Category: Training
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Enjoying Exercise
On Thursday night, I went to the South River Road Courthouse and watched a new Team Training format called Ignite. 10 women begin by warming up, moving back and forth through the room, stretching, and laughing and talking. They then move through a power circuit, meant to wake up the body. They jump on steps,…
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Imagine, Train, Do: Mija Paris
Recently, Mira Paris did something incredible, something difficult, something fun. We’ll let her tell her story: Hi. I’m part of the 6:30am Spartan Training group at the South Salem River Road Courthouse. Sarah Rossi is my Spartan Trainer. For fun, I raced the Dirty Dozen with a few friends, family members, and 500 other participants…
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Launch Week: In Review
We had a great Launch Week. We enjoyed the energy. We enjoyed the togetherness, the joy, the goofiness, the prizes, the smiles, the sweat. We asked some our Instructors about their favorite part or moment from this Launch Week and Blackout Week. Justen Maron: My favorite part of blackout week was seeing the unity in the…
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Pilates: Laurie Ann Rogers
Pilates can build lean mass. Among the numerous advantages of Pilates, you can burn fat and build strength in a safe and effective way. We asked Marie and one of her clients were asked about their experience with Courthouse Pilates. Courthouse: Laurie Ann, hy did you initially begin taking Pilates? Laurie Ann: I wanted a “low…
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Imagine, Train, Do: David Hartwig
Steph Brewer trains David Hartwig who recently went on an extensive hiking trip, including Mt. Kilimanjaro. Steph told me about David’s own fitness journey and what it means for her to have a client do something adventurous and exciting and difficult. David was looking for a plan, something to physically and mentally prepare him for…
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Imagine, Train, Do: Sophie Hawley
Talk about your starting point. In the summer of 2011, I went to visit my sister in New York. Walking all over the city exhausted me, and I could barely handle the many stairs out of the subways. Just like at home; I was always winded at the top of our staircase. I was tired all…
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Courthouse Pilates: A New Space
The light shines calm and bright in the mornings through the tall windows of the new Courthouse Pilates studio at Courthouse South River Road. In this room, people are becoming stronger, leaner, and more flexible. Those who exercise in this room with the direction of a Pilates Trainer are standing taller and doing more. They…
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Imagine, Train, Do: Marianne Riebel
Trainer Sam McLean recently shared a story with me about one of his long-term client. Probably my biggest success story is one of maintenance. Marianne Riebel is a long time client of mine. Her husband Alan invited me to dinner on Thanksgiving Day this year. There, he toasted his wife. Alan recapped the last few months:…
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Imagine, Train, Do: Janie Bockhahn
Two years ago, Janie Bockhahn was diagnosed with cancer. She says she had to go through a number of major surgeries. These surgeries left her immobile and tired. “At 55-years-old, I didn’t even know I was living an upside down life,” Janie says. “I did not exercise and I didn’t have any real goals. I…