Posts by Craig Ballantyne
#1 Skill for Life at Any Age
It was a little past four when I got out of bed on Sunday morning. The winter’s first snow was still coming down, and the streets and sidewalks were a blank canvas, waiting for early morning artists to leave their mark. I slowly descended the stairs. My legs are a little stiffer in the morning hours. As I…
Read More8-minute EPIC Butt Workout
A new study from Iowa State University claims you can keep the weight off simply by taking about 7,116 steps per day. Today I’ll be taking at least that many steps – and probably more – during our Toys for Tots (TFT) shopping event in Denver. Up and down the aisles of Wal-Mart I’ll run,…
Read More5 Easy Food Swaps for Weight Loss
Surprising new research from the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has found that diet soda can slow your weight loss. In the study, 62 obese diet soda drinkers went on a diet. One group stopped drinking diet sodas and replaced them with water. The other group was allowed to keep drinking diet sodas (just one…
Read MoreThe TRUTH About Facebook
Ugh, I’m embarrassed, and hope you’ll forgive me. Like most people, I only post the ‘good stuff’ on Facebook. But the TRUTH is that not every moment of our lives is a “Facebook moment” We all struggle. This week was a bad one for me. My troubles started on Sunday morning when I made bad…
Read MoreHow to Get People to Do What You Say
Saturday morning on the farm brought a bone-chilling reminder that 2015 is swiftly coming to an end. At 7am ol’ Bally the Dog and I embarked on our walk. Correction: We attempted our morning walk, but I was underdressed for the below-freezing temperatures. Before we continued, I went to the basement and rummaged through a…
Read More7 Amazing Health Secrets You Need TODAY
Here’s what we do for you every weekend… Every Sunday afternoon, I read through dozens of the latest studies from my favorite science journals, such as Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, the American Journal of Physiology, and the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. I know, what an exciting weekend activity! I’m quite the party animal. LOL. I like…
Read MoreHUGE Product Launch Secrets Revealed…(How to Sell 20,000 Books!)
This is the best time of the month. First, it’s like New Year’s Day, 11 extra times a year. A chance to start fresh. Even better when it’s near the beginning of the week. So… Happy December 1st. You could just as easily change your life today as you can on New Year’s Day… “New…
Read MoreHow to Overcome Your Weaknesses
“Craig, what attracted you to Early to Rise?” people often ask me, “Of all things you could have done with your life, why did you want to run this business?” Great question. There’s only one problem. Every time someone asks me that, I have to give a damaging personal admission. The reason Early To Rise…
Read More[Free Bonus] 10-Minute Fat Burning Holiday Workout
Whooo hoo! Today you get an awesome free holiday gift. This is a 10-minute Fat-Burning Workout just in time to burns off lots of calories as you head into the over-indulgence of the holiday season. I recommend doing this in a group, instead of one of those boring Thanksgiving Turkey Trots, and pushing through it together, encouraging one…
Read More#1 Exercise Trick to Overcome Your FEAR of Thanksgiving!
It was a wintery wonderland on the farm on Saturday (pictures below), and I spent the day thinking about you and the big fears you have about this coming weekend. You’re worried about gaining weight. Everyone is. It’s not your fault. Fortunately, there’s a solution. But it’s NOT what you think. You see, the average…
Read MoreThe TRUTH About Coconut Oil and Weight Loss
Hey, this is a SPECIAL Sunday nutrition alert. Ol’ Bally the Exercise Dog and I are taking the day off to lie around like he ALWAYS does, so I called upon our Director of the TT Certification, Daniel Woodrum, to put together this article on the TRUTH about coconut oil. I’ll be reading this while…
Read MoreThe Truth About Money
Deep inside the SLS Hotel in Las Vegas lies a cavernous restaurant called Bazaar. Helmed by the celebrity chef, Jose Andres, you can order the finest charcuterie, rib eye steaks 2.5 inches thick, and if you call a day in advance, a whole suckling pig delivered to your table (recommended for groups of 6 or more).…
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