The Motivated, Dedicated, and Consistent Kathy Thomas!

Here are just a few examples of the sacrifices and adjustments it takes to make results happen.

Kathy has come to class on her birthday in a snow storm while her daughter was begging her to come home and have cake.

She has gone from 8oz. of water a day to "actually thirsty and wanting to drink water".

The humble Kathy has come a long way and knows that there will need to be sacrifices in order to get stronger, leaner, and better each day!

Amazing job Kathy! Welcome to the Fit Soldiers Finest!

Fit Soldiers Fitness Revolution

David Mura

2100 East 112th Avenue #2
Northglenn, CO 80233

720-382-5240

There's no better way to kick off 2012 than this!

If you told yourself that 2012 would be the year you stop making excuses then I've got a great way for you to get started!

New Year, New You Transformation Contest

Transformation Challenge Rules:

• Register as a team of 3-5 people (each team must be a mix of at least one new as well as each gender represented in each group). If you need a group or need more in your group just let me know.
• Challenge runs for 4 weeks from January 6 to February 3, 2012 (weigh-ins and photos due by 6:30pm each day)
• Current member cost: $10 (not including current camp fee)
• New Member cost: $ $160 (includes 3x/ week camp fees)
• Small group Grocery Store Tour + Fit Soldiers Nutrition Resources
• All team members must attend both body composition dates (Jan. 6th & Feb. 3rd. Weighed in and photos submitted no later than 7:00 pm) Minimum dress code, bathing suit, shorts/sports bra, or what ever you are more comfortable wearing.
• Each team will assign a captain. You are welcome to name your team.
• Team captain will gather all team members registration forms and before and after pictures. (If no team give registration from to me.
• Each team will be given a Fit Soldiers Coach. (Lesli,Joey,Me)
• Coaches will pick their top team and top individual transformations (3 total).
• Fit Soldiers members will vote for grand prizewinner online based on photo transformation & body composition stats.
• Upon completion winners (and anyone else who would like) will complete a short written testimonial on their experience
• Winning team members will each receive a $50 gift card, AND you get to create a workout to "train the coaches"!
• Grand prizewinner will receive a gift certificate for a massage, next month of bootcamp free!

Grab a registration form next time your in, or call 720-382-5240 for more information!

Committed to your results,

David Mura

Fit Soldiers Fitness Revolution
2100 East 112th Avenue
Northglenn, CO 80233

Hey Everybody, the time is fast approaching.  With some help we have decided on a location to go with our July 9th date.  I am uber excited for this, we are going to have a blast.

We will be going to Rock Gardens Rafting out of Glennwood Springs.

Heading down the Colorado river we will going through class II and III rapids. 
Lunch will be provided.  You can choose from Angus beef, Grilled Southwest Chicken, or Portabella mushroom veggie wrap.

In order to receive the group discount we need 15 people. They can be boot campers, friends of family etc. children must be 15 or older.

Date: July 9th, 2011

Time: 8:15 am Check-in
9:00 am on the river
4:30 pm finish

Location:  Rock Gardens Rafting
No Name exit 119 off I-70
1308 County Road 129
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601

Cost: $77.50 + 8% state forest tax (6person boat we +guide do the paddling, must be 15 or older)
$67.50 + 8% state forest tax (8-person boat, guide does most of the paddling, adults help out. Kids must weigh at least 50lbs)
Optional wetsuit rental: $9

Let me know if you have any questions. 
I would like to book this by next week. I will have a sign up sheet here at Fit Soldiers.

Sign up next time you are in!

Thanks,
Dave

Good Morning Fit Soldiers.

As many of you know, there were four Fit Soldiers who just completed and rand a personal best full marathon, two finished the half marathon, and three others ran their first ever 10K.

Speaking for myself, my shoes averaged 50 miles per week since the beginning of January, totaling about 850 miles.  Some of those days were cold, rainy, snowing, sleet, the dreaded treadmill, hill workouts, 800's, eating right, MAKING time to recover, aches, and pains.

Needless to say it was a HUGE commitment, and so many times I asked myself what am I doing, why am I doing this, etc.

Then finally May 1st at roughly 9:00 AM rolled around.

Prior Proper Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance

I wanted to put this up real quick before I go.  As I prepare for my amazing adventure to Louisville Kentucky.  I was reminded by how much each and everyone of us do every day to get ready.

Each and every day we prepare for so many things.

Oh What A DAY!!

We had two birthdays yesterday and two to make up for!

This first video is Darrel and I (34 and 29 respectively).  Big congrats to all who fought out some bonus birthday burpees with us!

Check out the other birthdays too Mike, and Alice!  Happy birthday everyone!! You rock!

Hey Hey everybody,

I like progressions!  If were not progressing then we're falling behind because others are getting better.  Check out this video!  Well done Jay!

Hello there Fit Soldiers!

As promised, but a day late, here is the granola bar recipe that was given to me.  Thanks Diane!  My wife and I went to the bulk section and loaded up on what we wanted to put in it (almonds, walnuts, blueberries, cherries, papitas, sunflower seeds, apricots) We spent $15, and will end up with 3 batches of 12 bars, and they taste amazing!.  Get some...

Hey Fit Soldiers,

I'm going to share a true story with you from this past week...  Many people men in particular may be able to relate to.  Maybe some of you even thought the same thing your first time into Fit Soldiers.  It may turn into a little bit of a rant so don't take offense, just enjoy.

Hey Team,

I hope you had an amazing warm weekend.  If your celebrating Valentines Day may it be filled with love.  If your looking for a cheap date or want that "first kiss", head on over to Qdoba and kiss someone you love for a buy one get one free!

OK Back on track.  I'm getting a little emotional on you for this motivation Monday.  Check out this video and if you still have any legitimate excuses then I'd like to hear them.

Welcome to Fit Soldiers!  We are your answer to fitness north of Denver.  Train with your local fitness experts and get the best results in town.

Hey Team,

If you've been around me long enough (10 minutes) there is a good chance you know that I'm a big fan of Greek Yogurt.  For those of you who are new to the loop here's the scoop.

It is yogurt that has been triple strained and in turn increases the concentration of the protein and on the flip side decreases the amount of sugar.  This makes for a great recover or a balanced snack if paired with some fruit or other goodies.

***Don't Be Fooled***
I wrote over the past year about "good foods gone bad" and yogurt was one of them.  Greek yogurt is in the same shoes.  Manufactures are banking on the fact that the greek fad is booming so what do they do?

The same with yogurt.  Pump in obscene amounts of sugar to make it meet the standard of our desensitized taste buds making it more like a desert.  Now your greek goes from about 18g protein / 6gsugar, to 18g protein up to 20+g sugar...  Don't Be Fooled.

Nobody Likes Sour Milk
And plain yogurt is just nasty...  I agree it can be a little tough to get down with out all that sugar.  So here are some of my favorite add in's t PLAIN Greek Yogurt, as well as a bunch of unique ideas that were passed on from one of our awesome boot campers.

• Berries, mix em' mash em' Berries are among the lowest in sugar in the fruit family but pack some awesome flavor.
• Nuts!
• Honey: but not too much.
• Greek Tsaziki: cucumbers, dill, pinch of salt!
• Smoothie: makes for a little thicker texture.
• Sour Cream: add a pinch of salt and substitute.
• Granola: keep an eye on the sugar in the granola here.
• Chicken,Tuna,Egg Salad: use instead of mayo.
• Cupcakes: mix with vanilla or almond, a lil sweetener and use as frosting.
• Creamy Salad dressing: add spices and a little milk.
• Horseradish: mix the 2 and use as a fish or shrimp dip.
• Pancakes: mix with skim milk and use instead of buttermilk.
• Waffles: mix with your favorite fruit and top.

The list could go on.  Be creative.  If you have a favorite we would love to hear it, just comment it below!

Stay Healthy!
Dashing Dave!

Fit Soldiers

2100 East 112th Avenue #2
Northglenn, CO 80233

Guten Morgen Fit Soldiers!

Here at boot camp it's inevitable that your going to sweat.  I'm sorry, occasionally I ask myself why I got into such a sweaty industry, but I wouldn't change a thing.  We are coming at you today with some nutrition knowledge form Sarah Morgan of Simply Well Nutrition.

More than two-thirds of planet earth is covered in this important substance. The majority of the human body is composed of this essential nutrient. One billion people in the world lack proper access to this.

What is this substance? That’s right you guessed it…water.