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From "No Time" to Supermom: How Amy found power in making time for herself. consistency personal training resistance training scheduledworkouts strongmom Feb 11, 2026

 

Making Time, Building Strength, and Growing Where You’re Planted

This month’s Client of the Month is Amy Harmon, a busy mom of six who understands just how easy it is to put everyone else first—and how life-changing it can be to finally make time for yourself.

Amy returned to training during on...

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The Often Over-Looked Missing Ingredient to One's Success - Defining Goals fit over 40 fit over 50 fitness professionals goals personal training resistance training strength training Jan 21, 2026

Every January, people set bold goals with the best intentions. Lose weight. Get stronger. Feel better. And for a few weeks, it feels good. Motivation is high. The plan is fresh.

Then life happens.

By March, most goals have quietly slipped away. Not because people don’t care—but because goal-settin...

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Conquering MS and Creating a Journey Worth Living For, One Step at a Time chronic disease inches lost increasing metabolism multiple sclerosis personal training resistance training weight loss Jan 17, 2025

Congratulations to Nancy Gilligan as this month’s client of the month!

Multiple Sclerosis is no match for this woman.  She has not let this be a label for her, but instead has risen up to excel through the power of resistance training, effective strengthening, and getting the right nutrition to ove...

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Emma Hanson coach coaching goal driven personal training resistance training safe exercise strength Sep 08, 2024

We wanted to warmly introduce Emma Hanson!

 Emma grew up in Winona, Minnesota and graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a degree in Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences. Emma grew up playing all types of sports but focused on basketball and swimming in high school. In college she...

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How this NEW Method is Educating Physicians about exercise effective exercise epoc effect lean muscle personal training Dec 14, 2019

This week, we had the pleasure of introducing local physicians from the Franciscan Skemp Clinic, now Mayo Clinic, to the science behind properly working out.  It was eye opening to many of the physicians, many of whom were first introduced to this science behind how to properly work out.

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