Please take a moment and read this article this morning. And sign it if you agree. I am not one to go live in the Facebook group and cry about things. However, the last year has been devastating to the gym industry. I have friends who own gyms that have been closed since March and do not have an open date. Gyms have business models that are very close to restaurants. Margins are low, and most owners never get the cash flow to have a security net. I want to make that clear. Progression and Regent will survive. The members who stayed with us through this time and the staff’s ability to adapt have saved the gyms. There is no arguing that fact. We still are running around $20,000 a month behind previous years’ income. I hope I don’t need to tell you how devastating that is to a small...Read more

CFPJ Band aid The J in our logo stands for the journey. Everyone’s journey is different. Everyone’s rewards are different. Some people work their way up from green circles to black diamonds; some people stay on the green circles. Some people are given green circles for everything in their life. You have choices in your life. And you make them every day, every minute. You choose to stay on the green circle or work toward the Black diamond. Some days you visit green, some days you push black. Some people never push for the black diamond. People journeying towards or in the black diamond are happier. This is proven by research and by many personal experiences and personal accounts from friends and associates. Money has little to do with happiness. This is why we see so many very wealthy people living the green circle life unhappy and depressed. We are...Read more

Personal Training is 1:1 coaching. The coach reacts to your goals and develops a plan with you to reach those goals. The most common goal a Personal Trainer is addressing is fat loss or body composition changes. Other Personal Trainers specialize in getting specific skills for their clients: sport-specific goals, kids’ sports performance, or CrossFit skills. With a personal trainer in your corner, your needs and specific goals are addressed daily. Workouts are adapted daily to your mood and recovery level. Here are five things to think about when considering a Personal Trainer in Rochester, Minnesota. Losing Fat is a primary goal for a lot of people. A Personal Trainer will start this process—no guessing on what works. With a history of success, they know what works and what is hogwash. No guessing for you. Just results. Breaking through plateaus is difficult. Suppose you have gotten some results but find...Read more

A lot of things are going to happen to you during your lifetime.   A lot of those things are going to suck.   To be successful, you need to learn to process the situation and filter through the sand for the gold.   Once you find the gold, the next step is to throw out the sand. Get rid of it, never look back at it.   What did I learn from the shit storm that happened to me?What can I do to not get into that situation again?What is the lesson here?   Take the lesson. Apply it. Move on.   Any other line of thinking is a waste of your energy and time. Blaming others or focusing on past events is a sign you are not finding the gold. Those people and circumstances taught you something, take that and be done. The good thing about having a lot of shitty experiences is you...Read more

A lot of people I know work very hard at making sure everyone in their lives are ok. Did they get enough to eat? Do they have what is needed? Are they getting their homework done? Are they safe at work? Are they making healthy choices? Does this sound like you? If so, take a moment and focus these questions on yourself. Everyone is different, and most of my advice on goal setting is to find someone you care about and do it for them. When we help others, we are rewarded. And this built-in reward system can be used to make our lives better, especially for those struggling with situations or issues in their lives. For some people, this system gets out of wack. Their entire life becomes about taking care of others. Their health and fitness and mental state break down, and eventually, the person collapses in some...Read more