(Just a side note, if you are planning to purchase the program, it’s best that you do dynamic warmups for a good 10 minu

Nowadays, I only drink one cup of black coffee in the morning and some chamomile tea and sparkling water throughout the day when I feel hungry. These calorie-free drinks help me stay hydrated and most importantly, help curb my appetite as well.,It’s a 12-week program that combines yoga poses, traditional exercises, calisthenics, isometric contraction, and dynamic resistance training that can be done at home. The one my wife purchased was the DVD format (they also have an app now).,So, my question to you, the music industry, is — and I ask this humbly to open a discussion — what constitutes the worthiness of an award? This is not rhetorical; I would love to know an answer. I would love to know if what I have done throughout my career, and what so many other artists have done throughout theirs, in receiving a certain level of critical reception, does not qualify for some sort of formal recognition, then what does?,When peers and friends get nominated for a major award, I am so, so happy to see them rewarded for their hard work and especially for their brilliant writing. From my perspective, there is nothing greater than listening to a song or an album that has saved you, inspired you, evoked deep emotion in some new sort of way… and then see it get the attention and award it deserves. At the same time, there is always a crushing, horrible feeling for my peers and friends who don’t get acknowledged, by the very same system, for their work year-after-year despite making music I and many others believe is ground-breaking.,Another big question here is not what, but who is it that decides this worthiness? There appears to be a greater lack of transparency in our industry’s process of award nominations and voting — maybe those who are privy to the process, are able to take advantage of it? Before I go on, I just want to add one thing that is incredibly important for anyone reading this to understand: I am writing this on behalf of artists and I am directing it at those with a control of the system. I am not, for one second, pointing a finger at any artists who have been nominated or won awards. I, and so many others, just want some transparency.,She came running down her driveway to see two mangled vehicles on the same side of the road that was partially divided by a medium. One, a blue Honda Accord, had landed up against a light pole just on the other side of the bushes of the resident’s home. The Ranger was seen just landing back onto its tires from an apparent roll.,The woman first ran to the Honda and, upon seeing the passenger, knew there was nothing she could do. She then noticed flames igniting from within the Ranger’s mangled engine, and ran over to see if she could help. Reaching into the cab, she smacked the passenger’s leg in an attempt to stir him. There was no response from the young man slumped over the steering wheel, as the flames grew larger and the woman was forced to back away.,Exercising boosts fat burning and weight loss so I had to do some sort of resistance training to raise my heart rate and get a good sweat going, even if it was in my living room and not in the gym.,When this crushing feeling returns each year, I turn to my loyal fans. Through the love and relentless support of these fans, along with an enormous amount of luck, I have amassed what I see to be a notable body of work in this industry — in the form of many millions of album sales, many billions of streams, and three platinum albums and hopefully many more. But — while this gives me so much to be positive about and, so importantly to me, a platform to make change in this world — it still, apparently, does not qualify me, or my peers with the same reception, for formal recognition from my industry.,Just before daybreak on a Saturday morning in June of 2016, my son, Ben, left a friend’s house in his red Ford Ranger pickup. He and two buddies had been out the previous night bar hopping in Atlanta and had managed to make it the 35 miles back home. Ben had fallen asleep, but was awakened by the calls and texts of his anxious girlfriend who had been begging him to come see her after a recent fight.,I sit and wonder when the industry stopped reflecting the impulses that drive us as musicians. I sit and wonder when factors such as industry relationships, internal politics, and magazine covers started being rewarded before the music itself. I sit and wonder about the ways in which artists in other fields — fine art, dance, film — are identified and praised for their notable bodies of work, not because their notable bodies or working relationships.,In the least philosophical way possible, the idea of awarding someone is interesting. When a boxer knocks out their opponent or when a scientist discovers a break-through, it’s fairly black or white on whether they are awarded for their achievement. When looking at ‘art’ those waters muddy.,In most artistic fields, awards seem to come off the back of great critical acclaim, but in today’s music industry such ‘acclaim’ can have varied sources. People are being awarded — in the form of both nominations and category wins — for reasons that are hard to decipher. If both the most globally popular artists and most critically revered artists are not being recognised, how do we, as artists, go on? Would a runner start a race if they knew crossing the finish line first wouldn’t necessarily win them a gold medal?,The crash was seen by no one. A resident of Wade Green road had heard the collision from her porch as she and her family were getting ready to leave for vacation. Her home was set back from the main road and behind some bushes that obstructed the noises and view of traffic.,Creating a career path isn’t easy, and it’s not always in your control, but the good news is that there are options, and none of them are permanent. You can always switch paths if one isn’t working out. I firmly believe in taking a breath, getting a big mug of coffee, and sitting down to answer big questions. How do you want your job to fit into your life? What parts of UX make you excited to go to work? Often the answer to this question is the people you work with, so it comes back to working for the right company and finding your team. The rest will follow.