Fitness Together Brecksville helps with healthy eating, too!
Published: 01/28/2016
As seen in Mimi Vanderhaven Newspaper
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| 71 year old Brecksville resident Bob Fritz lost 85 pounds at Fitness Together |
Seventy-one-year-old Bob Fritz of
Brecksville has much to be thankful for. After suffering a heart attack 25
years ago, he signed his own new lease on life at Fitness Together in
Brecksville.
“Following the heart attack, I tried
to be more active, but never really made it part of my lifestyle,” says Bob.
“Then I developed debilitating sciatica, which threw up a roadblock to
training. I knew I needed professional help, so I turned to the disciplined
trainers at Fitness Together. They helped me make major improvements in overall
strength, conditioning, energy level and flexibility.”
Last year Bob’s trainer, Steven
Madden, recommended for best results, as a complement to his training program,
that he address the other side of his health and join the Nutrition Together
program. (Steven has an eclectic background, coming into the personal
training field as a formally trained stunt man, krav maga martial artist and
theatrical fight choreographer. So he’s always open to trying different
disciplines.)
The science-based Nutrition Together
plan isn’t a diet or supplements. The goal is to basically change the way
people eat through educational sessions that range from how to eat light to
grocery shopping, dining out and establishing healthy eating behaviors.
In January 2015, Bob began working
with Kerry Fairchild, the nutritionist on staff. She recalls that when she
first met with Bob, he was a true “binge eater,” indulging in a lot of fried
foods, junk food and sweets, but with an amazing level of dedication was able
to lose 85 pounds over the year at the safe rate of loss of two pounds each
week—and has kept it off for more than six months to date. Today, he is
pain-free and happy to be off his pre-diabetes and high blood pressure
medicines.
Putting it on Paper Reaps Rewards
“Eighty-six percent of successful
dieters, who have kept the weight off for a long period of time, record their
daily food intake in a log,” says Kerry. “By having clients use our Weekly
Accountability Journal, I train them not only to log their diet, but also their
exercise as well as rate how hungry they are feeling at certain times.”
Through six initial 45-minute
consultations, Kerry coached Bob on how to use the daily log and how to retrain
his eating. Following that they did weekly weigh-ins, which still continue.
“Thanks to the successful
combination of Nutrition Together and Fitness Together, I’m in the best shape
I’ve been since my 20s,” says Bob. “Through the weight loss process, I was
never hungry and never felt deprived. I actually enjoy eating now more than
ever.”
Says Kerry, “Ultimately, I want to
help clients answer the question, ‘Are you getting everything you can out of
your body?’”
Fitness Together owner and trainer
Sean Sullivan says that Bob’s across-the-board improvement is pretty much the
norm at his fitness studio.
“It’s all about accountability and
results,” he says. “Once people see the big difference muscle-group-specific,
one-on-one training makes in their lives, they enjoy sticking with us.”
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| Personal Trainer Steven Madden working with client Bob Fritz of Brecksville |
In addition to Steven and Sean, the
other nationally certified trainers at the studio include Jessie Regula, Lisa
Clark, Adam Teplitz, Amanda Ricci, Kelly Bailey, Justin Traft, Maria Kolodziej
and Michael Roberto.
Each of the private training suites
is outfitted with the latest equipment, from cardio machines to TRX suspension
bands, medicine and stability balls and weights geared toward both individual
and small group “PACK” sessions.
A Family Affair
Sean also says that once someone
starts training at Fitness Together, usually his or her spouse and/or children
start training, too.
“Great results are a big motivator,”
he says. “Once people start seeing their fitness levels turn around, that makes
them role models to others in their families.”
As testimony, Bob reports that after
his body and health transformation, his wife, Linnet, also began sessions.
Fitness Together is located at 8521
Chippewa Road in the back of the Heinen’s Plaza in Brecksville. Hours are
Monday–Friday, 5:00 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; and Saturday, 6:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. For more
information, call 440-550-4862, or visit FitnessTogether.com/Brecksville.
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