Donkey Business

My latest book!  There are so many things in the world of fitness and nutrition that you would be so surprised by.  The fact that no Americans ever hear of Stevia, Donkey Milk, aspartame, psychological food colors, and an assortment of other secrets amazes me.

Big business and our government tries to hide these facts, but when you own a publishing company, you can write whatever you want.  This book is my opinion on those big businesses, what they are trying to hide, and how you can better your health without them.

More Spiraling Up

As the year closes in, I just wanted to recap on our current projects.

We have a star wars like Sword Fighting routine being put together. I wish I had some footage or pictures to share to give you an idea of how big this project is. I guess for now you can check this out.

We have a few more books we’re working on. No, I’m not crazy - we have a whole team working on these. There is no way I could possibly do all this on my own. Thanks so much to Amelia, Kim, Natalie, Brandi, Kyle, Margaret, Jasmine, Genevieve, and Jessica. Hmm.. maybe Wilson, too.

Here’es our latest book - The Summit of Success.
This book is designed for personal trainers or anyone who is trying to coach another to success. After being a trainer, coach, mentor for years - we’ve compiled many tactics to help people train better.

Genevieve is in charge of this project and we will be working with some local high schools on an art competition for the interior drawings. Good luck to those high school students who are in the contest! I look forward to reviewing their submissions for some wacky, cool cartoons to keep you entertained when reading this information.

Published!

If you ever wanted to know the fastest way to getting your book on the shelves in your local bookstore, this is the book for you. To get my first book published, I researched for over a year to figure out all the secrets in here.

I wish there were a course at college for upcoming authors. With our internship program at UCSB, we are able to secure some strong literary candidates, but nobody who knows anything about publishing. This is sad to see our graduates don’t have a clue about the publishing industry at all.

With quick wit and a few hours of tutoring, they are able to learn all of this and apply the years of literary critique. Though, it would be nice to see colleges offering courses for upcoming authors. In my own research, I read many scams and documents claiming quick fame that simply weren’t true. I’ll be working more with UCSB to refine their current english program in hopes that our future interns will already have a grasp of the basics in publishing so we can tackle projects in more depth.

Fall Fitness

Well, another day passes and fall is getting close. We have some exciting new projects going on and I just thought I’d let you know about them.

We are publishing a book by Eric Frimpong on his autobiography. There is much to be done here, but the proceeds will benefit a program we started called Water 4 Africa. If you don’t know, Eric is in State Prison for 5 more years after being convicted of rape. I’ve personally worked with Eric as he is a nationally ranked soccer champion. I personally feel his story should be heard & his family should be helped.

Another project in the area started by my company is Dancing Kids. One of my clients gave me the idea about a year ago and I wish I could get in touch with her to let her know we are actually carrying it out. We will be going into the minority and low-income schools across the city to teach dancing as an alternative to other extracurricular activities that might take them down a path unwanted by anyone in society. When I learned to dance, it was at a cost of $140 per lesson - something that many families just can’t afford. I believe the joy of dancing should be free to all & I really hope America takes up this craze with the same popularity you find in Europe.

Lastly on the charity train is our new bootcamp program. We are now offering our bootcamps free of charge to anyone in the community. I’m really excited about this and hope it will open the eyes of many who couldn’t afford personal training before. Our program is more of a classroom and education than just a bootcamp. I will run the program through the end of October and market it to see how well it goes. I really hope you guys can come & recommend it to your friends. There is no hidden fees, just a fun class like we’ve always taught.

After a long battle, my book is finally in stores across the nation. It is exciting to see it displayed so I took a picture. Some stores are a little slower to shelf it than others, but I went around all the Santa Barbara stores and it is there! You should support your local bookstores like Chaucer & Paradise Found and buy your copies there.

In publishing, we are ready to take on new authors who would like to get published. We have a contest we will start soon for authors in the fitness industry who would like to get their work published. Submit your proposal or manuscripts and we will look it over. I’ll post up more details on the contest in time to come.

I think this is everything? We are still working on a variety of books which you can check out here: http://www.movfitness.com/books.php

If you are interested in our bootcamp program, send me a message. As always, we have personal training available, too which I think everyone should partake in

Enjoy the rest of your summer!
Yours in health,

Matt Hackney

Update on Matt

I just wanted to let you know I have you on a list to keep you updated on what is going on in my world.  I will be updating my Model page for a dynamic look at everything I have my hands in.  Even looking at it, I see that there are a few things missing and I just wanted to fill you in on other stuff.

I have about 8 books being published in 2009.  2 Cookbooks, a Guide to lose weight, 2 guides for personal trainers, a poetry book, and 2 fiction novels.  After spending so much time learning about how to write and really mastering it with The Fire Within, I thought I might as well expand.

Web Design

I also have gotten back into web design a bit & have interns working with me developing sites for local businesses.  We have a few listed here:

Ethico Cleaning – A cleaning company

On Call Medic – a CPR & First Aid Company

Healing Journeys – A massage, yoga, acupuncture, etc.

SB Canines – A dog training company

Middle Eastern Chef – A recipe site for a Lebanese cook

How To Cheat – One of our upcoming books

There are a few others, but those give you an idea of the style we’re going for with the new pages.

Television

On another note, I am filming for a few television series.  We are putting together a few videos for FitTV.  That’s channel 228 out here in California.  We are also filming for a new online television series that is all on fitness.  Lastly, we have a pilot for NBC.  We’re excited about all 3 and I’m still recruiting the fitness models and getting things setup for that.  It’s definitely a new experience.  I’m working with top music artists and choreographing sword fighting, kettlebell, and boxing routines to their songs.  I’m hoping this will draw another crowd of young girls into our workouts.

Dancing

I have a few ballroom dance ventures going, too.  I am taking a few new students and training them to become teachers.  We are going to be serving the Solvang area and hopefully doing some performances at local events.  I’m excited for that.  I have a potential professional partner, but always looking for others who are interested!

Publishing

So my days are filled with interns in my house working on the books and learning all the training techniques.  I can’t thank Natalie enough.  She’s really done a lot in the publishing and has her hands full of projects, working on easily 4 different books all in one day.  You can see a few of our books here on Amazon:

Lines on the Road – a poetry book by my dad!  Finally convinced him to write a book.  It’s almost published.

How to Cheat – A guide/cookbook on how to lose weight for you cheaters out there by Brandi Davis.  This book has about a year to go.

The Leaf of Life – A guide for personal trainers to learn everything.  We have 4 people working on this, so we could get it out soon.

The Fire Within – Hopefully you know this one by now.  My best-selling paperback on how to lose weight.  Buy it here or download a free copy.

Those are just a few of our books.  We have a few more without titles or without pages yet.

Fitness

Shelby is the same in the fitness with clients left & right and then catching up with me for training when she can.  I’m going to hate seeing her go when August comes!  Then the nights we work with the bootcamps or the models.  We have a certification program for personal trainers that teaches them all aspects of this in 3 months.  It is very overwhelming, but also very beneficial.  I have a few pupils who are working with me right now to learn all the tricks of the trade.

So far everything is great & I’m enjoying what Santa Barbara has to offer.  I might travel to New Zealand soon, but that’s still way up in the air.  I just wanted to let everyone know what Matt has been up to.  Feel free to send me a message!

Yours in Health,

Matt Hackney

805-617-4584

MOVFitness Manager

www.movfitness.com

matt@movfitness.com

Matt is the owner of MOVFitness, headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA. He’s the author of the top-selling weight loss book, The Fire Within. Matt & MOVFitness have been featured in radio, magazines, and podcasts around the country. You may view more of his work by visiting: www.movfitness.com or click on the book to buy your copy today!

Internship Program

With MOVFitness about 18 months old, I have to say I’m impressed with where we’re going.  I now have a strong internship program built with UCSB and am recruiting some great students.  I hope to move forward with this program in the future and actually mold how they are teaching their students.  In time, it would be beneficial if they could train the students in what trainers need to know instead of just where all the bones are in the body & how to test for body fat. 

It’s a learning process for both parties & I’m happy to report that the summer of 2008 looks very promising.  I will be making new video tutorials to better assist the interns in their learning.  I already have quite a few on a backdoor training page.  It is amazing how much I have molded and shaped these students lives in just 3 months.  Also, seeing so many clients have the same problem over and over really opens their eyes to how easy it is to get in shape when you fix your foundation. 

I’m looking into other schools and trying to get an internship started at UCLA as well.  Once this is established, our LA Market should do better.  I hope to recruit a few for the 2008-9 schoolyear and take care of all the clients in Santa Monica that keep asking for trainers (which we currently don’t have).

New Books

I have a few new books that I’m working on.  You can check out Hardmagic.com for more details. 

Brandi Davis is working on a new cookbook titled “How To Cheat”.  I’m excited to offer that to clients - a way to lose weight without losing chocolate.

H. Scott Hackney is releasing a poetry book, Lines on the Road.  This book is very close to publication and we should see it within the next 2 months.

Eric Frimpong is writing an autobiography.  Such an extraordinary journey across the world from Africa, to the soccer championship in 2006 with the UCSB team, and now to state prison in California.  Eric has had a unique adventure and this story shows how he has been guided by the Lord during his journey.

I am personally writing a new book titled The Leaf of Life.  This book is comprised of many different perspectives in the health industry to collectively give trainers & professionals a well-rounded look at how we should take care of our bodies.  I am taking my time with this book, so I don’t have a release date yet.  Besides, you see all my other projects, so you can imagine my hands are full!

New Photoshoot

I just did a photoshoot with Brandi.  Here are a few of our latest pictures.

A new look!

I’ve updated my website.  The old site can still be seen here

This page is more dynamic and gives you a better perspective of everything going on in my life. Too many people came to the site thinking I’m just some dumb model. Well, I’m not! I have many hobbies & interests. Feel free to browse & please be patient as it will take time for such a drastic change to come into full effect.