About two years, I met up with a friend from high school who I hadn’t seen in a while. His name is Howard Panes. We met up at a health club I was training at called Can Do Fitness in Short Hills NJ.

Howie is the truly passionate owner of How Fit in Livingston NJ, a top notch personal training studio that offers a truly one of a kind training experience. He is is a very successful guy, and is entrepreneurial in fitness.

At the time, he was training a client outside his own facility, with a product called the NRG Ball. This is a product that Howie (as I call him) developed.

I didn’t want to interrupt him, but as friends who go way back, I took an interest in what he was up to. The guy he was training, was having a ball (literally) with this thing and really challenging himself. I notice that his workout was not long yet it was clear he was taking his fitness level to a whole new level in those 15 minutes or so I watched.

Of course, my interest was peaked. I had a lot of experience by then with portable fitness equipment and I was determined to have my NRG Ball experience.

That was before my Flip Camcorder so I didn’t film the experience, but I have to tell you; having been in or around the fitness industry for a long period of time, and experiencing so many different fitness devices, this one was true a good one.
Maybe it was the focus on core, it’s grip, the ability to do anything from a push up to new movements I had never experienced before. Whatever it was, I was both challenged and intrigued.

Today, I am incorporating NRG Ball training into my life, for a variety of reasons.

1. It’s my fried Howie’s product (I’m honest)
2. It’s challenging, from a push up to new movements I’ve never tried.
3. It’s anywhere, anytime! (I love that).

Read about it and try it out.

He’s got a bunch of videos up there that are great; just click on exercises.

We’re going to do an NRG Ball Transformation Challenge pretty soon, so gets some practice and have fun.

~ JAM

Jon Hinds is one of, if not THE best trainers in the fitness industry today and the fitness mentor to John Allen Mollenhauer “JAM”, creator of Fit for Power, a Performance Lifestyle solution.

Jon Hinds is one of the owners of Lifeline USA and the founder of the Monkey Bar Gym, one of the coolest fitness facilities anywhere.

Check out this video, he is using some great portable fitness equipment that will challenge you while using your body (the ultimate gym), and its own weight for training resistance.

Jon makes everything look easy he is a master of the physical body and can teach you what few can. But don’t be intimated, he’s just down to earth good guy. We each have mastery in something, and this is his gig.

If you ever get a chance to go to the Monkey Bar Gym in Wisconsin, it’s a mecca worth making! 

Much more on Jon Hinds to come…

John Allen Mollenhauer is the Founder of MyTrainer.com where fitness video’s are free for everybody! He is also the founder Performance Lifestyle Solutions, the better healthier ways to achieve your goals in life, business and sport. As a former worn down workaholic turned healthy high achiever John Allen (aka “JAM”) will teach you how to Live Like a Pro, optimizing your lifestyle the way athletes do. He is the creator of the Healthy High Achiever – Unleash the Full Potential of Your Lifestyle to Perform, Look and Feel Better!

Yes, even Nintendo is getting into the home fitness workout business. I think they did it unintentionally though when they produced WII. This video game was fun and I can see myself playing again!

This was the first time I tried the game, with my friend Michele. It was Friday night. That was my warm up period, just swinging and stroking and having fun. Actually I have to say I had fun each time I played all weekend. Yes, I played multiple times especially when I was challenged to to best Michele’s WII Fitness Age (the score you get when you take the fitness challenge) of 30. My best was 33… next weekend!

By the way I had no intention of this being a home fitness workout of any kind, but then after my 10th game or so, I learned it was. In addition to tennis, bowling, baseball, and golf, you can do basic yoga, strength and aerobic training. I didn’t get into any formal training using WII Fit, as I have my own routines that don’t include WII Fitness, but for someone who is just starting out or wants to mix it up… I have to say that WII Fitness will be a great home fitness workout for you.

I was literally dripping sweat in an air conditioned house!

Best of all it will be super fun and something you can do with the kids.

John Allen Mollenhauer is the Founder of MyTrainer.com where fitness video’s are free for everybody! He is also the founder Performance Lifestyle Solutions, the better healthier ways to achieve your goals in life, business and sport. As a former worn down workaholic turned healthy high achiever John Allen (aka “JAM”) will teach you how to Live Like a Pro, optimizing your lifestyle the way athletes do. He is the creator of the Healthy High Achiever – Unleash the Full Potential of Your Lifestyle to Perform, Look and Feel Better!