Theresa is a CFP veteran offering up some great insight on facing your fears, balancing training with nutrition, and can relate to all of us in regards to cheat meals.  Read on to get to know Theresa Riley. What do you do for a living? I work in a Pathology lab at Mayo. What’s your favorite thing to do outside of the gym? I go through seasons of different hobbies.  But I always love to eat and sleep! What made you decide to try Progression? It was a chain of events! After taking a break from running, I sprained my ankle my first day of getting back to it. I decided to take up swimming since I felt I’d less likely get injured with that. But after getting my body mass analyzed, I was told that I needed to incorporate resistance and weights because my bone density was mediocre and...Read more

April 5, 2012 by jgrenell Results. “Results” that magic word that gyms or trainers throw at you while trying to get you to sign up for their program.  We do the same thing at CFP.  We have seen results, we know they happen.  We have photographic evidence, personal accounts, WODbook numbers that all point to seemingly amazing results. So how do you get there?  How do you get these results?  Let me let you in on a little secret.  It isn’t really that hard. I have been watching these folks that get results for a couple years now.  I am a trained observer after all.  I have been on an acute adult psych ward for 14 years.   Trained observers notice things.  Patterns, habits, inconsistencies, things that normal people would notice as well if they were paid to do such things. So I started to apply this to those at the gym...Read more

A fun loving and super fun chick… Michelle is a huge asset to our gym!  Read on to get to know Michelle Dudek! What do you do for a living? I am a Senior Accountant for Olmsted County.  I work in Community Services, primarily with the Housing and Redevelopment Authority. What’s your favorite thing to do outside of the gym? Run, read, and spend time with my family. What made you decide to try Progression? My husband, Zeb, had been doing CrossFit for a couple of years and had recently joined Progression.  He’d been trying to get to check it out and finally convinced me after our second son was born. How long have you been at Progression? My first class was on friends and family day, (July of 2016). What was your experience with fitness like prior to Progression? I’ve belonged to gyms, run, done workout videos, yoga, whatever....Read more