's motd Wednesday March 16, 2011

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HIT THE ROAD,

RICHARD!

Wednesday, 16 March 2011

Well, I'm all packed and ready to

motivate! Oh how I just love teaching my exercise

classes on the road. And after class is over, I love

the opportunity to meet and talk with many of the

people who joined my class.

I have good motivational talks

with as many of them as I can. And one thing I've

discovered from meeting so many nice people on the

road is this: Everyone seems to have a problem, at

least on occasion, with staying on program. As I meet

everyone, I remind them that they are worth it and

must concentrate on their weight-loss program everyday,

if they want to meet their goals.

I'll be leaving in a little while for Rochester, New

York. I'm taking a new book with me to read on

the flight over called Water For Elephants by

Sara Gruen. I saw a clip of the new movie by the same

name, starring Reese Witherspoon and I was fascinated

by the subject. It's all about circus life in

Sarasota, Florida back in the 1940's. But wait, let's

get back to my subject...

So what will I be doing in Rochester? Well, I'm doing

one of my big Senior's events. (I love them!)

They've been doing this event in Rochester for years

and I guess they invited me because now...I am

a senior! LOL.

I'm sorry to say that as some people get older, they

don't eat as healthy and don't move their bodies as

often as they should. Well, this week in Rochester, I

intend to change that for all of the good people who

come out to see me. I'm gonna get them moving and

share my formula for staying young with all of them.

Like I said earlier, I love doing these appearances

for seniors. I just love to make them laugh and

move those bodies of theirs, too.

After Rochester, I return home to Los Angeles but only

for a minute. I have to get right back on another

plane and fly up to Redding, California. I've been

invited to Redding by the Shasta Regional Medical

Center. They're sponsoring a big healthy lifestyles

expo and part of the event will be a 100-Day challenge

for getting fit! (Oh, I like that!)

I was so surprised at some of the statistics Shasta

Regional shared with me about my fellow Californians.

For example, 81% of adults in our state are

overweight. And, to make matters worse, way too many

of them are basically inactive and don't get regular

exercise. Well, I'm calling this event a Health

Revival! I'll teach the folks in

Redding everything I know about exercise and give them

a real education on the right foods to eat. The expo

will be held at a very old theatre in Redding that was

built 70 years ago called the Cascades Theatre. I

can't wait to see it.

So, looks like I've got some more traveling to do.

One day, I'll be about as far east as I can go in the

U.S. Then, a day-or-two later, I'll be about as far

west as you can go in the continental U.S. I'm all

ready to meet some wonderful people, share some great

motivation and have a lot of fun with everyone I meet!

And on yeah, while I'm on the

road, I want you all to promise that you'll keep

taking good care of yourselves. Remember, in order to

reach your weight-loss goals, you've got to stay

motivated. Because without motivation, it's

going to be a whole lot harder to reach those goals

you've set for yourself. I'll be sharing that same

message with the folks of Rochester and Redding in

just a couple of days.

Okay, my ride to the airport wil be here soon so I'd

better get the last of these sparkly tank-tops packed!

Love,