Turn your weight loss goal into dollar bills this summer.
Two FT Studios have signed onto Pounds For A Purpose.
Are you trying to figure out what to do with the extra summer weight you’ve gained after indulging during summer vacations, backyard barbecues and summer baseball games? Boston Back Bay has a way for you to do a little good for others while doing great for yourself.
Give your extra pounds a purpose and donate them to Rosie’s Place during FT’s Pounds for a Purpose summer program.
Fitness Together challenges you to get back into the studio during the month of September to shed off your extra summer weight, while giving back to a local charity in our community.
For every pound lost in the Back Bay Studio from August 1-31, Fitness Together Back Bay will donate $2 to Rosie’s Place. Only A Few Days Left!
This no cost, weight loss challenge starts soon, so register today to turn your weight loss accomplishments into a positive act for others in our community.
Fill out this form online today or stop by the studio for more information and to sign up for the Pounds for a Purpose program.
Boston Back Bay
36 Newbury Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 247-3900
(617) 247-3900
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Since September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, FT Burlington will donate $5.00 towards the “Friends for Matty Foundation” for every pound a client loses in the 30 days of September.
Check it out here.
Not a client? That’s ok you can still donate!
Burlington
In between Cambridge Savings Bank and True North Coffee
212 Cambridge Street
Burlington, MA 01803
(781) 273-0093
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To find an FT Studio near you go to FTGetsResults.com
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So now that I am in my second trimester I should be gaining about a pound a week and my trainers Maria and Kristine have told me that my body fat percentage should be be increasing slightly.
However, I lost inches everywhere!!! (my chest, arms, legs, and shoulders). I lost 6.5 inches from my total body and only gained 2.5 inches in my belly.. which is obviously needed being that I am pregnant.
My body fat went up .5% and I only gained 5 lbs! …but aside from my results (which even shocked me!!), when my trainer Kristine asked me what my fitness goals, nutrition goals and treats for myself would be she also asked if I was “Eating The Rainbow”
And I looked at her funny and said, “doing what?!” (haha)
‘Eating The Rainbow’ means eating all the foods with colors in the rainbow (since I can’t take Pre-Natal Vitamins because they make me sick). I thought this was the greatest line ever.
I will surely be Eating The Rainbow!!!
MY NUTRITION GOALS
To keep eating at least 6 meals (a variety of healthy foods)
MY FITNESS GOALS
To add in more cardio in between my training sessions, to keep up my endurance and heart rate
MY TREATS
I will plan a nice pedicure and maybe pre-natal massage for myself as a reward!
Follow Kendra’s workout blog at Kiss108fm. Kendra works out at FT Medford
To find an FT studio near you go to FTGetsResults.com
The earlier posts:
Kendra’s Wedding Party Workout: It’s In The Details
Week 4: Kendra & Katie Get Results
Kendra’s Week 3: You Are What You Eat
Kiss108fm’s Kendra Petrone Joins The Wedding Party Workout
To take advantage of the special Kiss108fm discount download the coupon.
by Martha Hicks Leta
There’s that dreaded moment in the doctor’s office, some people call it the “Come to Jesus” talk, where the doctor tells you to change your ways, or else. In John Coleran’s cases it went something like, “Do something your health or you’ll be going on the needle,” meaning, if he didn’t drop some serious weight and get his Type 2 diabetes under control, he was looking at daily insulin injections and an increased dependency on other medications.
Coleran, 53, has spent most of his adult life struggling with his weight and the associated issues of Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. He’s tried gym memberships in the past, achieving some degree of success, but that quickly disappears as he gets bored and his motivation wanes.
“I pay all this money for a gym membership,” he said, “but the bottom line is, I get lazy if I don’t have someone pushing me.”
Lazy may be too strong of a word for John. His job as president of ABC Accurate Boat Care keeps him busy, stressed and hard at work. (When I called him for this article, he had to call me back because he was under a boat.) But, like many business owners, John finds it hard to carve out the time for exercise.
But after his doctor ‘s warning, John thought Fitness Together’s Great Jeans Challenge sounded ideal, not because he wanted to fit into a smaller size, but because he knew that the accountability factor of working with a personal trainer would get him out of the danger zone with his health in a hurry.
“The fact that you have someone who knows what they’re doing pushing you to your personal limit,” John said, “you don’t get that at a regular gym.”
When FT Norwell trainer Alicia Tasney first met John, she knew she had her work cut out for her. “John was out of shape when I met him. He didn’t like the idea of doing anything that involved jumping. We had some serious debates about what he was allowed to eat, too.”
John says Alicia’s program was really tough. He understands how she got the nickname Lucifer. “I honestly didn’t think I’d be able to do the things she was asking of me. It was incredibly hard.”
But John trusted his trainer, stuck with the program and saw great results. Says Tasney, “John dropped 2 pants sizes in 5 weeks, even before the Jeans challenge was over. Now John is one of my strongest clients and continues to surprise me each session with his athletic abilities.”
No one was more surprised than John when he was named FT Norwell’s July Client of the Month.
Now, nearing the end of his 8 week program, John has been able to safely lose around 15 pounds so far, and dropped from a size 40 waist to a size 36. Best of all, at his last physical, all his numbers had dropped down into a range considered safe and normal, and for that, John is grateful.
John trains at FT Norwell
To find a Fitness Together Studio near you check out FTGetsResults.com
More about John’s company, ABC Accurate Boat Care
by Martha Hicks Leta
When Kendra Petrone signed on to participate in Fitness Together’s Wedding Party Workout, she went in with the goal of getting herself photo-ready for the slew of weddings and baby showers she would be taking part in during the coming months.
Along with all the social commitments, Kendra’s job as producer and on-air personality for the morning show at Kiss 108 FM often puts her in front of the camera for promotional events and concerts. In addition, Kendra’s work shooting small weddings, birthdays and special events for her photography business “Let’s Take A Picture” leaves her keenly aware that photographs can be pretty unforgiving.
So when Fitness Together partnered with Kiss 108 to promote the Wedding Party Workout, Kendra was really excited to begin training with Maria Pasquale Marques and Kristine Barry, who were really excited to get the chance to work with a local celebrity.
At Fitness Together in Medford, Kendra would undergo a fitness assessment and then participate in the 8-week program of nutritional coaching as well as one-on-one and small group training. But, as someone wise once said, all human plans are subject to revision by Nature and when Kendra discovered that she was newly pregnant with her second child, her training plans had to be revised.
While this may have seemed like a curve ball to the Wedding Party Workout promoters, it wasn’t much of one for Advanced Certified Personal Trainers Maria Pasquale Marques and Kristine Barry.
“As a matter of course, we customize our programs for each of our clients, so we always vary workouts to give a well-rounded alternative to the typical workouts of other gyms,” says Maria. That includes tailoring workouts for pregnancy.
And so, without much fanfare, Kendra’s Wedding Party Workout became The Healthy Pregnancy Workout.
Maria says there are very important factors to consider when training during pregnancy, with the primary focus centering on the well-being of mother and child. After getting her doctor’s clearance and guidelines, Kendra received a fitness assessment from her trainers who then designed her personalized program.
“Kendra was near the end of her first trimester when we started training. She was already at a decent fitness level and her weight was well within the normal range, so the goals were to maintain her ideal pregnancy weight with proper nutrition, boost her cardio to give her the stamina for labor and incorporate exercises that improved flexibility, strength and functionality.”
Kendra found the workouts were challenging, but noticed the positive results almost immediately. “Working with trainers Maria and Kristine has really given me more energy and has taken away a little of my nausea. Plus, I am doing things now that I never thought I could do before I was pregnant!”
Along with the challenging and fun workouts, Kendra also really appreciates the fact that her trainers remind her frequently to listen to her body. During each workout they encourage her to drink plenty of water, rest and modify anything that feels uncomfortable. And while most women worry about gaining weight during pregnancy, Kendra’s trainers say that with pregnancy challenges like heartburn and nausea, women should be more concerned about getting enough of the right calories.
“When we sat down to do a nutrition assessment with Kendra, we discovered she actually wasn’t getting enough calories,” says Maria. “So, part of the nutrition plan we set for Kendra was for her to take in about 300 more calories than she did with her pre-pregnancy diet. In her second trimester we want Kendra to be gaining about a pound a week and we also want her body fat percentage to be increasing slightly,” says Maria.
She says that the best remedy for maintaining energy and proper calorie intake is to have more frequent and smaller meals throughout the day.
Kendra agrees. “I learned it’s all about portions and food choice. I eat 6 times a day. I try not to eat the same foods every day and I use the Fitness Together online nutrition journal to log in my daily intake of food. It’s not complicated and it’s not overwhelming. It makes a huge difference when you see what’s going into your body.”
Maria says her new client is definitely embracing the whole Fitness Together Experience. “Kendra had a great retest! She raved about how amazing she felt while pregnant! Kendra lost inches everywhere that she could (chest, arms, legs, and shoulders). She lost 6.5 inches from her total body and gained 2.5 inches in her belly. Her body fat went up .5% and her weight went up 5 lbs. Perfection!”
Follow Kendra’s workout blog at Kiss108fm. Kendra works out at FT Medford
To find an FT studio near you go to FTGetsResults.com
The earlier posts:
Week 4: Kendra & Katie Get Results
Kendra’s Week 3: You Are What You Eat
Kiss108fm’s Kendra Petrone Joins The Wedding Party Workout
To take advantage of the special Kiss108fm discount download the coupon.
Filed under Diet, Discounts, Exercise, Fitness, Fitness Goals, Special Deals, Success Stories, Wedding Party Workout, Weight Gain, Weight Loss, Workout
It’s week four. Kendra had a great retest! She raved about how amazing she felt while pregnant! In her second trimester we want Kendra to be gaining about a pound a week and we also want her body fat percentage to be increasing slightly. Kendra lost inches everywhere that she could (chest, arms, legs, and shoulders). She lost 6.5 inches from her total body and gained 2.5 inches in her belly. Her body fat went up .5% and her weight went up 5 lbs! Perfection 
Katie, the Kiss108fm sales rep, is also going through the workout with Kendra. She had a great retest. She was so focused on the fact that the number on the scale was not moving she lost sight of the she was still losing body fat and inches. In 4 weeks Katie lost 9 inches overall, 2 of those inches of her waist alone! Katie dropped 1.5 % body fat and maintained her current weight. She is very happy with her workouts and is working hard to see the number on the scale drop. She keeps getting compliments on how amazing she looks and her clothes are fitting much better
Maria Marques | Fitness Manager
Fitness Together Medford
365 Salem Street Medford, MA 02155
781-395-3600 | ftmedford.com
ftmgrmedford@fitnesstogether.com
To find other Fitness Together Studios near you go to FTGetsResults.com
More from Kendra’s Fitness Together sessions:
Kendra Joins The Wedding Party Workout
To find out more about the KISS108 discount for the Wedding Party Workout check this out. (By the way, Wedding Party Members and any other group who wish to get healthier, fit, and lose weight can get the same discount.)
Filed under Discounts, Exercise, Fitness, Fitness Goals, Success Stories, Wedding Party Workout, Weight Gain, Weight Loss
