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 Done properly, strength training offers endless health benefits for teens - athletes and non athletes alike. In fact, strength training at a young age can lead to a lifetime of better health and fitness. Why not consider incorporating a Summer Teen BODYPUMP® or an after school program in your facility? The benefits are enormous, and you’ll get a unique new demographic to potentially grow membership while helping your local youth develop strong exercise habits.
Consider the following:
According to the Mayo Clinic (May 26 2010), done properly, strength training can help teens:
- Increase muscle strength and endurance
- Help protect muscles and joints from injury
- Improve performance in nearly any sport, from dancing and figure skating to football and soccer
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Les Mills Midwest brings our third Quarterly of 2010 to Chicago, IL, at Rosemont Health & Fitness in Rosemont, and Kansas City, KS, at the Gold’s Gym in Merriam. Our presenters are flying from across the globe to share their passion with you! Dan and Rach Cohen and Dr. David McKenzie join with our own Midwestern Laura Wilson to rock this launch!
Team up with Les Mills Midwest as we launch the brand new batch of choreography for seven of the eight Les Mills programs.
Share the spirit of your inner warrior as we present the program directors of BODYCOMBAT®, Dan & Rach. Tame and balance the fighter inside with New Zealand’s Les Mills Mind/Body master, Dr. Dave. This ten-hour event packs the raw excitement and high-energy of the Les Mills programs into one sweat-filled spectacular that you won’t want to miss!
The event is open to all, so if you have a friend, student or free-style instructor you’d like to “bring to the tribe,” sign ‘em up!
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 WATERinMOTION™ got the superhero treatment on Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at Gold’s Gym, as members had the first chance to get their feet wet to some wonderful new aqua choreography.
“We had about 18 people in attendance,” said Danita Watkins, who instructed attendees in Wave 3 of the new quarterly-released choreographed aqua program. “There was some curiosity about the program; it’s something new for water, and brings a new element for water exercise. [Members] were curious to see what made it so unique, especially with the music.”
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Family FitnessWorks in Richmond, IN, partnered with the local Parks & Recreation Department to support the city’s Mayor in a “Get Going Richmond” initiative to motivate the community to get fit. As part of the initiative, Kate Schamel, FFW Manager, devised a plan to hold Les Mills group fitness classes in the Park for five consecutive Saturdays, which turned out wildly successful.
BODYPUMP®, BODYCOMBAT®, BODYJAM® AND BODYFLOW® classes all rocked the park, providing a fun, spirited outdoor event unlike any other.
“The people loved it,” said Adam Melton, a club manager who said the response was phenomenal. “It was so great to see people of all walks of life and all ages come together to sweat, smile, and get in shape together.”
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What if you could increase retention, make more money, and cross-promote services in your gym for virtually no cost? What if you could tap into a continual pipeline of new members, pump up your gym's energy level, and enhance the “community” environment? AND best of all ... what if you could do ALL of this simply by utilizing the resources and services you already have available to you? You CAN! By positioning Group Ex the right way, it can be your most powerful “weapon” in your arsenal for success. And all this time, it was right under your nose!
Group Exercise participants are extremely dedicated members: They are “regulars” (like clockwork!), they TALK to each other in class, they build a rapport with instructors and other participants, and they enhance that “community” feeling within the gym They also bring their friends, who often convert to members! This is your best advertising source, and it's yours for the taking! And the best part is: It's incredibly inexpensive to position and promote!
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In 2005, Charles Greene was shot in the head in combat in Mosul, Iraq. Miraculously, he survived.
The 26-year army veteran then spent the next several years re-learning how to talk, walk, eat, and do everything most of us take for granted everyday, like brushing our teeth, turning on the TV or going to the store. To say that it has been an uphill battle is a gross understatement. Charles is overcoming the impossible. He will forever have the bullet lodged in his head. He takes 26 pills a day just so his body can function properly. He’s in therapy and counseling.
Fueled by his unbreakable spirit, Charles has made incredible progress, and is getting stronger everyday. It’s this spirit that ultimately led him to Salliejo Evers and Robyn Hamilton at the military-based Gruber Fitness Facility in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where unbelievably Charles is now an avid BODYPUMP® and RPM® participant. Above all, Charles said, it is these classes that have helped him to reclaim his life.
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