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WE'RE MOVING!
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On September 1 Fundamental
Fitness is moving to the
Frederick Indoor Sports Center
(FISC), formerly the Sportsplex.
Located adjacent to Rt. 15 and
26 on the North side of the City
of Frederick, this 65,000 SF
Indoor Recreation Facility
houses two full sized turf
fields (30 yds x 60 yds), Health
Express Café and Sports Lounge
with generous views of the
fields, a sports retail shop and
a soon, yours truly Fundamental
Fitness.
We are excited about our new
space and all the amenities FISC
offers. We'll continue to
offer all of our outstanding
services at FISC and are hopeful
we can add more with the
addition of the full turf fields
at the Sports Center.
Jay Jeffert, General Manager for
FISC, "We are glad to offer a
variety of services at FISC and
Fundamental Fitness is a perfect
fit for our facility and our
customers. We look forward
to working with Eva and her
trainers when they join us in
September."
Built in 1999, the building is
in the process of receiving many
upgrades and updates such as a
new field turf field, new state
of art lighting, a new health
express café/sports lounge
featuring free high speed
internet access, flat screen
TV's and field cameras to enjoy
the live action from the comfort
of the café's lounge. The
facility will primarily focus on
turf related sports such as
soccer, lacrosse, flag football
but will also be expanding to
include other sports such as
dodge ball, field hockey and
kickball.
The FISC's mission to provide a
well organized, safe and
welcoming environment to allow
children and adults of all ages
to enjoy one of life's greatest
pastimes, sports fits well with
Fundamental Fitness's goal to
help our clients "Get Fit For
Life."
For more information on FISC
please click on the link below.
If you have questions for us, at
Fundamental Fitness please
contact
Eva today.
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Fundamental Fitness Welcomes New
Trainer
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Please join me in welcoming our
newest trainer to Fundamental
Fitness, Steve Roy.
Steve has been involved with and
had a passion for athletics
since childhood and has been
working in the fitness industry
since 1997. He first began
personal training for Fitness
First Health Clubs and decided
that helping individuals achieve
their personal goals with
regards to their health and well
being was what he wanted to
spend his life pursuing.
After spending several years in
Colorado running a youth fitness
program, teaching core
strengthening classes, and
training folks with sports
injuries, Steve moved back to
Maryland.
In Maryland, Steve received his
personal trainer certification
through the National Academy of
Sports Medicine and began an
in-home training business. Steve
currently works with folks
varying in ages from 25 to 60
and who have goals ranging from
shoulder and knee
rehabilitation, fat loss,
gaining lean muscle mass, as
well as folks looking to make a
complete change in their
lifestyle.
Steve says "My greatest
satisfaction is helping people
reach their goals and seeing the
life changing results that come
from their hard work and
discipline."
If you see him at the studio say
Hi and if you are interested in
working with him please contact Eva.
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CLIENTS, FRIENDS and MORE
COMPETE IN HAGERSTOWN SPRINT TRI
JULY 26.
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Congratulations to everyone who
participated in the Hagerstown
Tri!
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Jason Senuta - 1st in Age
Group
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Greg Snellings
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George Corbi - 1st in Age
Group
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Herb Spicer - 1st OVERALL
MALE
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Dave Miller - 3rd in Age
Group
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Bernie Sellers
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Kathleen & Peggy Scibelli -
mother/daughter team
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Tanya Reading - PERSONAL
BEST
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Maria Rubeling - 1st OVERALL
FEMALE
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Deb Morin - 1st Tri Ever!
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Martha Herman - Fundamental
Fitness's own and 3rd in Age
Group
I hope I didn't miss anyone!
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Upcoming Events
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Heart of Potomac Valley Biathlon
- August 9 Contact Lee
Zumbach for more information
301-834-8045
Women's Distance Festival -
August 15
Register Here
Thorpewood Trail 5 & 10K Walk or
Run - August 23
Register Here
Back-to-School Kids Biathlon
- August 29 Visit
The Trinity Website for
details
Run for the Bathroom 5K -
September 19 Click
here to register today
YMCA Women's Only Tri -
September 27 Online
registration at
Active.com or pick up a
registration form at the Y.
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FEAR THE HAPPY PEOPLE
By Lori Rypka - a member of my
TEAM GREEN, NBC 25 Fitness
Wellness Challenge and reprinted
from the Frederick News Post
One thing I have gleaned in my
journey toward better health and
healthy habits is that fit
people are generally more
positive people. Why, you ask? I
am pretty sure it is because
they have so much energy that I
worry the state will come in and
regulate it somehow.
I challenge you to find a
personal trainer sitting in
front of a cheesy pizza looking
bored while doing bicep curls
with 2-pound weights. That
scenario just doesn't exist -at
least with the folks I've met.
This is why they are so
inspiring to other people (read:
other people like me who
previously would have put down
that 2-pound weight and did
1/8th of a 16-inch pie lifts as
exercise).
So the team who has been
whipping me into shape has
expanded. I hope this doesn't
mean that I 'need' this many
people. I've just been fortunate
to be presented with
opportunities to learn from
different people.
You've met Steve, who I credit
with helping me start the fire
of motivation toward getting
healthy. And then there was
Maya, my avatar friend who
sasses back at me if I don't
plug her in and work out often
enough. Even avatars can be
intimidating.
Let me introduce you to some new
folks. First, there's Eva.
When you look at her resume, you
can't help but to be impressed
by the fact that she runs - and
wins - ultra marathons. I get
tired at the idea of driving 26
miles, let alone running 100.
She has introduced me to the
evil, evil moves called mountain
climbers and burpies. I put
these right up there with the
step-ups that Steve had me
doing. I'm not the most
coordinated person in the world,
you know.
For that very reason, I tend not
to go to workout classes.
Remember last year I told you
about a seemingly sweet girl who
greeted me at my first
kickboxing class? The music
started and she transformed into
a fighting machine. I couldn't
come close to hanging with her,
so I left the class.
Then there was Melissa. All I
know about Melissa is that she
is one perpetually lit
firecracker. Not even in my
2-year-old boy have I ever seen
so much energy in one person in
my life. I went to a couple of
workouts with her. Very
inspiring.
I swallowed my negative
self-image and decided to try
classes again. I found a class
called Body Combat. Sounds
fairly innocent, right? Mixed
martial arts to pumping music.
Right up my alley, I thought. No
dancing, just punching. I can
punch.
So many instructors to choose
from... who should I embarrass
myself in front of first...
Marci. Sounds like a nice girl.
Bet she'll take it easy on me.
I showed up at the class, and
Marci recognized me as a newbie,
or someone she has not stolen
the lungs from previously. She
smiled, welcomes me to the
class, and we chit-chatted. OK,
this won't be so bad.
We entered the room and she put
on a camo bandanna. Uh oh. I'm
in trouble now, I thought. The
music started, and I quickly
became convinced she was a
warrior. That was not the person
I just spoke with outside the
door.
I did my best to keep up. I was
punching, I was kicking, I was
karate-chopping with alacrity. I
was wheezing, I was panting, I
was dreaming about laying down
on my bed that night.
I'm not one who sweats much -
never have been. About 10
minutes into this class, I was
convinced the sprinkler system
turned on. Why am I all wet? I
had sweat pouring out of my
hair. Pouring, I tell you.
"Only 30 more seconds of the
most intense ab pain you can
imagine! You can do it!!" Marci
yelled. I stayed in position,
but only because I was so
focused on whether or not I even
had ab muscles in there to start
with. The next day, it was clear
where they were. It was like
someone woke up a sleeping bear
before hibernation season was
over. Ouch.
And this is the stuff that helps
people get fit, and that turns
fit people more positive? Yep.
I've progressed to 25 percent of
my weight loss goal. I'm no
longer taking baby step toward
that goal, I've moved up to
walking lunges. Once I hit my
goal, I'll be raffling off two
tickets to the "gun show."
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Move of the Month
Dumbbell Front Squat
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Starting Position
Stand with your feet slighter
wider than hip-width, facing
outward or turned slightly
outwards while holding a
dumbbell in each hand by your
sides, with palms facing
inwards.
Step 2
Curl the dumbbells to a starting
position where they rest on the
front edge of your shoulders or
just in front of your shoulders.
Downward Phase
Shift your hips backwards then
downwards to create a hinge-like
movement at your knees. As you
lower your hips the knees will
then start to shift forward
slowly, but try to control the
amount of forward movement.
Attempt to keep your back flat.
Step 4
Continue to lower yourself until
your thighs are parallel or
almost parallel with the floor,
or until your heels begin to
lift off the floor, or until
your torso begins to round or
flex forward. Monitor your feet,
ankles and knees, ensuring that
the feet don't move, the ankles
do not collapse in or out and
the knees remain aligned over
the second toe.
Lowered Position
From the front, the knees should
continue to remain aligned over
the second toe and body weight
should be evenly distributed
over both feet.
Upward Phase
While maintaining your back,
chest and head-up position,
exhale and extend the hips and
knees by pushing your feet into
the floor through your heels.
The hips and torso need to rise
together while keeping the heels
flat on the floor and knees
aligned over the second toe.
Continue extending until you
reach your starting position.
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BOOT CAMP
WORKOUT
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A No-Nonsense Kick Butt Workout
Now offered two days a week
Thursdays 7pm
Saturdays 7:30am
Rain or Shine
Only $5
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Sunday Training Run/Walks
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Our Sunday run/walks continue
EVERY week with 3, 5 or 10 mile
options. Come out and join
us.
Sundays 7am
1205 N East St
Frederick, MD 21701
301-788-0083
Beginners welcome.
No fee just a suggested donation
of $2.
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Fitness Testing
Get your metabolism or VO2MAX
tested at Fundamental Fitness
today. If you are trying
to lose weight or improve
performance Fitness Testing is a
must. Call Eva for more
information. 301-788-0083
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