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July 19, 2010 · 10:21 AM

Author Tom Hopkins Brings Hope to Those Craving a Healthy Lifestyle

Author Tom Hopkins releases his second book in the

FIT FOREVER SERIES: “FIT FOREVER The Next Step.”

With over seventeen years of study and research, Tom Hopkins writes and speaks on health, wellness and age management. Shortly after his wife, Dene’, was diagnosed with the chronic disease Systemic Lupus, he set out on a quest to find ways to improve her health and quality of life. Though there is currently no cure for Lupus, Tom has discovered ways to bring healthy balance to people all over the world. In his book FIT FOREVER The Next Step he shares this first-hand knowledge to transform a reader’s body, mind and spirit.

FIT FOREVER The Next Step is a uniquely designed lifestyle book that focuses on daily consistency in leading a healthy life. This book in the FIT FOREVER series helps people find healthy balance through nutrition and exercise.

This simplistic book offers three sections: Be Well, Eat Well and Live Well.

• Be Well opens with 180 daily motivational studies that highlight topics of the ten chapters from book one entitled FIT FOREVER.

• Eat Well shows a healthy approach to eating, including food lists, and eating plans. This section also includes healthy recipes from a Whole Foods Nutritionist with 28 years experience.

• Live Well gives workouts and illustrated pictures of weight training exercises at three levels: beginners, intermediate and advanced.

FIT FOREVER, The Next Step is a no-nonsense look at helping you daily live a healthy lifestyle. The common theme that runs throughout this book is simplicity! Simple is good. Simple is achievable!

You should read FIT FOREVER, The Next Step if…

• You are looking to find balance in mind, body, and spirit

• You want to look and feel younger than you are

• You are looking for healthy, easy to fix recipes

• You are committed to advance to the next step in your Fit Forever Journey

So, how about you? Could you use some motivation to find proper balance? Do you want to take the next step in being the most energetic, enthusiastic person you know? If so, this can be a new beginning for you to embrace an active life of health and strength.

The author says, “On my quest in helping people find healthy balance I have discovered that regardless of our age, genetics, or body type we all have within us the power to change. The time has come to commit ourselves to taking care of this body that God has given us. We must remember that we will only receive one body in the span of our life, and it’s up to us to do all that we can to take care of it. Welcome to ‘The Next Step’ of your Fit Forever Journey.”

Growing up in Springfield, Ohio, but currently residing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Tom is now enjoying the empty nest phase of life with his wife, Dene’.

To order a copy of FIT FOREVER The Next Step click on the “Store” tab or click here Buy Book

Or feel free to email Tom at Tom@TomHopkins6.com

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April 26, 2010 · 10:56 AM

Visualize it, Believe it, and DO IT!

It’s said that everyone has a story.  Matt Peterson’s story of strength and motivation proves that we all have within us the power to change.

In a recent interview he described what it was like for him one hundred pounds ago.  He was sluggish, self conscious, embarrassed and ashamed at how he had let his body go for so long.  He found himself withdrawing from friends, rarely making it out of his loose fitting sweat pants and over-sized shirts. All joy and zest for life was gone.

Knowing that he needed to make serious changes in his eating habits and level of activity he would start each week with the best of intentions, only to slide back into old habits and patterns. His thinking each week was that he could always start again the following Monday.  But after seeing a bunch of Mondays come and go, he got sick and tired of watching life pass him by.

One day, at his lowest point, he discovered stretch marks on his body as a result of his excessive weight gain.  The striking realization sank in that these were indelible marks that would be with him for a lifetime.  How could he possibly have let things get so out of hand?

Shortly after that point he found the motivation he had been pursuing for so long.  While looking at a Muscle and Fitness Magazine he spotted a picture of a guy’s well sculpted, muscular back; and that was it! Looking at this picture every day and visualizing his own body in that condition was enough motivation to make the long awaited changes that he had been hoping for.

Soon his negativity shifted to a positive mindset.  What once seem insurmountable, he now believed he could attain.  Knowing that it would take time and a huge commitment, he started learning how to eat a healthier diet. He then made a decision to educate himself on how to lose body fat while building lean muscle mass.

As he embraced these life changing principles he began to produce some great, productive workouts.  The more he channeled his focus, the better his workouts in the gym became.  With consistency and an unwavering commitment he kept his eye on the prize. After four months of eating right and exercise he lost over 70 pounds of unwanted body fat.

This progress propelled him forward in his weight loss to over 100 pounds in less than one year. Shortly after he scheduled a photo shoot to see how his own sculpted back compared to his motivational photo.  Take a look for yourself at what passion and hard work will accomplish!

One thing is for sure.  No more sluggish, self conscious and withdrawn Matt! He is a new man with a new found passion for life!

There are some who have attained a 100 pound weight loss, but few have attained “fitness model” status.  Matt has continued his journey of health and wellness becoming a student of living a vibrant and healthy life.  He is certified as a NASM Trainer, and loves to motivate others toward their fitness goals.  Matt is convinced that no matter what our age or body type, we can visualize it, believe it and do it!

He is currently writing his first book which tells the story of his 100 pound weight loss and total body transformation.  Remember that name, Matt Peterson.  Great success awaits!

To find out more about Matt’s weight loss journey and fitness tips contact  him at matthewepeterson@hotmail.com.

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April 12, 2010 · 11:55 AM

Obstacles or stepping stones? You decide…

My new book, FIT FOREVER The Next Step comes out June 1.  The following excerpt is one of the daily motivations included in the book.

“An obstacle is often a stepping stone if we look a bit closer.”

Obstacles are really a matter of perception.  At a distance we may see an obstacle as some frustrating blockade keeping us from success.  But as we look closer and focus our attention forward, that obstacle may be the very thing needed to move us toward victory.

History doesn’t lie.  It has shown us that many of the greatest people of all time encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they tasted victory. In the end they won because they refused to be defined by their defeats.

A perfect example is Jim Stovall, the person who wrote the forward for this book. Jim has taken the number one challenge in his life – blindness, and found a way to inspire others.

In the midst of his visual obstacles, Jim is founder and president of the Emmy award-winning Narrative Television Network. Although originally designed for those who have difficulty with their vision, over 60% of NTN’s nationwide audience is comprised of fully sighted people who simply enjoy the programming.  He has been a national champion Olympic weightlifter, and is a highly sought after writer and speaker.  Jim is the author of the best-selling book, The Ultimate Gift, which has subsequently been made into a major motion picture with big name stars like James Garner and Abigail Breslin. For his work in making television accessible to our nation’s 13 million blind and visually impaired people, the President’s Committee on Equal Opportunity selected Jim Stovall as the Entrepreneur of the Year in 1997.  He was also chosen as the International Humanitarian of the Year in 2000, joining Jimmy Carter, Nancy Reagan, and Mother Teresa who were also former recipients of this honor. Steve Forbes, president and CEO of Forbes magazine has referred to Jim Stovall as “one of the most extraordinary men of our era.”

I’m with Lou Holtz, the only college football coach to lead six different programs to bowl games and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, who said, “show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.”  I think Jim Stovall has certainly turned his obstacles into stepping-stones.  If Jim can be successful without his sight, the possibilities are endless for those of us with perfect vision.

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