Can Your Trainer Treat You for Shock?

Posted: 14th September 2011 by SGT Peterson in Diet and Nutrition, Health and Fitness, Tim's Blog
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This post is inspired by a person that recently started working out with us at SGT Peterson’s. By no means is this the first or last person that will forget to listen to what we say about the intro workout. They then realize why we tell them to drink plenty of water beforehand, get plenty of sleep and make sure they have some food in them. With that said, if your trainer tells you not to eat at the Chinese buffet before you come workout, listen to them! If they say don’t come in hungover, then don’t! That is, unless you want to be praying to the porcelain god a few times. Eventually you will be laying on the ground with a fan on you, with your feet up, with your trainer trying to give you water like you are that person that got way too drunk at a college party. At that point you are basically being treated for shock, minus the blanket.

Why is it that people listen to the professionals like Doctors and Lawyers, and follow them without question? But when it comes to the personal trainer many think they know it all because they read something in Muscle and Fitness magazine last week. First of all, any professional trainer, or avid workout person, knows that every 90-120 days each of the articles in the magazine are recycled and the content reworded just to sell magazines with different headlines. There is really little to no new information about health and fitness in the last 15 years. I promise that more than 95% of the things we know today, we knew in the early 80’s. So you may ask, how can there be so many magazines about health and fitness? It’s simply because people buy the magazines and they buy the total CRAP that is marketed in most of them.

On another note, I often joke with health professionals like nurses, dentists and trainers about something. (If anyone watched the show Lost they know what I am talking about.) If a plane went down and there were no medical doctors people would look to the nurses, dentists, and trainers for help with their medical issues. As scary as that sounds I have been out in the woods with people and when the shit hits the fan they look at me like I know what to do for blood poisoning. (Which I find alarming and equally amusing because the same people would show up hung over to a workout when I told them not to!) The problem in today’s world is people trust their doctors way too much, just because they have 10 years of school doesn’t mean they know everything. Everyone has predispositions to like or not like certain things based on there own bias. So don’t be scared to seek a second opinion, maybe even from a non-traditional holistic doctor. And LISTEN to your trainer! They are a professional and have your best interest in mind just like your doctor or lawyer. (And I promise they have way less lawsuits against them.)

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What’s Your Reason For Working Out?

Posted: 7th September 2011 by SGT Peterson in Articles, Health and Fitness, Tim's Blog
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The reason for this article is simply for men and women to feel understood when it comes to their emotions and WHY people exercise. Emotions can drive people to react in ways that outsiders see as irrational. As much as men want to pretend they don’t make decisions that are emotional based, I know it’s a straight lie. I find it very entertaining that most men, when engaged in “Guy Talk,” make light of theses emotions when women display them. Basically I am saying guys are to proud to admit they have feelings. With that said, let’s talk about where emotions come from and how your brain processes them. This idea was originally inspired by Randy Humola, and is more recently influenced and broadly distributed by Simon Sinek who I had the liberty of seeing speak in Minneapolis in June. This is Simon Sinek’s Golden Circle.

Simon Sinek basically says:

WHY is all about a person Purpose, cause or belief. The ‘Why’ is your driving motivation for action.
HOW is a person’s guiding principles, the ‘Hows’ are the specific actions that are taken to realize your ‘Why.’
WHAT is the Tangible proof, or results. The ‘Whats’ are the tangible ways in which you bring your ‘Why’ to life.

Randy Humola says to “Peel Back The Onion” with four basic questions to get to the emotional reason for “Why” people workout. It is uncanny how the two versions parallel each other, especially in respect to the 10 years of difference in when they were created.  Mr. Humola’s question’s looked something like this.

1. Why did you…
2. What are you looking….
3. Can you be more specific
4. Why is …..
Randy was way before his time. I first heard him speak of this idea during the Summer of 2002 while he was training a group of Personal Training Directors at Bally Total Fitness.  Randy had the “why” part of the fitness formula figured out, and the “what”  but not the “how”.

In all, Randy Humola is the first person to use the why in fitness & Simon Sinek is the first one to put WHY, HOW and WHAT together in a simple to understand format. Finally SGT Peterson’s is the first in fitness to put the WHY, HOW AND WHAT together and have its whole staff and clients rowing in the same direction working on the same purpose cause and mission.

Our mission is to “Inspire Continued Improvement Through Camaraderie and Movement, with More Than Just A Workout” . To see the fitness worlds first WHY, HOW and WHAT check out SGT Peterson’s video on this link.
Bext lets explore the differences that men and women have in communicating their emotions. When people come into see us we always do our best to connect with them on an emotional level so they feel understood. We ask them questions that dig deep past objective things and get to their emotions.
We’ll ask questions such as: why is it important for you to workout? If they say anything that has to do with an objective number or a measurable we know they are giving us an non-emotional response in saying “What we want to hear.”  That is because the fitness industry has trained people to give them their weight loss goals, or that they should lose 2% body fat.
Let’s be honest, NO ONE CARES how much body fat they have, or how much they weigh! But everyone wants to look great, feel great, increase their energy and have more confidence. At SGT Peterson’s we know that the weight loss and lower body fat will come, but that is not WHY (emotionally) you are here, and we will not let you pretend that you are here to wear a 32 inch pair of pants.
With that said lets talk about how men and women communicate their emotions differently, so that we can appreciate the diversity of male and female emotions.  So men and women when you read this you will understand that you are not alone in your challenges and your emotions.

Men – often men will ramble on about HOW they just want to work on their arms, chest and abs. The WHY for most men is something they will usually never admit because they are too proud to talk about their true feelings. The real reason is because they want to pick up women, or maybe because they want to be the big powerful strong guy at work. Maybe they don’t want to be the skinny kid they were their whole life, or they don’t want to get picked on and they want to be able to defend themselves.

Women – often start with WHY they are working out because they are usually more in touch with their emotions. They also can, and are, willing to express them without reservations if they feel understood. We have had many women come in and 2 questions into the Q&A they are crying and telling us things that they haven’t even told their best friends about how they feel in regards to their bodies or their desirability. For Women it’s almost always about the emotional reason. But they also know their HOW, and that is to work on their “Bat wings”, “Thunder Thighs Hips”, “Junk in the trunk”, and their stomach aka “Babyfat.” Sorry guys, but women have this part figured out.

So we wonder why relationships between men and women are so challenging for both parties. Well after my years of communicating with each sex, it is a wonder to me that we are able to live together as we do. I think it is an amazing feat to pull off, and to be happy with one person of the opposite sex. From what I have learned, it is challenging at best and the ones that have figured it out should be applauded for leading by example.

So you’re probably asking, what does this have to do with working out, and getting results at a gym?

If you truly connect with your trainer or the people that you work out with, they will, like humans have for thousands of years, help you get through the hard times. There is no larger motivator than emotions, especially when you are taking on a big challenge like getting fit & especially when you have fallen off the wagon for the last few years.
So tough guys, don’t be scared to be vulnerable with your trainers, they have your best interest in mind and if they truly know WHY (Emotional Reason) you workout, we will get you there by leading by example, and leaving no one behind!  What’s your reason for working out? Share below and help others keep you motivated!
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16 Ways To Workout With Injuries

Posted: 31st August 2011 by SGT Peterson in Tim's Blog
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The purpose of this post is to show people with injuries the options they have to workout. We will go over various types of exercises and different techniques one can use to stay moving when you are injured or plagued with disease such as arthritis. With that said let’s start with a few types of exercise that nearly anyone can do regardless of age or ability.

1. Calisthenics – Use body weight in multiple planes as resistance to develop muscular strength and endurance.

2. Yoga – Similar to calisthenics this has even less impact on the body because it is 95% static holds. Yoga is also a great way to increase flexibility.

3. Light pool/resistance training – This training puts the least amount of stress on your joints and muscles because your body weight in water is ⅕ that of its out of water weight.

4. Medicine Ball Training – Can strengthen your core and provide dynamic stability training without much impact if done correctly.

5. Walking – Is the most underused and effective exercise to lose weight and it is very low impact.

6. Swimming- Is less impact and is probably only second to skiing in terms of burning calories.

7. Range Of Motion Exercise s- This is simply moving your joints through all of their respective ranges. This is usually reserved for people that should not build up certain muscles, or for individuals that can’t build certain muscles because of disease.

8. Cross Country Skiing- Is pretty much the king of exercises if you want to lose weight and need your exercise to be low impact. With that said, people with shoulder issues may have trouble.

9. Isometric Exercises – Can be done with any muscle group, you just squeeze the muscle without a load for a duration of time, then rest and repeat. Pro bodybuilders do this backstage to pump up there muscles, and often they say it’s one of the hardest workouts they get.

Techniques that can be used to help with this sometime painful journey are stated below.

1. RICE – Also known as REST, ICE, COMPRESSION, and ELEVATION. The rest allows your body to repair itself. The ice reduces swelling (the cause for pain in most non ligament damaging injuries.) The compression helps support the joint so it doesn’t have to work as hard while its healing, and the elevation also helps remove the swelling.

2. Train to pain, don’t tough through it – What I have found in my own training and by training others over the last 11 years is that if you train and there is a sharp pain, or pain generally over a 4, on a 1-10 scale 10 being the worst, then you are just hurting yourself, and you will actually make it harder for yourself to workout in the future.

3. Medicine – Generally speaking I am not a big advocate of taking pills. But when you get injured or you have a disease like arthritis that causes painful inflammation, taking an anti-inflammatory like Ibuprofen, Neproxin sodium, and other prescription versions have helped my clients and I immensely. This is especially helpful within 24-48 hours of the injury occurring.

4. Massage/Foam Roller – To relieve tension get a massage. If you can’t afford a professional try the do it yourself version by using a hard foam roller.

5. Acupuncture – I can not speak for this myself, but many of my clients and one of my former trainers (who was the captain of the US Female Rugby team) swore by it.

6. Heat Treatment (sauna, whirlpool, hot water bottle) – Most people know that ice is good to use when treating injuries, but most people forget about heat. Heat will bring blood flow to an area, which brings nutrients and speeds up the repair process. It must be used in reverse of the ice. In all ice and elevation get the blood to go towards your heart. Heat gets it to travel back the sight of the injury.

7. Hydrate – Your body and blood are largely made up of water. If you want all the nutrients to get to the injury and back to the heart faster than lubricate your body and blood with lots of H20!

What are your tried and true methods for working out with injuries? Tell us about it in the comments section!

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The Vital 100 Innovators

Posted: 24th August 2011 by SGT Peterson in Tim's Blog
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Since we believe in inspiring people to lead by example and leave no one behind, we want to let the first 100 innovative Boot Campers & PTers how important they are to the movement. The first 100 are a very select group of people in any organization. Long ago SGT Peterson’s reached out and inspired its first 100 people to join the movement with “More Than Just A Workout”. While that is a great milestone for any organization, it received no fanfare at SGT Peterson’s. Because one of our core values is “Excellence” we apply that to  everything we do. While the industry standard of simply counting how many clients total we have in our database (currently over 1,500 subscribers to our bi weekly newsletter called “The Movement”), or  measuring how many people are on our auto renewal payment plan is the norm, these measurables mean little to an organization that believes in excellence in everything they do.

With that said we set the bar higher for our initial goal, which is to have 100 people actively partaking in “More Than Just A Workout”. That means 100 innovators that have actively worked out with us in the last 30 days, and have worked out with us for at least 30 days total. Another way we challenge conventional practices is with our Kaizen inspired proven process for workout results, and our 18 months of internal staff development.

In addition to that I am sure that you have noticed an official change to our Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday workouts. They have been including more high intensity cardio exercises that are inspired by some of our basic workout tenants. There is no surprise that these days will now official be inspired by Kickboxing, Speed and Agility type training that is safe for the average population. These types of exercise jack up your heart rate and give increased cardio endurance and weight loss. The workouts also give you increased dynamic stability and agility to reduce injurie. So next time you play football with your friends on the weekend you can“Break Their Ankles” with a juke like Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings. Or next time you go to an event like Warrior Dash you can leave your non boot camp pals in the dust.

In all, we make great workouts that are the most effective use of your time. We deliver our unique, military inspired boot camp and Personal Training in Minneapolis, where it inspires team building process at our location and onsite for individual and organization’s. We all know that personal referrals are the best way to spread something you believe in. this is why we you are so special, and vital to the movement. Everyone who believes in SGT Peterson’s Personal Trainers are truly innovators. The first 100 people that join the movement are the ones who truly lead by example, and we expect them to leave no one behind. With that said if you are one of the first 100 to join the movement you will forever be a Battle Buddy of SGT Peterson’s for life. We trust that you will help us inspire the world with “More Than Just A Workout” by spreading the word about our five star Boot Camp and Personal Trainers in the Twin Cities of  Minneapolis and everywhere else.

What changes have you noticed since you started Training and/or Boot Camp? Let us know in the comments below!

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The Soldier Athlete Initiative: New Army PT Test

Posted: 17th August 2011 by SGT Peterson in Articles, Health and Fitness, Tim's Blog
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The purpose of this article is to show the improvements of the New Army Physical Fitness Test by the Army Physical Fitness School. First we’ll go over the improvements in strength in respect to muscle length-tension relationships. It will also go over the improvements in dynamic agility. Let’s take a look at the difference between the two tests.
Old Test:
2:00 Minutes of Push Ups
2:00 of Sit Ups
2 Mile Run
The new Physical Readiness Test is a combination of muscular strength and endurance tests with dynamic coordination and agility added in. See the chart below.

Strength and power is better because of length tension relationship emphasis.  One bad thing with the old test is having your hands behind your head during the sit ups. This made the upper traps and lats tight on many soldiers, with this being replaced with the rower this won’t be an issue any longer.

Power is now tested with the Standing Long Jump, previous to the new test the most advanced form of physical fitness as defined by NASM was never even addressed.

Speed, agility and coordination is now tested with the 60 yard shuttle run. Think about it, how many times have soldiers in battle ran more then 400 yards without a rest in the last 50 years? I am pretty sure you can count the times on one or two hands.

The old test simply measured chest, triceps, abdominal and hip flexor endurance. Obviously the run measured soldier’s cardiovascular endurance. The problem that I saw each time I did it was my hip flexor’s would be dead before I even started the run. It, undoubtedly took time off my run because the two minutes of sit ups are murder on your hip flexors which are also a prime mover muscle for distance running. Its borderline unsafe to train this way over time.

Dynamic agility is better because of the increased focus on agility with shuttle runs and the ACRT. I have wanted to see something like this in the military since I joined in 1997. At the young age of 17 I knew it was broke and I am glad to see that they are actually doing it the right way now!

I am very excited to see how this program improves the performance of soldiers, and how it will help put the soldier – marine debate to rest because the Army’s new fitness test is far superior to the Marines Corps outdated pull-ups, run and crunch test. I have no doubt that all branches of the services will follow the Army’s lead by adopting similar tests over the next decade.

The Soldier Athlete Initiative is far superior to the old APFT because it increases soldiers speed, agility, coordination, power and stability far more than that of it predecessors. This will provide the commanders on the battle field with soldiers that are much more capable of the dynamic movement that is required of them. I mean, think about it, when is the last time you saw a soldier do a push up or sit up on the battle field? The only time in the last 60 years soldiers has had to run over a half of mile is in Somalia with the black hawk down incident. So it is good to see the emphasis on short, anaerobic bursts of speed and agility that is truly needed.

What do you think of the new fitness test? Good or bad?

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SGT Peterson’s 5-Star Kaizen Proven Process For Workout Results

Posted: 10th August 2011 by SGT Peterson in Tim's Blog
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The purpose of this article is to explore the WHY, HOW, and WHAT of the first Kaizen inspired workout process. I’ll do this by communicating WHY Kaizen was critical in developing SGT Peterson’s view of workouts. Then I’ll show HOW the proven process is superior to the status quo in the fitness industry, and lastly it will cover WHAT types of exercise have been added into the Kaizen workouts.

Continued Improvement

WHY: Growing up as an obese kid I was always picked on because of my weight. I always wanted to lose weight, and like every American I wanted to lose it now. I became obsessed with the most effective way to do it. I went from a Fat 9th grader to a lean, mean, fast fighting machine in one summer using the techniques that are in the process.

Between my Junior (1997) and Senior (1998) year of High school I dropped about 20% body fat and became a machine by cross training, and by restricting my calories. The whole reason I did it was so that I could serve our country in the United States Air Force. I was overweight and had to lose the weight to join. When I first met the recruiter in 1996 I was something like 40lbs over weight and he barely gave me the time of day.

I grew up in a family where more than 50% of my relatives were obese, and many morbidly obese. I saw my mother, and grandmother die in their early 50’s from heart conditions and emphysema that were completely preventable. The other reason I was inspired to join the fitness movement was between my junior and senior year  by former Minnesota Viking Matt Birk. I saw him lead by example and leave nobody behind. Matt is, and remains to be, one of today’s true leaders. Ever since then I have worked tirelessly to inspire others to “Join The Movement” and since 2000 I have been perfecting “More Than Just A Workout”.

HOW: The 30 Day Kaizen Proven Process For Results was inspired by my personal quest for the most effective way to lose weight. Since 1996 I applied the technique without even knowing it existed. Then, in a Total Quality Management (TQM) class in 2002, I learned about the history and process of total quality management and I knew I had found the answer I had been looking for. I was on a quest as a trainer for the last 10 years to describe my type of training in English words. I would just describe it simply as “the most effective workout for your use of your time” then one of my leaders googled the term “continued improvement” and out popped Kaizen. I was instantly reminded of the TQM roots that inspired the whole thing and I was reconnected with my original inspiration. In all, the proven process for workout results  that we use today started in 1996 and has officially been named “SGT Peterson’s Kaizen Proven Process For Workout Results.”

WHAT: Dynamic, innovative, and safe for the average population. We always deliver a full body workout that involves multi joint movements. The workout expends the most calories and builds the most muscle possible without over training. Some days are more muscle building days where each exercise will get you to reach Momentary Muscle Failure (MMF) often using  Manual Resistance (MR), and some days focus more on cardiovascular endurance. During one on one workouts (PASS) Partner Assisted Static Stretching is exclusively used to increase range of motion and work on length tension muscular imbalances. We use modalities from the following disciplines that are incorporated into “More Than Just A Workout” to suit the average population:

1. Military Body Weight Calisthenics
2. Team Focused Guerrilla Drills
3. Free Weight / Partner Resistance Training
4. Basic Speed, Agility and Power Training
5. Mixed Martial Arts (not MMA like in the UFC sense of things), Calisthenics, including but not limited to basic punches, kicks, elbows, knees, and blocks
6. Isometric Exercises aka Static Hold Exercises aka modified Yoga type stuff that doesn’t get boring

With that said, Kaizen is the only single word in any major language that we could find that means “Continued Improvement.” This, with SGT Peterson’s love and studies of total quality management, from it’s beginnings with William Edwards Deming, an American in Japan, made the word perfect to describe the process!

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What Do Horses and People Have in Common With a 118 Degree Heat Index?

Posted: 27th July 2011 by SGT Peterson in Tim's Blog
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This article was inspired by an older woman that spoke at the Minneapolis Antlers Toastmasters Group on 7-20-2011. The woman went on to speak about how much care went into taking care of the horses in the cities when the heat index gets over 100 and the dew-point reaches 75 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. She went on to tell the group that most horses in the US can trace their blood lines back to Arctic horses. This means they can die if they get too hot, and it made me think how this relates to humans.

With that said, American’s are, for the most part, from the cooler parts of Europe, (Especially in my home state and place of business.) Before 1980 something like 91% of Minnesotans were of Norwegian, Swedish, French Canadian, Danish, and German decent. In recent years, with many immigrants from Africa, South East Asia and Mexico, this has changed drastically.

With the advent of Air Conditioning people from all backgrounds have been able to be comfortable in any climate. Much like horses, if our heritage is from a cold climate we are better suited to live in it and vice versa for a warmer climate. Caucasian get sunburnt, and people with darker complexions don’t usually have such a problem with this.

A way to show this is with this _________________. Prior to the 1950’s most American’s lived north of the Mason Dixon line. Once AC came there was a huge migration of people to southern states such as Arizona, Florida and California. Some of you may be having an ah-ha moment after reading that, (I know when the idea was first brought to me it made sense.)

In all, if you have sensitivity to heat or sun, it is likely because your ancestors didn’t have to deal with the extreme heat often. If you have sensitivity to cold, your ancestors probably lived in a tropical or arid climate and never saw snow.

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What Doctors Won’t Tell You About Fitness

Posted: 13th July 2011 by SGT Peterson in Tim's Blog
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White lab coat wearing PhD types seem to be so concerned with their research on actin and myosin and how it works on a cellular level, that they have no idea what it’s like to get regular people moving towards results.

What I have found in my fifteen years in the industry is that nearly all exercise programs are just that, “Programs.” I am sorry, but programs are meant for computers, not humans that need to perform dynamically.

Humans by nature are very social beings that do things much better in groups. The idea that a person can follow a program and get results out of it is, for the most part, laughable. Humans have overcome great things together: ice ages, plagues and diseases. Now, more than ever, the world must fight the epidemic of heart disease, depression, diabetes and other fitness related disease by joining the movement.

The way to get people to do things they don’t want to do is to get people that lead by example, and for those leaders to not leave anyone behind. Just by getting people together the cream will rise to the top, and the whole group will always improve.

In all, the industry that needs to be changed is flawed at best. The people that write the book and steer the industry are not wrong, they have just lost touch with the people on the street. They have applied their physical therapy methodology to personal and performance training. The problem is they only documented the tangible parts of the workout. The rest of the reasons why people push themselves have been lost somewhere in the alphabet soup.

This is evident with the birth of the independent gym becoming so popular. The problem is that even 90% of these places that have the independent gym things right haven’t figured out the people aspect of it. Many places have made small breakthroughs on this level but few, if any, provide an experience that is more than just a workout.

If you want to find a place that is more than just a workout then find a place that talks about what they believe in before they talk about what they do or how they do it. Find a place where the owners and trainers workout with you, and do things outside of the gym with you. Not just 5k’s and fun runs, but happy hour, BBQ’s, and other things people actually do to get to know each other.

This is where real relationships are made and nourished. When people at your gym know you, like you, trust you, and care about you succeeding in your purpose, cause and passion, you know that you are in the right place.

In all, find a group of people that believe in the same things you believe in and it will all work out in the end. And if the place you work out at doesn’t deliver an experience that is truly “More Than Just A Workout”, then find some place that does!

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The American Fitness Evolution

Posted: 6th July 2011 by SGT Peterson in Diet and Nutrition, Health and Fitness, Tim's Blog
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America is always reinventing itself. Let me paint a picture for you. When I get old I will sit on my porch after mowing my lawn in the summer and shake my fist at the teenagers racing up into the air of my suburban neighborhood with those “damn flying cars! These kids have no respect for anything!” Then I will go into my house and complain to my wife about how these kids will be the end of America. I think most men in America secretly can’t wait to be old and grumpy like their grandpa in some way.

One thing my parent’s generation, (Baby Boomers) need to do, is look at their kids. My generation is the first generation to grow up exercising and believe in it for looking and feeling good. My generation, (X or Y) and younger, have embraced exercise and eating right. The main reason? Media.

Think about it, boys want to look like He-man, or girls, Barbie. One can debate the reason for this but it has forced our generation to eat better, and to exercise to at least try to meet these ridiculous standards. If you don’t agree with me you are probably in denial and are lying to yourself. Generation X and Y are the first generations that have been target marketed too since we were in diapers. “The smile known around the world,” Ronald McDonald is second only to Santa Claus in terms of recognition”.

I have become the old man, shaking his fist, a lot sooner than I thought. But unlike my grandpa I have not lost my swag and determination to revolutionize what I believe in.

America has always been about innovation; we have always embraced new technologies. Maybe that is why most of America thinks you can buy a thighmaster to get you in shape. But this time America is wrong, we need to look back to the basics, the fundamentals of exercise. We need to get out and move, and move together. Especially the Baby Boomers! And don’t think because you are not a baby boomer, you are safe either.

In all, after seeing the information at hand, it is easy to come to the conclusion that since the 80’s we in America are creating all types of ‘New” fitness gadgets and workouts that DON’T WORK. Since the 80’s, even with its so called innovation, America has only gotten fatter and fatter. So what should America do? Go back to the basics of fitness. They have worked for thousands of years. Think about it, have you ever seen pictures of your ancestors that are fat? Except for my parents, I know I haven’t…

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SGT Peterson’s Sold to Bally Total Fitness (NOT)

Posted: 29th June 2011 by SGT Peterson in Articles, News, Tim's Blog
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    PRESS RELEASE : 6-29-2011
    The majority ownership in SGT Peterson’s has been sold to an investor. The investor, who wants to remain nameless, has sold the rights to Bally Total Fitness without SGT Peterson’s knowledge. The 51% stake in the company has been purchased by Bally Total Fitness for $350,000 US dollars. Unfortunately SGT Peterson has received less than 10% of that.
    All operations for SGT Peterson’s including SGT Peterson himself will be moving to Chicago August 1st 2011.

    SGT Peterson’s will be be teaming up exclusively with Groupon which is based in Chicago to bring “more than just a workout” to the world at each and every one of the Bally Total Fitness locations on six continents.

    SGT Peterson’s staff will be implementing the group workouts and personal training program through the next two calender years until all of the Bally trainers can meet SGT Peterson’s quality and core value standards. Current employees of Bally Total Fitness that do not meet SGT Peterson’s standards will be re-assigned in different positions throughout Ballys by the end of 2012.

    For more information about this press release please contact nobody. We’re kidding, we’d never do that in a million years. Big box gyms are horrible and as a couple of people mentioned They would completely ruin everything we stand for. Thank’s for proving we have a great bunch of clients who stand behind us!

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