Hey, Y’all,Just a quick March shout out.This week, the ChiDude will be up in Westport Ct. To teach the triathlete of that area. Then next Saturday the 20th, he’ll back up in Fairfeild set up the Chi exchange!If you’re in the area(s) would love to Chi you!Then March, the Official World Running Day, go out and run.FYI it happens to be the ChiDude’s birthday!Stay tuned of all the northeast ChiStuff going on : www.ChiDude.comChiDude

Attention…ATTENTION!!!!!

Little Joe Fitness has begun to dominate the world!

As you all know, The ChiDude is 1000% committed to eliminating obesity in kids of all ages and all over the world.

Little Joe Fitness was my nickname growing up.

I was always the smallest in line at school. Always the last one picked on teams(although, I was the best athlete in Flushing , Queens..probably still am)

Little Joe Fitness the book -is actually a movement to inspire kids to MOVE! And, it’s, this 1st comic book, has been clinically proven to be enjoyed by adults into their 90’s! Thanks Dan Wheeler, famous author and my next door neighbor.

In December 2010, the 1st issue of the Little Joe Fitness comic was published by the publishers of North Shore Today.Owned by my junior high school friend’s , Sammy,  friend.

You can meet Little Joe Fitness at www.LittleJoeFitness.com and be a friend on Facebook of Little Joe Fitness.

The people of Abudhabi are LOVING this first comic and have purchased over 50 copies while I’ve been here for the past 4 days. They can’t wait for the next 49 issues of this 50 book series.

Little Joe Fitness will be back in US from his Middle East Tour promoting health and fitness on March 1st.

He thanks all of you whom have emailed , called text messaged, facebooked and twittered him on this tour!

Here’s to a ChiFul day and LIFE!

LJF

Last night along the Corniche(Beach road similar to Jersey Shore), with the heat of this formally desert area(now metropolitan-with a beach) he relaxed and aligned his way to his longest distance ever.

Occasionally, he had to refocus his breathe and his yChi(his eye gaze). The eyes are the window to the soul, and the SOLE in this case. So, he recognized when he was thinking about work stress. Then got present to his yChi and got back on track.

He ended with the ChiRunning energy flowing body looseners. Which have been clinically proven to be the most effective pre and post run or race warm-up and cool down. While reducing and even eliminating ANY chance of injury. When done correctly.

Majed, who has an occasional labral stiffness and knee tweak, had nothing to report. Other then the feeling on accomplishment and joy. He’s now on to his next chi event. He’s considering the Abudhabi Triathlon in March.

Go, MAJED!

Hey, Y’all,

It’s great to start off the NEW YEAR! with a lot of cheer and Chi-er!!

First, I’d to acknowledge briefly with many of the highlights off 2009…

1. January- Indoor Chi Running boomed at JCC West Side of NY. As well as New Haven, CT, and West Hartford, CT. and Boston!

The kick-off of Team Run to Read! The 1st ever ChiRunning fitness fundraising team!

2. February- Rocked in Suffolk, Long Island

3. March- Boston Triathlon Expo had over 100 ChiRunners. Hutchkins School in Litchfield.

4. April - Oval fitness present ChiRunning for MORE MARATHON MAGAZINE.

The MORE MARATHON MAGAZINE. All 9 Team Run To Read participants finish race powerfully AND raise of $15,000.00 to the Books That Build organization.

5. May- Reviewed the Landmark Forum. The most powerful course in interpersonal communications on the planet.

6. June- ChiRunning speaking engagement at King Pine Triathlon in New Hampshire. The following day, I accepted to be on a relay team for the race. Took 3rd place. Would have taken 1st place. However, I corrected someones ChiRunning form during the race.

Taught ChiRunning to physical therapists in Seattle(ChiAttle), WA, Hamptons and in West Hartford, Ct- in conjunction with Fleet Feet Sports.

Took the Landmark Communication Course 1- Access TO Power

CO-organized the 1st Kids Helping Kids - Remembering One Relay with CEO of Kids Helping kids- Jennifer Kelley

7. July- The Remembering One Relay 7/9/09- Huge success! Over 60 participants. Expect to be over 400 in 2010.

Participated in the Communication Course 2- Power To Create

Registered for TEAM MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM 2

8. August - attended the Market America conference. Began the Team Management and Leadership Program.

Applied and was accepted to the Ironman Canada race 8/29/10. Which I’m currently training for.

9. September- Led my first ChiRunning workshop in Canada. Nearly deported as I jumpstarted the career of Angela James- the ChiDudette of Vancouver. We had over 40 participants and a resounding positive response. Chi you all en route to Ironman Canada.

10. October- record setting events for ChiDude. Oval fitness sold out crowd. Fleet Feet West Hartford sold out.

First time ever the ChiRunning and ChiWalking certification led by Vince Vaccaro.

11. November- Led workshops in Orlando. Small group however was hot hot hot. ChiRunning Instructor Biannual weekend. Rocked ! Went across the pond to UK and led ChiRunning and ChiWalking over Thanksgiving weekend. Was great fun and huge success.

12. December- Led the 1st TMLP ChiRunning workout. Had superstars such as Liz and Ann George. Liz Flavin, Maria, Laura, Peter, and many more.

Janaury update coming soon.(of course , as February begins to come to a close.

Stay tuned gang!

ChiDUDE

Hey, Chidudes and ChiDudettes,

Thank you all for your great support! On August 31st, I went online for 50 available spots that ’sometimes’ go online for this race. IT was so nerve racking/chichallenging. I had my coaching clients from TMLP videoing me going online on my iphone. Only to hear read out loud. Please check again in a little while if spots for race become available. After about 2 hours, I checked one last time. The site read…”Register Now”. So, I made a big announcement that spots were available. The only glitch now was to register using an iphone. For those that don’t use one, this is notorious for making typing mistakes , And, in a race that cost $600 just to fill out the application, hoping you get in. It’s an even bigger risk. The shocker was how this was meant to be. I made no typo’s and took about 8 minutes to register. Once the credit card went through, the screen said “you will get an email if you’re confirmed for this race”. So, still nervously, I went out to lunch with the TMLPer’s. En route to find a place in Portland, Oregonthat makes breakfast all day. Finally, I checked messages. CONFIRMATION!!!! I’m now officially in. I played the Ozzy Osbourne Ironman song on my phone.

I’m totally psyched. Been preparing my year of training ever since that day. From now until end of November will base creating the base/foundation for the next year. In order to compete and complete the Ironman in under 13 hours. Knocking off 3 hours with chi and ease.

Stay tuned, for ongoing updates as I play /work to becoming a 2-time ironman.

Thank you all for your chi , love and support!

Joel CHIDude Matalon

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High everyone who came out on a blistering hot Saturday morning and those who couldn’t!(yet still donated).

Thank you.

You truly are my heroes.

I’m glad you all enjoyed the event.

Emily, my friend and client, whom this event was created for( Actually, it was her mom who has Spastic Parapeligia.) has a few words of gratitude for you all…

I just wanted to thank everyone again for coming to the Chi Running Clinic on Saturday.  It was really great seeing everyone take their first steps as stronger runners, while you helped provide crucial research funding to help others start to take steps of their own.  I loved seeing eyes light up when a new point would register, and everyone looked excited to run after we were done!

Emily Ann Altridge

Hey, Everyone, today is the 7th year since incorporating JoefitnessWorld!
Thank you all of you who have supported JoefitnessWorld and who continually do.
When I began JFW in 1987, I had always enisioned coaching people nationally and I internationally. As well as have the best affiliates in the fitness industry.
My goal was to make the world a fitter place. It still is. I beleive the obesity epidemic wil be countered over the next decade.
My Little Joe Fitness books for kids of all ages will soon be published 8/09, and immediately available for sale. More blogging in this will come.
Also, what’s new is the JoeFitnessworld Studio which is evolving as I blog.

Before I go any further, I just want say congratulatons to my chirunners whom competed in te NY City Triathlon today!
I’m so proud of you all.
Please share your stories on chidude.com/blog .

I’ll be up in Connecticut today instructing Chirunning at the West Hartford reserviour. This city will be the Connecticut home base for ChiRunning / Joefitnessworld.

I will be blogging daily with insights, breakthroughs, events, notifications that may be ‘vital’ .

Thank you all for staying tuned!
Chi Well!
Joel Iron Matalon
the’ ChiDude’

Hi, Every,Thanks for your patients for the NYchiMarathon report.It’s hard to believe it has been a full 34 weeks since the race(and, my last marathon). To tell one on myself. I opted out of the Philly marathon(November 23rd). Read on, and you’ll know why…..Freezing my fucken ‘everything off’ waiting around withVince, Conrad, and about a billion others from around the world waiting for line up. No Gretchen ws in sight.However,  knew she was going to have the run of her life. How can she not.She was guided by the ChiDude!At Marathon village on Staten Island side of the Verrazzano BRidge, we all just waited and waited. The ice cold didn’t help one bit. People were hovering around for about 4 hours . For some strange reason, the NY marathon choose to have no chi in it. One of the poignant annoyances is the pre race lincup. YOu have to be there 4 hours before the race. It so happens the years Ive done this race have all been so fucken cold.  Just had to make that point across a few times.I left the area where Vince, conrad and myself were sitting. I went and did my pre ny marathon trip to bathroom. Mostly to be warm, and then to mark up my body for advertising purposes. I use Sharpy markers. A few colors.In the port-a-potty, I drew the logo for Inform FItness, Karma Stretch, Little JoeFitness, ChiDude.co. In addtion, I put rub-on tattoe’s for Joefitnessworld, MatRats, ChiRunning and Lifesport Tri Coaching.Yes, I looked cool. Freezing yet cool. fter 45 minutes, I had to leave the porta potty. I felt rude for being there so long. Others needed to keep warm. There was still 1 1/2 hours to wait..Only in NY. Evey other race, you get there when you need to . About 1 hour before.I found a heater that I could sit on. Until the workers kicked myself and other off. I stripped down to race clothes, handed in my post race gear. And, was off…To the porta potty that is.  t was so col. I need just a moment or hour to defrost. I felt tlike death would be so good rightnow. While waiting the line up for my corral was called. SO i didn’t get ito anything warm.We waited on bridge until start. I spoek with thies women named papau. From Vancuver. I will look her up and see how she did and may be contact her.She’s a teacher . Her husband is a Iroman Triathlete.Finally people start to move.  They’re no knowledge of the gun going off. We know just lets follow the crowd. We’reall off…..Running the bridge was cold and windy. So each time I had to pee, I had to angle it so I’d pee on others rather tan myself.I had to pee at east 3 times on the bridge. Gosh, its just torture reiving the race with words. This year was the first time I ran on the ower level of bridge. So the luxury of the sun was not there. However, the luxury of the  artic wnds was..One thing I did was work on accessing Chi. I followed the ChiRunning form. This dictated the day.it ws all I had. Well, actually, I had my iphone. I was listening to the 4 hour work week. This turned out to be 4 hours of audio. It made the race.Coming out of the bridge was uneventful . But, everyone else seemed excited. I was glad I had a ChiBar to eat. All that high quality food at a time of hunger was perfect.I remember the audio book was at a point where the author was telling a time of mouthing off to an authority figure . I loved that.I also lover that all the people along this highway leading up to 4th avenue couldn’t be heard. What a day this was turning into. It was my own chirunand no one was going to bother me today. Running along 4 th ave wa a breeze. I hopped over the island divider a few times. They had better food on the ide I was not supposed to be on. I ranalng Papau a few times. What a coincidence. Somewhere around mile Karen-Real Karen from the beach called. She asked if I wanted for everyone to meet at Nonna that night. shethen asked what all that noiose was. I explained and apologized for all the NY. I reminded her I was running the marathon. She thinks I’m crazy for answering the phone during the race. I was more interested in food/dinner. After chatting I went back to chirunning to the 4 hour work week. What a great investment of time!ChiRunning in the hood…….4 ave and Warren St

The season kicked off at the New England Multi-Sport Expo in Boston, Mass at MIT. 

Thousands poured in, and took advantage of the ChiRunning guru/creator Danny Dreyer. Along with Master Instructor Vince Vaccarro, myself-the ChiDude, and Ryan Miller.

It was wonderful to meet of of the new faces and the faces coming back for more.

Especially, those veteran runners/triathletes committed to running(and operating in life) both effortlessly and injury free.

I look forward to leading ChiRunning clinics around the country throughout 2009 and  in Europe in 2010. 

Stay tuned for updates at ChiDude.com.

Coming soon too: Interview with The ChiDude on SportsLife NYC on the YES network.  

Hi, y’all. On Friday 9/26, I go the text message that IRON GRANDMA STELLA passed away. Very peacefully. It actually was her last day at hospice before she’s have to go to a different location because she had been doing so well. My mother and father were there with her on her final night. Singing, in Spanish, French and even English(not her top language) and holding her hand.

I got the info while on the Hampton Luxury Liner bus on to East Hampton for the marathon. Stayed at the Hunting Inn. While I was in prep mode I called all my relatives and people have asked about Grandma. Thank you to all the well wishes on Facebook.com. I will respond to all as soon as I can put the next few days behind me.

I want to use today’s blog just to say what an inspiration Grandma was/is. I didn’t realize what she represented. She represented resilience, longevity, humor, worldlyness , love and just strength beyond Iron.

Thanks for the 38 1/2 years of being in my life. You will always be ‘Star’!

Love,

Joel