Attention Gym Bunnies: I have found your new favorite exercise video! Katie Butler’s Back to Basics is the perfect training video for those who live for the gym.

This is an exercise video you can take to the gym if you have an iPod or MP4 player. Choose your fitness level: beginner, intermediate, or advanced. Then, download the appropriate level to your player. The 37 workout clips are enough to keep you occupied and fit for months to come!

Katie Butler acts as a personal trainer and shows you how to use the weight machines, free weights, as well as a few floor exercises.

When you choose your appropriate level, I’d suggest watching the entire series of exercises before loading them onto your player. Not only does Katie Butler offer great tips after each exercise segment, but it’ll help you make the most of your gym time.

If you don’t have much experience with the gym equipment used in this video, I highly recommend you get a consultation at your local gym before implementing the routines in this video. A “live” trainer can show you how to adjust the machine according to your body type and weight.

Once you’ve been fitted to the machines, use Katie Butler’s Back to Basics as your personal trainer.

My recommendation for using this video in the gym: As you take a breather before you move on to the next routine, use this time as an opportunity to watch the next exercise clip, which are all under two minutes.

You can’t find a personal trainer anywhere for $9.99 which makes this video an incredible deal! Gym membership not included.

Katie Butler’s Back to Basics makes a great stocking stuffer or buy it as a New Year’s Resolution gift for yourself or a friend! You can find it on Amazon.com.

(In the name of disclosure: This exercise video was sent for an unpaid review.)

The “Indiana Jones” of international finance.
-Forbes

Interested in how the global economy works?

Riches Among the Ruins: Adventures in the Dark Corners of the Global Economy gives a first-hand account of a real life “Indiana Jones” investing into the markets of the developing world.

Aspiring for a life beyond that of his successfully middle class Jewish parents, Robert P. Smith joins USAID right out of college to learn more about the world in which he lives. His first assignments take him to Vietnam during the war and then to Brazil, where he gets his first glimpse into the intricacies of emerging-market lending.

Returning to Boston, Smith is convinced there’s still more to life than settling into a cushy job in his father’s law firm so he embarks on a new career as an international debt trader. From dangers and blasts in 1980s El Salvador to risking his life after the recent war in Iraq, Smith will seemingly go to any length in search of a fortune.

While I’m not suggusting you go Robert P. Smith-Indiana Jones on us- please don’t- this is nevertheless, an interesting real life action novel with fascinating insight into developing markets around the world.

Entrepreneur Goddess Summary: Riches Among the Ruins by Robert P. Smith is a page-turning, just-for-fun business read.

For more information, visit Riches Among the Ruins online.

(In the name of disclosure: This book has been sent by a PR agency for an unpaid review.)

Las Vegas, Nevada: The perfect business destination.

Say what?

You read right! Las Vegas provides both the perfect office and playground for a business trip. The city has millions of square feet for any trade show, expo, or meeting and the excellent entertainment for every taste.

Whether you or your clients like to gamble, relax by the pool, enjoy a cocktail in Venice or Paris, dance the night away, or take in one of the numerous shows…there’s something for everyone.

Last weekend, I went on a business trip to Blog World & New Media Expo in Las Vegas and while I didn’t have tons of energy to play, I did find the time to take in a Cirque du Soleil* show and saw LOVE:

• LOVE was my third Cirque du Soleil show and I’ve loved every single show! (Let me know if you’ve ever run into anyone who saw one of their shows and didn’t like it- I haven’t met anyone yet!)
• LOVE is a bit different from the other Cirque du Soleil shows I’ve seen like La Nuba. Expect amazing choreography and stunts with a modern twist. Think: Cirque du Soleil meets Stomp at times.
• If you love The Beatles, you’ll love the amazing remixes of their popular songs! If you can’t stand the music, choose another Cirque show.
• This is the Cirque show to see for the politically and socially-minded. As most people know, The Beatles went from singing about peace, love, and strawberries to lyrics about revolutions and all the lonely people.  You’ll have to see LOVE to find how they managed to incorporate all these themes into the show!

If you’re thinking about buying The Beatles LOVE album, click on the affiliate link below and I might just make enough money to buy a cup of coffee (which will help me write my next blog post)!

*Thanks to @CirqueduSoleil for providing these free tickets to review the show!

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• Supermodel legs with nude shoes
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