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Our “Get Started with Personal Training” special is BACK and we’ve designed it to get you RESULTS! Receive help with goal setting, an initial fitness evaluation, and four 1/2 hour personal training sessions. Buy now and you could work out with your trainer, Nichole Taylor or Christie Carlson, once a week for an entire month! You’ll pay less than $20 a session with the special $75 package price. What a great way to stay motivated. Offer ends December 31, 2010.

Meet Christie Carlson! Christie began personal training after graduating from college with a degree in Human Biology from Boise State University in May of 2006. After training people of diverse backgrounds, and having been an athlete all her life, she decided to gain even more knowledge in the field of exercise science and went back to school for her Master’s degree in Kinesiology, graduating again from Boise State University in May of 2010.She now enjoys training clients from all walks of life and specializes in training and preparing athletes for intense competition. She spent a year and a half coaching in the strength and conditioning department at Boise State working with the swim/dive, women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, softball, and football teams. She also spent a year working at Parisi Speed School in Meridian, Idaho, where she worked with youth athletes to improve athleticism and several different personal training clients. Christie wants you to be her next success story, so stop by the club front desk and ask her about training today!

Christie holds the following certifications:

•  (NSCA-CSCS): National Strength and Conditioning Assocation-Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist

• USA Weightlifting Level 1

•  (NASM):  National Academy of Sports Medicine-Certified Personal Trainer

   

Double, Triple, or Quadruple your savings with group personal training at Monmouth Fitness club. Working out with one, two or three friends is a great way to increase the FUN, accountability and commitment to your workouts. More friends=more savings! We’re got prices starting as low as just $15 per workout per person. (Based on a 12 session quartet package.)  Group Training provides our members with numerous benefits including: weekly workouts, motivation, support, guidance, and results!

2 people per session=$20 each
3 people per session=$18 each
4 people per session=$15 each

Teaching others about leading a healthy lifestyle and motivating them to achieve their goals can be one of the most rewarding challenges you can undertake.  Whether you intend on making fitness your full time career, or just a part-time job, there are several steps you will need to take to ensure your success, as well as the success of your students!

1. First you’ll need to take a course in CPR and First Aid in person, as online versions are not acceptable. Contact the local American Red Cross or American Heart Association for times and dates these courses are offered, or look for our in-club “Always Prepared” CPR and First Aid trainings offered by Tony Jeffries. We offer them about 4 times per year.

2. Determine if you want to work one on one with clients, or in a group training situation and then get certified! Many certifications for Personal Trainers and Group Fitness instructors are available and some even offer prepatory courses and workshops prior to the exam. Conveniently, Monmouth Fitness Club hosts an Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) group fitness prep workshop and primary certification on a regular basis. Visit AFAA.com for  more information and to register for these events. ($299 plus study materials)  This primary group fitness certification acts as a encompassing ”umbrella” and qualifies new instructors to teach basic formats like aerobics, bootcamps, and strength training classes. Underneath the “umbrella”,  instructors can then begin to add more training in specific formats like indoor cycling, yoga, pilates, kickboxing, and even water aerobics.

3. Find out what you want to teach, find a mentor, and then start practicing! The best way to learn to teach group fitness is to take as many different kinds of classes that you can to figure out what you enjoy doing. Once you narrow your focus down to one or two formats at most, then ask the instructor if they might be willing to mentor you. Our Fitness Director, Nichole Taylor, has mentored many new instructors over the years and is always willing to share teaching skills and knowledge. If you are interested in teaching group fitness, becoming a personal trainer, or just want to ask some questions please feel free to email her: nichole@monmouthfit.com

Let the fit coaches at Monmouth Fitness club guide you towards using your gym membership to the fullest!  Did you know our services are complimentary and included in your membership?  We can help you:

• Co-create a workout plan
• Learn to use the equipment
• Find out what group fitness classes might suit you best
• Determine if Personal Training is right for you
• Verbalize some changes you’d like to make
• Get some new ideas or motivation!

Your fitness coach will help you create a clear path to get there with realistic, achievable and personalized weekly goals.  Call the club at (503) 838-2951 to make an appointment or stop by the front desk to set up a time to meet with Nichole Taylor or Emily O’Malley. We now offer Saturday morning appointments in addition to AM and PM appointments Monday through Thursday.

We’re revamping our Group Fitness schedule for 2010. Look for new names for your old favorite formats, and new times or new instructors for new formats. We’ve got a fresh and different line up @ 6am and 430pm Monday through Thursday and we’ve added Tai Chi to Tuesday nights @ 7:30pm. Be sure to stay up to date on all of the changes by checking out our Google calendar plug-in right here on our website.  (You can even add Google calendar to your smart phone! )  Just go to “Group Fitness” on our webpage tool bar and mouse over the “Schedule” option to check out all of our exciting changes!