What's a Better Time Than Now To Start an Earthquake in the Fitness World?!?

Dear Friend,

We'd read the regurgitated fitness and health information and the MSN health reports over and over again.

They were all the same. All flat, nothing concrete. How was anyone supposed to find out how to start getting into shape and feeling great everyday?

These "fitness" articles all talked about the food pyramid, the bench press, jogging... ways that a robot could get in shape if it was programmed to not explode after 4 months of the same old workout every single day.

Well, Annmarie and I had a secret about how to get in great shape and how to do it quickly, effectively and have a great time doing it... but we had other jobs, other commitments and a mortgage... were these things enough to stop us from letting our secret out to the hundreds of thousands of people who needed the information we had?

That's when Annmarie and I sat down and had a little powwow.

After 3 hours of deep discussion, we knew what we had to do.

I quit my real estate job the next day because I knew that what I was about to do was a thousand times more rewarding than buying and selling houses. Annmarie gave her notice for after the football season.

We were now doing what we really wanted to do--help people tap into your bottomless tank of energy through fitness and awareness. What do I mean by that? I mean that our "Lifestyle Fitness" program was created to give people the tools to make their lives incredible.

Just a little fitness and a smile can go a long way!

Our experience was mixed. Annmarie had the medical experience as an athletic trainer in a PT office and the experience of working with Division 1 and high school athletes. I had the unique experience of turning my life around from being an out of shape hump of flesh to having a positive, motivating personality. I used to pound beers, now I run marathons!

Together, we knew we could put our program on paper and take it to the streets to help people one by one. Changing the false views that have been handed down for generations and starting a few tremors in the fitness world. And that's where we are now. Looking to reach more and more people like you, who know what they want in terms of their fitness, but haven't achieved it just yet...

Meet Annmarie:

Hi everyone, this is Annmarie, and I wanted to tell you a little bit about why I'm here to help.

I have worked in conjunction with team physicians, orthopedic surgeons, physical therapists, athletic coaches and many other health care providers designing multiple injury prevention and rehabilitation programs for college (Division 1) and high school athletes.

Day in and day out, I've seen many different people coming through the physical therapy clinic with injuries for their third or fourth time! Some 30-40% seem to always come back after 6 months, 1 year, or 2 years.

This is not because the PT didn't help them heal their injuries--the PT did help these people--it was because the patients went back to their "normal" lifestyle which got them hurt in the first place. Which, sadly, is usually a sedentary existence. No workouts, unhealthy diet. The conditions that lead to injury while doing pretty mundane things like taking out the trash or lifting a box.

I want to stop this cycle (sorry PT's but my goal is to reduce the percentage of people coming back to you!) by giving people a program that will directly address their needs and show them how they can stop hurting and feel great with just a little bit of exercise every day.

I love working with all different types of people one on one. I've worked with athletes all my life (and have always been one myself) and so I feel very comfortable with them as well.

The athlete mentality is remarkable. They visualize and then create their vision. This is what we want to bring to those of you who aren't athletes. We want to show you how to use the techniques athletes use to succeed so you can succeed with your fitness and health goals!

Meet Kevin:

I'm never afraid to tell anyone how I got to where I am now (In great shape and health) from where I was. My story is littered throughout this site, so I'll give you the condensed version here!

In high school I was a three-sport athlete. I had the letters-I was a captain of the football and tennis teams my senior year and I could have gone on to college to play at least one of those sports. When it was time to go off to school, I made a decision to pursuer my higher education. The decision to attend to my studies, because heaven only knows how much time it would take me to study.

Well as you can imagine, as most go-off-to-school-and-party-your-butt-off stories go, I did little studying. Nor did I do ANY exercise. I didn't lift a finger until my junior year, when I started lifting weights again about 2-3 times a week. I never saw any results though because I was destroying my body as quickly as I could build it up with alcohol and frozen pizzas. Do you think I ever looked the package labels then? Of course not, I was more concerned about the price of a 30-pack and when the pizza was going to be delivered!

All the partying began to take a toll on me physically and mentally. My skin was pale. My energy level was low. In my second semester of junior year, I scheduled all my classes to be no earlier than 2:00PM and I still woke up at 1:30PM to make it just about 5-10 minutes late every time! I was destroying my body and I needed to do something about it.

Unfortunately it took another 2-3 years before I actually managed to gain enough leverage on myself to create a radical change.

About 3 years after I graduated college and deep into a mental and physical depression, my friends started to loose faith in me and I found myself alone and confused. At the same time, a diagnosis of mononucleosis brought me literally to my knees in agonizing pain. I was so sick, I couldn't sleep for days. I begged the doctor to prescribe me painkillers just so the pain in my throat would at least be tolerable. This illness was a direct result of my neglect from the last 6-7 years. And it was just enough to get me thinking about how on earth I had gotten to this point in my life.

It was then, as I was lying in bed-unable to sleep-that I made a commitment to myself. Not a commitment that I didn't know if I was going to keep or not-like a New Year's Resolution-but a commitment that I was so committed to that I would do ANYTHING to never feel like this again-to never feel like I did not have enough time and energy to do the things I really wanted to do! I told myself that I was going to take control of my life and I would do whatever it takes to make it happen.

The years that have followed have been the best of my life. Why? Because I followed through on that commitment to myself. I am now in the best shape of my life.

I exercise every day. I run for 1.5-2.5 hours 4-5 times a week with a long run on the weekends, which is over 3 hours. I've run in numerous road races, placed in my age group and also have run half and full marathons. I am currently training for a 50-mile trail race! I have more strength and flexibility than I've ever had. I've learned to fight back from injury, eat healthy and fresh foods, juice, detoxify and most of all love my body and take care of it like the temple it is.

In that same time, aside from the physical training, I've read more books and listened to more tapes on fitness, personal growth and well-being to fill a small library.

How did I learn to change people's lives? Plain and simple… my own experience.

And this is what I offer you--personal experience, knowledge and expertise. My role is to show you how you can take control of your own life, just like I did with mine.

We'd like to Meet You!

While your on our site, we'd like you to do a few things.

1. Take a look around the site and think about how wonderful it will feel to be alive every day of the week so you can accomplish anything you set out to do!

2. Send us a line and tell us what you're thinking, if you'd like to see more of something, or you want to know more about what we can do for you!

3. Tell a friend or two about our site or programs so you can share with them a new philosophy on how to achieve maximum health and fitness.

We look forward to helping you reach your goals with ease and clarity!

To your Health,

Annmarie and Kevin

Annmarie and Kevin

Here's Some Fun Trivia About Us!

Annmarie's Quick Profile:

Reason for Being A Lifestyle Fitness Trainer: To stop fad-dieting and the workout-for-a-month cycle. I want to help people stay healthy and fit for the rest of their lives.
Hobbies: Mountain Biking, Running (I want to run a marathon next year!), Hiking, Playing with the cats, the Lifestyle Fitness Program!
Favorite Foods: Strawberries, Salmon with Aunt Eva's Homemade Pesto, Pistachios, Family Recipe for "Gravy"
Certifications: ATC, Working for MT (Graduate in '06)

Kevin's Quick Profile:

Reason for Being A Lifestyle Fitness Trainer: To cut through the B.S. everyone else is telling you about fitness and give you the tools to do it right with no chance of failing and no chance of embarrassing relapse!
Hobbies: Running, Hiking, Reading, Playing the Guitar, Writing, the Lifestyle Fitness Program!
Favorite Foods: Annmarie's Black Bean Salsa, Any Fresh Juice!
Certifications: CPT/NCSF