Olympic Bobsled Cardio Contest - Week 4

Yoga fans had to watch out this week as the exercise bonus included running the stairs. The fastest up and down the stairs 4 times turned out to be the leader of the pack - Chris. He did it in an amazing 1 min. 18 seconds. Great work Chris. Everyone is hot on his tail for the individual lead, while Team Italy is firing on all cylinders taking a commanding lead over Switzerland in second place.

Keep up the pace as we are at the half way point in the contest. Update results are as follows.

Team
1st - Italy 173
2nd - Switzerland 156
3rd - Japan 136
4th - USA 134
5th - Canada 133

Individual Point Standings
1st - Chris C. = 103
2nd - Ada = 73
3rd - Tony = 61
4th -Wendy = 56
5th - Carmen = 54

March Client of the Month - Carlene Canton

As a team, we look to recognize clients with this monthly award that are making progress towards their goals. Now everyone that comes through the door has a different set of goals, which is what makes our job exciting and challenging. No two clients are the same.

When Carlene came two us nearly two years ago she was a completely different person. She started our program with multiple limitations and a distinct fear of further injury. We started slow and gradually built her strength and confidence. Today she does things she never thought possible with a courage and spirit that has every trainer at FTWS cheering.

"What I appreciate the most about Fitness Together is that the goals of clients can be incredibly diverse and yet all are taken seriously by the trainers. My goal is simply to improve my functional fitness level: Get through each day easier, with more enjoyment, greater stamina and fewer injuries along the way. That is happening: I’ve made significant gains in strength and endurance and along the way I’ve seen benefits in overall health, as well.

The relationship between client and trainer in very much one of trust. I trust my trainers to understand my history (and fear) of injuries --and I’m happy to report not a single injury related to my Fitness Together training! The trainers trust me to believe that I can do what he asks of me at each training session –even when my first reaction is “I can’t do that!”

Thanks to their encouragement, patience and willingness to proceed slowly, I have stuck with a workout schedule far longer than ever before – long enough to make exercise part of my daily life and to see progress towards my goal. That is very satisfying and I know I would not have seen those changes without Fitness Together."

Performance Running Group - 4th Session

Daylight is so inspiring. We are almost to time change which makes getting up early that much easier. This week the group hit it hard on the track and the bleachers. To warm-up those legs, the gang ran up and down the bleachers before hitting the track. The previous weeks culminated in putting all the distances together to challenge the body. One more week then we hit race season with the St. Patty's Dash to kick things off. Happy running!