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		<title>&#8220;I&#8217;ve Tried Everything&#8230;This Really Works!&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 19:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ginny Grupp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meet DeAnna Hendrick.  She came to see us because she works out all the time, thought she was eating well and simply could not lose weight. Nothing worked&#8230;High Carb, Low Carb, the latest and greatest &#8220;2 week diet&#8221; in Cosmo.  She had tried them all.  Even gaining weight on plans that were supposed to help [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Meet DeAnna Hendrick</strong></span>.  She came to see us because <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">she works out all the time, thought she was eating well and simply could not lose weight.</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Nothing worked</strong></span>&#8230;High Carb, Low Carb, the latest and greatest &#8220;2 week diet&#8221; in Cosmo.  She had tried them all.  Even gaining weight on plans that were supposed to help her lose weight.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">She joined our Nutrition KickStart Program 6 weeks ago</span></strong> and has had<span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong> fantastic results!</strong></span></p>
<p>She has<span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong> lost 6 pounds of body fat</strong></span>, gained 1.5 pounds of muscle, changed her body fat percentage by 2% points, and<span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong> lost an amazing 11.5 inches</strong></span>!</p>
<p>For the first time in her life, <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>she understands how to eat, when to eat and what to eat</strong></span>.</p>
<p>Click her video below and <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>let her tell you all about it</strong></span>.</p>
<p>She has some<span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong> insightful, real-life advice for you</strong></span> at the end of the video, so be sure to watch it all the way through.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Ready for your own transformation?</span><br />
Get the started with the program DeAnna used by clicking the button below.</h2>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>P.S.  </strong></span>Our KickStart is included in all of our Boot Camp and Small Group Training Programs.<br />
We give you the only COMPLETE solution to reaching your health and fitness goals!</p>
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		<title>YBB April 2012 Workout #2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 21:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ginny Grupp</dc:creator>
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		<title>Your Best Body Challenge Begins!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 22:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ginny Grupp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We kicked of Your Best Body Challenge  this morning with our first workout.  A butt-kickin&#8217; good time was had by all. Tune in each week for updates and to watch our Challengers&#8217; progress. For now, here&#8217;s what you missed&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">We kicked of Your Best Body Challenge  this morning with our first workout.  A butt-kickin&#8217; good time was had by all.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Tune in each week for updates and to watch our Challengers&#8217; progress.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">For now, here&#8217;s what you missed&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Your Best Body Challenge Winners!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 21:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ginny Grupp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[April lost 30 pounds of body fat and gained 15 pounds of muscle in just 8 weeks. Judy lost 12 pounds and 16 inches in 6 weeks. Erica lost 11 pounds and 15 inches in 8 weeks. Val lost 13 pounds and 13 inches in 8 weeks. Check out the winners and other success stories from [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>April lost 30 pounds of body fat</strong></span> and <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">gained 15 pounds of muscle</span></strong> in just 8 weeks.</p>
<p>Judy<strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"> lost 12 pounds and 16 inches</span></strong> in 6 weeks.</p>
<p>Erica <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>lost 11 pounds and 15 inches</strong></span> in 8 weeks.</p>
<p>Val <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>lost 13 pounds and 13 inches</strong></span> in 8 weeks.</p>
<p>Check out the winners and other success stories from our series of Your Best Body Challenges!  <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">These ladies are all regular people just like you.</span></strong>  They didn&#8217;t think they would win it either and yet they had amazing results.  All they did was follow our Your Best Body Challenge guide, attend our workouts and learn how to eat well with our coaching.  Most of all, they made a commitment to change their lives. <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"> Each was, in her own way, done with living half a life. </span></strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #000000;"> Each of them was o</span></span>ver <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>having their weight affect every aspect of their lives.</strong></span>  They were each <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>ready to make a change.</strong></span> And change, they did.</p>
<p>Val rediscovered her energy and joie de vivre.</p>
<p>Erica, at 19 years old, discovered an inner strength and determination she never had before.</p>
<p>Judy got the kickstart she needed.</p>
<p>April used her win to propel her to even greater weight loss and stronger fitness.</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Don&#8217;t think you can do it?  </strong></span>Watch their stories below.  <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>They didn&#8217;t think they could either</strong></span>.  Each of them was <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">exactly where you are today</span></strong> when they joined the Challenge.  And each of them is in a completely different place today.  Join us and you can be too.</p>
<p><a title="AlaskaFit Your Best Body Challenge" href="http://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studioid=23346&amp;stype=-8">Click here to join our next Challenge.</a></p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Congratulations Judy Turner, our Grand Prize Winner.  </span></h2>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">She won over $2,500 in prizes:</h2>
<p style="text-align: center;">6 months of AlaskaFit Boot Camp ($1.314)<br />
(3) 90-minute massages from Karie Tieszen, LMT ($285)<br />
$200 gift certificate to Blush Boutique<br />
$500 studio credit from LaVie Imagery<br />
$100 gift certificate from Pure Skin Care Boutique<br />
$100 gift certificate from Acai Alaska</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Judy had some amazing results is just 6 weeks:</p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Pounds lost:<span style="color: #000000;"> 12</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0000ff;"> Inches lost: <span style="color: #000000;">16</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0000ff;"> Body fat percent change: <span style="color: #000000;">3.2%</span></span></h2>
<p style="text-align: center;">Judy came to us feeling &#8220;fat and weak.&#8221;  She had lost direction in her life.  She was eating at restaurants (mostly fast food) and not exercising at all.  In the 6 weeks she spent with us, she started eating at home and attending boot camp regularly.  Even with the improvements she was making, she still felt like she was holding the entire group back because she was &#8220;the weakest link.&#8221; She was continually inspired by the achievements of the other women in the group and was completely shocked when I announced her as the winner of the contest! She is back in control of her life and the changes she made in the past 6 weeks are long-term ones that she can be proud of.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Watch Judy&#8217;s winning moment below.</p>
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<p>April Serjeant, winner of The Your Best Body Spring Challenge shares her amazing weigh-loss success story. Over the course of the 8-week challenge, she <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>lost 30 lbs</strong></span>. of<span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong> body fat </strong></span>and <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">gained 15 lbs. of muscle</span></strong>, resulting in a <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">total weight loss </span></strong>in the end of <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">12.5 pounds (6.4% of her body weight), 7.5% body fat loss and 11 inches</span></strong> gone!</p>
<p>What did she win?  2 months of <a title="AlaskaFit Boot Camp" href="http://anchoragebootcamps.com">AlaskaFit Boot Camp</a>, 1 pair of &#8220;Skinny Jeans&#8221; from <a title="Blush Boutique Anchorage" href="http://BoutiqueBlush.com" target="_blank">Blush Boutique</a>, 1 &#8220;Day of Beauty&#8221; from <a title="Chez Ritz" href="http://chezritz.com" target="_blank">Chez Ritz</a>, 1 90-minute massage and a discounted massage package from <a title="Karie Tieszen, LMT" href="http://karieakmassage.com" target="_blank">Karie Tieszen</a>, Licensed Massage Therapist.  Total prize value over $1,100!!</p>
<p>Congratulations April!</p>
<p>She joined Boot Camp for a month, stayed for 3 plus entering the Your Best Body Spring Challenge and is <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">committed to total lifestyle transformation</span></strong>.  Remember, It&#8217;s not about getting into <em>shape</em>, it&#8217;s about getting into <em>life</em>!®</p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">What an amazing 8 weeks!!!</span></strong></p>
<p>We began our challenge way back on February 5 and what a fantastic journey it has been! <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">We have a short video below</span></strong> from this weekend&#8217;s winner announcement, but <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>watch this space </strong></span>for more pics and to hear from the challengers in their own words.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">In addition to our 3 grand prize winners</span></strong>, we awarded prizes for greatest body fat percentage lost and greatest number of inches lost int he 8 weeks of the Challenge</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">Greatest Body Fat % Change:</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">Donna McDonald</span><span style="color: #0000ff;"> lost 7.3% Body Fat</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">Greatest Number of Inches Lost: Maureen Bennett lost 11 inches</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Donna and Maureen won a $25 AlaskaFit Gift Certificate and a $50 Gift Certificate to <a title="Pure Skin Care Anchorage" href="http://pure.pureskincareblog.com/" target="_blank">Pure Skin Care</a></strong></span> in downtown Anchorage</p>
<p>Our big prize winners:</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">2nd Runner Up: Lyann Lloyd</span></strong> lost 6 pounds (4.7% of her body weight), 5.5% body fat and 10.5 inches.  She<strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"> joined our boot camp class full time</span></strong> at 10am and has <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">more energy </span></strong>than ever (no more afternoon naps), she is <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">no longer tired after the warm up</span></strong> and <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">she inspires others</span></strong>. Lyann won a 4-month membership to<a title="PowerHouse Gym Anchorage" href="www.powerhousegym.com/anchorage" target="_blank"> PowerHouse Gym</a> a and a $100 AlaskaFit Gift Certificate.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">1st Runner Up: Anna Bryant </span></strong>lost 10 pounds of body fat (5.8% of her body weight), lost 9.4% body fat and 9.5 inches. All of this while going to school full time and working part time.  She, too <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">joined our 10am boot camp</span></strong> and somehow managed to squeeze it in between school and work.  <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>The Challenge and Boot Camp helped her to deal with the stress of school and work and she&#8217;s back into her size 8s!</strong></span> Anna won 1 month of unlimited yoga at Anchorage Yoga and a Yoga Mat.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">Our Grand Prize Winner is April Sarjeant</span></strong>. Over the course of the Challenge, <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">April lost 30 pounds of body fat and replaced it with 15 pounds of muscle</span></strong>. Her final numbers from start to finish showed a total weight loss of 12.5 pounds (6.4% of her body weight), 7.5% body fat loss and 11 inches gone!  <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">Another full-time 10am Boot Camper,</span></strong> she is setting the example for her 6-year old daughter and teaching her that <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">you can achieve anything you set your mind to</span></strong>. She&#8217;s an inspiration to us all. April won a $200 pair of Skinny Jeans from <a title="Blush Boutique Anchorage" href="http://boutiqueblush.com" target="_blank">Blush Boutique</a>, a Day of Beauty from <a title="Chez Ritz Anchorage" href="http://Chezritz.com" target="_blank">Chez Ritz</a>, a 90-minute massage and 10% off a massage package with <a title="Karie Tieszen, LMT" href="http://karieakmassage.com" target="_blank">Karie Tieszen</a>, Licensed Massage Therapist, and 2 months of Boot Camp from AlaskaFit!</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a short video of our Challenge. Like the song says, &#8220;Now and then, I can do anything!&#8221; And as we like to say here at AlaskaFit, &#8220;It&#8217;s not about getting into <em>shape</em>, it&#8217;s about getting into <em>life</em>!&#8221;</p>
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<p>Congratulations to everyone who participated in our Best Body Holiday Challenge!  We had a great time and watching you all make HUGE changes in your lives is why we all do what we do.  We had some phenomenal success stories from this, our second Best Body Challenge.  Below are the stories of our winners:</p>
<h2><span style="color: #0000ff;">Grand Prize Winner:  Erica Larson! </span></h2>
<p>Erica won $200 skinny jeans from <a href="http://www.boutiqueblush.com" target="_blank">Blush Boutique</a>, a Day of Beauty ($425) from <a href="http://www.chezritz.com" target="_blank">Chez Ritz</a>, 4-pack of massages from <a href="http://www.karieakmassage.com/" target="_blank">Karie Tieszen, LMT</a>, 2-month membership to <a href="http://www.thealaskadome.com" target="_blank">The Dome</a> ($78) and 2 months of<a href="http://www.anchoragebootcamps.com" target="_blank"> AlaskaFit Boot Camp</a> ($438)!</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>What did Erica feel like at the beginning of the Challenge? </strong></span> She felt like she was going to have a heart attack (she&#8217;s only 19).  Everything was a struggle for her and she had been struggling with her weight for her entire life.  In 8 weeks of coming to our Best Body Challenge Workouts, <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Erica lost 11 pounds, 5.3% body fat and 14.75 inches</strong></span>!!!  She also<strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"> gained new self-confidence and a drive to achieve</span></strong> the rest of her weight loss goals and numerous other goals in her life.  Here&#8217;s what she had to say upon winning the challenge:</p>
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<h2><span style="color: #0000ff;">1st Runner Up:  Katz Bollinger!</span></h2>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">Katz lost</span></strong> an incredible <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>17.5 pounds, 3.8% body fat and 10 inches </strong></span>in just 8 weeks with our Best Body Boot Camp!  She made it to every workout and busted her butt at all of them!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">What did Katz feel like at the beginning of the Challenge?</span></strong> &#8220;In a word, <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>tired</strong></span>! &#8221;  She was tired when she walked up the stairs, tired when she went shopping, trying to find something fashionable and comfortable to wear and tired of trying to make the changes she needed to make to her life by herself.  She joined the Challenge with her friend Rebecca (she&#8217;s our 2nd runner up) and never looked back.  <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>She&#8217;s made big changes to her life and is continuing on her new path to health and wellness</strong></span>.  Check her out below:</p>
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<h2><span style="color: #0000ff;">2nd Runner Up:  Rebecca Van Wyck</span></h2>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Rebecca lost 15 pounds, 4.7% Body Fat and 11.5 inches in 8 weeks!</strong></span> She lost the final baby weight, <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">dropped two pants sizes </span></strong>and Santa brought her gift certificates to go shopping for new clothes.  She also<span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong> inspired her family to make changes</strong></span>, taking them all out for a walk between the main meal and dessert on Thanksgiving Day (after attending our 8am Turkey-Bustin&#8217; workout)!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>How did Rebecca feel at the beginning of the Challenge? </strong></span> She was <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>ready to make a change</strong></span>.  Her daughter is just about a year old and it was time for Rebecca to take off the last 20 pounds or so from her pregnancy.  She was so ready for a change that she got a co-worker (Katz), and two other friends to join her in the Challenge.  <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>She committed to running a 5k and her husband now walks the track with their baby in a stroller during Rebecca&#8217;s workouts&#8230;it&#8217;s a family affair! </strong></span> Check out Rebecca below:</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="AlaskaFit Your Best Body Challenge" href="http://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studioid=23346&amp;stype=-8">Click here to join our next Challenge.</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Not only did we have our amazing big prize winners, we had lots of other success stories, too.  Not the least among them:</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Aracely Donat: </strong></span> Had a 20% body fat loss!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">JJ Carrigan:</span></strong> Our most consistent Best Body Challenger.  This was JJ&#8217;s second challenge and to date she has lost 45 pounds, 8%, 14 inches and I can&#8217;t count the number of pants sizes she&#8217;s dropped.  JJ is on a mission to lose weight and make serious changes to her lifestyle and health.  Her husband is serving in the military and hasn&#8217;t seen her since she began to make these changes back in July.  Her entire family is noticing the changes not only to her size, but to her lifestyle and eating habits as well.  Great job JJ!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">Janet Morrone:</span></strong> By far, our most enthusiastic Boot Camper!  Janet kicks her own butt at every workout, we can&#8217;t give her tough enough exercises.  She&#8217;s always there with a smile and great energy to share!  Janet is also a 2x Challeger, having lost 10 pounds and run a marathon in the time she&#8217;s been with us.  Her smile lights up our boot camp every week!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Other awards:</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Zan Zoske: </strong></span> Camper with the coolest initials&#8230;how many people do you know as ZZ?</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">Suzette Mashburn:</span></strong> Comfiest workout clothes&#8230;looking great in super-soft outfits every week!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Debby Carlson</strong></span>:  Bargain Shopper Extraordinaire!  Debby has found a way to continually join us at bargain basement prices, taking advantage of every offer we put out there&#8230;great job Debby!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Donna McDonald: </strong></span> Our best-dressed camper!</p>
<p>Val Cooper-Brown lost 13 pounds and 13 inches in 8 weeks, changed her life and is inspiring others to health and fitness. Watch the video to find out the &#8220;secrets to her success.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>21-Day Holiday Challenge Winner!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ginny Grupp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meet the winner of our 21-Day Holiday Challenge&#8230;Sonia Hayes. She lost 8 pounds of body fat and gained 11 pounds of muscle in just 21 days! And she won a FREE month of Boot Camp. What can you accomplish? Click the link to the right and come in for your FREE consultation.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 style="text-align: center;">Meet the winner of our 21-Day Holiday Challenge&#8230;<span style="color: #0000ff;">Sonia Hayes</span>.</h2>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">She <span style="color: #0000ff;">lost 8 pounds of body fat</span> and<br />
<span style="color: #0000ff;">gained 11 pounds of muscle</span> in just <span style="color: #0000ff;">21 days</span>!<br />
And she won a FREE month of Boot Camp.</h2>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">What can you accomplish?<br />
Click the link to the right and come in for your FREE consultation.</h2>
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		<title>Our First  Boot Camp Member of the Month!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ginny Grupp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meet Bud Wilson.  He is our August Member of the Month!  He has been at AlaskaFit Boot Camp for about 8 months and will be with us a lot longer.  He&#8217;s dropped 10 pounds, has gotten stronger and faster and just plain love the workouts.  Hear what he has to say: &#160;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Meet Bud Wilson.  He is our August Member of the Month!  He has been at AlaskaFit Boot Camp for about 8 months and will be with us a lot longer.  He&#8217;s dropped 10 pounds, has gotten stronger and faster and just plain love the workouts.  Hear what he has to say:</p>
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		<title>Back from Vacation!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 06:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ginny Grupp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m back to boot camp after going on a cruise with my mother and sisters. Of course, I had a wonderful, relaxing vacation. After what everyone said about the food on a cruise, I was surprised&#8230;the food was unbearable!  I  am so glad to be back! My welcome back workout was not as bad as [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong><a href="http://anchoragepersonaltrainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/Michele.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-3137 alignleft" title="Michele" src="http://anchoragepersonaltrainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/Michele-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a>I&#8217;m back</strong></span> to boot camp after going on a cruise with my mother and sisters.</p>
<p>Of course, I had a wonderful, relaxing vacation. After what everyone said about the food on a cruise, I was surprised&#8230;the food was unbearable!  I  am so glad to be back!</p>
<p>My welcome back workout was not as bad as I thought it was going to bed and Chris definitely worked us. I had a few muscles screaming at me but I felt great later.</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>I accomplished my first goal</strong></span> of looking better in my bathing suit in time for the cruise.  <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>My next goal is getting back to my ideal weight</strong></span>. I have no other vacation plans ahead of me, my only drive is getting back into life.</p>
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		<title>Nine Inches in Six Weeks!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ginny Grupp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Erin was in our High Intensity Training program that we offered this summer at Cuddy Park.  Here are her great results! &#160; You, too, can get results like this.  Click here to register for your FREE Boot Camp class and get started ASAP!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Erin was in our High Intensity Training program that we offered this summer at Cuddy Park.  Here are her great results!</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>You, too, can get results like this. <a title="AlaskaFit Boot Camp Registration" href="http://anchoragebootcamps.com/free-class-registration.html" target="_blank"> Click here </a>to register for your FREE Boot Camp class and get started ASAP!</p>
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		<title>More Great News for Faye!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ginny Grupp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been following our blog and success stories, you&#8217;ve seen frequent appearances by one of our long-term boot campers, Faye Sullivan.  Faye has had some amazing success with our program, completely changing her health and her lifestyle, along with her husband Joe.  Here&#8217;s Faye&#8217;s latest good news.  She got her blood work done at [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;ve been following our blog and success stories, you&#8217;ve seen frequent appearances by one of our long-term boot campers, Faye Sullivan.  <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">Faye has had some amazing success with our<a href="http://anchoragepersonaltrainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Faye-n-Joe.jpg"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3109" title="Faye n Joe" src="http://anchoragepersonaltrainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Faye-n-Joe-239x300.jpg" alt="" width="239" height="300" /></span></a> program, completely changing her health and her lifestyle, along with her husband Joe.</span></strong>  Here&#8217;s Faye&#8217;s latest good news.  She got her blood work done at her annual check-up and here&#8217;s what she sent us:</p>
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<td valign="top" width="110">9/22/2010</td>
<td valign="top" width="100">8/3/2011</td>
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<td valign="top" width="132">Triglycerides</td>
<td valign="top" width="110">98</td>
<td valign="top" width="100">57</td>
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<td valign="top" width="132">Glucose</td>
<td valign="top" width="110">127</td>
<td valign="top" width="100">92</td>
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<td valign="top" width="132">HDL</td>
<td valign="top" width="110">35</td>
<td valign="top" width="100">56</td>
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<td valign="top" width="132">LDL</td>
<td valign="top" width="110">84</td>
<td valign="top" width="100">57</td>
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<td valign="top" width="132">Cholesterol</td>
<td valign="top" width="110">139</td>
<td valign="top" width="100">123</td>
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<p>In just under a year, <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">Faye has completely changed her numbers</span></strong>. She<strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"> has gone from technically diabetic</span></strong> (glucose at 127) <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">to normal</span></strong> (glucose at 92). She has <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">almost completely reversed her HDL/LDL ratio</span></strong> and now has a great lipid profile. And,<span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong> she reduced her triclycerides by 31 points</strong></span>&#8230;FANTASTIC!  She is continuing to make her way towards her goal of losing an additional 40 pounds (she has already lost over 50 pounds!) and living a healthier lifestyle.  You go girl!  This is what we are all about.</p>
<p>Are you ready to change your life?  Call us now for a free consultation and find out just what we can do for you.  783-1241.</p>
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		<title>Two More T-Shirts Earned!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ginny Grupp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Faye &#38; Joe Sullivan!! They are our latest one-year Boot Campers, sporting their exclusive 1-year AlaskaFit Boot Camp T-Shirt.  You can&#8217;t buy this, it has to be earned and wow have they  earned it. Click here to see Joe when he first joined us last summer. Click here to see Faye this fall [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2><a href="http://anchoragepersonaltrainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Faye-n-Joe.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-3109" title="Faye n Joe" src="http://anchoragepersonaltrainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Faye-n-Joe.jpg" alt="" width="377" height="474" /></a><span style="color: #0000ff;">Congratulations to Faye &amp; Joe Sullivan!!</span></h2>
<p>They are our latest <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">one-year Boot Campers</span></strong>, sporting their exclusive 1-year AlaskaFit Boot Camp T-Shirt.  You can&#8217;t buy this, it has to be earned and wow have they  earned it.</p>
<p><a title="Joe Sullivan" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PAwtKrNZpQ&amp;feature=player_embedded#!" target="_blank">Click here</a> to see Joe when he first joined us last summer.</p>
<p><a title="Faye Sullivan" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=sdtsei3kQGQ" target="_blank">Click here</a> to see Faye this fall when she was halfway through her year.</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Here&#8217;s where they are today:</strong></span>  Faye is down <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">52 pounds, 48 inches and 4 dress sizes</span></strong>!!!  She&#8217;s focused on dropping another 40 pounds and is fully committed to achieving her goal.  Joe has dropped <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">8 points on his body fat percentage&#8230;that&#8217;s 20%&#8230;and he&#8217;s put on over 10 pounds of muscle!</span></strong>  His <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">flexibility</span></strong> has greatly improved and he likes to say he can now reach body parts he hasn&#8217;t been able to in years.</p>
<p>With Joe&#8217;s constant nutrition support (have you seen his <a href="http://anchoragepersonaltrainer.com/category/recipes/" target="_blank">recipe re-dos</a>?) and their commitment to another year of boot camp, they&#8217;ll be reaching their goals, looking and feeling great!!</p>
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