A new book by

Uncle John

Digital version on sale now!

Paperback release December 24, 2024

 

Poetry Inspiration at the gym! ! "To be happy and fit, we work on it." Using the metaphors of butterflies and the buzz surrounding them, nature, flowers, the sun moon and stars and their celestial beauty influence us while we exercise, to gain energy, find balance, develop muscles, allowing better health, a positive mindset, boost of energy and vitality, providing encouragement and motivation in the gym atmosphere, where a common spirit lifts and elevates us, and animates our breathing, stimulates our hearts and passion, stirs our minds in a positive direction, and brings core strength developing our bodies physical. Hola Fitness welcomes us to a training that brings smiles of gratitude. The poet observes and is inspired by the muses and gym members who exercise, create new images, and receive useful guidance, knowledge and direction that educate and help us, open our hearts to how we see ourselves in taking care of who we are.

 

 

According to a description on Barnes & Noble, Hola Fitness by Uncle John is a poetry book that uses metaphors of nature and celestial bodies to provide motivation and encouragement for exercising.
The poems' central theme is that working out, while sometimes a chore, is an opportunity for gratitude and a path to a positive mindset and improved physical health.
 

Key elements of the poetry collection:
• Gym inspiration: The poet is inspired by both the gym members exercising and the gym atmosphere itself, with a "common spirit" lifting everyone's mood. The poems observe the people in a gym working out with a sense of shared purpose.
• Nature metaphors: Fitness is framed through the lens of nature, with poems referencing flowers, butterflies, and the sun, moon, and stars. These elements are used as metaphors to explore physical and mental transformation.

• A positive mindset toward fitness: The book promotes the idea that "To be happy and fit, we work on it". Exercise is presented as a path to better health and a positive outlook, not as a chore.
• Focus on inner strength: Beyond physical strength, the book emphasizes how exercise can stir the mind in a positive direction, animate breathing, and stimulate a person's passions. It suggests taking care of one's body is a way of caring for one's whole self.
 

 

HOLA FITNESS

EURO Version

Five poems in English, Five poems in Spanish,

Four poems in French, Four poems in Italian

Three poems in German, Three poems in Portuguese

Special FREE DIGITAL RELEASE

Delayed

Paperback to be released in Switzerland

HOLA FITNESS

Poetry Inspiration In The Gym

by Uncle John

BOOK preview

 

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2 - FOCUS ON FITNESS

ENFOQUE EN EL APTITUD

 

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Weight training
Watch your composure
Follow your movement
Breathe and do over

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Measured time
Walking with quickness
Challenging and gratifying
Focus on fitness

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Consistent
Balanced
Buoyant
Physical inspiration

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Athletic
Esthetic
Poetic
Energetic

 


 

 

21 Reflections in the Mirror

Reflejos en el Espejo

 

Love is eternal

Springs from the spirit

Opens the heart

In rhythm to hear it

 

Reflections in the mirror

Movements are clearer

 Stretching limbs & hair swaying

Magnificent work is playing

 

Calm and confident

Motivation and concentration

Patient and persistent

Encouraged and competent

 

My heart beats merrily in song

To a star shining dear

Some nights far away like Milky Way

Feelings come when her light is near

 

HOLA FITNESS

by Uncle John

Paperback

First edition, December 24, 2024

1.              HOLA FITNESS

2.              FOCUS ON FITNESS

3.              STAR TRAIL

4.              INSPIRATION

5.              GARDEN OF FITNESS

6.              DANCING BUTTERFLIES

7.              CARDIO FITNESS AEROBIC HEALTH

8.              ELUSIVE STAR

9.              THE BUZZ & THE BUTTERFLY

10.      STELLA  NEW

11.      STAR

12.      BUTTERFLY POSTURE

13.      AMBIENCE & INSPIRATION

14.      SPRING

15.      HOLA STRAWBERRY MOON

16.      STARLIGHT

17.      MORNING STAR

18.      BUTTERFLY EXERCISE

19.       WHEN THE SUN SHINES BRIGHT

20.      THE DECK OF DESTINY

21.      REFLECTIONS IN THE MIRROR

22.       BUTTERFLY FITNESS

23.      WAKE OF THE STARS

24. STELLA SHINE

Spanish Version available December 2025

 

 

Space & Webb Telescope Pictures

courtesy, NASA & Space Telescope Science Institute

Butterfly crossing sign Media Element

San Francisco Golden Gate Park

San Francisco California Academy of Sciences

Uncle John´s Hands

HOLA FITNESS

© 2024 INTERSTARNET/LLC

 

HOLA FITNESS

by Uncle John

Written April - July 2024

24 Poems

 

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Digital eBook Kindle version $4.99

Available Now

available from Barnes & Noble, Apple Books,

& Other Vendors

 

Paperback price $16.95

First edition December 24, 2024

Paperback also available from Amazon

 

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Spanish eBook Edition

Available soon

Published by INTERSTARNET

John taught high school poetry in San Francisco

& 5th & 6th grade poetry

@ Harmony Union School in Occidental, California

 


 

 

FAN ZONE

During a SF Giants baseball game
A giant pelican flew onto the field
Then into the Fan Zone
Rally pelican drawing a crowd

Durante un partido de béisbol

de los SF Giants
Un pelícano gigante

voló hacia al campo
Luego a la Fan Zone
Atrayendo una multitud

Oracle Park, San Francisco

 May 11, 2024

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