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2008 Newsletters

August
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  • Training the Athlete in Every Body 
  • Protein: Whey Versus Casein
  • Support, and When It’s Not There
  • FIT Client of the Month, August 2008
  • The Walking Lunge
  • Barbell Club

July
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  • The Dynamics of Priority
  • FROM THE OTHER SIDE
  • 2008 ISSN Conference
  • FIT Buddies: "Let’s See How Far We’ve Come"
  • Client of the Month, July 2008: Lisa Marie Ladd
  • Kid Spotlight, July 2008: LHS WEIGHTLIFTING CLUB
  • Overhead Squat
  • FIT Announcements * Healthy FIT
    Recipe

June
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  • Exercise in Your Life Maintaining Your Weight Loss
  • What You’re Doing is For YOU!
  • How I Lost over 100 Pounds, Got Fit, and My Plan to Stay that Way
  • FIT Client of the Month, June 08: Gary Sheerer
  • FIT Kid Spotlight, June 2008: Eric Arteaga
  • The Box Jump
  • FIT Nutrition Guidance Services * Healthy FIT
    Recipe

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

August/
September

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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!

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!

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

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!

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!

March / April
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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!

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!

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!

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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!!!

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.

January
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  • Client of the month - JEAN EAGLESTON
  • FIT welcomes Agile Physical Therapy
  • "Quiet Truth about Trans Fatty Acids"

2003 Newsletters

December
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  • Client of the month - BETTY ANN BOVEING

November
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  • Client of the month - MARIAN BACH
  • "Secret Science of Fat Loss"

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

September
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  • Client of the month - ALEX MENDEZ
  • Congratulations Ironteam!
  • Young Athlete Strength Program

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

July
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  • Client of the month - KERRY NORDQUIST
  • Cyclical Ketogenic Diet
  • Katy's Corner
  • Massage-a-thon

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

May
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  • Two Years ago...
  • Client of the month - Ken Orvick
  • Extreme Challenge 2003 - May 10th
  • Katy's Corner

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!!!

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

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?

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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