NOTE: This blog is mainly for my BodySpace friends who are worried that I am totally leaving BodySpace. I've expressed extreme dissatisfaction with the changes made their and the slow remedy. However, the connections made there on the human scale need to be preserved, so I will continue there although I've lost the ability to track traffic to my blog, and my webpage that I had nurtured from 5,000 hits from year one to over 40,000 hits by year three of my membership. Furthermore the changes have buried what made BodySpace unique. Content is now buried under loads of clicks and NOTHING WORKS consistently! 

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Good afternoon everyone! I'm just getting around to posting. I have been a little busy today. After the usual early start, I got in the brisk 2-mile walk and then went out to run a bunch of errands for Mom. Just got back in about 30 minutes ago. I managed to purchase some Goody's Powders to take for my arm, which, for whatever reason has been aching like mad since I STOPPED my workouts for my rest period! The Goody's powders, a mixture of aspirin and acetaminophen, have proven to be the most effective medication for relieving the pain.  Once again, there is no loss of strength or range of motion, just the occasional pain at the cap of the shoulder or a sharp pain every so often.  I'm praying that it will subside during these next almost 3 weeks. I'm also going to go out on a limb and NOT do any tuck planches for the remainder of my active rest period to see how that works. 

I'M NOT LEAVING OR MAKING MY BODYSPACE PAGE INACTIVE! I will continue to do what I've always done on BodySpace. So don't worry! I'm simply going to put more emphasis on my other Health and Fitness page. I will also continue to post in the Facebook groups that I was invited to join. I enjoy the people and the group in general, but just cannot stand the distraction that is Facebook!

I INVITE all of my friends to come over to my other website and put up a page. It is still a fairly NEW website and is "quiet" compared to what BodySpace WAS like before the DISASTER!  I do believe, however, that a few of us can go over there and really liven the place up. While it doesn't have all the "bells and whistles" that BodySpace is SUPPOSED to have, but don't work anyway, everything on that websiteworks! The address for my page is as follows:

http://www.naturalfitnessandmuscle.com/profile/Andrew216

It is a very well-run page and I thank Mario Fanzolato, Ernie De Minico, and Francesco Mentone for their assistance and support. They are the team that manages the website and have been very willing to solicit feedback and to work to implement changes to accommodate the needs of the membership. What I like about the website:

• Spam-Free (All profiles, blogs, photos are approved by management team which helps to screen out the spam) 
• Blog editor is far superior to BodySpace's 
• Ability to organize photos in folders (The ability to rate and favorite photos exists as well) 
• Photos, with the exception of the profile picture can be enlarged. 
• Integration with Facebook and Twitter (Status updates can be posted there, as well as your favorites, etc.) 
• Chat is available 
• Forums are available 
• Groups are available 
• All notifications WORK (e.g. comments, groups, ratings, etc.)! 
• Videos and photographs are easier to upload and embed 
• You may personalize the page, to some degree, with your pictures, videos and other apps. 
• Ability to give "gifts" and 100 Free points available to start you on your way 
• Nimble and engaged management team! 

 What I'm going to inquire about:

• Seeing if we can track page visits and visitors 
• Seeing if we can add more sophisticated apps to help people track workouts and progress. 
• Enlarging profile pictures 

Once again, I'm not dumping BodySpace, although given the poor management of this transition and the lack of any solid communication for almost a month, it would be well-deserved. I'm simply going to manage BOTH websites and HOPE that at some point, this one "catches up" to where it was previously. I will also begin, a little at a time, to upload many of the videos that I posted here as an source of help and motivation to others, on the website. Over here they have been buried under a lot of clicks and there is no real indication on any member's page as to whether or not there are videos posted in the first place. 

Give the website a visit (click on "home"-upper right hand side of the page to visit the homepage). If you like what you see, set up a page and add me! I have, since joining that website, posted here and there! My content over there makes me one of the top contributors! LOL!  Take the time to contact the management team and make your suggestions. They are great guys!

HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY! 

http://www.naturalfitnessandmuscle.com/profile/Andrew216