Fit2Max, LLC Expands To Fitness Center Management

Fit2Max, LLC unveiled their plans for expansion today for their next new division. After having success with their in home personal training division, Team Fitness America, they are launching the start of the FCM program. With Fitness Center Management (FCM), Fit2max will be placing qualified, certified, and background checked personal trainers into health clubs and small to midsized gyms that lack proper personnel or the means to drive more revenue to their business.

With just under 600 certified, background checked fitness professionals nationwide, Fit2Max has the capacity to grow a fitness studio, health club or small gym’s staff. From their extensive experience in the fitness industry, they plan to handle all of the hiring, managing and training of the fitness professionals. In addition to providing the business with certified professionals, Fit2Max will also place one of their Area Developers that will be dedicated to securing new clientele and assisting in the revenue growth of the business.

After watching so many small health clubs in the area struggle to keep dedicated staff and procure new clients, Fit2Max owner and founder, Margaret Pajak, decided to expand the company to an area of the fitness industry that needs help to make a difference.

“With our years of familiarity in the fitness industry, we are reaching out to owners of small fitness centers that are stressed to keep up with the larger gyms due to the lack of additional advertising dollars and sales experience,” said Pajak.

Fit2Max has appointed a long time industry professional, Dave Giordano, as head of FCM due to his successful leadership with growing and managing Team Fitness America’s new Area Developer program.

The Area Developer placed within the club will serve as a direct representative of Team Fitness America as well as the club that is under FCM.

“This is essentially providing the health club with a personal training sales force on top of their developed personal training department,” said Pajak.

“We want to educate the public on health and fitness and keep it affordable, safe and fun for the consumer as well as turning a profit for the small business owner that shares the same vision but lacks the know-how,” said Pajak.

Team Fitness America has an extensive client testimonial base, which grows on their website on a weekly basis, and covers everything from before and after pictures of clients to voice recorded testimonials and videos of personal trainers nationwide training theirs clients. They plan to assist club owners with developing their testimonial and reviews section from existing and new members. Future and potential clients like to see results form your club and fitness staff.

“This is a win-win plan of action, the more we increase a combined health clubs personal training gross, they will see higher membership retention as the club appears to be more active and action packed from the busy staff of qualified personal trainers,” said Giordano, head of FCM.

For more information, please visit www.teamfitnessamerica.com or www.fit2max.com.

8 Reasons To Have A Fitness Buddy

Hiring a personal trainer is the first step to getting on track with your fitness goals, but staying on track with a high level of consistency can be difficult if you do not have the right support to keep you motivated. Your in home personal trainer will give you guidance, knowledge, and motivation to reach your fitness goals, but it is important to maintain consistency when your personal trainer leaves your home. This is where a fitness buddy can prove to be a crucial part of the success of your fitness program.

Having a fitness buddy that will work out with you and your personal trainer at the same time can double your success rate. Not only can a fitness buddy offer moral support and encouragement, but they will also keep you on track by never allowing you to cancel when you just do not feel like working out. Here are the top 8 reasons to have a friend or family member join you during your in home personal trainer sessions.

1. Accountability – A friend or family member can hold you accountable for your fitness program and food choices. Think of it as a support tool that will guide you in the right direction throughout your fitness program. Your fitness buddy is someone you can call when you are standing in line at the buffet and the fried chicken is calling your name. Or when the dessert cart arrives and you just have to have a piece of the cheesecake. Even when you do not want to do the lunges your personal trainer has on your program, your fitness buddy will be there to keep you moving.

2. Fun – Having someone you can laugh with and workout with will double your fun. If you find that a workout program is fun then you will stick with it longer and see faster results. For example, recall how much you loved to play dodge ball in grade school. It was fun because of the design to make you exercise without actually realizing it. Keeping fitness fun will keep you interested in your fitness program.

3. Better Exercise Form – Having someone learn the exercises simultaneously will provide you with a coach when your personal trainer is not there with you and empower you to become a coach for somebody else. Proper form is necessary to get the most from any exercise and if you are learning new exercises it is great to have an extra set of eyes to remind you to breathe, exhale, or even rest in between sets when you are suppose to.

4. Mind Muscle Connection – Some of the exercises that may be new in your routine you may forget how to complete properly. Having a fitness buddy remind you is great so that you do not miss critical pieces of your routine when your personal trainer is not present.

5. Cost-Effective – Imagine splitting the cost of your in home personal training sessions with someone. Some companies, like Team Fitness America, offer specials where a second person can work out with you at no additional cost. Therefore, if you take the cost of your session and divide it by two, you will find you are hardly paying anything for your sessions. Minimize the spending of your needs, wants, and desires by maximizing the usage of companies that will save you money and make your personal training fun.

6. Encouragement – We all have those days where getting out of bed is a chore and getting on a treadmill for 30 minutes is the last thing that you want to do. You and your fitness buddy will hold each other accountable to keep your fitness program going even when your personal trainer is not there. A great personal trainer will give both you and your fitness buddy a program to follow for continuous results. When you start to feel unmotivated, your fitness buddy will pick you back up. Remember, they will have bad days too and you will be able to return the dedication and motivation when they need it as well.

7. Longevity – Your fitness buddy will become your workout partner by helping you continue the workouts after your personal training package is over. You will not want the fun and results to stop because you have finally reached the fitness goals that you have desired for so long. You can laugh, spend time with a friend, and keep your fitness routines going while not costing you a penny. Most of all, you know that you are doing the routines properly and can encourage each other to stay motivated and accountable.

8. Keep Up The Pace – Keeping a good pace is essential to your routine, especially if you are on limited time constraint and schedule. Having your fitness buddy do a set of lounges while you count and then returning the favor, keeps you both engaged in the exercise and minimizes your rest period so that you do not get distracted or unmotivated. Try an approach of you go, then I go. This will keep up the pace and keep your heart rate up so that you are burning calories and toning your muscles at the same time.

Keep it moving, keep it fun, and keep an eye on each other for form and you will have a recipe for success. Looking forward to celebrating from achieving great results can be a powerful motivator in conjunction with all the money that you save by splitting the cost of your in home personal trainer.

Team Fitness America President Completes WomenCertified® Training, Joining Elite Group of Professionals Trained to Improve Buying Experience for Women

WomenCertified® today announced that Team Fitness America’s President and CEO, Margaret Pajak, has completed the WomenCertified training and certification program and is now specially qualified to provide an extraordinary level of service to women.

Pajak’s Team Fitness America specializes in providing affordable, effective in home personal trainers and other fitness specialists throughout 18 metropolitan areas with certified and criminally background checked personal trainers.

The goal of WomenCertified is to create women friendly companies and buying experiences. Statistics show that over 83% of all consumer purchases are made by women, making them the primary customer in almost every industry. WomenCertified is designed to teach sales and service professionals how to deliver better customer service, tailored especially for the female customer.

To become WomenCertified, professionals must complete a series of intensive training modules to learn the communication and customer service skills proven to be the most effective and desirable among women customers. Developed and conducted by Delia Passi, the leading expert and author on marketing and communicating to women, the training program includes a four-part online course track or live training and a culminating test. Passi has trained thousands of sales and service professionals across the nation in developing top communication skills, and she is the CEO and President of Medelia, Inc.

“Margaret Pajak and the sales and service professionals who become WomenCertified are now part of a growing group who are raising the bar in providing the best customer service experience to women,” said Passi. “Studies show that Americans are growing less satisfied with the levels of customer service they receive, and WomenCertified is working to reverse that trend. It’s a win-win opportunity for companies and consumers.”

WomenCertified launched in September 2007. For more information, visit www.WomenCertified.com.

Team Fitness America Introduces New Associate Program

People from all around the country contact Team Fitness America everyday looking for an affordable alternative as opposed to going to the gym. By providing clients with the right personal trainer that they are looking for, Team Fitness America has grown to servicing 18 metropolitan areas with a reliable and affordable personal trainer. To provide clients with a more personalized program creation, Team Fitness America is set to launch their new Outside Associate program in August of 2009.

With the job market still being a difficult place for those that are seeking employment, job seekers that have a professional sales background and that are looking to work in a growing organization can apply to become part of Team Fitness America’s new division. Team Fitness America has opened up their doors for an additional 360 Outside Sales Associates throughout their now servicing 18 metropolitan areas.

Margaret Pajak, who is Team Fitness America’s company founder and president, is in the process of developing a unique program where Outside Associates can follow two directions to grow within the company. They will have the opportunity to grow either through a certain level of sales volume or through a management program that will enable them to develop a team of Outside Associates.

“My objective since day one is to make sure that our clients always have a positive experience no matter what it takes,” says Pajak. “We have established a solid foundation for every angle of our company from the inside out and we aim to continue company growth by aligning ourselves with motivated Outside Associates that will hopefully find this as a great additional income or full time opportunity.”

This addition of 360 associate positions is just another step in the right direction for Team Fitness America. The fitness industry powerhouse launched their Personal Trainer of The Month in June of this year which has helped clients relate to just a few of the best in home personal trainers that Team Fitness America has to offer throughout the country.

In July, Team Fitness America added a testimonials and reviews section to their website that will soon have a mixture of both live video testimonials and clickable players to hear what some of their clients have to say. Expect many more additions throughout 2009 as Team Fitness America continues its efforts to become a household name.

For more information about Team Fitness America, just visit www.teamfitnessamerica.com.

Six Secrets To A Team Fitness America Ballerina Bottom

Having a tight and tone lower half for most women seems unthinkable. Many women desire to have a round, lifted butt that looks great in jeans, shorts and even a bikini. Throughout this article Debbie McFarlen, a top personal trainer for Team Fitness America, will uncover six basic exercises to help reach a perfected ballerina bottom.

Some women spend countless hours at the gym on the stair stepper, hoping for that nice round physique of stars like Jennifer Lopez, but soon find themselves giving up to believe that it must be her genetics. Genetics does play a part in what your physique looks like, but you do not have to accept the body the way it is because change is possible. For years, ballerinas have been performing the lifts and squats that create that nice, round, and tight lower half. Most women forget the tush is a muscle and since we cannot see it ourselves, it is often overlooked but still envied.

Here are six secrets that ballerinas and dancers have used for years to lift, tone, and tuck the lower half of their body. Take note of squeezing your butt muscles and pointing your toe on each exercise, as both of are extremely important for sure success.

1. Squat and Squeeze – Standing at your kitchen counter for balance, squat towards the ground. Make sure your knees are directly above your ankles and never over your toes. Squat and squeeze, exhale on the way up, and stand up on your toes. Pause and inhale, squat almost to floor, exhale and lift, again to your toes. Pause at the top of the exercise and at the bottom for one second. Repeat these 20 times, then rest and repeat again. If you own a stability ball, then you can make a great variation of this exercise. Place the ball on the middle of your back against a wall, then squat down letting the ball roll itself down until your knees reach a 90-degree angle. Remember to keep your knees directly aligned with your ankles and never over the toes.

2. The Ballerina Lift – Hold onto the kitchen counter or something sturdy such as a railing. Squeeze butt muscles and lift your leg as high as you can behind you. Keep your leg straight and toe pointed. Exhale while you lift and inhale as you lower your leg. The key to this exercise is to keep your back straight, face the counter, and focus on lifting your leg as straight as possible with your toe pointed and butt squeezed together. Do 20 of these, rest, then repeat.

3. Romanian Dead Lift – Keeping your left leg straight, foot firmly on the ground, exhale and bend forward so your right leg goes straight out behind you. Point your right toe, straighten your right leg and bring your hands to the floor. You can hold on to a 5lb dumbbell if you like with both hands to add resistance. This exercise will target your butt while increase your level of balance. The first few times you try it, have a person or a sturdy piece of furniture nearby for balance. Once you have enough balance to bend forward and lift your leg straight up behind you, you can move away from the furniture and get the full benefit of the exercise. Remember to squeeze your butt together, keep the extended leg straight, and your toe pointed. Repeat 10 times and switch legs then repeat 10 more times.

4. Bend and Lift – Again holding on to a counter or a sturdy piece of furniture, turn your right foot out, then bend your right knee and lift your left leg to the side as high as you can while inhaling. If you can reach the counter or any surface that is waist high then rest your foot there for one second. Point your toe, then exhale and place foot on the ground. Repeat this exercise 10 times. Switch legs, turning out the left foot, bending your left knee and lifting your right leg to the side on your inhale. Rest your pointed toe on the counter for one second and release to floor. Repeat 10 times.

5. Step N’ Lift – Grab a chair (or take two steps at a time going up the stairs) and step up while keeping your knee in line with your ankle. Exhale at the top, squeeze your butt muscles together, and point your toe of your lifted leg then return to the floor. Repeat 10 times and switch legs. Remember to go slow, squeeze your butt and point your toe.

6. The All-American Lunge – Choose from the walking lunge, reverse lunge or standing lunge. The purpose here is that your front leg works your hamstring and glutes so keep your knee aligned with your ankle while you lower your back leg as far as possible without touching the floor or before you feel any pain. Exhale on your way down and inhale on your way up. The stand and walking lunge is simple and only requires you to step forward while the reverse lunge requires you to simply step back. Make sure you squeeze your butt and breathe as required.

Obviously, ballerinas dance daily and for extended periods, so you may need a few weeks to see results. Based upon additional exercises and diet, you may see the results more quickly. The trick is to stay focused and keep your workouts interesting. The use of an in home personal trainer will help add variety to your workout program while giving you assured results.

FIT2MAX, LLC Develops And Launches New Website

Every day, people from all over the country want to know who the innovative leader is behind the scenes at FIT2MAX, LLC. For the first time people have the opportunity to procure their very own in home personal trainer for a fraction of the cost of what other industry professionals charge. To help put a face with the name, FIT2MAX has updated and reorganized fit2max.com so that future clients can learn more about America’s next top fitness entrepreneur.

Since 2005, members of FIT2MAX have brought America an affordable alternative to going to the gym. Through their brand name Team Fitness America, they have developed programs entirely through offering the client complete control over the development of their fitness program. Everything from a certain time of day and a certain day of the week to the type of fitness specialist and background qualification preference is put in the clients hands from program conception.

Team Fitness America, the major brand name of FIT2MAX, has developed their website to share more information about their affordable and effective services but has lacked more information about the company itself. This is what spawned the desire to redevelop FIT2MAX’s company based website so that visitors can have more of a personal understanding of its company and company brand names.

Throughout 2009, visitors will have the opportunity to read more about the upcoming non-profit relationship that FIT2MAX has developed as well as updates about the upcoming unsponsored video series called “Weight Loss Across America” which is set to be launched in the later part of this year.

“Weight Loss Across America” weekly postings will be updated through the website along with Team Fitness America’s top personal trainers of the month.

“I want every client to know that both myself and each representative related to FIT2MAX and its subsidiaries are dedicated to further the in home personal training industry through study and research as well as sharing experiences of other successful clients through our new educational series,” says Margaret Pajak, FIT2MAX’s President and founder.

For more information about FIT2MAX, LLC, please visit http://www.fit2max.com.