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XTC Fitness and Sports in Tyler Texas Fast Weight Loss System

June 1st, 2011

Tyler TX GymsAre you a guy that sits behind a desk all day working for yourself and yet you do nothing to stay healthy or lose weight?

You are not alone as I myself have enjoyed the practice of eating what I want when I want with little regard for my growing belly and future heart problems.

I am a thirty something male who works for myself and has little self discipline when it comes to working out and learning new things.

What usually gets me off my seat is some type of dramatic life changing event but sometimes I simply choose to do something different for a change.

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You may take pride in the fact that you could lose weight by yourself if you wanted to but forget about that for now and look at the benefits of having a personal fitness coach.

At XTC Fitness and Sports in Tyler Texas you have multiple classes like kickboxing, and yoga that come free with your gym membership. Your personal coach walks you through the entire 45 minute to hour long class.

The noon class is only 45 minutes and allows you to skip out during lunch and do a hard core 45 minute work out routine that keeps your heart pumping the entire time while building muscle and learning how to fight.

The kickboxing class is no wimpy class and is made for guys or gals. Tony Cruz has been a very successful personal trainer for years and now has his own Tyler Texas gym.

The Tyler Texas gyms you see in town now are not equipped to the extent that XTC Fitness will soon be. XTC is currently converting the old Skateplex behind The Diner into a huge Tyler Texas gym the likes you have yet to see in East Texas.

Tony has spared no expense and has paid attention to offer every possible option for his Tyler TX gym that you could imagine from spin classes, indoor track, Yoga, Zumba, child care, kids tutoring, rock climbing wall, bleacher running platform, to a very impressive free weights layout.

New Tyler TX Fitness Facility

 
Considering with your membership you have access to a host of free fitness programs that have your very own coach to lead you through the quick efficient training you will feel better and more fit than you likely have since highschool.

XTC Fitness in Tyler TX offers you the exact system for your weight loss goals with affordable membership programs, the exercise systems you like in place, free personal training with each class, and a schedule to fit almost anybody’s time crunch.

Because Tony’s gym is in a very accessible easy to get to location in Tyler you can jet out from your workplace at noon, workout with the kickboxing class for 45 minutes, shower, and head back in to work.

Rather than eating a big burrito at Chuy’s, why not eat an already prepared sandwich, drive over to XTC Fitness and lose some weight. It is really as simple as that.

You just show up and Tony’s crew will handle it all from there. Within just a few short months and definitely within a year you will see some crazy fast results.

It is not just me that is getting into this kickboxing thing, I have met a 42 year old man in my class that does it with me, and stays afterwards to work out even longer. There are women in the class anywhere from 45 – 22 and they all do the real push ups and not the ones where you get down on your knees.

I am telling you many of these women never thought they would even be able to do one real push up and here they are doing 10 at a time what some call “man push-ups”

XTC right now has some pretty awesome deals so go by and talk to Jeremy and see what he can hook you up with and don’t forget to tell him you heard about their place on here.

As a bonus for joining early you will get access to their grand opening launch and party that is going to really knock the doors off the place.

They are only letting a select few in for their launch party on June 24th so go by now to join so you can get on the list.

As my own personal guarantee, if you join XTC fitness and lose no weight from their fitness system and give up I will buy you a Marble Slab ice cream on me, I will then take you back to XTC on a day of your choice and help you burn it off.

Now is the time to join a proven fitness system and stop getting confused and mixed up with all the Tyler TX gyms and sports centers that advertise out there. This is the real deal and has proven to many that weight really can shed off quicker than a striped lizard on hot asphalt.

As a warning, don’t put this off if you are 30 something and like me sitting behind a desk never doing something to keep that heart moving, and losing those pounds as it will catch up to you quickly. You know how the time is flying by now that your in your 30’s and it isn’t about to slow down and in fact will start moving even faster.

As a reminder XTC Fitness has some really sweet deals right now so be sure to come on in and check out what they are. Ask for Jeremy and he will give you the grand tour.

Call and speak with Jeremy at Telephone: 1-903-509-4269

ETCA’s Jim Patillo Memorial Golf Tournament

May 31st, 2011

East Texas Christian AcademyI often write about events happening at area private schools, particularly when those schools are trying to raise funds. One school that I’ve not written a whole lot about, due largely to the fact that I really have no close ties to it; is East Texas Christian Academy (ETCA). Given however that I am a proponent of Private Christian Education, I thought I would give them a plug. As readers may or may not be aware, ETCA is experiencing quite a bit of growth. They just completed a new facility, and are now working on raising funds to grow their athletic department. Private schools in general, are likely to continue to grow in the face of cut backs in the public schools, especially in Tyler where the education market has been somewhat flooded in recent years. And with private athletics offering more opportunities every year, parents and families are likely to take an even greater interest in non-government schools.

On Monday, June 20th, ETCA will be holding the Jim Pattillo Memorial Golf Tournament, to raise money for its own athletic department. It will be held at Holly Tree Country Club and begins at 8:30 am. Fees include essentially green fees, cart and lunch. They run one hundred twenty five dollars for a single participant, and five hundred per team. The deadline to participate is June 10th. To register for the Jim Pattillo Memorial, call Aubrey Ballard at (903) 561-8642. For more information on the event and or the school, visit their web site at http://www.etca.org . Readers can also read my previous articles on ETCA, by clicking on the following links;http://www.tylertxdirectory.com/1049/challenging-academics-in-a-christian-environment/ and http://www.tylertxdirectory.com/3295/private-schools-in-tyler-texas/ .

East Texas Helicopters Charter Service

May 31st, 2011


 

I came across this very cool East Texas business this morning. It’s an air charter service called East Texas Helicopters (ETH). As a kid I was watching television in the eighties when shows like Air Wolf, Blue Thunder and most especially Magnum PI ruled the ratings market. Back then, the idea of having one’s own helicopter charter business seemed like the coolest job in the world to me. Much cooler and more attractive than teaching! And as much as I admired “Thomas Magnum,” it was his friend “T.C.” whose job I most wanted. Remember T.C. was the one who owned his own Chopper and flew patrons around the Hawaiian Islands on special tours. I’m fairly sure the day to day ins and outs of the job are not really as glamorous as they were portrayed on television however.

Anyway, come to find out, there is a Helicopter charter business here I East Texas. It seems they service the Tyler, Longview, Kilgore, Jacksonville region. As far as I can tell they’re largely a one ship operation (again much like T.C.), the primary chopper being an R44 Raven II. On their Facebook page however, they do have a couple of other choppers pictured, so I’m not sure how many they actually run. In terms of advertising and public relations, the only web page they operate is linked through KLTV, which is not a terrible strategy in guess, since that’s how I found them. (As I mentioned earlier, they also have a Facebook page). On the site, ETH lists the services they offer. They’re available for tours, aerial photo shoots and surveys, patrolling power lines, or just public rides. The cost comes to almost a hundred dollars for every half hour, which given the cost of fuel these days seems pretty reasonable to me. If I read their pages correctly, it seems they also frequent Canton Trade Days where they offer rides to the fair going public. For more information on this fascinating business, visit their webpage at http://www.kltv.com/category/174993/east-texas-helicopter . Readers can also go to their Facebook page by clicking on the following link: http://www.facebook.com/EastTexasHelicopters?sk=wall . To contact the business directly simply call their office at (903)570-2840; or e-mail them at easttexashelicopters@gmail.com .

The 2011 Downtown Tyler Art Walk

May 28th, 2011

Downtown Tyler Art Walk

On June 2nd, Tyler will be holding its much praised Downtown Art Walk. The concept is basically this: ten downtown businesses open their doors for more than thirty local artists to display their original wares. Patrons can browse the shops for free and catch a glimpse of the kind of art their fellow East Texans are producing. There is also a public mural, where visitors to the event, can leave their own artistic mark. The mural will be on display on a temporary basis on the Tyler Square.

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This event offers an opportunity for everyone. Art lovers from all over East Texas will come spend money here. The city of Tyler has the chance to continue its rejuvenation of the downtown square. Business owners there, get some great advertising (particularly those participating in the Art Walk). And of course the artists themselves receive some much deserved recognition. The businesses opening their doors to the artists include: Downtown Coffee Lounge, Subway,Balance Studio, Gallery Main Street, Cue:creative, Mango Express, Edward Jones Investments, East Texas Symphony Orchestra, Jakes, Salon Verve, and of course, T.B. Butler Plaza. I won’t list the artists, (there are too many) but suffice to say there should be something for everyone. There are also a number of sponsors of the event, including: The City of Tyler, Tyler Junior College and Austin Bank. The Art Walk’s hours run from 4pm until 8pm on June 2nd. Hopefully the turnout will continue to be large.

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The 2011 Tyler Area Parade of Homes

May 10th, 2011

Hard as it is to believe, it’s nearly time for the Tyler Area Parade of Homes to start again. It seems like only a couple of weeks ago that I was writing about this same event, but believe it or not, our area is gearing up once again for the annual tour. It started in 1953 as a way for local builders to demonstrate their craft for local potential clients. At the time the tour contained only ten homes and a handful of builders. Since then it has grown to include more than fifty homes and now includes both contractors and subcontractors.

So who exactly attends this event every year? All of East Texas actually. It’s not just folks in construction or real-estate who enjoy touring the area homes. It’s anyone looking for any kind of design or decorating ideas. It’s also attended by folks like my dad who watch home improvement and design shows religiously. The fact that our housing market is so depressed may actually bring out more house tourists as well. While I certainly can’t afford to own a new luxury home perhaps I can live vicariously through those who can. Evidently this year’s route has route has yet to be announced, but word should be out by the time tickets go on sale May thirty first.

Each year a portion of the proceeds go to a local charity or two. This year’s charities are the Path Children’s Programs and Azleway Boy’s Ranch. The Parade of Homes runs from June 4th to the 12th. The Daily schedule looks like this: Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. For more information and history on the Tyler Area Builders Association, Parade of Homes, visit the following website: http://www.tylerareabuilders.com/whats-happening/parade-of-homes.html