot Summer Special!!! *B* Oxycise! Progress *C* Health Tips *D* Sharing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "This past February I decided to stop attending aerobics. It was a difficult decision, but it was no longer possible to squeeze it into my schedule. This was indeed a true test for Oxycise! - would I gain back the inches I lost by using Oxycise! as my ONLY exercise program? Well, it's been 6 months and I have not gained any inches. In fact, I've lost another ½ in from my waist and ¼ inch from my lower abs and hips. "This program WORKS, but it is not an 'easy fix.' One major point to remember is to breathe and flex like you mean it - inhale as though you're about to swim as far as you can underwater, and exhale as though you're trying to blow out candles on a cake 5 feet away. AND work those muscles! I have no trouble maintaining my target heart rate during my workouts, IF I put effort into each breath. What a great program!!" ~ Cheryl Enslin, Pennsylvania ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *A* SIZZLIN' HOT SUMMER SPECIAL!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOT ITEM! Sizzlin' Hot Summer Special! Buy one video -- Get one FREE!!!! It's HOT outside! And so is this sizzlin' summer offer! Get in shape and lose weight right in the comfort of your home. What a cool idea! You don't sizzle or sweat! Buy one video -- Get one FREE!!!! That's right, just purchase any single video or video set, and we'll include another video absolutely FREE! What a perfect time to give the entire set of Oxycise! videos (while collecting your own set) -- order as many as you'd like! WOW! This offer is good for all regular Oxycise! videos and our Easy Does It videos. Order now! Call 1-800-OXYCISE (699-2473) This offer is only available on telephone orders. *** Hurry! This hot deal ends Friday, September 3, 2004 *** NOTE: Shipping & Handling charges applied for full retail value. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *B* OXYCISE! PROGRESS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here are just a few of the many comments we have received from customers who have reported real improvements in their health stats with Oxycise! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The test results are in...My total cholesterol level has reduced 12 points. My bad cholesterol (LDL) has reduced by 23 points (which if you are already eating a low cholesterol diet can ONLY happen if you are doing "aerobic" exercise) and my good cholesterol (HDL) has risen by one point... "I have done NO other exercise during these three months except Oxycise! breathing. I did no bicycling, no jumping jacks, no treadmill and no fast walking other than my normal routine. Oxycise! works." ~ Nadeoui ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "As an ACE certified fitness instructor who has taught up to 9 classes a week for over 12 years, I can tell you that Oxycise! works as well, if not better, than most 'traditional' aerobic workouts. When done properly, the Oxycise! breathing technique forces much more oxygen into the body than jumping around on steps, or floors. HDL cholesterol is the good cholesterol in our bodies which helps to rid our bodies of the LDL cholesterol. HDL is only increased through aerobic exercise. My HDL cholesterol is now 72, which is very good, and when I was teaching 9 classes/week my HDL was 61. For it to increase by 11 points is incredible and Oxycise! is the only aerobic exercise I have been doing for the past two years." ~ Sue Madal ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I have lost a total of 14 inches in about two months (3 inches off each thigh). I haven't lost a lot of weight, but I am fully breastfeeding my three month old, so I'm not really worried about that.... my resting heart rate has dropped from 90 beats per minute to 66 bpm!" ~ Carly ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "When I went to my doctor and he did blood pressure and heart rate he was very impressed. For someone who does not do running or much more than some walking once in a while, my resting heart rate was about 68 and blood pressure was perfect. I am 52 and about 20 lbs overweight but he did say, "Whatever you are doing, keep it up." I have to totally attribute this to Oxycise! because I don't really do anything else. I get in around 20 or so breaths per day. It amazed me that a small amount of effort could make such a big difference." ~ Rhonda ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "My husband (age 66) and I (56) started Oxycising on January 1st.... To date I have lost 20 lbs and reached my goal weight and have been maintaining. My husband has lost 25 lbs and is 10 lbs from his goal. "The program works...My husband has been able to come off blood pressure medication he has been on for several years and his cholesterol dropped 40 points! We are both feel better than we have in years! We tell everyone about Oxycise! because the change in our appearance is so noticeable they want to know what we have been doing." ~ Sandy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I am 67 years old and have been doing Oxycise! since Sept. 2001. I feel great and I have high blood pressure always under good control with medication, but after doing Oxycise! for several months every time I have my blood pressure checked the doctor says it is fantastic." ~ Phyllis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *C* HEALTH TIPS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ten Super Foods You SHOULD Eat! See http://www.cspinet.org/nah/10foods_good.html Editor's Comment: If you click on the link above you will note that salmon and other fatty fish are included in this list. But if you are concerned about the possibility of mercury in fish, you may be pleased to hear about an even BETTER source of Omega 3 fatty acids -- flaxseed! To learn more about flaxseed here's a good, objective article which discusses both the benefits and the "hype": http://www.berkeleywellness.com/html/ds/dsFlaxseed.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To learn more about Omega 3 and Essential Fatty Acids: http://www.007b.com/essential_fatty_acids.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Can EFAs help with weight loss? "Recent research on EFA nutrition has yielded some intriguing new findings. One of these is that increased intakes of these essential fats appear to reduce tissue levels of triglycerides (stored fats), which improves the sensitivity of insulin (the hormone that drives amino acids and glucose into muscle cells), so reducing the risk of obesity and CHD(1). Initially, these beneficial effects of EFAs were thought to be due to changes in the fatty acid composition of the cell membranes, leading to subsequent alterations in hormonal signalling. However, when researchers dug a little deeper it became apparent that something else was going on... "They discovered that these fats, particularly those of the omega-3 family, play essential roles in the maintenance of energy balance and glucose metabolism. In particular, they observed a phenomenon known as ‘fuel partitioning’, whereby dietary EFAs were able to direct glucose (from digested carbohydrates) towards glycogen storage while at the same time directing other fatty acids in the body away from triglyceride synthesis (i.e. fat storage) and towards fatty acid oxidation! In addition, these studies suggested that omega-3 fatty acids have the unique ability to enhance thermogenesis (the burning of excess fat to produce heat), thereby reducing the efficiency of body fat deposition. In simple terms, this fuel partitioning phenomenon appears to conserve carbohydrate while simultaneously shedding fat exactly what most athletes would give their right arm for!" Source: http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/omega-3-omega-6.html ~~~~~~~~~~~ *D* Sharing ~~~~~~~~~~~ Some time ago I was reading a newsletter for sufferers of Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia, and was excited to hear about a doctor who recommends daily deep breathing exercises! Except for breath-holding, the technique he described is very much like Oxycise! (see below) ~~~~~~~~~~~ "Paul Cheney, M.D., a leading CFS physician, recommends breathing exercises to increase oxygenation in the body for multiple health benefits. He recommends this simple technique: 1) Inhale through your nose for 4 seconds; 2) Hold your breath for 7 seconds; 3) Exhale through tightly pursed lips for 8 seconds, creating "back pressure" (you should be able to hear the air being forced out of your mouth as you do this.) Do this 8 times in a total of two and a half minutes. Do this twice a day - a grand total of 5 minutes a day. It's that easy!" (Source: Natural Health Magazine, March 2002, and "Dr. Cheney on an Effective Breathing Technique Alternative to the 'Rebreather' Protocol for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome" by Carol Sieverling. February 19, 2004, ImmuneSupport.com ) ~~~~~~~~~~~ We've actually received a number of testimonials from people who have reported significant improvements in their CFS and FMS symptoms since doing the Oxycise! program. You can read these reports by clicking on the link below: http://www.oxycise.com/Success/index.htm#Health (then click on "Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue") ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ REMEMBER: You have a magnificent body. Treat it right! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jill Johnson Oxycise! International, Inc. PO Box 262022 Littleton, CO 80163 Julie Gudmundsen, OxyChat Editor mailto:julie@oxycise.com Oxycise! Website: www.oxycise.com Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.oxyciseplus.com/newsletter.htm Questions? mailto:Oxytalk@oxycise.com or mailto:julie@oxycise.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
*************** OXYCHAT! *************** August 31, 2004 Welcome to the Oxycise! Newsletter, a weekly publication to help you in your quest for the body you want and deserve! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *A* LAST CHANCE to ORDER!!!! Sizzlin' Hot Summer Special!!! *B* Oxycise! Progress *C* Sharing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summer is almost over, but you can still get a HOT deal! The "Sizzlin' Hot Summer Special ends this week! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *A* SIZZLIN' HOT SUMMER SPECIAL!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOT ITEM! Sizzlin' Hot Summer Special! Buy one video -- Get one FREE!!!! It's HOT outside! And so is this sizzlin' summer offer! Get in shape and lose weight right in the comfort of your home. What a cool idea! You don't sizzle or sweat! Buy one video -- Get one FREE!!!! That's right, just purchase any single video or video set, and we'll include another video absolutely FREE! What a perfect time to give the entire set of Oxycise! videos (while collecting your own set) -- order as many as you'd like! WOW! This offer is good for all regular Oxycise! videos and our Easy Does It videos. Order now! Call 1-800-OXYCISE (699-2473) This offer is only available on telephone orders. *** Hurry! This hot deal ends Friday, September 3, 2004 *** NOTE: Shipping & Handling charges applied for full retail value. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *B* OXYCISE! PROGRESS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** DARLENE *** July 28, 2004 "I am not new to Oxycise!, but I did not stick with it. I have a problem with consistency. However I know all of the information I read is logical and I started Oxycising again when I saw an article in the 'Parade' magazine. I said to myself, 'I need to give this another try.' "... I truly feel invigorated after I do my level 1 tape in the morning, I need to lose 50 pounds to be in my proper weight class. I have been Oxycising for 2 days and my abdomen feels tighter. I delivered both of my children C-section birth and that stomach hang was not a pretty sight to see. I can already see a difference, it is beginning to lift. I really want to improve my shape, body tone, and lose those 50 pounds, with Oxycise! I can began to see the light at the end of the tunnel." Darlene Chesapeake, Virginia ~~~~~~~~~ *** CARMEN *** July 30, 2004 "Hi Julie and Jill, I have been suffering with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for over 20 years. About 4 years ago I went through some very big emotional changes in my life. My daughter (also my baby) got married and moved 800 miles away. My father died and my mother moved in with us. And I was going through terrible perimenopause. My daughter-in-law introduced me to the Oxycise! program. Within the first 6 weeks I lost the bloat in my stomach that comes with perimenopause and an overall total of 7 inches, not to mention 10 pounds. I started having more energy and feeling better about myself and my stress level went down. I have never gotten overweight to the point of being unhealthy so it wasn't all about the weight loss, but it was about my self-esteem and feeling better! Since then I have kept Oxycising a part of my routine workouts. As many Fibromyalgia sufferers do, I also suffer with T.M.J. (from clenching my teeth at night) so I have to adjust my breathing accordingly. If my jaws feel too tight to smile while breathing in, then I just don't, or I try to breathe mostly through my teeth. And since San Diego has been very dry this year, deep breathing seems to hurt my sinuses so many times I leave on a cool mist humidifier while I'm Oxycising. I have also found that some of the exercises tend to tighten my muscles up too much so I normally do a 10-15 minute aerobic workout before Oxycising, or I incorporate a brisk walk into my workout to warm up those tight muscles before Oxycising. I realize that most of you CFS sufferers are doing good just to get out of bed some days but if you can just start your breathing while you are laying there, the rest should eventually come more easily! "I hope these tips will help all those who have my similar problems and who may have thought they could never feel strong again!" Sincerely, Carmen Wetzel P.S. "My daughter was recently diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. She works out about 3 times a week, using some Oxycising in her workouts as well. This helps release endorphins that in turn help to balance her moods! Great stuff!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *C* Sharing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you're like me you've had a very busy summer.... fun, but sometimes hectic! It's when life gets EXTRA busy that you need to make sure you're setting aside time for Oxycise! everyday. Have you heard the story of the woodcutter who was trying to increase his income by cutting down more and more trees? He started working even harder and longer than he had been, but the more he worked the more he seemed to get behind! Then a friend asked him if he had taken time to sharpen his saw. Are YOU sharpening your saw each day? Or are you feeling more like the bumper-sticker that reads: "The hurrier I go, the behinder I get!" We often get going in so many directions with family, work, school, church, and other activities and obligations, that we neglect taking time for ourselves. If you're not sharpening your saw and taking the time for daily exercise, you just won't have the energy to keep up with life's demands and still feel good. Oxycise! is an excellent way to sharpen your saw! Spend just 15-20 minutes a day flexing your muscles, stretching and really BREATHING and I think you will be amazed at the difference it will make in your day and in your LIFE! Happy Breathing!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ REMEMBER: You have a magnificent body. Treat it right! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jill Johnson Oxycise! International, Inc. PO Box 262022 Littleton, CO 80163 Julie Gudmundsen, OxyChat Editor mailto:julie@oxycise.com Oxycise! Website: www.oxycise.com Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.oxyciseplus.com/newsletter.htm Questions? mailto:Oxytalk@oxycise.com or mailto:julie@oxycise.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |