Body Proud and the FAME World Tour updates you should know!

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It's time to fill you in on what exactly is going on with the FAME World Tour and the Body Proud Community .

Our Body Proud Mission

Over the last few years we have been going through a complete

revamping. You've noticed some major changes with our site; who we've

chosen to accept as sponsors; and who we're aligning with

media-wise.

This all relates to our original 4-fold mandate which is to:

1) provide a level playing field for those who train naturally;

2) offer a professional stage which acts as a goal, source of

encouragement, and platform to help our members reach their personal

dreams;

3) provide a supportive and encouraging arena for our Body Proud Community members' growth; and

4) encourage all members to maintain a healthy, active, body proud lifestyle so as to inspire those around them to do the same.

As you know, this 4-fold focus has translated into many of our wonderful Body Proud Community

members now being PROFESSIONAL athletes, COVER models, radio

personalities, elite level trainers, sought-after experts, TV hosts,

PUBLISHED authors, and more. And -- because, as a Community, we're on

the same page about leading a healthy lifestyle in mind, body, and

spirit -- many of these successful Body Proud members are also, now,

Role Models and Key Influencers in their chosen professions, our

Community, and society at large.

BODY PROUD...AND YOU!

FAME World Tour

Participating in the FAME World Tour has landed many body proud people

a feature spot in major television productions including TSN (ESPN in

Canada), National Geographic, and the CBS Early Morning Show. They've

also been featured in notable publications ranging from Oxygen Magazine

to the New York Times. We salute your success -- each of you -- and

wish you the continued success that you've so justly earned.

As always, the FAME World Tour continues to expand, serving more

individuals in more countries worldwide as we grow. Having this type

of global positioning means, of course, extra opportunities and goodies

for all of you! ;-)) For our FAME Athletes, this means ever-increasing

recognition and exposure well beyond their own region. It means

getting to grow their own brands globally -- yes, GLOBALLY!!! [Pretty

cool, eh! ;-)) ] -- through the increasing number of channels Body

Proud and FAME make available to our community.

The next couple of months are very exciting for us. Many Body Proud

Community members are going to take to the stage at the upcoming FAME

World Tour. For them, this is their opportunity to reveal the results

of their focused determination by showcasing their beautifully sculpted

physiques to an audience. For some, this may be their first time ever

wearing a bathing suit in front of other people. For others, this may

be the launching pad for a new career in modeling or physique

competitions. Others will go on to become recognized magazine cover

models, while many will also be published in their local newspapers.

Yet, for others, hitting the FAME Stage means, quite simply, that

they're rewarding themselves for having successfully adopted a new,

healthy, super-positive mindset and vision of self. It's a success

worth celebrating, and we're honored to offer everyone safe,

encouraging places to have their personal parties! ;-)))

So here's your chance to GO FOR IT!

For those of you who are ready to step up to our exciting challenge to

become "body proud", we encourage you to sign yourself up and take to

the FAME Stage, as well. Yes, this is a phenomenal chance for you to

show the world what you've achieved. Even beyond that, it opens up

opportunities for you to grow both personally and professionally. Yet

one of the most bliss-building benefits is knowing that you actually

get to be a "superhero" to others -- online and in-person -- just by

taking excellent care of yourself. Plus now you get to call yourself

an athlete, a FAME Athlete!

Body Proud Community

Just over a year ago, we unleashed the Body Proud Community

to coincide with our mandate. Its purpose is to provide you with a

source of inspiration as well as to be a recruiting/scouting ground to

help your visions become reality. Over the next several months the

Body Proud Community will itself undergo a major upgrade to serve you

even better. We are very excited to unveil all that we have planned

and we expect that our current respectable traffic rating will be much

more enhanced and bring us... ie. you.. within the top 10,000 sites

worldwide. Please share with us your own thoughts on any new features

you would like to see. BodyProud.org is, after all, YOUR community,

YOUR online portfolio, and YOUR personal webspace. We love being the

stewards of your Body Proud dreams and we are here, with great delight,

to support you in whatever ways we can!

We are in the midst of designing and implementing innovative marketing

initiatives unlike anything that's ever been seen before in our

industry! One of our personal favorites is that FAME Athletes AND Body

Proud Community Members will soon be known, by the mainstream, as "Role

Models with Muscle Who Make a Difference!" We're starting to be

approached by, and align with, various charitable organizations and

reputable (i.e. proponents of a healthy lifestyle) corporations that

give us the leverage to put YOUR skills and transformations on a wider

range of platforms. This translates to bringing you even more

influence (and even celebrity!) as YOU inspire others to become body

proud!

All of us, who are active in the Body Proud community at any level,

understand that the time has come for the world to see and understand

how being healthy and active is the best thing you can do for your life

and those around you. We all have experienced how being active in our

forums, on the FAME stages, and/or in our personal communities has

translated into benefits for each of us AND those around us. We've

raised our confidence levels; increased our belief in ourselves;

reversed obesity in children and adults; and positively affected a wide

range of debilitating issues. YOU are the folks who have created --

and continue to create -- your body proud physiques. And it's those

physiques -- and the lifestyle changes associated with sculpting them

-- that, in turn, inspire others to take charge of their lives and

enjoy so many of the benefits they see that YOU experience. Here at

Body Proud HQ, we KNOW that -- with you and through YOUR inspirational

transformations at every stage -- our Body Proud community is poised to

help make people healthier in communities of all kinds, worldwide.

So whether you're at your most body proud right now or not, NOW is

still the time to hold your personal "body proud" vision at the

forefront in ways you might not have done before. Whatever we put our

heart and mind toward breeds success. So together, let's take on the

world TODAY in order to be the new role models and heroes of tomorrow!

Get Involved... Now!

On that note, you'll benefit by joining the various BodyProud.org groups that call out to you, such as:

* Goodbye Obesity, Hello Body Proud

* Moms & Dads

* Goodbye Depression, Hello Body Proud

* Goodbye Eating Disorders, Hello Body Proud

* Train at Home

* Recipes

* Vegetarians, Vegans, RAW ( & other healthy eating)

* Masters & Seniors

* Interested in Competing

* Goodbye Skinny, Hello Fit

* Ready to Take the Body Proud Challenge

* Physical Challenges yet Still Body Proud

* Goodbye Pain

* Ready to Start...Today!

Reward Yourself by Supporting Others....

Attend a Live FAME Competition!

For those of you who are motivated by the body proud concept yet are

not ready -- or even wanting -- to compete, you STILL get to experience

all the excitement surrounding being body proud! Year after year, show

after show, we've marveled at the tremendous, valuable encouragement

that roaring applause can provide. We've seen athletes suddenly "come

to life" and nervous energy disappear once the athletes feel the

support and energy of their audience. Just being there for the athletes

and cheering them on is an amazing gift that all of you can provide.

Suddenly their entire journey has even more meaning... because of YOU!

Plus, by using the Body Proud Community profiles and forums

, and getting to know the athletes as individuals, your support will be

that much more deeply rooted. (To fully experience this, we encourage

you to take time every day to read a few Body Proud profiles. Trust

us, we do, and we're rejuvenated and inspired EVERY DAY by our members'

accomplishments and triumphs!). Their triumphs become your own; their

successes start to feel like, and are, successes for you, as well.

THIS IMPACT -- FOR YOU *AND* YOUR FRIENDS -- OF YOUR COMING TO SHOWS TO ENCOURAGE OUR PARTICIPANTS IS VERY REAL, FOLKS.

That's why it's so important and exciting for you to come to as many of

our FAME Showcases and Competitions as you can possibly attend. To

join us for one of the most fun, inspirational, engaging experiences

you can bring yourself and your family, get your tickets here!

Plus, let's face it, there aren't a lot of places in the world where we

get to meet, thank, and talk directly with the people who inspire us in

our own lives. EVERY FAME event is designed to be EXACTLY that kind of

place for you and those you love. Finally, a place where you can meet

those who have inspired you and those who you have inspired.

Exciting!!

NEW FACE OF FAME... JULIE WOODS

In the realm of globally spreading the Body Proud positive message and

implementing these new strategies, we're very happy to announce that

there's a new energy and force behind FAME and Body Proud! Welcome to

Woods, a Harvard-educated counselor and international-award

winning Technical Trainer / Writer / Editor for the Pentagon and the

U.S. Department of Standards, who has now accepted the position as

International Business Development and Joint Venture Liaison for the

Body Proud Community and FAME World Tour.

Of particular significance to our overall philosophy is 's

shamanic background and passion to make a difference in the world:

heart, mind, body, and soul. She's founded grassroots organizations to

feed the hungry and help homeless children. As part of her shamanic

path she lives to support philanthropic initiatives, always with the

goal of empowering others to empower themselves.

has also been featured on the Rosie O'Donnell Show; performed

with Grammy winners and recording luminaries like a Flack,

Osbourne, and Livingston ; and been targeted by film

producers -- for both the National Geographic and the sonian -- to

do 3 separate documentaries on her life, which now includes the body

proud lifestyle. All of this is to say that we, as a community, can be

assured that having on board will yield many amazing new

beginnings and innovative successes! Learn more about and be

sure to welcome her aboard through her Body Proud Profile -- she'll

love hearing from you and learning about your dreams for our Community!

Some Final Thoughts For Our Wonderful Community...

Step on board NOW, folks -- the time has come for all of us to step up

and realize our dreams of being healthy... And one of the best ways to

do that is to be a part of the Body Proud Challenge .

Use today to mark the day that you set sights to join us at the

remaining events of the 2009 FAME World Tour (see posters below), the

2010 FAME World Tour and the grand finale 2010 World Body Proud

Showcase Event in Las Vegas. We look forward to hearing from you

online and seeing you at the FAME events!

Get Fit. Live Healthy. Inspire the World!

With love and gratitude,

Jeff, Mindy, and The Body Proud Team