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Just Move

By Jeremy Jones

1)  Call 2-4 of your friends and ask them to meet you at the local park this weekend. Bring a Frisbee or a football and have some fun in the sun for 45-60 minutes. And no, you don't need to shop for Frisbee shoes or football cleats. Grab what you've got and go!

2)  Do you remember that Ab Roller, or that Chuck Norris apparatus, or even that jumprope that's stuck in the corner of your garage? Grab one of the infomercial exercise tools you ordered months ago and put it to work for 20 minutes. Heck, even getting to it while moving things around and unburying it might be a workout in itself!

3)  Fido, your family dog, is probably wondering what the rest of the neighborhood looks like. Grab his or her leash and go out exploring. See how many different street names you can walk by during a half-hour walk. Your heart and lungs will appreciate it and Fido will be happy to be somewhere other than the couch or the 10x10 patch of grass in your backyard.

4)  When was the last time you re-arranged the furniture in your house, or better yet, vacuumed behind the couch and love seat? Put on some workout clothes, turn up the stereo, open the windows, and get to work! Set a timer for 10 minutes per room and see what you can get done. Your creativity will shine while your heart rate is increased and those exercise endorphins get released. Your family will appreciate the new look and your body will feel great.

5)  Finally take advantage of that trial offer that's been sitting on your counter for months now and head to your local gym. Better yet, if you are in Gilbert, or close by, head to Funktional Fitness and take advantage of a 30 day trial that will get your body moving in every direction, your heart and lungs working as efficiently as they did while you were in high school, and all the while, meet others who are or once were in the same exact condition as you. Improve your fitness and meet new friends while traveling the "right" direction on your fitness path and having fun along the way.

April 4th--Spring Clean Your Pantry!  Bring in all of the canned goods and processed foods that are keeping you from reaching your fitness goals.  We will collect the foods all month long before donating them to a local shelter.  

April 7th--Team Clean.  Your FunkFit Team will perform some spring cleaning of their own here at the studio.  Kettlebells will be shining, mats will be glowing, and medicine balls will be sparkling! 

April 8th--Easter.  Enjoy your time with your family as you recognize this amazing day! 

April 14th--"Race Day Preparation."  Join Fitness Coach Jared Klein for this seminar at 11am that will prepare you for what you should do immediately before your next running event.   Great information and tips you can apply right before the Pat's Run!

April 14th--"Earn Your Beer Day!"  Join several members of the FunkFit Team for a 90 minute workout starting at 12pm.  This workout is open to all members and guests who are 21 years and older.  Upon completion of the grueling, intense, and of course FUN workout, we will head over to the brand new Postinos for a beer and some camaraderie as we reminisce over the hard work we just performed.  

April 21st--Pat's Run.  Funktional Fitness will be participating for the 4th straight year and we look forward to seeing everyone out in Tempe for this super fun race supporting a great cause and foundation.  Wear your favorite FunkFit gear and everyone who registered as part of the FunkFit team, your race day packets will be available for pickup the week before the race.

April 28th--Warrior Dash.  Several FunkFit members will be participating in this fun event filled with obstacles along the several mile long path in Florence.  

In case you missed it...

Smoothie Bar coming soon...Keep your eyes open and your mouths salivating.   By the end of April you will be able to enjoy a fresh smoothie as a pre or post workout meal.  These smoothies will help you reach your fitness goals by providing optimal nutrition at an optimal time!

Paleo Kits coming soon...Great tasting, convenient, healthy, and economical snacks for your busy lifestyle.  Find your favorite kits at the Smoothie bar at the end of April.

30 Days of Life Changing Fitness!  Still been thinking about joining Funktional Fitness?  Or do you have friends or family members that want to get involved?  Be sure to check out the all new special that will give you 30 days of unlimited workouts to decide if we are the training studio for YOU!  REGISTER TODAY.

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Looking for some healthy pre or post workout meals?  Check out these places owned by your fellow FunkFit members..

After your next workout, be sure to ask for the tasty FunkFit Berry Smoothie at Bergies Coffee Roast House! 

Be sure to check out Seafood Market on Val Vista and Baseline for a great, healthy entree.  Each day a FunkFit lunch plate will be featured, consisting of fish, vegetables, and a salad and will be priced between $6.99-$9.99.  Very tasty and healthy!!  All FunkFit members will receive a 10% discount on their retail orders!  

Have you tried the Hollywood Cobb Salad from Liberty Market?  It definitely made the approved meals list.  Be sure to add chicken for some quality protein and enjoy for a lunch or dinner!   

Ask  any one from the FunkFit Team for a copy of Approved Meals (local restaurants) from your FunkFit Coaches so you can continue to make better choices when eating out. 

Angela Moya
FunkFit Client since January 2009

Angela is back in her pre-pregnancy jeans!

How did you find Funktional Fitness?

I knew Luis and Jeremy from my previous gym.  I had actually trained with Luis a few times there.  When they opened their new gym my husband and I wanted to support them so we got me some training :)

How has Funktional Fitness changed your life? 

I am definitely more fit and healthy!  The trainers there are spectacular and they care about you and your overall health.  I have learned so much on nutrition and keep learning more.  I had worked out before but I had never seen the results I was able to see while working out at Funktional.  Funktional has shown me how important core muscles are!   And having a stronger core helps with everything especially with my back!  I am a Dental Hygienist and have a yucky back from all of that leaning over and strengthening my core has helped me a lot with that :)

What specific results or goals have you attained? 

Back in 2010, I got in the best shape of my life for my wedding.  Kristina was awesome at motivating me and getting me to that point.  I had finally reached my weight goal and was quite happy with just my overall strength and health.  I have since had a baby and that has been a whole new set of goals!  Kristina helped me through the pregnancy filling my head with lots of nutrition knowledge and helping with my workouts.  The last few months of my pregnancy were brutal; I had SPD. (Pubis Symphysis Disorder-it's basically when your hips start to separate early).  I could hardly walk and when I did, it was super painful.  Often my poor hubby would have to carry me to bed or I would have to use crutches to get around the house, lol!  Kristina totally worked my workouts around that and we did the best work outs that I could during those times.  So, needless to say, not being able to do usual work outs the last few months of a pregnancy and then having to wait for the 6-week clearance after, did not do so well with the weight gaining department, lol!  For the last 9 months Kristina has helped me ease my way back in to working out and helped me learn how to reactivate those poor core muscles that were stretched to beyond and back!  She was super supportive and motivating.  At first I never thought I was going to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight or strength.  And now, I am back into my pre-pregnancy jeans!  Yay!  But I've still got a little more work to do and I want to keep going and get even stronger!

When was your last session and how did it go? 

This past Monday and it was awesome!  I love how we use our body and not just machines!  The new equipment is great!  We got to use the sand bags and new medicine balls during our work out!  Kristina always pushes us to our fullest and I love that I can leave feeling like I gave it my all.

Tell us something you take away from your time at Funktional Fitness and apply to your everyday life?

The strength; especially core strength with my job.  I also use the nutritional health to help eat better and to help make healthy choices for my family and me.  I have a beautiful 13-year-old stepdaughter and 10-year-old stepson that I love to educate and that I love to teach how to make smart/healthy decisions on what to put into their bodies.  I didn't have any of that when I grew up, so I want to make sure that I pass that on to my family.  And my stepdaughter now gets excited if she's heard of a healthy recipe and she can't wait to share it with me :)  My step kiddos and my hubby also get excited for me to show them all the different work out moves I learned and what we did at our work outs.  

If someone out there were thinking about joining Funktional Fitness what would you say?

DO IT!  They are awesome!  They are different from some of these other places that just want you to do all of that crazy heavy lifting, etc.  Funktional cares about educating you and giving you proper instruction so you can prevent injuries.  They want to help you meet your goals and become stronger and healthier!  They care about the person you are and they are more than just trainers, they are more like your family!

Tell the Funk-Nation a goal you are striving to attain?

I want to get back to my wedding body!  I worked hard to attain that and that was when I was the happiest!  I want to be back to that.  I am close, but still got a little more work to do!  My goal is to be back into my wedding dress by the time my baby turns a year old :)  

Chris Kaufman

GroupFit Member since November 2011

Joe Adams

Team Member Since April 2011

Happy April to All! We are now into the spring season and it looks like it is going to be a beautiful one full of possibilities. I hope you all find the possibility of that fit and healthy "you" that is so well deserved!

Throughout my 6 years as a personal trainer, I have done a lot. I have run marathons and taught others how to run their own races. I have gone from only leading physical training in the military to becoming a "hands on" teacher of fitness with people in the real world. I have helped people lose weight, gain weight, gain functionality and quality of life through guiding and facilitating workouts. It was a calling for me and drove me to get two degrees in the field, apply it to my own life, and to teach it as I do now in night classes for the National Personal Trainer Institute.

When I started working at Funktional Fitness a year ago, my training career needed some changes. I was contracted to do personal training out of a facility that ended up closing its doors; my dedicated clients needed a place to train, and I needed a fresh perspective in the personal training field. I came here loving the business model but unaware at how much more it had to offer. I was immediately struck by the "team" environment and the overwhelmingly positive feel. I knew this would be my home away from home.

I immediately set out to learn as much as I could about this new and dynamic way of training that we offer here, and I haven't stopped. It has been a joy learning new techniques, getting to be a regular GroupFit instructor, becoming Director of Youth Fitness, and applying these new techniques to my own workouts. In doing the latter I have achieved more fitness goals than I ever thought possible, maintained my health and physique, and have been able to keep up with the rest of the trainers here!

My goal here at Funktional Fitness is to bring my unique style of training into the team and help spread the discipline and drive that we all have here to the rest of the east valley. I think that our approach of teaching people how to react to and interact with their surrounding environment is a more practical approach at fitness than sitting on a piece of cardio equipment or using machine weights. The agility, power, strength and confidence that we give clients every day makes me feel like this is the right place for me. I hope that this year is a drop in the bucket and just a beginning of a long road with this amazing team, place and family.

April Fools..but this workout is no joke!

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