(June 9, 2009)
Halloween Mayhem holds a special place with UFE President, Sean Everingham. It is an event he created several years ago and includes a concept that is far different than any other fitness event in the world which is why it has quickly become one of Canada's biggest fitness events. While including all the typical categories you would find in any other fitness event, intertwining a day like Halloween into a fitness show has allowed me to be very creative in the design and the format of the show...everything from the stage production to allowing competitors to wear Halloween costumes sets this event apart from the rest and makes for a fun and exciting show. It is also the event that began UFE and launched us immediately into the industry as a leading fitness organization. It is with this in mind that we look to make UFE Halloween Mayhem one of the most amazing and entertaining fitness events...period!

You will notice a very different look to this year's show. The look is much darker and the "freak factor" is taken very seriously this time. The promotional material reflects a very different show this year. While we will still be awarding kick ass cash prizes and having a lot of fun, we are taking the Halloween concept to a whole new level to create a show that is so far beyond what the industry has seen before that it will blow your mind. From the new stage design and to the production of the event, the show this year will entertain the audience like no other and will keep the entire building on their toes. The competitors will almost feel as though they are not only competing, but starring in a movie. We can only tell you how cool this event will be, but you'll have to come and see for yourself. We are not promoting celebrities at this event to help draw people in with star power...this event will stand on it's own to blow everyone a part of it away.

The day will be October 24th; the location will be at the McIntyre Theatre in Hamilton, Ontario; the event will be crazy! In 2009...the Mayhem will rule! Entry and tickets are now open for this one of a kind fitness show!

(June 9, 2009)
Ultimate Fitness Events is on Facebook which has been a great resource for us to, not only promote our events, but to inform people about all the latest happenings with us.  In fact, on many occasions, those who are part of our groups will get news and information that is relevant before the website is even updated or the newsletter sent out.  In addition, those a part of our groups will receive special offers and discounts on things like event entry fees and tickets for the show that are exclusive to Facebook group members and fans.

Now we are giving you even more reason to come join us on Facebook.  Sometime this month, UFE will be launching an awesome contest for those a part of our pages or who are part of our fan page.  This isn't some cheesy contest with cheesy prizes either, like our slogan says...this contest will feature a REAL prize and is sure to get many people pretty excited!

You can join our Fanpage on Facebook by clicking here!

Come join our groups!

UFE Spring Bash - click here

UFE Showdown - click here

UFE Halloween Mayhem - click here

(June 1, 2009)
Karen Kryzanowski, who competed for the first time with UFE at UFE Spring Bash has been selected by our Title Sponsors, ThermoLean, to appear in a National magazine campaign to endorse their product.  You can find the ad in the June 2009 issue of Oxygen Magazine as well as other magazines.

UFE Title Sponsors ThermoLean, Perfect Nutrition and Perfect Greens will be using each of UFE's Ultimate Champions from the UFE National Championships for product advertisements that will be distributed nationally and internationally! 

Talk about a great opportunity to take your fitness career to the next level!

(June 1, 2009)
Vanda Hadarean, who won, not only the title of Ultimate Champion in the fitness category at the UFE National Championships in 2008, but also the title of Ultimate Champion in the fitness model category is featured in the June 2009 issue of Oxygen magazine in a 6 page spread! 

Check out pages 96-101 where she demonstrates variations on several lower body movements as part of a "Below-the-Belt Makeover."

(June 1, 2009)
Despite much of what has been going on with FAME and some of the industry backlash against them, most fitness organizations have a respect for one another. As most people know, UFE has a relationship of support with the WBFF even though some of our philosophies differ. Being based in Ontario, I also personally had a good working relationship with those involved with OPA. While I would let their representatives and promoters come out to our shows to promote to the competitors and audience in attendence, they would extend the same courtesy to myself. It was of benefit to all of us because the competitors became aware of all the opportunities that existed with our organizations and the industry in general.

However, I was very disappointed to hear rumours that the CBBF (along with their provincial affiliates like OPA) was trying to ban competitors who competed with other organizations outside of CBBF and their provincial affiliates. Both Paul Dillett and I saw this as an attack against organizations that have been trying to do good things for our competitors as well as against competitors who have every right to choose one or every organization they want to be able to compete in as an amateur. Both WBFF and UFE looked into this and saw that this was not something they could legally do and both organizations fought back against what the CBBF was allegedly trying to do.

Just recently CBBF released a statement that applies to them and all of their provincial affiliates. The policy is that CBBF will send a letter to competitors who are designated as PROS from organizations the CBBF does not recognize. This letter will allow the competitor to apply for amateur status again with CBBF if they agree to relinquish their PRO status from the non recognized organization. Should the competitor refuse, then they can no longer be considered an amateur with the CBBF and will be banned from competition.  They also consider those who accept CASH prizes to be non-amateur competitors, much like the NCAA does in the US.

With that said, we feel that is a fair policy. CBBF is designated for amateur competitors from levels 1 to 4 and if a competitor wants to call themselves a PRO with any organization then they obviously don't fit the criteria for being an amateur competitor. Whether CBBF made this clarification due to the fact that this was the case all along and the rumours were false or because of how UFE and WBFF fought back against this policy is not known to me, but in either case, I give them kudos for making their policy clear.

UFE then poses NO risk to competitors of being banned. UFE has an Open stream for competitors of ANY level and an ELITE stream for top ranked competitors from UFE and those who qualify for Elite status through other organizations (see our website for details). That being said, even our Open shows feature a larger cash prize purse than many of these "Pro" organizations and our total prize purse for the UFE National Championship Elite division showdown stands at approximately $60,000 and includes cash, photoshoots, endorsement contracts, body sculpts, magazine coverage, promotional opportunities and more. This allows our top competitors to receive the most opportunity with UFE while being able to pursue any other organization they would like. For those that would like PRO status, the winners in our Fitness Model, Figure and Bikini Model categories in the Elite division showdown will have the option to choose to receive their PRO status with WBFF as a result of UFE's working relationship with WBFF.  Now we just mentioned that we offer CASH prizes, but for those who are afraid of losing status with the CBBF, we will allow them to turn down the cash prize and accept a non-cash prize of similar value in lieu of while still also benefitting from the other opportunities that UFE offers its competitors.

We welcome everyone to experience what we are doing with the UFE. All of our shows feature great prizes, we have excellent relationships with industry magazines, top photographers and with our sponsors which amounts to great exposure and excellent opportunities. Finally, we offer some of the most exciting fitness events in the industry and we put alot of what would otherwise be considered profit into producing events that make our competitors feel like stars and that have the audience enjoying themselves. If you haven't yet been a part of our shows, whether it's on the stage or in the audience, come check us out!

(June 1, 2009)
Are you prepping for a show?  Let Lyzabeth help you get ready for your next show!

Lyzabeth Lopez, WBFF Pro Fitness Model and UFE Judge will be leading weekly workshops for competitors that include information about:  stage presence, walking & posing, nutrition, how to cut up (naturally!!!), supplements, tanning, hair/make up, judging, costumes/ bikinis/ shoes, etc, networking, photo-shoot info, how to get sponsorship, how to get into magazines, discounts on costumes, supplements, etc, & more! 

The workshops will be held Saturday's 10:30-11:30am starting Saturday June 20th and running until Saturday September 12th. 

Open for everyone from new athletes to PROS!

For more information, you can visit Lyzabeth's website at www.lyzabethlopez.com or email her at lyzabeth@rogers.com.

SPACES LIMITED!!!