Bike Faster! March is bike focus month for the TFP Fitness Challenge. Now whether you are in or not, can you improve your bike speed? Here are some ways to improve speed to heart rate results:

• Drop your body fat - about every pound will help reduce drag, especially on hills!
• Bike more - the body needs to feel some stress in order to respond.
• Bike harder - you won't get faster if you don't bike fast!
• Bike different speeds and different heart rates - the body needs to practice at controllable efforts with some stress at times and at recovery levels other times.
• Improve core strength- a strong core equals stability on the bike, and it will help you hold your power.
• Improve strength - work on power building moves for the legs like lunges, leg presses, and squats along with quick moves like jumping.
• Don't skimp on recovery - massage, eat, drink, stretch, etc, help your body come back faster.

BodyBugg Rental

You've seen all of the TFPers walking around the studio wearing their BodyBuggs. If you are not ready to commit to a purchase, perhaps you'd like to try a rental?

$120 for the first month includes:

• Use of a BodyBugg to determine your REAL calorie burn.
• Usage of the BodyBugg online account
• One month of basic coaching plan with Kelli, Kim, Lauri, or Matt (all BodyBugg certified)
• Limited to first 10 who sign up.
• Rental fee can be put towards purchase of the unit at any time (rent to own).

If you'd like to continue after March...

Please email Coach Matt if you have any questions!

TFP Night at M&M Cyclery
3/11/2010 @ 6pm

Once again, M&M will offer a generous 20% discount off Trek Project One bikes. Visit the website to pre-build your bike, then send the specs to M&M or print them and bring them with you. M&M will also be offering 10% off on 2010 in stock bikes, 25% off clothing, shoes, and accesories (excluding nutrition). Coach Matt will be there to help you pick out a new bike and some sweet new gear. Take advantage of the discount and be ready to buy on this night! Visit the M&M website to start planning your shopping spree!

TFP Wellness Clinic

Money Management -
Focus on your Kids' Future
March 16 @ 630pm at TFP
Limit 20 and Cost $10

TFP is committed to providing a number of resources to clients that revolve around wellness. Steve Mengyan is a CFP® that works with Coach Matt and his wife, Michelle, in order to advise them on personal risk management and wealth accumulation planning. Steve will be doing a 45 minute presentation on teaching kids about money.

He will be covering how to teach kids to be good stewards of their money all the way from birth to college years; covering when to start allowances and how much, managing debt and cash flow; and a few other things for parents to consider while raising kids.

Please register by Sunday March 13. Steve has some takeaways and we want to make sure he brings enough! We're excited to help TFP parents!

Steve’s been with Northwestern Mutual for 8 years, beginning as a college intern in 2002. He double majored in college in Corporate Finance and Personal Financial Planning. He was the fourth youngest Certified Financial Planner in the country when he achieved the designation on his 24th birthday, and has since acquired his CLU, CLTC, and ChFC designations. He is a member of the Million Dollar Roundtable, and is building a well-rounded financial security practice in Vernon Hills. He lives in Gurnee with his wife Mandy and a 20-month old son named Cameron.