's motd Friday Aug 19, 2011

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TIME TO TRAVEL

Friday, 19 August 2011

Well, I'm hittin' the road

again, Jack...or Jill! Yep, I'm leaving this

morning for beautiful Toronto, Canada. Oh, I just love

that city. First of all, I have to say that Toronto is

one of the most spotless and cleanest big cities I've

ever seen. Second of all, the people who live there are

overwhelmingly friendly. And thirdly, Toronto's got

some of the best shopping in North America.

Now me, I'm more of a

window shopper. I just love walking down a city street

and seeing all of the great displays put up by the

stores and shops. It reminds me of when my mother,

Shirley and I went window shopping together on Canal

Street back home in New Orleans.

And let's talk about all of the restaurants in

Toronto. Oh, just name a kind food and you'll find it

there. Toronto is Canada's largest city and a real

melting pot of cultures from all over the world. And

because it is, you can find all kinds of great

restaurants from Cuban to Thai to authentic African

cuisine...and more!

I'll be appearing on Friday at the Canfitpro

International Fitness & Club Business Conference.

It's for people who own or manage health clubs all over

Canada. When word got out that I'd be attending, oh, I

got so many messages on Twitter and Facebook.

My classes will be open to the public and lots of

Canadian members from my Clubhouse will be joining me

there. I can't wait to see them all.

After I teach my big

sweatin' class, I'll stay for a while and meet as many

people who came out to see me as I can. Then it's off

to the airport as I fly on to my next stop, Columbus,

Ohio. I'll be there to teach another big class for

Columbus' Channel 10 at their big Health & Fitness

Expo. My class begins Sunday at 1:00PM and I hear

they've built a huge stage for me right there in the

middle of the Expo.

You know I'll be shakin', rattlin' and rollin' with

everyone who comes out to see me. Of course I've picked

out some really hot songs to play including one of my

new favorites by Gloria Estefan called WEPA.

Oh boy, what a beat that song has. I don't think my

feet even touch the floor when I'm dancing to it. LOL.

Just like always, after my show is over, I'll sign lots

of autographs, take pictures with and talk to a lot of

the people who joined me at the Expo. Then I'll get on

another plane for my flight home to Los Angeles.

My main reason for visiting Toronto and Columbus is to

motivate as many people as I can and remind them of how

very special and important they all are. I'll meet lots

of people for the very first time. But like in Toronto,

I'll also meet some of my Clubhouse members, some of my

friends who've taken the Cruise To Lose with me and I'll

meet people who've come out to see me many times over

the years. Why, it'll be almost like a little family

reunion.

I've traveled a lot during

the nearly four decades I've been doing what I do. And

you know what? I'm so glad I still have my love for

traveling. Oh, it's just in my blood. Hey, who knows,

maybe I'll meet you this weekend and we'll

have a whole lotta fun---sweatin' and chattin'!

Love,