It’s here — the temperatures are rising and we’ve already had our daylight savings time. Spring is traditionally the season when people start to think about fitness again (unless you count January 1st and “resolution season” as an official season).

Here are 4 ways I get motivated every spring!

Daylight Savings Time

Sure, it doesn’t seem like such a big deal, but just the fact that there’s an extra glorious hour of sunlight (or at least daylight) in the evenings can make a huge difference on how we feel. You don’t need to be suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder to notice it, either.

And it really does change things — that’s one more hour you have to go out running while it’s still light out, one more hour to take a refreshing walk around the neighborhood, one more hour before nighttime hits and it feels like the day is winding down.

And the greatest part? The days keep getting longer and longer from here on in — it doesn’t turn around until June! Yeah, I know, daylight savings time has been around forever, but it’s something we sometimes forget to appreciate when it happens!

Spring Cleaning (No, Seriously!)

Especially for those of you who don’t like the idea of spring cleaning, think of it through this framework, instead — treat all of your big cleaning sessions as full-scale workouts.

Don’t do it piecemeal, don’t come to it with a frustrated, negative mindset — instead, take advantage of the fact that you need to do this stuff by turning it into a way to get active.

Stretch beforehand. Change into your workout clothes. Blare some great music. Set yourself a 2-hour time limit. And then really put your body into the work and treat it for what it is — a real workout!

Those Almost-Summer Days

You know those days when it suddenly feels like summer, 3-4 months early? Consider those “preview” days for what’s to come, and get your body into “preview” mode too — take immediate advantage of those crazy, miracle-weather days and get out there and remind yourself what summer is really like!

These ones don’t come along too often, but they’re perfect for getting you into that “ready anytime” mode that helps so much when you’re trying to get in shape.

The End of Your “Winter Body”!

It happens to the best of us. Whether it’s the holidays, the cold, the fact that it’s just harder to walk out your front door with less mental baggage if you live in a cold climate — whatever your reasons — there is most definitely a “winter/summer” body cycle that a lot of people go through.

While I want everyone to focus on year-round, complete fitness that’s sustainable, I’m also realistic — I know spring is the time when you start paying more attention to getting ready for the upcoming beach season, the moment when whatever you’ve been neglecting all winter suddenly comes speeding back to the top of your to-do list.

And while this cycle can be crazy for a lot of people — getting them into a panic-mode that isn’t the right way to approach fitness, for others, it’s a great motivational tool just because the opportunities to get out in the fresh air and move around are so much greater in the springtime.

What Do You Love About the Spring?

Winter is almost gone! Temperatures are up all over the place, and people are getting active and getting out — tell me the one thing that really signals spring for you, especially when it comes to getting in shape!

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WARM UP! 5 Minutes of Jump Rope and light stretching

CIRCUIT 1

BARBELL SQUATS page 100

Horse Stance with Torso Twists-To Bring in the Wasteline, for those cinched in dresses!

CIRCUIT 2

BENT OVER ROWS page 101-to get those Glutes to Salute!

BUTT UP FACE DOWN Push Ups Infused with a Mountain Climber!

CIRCUIT 3

Booty Squeezes page 102

Up and Overs on Bench

CIRCUIT 4

SHOULDER PRESS page 81

Titanium Tucks

CIRCUIT 5

Bicep Curl  page 87

Snatch & Grabs

CIRCUIT 6

Tricep Kickbacks page 96/OR Tricep Dips page 97

Fusion Super Womans! Come on Super Women

COOL DOWN Deep Inhales, and Aboriginee Stretch-Come ON! Let me See your Aboriginee Stretches!

Fans of The Discover Channel’s show PitchMen will get an eyeful on Tuesday night when Jennifer Nicole Lee helps a would be inventor realize his dreams of bringing a new fitness product to the global market.

PitchMen, now in its second season, is a popular docudrama on The Discovery Channel. Episodes typically begin with host Anthony “Sully” Sullivan being pitched a variety of products by inventors hoping to see their inventions produced and marketed. Two products are then selected and field tested. Those products that garner strong enough reviews in the field have infomercials produced and aired in test markets. Not all are successful.

In Tuesday night’s episode entitled “Fighting Shape” the PitchMen crew will follow international fitness celebrity Jennifer Nicole Lee as she demonstrates and promotes (as few but JNL can) an innovative chest machine that allows the user to carry out chest flies on the ground.

No stranger to informercials, branding and promotion, JNL has thrown her name behind numerous products that she uses and loves such as the GymBoss Interval Timer and has appeared countless times on the Home Shopping Network. Indeed, through her websites at JenniferNicoleLee.biz & JenniferNicoleLee.tv, her best selling diet books, her videos and workout gear JNL has arguably fashioned herself into one of the leading brands in the fitness world.

A huge PitchMen fan, JNL is thrilled to appear on the show and work along side Anthony Sullivan whom she refers to as a “powerhouse.”  Sullivan took over the hosting job on PitchMen after the death of his original co-host Billy Mays in June of 2009.

Episode 20, “Fighting Shape”, promises to be an exciting episode for both JNL fans PitchMen fans alike.

Tune into the Discovery Channel on February 22, at 7:00PM EST

For more information email TheJenniferNicoleLee@gmail.com
or follow her twitter feed at http://www.twitter.com/TheJNL

Jennifer Nicole Lee knows what it’s like to feel trapped in a body you’re not happy with; luckily she also knows that you don’t need to feel trapped at all.  After all, she transformed herself from a two hundred pound mother of two to an international fitness celebrity. Want to know why those models and celebrities are smiling? JNL can tell you — it’s because it’s fun to be fit. Here’s why:

## No. 5 - Enjoy a Life With More Energy.

With JNL’s approved fat blasting and muscle toning workouts you’ll not only start shedding the extra weight and revealing the sexy feminine muscle tone beneath but you’ll also right away start enjoying a life with more energy — energy that feeds every activity you do from the moment you wake up until your head hits the pillow. Having more energy is like having a new lease on life.

## No. 4 - Feel Better About Your Body.

Not everyone is a six foot tall, seventeen year old super model and no amount of exercise will change THAT, but when you are happy about your body and the shape you are in suddenly the oppression of feeling like you can never measure up to the airbrushed bodies you see all around you starts to lift. You have a beautiful body and JNL can help you reveal it.

## No. 3 - Rejoice in the Wardrobe Possibilities.

Imagine walking into any store in the mall and finding clothes that just look great on you. Clothes simply hang best on a firm toned body, you don’t need anyone to tell you that. Wouldn’t it feel great slip into those skinny jeans at the back of your closet again?

## No. 2 - Bask In the Sense of Accomplishment.

It’s always satisfying to achieve a hard earned goal. It is incredibly affirming as well. In this case you can say, “I was able to accomplish this. It wasn’t given to me. I didn’t just buy it. I worked at it. I earned every pound that I shed and every inch that I lost. This is my body and I am proud it.”

## No. 1 - Live the Life You Want To Live.

When you’re healthy and fit you are able to live an exciting active life without limits. Always wanted to run a marathon? Do it. Rock climbing? Sure! Mountain biking, why not?  When you are not limited by the shape your in, the world can bea pretty exciting place.

Life should be fun. There is a road that leads from the body you have now to the one you always dreamed about. JNL want you to enjoy not just the destination at the end of that road, but the journey along it as well.

If you’ve not heard this story before you haven’t been paying attention.

Today JNL is a virtual force of nature in the fitness world, having graced the cover of ever major fitness magazine on the planet. She has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The CBS Early Morning Show, Fox & Friends, Inside Edition. Her various domains are spread across the internet. Her videos are all over YouTube. And a quick search for Jennifer Nicole Lee (or JNL) on Google will give you quick glimpse of the scope of her media empire.

The best selling author of two books:

## The Mind, Body & Soul Diet: Your Complete Transformational Guide to Health, Healing Happiness (January 2010)

## The Jennifer Nicole Lee Fitness Model Diet: JNL’s Super Fitness Model Secrets to a Sexy, Strong, Sleek Physique (October 2010)

Jennifer Nicole Lee is poised to release her third book this Spring. Entitled The Fun Fit Foodie it promises to feature more of JNL’s nutritious and easy to prepare meals.

Search among her over 400 videos on Youtube for the term ‘foodie’ and you will find a number of examples of what to expect in The Fun Fit Foodie. Asian Pancakes, Curry in a Hurry, Shrimp Stir fry, and Sweet Potato Casserole (a Thanksgiving recipe she presented with her son Dylan). These are simple recipes, easily prepared, low in sodium but bursting with flavor that comes from fresh healthy ingredients.

JNL’s mission in life is to raise the quality of people’s lives through promotion of healthy choices. She believes that healthy eating is key to a better life and will tell you time and time again that it’s fun to cook.

Look for The Fun Fit Foodie in stores this spring.

If you haven’t heard the remarkable story of Jennifer Nicole Lee, or JNL as she’s often called, you haven’t been paying attention. A mother of two who lost 80 pounds after the birth of her second child, she embraced a wholesale lifestyle change that included rigorous exercise and a healthy diet, and went on to be crowned Miss Bikini America 2004 and, at the age of 31, was named the first ever Miss Muscle & Fitness.

Now one of the most sought after FITNESS MODELs in the world, JNL has made it her personal mission to inspire a new generation of women to pursue and ultimately achieve their fitness goals so that they too can enjoy the bodies and lifestyles they so richly deserve.

The best selling author of two books:
## THE MIND, BODY & SOUL DIET
## THE JENNIFER NICOLE LEE FITNESS MODEL DIET BOOK

Jennifer Nicole Lee plans to release her third book this Spring. Entitled THE FUN FIT FOODIE it promises to feature more of JNL’s trademark nutritious and easy to prepare meals.

Many of these recipes can also be found on her website and through her YouTube channel. A quick YouTube search for “JNL” and “foodie” will call up her Fun Fit Foodie branded videos.

These mouthwatering recipes, such as Curry in a Hurry, Asian Pancakes and Shrimp Stir Fry, are cooked and served up by JNL herself who wants you to know that cooking fit is fun.

She also talks about the need to pursue a low sodium, low sugar, low fat, low carb diet but shows how remarkably easy that is and how delicious the results can be.

Exercise is only half the equation when it comes to the pursuit of a toned FITNESS MODEL body, the other half is diet. But eating healthy does not have to mean joyless, tasteless meals. JNL has healthy Italian love of eating and won’t settle for anything less than fabulous. After all, an international fitness celebrity, or a woman striving to become one, deserves nothing less.

One is UFC champion Cain Velasquez (Syntha-6 is the official protein supplement of the UFC) and the second is none other than international FITNESS MODEL Jennifer Nicole Lee.

The forty second video focuses on, as the campaign name would suggest, the journey rather than the final destination. JNL is certainly no stranger to the difficult road facing women who wish to follow in her footsteps.

Not always the toned, internationally recognized, fitness celebrity she is today, Jennifer Nicole Lee struggled for many years with emotional eating and body image hurdles. It was not until after the birth of her second child that she really started down the hard road that lead her to health, happiness and success.

“Many people think I was born like this-in shape and always happy. I wanted to show that I have the weight loss journey, that I have done it, and I know what it feels like to be out of shape and heavy – and not happy with my own body images. I suffered too, just like many women and new moms out there today, with not loving my own body.”

“I would like to dedicate this video to all those suffering in their own unhealthy bodies,” says JNL. “May it inspire you to be the best you can be, one day at a time and to have the strength for the journey.”

Since achieving her fitness goals JNL has become a world renown fitness celebrity, author, and motivational keynote speaker who prides herself on helping other women reach healthier happier lives.

Her latest hard copy book: The Jennifer Nicole Lee Fitness Model Diet Book: JNL’s Fitness Model Secrets To a Sexy, Strong, Sleek Physique. Is available at http://www.JNLFitnessModelDiet.com

You can watch JNL’s Strength for the Journey ad go to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHGXCbPi0C0&feature=channel

For the third year in a row international fitness celebrity, author and motivational keynote speaker Jennifer Nicole Lee will be attending the Arnold Classic. The Arnold Fitness EXPO, one of the largest of its kind anywhere in the world, will feature 700 booths and promises to showcase leading businesses and organizations in the fitness industry.

“We’ve attracted all of the top industry companies that will all put together elaborate displays that will once again draw jam-packed crowds to the Greater Columbus Convention Center.” says Jim Lorimer one of the EXPO’s co-producers.

JNL will be taking part as part of Team BSN, a sponsor of hers since 2008, and will be warmly greeting her legion of devoted fans and autographing limited edition memorabilia as well as copies of her hard copy books at the BSN booth.

Author of two best selling titles: The Mind, Body & Soul Diet, and The Jennifer Nicole Lee Fitness Model Diet Book, she is excited about the opportunity to take time out of her schedule to attend this year’s Arnold Classic.

“[It’s]… the first time in 2011 I will be able to meet as many of my fitness friends in one city at one time.” says JNL adding, “I’m excited also to be a BSN ambassador, spreading the word of how the best products can help you achieve your fitness goals.”

Organizers expect to see somewhere in the neighborhood of 175,00 visitors come through the Greater Columbus Convention Center between Thursday March 4th and Sunday March 6th.

If your in Columbus or able to book trip there in March don’t miss this awesome opportunity to meet JNL in person and experience the best of what the fitness industry had to offer in 2011.

For more on the 2011 Arnold Fitness EXPO go to
http://arnoldsportfestival.com/expo/

To Follow JNL at the 2011 Arnold Classic

follow to her twitter feed at
http://www.twitter.com/TheJNL

or subscribe to her YouTube feed at
http://www.JNLYouTube.com

World class FITNESS MODEL Jennifer Nicole Lee knows that not everyone can afford a personal trainer. The truth is, not everyone would always want one even if they could afford it. Not all the time anyway. Sometimes we all just want to be left alone to do our workout.

The problem is that it is easy at times to lose focus without a trainer standing there keeping you on track. That’s where the GYMBOSS Interval Timer comes in handy.

JNL approved for her high intensity FUSION workouts, the GYMBOSS Interval Timer is an essential training tool. Their motto, “How you workout is YOUR business, TIMING your workout IS OUR BUSINESS.”

This versatile, multifunction, repeating interval timer is a benefit to virtually any workout regimen. Here’s why:

It saves time by reigning in the downtime between reps and keeping the workout momentum high.

When you control your downtime and maintain momentum you are better able to focus on form and intensity.

It is easier to stay motivated and push yourself through a well paced high intensity workout than a routine that feels drawn out and fragmented.

When your workouts are kept efficient and concise you are more likely to think in terms of what you have accomplished rather than the time it took.

Shorter more effective workouts are easier to schedule into your day. The best, most comprehensive workout in the world is not going to help anyone who  can’t find the time to do it.

For all of these reasons, the GYMBOSS Interval Timer, has become standard equipment for JNL in all her FUSION workout videos.

At only $19.95 the GYMBOSS is not only a terrific repeating interval timer but can be used as a stopwatch as well as a countdown timer. Pick one up today and allow GYMBOSS to give your workouts the discipline and structure necessary to kick it to the next level.

JNL will tell you that time spent at the gym must to fit into your day to day life, your life shouldn’t be forced to fit around your time at the gym. Manage your training time better with GYMBOSS Interval Timer and take your workouts to a new level of focus and intensity.

You love that special woman in your life. You find her beautiful, captivating and a source of constant inspiration. Sometimes though you wish she could glimpse herself through your eyes and see how wonderful she really is.

This is the Valentines day you can start to make that happen with Jennifer Nicole Lee’s Fitness Model Diet Book. Flowers wilt, chocolates disappear and days later you are left with little more than dropping petals, empty wrappers and, if you’re lucky, a few sweet memories.

What if you gave her a way to fully realize her own true beauty and a way of seeing herself that would last not just a few day but for the rest of her life? What if you could help her cast herself in a new exciting light?

Jennifer Nicole Lee’s inspirational weight loss success story has motivated millions worldwide. She is a world-class FITNESS MODEL, and she wants more than anything to show others how to follow in her footsteps.

The Fitness Model Diet Book is filled with great tips such as how to begin exercising smarter rather than harder. There are muscle building recipes, beauty and glamour tips, and page after page of inspirational encouragement from Jennifer Nicole Lee, the world’s top FITNESS MODEL.

You’ll read about JNL’s all-time favorite and fail proof workouts and find two weeks worth of FITNESS MODEL recipes and food plans to help you blast off fat fast, revealing beautiful feminine muscle tone. Strong is the new sexy.

We’re not saying she doesn’t deserve flowers and chocolates as well! Of course she does. Maybe though she should also have something truly transformative and unique this Valentines Day, something she will appreciate for years to come.

Feeling genuinely beautiful and sexy is not just about how you see the woman in your life but about how she sees herself. Jennifer Nicole Lee wants women to see themselves as vital glamorous individuals, sexy, sleek and strong and capable of anything they set their mind to.

This Valentines day wrap up a copy of Jennifer Nicole Lee’s Fitness Model Diet Book. Your sexy Valentine will love you for it!