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The Perfect Solution for Sad Muggles (following the end of the Harry Potter series…)

July 15th, 2011
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I did not see Harry Potter yesterday and I will not see it today.  In fact, I won’t see it this weekend.  I may not even see it this month.

Don’t get me wrong, I will see it, but the trouble is three-fold:

1.  I don’t want to sit amongst the throngs of die-hards that will attend this weekend.

2.  I didn’t see the last one (part one to this part two).  I know – horror of horrors!  But I hate the suspense!  I couldn’t bear seeing the first half and then having to wait for the second.  So, first I have to watch that one.  In fact, while I’m at it, I think I need to watch all of them again in a row so I remember the flow of the story…

3.  I don’t want to slip into the deep depression feared for many Muggles according to this article:

Grief counseling for Muggles mourning final ‘Harry Potter’ film

But have no fear!!  Hyper Wear has a solution!

Do you know what’s great for dealing with depression and grief?

Exercise!  That’s right!  It gets the endorphins flowing that give you happy feelings and it helps you look great so that when you look in the mirror you love what you see and when you get the one-eyebrow-raised-half-smile-with-the-head-nod at the gym, you know it was well-deserved.

We have a whole channel on You Tube with tons of videos with ideas for exercises to do!

So, for all you sad Muggles out there mourning the end of an era, chin up!  We’ve got just the thing!

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How the Hyper Vest COOL is making running fun again

July 12th, 2011
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For those of you who missed last Tuesday’s blog, it was all about the Hyper Vest PRO and how it can improve your training and fitness. So appropriately, today’s blog is going to provide you with a first-hand account of how incredibly amazing the Hyper Vest COOL is!

As one of Hyper Wear’s summer interns, part of my job has been to familiarize myself with all things Hyper Wear. Being an avid runner, this was much more of an exciting opportunity than a “job.” A couple weeks ago I was given a Hyper Vest COOL to test out during one of my runs. Put simply, words cannot describe how unbelievable running in the COOL vest was!! As soon as I started running I could tell a world of a difference; with each mile that passed by I found myself less fatigued, and running with better form. I didn’t feel sloppy, slow and heavy, it was like a hot weight had been lifted off of my body and replaced with a light, cold sleeve.

The day prior to running with the COOL vest, I went out for a 3 p.m. run and completed 8 miles around Town Lake in 66 minutes. For me personally, that time was nothing to be proud of and also much longer than it normally takes me when the temperature is anywhere below 90 degrees. Granted, running at three in the afternoon was probably not the smartest idea, but it was the only time I had that day.

The next day I ran in the COOL vest and completed the same run at the same time of day. There are not enough adjectives to describe how much better I felt, my energy and attitude were soaring and I was actually enjoying a summer run in this ridiculous Texas heat. Also not only did I feel better, but the time it took me to complete the 8 miles decreased by 6 minutes. I was shocked to say the least, especially considering I was just coasting and reveling in the glorious run I was having, if I had picked up the pace who knows how much time would have been shaved off!

Even if running isn’t your workout of choice, we can all appreciate how miserable it can be exercising when it’s 103 degrees outside. Well, I’m here to tell you that all your reservations about working out in the heat can be completely diminished by throwing on a COOL vest. We shouldn’t have to be punished by the sun for wanting to reclaim our afternoon workouts! Stick it to the man, or the sun in this case, and get a COOL vest of your own so you can reclaim the fun in your workouts this summer!

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Weekend Warrior – Bill Meyer with SteelBells and SandBells

April 30th, 2011
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You’ve all seen Bill Meyer, our Monday Morning Muscle guru, come up with hundreds of unique ways to use his Hyper Vest PRO, Hyper Vest COOL, SandBells, and SteelBells.  So, when I asked him to send me pics of anything out of the ordinary he uses them for, this is what I got:

Bill and his bride-to-be, Lauren Sparrow, are not only planning  a wedding, but they are also opening a new fitness facility in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, called Meyer Fitness.  Their tag line is “Serious Fitness, Seriously Fun” and knowing those two it will be beyond fun!  They are both fitness FREAKS and are so passionate to get people active…it’s contagious!  In fact, I owe much of my fitness transformation to the encouragement and support of these two amazing folks!

So, the picture above came with the explanation that this weekend, they would be laying flooring at Meyer Fitness.  Looks to me like the SandBells and SteelBells would be holding flooring in place as they secured it…  If I know Bill and Sparrow, they did a few slams or lunges everytime they picked them up to move to a different area of the floor!

Thanks, Bill, for being a Weekend Warrior!

Now it’s your turn to show us how YOU are a Weekend Warrior!  Send pics and descriptions of how you use your Hyper Wear gear in different ways on the weekends to suzi (at) hyperwear (dot) com and you could be our next Weekend Warrior!

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Time for Change…

April 15th, 2011
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If you’ve read our blog or watched our older Monday Morning Muscle videos, you know about the great relationship we have with the CATZ facility here in Austin, TX.  CATZ stands for Competitive Athlete Training Zone and they offer the best functional fitness classes I have ever seen.  They train athletes at all levels from kids ages 3-6 in a program teaching movement skills to adult fitness classes.  They hire top-notch coaches and product high-quality athletes.

Hyper Wear would not be where it is today if it were not for CATZ.  Their coaches have graciously and brutally tested our products every step along the way.  We’ll hand them a prototype and tell them to try to break it.  They’ll manhandle and workout with that piece of equipment until it busts or until they decide it is unbustable.  That’s why the Hyper Vest PRO, Hyper Vest COOL, SandBells, SteelBells, and WaterBells (coming soon!) are so amazingly durable – CATZ coaches put them through the ringer before they ever saw the light of day!

Hyper Wear LOVES CATZ!

On a more personal level, Cosmo and I  have had the awesome privilege of participating in CATZ classes since about 2006.  We began taking classes under the direction of Tim Meyer and our bodies have never been the same!  We can both honestly say we are in the best shape of our lives!

Today marks the end of an era – it is Tim’s last day as a trainer at CATZ.  He is moving on to some other great ventures that we know he’ll be awesome at, but CATZ just won’t be the same without him.  If you want to know more about Tim, you can check out his blog.  He promises to start up some outdoor bootcamps in the Cedar Park area, so look him up if you are in the mood for an awesome workout!

Love you Timmy!!  :)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05dpVirpTLw[/youtube]

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Hot Topic Tuesday : Spring Into Shape

April 5th, 2011
,,,,,,, - Bill Meyer - Cooling Vest - Hyper Vest COOL - SandBell - sandbag - workout

The weather is warming.  The flowers are blooming.  The birds are chirping.  The sun is shining.  Don’t you just love spring?

If you’re like me, you used the excuse of “It’s too cold!” to skip a few outdoor exercise sessions this winter.  Now, since that excuse is no longer valid and because spring is my favorite time of the year, I’m eager to get out and recommit to the wonderful activities I can participate in in the great outdoors!

I found this little video clip that offers some common-sense reminders of what we should all do as we prepare to be more active in the warmer months.  One note I would add is this: At around minute 1:08, they mention stretching before exercising.  Be sure to do dynamic stretching before activity, not static.  The pictures they show are all static stretches than can actually cause more harm than good if done pre-exercise.

Speaking of pre-exercise, now would be a great time to get a Hyper Vest COOL!  It is great to wear before activity to lower your body temperature so that you expend less energy in cooling while working out.  You can also wear it during activity to keep cool on those hot summer days – or hot spring days if you live in Texas!  And of course, cold after a workout can speed the recovery of taxed muscles and keep you pain-free and ready for the next round.  Now’s a great time to get yours so that you beat the rush!

If you want to see the Hyper Vest COOL in action, watch Bill Meyer put it to the ultimate test in the video below.  It’s long and is a really cool (brutal) workout, but if you don’t have ten minutes to watch it all, at least watch Bill’s closing comments around minute 8:35…

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6Y4hBazR7s&feature=related[/youtube]

What are your favorite spring-time, outdoor activities?

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Frigid Temps = Weight Loss? Helloooo, Hyper Vest COOL!

December 16th, 2010
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Read this article.  Buy a Hyper Vest COOL.  Avoid frostbite.  It’s really not that complicated!

Happy Chilling!

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Running in Texas in August – Cool and Comfortable Exercise?

August 31st, 2010
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I was driving past Austin’s incredible Town Lake Hike and Bike Trail last night and watching all the folks out running and walking and generally enjoying the great outdoors.  It is great to live in a city where folks take advantage of such an amazing trail every day of the week – Monday night was no exception!

It was hot last night.  Even though the sun was setting, it was still in the 90’s – this is Texas, after all…  Now, I know I’m a bit of a nerd, but seeing as how I eat, sleep, and breathe Hyper Wear products, I think about them a lot.  I think about their practical applications in so many situations – like watching people on Town Lake.  I turned to Cosmo and said, “Man, I bet those people wish they had cooling vests!”

I got to thinking about how a lot of folks want the big sweat when they work out.  I get it.  It supposedly helps the weight come off.  But really, once you’ve finished your workout, if you re-hydrate yourself properly, most – if not all – of that weight will come right back.  So the argument of “No thanks, I like to sweat because it helps me lose weight ” may be a little misinformed…

What if you could work out longer?  What if you had greater endurance because your body temperature was lower?  Sure you wouldn’t sweat as much, but you would burn more legitimate calories, not just water weight.  Wouldn’t that be great?  Where can we find such a product that you can comfortably wear during all sorts of exercises and that keeps your core temperature lower?  Where, oh where?  Sorry, told you I was a nerd.

It is a privilege to be part of a company that cares about creating fitness products that are fun and easy to use.  One of our goals is to solve the practical problems faced when working out.  How are we doing?

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BEACH WORKOUT + Hyper Vest COOL + SandBell + TRX = Hottest/Coolest Workout in Texas! – MMM #59

June 21st, 2010
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Good Monday Morning!

We’re back at the beach!!! Today’s MMM takes place at South Padre Island at our beautiful hotel, the Isla Grande. The Hyper Team makes its second visit to the SEA Summit to show off our wonderful products, the SandBell and the Hyper Vest COOL. Both appear in this week’s video along with the TRX Suspension System and some helpful palm trees too!

We present to you today a combo series of pull-ups, walk-ups, TRX Flags, and a single arm pull-up and press with a SandBell. Sparrow and I had so much fun shooting this video – so get yourself a SandBell, HV Cool, TRX and a friendly palm tree and get to training! Thank you to all of the SEA Summit friends for your support!!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJAF1CeyGME[/youtube]

Never Stand Still!

Bill Meyer, SCE, USAW
Head Hyper Wear Coach
Performance Director, CATZ-Austin

MMM #59

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BEACH WORKOUT + Hyper Vest COOL + SandBell + TRX = Hottest/Coolest Workout in Texas!

June 21st, 2010
,,,,,,,,,, - Bill Meyer - Cooling Vest - HyperWear - SandBell - TRX - sandbag - workout

Good Monday Morning!

We’re back at the beach!!! Today’s MMM takes place at South Padre Island at our beautiful hotel, the Isla Grande. The Hyper Team makes its second visit to the SEA Summit to show off our wonderful products, the SandBell and the Hyper Vest COOL. Both appear in this week’s video along with the TRX Suspension System and some helpful palm trees too!

We present to you today a combo series of pull-ups, walk-ups, TRX Flags, and a single arm pull-up and press with a SandBell. Sparrow and I had so much fun shooting this video – so get yourself a SandBell, HV Cool, TRX and a friendly palm tree and get to training! Thank you to all of the SEA Summit friends for your support!!

Never Stand Still!!

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Hyper Vest® COOL + Team Operation Progress = Success! – MMM #58

June 14th, 2010
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Since it is getting so hot here in Texas, I figure that it is a great time to focus on the Hyper Vest COOL.

We provided Hyper Vest COOL products to “Team Operation Progress“.  This team is cycling all the way across America in 9 days from LA to Annapolis Maryland.  Kristina Rippati, an LAPD officer shot and paralyzed in the line of duty and subject of an episode of Extreme Home Makeover on ABC a year ago, is part of the team. She cannot generate sweat to cool her body so this was a great opportunity for us to help.

Follow their progress at www.raceacrossamerica.org
Or blog: http://teamoperationprogress.wordpress.com/
Or get their tweets: @RAAMTeamOP2010

Cheer for them in your hearts and pray for their health… this is an incredibly grueling event (non-stop with one team member getting a 2 hour break every 24 hours) and they are riding to raise money for Operation Progress – a program to help at risk youth avoid gangs.

If you would like to give I am sure they would welcome it. www.operationprogress.org

This week’s video is an oldie but goodie.  Watch me grind it out in a maniac obstacle course in 101 degree heat.  They let me wear the Hyper Vest COOL for the second run through — and that made all the difference.  For Pre-Cooling, Cooling while Training, and Recovery Cooling = the Hyper Vest COOL is perfect for you.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6Y4hBazR7s[/youtube]

Never Stand Still!

Bill Meyer, SCE, USAW
Head Hyper Wear Coach
Performance Director, CATZ-Austin

MMM #58

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