It may be you, it may be a loved one, or it may be a friend or neighbor. But everyone knows someone who needs to kick it in gear and get serious about getting healthy. Make 2011 the year that you (or that someone you know) get back to being the best you can be.

 is a 12-week intensive fitness and nutrition program for adults who need to lose 50 pounds or more. If you're wondering if KRUSH really works, here's a statistic: the average weight loss among the participants for the first half of the session was 6.38 percent of their body weight. The most successful participant lost 8.43 percent in the first six weeks. If you've ever seen "The Biggest Loser," you know this is significant. Let us do the same thing for you! 

 is an eight-week program for children grades 3 through 8 who need to learn to be active, stay active and eat healthy. The children are grouped according to grade so the activities and nutrition lessons are age-appropriate. The emphasis is on getting healthy, but making it fun. It's definitely not the same as dragging a kid to an adult Weight Watcher's meeting.

Space is limited in both programs to make sure there is a small participant-to-trainer ratio and personal attention is the name of the game. Look to our website for more details about KRUSH or CURL. To preregister for either program, call (515) 279-0242.

As you may know -- and maybe you even took advantage of it -- GPS offered a Groupon voucher Dec. 1. The Groupon was such a good deal, the response was overwhelming. The voucher was for the regularly scheduled Large Group and Group XPRESS Training classes, and mat classes.

As a result, the regular classes may be a little fuller in the next couple of months, but we want to ensure our beloved existing clients have a spot in their favorite regular classes, so please preregister for the classes you usually attend. You can preregister online, while you are in the studio, or by phone. If you have any questions, please talk with your instructor or Gigi.