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We are excited to announce that Janet Shelton LMT, of Back in Business Massage, will join Monmouth Fitness Club and offer her massage services beginning September 1, 2011. Many of our members are her clients already, and they all rave about her amazing work.

Janet will make you feel safe and comfortable so you can get the most benefit from your massage. She’s worked with men and women of all ages and body types and will customize every treatment to your individual needs. If you’ve had massage before, you will be impressed and if you’ve never tried massage, you’ll be amazed!  Look for her to set up shop in our specially designed and quiet massage space, complete with a private restroom.

Massage therapy will soon be available by appointment at Monmouth Fitness Club. Gift Certificates will also be available at the front desk. For more information and pricing please visit Janet’s WEBSITE.

Our most popular Personal Training Special is back and just in time for summer! Purchase now and workout with a trainer 3x by the end of the year for just $33 an hour!
Offer ends August 31st and sessions must be used by Dec. 31st, 2011. And if you are unsure about needing a trainer here are 10 top reasons to hire one:
1. You’re not seeing results
2. You don’t know where to start
3. You are bored with your workout
4. You need to be challenged
5. You need motivation and accountability
6. You want to learn to exercise properly
7. You have an illness, injury or condition
8. You are training for an event or sport
9. You want supervision and support
10. Your own personal reason (insert HERE!)

Run or walk the crowd lined parade route just prior to the Monmouth-Independnce 4th of July Grand Parade! We’re putting a team together to run the annual Mini-Marathon (2.6 miles from Monmouth to Independence) on Monday July 4th. You’ll receive a Monmouth Fitness Club T-shirt to run in for race day and we’ll offer our own prizes to the fastest male and females in various age groups. Show your MFC pride and sign up at the front desk!

(Please note: race registration is NOT included)  Forms will be available at the front desk (TBA).

Start time: Approximately 11:45am at the front door of Monmouth City Hall, elevation 215 feet, 151 E. Main St.

Course Description: 2.62 miles, mostly downhill. Water available at the 1.4 mile mark and at the start/finish areas.

Finish: Front door of the former Independence City Hall, elevation 168 feet, 240 Monmouth St.  

Early Entry Fee: $5.00
Day of Race Entry fee: $10.00

Our beginner program will help aspiring new runners get out of the club and onto the road, running 2.6 miles straight in just 2 months. if you can already walk 25 minutes at a brisk pace and devote  just 40 minutes, 3x a week to a run/walk program YOU WILL BE READY to run the Monmouth-Independence July 4th Mini-Marathon!

$30 fee, ($50 for non-members) includes a written training program you can follow, one group training run/walk per week with a Monmouth Fitness Club running coach, and an MFC T-shirt for race day. Sign up at the front desk, program began on Monday May 9th but it’s not too late to join in!

We’re offering our signature circuit style class “CAMP” on Sundays at 11am until June 26th. Join our trainer Christie for a full body workout that incorporates cardio and weights into a fun hour long format!

CONGRATULATIONS to our BIGGEST LOSER WINNERS! 42 people weighed out and lost a combined 756 pounds over the 10 weeks. For all particpants, please return our feedback survey about the program before April 1st and enter a drawing for 2 free movie tickets!

MEN:
1st place: Mark Sickles
2nd place: Bob Bass
3rd place: Paul O’Donnell

WOMEN:
1st place: Gloria Ahumada
2nd place: Jamie Paylor
3rd Place: Priscilla Kennon

Due to overwhelming demand, Emily O’Malley will be offering her ZUMBA master class on the 2nd and 4th Friday of every month! A $5 nominal fee reserves your space in this rockin’ 90 minute party. Space limited to 25 people.

Our 10 week weight loss challenge begins this Saturday, January 15th and runs until March 26th. If you can lose the greatest % of your body weight over the 70 day challenge, you will win $300 in cash. We are offering a prize for the Biggest Loser Male and Female as well as other prizes for 2nd and 3rd place. Right now, you have two options to enter the contest. A $10 entry fee allows you to compete on your own, attend our 5 class seminar series and receive 20% off our already low personal training prices. However we know a lot of you struggle to go it alone, so for just $299 (we’ll waive the $10 entry fee) you can compete in the contest with TWO one hour personal training sessions per week. That’s 20 sessions for just $15 an hour! What have you got to lose?

The seminar schedule is as follows:
Monday Jan. 24th: “Nutrition for weight loss and making better food choices”
Monday Feb. 7th: “Why strength training is important”
Monday Feb. 21st: “Cardiovascular fitness, workout SMARTER!”
Monday Mar. 7th: “Flexibility, stretching and stress relief”
Monday Mar. 21st: “Making your new changes a healthy habit for LIFE”.

All seminars will be held in the group fitness studio at 7:30pm. There will be lecture, some activity, and time for questions and answers with the Personal Trainers.

Monmouth Fitness Club is excited to offer a “Biggest Loser” type weight loss challenge in the New Year. It starts Saturday January 15th and runs until Saturday March 26th, a full 10 weeks (or 70 days) designed to help members make some real progress on their weight loss and fitness goals.

For a small $10 fee, you will enter the contest, get weighed and measured at the beginning and end of the 10 weeks, be eligible to attend free wellness seminars, and receive 20% off our already low personal training prices! At the end of the 10 week challenge, a man and a woman who loses the most percentage of their body weight will WIN a $300 cash prize!

BUT….do you feel like you need more help or that you can’t do it by yourself? For just $299 (we’ll waive the $10 entry fee) you can workout with a trainer 2x a week for the 10 weeks and have even greater motivation, accountability, and success. For personal training usually valued at $760, you’re getting TWENTY one hour sessions for just $15 each. If you end up being the BIGGEST LOSER? You get every bit of your money back! What do you have to lose? See the front desk to register!