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OXYCHAT!
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March 21, 2005

Welcome to the OxyChat! Newsletter, a publication to help you in your quest for the body you want and deserve!

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Questions and Comments
Oxycise! Progress
Oxycise! Read all About it!
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"I've been "Oing"for about 5 years now, and this year I've gotten serious. I turned 60 in Sept. and decided this was my year for me. Since February 1st I've lost 10 pounds, and hope to lose another 35-40. So.. thanks for the encouragement with the Oxycise! newsletter." ~ Betty

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Questions and Comments
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Here's a letter we just received from Renee. She asks some great questions, so I decided to include her letter in the newsletter. I hope that my comments will be helpful to Renee as well as others.

March 15, 2005

"Julie,
I thank God for Oxycise! I am feeling so alive and full of energy. It is helping with my singing as well. I am getting extra benefits.
My questions are : What do you mean when you say on the tape "lift your tummy?" Do you mean while I am breathing ? Also, while inhaling are you tightening your butt muscles or just tucking/tilting your pelvis? How long do I do the L1 before moving onto L2? I appreciate your help."

Renee

Here are Renee's questions, followed by my comments:

1. What do you mean when you say on the tape "lift your tummy?"

In Jill Johnson's book, Oxycise!, she writes, "After you've taken in all the oxygen you can, pull in and lift your lower abdomen."
Some people think of tightening and "scooping" with their abdominal muscles. I often tell people to think of contracting their abdominal muscles in the same way they do automatically when they cough, and also think of pulling their belly button towards their spine. Jill often describes the lift/scoop as pulling in the abdominal muscles as if you are trying to zip up a tight pair of jeans. Just different ways of describing the same thing.


2. Do you mean while I am breathing?

Yes, the lift is part of the breathing routine, and comes right after the inhale. You should relax your abdominal muscles when you inhale, then "lift" during the 3 sniffs, exhale, and 3 puffs.


3. While inhaling are you tightening your butt muscles or just tucking/tilting your pelvis?

You can tighten your muscles during the inhale, but I find it easier to relax ALL my muscles when I relax my abdominal muscles.
(It's hard to relax your abs when other muscles are tight.) Then after the inhale, I tighten whatever muscles I am working, depending on the body position I am doing.

The pelvic tilt should be done at the same time as the "lift". This is a combination of tightening your buns and tilting your pelvis. It will help protect your lower back, and also help you tighten your abdominal muscles more effectively.

When I relax my abdominal muscles for each new inhale I also relax, or ease up, on the pelvic tilt. Then I simply re-lift and re-tighten everything -- right AFTER the inhale.


4. How long do I do the L1 before moving onto L2?

I would recommend that you become very comfortable with the Oxycise! breathing and all the Level 1 body positions before adding new positions. We suggest that you practice doing the breathing by itself at first, without any body positions. Then you might try learning just 5 or 6 body positions at a time. This will make it easier to concentrate on breathing correctly. You can still follow along on the video, doing only the breathing, or repeating the 5 or 6 positions you know, until you have done a full workout. The breathing alone, if done correctly, will work your abs and give you a pretty good workout! With practice the breathing will become second nature and you won't have to think so carefully about each step .

I hope this is helpful!

Best Wishes,
Julie
Oxycise! Staff


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Oxycise! Progress
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KIRSTEN

March 7, 2005

"First, I want to say (though it's been said so many times before) how amazing Oxycise is! I've been doing it consistently for a week, and my tummy is getting flat. Flat! I never thought I'd have a flat tummy....my body's becoming what I've dreamed of!"

"Besides getting a flat tummy, I've found that the stretching really helps my pain. I have tendinitis from a torn rotator cuff in my left shoulder, and Oxycise! has really helped the stiffness and pain. When I don't do the exercises the pain wakes me at night, but when I do them I live my days AND nights pain (and drug) free!"

Kirsten Richter


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LYNETTE


March 9, 2005

"I don't have an inspiring story about dramatic weight loss with Oxycise! But I have come to regard it as the best energy and stress management tool I know of.

"Last year I realized I would be turning 50 this year, so I got busy. I had been working on a big project at work and had let fitness really slide. I started low carb dieting and exercising, lost 10 - 15 pounds, and got down to a size 6. I felt better than ever. When I saw an Oxycise! add in a magazine, I wanted it for my husband. He loathes exercise, so I thought it would be easy for him. I tried it too, but it worked so well I was getting too thin. My most fun reaction was to start eating more. But more and more I had trouble making myself go in another room and do it at night, after working 10 - 12 hour days. Kevin did it for awhile, and then fell away, too.

"Last December I decided to start getting up a little earlier and do a short yoga routine to wake up and stretch out my body. But after the holidays I couldn't make myself stay on my diet and I added a few pounds back. I knew what would take it off. So I decided to do Oxycise! instead of yoga. What an impact this has made. It is incredible how it wakes me and revs me up. I go from a deadhead to a ball of energy. My favorite one so far is tape 2, but I mix in from 1, 3 and Buns and Thighs. For example, when Jill does the overhead press at the wall, I know in tape 3 she goes up on her toes. Even though I am doing tape 2, I do the more advanced pose from tape 3. Since I was already more flexible, when Jill does the standing and sitting stretches, I do yoga poses with Oxycise! breathing. Since my internal temperature is raised, I get even better stretches than I did before. Something I have found helpful: They make a shelf paper that is like lacy rubber - about 1' x 5'. I used to take it traveling for yoga so I didn't slip on the carpet. It works well for the rip the floor poses, because you can get really good traction.

"I feel so good when I leave for work, I do Oxycise! the whole way of my 15 minute drive. I have even made up more poses (will share if anyone is interested). I wanted a reminder for breathing the rest of the day. So when I go to the bathroom each time (I drink a lot of water, so it is often), I do the breathing. And I do it on the way back to my office. I typically get pretty stressed out by the middle of the afternoon, but a few Oxycise! breaths relieve it almost immediately. Sometimes I am terribly tired on the way home, but a few Oxycise! breaths drain it all away. On weekends, some breaths take me out of an afternoon slump. I can keep doing what I want, rather than sleeping the day away.

"I still do a few Pilates moves at night, but mostly because they take such good care of my spine. Thanks to Oxycise!, I spend my evenings enjoying my hobbies, because I have been working out all day long.

"I know it doesn't sound like much to say I get up a little earlier for Oxycise! But this means I get up at 4:35 a.m.. I have been doing it for about six weeks, and It is so worth it. I bragged enough about it that my husband has started doing his again - in the morning (6:00 a.m.) I actually heard him tell my daughter the other day that it really makes a difference in how he feels. I wish you could know how huge that is. This daughter has just found out she is pregnant, and has agreed to start Oxycising on her way to work, because she knows it will be good for the baby.

"Thanks for bringing about such a big change in our lives, that is so easy to do."

Lynette

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Please share your progress with us! mailto:julie@oxycise.com
or visit our website at www.oxyciseplus.com/Success/share.htm
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Read all About it!
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The Oxycise! program has helped thousands of people lose excess weight and keep it off. Have you read the book that started it all?

The book "Oxycise!" by Jill Johnson contains personal insights and encouragement from Jill, plus LOTS of extra information that simply couldn't be included in the workouts. In 144 direct, easy-to-understand pages, you discover how oxygen and the Oxycise! System can change your life forever!

You learn:
* The 17 easily avoided mistakes that have promoted obesity and health problems among tens of millions of Americans
* Why the $35 billion dollar a year weight loss industry is not only ineffective, but actually makes the weight problems worse,
placing the health of millions of Americans at unnecessary risk
* 36 reasons why current fat loss programs, products and methods not only don't work... but can never work
* How to increase your metabolism without leaving your living room... and burn unnecessary fat faster than traditional exercise
* The biggest health concern in America... and how to avoid it
* The natural way to get fat out of your body... now and forever!

You'll find out how to:
* Choose the body weight and size you want
* Set goals for your body and achieve them
* Detoxify and cleanse your body without any chemicals or pills
* Metabolize excess fat with the power of oxygen
* Exercise your entire body without impact, back or joint strain
* Feed all 75 trillion cells in your body the fuel they need to function optimally
* Lower your resting heart rate and increase circulation
* Increase your energy
* Reduce stress
* Lower your body's set point weight to achieve permanent weight loss
* Keep your metabolism revved up throughout the day
* Achieve cardiovascular improvement without the dangers of impact and over-exertion

You get complete step-by-step instructions for the 15-minute Oxycise! workout. Fully illustrated, you learn what to do to make oxygen work for you immediately. You learn how to combine the Oxycise! Basic Breath with whole body internal/external exercises so you develop an oxygen supply and demand system that builds muscle and gets rid of excess fat throughout your body.

Having the book "Oxycise!" is like receiving your own collection of personal letters of encouragement from Jill Johnson!

Order now by calling 1-800-OXYCISE (699-2473)
or go to http://www.oxycise.com/store/oxybook.htm


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REMEMBER: You have a magnificent body. Treat it right!

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Jill Johnson
Oxycise! International, Inc.
PO Box 262022
Littleton, CO 80163

Julie Gudmundsen,
OxyChat Editor
julie@oxycise.com

Oxycise! Website www.oxycise.com
Questions? mailto:info@oxycise.com or mailto:julie@oxycise.com

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