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2008 Newsletters
May
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- Putting Exercise into Perspective
- Olympic-style Weightlifting:
One of Many Elements at FIT
- Ready for Recess
- Know Your Milk Protein
- Client of the Month, May 2008: Ximena Pavlik
- Kid Spotlight, May 2008: The Bear
- FIT Announcements
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April
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- The Test of Failure
- Failure in Fat Loss
- Over 5,000 Burpees in 100 Days.
- FIT Client of the Month, April 2008
- FIT Kid Spotlight, April 2008
- Tissue Failure: The Perfect Antidote for Sprains and Strains
- Pushing Through Illness with Common Sense
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March
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- Muscle
- Less is More – Celebrate Your Muscle!
- Nutrition for Muscle Mass
- Psychological Benefits of Muscle Gain
- Client of the Month, March 08: Ruth Patterson
- Kid Spotlight, March 08
- For More Muscle, Recover Fast with Massage
- FITBuddies
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February
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- What it Takes
- My Story: Two Experiments, 17 Weeks & 73 Kilograms
- Body Management
- Client of the Month Feb 2008: Aurora Dreyer
- FIT Teen Spotlight Feb 2008: Stephen William Woodworth
- The Rep
- FIT Announcement
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January
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- 2008 at FIT
- Are You a Couch Potato? Thank Mom
- Client of the Month, Jan '08: Pilar "The Curl" Parducci
- An Interview with Coach Rob, Pt. 2
- The Flu: Me and the Nasty Bug
- The Rep
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2007 Newsletters
December
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- A Few Words from the Founders of FIT
- The Long Haul
- Runners Recap
- Caffeine’s Potential Hazard on Exercise Performance
- Client of the Month, December: Joseph Van Valen
- An Interview with Coach Rob, Part 1
- The Rep
- FIT Announcements
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October
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- COMMITMENT, by Johnny Nguyen
- WHO WANTS TO BE NORMAL? by Scott Kolasinski
- FIGHT GONE BAD II: THE AFTERMATH, by Analisa Naldi
- FIT Client of the Month: Carol Eder
- FITKid Spotlight: Jeremy Teter
- The Rep
- FIT Announcements
- The Longest Continuing Weightlifting Meet in the Country
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September
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- FIT Client of the month! Judy Boltz
- Guess the Trainer! - by Gabe Rinaldi
MA, FIT General Manager
- The God Father of Fitness - by John
Nguyen, FIT Exercise Director
- FIT in the Field - by Analisa Naldi
- Raw Milk Debate - by Scott Kolasinski,
MS, ISSN FIT Metabolic Director
- FIT Kid Spotlight, September 2007:
Nathaniel Wipfler
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August
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- FIT Client of the month! Kathleen
Erdmann
- "What do Trainers want, what do they
think you want?" by Gabe Rinaldi MA,
FIT General Manager
- Olympic-style Weightlifting and FIT -
by John Nyguen, FIT Exercise Director
- "FIT in the News" - by Pam Walatka –
Special to the Town Crier
- Probiotics - by Scott Kolasinski, MS,
ISSN FIT Metabolic Director
- Athletes for a Cure: 2007 CrossFIT
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July
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- FIT Client of the month! Nancy Gray
- The Under-Dog by Gabe Rinaldi MA,
FIT General Manager
- Fitness and Moving Furniture
- Heat Related Illness - Chris Reed MPT,
OCS, ATC
- Fat Loading for Endurance Events by
Scott Kolasinski
- "Younger Next Year" Book review
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June
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- FIT Client of the month! Rich Burnley
- "Lesser Known Benefits of Exercise" by
Gabe Rinaldi MA, FIT General Manager
- "Connective Tissues" by Johnny
Nguyen, BS, FIT Exercise Director
- "Achilles Tendon Ruptures" Chris Reed
MPT, OCS, ATC
- "Vitamin D" by Scott Kolasinski, MS,
FIT Metabolic Director
- "Transtheoretical Model of Change" by
Karen Kieffer *MA, USAWL
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May
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- FIT Client of the month! Rachel Yorke
- "Fitness Program Design" by Gabe
Rinaldi MA, FIT General Manager
- "Roles of a Coach" by Johnny Nguyen,
BS, FIT Exercise Director
- "Muscles" by Johnny Nguyen, BS, FIT
Exercise Director
- "Exercising in the Heat" by Scott
Kolasinski, MS, FIT Metabolic Director
- "The Perfect Client" – by Jen Pliemann
BS, CPT
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April
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- FIT Client of the month! Kate Corbin
- "Motivation" by Gabe Rindaldi, FIT
General Manager
- The Unsupervised Industry - by
Johnny Nguyen
- Hold Your Breath - by Johnny Nguyen
- "Lactic Acid: Friend or Foe?" by Scott
Kolasinski
- "Finding the Right FIT" – Chris Reed
MPT, OCS, ATC
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March
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- FIT Client of the month! Dede Huffman
- "In the Life of......" by Gabe Rindaldi,
FIT General Manager
- "Exercise Delusion" by John Nguyen,
FIT Exercise Director
- New Policy for CrossFIT Los Altos
- Studies Investigating Why We May Be
Overeating
- "Little Leage Elbow" - Chris Reed MPT,
OCS, ATC
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February
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- Online Personal Training Review from
About.com
- "The Trials of FAT Loss" by Scott
Kolasinski MS, FIT Metabolic Director
- "Romanian Dead Lift" by Gabe Rinaldi,
FIT General Manager
- FIT Client of the Month! Ron Schmidt
- "Fatigue" Johnny Nguyen, FIT Exercise
Director
- "Posture & Strength Training- Is There
a Crossover?" – Chris Reed MPT, OCS,
ATC
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January
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- "Program Design" Mike Greeves, CEO,
Hyperstrike.com
- "How to Lose FAT, not WEIGHT" by
Scott Kolasinski
- "More Random Thoughts" by Gabe
Rinaldi, FIT General Manager
- FIT Client of the Month! Betty Tight
- "Hitting the Punching Bag" Johnny
Nguyen, FIT Exercise Director
- "Understanding ACL Injuries " – Chris
Reed MPT, OCS, ATC
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2006 Newsletters
December
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- "Tabata 'Discussed'" by Gabe Rinaldi, FIT
General Manager
- Give the Gift of Fitness for the Holidays By:
Cathy Siciliano, CMO, HyperStrike
- "Intensity in Exercising: Serious Results or
Macho Perversity?" by John Nguyen
- FIT Client of the Month for December 2006-
Jeff Coxe
- "The 'Before you Diet' Test", by Scott
Kolasinski, FIT Metabolic Director
- "Holiday Season injury Prevention" – Chris
Reed MPT, OCS, ATC
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November
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- "Current Fitness Trends" by Gabe
Rinaldi, FIT General Manager
- "The Virtues of Fitness Blogging" by
Cathy Siciliano, HyperStrike CMO
- "Drawing the Line with our Toes?" by
John Nguyen, FIT Exercise Director
- FIT November 2006
- Holiday Eating Planned Right
- "Shoulder Separations vs. Shoulder
Dislocations" – Chris Reed MPT, OCS,
ATC
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October
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- "Fight Gone Bad" Final Thoughts by
Gabe Rinaldi, FIT General Manager
- "Special Needs Kids Group Training"
by Jen Pleimann BS, CSCS
- "Female Strength Training" by John
Nguyen, FIT Exercise Director
- FIT Client of the Month! Atsushi
Kasuya
- Healthy Eating Away from Home by
Scott Kolasinski, Metabolic Director
- Skiing and Snowboarding Injury and
Prevention – Chris Reed MPT, OCS,
ATC
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- "Program Design" Mike Greeves, CEO, Hyperstrike.com
- "Cruciferous Vegetables" by Scott Kolasinski, FIT Metabolic Director
- "Random Thoughts" by Gabe Rinaldi, FIT General Manager
- FIT Client of the Month! Vicky Hambly
- "Energy Systems" by John Nguyen, FIT Exercise Director
- "Chronic Iliotibial Band Syndrome" by Chris Reed, PT, ATC Agile Physical Therapy
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July
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- "Super Stiffness", Dr. Stuart McGill,
PhD.
- "A Calorie is NOT a Calorie" by Scott
Kolasinski, FIT Metabolic Director
- "FIT Extreme Makeover" by Gabe
Rinaldi, FIT General Manager
- FIT Client of the Month! Gary Wipfler
- "Fitness" by John Nguyen, FIT Exercise
Director
- "Online Fitness", Cathy Sicilliano, CMO,
Hyperstrike
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June
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- FIT TURNS FIVE!! Thank You for
helping us celebrate
- "Healthy Alcohol?" by Scott Kolasinski,
FIT Metabolic Director
- "FIT Turns Five" by Gabe Rinaldi, FIT
General Manager
- FIT Client of the Month! Susan
Thomas
- "Adaptation, Part 1 of 2" by John
Nguyen, FIT Exercise Director
- Meet FIT Trainer, Karen Kieffer, MA*,
USAWL
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May
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- FIT TURNS FIVE!! You are invited to
help Celebrate!
- Are Cytokines to Blame for
Overtraining Syndrome? by Scott
Kolasinski, FIT Metabolic Director
- "Web Based Forum at FIT" by Gabe
Rinaldi, FIT General Manager
- FIT Client of the Month! Dan Rosenthal
- "The 7 Nutritional Habits of FIT
People" by John Nguyen, FIT Exercise
Director
- FIT Partners in Health, Ted Ray, L.Ac.
Peninsula Acupuncture
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April
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- "How Often Should I Work Out?" Gabe
Rinaldi, FIT General Manager
- "Why Do We Get Sore?" Scott
Kolasinski, FIT Metabolic Science
Director
- New Service - Introducing CrossFit Los
Altos!
- FIT Client of the Month! Meredith
Rothrock
- "Mind and Body Connection" - Johnny
Nguyen, FIT Exercise Director
- Meet FIT Owner, Tracey Downing
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March
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- Group Training at FIT! Gabe Rinaldi, General Manager
- FIT Nutrition Update! Scott Kolasinski, FIT Metabolic Science Director
- Strength Training Program for Girls! Analisa Naldi
- FIT Client of the Month! Karen Owen
- Ask the FIT Experts! Johnny Nguyen, FIT Exercise Director
- Meet Operational Manager, Serena Earlicker
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February
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- Client of the month! Ron Mester
- FIT Nutrition Update! Scott Kolasinski, FIT Metabolic Science Director
- Tuft University Reports on Vitamins and Minerals....
- 2006 FIT CALENDARS ARE IN!
- Ask the FIT Experts! Johnny Nguyen, FIT Exercise Director
- Trainer Spotlight! Gabe Rindaldi
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January
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- Client of the month! Mike Moritz
- FIT Nutrition Update! Scott Kolasinski,
FIT Metabolic Science Director
- Fat 2 FIT
- 2006 FIT CALENDARS ARE IN!
- Ask the FIT Experts! Johnny Nguyen,
FIT Exercise Director
- Trainer Spotlight! Joe Ko Kelso
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2005 Newsletters
December
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- Client of the month! Mary Bechmann
- FIT Nutrition Update! Scott Kolasinski, FIT Metabolic Science Director
- Heart Attack in your future? Knowing your cholesterol level may not be enough!
- FIT Massage therapist's dad Don Scheiman revolutionized fitness for thedisabled
- Ask the FIT Experts! Johnny Nguyen, FIT Exercise Science Director
- Trainer Spotlight! Thom Downing
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November
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- Client of the month! Alisha Bush
- FIT Nutrition Update! Scott Kolasinski,
FIT Metabolic Science Director
- Hyperstrike allows you to take your
FIT Training Program with you!
- Treating Sprains & Strains with
Massage! Angelo Dela Cruz
- Ask the FIT Experts! Johnny Nguyen,
FIT Exercise Science Director
- Trainer Spotlight! Jen Pleimann
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October
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- Birth Annoucement! Jacob Michael
Downing 2:02pm 9/5/05
- FIT Nutrition Update! Be Aware of
Acrylamide
- FIT Client of the Month Gloria Chen!
- Research Study Being Conducted at
FIT!
- Ask the FIT Experts! Johnny Nguyen
- Trainer Spotlight! Ben White!
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September
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- PA Daily Readers Vote FIT #1. Four times!
- FIT Nutrition Update! Milk Thistle, is it important?
- FIT Client of the Month. . . Larry Blum!
- Jump Camp Update!
- Ask the FIT Experts!
- Trainer Spotlight! David Amacher!
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August
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- PA Daily Readers Vote FIT #1. Four times!
- High Protein Diet May be Key to Weight Loss
- FIT Client of the Month! Brian Cabrera
- FIT in the News! Steriod Use in Teenage Girls?
- Ask the FIT Experts!
- Trainer Spotlight! Analisa Naldi!
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July
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- FIT Client of the Month! Miss Santa Clara!
- Food for Your Brain!
- Ask the FIT Experts!
- FIT in the News!
- More Protein may be better for Mature Women
- Trainer Spotlight! Michael Greeves
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June
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- FIT Client of the Month! Lynda Greene!
- Fish & Omega 3 Fatty Acids
- Ask the FIT Experts
- Trainer Spotlight- Josie Douglas
- Effects of Weight lifting on Osteoporosis
- American Cancer Society Relay for Life!
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May
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- FIT Client of the Month! Diane
Giancarlo
- FIT Brings Back the Pancakes to
support Cancer Research!
- Ask the FIT Experts!
- Trainer Spotlight- Jimmy Noriega
- Dropping Body Fat with Cardio
Workouts!
- HAPPY 4th ANNIVERSARY TO US!
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- FIT Client of the Month! Dan Feldman
- Relief for Headaches?
- Ask FIT: Why is Olympic Weightlifting
good for ME
- Trainer Spotlight- Shaun Conness
- TEN Ways to Lose FAT!
- HAPPY 4th ANNIVERSARY TO US!
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February
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- Client of the Month - Satomi Kasuya
- Strength Training for Cycling
- Orthopedic Therapy, is it right for YOU?
- Trainer Spotlight-Manny Moreno
- Response to Headlines:
- Upcoming Events!
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2004 Newsletters
December
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- Client of the Month - Ron Ullman
- Coach's Corner - Kids Holiday Jump Camp
- Surviving Cold and Flu Season without a Flu Shot!
- Celiac Disease
- Ski Season Cometh!
- A gift from FIT to You!
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October
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- Diane Anderson - Client of The Month!
- Choosing the Right Shoe for You
- Cardiovascular Disease and Fish Oil by Scott Kolasinski
- The Farm Team comes to FIT
- Injury Management: When to Seek Expert Advice
- Trainer Spotlight: Scott Kolasinski
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September
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- Client of the month - Michael Nevins
- Nutrition Lecture - Review of Clyde Wilson's Lecture A-Z
- Coach's Corner- Jump Camp and Barbell Club
- Hot Off the Presses - Taming Your Inner Cookie Monster
- Run with the Bulls!!!
- Help One Child Walk-a-thon
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August
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- Client of the month - Karen Parker
- Nutrition Lecture with Clyde Wilson, Ph.D. - September 2nd, 6:30pm
- Dammit Run and Tri for Fun - August 14th
- Relay for Life - $301,000 and still growing
- Trainer Highlight - Kris Kallstrom
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July
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- Client of the month - JOHN BATISTICH
- Jump Camp for ages 10-18
- 2004 Relay For Life
- Be like Lance.... Yeah right!
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June
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- Client of the month - KEN RIDING
- Truly an Ironwoman! - Tracey Downing
- 2004 Readers Choice Awards
- Tom Gillis makes it a 3-peat
- JUNE 26th and 27th Relay for Life
- Summer camp for kids ages 10-18
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May
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- Client of the month - JEAN SWANSON
- Extreme Challenge
- Kevin English
- The Potential Benefits of Bovine Colostrum Supplementation in Athletes
- Staying Active With Health Challenges
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April
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- Client of the month - STACEY OHARA
- Extreme Challenge
- Tour de Carmel
- FIT's 3rd Anniversary
- Betty Ann Boeving
- Joe Schmelzinger
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March
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- Client of the month - TEAM EASTMAN
- 2004 Relay for life - Los Altos
- Men's literary discussion group
- Tracey and Thom are married!!!
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February
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- Client of the month - Dana Le
- Thomas Inch Dumbbell Challenge
- Group Strength and Conditioning class
- www.TraceyandThom.com
- Josie's Saturday Circuit
- Patella Femoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS)
or Chondromalacia: Defining what we
all feel.
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January
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- Client of the month - JEAN EAGLESTON
- FIT welcomes Agile Physical Therapy
- "Quiet Truth about Trans Fatty Acids"
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2003 Newsletters
December
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- Client of the month - BETTY ANN BOVEING
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November
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- Client of the month - MARIAN BACH
- "Secret Science of Fat Loss"
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October
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- Client of the month - STAN MERESMAN
- Ironman Stories
- Weight Training for the Adolescent
- Is one type of protein better than another?
- BaySport
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September
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- Client of the month - ALEX MENDEZ
- Congratulations Ironteam!
- Young Athlete Strength Program
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August
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- Client of the month - SUSAN FELTON
- What's new at FIT
- Katy's Corner
- Young Athlete Strength Program
- FIT Lecture Series
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July
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- Client of the month - KERRY NORDQUIST
- Cyclical Ketogenic Diet
- Katy's Corner
- Massage-a-thon
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June
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- Vote for FIT!
- Client of the month - LINDA HINTON
- VO2 Max Testing
- Katy's Corner
- The Effects of a Cyclical Ketogenic Diet
on Cholesterol and Body Weight
- BaySport
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May
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- Two Years ago...
- Client of the month - Ken Orvick
- Extreme Challenge 2003 - May 10th
- Katy's Corner
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April
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- Client of the Month - Sheryl Ross
- Katy's Corner
- FREE INJURY CHECK by BaySport Physical Therapy
- IT'S A GIRL!!!
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March
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- Client of the Month - Rob Ligeti
- FIT Lecture Series - April 10th 6:30pm
- Road to Penticton - UPDATE
- FIT Equipment Feature
- FIT to Carmel century ride
- Seaburgs video review
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February
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- Client of the month - Janet Thompson
- Humility for Charity
- FIT Equipment Feature
- Update: The Road to Penticton. . .
- FIT to Carmel Century Ride
- Strength Training for the Young: Is it a
Good Idea?
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January
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- Client of the month - Langanh Pham
- BaySport now open in FIT
- Inside the gym
- Equipment Review
- Trainer Talk - What goes on behind the
scenes among FIT trainers
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