The Studio
May Fitness & Health Newsletter
Merced, CA | Turlock, CA
Greetings,

The results are in! After 12-weeks of hard work and dedication, the Turlock Studio Transformation Challenge has come to an end. 

It's important to stay motivated! Remember, motivation is an action, not a feeling! Get motivated and stay motivated. . . you deserve it!

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore,
is not an act but a habit.

Aristotle


Call or stop by The Studio. We are here to help you achieve optimal health and fitness in a motivating, non-intimidating atmosphere. 

IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO THE STUDIO BEFORE, VISIT OUR WEBSITE TO GET A FREE SESSION!


 4- Week Golf Workshop- Turlock Studio

ARE YOU READY TO TAKE YOUR GOLF GAME TO THE NEXT LEVEL?
If you've always been skeptical about how Pilates & Functional Training came improve your golf game, read on!

First, golf stresses one side of the body more than the other, so it's easy to get a back injury or feel uncomfortable, which takes the fun out of the game.  Pilates can prevent this from happening.  Pilates improves posture, and in golf, maintaining proper posture during your swing and follow through  reduces the strain on your lower back and shoulders.  Pilates exercises are the best for improving core strength, which is essential for any golfer.  Many golfers have knocked several strokes off their game, improved flexibility in their shoulders and hips, and strengthened lower back and abdominal muscles.  As Joseph Pilates stated "In 10 sessions you will feel the difference; in 20 you'll see the difference, and in 30, you'll have a whole new body."  In relation to golf - after 10 sessions you'll notice the improvement in your game and after 20 sessions you'll be hooked on Pilates!

Dates:  Every Monday in June (7, 14, 21, 28)
Time:  6:15-7:00pm
Cost:  $120


Do you need a special Father's Day or Birthday gift for that special guy?  This would make a great gift!  Call now. . . space is limited!


Must register in advance.  Please call The Studio for more information.

TRANSFORMATION CHALLENGE

And the winner is. . . .

TEAM B.O.B.

aka Blame it On Bistro

Thad Phillips, Amy Phillips and Dede Avila

Congratulations on being the FIRST TEAM to win the TRANSFORMATION CHALLENGE in Turlock!

Over the course of 12-weeks 6 teams of 3 took on the challenge of Transforming their bodies. . . and they did indeed! 

Nearly 150 lbs. of FAT LOST!!!!!

Don't just take if from us, read what they have to say. . . 

At the Studio we have added years to our lives.  We have achieved improved health, energy and endurance with the added benefit of a combined weight loss of almost 50 pounds in less than one year.  Carrie didn't just tell us that we could reach our goals, she showed us how by providing an education in fitness, nutrition and metabolism.  With this knowledge we have been successful in losing weight in a healthy way and now have the tools to maintain our weight loss and improved health.
 
At the Studio we are motivated daily by cardio & strength training classes that constantly challenge us to reach the next level of fitness.  What we once thought were impossible fitness goals are today realistic expectations!
 Ray Gene & Laura Veldhuis

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I have been training with Ish for about 6 years and have been very fortunate to have him take me from a 50 year old person who never ever worked out, to someone who is stronger and in better shape than she has been in her entire life.  We started with a reformer, moved on to strength training, cardio and yoga.  When he left to join this beautiful place called The Studio and Carrie and Amy and the rest of their staff, I followed him of course along with many others, and continued doing those same things but now had even more available to us.  Not only was it a welcome change from a gym, (you are never on your own) you are now in a learning environment.  Encouraged by everyone to keep trying classes I never would have attempted, on to the Transformation Challenge that did what it promised, truly transformed you, you can't believe what this will do for you, worth every moment.   It is wonderful to have people that I consider very athletic and in great shape look at me and say, "You look like that from working out at the Studio?"  I can only say that I just found a place that I was meant to be.

Rowena Ballard


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The Studio has helped me create a healthy lifestyle I can maintain! After losing 20 pounds and gaining strength, flexibility and self-confidence this past year, I would recommend The Studio to anyone who wants to improve their overall health and fitness. The small class sizes ensure you get personal attention and Carrie's expertise will provide you with your individual road map to success. Thank you Carrie and crew for getting me where I am today!
Lauren Camarata


COME EXPERIENCE IT YOURSELF!

JUST BECAUSE IT'S GREEN DOESN'T MEAN IT'S HEALTHY
Salad
Recently I was grabbing lunch at Quizno's.  Before ordering, I of course pulled out my handy-dandy iPhone to check out my nutrition app.  I was amazed to find that most of the salads have nearly 1,000 calories or more.  Below is just one example:

Quizno's Chicken with Honey Mustard Flatbread Salad
1,110 calories
74 g fat (14.5 g saturated)
2030 mg sodium

    
This has nearly as many calories as five packages of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.  Half the salads on their menu top 1,000 calories, and 330 of those calories come from the flatbread alone.

The lady ahead of me in line at Quizno's ordered one of these flatbread salads, and I thought to
myself. . . "I bet she thinks she's making the healthy decision." Just when you thought you had it figured out, restaurants and fast food chains have figured out a way to pack the calories and fat in even the most "healthy" foods. 


Salads can be a great healthy meal choice if you make the proper choice.  Beware of the fixings. . . dressing, toppings, breads, etc. can all add several hundred calories and pack on the fat. 

Here a a few healthy salad choices:
    
McDonald's Premium Asian Salad with Grilled Chicken
300 calories
10 g fat (1 g saturated)
890 mg sodium
    
Panera Classic Café Salad
400 calories
11 g fat (1.5 g saturated)
270 mg sodium
       
Jack in the Box Southwest Chicken Salad with Grilled Chicken Strips
310 calories
12 g fat (5 g saturated)
840 mg sodium
    
Carl's Jr. Charbroiled Chicken Salad
330 calories
8 g fat (3.5 g saturated)
580 mg sodium
    
Denny's Grilled Chicken Salad Deluxe
290 calories
10 g fat (5 g saturated)
770 mg sodium
 

BOTTOM LINE. . . GET THE NUTRITION FACTS BEFORE ORDERING!  SALAD DOESN'T ALWAYS EQUAL HEALTHY.



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