Over the past 5 years, Fitness Together has had the privilege of training an amazing group of people, and has played a part in changing many, many, lives... and it has been our honor and great pleasure to do so.  We are always striving for excellence in providing outstanding service and results to our clients, and we also like to remain open-minded as to how we might improve our service and ultimately your experience.

People who see the value in investing in their health are the backbone of our business.  Without question however, the biggest challenge we have faced over the years has been how to make training at FT more economical for our clients while maintaining the effectiveness, and essence of what makes us special.  Well, we’ve figured this one out... and it's very exciting!

I can’t even begin to count the number of friendships I’ve seen develop between clients that have met at Fitness Together.  The bonds that form when people share in a common mission… a common struggle… a common challenge.  Those are tight bonds. They are inspiring, motivating, and life-changing.  How great would it be if you had the option to train at the same time, side by side with those who can inspire you, and whom you'll likely inspire?  What could be more appropriate for clients of Fitness Together than to have the opportunity to encourage and motivate one another, and to train TOGETHER!? - to get FIT TOGETHER?

I’d like to formally introduce you to Fitness Together’s Small Group Personal Training, affectionately referred to as PACK.

Now, before I jump into the exciting details, I want to get a couple of things out of the way first.  If you love One-on-One training with FT,  you have nothing to fear.  We are not replacing anything . . . but what we ARE doing is offering an additional or alternative way to benefit from being a part of FT.   PACK Training will be a perfect fit for some, not a fit for others, and many will likely do a bit of both - PACK and one-on-one training.  The great thing is that we will now have the ability to offer an additional training option that will further enable us to customize a program to fit your needs,  your budget and your life.

And now, the details!
If you feel that PACK Training is a good fit for you, you will train as part of a small group or “PACK” of 2 to 4 Fitness Together clients.  This will still be personal training but rather than conducted one-on-one, it will be conducted as Small Group Personal Training.  One of our training rooms is being completely re-equipped so it will be conducive to training a “PACK” of up to four clients... and it’s going to be AWESOME!  The PACK sessions will consist of a dynamic warm-up, a PACK workout that includes strength training and metabolic conditioning, and will conclude with a cool-down and stretch.  PACK will be conducted by the same FT trainers you’ve come to know and love.  The PACK workout will include 4 "scaled" levels for each exercise.  This means that each exercise in the PACK workout is “scaled” or modified on an individual basis to ensure an appropriate training level for each member of the “PACK”.  You will always be working at your appropriate level.

To help optimize your budget, PACK Training is about half the cost of our current One-on-One personal training.  Further, we are offering PACK Training on a monthly payment structure to ease your personal cash flow.

Over the past several months, PACK Training was tested to see how it would be accepted.  I knew that people would be excited about the lower cost, but what was really exciting to me (as a trainer) was the way the “PACK” encouraged and motivated each other to keep going... to work harder... to do more!  It was very inspiring.  They were working harder than they had before, and they were having an absolute blast doing it.  I’ve never seen so much energy, motivation, inspiration and fun bundled into a workout.  Here’s just a sample of feedback from the many FT clients who participated in the PACK testing:

“PACK training is absolutely awesome. I can’t get enough.”- Erin T.

“I love the added accountability of knowing that I’m a part of something bigger than myself .”- Kelly A.

“. . .and the only thing better than hearing “GREAT JOB!” is hearing it 4 times!” - Anna N.

“You guys are annoyingly good at what you do.” - Ed S.

“I love it. What the heck took you guys so long?” – Marty M.

As a subscriber to our newsletter, you are receiving advance notice on the introduction of PACK Training.  Based on the feedback from the PACK testing and the number of clients that have requested this over the past five years, there is no doubt in my mind that the PACK sessions will fill up very quickly.  If PACK is not something that you’re interested in, that’s perfectly fine. It remains our privilege to continue providing private training in the one-on-one capacity that we have always specialized in.  If however, PACK is something you are even remotely interested in, you need to let me know IMMEDIATELY, so that we can discuss the details with you and answer any questions that you may have.  In the next couple weeks we will be offering PACK to our current and former clients and shortly thereafter opening PACK sessions to the rest of the community... at which point sessions will fill up fast.

Here is your opportunity to try PACK first!  Please know that during the weeks of December 17 - 23, and January 2 - 7 we will be offering a Free PACK Week.  PACK Week is an opportunity for you to try it out first before we offer it to the public.  This will allow you to train in the PACK environment and to experience all of the benefits and synergy of this style of training first hand.  At the end of the week, we can sit down and determine if and how PACK training fits for you.

To ensure your spot in PACK Week please email, call or meet with me – or simply let us know now via this link:
Register for PACK Week Now.

We would love to hear back from you on this new offering whether you would like to try it or not so please don’t hesitate to email me or call to discuss. Thanks again for being such a huge part of making FT great.

A woman sits at a restaurant studying the menu with furrowed brow. She has begun an exercise routine and knows that her frequent meals out could slow her weight loss results if she wasn't careful.

When the waiter comes, she is still deep in thought over what to order. "What can I get for you?” the waiter asks with a smile. She looks up and frowns, no closer to arriving at a decision. On a whim she blurts out, "I'm trying to eat healthy but I have no idea what to order. What do you think I should eat?”

The young waiter looks startled but quickly rattles off his idea of a healthy meal. "The eggplant and roasted pepper pasta is filled with vegetables. You could get that with a salad.”

The woman smiles. Yes, vegetables do sound healthy. So she orders the veggie pasta with a side salad and a diet soda, then sits back to enjoy a few slices of bread.

That's a true story. Not surprisingly the woman was unable to lose weight even though she was exercising regularly.

It is said that 80% of your weight loss results are derived from diet, and the remaining 20% from exercise; so you can see how important it is for you to stick with a healthy eating plan.

Use the following tips as your guide to eating out right:

Appetizers
Appetizers are a great way to start out a leisurely meal, but can also derail your good intentions with a quickness.

Don't Order

• Anything fried. Fried foods are a favorite, but will do damage that even the most intense workout won't undo.
  
• Creamy dips. These are filled with fat and usually come with something fried to dip in it.
  
• Bread. It comes smothered in cheese or seeped in butter, and even when it's plain it fills you up with more carbohydrates than your body needs.
  
  Do Order
  
• Green salad. Ask for very light dressing and no croutons.
  
• Antipasto. A plate of thinly sliced meats, olives and cheese will start you off with some protein.
  
• Lettuce wraps. These are delicious, protein-filled and low in carbs.
  

Schedule a Free, No Obligation Session Now!

If you would like to see all of the recipes that have been featured in previous newsletters you can visit
the Recipe Page on the Fitness Together
personal training website.

Anyone can join at meetup.com. You don't have to be a Fitness Together client and there is no charge or fee. 
 

Plus, if you like an article in the online magazine, you can easily share it with your Facebook and Twitter friends with a click of a button.

Here's the link to my online fitness and wellness magazine. I hope you enjoy it and share it with your friends, family and coworkers.
 

FREE Personal Training Session and Consultation

(New clients can request a free training session and consultation here)

And now, you can sign up for a Free PACK Week
and experience our new
Small Group Personal Training

Help out your friends, family and co-works by giving them a complimentary issue of my monthly fitness newsletter.
Just use the Refer a Friend link to forward this issue.
 

Fitness Together   951-302-2995

Ed Ferrell

Fitness Together
voted BEST
Fitness Center
in Temecula
by The Valley News
 

Fitness Together Temecula now offers Small Group Personal Training!