Happy New Year 2012 log onto: The GIJoeRadio Show Every Tuesday @ 10am Where Everyday is a New Day…

Tuesday, January 10th Our special guests is: Veronica Mackey -Founder The Connectory – www.theconnectory.com The Connectory hosts private business meeting.  It can happen online, over the phone, at your office, restaurant or hotel.  At The Connectory, you’re a star, with real “fans.” They do more than organize fabulous meetings and mixers.  They find your A-list prospects and bring them to the party—your party.

Controlled Environment Increase your potential for success by creating a controlled environment where successful connections are more likely.  Don’t waste your time running from event to event, meeting people with whom you have little in common.  The Connectory is your ultimate business matchmaker.  Our approach is deliberate and “hands on.”  The result is you having a higher percentage of quality contacts-meeting people you really want to meet.  Close more deals by starting off with better leads.  Real Referrals from Real People No Dead-End Leads or Bogus Information The Connectory matches buyers and sellers, vendors and lenders, sponsors, investors. and more.  Possibilities are endless!  Whether you want to start a business, meet a celebrity or change the world, there’s a network of people and resources within The Conectory to help you do it along with:

ChesterWhitmore – THE OPUS ONE BIG BAND, led by Chester Whitmore is an 18-piece orchestra recreating the hot Big Band and jazz sounds from the 1920s to the 1940s.  Their material includes many popular tunes from the Cotton Club and the Savoy Ballroom, with musical sources such as Duke Ellington, Jimmy Lunceford, Count Basie, Chick Webb and Cab Calloway/he is world known as a dancer, teacher, choreographer, director and entertainer/owner of dance company, Black Ballet Jazz/Chester Whitmore’s choreography can be seen in music videos by Weird Al Yankovic, Tina Marie, Boys 2 Men, and most recently, Sugar Ray.  Chester Whitmore – won The NAACP Image Awards (1989-1994), Soul of American Music, and Stellar Awards (Gospel Music Awards) show Mr. Whitmore’s versatility in choreographing for diverse groups, such as the Nicholas Brothers with Savion Glover, M.C. Hammer, Lavert, Bebe and Cece Winans, Vickie Winans and dance tributes to Dick Clark and The Artist (formerly known as Prince).

Thanks, GI Joe and Ms. MB

Calling all my Communities Friends, Don’t forget  “Let’s Talk About Your Holiday Moments!!” here on the GI Joe Radio Show from 10am-11am each Tuesday.

Call in around 10:15 am - phone# (213) 984-1481 or (310) 715-6709.

E-mail JC@MBbootcamp.com me your story by Monday and will try to read it on the show too.

You Don’t Want to Miss!

The GI Joe Radio Show Every Tuesday at 10 am

Just log onto www.MBbootcamp.com : The GI Joe Radio Show and listen live With your Host GIJoeand Co-host Lady Marilyn (Ms.MB).

Our special guest that will be calling in, is the one and only Cuba Gooding, Sr.

The lead singer of the Soul group The Main Ingredient you remember his biggest hits “Everybody Plays the Fool” and “Just Don’t Want to Be Lonely”.

And if that’s not enough our next special guest has clients consistently saying  “THIS WAS THE BEST MASSAGE I’VE EVER HAD!”

Also our other special guest Mr. Daniel Levin, Healer.

Health Practitioner | Massage Therapist, Lifestyle Coach, Mediator will be joining us live.

Now You Don’t Want to Miss The GI Joe Radio Show on Tuesday, November 1^st @ 10 am!!

Waitin’ on You: Joe Charles has been running area fitness boot camps for the last 11 1/2 years

Joe Charles has been a fixture on the Manhattan Beach Pier… (Brad Graverson, Staff)

The smooth voice permeates the cool morning air at the Manhattan Beach Pier like a jazz radio disc jockey, providing motivation and inspiration to those trying to survive the workout boot camp.

“We’re waiting on you,” fitness guru Joe Charles announces as members of his group run past. “Who’s going to take it to the next level this morning? Who’s going to save the day?”

Whether you’re trying to tone up for the final days of summer, feel fit or lose that muffin top or beer gut, Charles is at your service.

Charles has been reporting for duty at the GI Joe Bootcamp for 11 1/2 years and has become a South Bay institution under the employ of the Manhattan Beach Parks and Recreation Department.

“I love the energy of the people I meet,” Charles said. “I’m very blessed. I try to share the love and energy with them.

“I try my best not to get out of control and make people do push-ups.”

Charles comes with five-star credentials. He served as an UFC fighter in the 1990s and even won the UFC Super Fight Russia in 1998 to bring the title back from Russia to the United States.

Charles has also starred in several action movies, including the 1995 film “Virtuosity” with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe.

Now Charles is becoming renowned for his GI Joe Bootcamp.

“Joe is an icon. Everyone around here knows about him,” said 56-year-old Manhattan Beach resident Rick Kopenhefer, who took the GI Joe Bootcamp on Friday morning.

Charles still marvels at how a single class more than 11 years ago has turned into this: Three morning boot camps and one night boot camp three times a week for Manhattan Beach, another Saturday boot camp for Culver City, an internet radio show that airs every Tuesday, the Pier-to-Pier run and the GI Joe $1,000 Push-Up Challenge.

On Friday, Charles had his 6 a.m. group do a 15-minute warm-up that included stretching on the pier, running on the beach and running uphill on Manhattan Beach Boulevard.

Then the class had four circuits of jumping down Manhattan Beach Pier with eight-count buries between.

The class tends to get tougher as the hour goes on.

“I love waking up early and Joe is great. He works us hard,” Manhattan Beach resident Annmarie Brintnall said. “His spirit and his attitude pushes us to be our best.”

Evan Tiedemann, 20, and her mother, Laurie Tiedemann, decided to take the boot camp together. They said they have been to every session for the last four weeks.

“I wanted to do something with my mom near the beach, and this was perfect,” said Evan Tiedemann, a USC student who lives in Manhattan Beach. “And Joe is really good at motivation.”

Laurie Tiedemann said Charles is also skilled in adapting to people’s certain needs and abilities.

“He knows when to push and when to leave you alone,” she said.

“I don’t like to run. I usually do Pilates, weights and walks, but not runs. But Joe has helped me adjust.”

For those who “save the day” by being the first one to finish the circuit and thus end the class, Charles has special prizes that range from a box of suntan lotion to energy bars and other goodies.

Maybe the most sought-after are the GI Joe Dog Tags.

“On one side, it says, `I took it to the next level.’ Everyone wants them, but you have to show me something to get those,” Charles said.

Boot camp participants dread certain workouts, like the bunny hops over the speed bumps that require agility and speed, or the tiring run at the mini-sand dunes at the beach.

But the one thing that the participants know better than to try is Charles’ push-up.

Sounds simple enough, right? His “push-up” is holding plank position for 30 seconds, then making three 90-degree turns and repeating the process, all without falling to one’s knees or losing form.

Charles said he developed this push-up after the loss of his 28-year-old son, Shamor Charles, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in Lynwood nine years ago.

Although he said his son was caught up with “shady people,” Charles said his son had been trying to turn his life around in the weeks before his death. 

Charles said the push-up has four turns to represent the four points of the sign of the cross.

“When I do the push-up, I try to overcome the negative energy that enters my life,” Charles said. “You get your head bobbing back and forth, and you get that look in your eyes. The look that says I’m ready for anything.”

The GI Joe Bootcamp runs three times per week for nine weeks at the Manhattan Beach Pier. The new cost is $222 for residents and $242 for non-residents and is open to people of all ages. Charles said ages range from 8-75.

Call Charles at 310-980-9339 ore visit mbbootcamp.com for more information.

“We’re just looking to make a new and improved you,” Charles said.

tony.ciniglio@dailybreeze.com

Thank you,

Joe Charles

GI Joe Boot Camp

“Your Exercise & Fitness Program On The Beach”

www.MBbootcamp.com  

310 836-9339

Got my head bobbing back and forth, got that rocky written all over my chest and the eye of the tiger!!!!! Who’s world is it?? My world, I can do anything I put my mind to, I owe this all to you!! love Sandra and Evelyn

Manhattan BeachParksand Recreation Department Presents;

  GI JOE FALL BOOT CAMP

 ~In Business Over 11 ½ Years~

 ·        Get In The Greatest Shape Of Your Life!!

·        Build Your Self-Esteem/Confidence

·        Increase Your Endurance

·        Lose Weight & Tone Your Muscles

·        Let’s Get “The Rocky Moment” On Your Chest, “The Head Bobbin Back & Forth” & The Eye Of Tiger Look!!  Then Tell GI Joe What Else You Got…

Warning!!“Get In The Best Shape Of Your Life This Fall”

GI Joe, Will Divide All Students Into 3 Fitness Levels (A, B & C) A‘s for Athletes and/or Overachievers, B‘s for Moderate Fitness Abilities & C‘s for Beginners or Need.

September 12^th 2011 – November 11^th 2011

$220.00 Resident &  $242.00 Non-Resident

9 weeks - Every Monday, Wednesday or Friday

Class code #15041 – 6 – 7 am, Class code #15042 8 – 9 am,

Class code #15043 9– 10 am, Class code #15044  6 – 7 pm.

 Bring a beach towel, your name labeled on a water bottle and tell your friends

Thank you,

 Joe Charles | 310 836-9339 |www.MBbootcamp.com