Thursday report...

Shorter week for me since I was trekking through the mountains of Montana a few days ago. I tell ya this Florida humidity hits you in the face like a shovel when you get off the plane. Enough of that...

I have been neglecting my blog recently because of an increase in my teaching schedule, traveling, and of course my new workout videos that I am producing and designing. All good stuff but the blog is a great place to pass on fitness info, pics, songs, and all sorts of random stuff that run through my mind. As I build and expand my business I want to always be myself and not compromise. That would be sad.

Song of the Day: Two by Ryan Adams

I have heard of Mr. Adams for awhile now but have never listened to his stuff until now. I am currently making a new Pilates mix and using this song plus another called Fix It. I hope the reaction will be near ecstasy! We shall see. I am excited to once again be putting together mixes for classes as it is a very inspiring and visual process. Music is so powerful and I learn more about it's abilities to motivate and transcend each and every day. Cheers!

What do we work in Pilates?

Basically we work all the muscles of the body in a standard, well rounded Pilates class but The Core/The Powerhouse is what is at the center of every Pilates exercise. I included both names to avoid any confusion as instructors may use one more than the other. They both include: the abs, lower back, hips and glutes. All Pilates movements begin in this area. We start movement from the center and connect the limbs to the core, moving fluidly from the inside out.

Sign-ups are on the Disney Hub for all of my next eight-week session of classes on property. These include:

~Pilates at Feature Animation (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at 5:30 pm)

~Pilates at Disney University Wednesday at 5:30 pm

~Yoga/Pilates at Feature Animation on Monday (noon)

~Yoga/Pilates at the 215 Building in Celebration on Thursday (noon)

These are for Disney Cast Members through their Cast Activities service. Classes begin the week of August 31st. Spread the word!

Gotta sleep for classes and filming tomorrow!

If you have any questions please let me know and I will see you in class!

Sean Vigue

www.Mr-Fitness.org

"Trainer to Thousands!"

"Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be."

~Abraham Lincoln

Mr. F teaching in Northwest Montana!

Quick note...while in Montana I had the immense pleasure to "guest teach" a Pilates class at The Bigfork Athletic Club in Bigfork, Montana. Wonderful experience and I got to meet some pretty cool people who share the same love of Pilates that I do.

Thanks to Michelle for setting it up and we are planning a master class next time I am in town.

Here is the video:

Back in Orlando!

I am back from my Montana adventure and so excited about all the Pilates, Yoga, and Yoga/Pilates classes coming up!

Let's do it!

I promise nothing but the most effective workouts my feeble mind can communicate.

See you in class!

Sean Vigue

www.Mr-Fitness.org

"Trainer to Thousands!"

Canadian Adventure!

While in Montana we had the pleasure of driving 45 hours to Kimberley, B.C., Canada, Nebraska to visit. Good times as this video will prove.

Heading back to central Florida tomorrow to resume my takeover of the fitness world.

Looking forward to seeing every one (-:

Sean Vigue

www.Mr-Fitness.org

"Trainer to Moose!"

Montana Video: Day One

Let's have some spontaneous fun in the mountains of northwest Montana!

Location: Jewel Basin and Bigfork, MT.

Canada tomorrow!

Mr. F

Mr. F is heading to Montana today!

Yes indeed I will be packing Jilly into my suitcase (she is flexible) and heading to the mountains of northwest Montana for a week of wonder and buffalo burgers.

See you all next week. This video expresses what I am feeling at this moment. Actually it doesn't...

PS Great shorter week of classes! Power Yoga at Golds last night was intoxicating. I added an extended standing flow sequence with Warriors, Triangles, balance poses and even flirted with adding the very advanced Half-Moon poses but time got the best of me. Crap! Time goes so damn fast in that class and we must allow time for the meditation at the end. The meditation is the dessert. The cheesecake. The Simpsons. You get the idea.

See you soon!

Sean Vigue

www.Mr-Fitness.org

"Trainer to Thousands!"

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Disney with Jill and the week ahead both have made my face explode!

Short week of classes here in sunny, rainy, and hot central Florida as I am heading to the mountains of northwest Montana on Wednesday and spending a whole week there! Yes! Maybe Jill will come with too (-:

So I still have about 7 classes before then and I shall give my all before all the hiking, buffalo burgers, canoeing, posing, laughing, walking, and crouching.

This video is how I like to enjoy Disney...sometimes...

Go to my web page at www.Mr-Fitness.org and click on to the link for my FREE workout Podcast videos! You can then have Mr. Fitness in your home, on your phone or wherever else you travel. These videos usually run between 5-10 minutes and focus on flowing, effective exercises.

See you in class!

Sean Vigue

www.Mr-Fitness.org

"Trainer to Thousands!"

Why practice Pilates you ask? I will show you...

Podcasts, Pilates Thunder, and The Cult oh my...

Such a week and it is only half over! Let's start this off with a quote to get the hairs to raise on the back of your neck:

"Range is for the ego, and control is for the soul"

~Anon

Did it work? I am in the business of controlled exercise. No sloppy, jerky, not thought out movements in my classes. We learn to use our bodies as they are meant to be used and as a result we experience rewards and benefits far greater than we could ever imagine. If you are going to do something...do it right...do it brilliantly! If not what's the point?

I have already had the pleasure of teaching over 10 classes this week and working with hundreds of people hungry for more in their lives. They are searching. We are ALL searching. When you come to Yoga and Pilates for instance you are on the right path. You may be on a path that will inspire, change (for the better), and elevate your life to heights you never imagined. This is the business in which I find myself. Part of the solution. Part of something that improves your life on three levels: mind, body, and spirit.

Disney classes have been cruising along and growing and growing. It keeps my on my toes and inspires me to learn as much as I can so I may offer only the BEST classes. Last night at my Power Yoga class at Golds Dr. Phillips I threw in some Half-Moon and Reverse Half-Moon pose which are very challenging poses. Sure there were lots of groans and wobbling but everyone did the best they could and are primed to only improve from class to class. Only improve. Wall-to-wall people posing for themselves and then going home and having the best nights sleep of the week. It's all good!

I am pleased to announce that Mr. Fitness LLC is now doing Podcasts though iTunes!! Such glorious excitement that I am able to open up my business like this and reach so many more people who need help.

Here is my Podcast address: http://web.me.com/mrfitness/Site/Podcast/Podcast.html

Just click subscribe and you are off on a fitness journey that will never end. It is also FREE.

Song of the Day: Turn Me Loose by Loverboy

I'm telling you don't turn me loose or nothing will survive! It will be a hurricane of Corkscrews, Hundreds, and Warrior 3's. You don't want all that coming down on you!

Fitness Tip of the Day

~When you breathe think of it soaking into your cells. Drench your cells in the breath.

See you in class or on video!

Sean Vigue

www.Mr-Fitness.org

"Trainer to Thousands!"

"The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives."

~Albert Schweitzer

Pilates Thunder #3 is on the shelves! Check it out here!

Here is my latest Pilates video entitled Pilates Thunder #3. Practice this video until you feel stronger and then start combining it with the other workout videos in this series.

I now have several workout videos on the market with many more being planned. If you have any questions please let me know. Find the link to all my videos on my web page : www.Mr-Fitness.org

Full week of classes this week beginning at Disney tomorrow and then taking me all over central Florida. Such fun! Numbers are great and I get to work with hundreds of people every week and help them improve their lives. It is always an extremely positive experience and I thank you all for sharing your time with me.

Song of the Day: Cradle will Rock by Van Halen

I taught an hour of Spinning today at the Lance Armstrong Foundation Charity Ride at Celebration Fitness and this was one of my hills. I did three hill songs in a row and this was sandwiched in the middle. Tough stuff and David Lee Roth's shrieking vocal flips are always enjoyable. Great song. Great group.

Must prepare for my Lunchtime Yoga/Pilates class at Disney's Feature Animation now. We have been having packed houses and they demand a workout with plenty of relaxation...not the easiest combo but all in a days work for Mr. Fitness (-:

See you soon!

Sean Vigue

www.Mr-Fitness.org

"Let's Get Serious!"

A well-spent day brings happy sleep.

~Leonardo da Vinci

Workout videos and promos are here!

Need a little breather from all this excitement ->

Yes yes yes! I have been producing my own workout videos and promos (with the help of other people of course!) and they are now available to view. Go to my web page (www.Mr-Fitness.org) and go to the home page. Click on the link in the upper right hand of the home page and you will go to the page of all the videos I have (so far). Many, many more will be added to this list as time goes on and they will be seen EVERYWHERE.

Check them out. Use them for your own fitness routines. Be in awe of my form. Make sarcastic remarks about my form.

This is only the beginning...

Sean Vigue

www.Mr-Fitness.org

"Trainer to that guy down the street!"

Candlelight Yoga will knock your Zen socks off!

Here is a promo video for my Monday Candlelight Yoga classes at Platinum Dance Academy. Candlelight has been my baby and it is still growing after over a year of classes. Good times.

If you have any questions please let me know.

Sean Vigue

www.Mr-Fitness.org

"Trainer to Thousands!"

We live counterfeit lives in order to resemble the idea we first had of ourselves.

~Andre Gide

Mr. Fitness LLC Promo Video!

Here is a promo video for Mr. Fitness LLC that was just too much fun to make!

Enjoy!

Sean Vigue

www.Mr-Fitness.org

Many more videos to follow as I will now be producing videos for DVDs, podcasts, my web page and many other locations. Stay tuned...

A Jedi uses the Force for Knowledge and Defense...

Energized and drained. That is how a day should end. Excited about the future possibilities but drained from giving so much of your spirit during the day.

Full load of classes today on Disney property as well as Anytime Fitness. In between I squeezed in a callback audition for the Jedi Training Academy at Disney's Maingate Entertainment Complex. Lots of fun and I got to read for the Jedi Master! I really hope that I will be hired on as a sub for this excellent show at the Hollywood Studios.

I am shooting another workout video this weekend and will get it up on the Internet ASAP. DVDs will also be made of these videos for clients and whoever else is interested in purchasing them. This is only the beginning...

Song of the Day: Folding Chair by Regina Spektor

Another gorgeous song by this fine pianist who was born in Russia and now lives in New York City. I have 2 of her latest songs on my Pilates mix this week. Voice is so pretty you shall weep and cry like a baby. Her best song over is called Samson. Haunting.

Check out the new intro video on my web page! It is dramatic and soul elevating!

Sean Vigue

www.Mr-Fitness.org

"Trainer to Thousands!"

Tony Stark (as Iron Man): My turn!

From Iron Man

So much can happen in life!

My friends!

We have hit the halfway point of the week and things are running smoothly on my end. Classes have been going so well these past couple weeks and I credit to all of my amazing clients who keep coming back for more and more and more...new clients are also added every week and that really keeps me on my toes.

It is the second week of my latest eight-week session at Walt Disney World where I teach five days a week to the cast members. Had my second class at Disney University this evening and was very happy because we got a much larger room than last week. There are so many people there that hunger for these Pilates classes so adequate space must be provided. The rest of the Disney classes at Feature Animation and Imagineering have been so much fun I wonder why they pay me.

Power Yoga at Golds last night was on FIRE! Packed room or yoga hungry freaks who would Vinyasa flow for two weeks if I let them. Seriously my whole weekly mood is sometimes based on the power yoga class at Golds Gym Dr. Phillips every Tuesday night. I started that class a year ago and it was a new night and a new time. Also that gym had known only 1 yoga instructor since it opened several years ago so the members were very loyal to him. I started with around 15-20 people per class and was rather nervous in the beginning., Now we are topping out around 50 per class and we are all having the time of our life!! I feel proud of beating the hell out of everyone last night with some real powerful music playing through the Gold's speakers. Crow. Half-Moon. Vinyasa. Warrior 3. Hovers. These are a few of the challenging and exciting poses that were weaved through the class last night. Well enough about that class...until next week!

Song of the Day: Billie Jean by Michael Jackson

Obviously with the passing of the King of Pop this song must be recognized. I am using this week as the opener in Pilates. RIP Mr. Jackson.

I filmed an intro video for my web-page this week. Check it out!

The big news is that I am creating and filming Pilates/Yoga workout videos which will be available online and to buy on DVD!! Saturday I will be filming a 5-10 minute Pilates video which will be available to use by the end of the weekend! Gotta get them out there ASAP.

Many classes tomorrow as well as an audition for the Jedi Master in the Jedi Training Academy Show at Disney's Hollywood Studios! SO excited. Will I sleep?

Sleep tight....

Typed from my new MacBook Pro.

Sean Vigue

www.Mr-Fitness.org

"Trainer to Thousands!"

"Your eyes can deceive you. Don't trust them."

~Obi Wan from Star Wars: A New Hope