I hope everyone is enjoying the summer months. The days are longer giving all of us opportunity to family, friends, and all the activities that go along with it. In order to fully maximize these opportunities make sure you take time to take care of yourself.  Prepare healthy and tasty foods, drink lots of water and be active both physically and mentally.

I received many emails refereeing to last issue’s article on hydration by Cory Holly.  Most people are aware that water is important to one’s health, but not to the extent described by Cory.

One of the most prestigious events in the sports nutrition industry is the bodybuilding.com awards.  Some of the best sports nutrition companies like VPX, Gaspari, ALLMAX, Musclepharm, Magnum, Champion, and Goliath, among others are up for many prestigious awards.  You can vote for your favorites by logging on to bodybuilding.com.  The results will be announced this September at the Olympia 2009 in Vegas.

On our cover this issue is UFC legend Rich Franklin. Rich is one of the hardest working and well conditioned athletes every to compete in MMA. In this issue we look into Franklin’s nutrition and training plan. 

This issue’s fitness model is the beautiful IFBB figure pro Jessica Paxton. Jessica is a example what happens when a beautiful women, left weights, trains hard and eats well. Find out more about Jessica in her cover model feature.

Status Fitness Magazine is excited to launch our new website.  Soon more than ever you will get a chance to get more fitness information from all of the expect Status Fitness writers and you will get more opportunities for free giveaways from our great supplement sponsors.
 
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