Maksim Chmerkovskiy

It's Maksim Chmerkovskiy, a hunk a hunk of burning love. Hubba Hubba Maksim! Aside from being a knock-out for a guy, I knew there must be another more intrinsic reason for my being so drawn to this handsome man! I first wrote about Maks in 2007 ... professing my admiration for a fellow countryman. Much has changed in his life since then ... he got married, had a child, settled down a bit. So, as you proceed through my article, consider it a blast from his past ... and mine!

Now that I find myself to be a single gal and back in the singles market, I would love to find me a Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Maks is definitely my type in more ways than one. I don't think I'm too old for Maks; or that is is too young for me. I am concerned though because I don't think I can dance up to his standards. OMG Maks! Talk about "From Russia With Love!"

Well, it just so happens that he has an Eastern European heritage, having been born in Odessa, Ukraine. All of my ancestry is Eastern European with fraternal grandparents who immigrated from Ukraine in the early 1900s.

What's there to admire about Maksim Chmerkovskiy? He's also an extremely talented Latin ballroom dancer, choreographer and instructor with a spunky personality! He's definitely given a lot of spunky personality to Dancing With the Stars!

Well! I get him and felt compelled to write this fan-favorite lens which includes his Dancing With the Stars memorable performances.

P.S. How about our Maks? First Meryl Davis and then Jennifer Lopez? How about some babies!!!

Photo Credit: The incredibly talented and handsome Maksim Chmerkovskiy from Wikimedia Commons.

Quick, how do you feel about Maksim Chmerkovskiy?
Does Maksim Chmerkovskiy do it for you or not?

1. He's hot hot hot
2. OK, he is a great dancer + good looking
3. Hey, I'm a guy and wish I was like him
4. Not

What ABOUT His Love Life?

It was first a hint that there was a romantic involvement with the Olympic Gold Medal Champion Meryl Davis. Honestly, if you spent all that time in a dance studio learning the moves for your next performance with Maks, something would have to happen. All that physical contact and sweat too?

We viewers surely did enjoy seeing the beautiful performances of Maks and Meryl. They were my pick for the Dancing With the Stars mirror ball trophy. Thankfully, they finished on top in 2014.
[wink wink]

But, was Meryl the only gal in Maks' life?

We think not ... for in June 2014 there was confirmation that Jennifer Lopez had finally split from her boy toy Casper and was hooked up with Maks. I've got to tell you, that was a big surprise for a lot of us! I think there will be a lot of tempestuous chemistry between those two!

Maks and JLo??

Poll : JLo and Maks?
What do you think? What about this latest romantic pairing?

1. It won't last the year!
2. Oh, I give them a little more than a year.
3. Babies! I wanna see them.
4. I want to see JLo and Maks paired on DWTS!!!
5. Something else.

Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Meryl Davis
2014 DWTS Video - I love the pairing with Meryl Davis!

Hey Fans of Maksim Chmerkovskiy!

Official Maksim Chmerkovskiy Website
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Dance with Maks!

OK ... let's do a little cardio workout with Maks. I'm already breathing rather hard thinking about it. If you and I can't be paired up in real life with this handsome hunk, why not try one of these dance DVDs! Put him on the widescreen TV and crank up the volume. Sweating yet? Pick one, pick both!

• Dancing With the Stars - Cardio Dance
• Dancing with the Stars: Latin Cardio Dance

Thanks for visiting!
Rants, raves, superlatives, yada yada about this cool guy? I'd love to hear what you think! Who do you think would be a great MATCH for Maks???

History: Maksim Chmerkovskiy : Hello Handsome! was originally created on Squidoo by JaguarJulie on November 12, 2007. Highest lensrank ever achieved: #362 overall. Lens #152 in the quest for Giant Squid 200 Club.

Get the stress out

This past week, I had a follow-up doctor's appointment to tell my doctor, "Uncle!"  Yes, it was a "Uncle" to admit that I probably will not be having much success with the go-it-alone, holistic approach to my attempts to lower my blood pressure AND lower my astronomical cholesterol numbers.  When the doctor first asked me more than a month ago, about whether or not I've "got stress in my life?" I thought, "well, YES!"  But I never really realized just HOW that stress was impacting my health!

Did you see my blog post about Sherry Holder Hunt? I knew Sherry through Squidoo as a fellow lensmaster. She was a beautiful and talented lady; she was a remarkable artist in addition to being a fine writer. Did you see that Sherry was ONLY 48 years old; she left us much too soon, before her time, on April 9th due to a massive heart attack.

Again, I want to say this, “It's been reported that Sherry "might" have suffered additionally from stress in her life.” I don’t know that you need to hear it from a doctor, but don’t we all know that stress can put you at risk! Stress can put you at risk for a variety of health factors; unmanaged or untreated stress can cut a beautiful life short. Need I say MORE???

OK, I’m sitting here studying MY recent VAP Cholesterol Test! Oh dear me!

Total LDL-C Direct = 174 [<130 is suggested] = +44
Sum Total Cholesterol = 250 [<200 is suggested] = +50
Total Non-HDL-C = 194 [<160 is suggested] = +34

Total APOB100 Calc = 122 [<109 is suggested] = +13
Real LDL-C = 150 [<100 is suggested] = +50

You see, I had the “normal” cholesterol blood test prior to the ordered follow-up VAP Cholesterol Test. The day that result came into my doctor’s office, they called me to say I needed the VAP. Then when the VAP results came in, they were even HIGHER than the prior test.

WAKE-UP CALL.

I had thought I could do a life style change and not need medications. However, I was already facing ongoing PT for my hand injury of December 9, 2009. Then, I suffered an injury to my other arm after the follow-up blood test. The doctor diagnosed the condition as a most unusual case of tendonitis in my forearm for the blood drawing event. OK, UNCLE! I told the doctor that I didn’t think I would be able to naturally bring down my cholesterol numbers and reduce my accompanying high blood pressure.

So, I am now on two different meds to deal with the cholesterol and blood pressure issues. I am strongly trying to reduce a huge amount of stress in my life too. Additionally, I am trying to effect a life-style change that will be a complement and give me a synergistic type of improvement in my health.

A lot less time ON THE COMPUTER; more time outside and specifically more time for EXERCISE. SO??? What did I go out and buy? Say hello to Skechers Women's Shape Ups - Strength Fitness Walking Sneaker!

I bought a pair of the black ones from my local mall shoe store. There was a helpful young lady, Samantha, who actually told me she was wearing a competitor’s shoe although she also liked the Skechers brand.

Samantha said that the shoes run true to size, and I would agree. She also showed me the Shape-ups Instructional DVD that comes in the shoe box. “It’s recommended that you watch this DVD first,” she said “and that you ONLY do 20 minutes of exercise the first time you wear the Skechers Shape-ups.”

Me? I’m just happy I’ve got my first pair of the Skechers Women's Shape Ups - Strength Fitness Walking Sneaker! I’m actually studying the line of Skechers and see a couple more pairs in my immediate future.

OK … time to SIGN-OFF as I really should get my exercise program kicked off. Hey, YOU! Let’s KICK SOME BUTT!!!