5th Annual FREE MONTH MARCH starts Monday. Register each week for a free prize and a prize that requires some work. Refer a friend to try us for 30 days. If she joins, then you get a FREE month too. Each week we will draw for prizes. Avery Lane pedicures, a doggie basket from The animal Center WEst, an awesome aromatherapy diffuser from Dry's Pharmacy, Switch Flops from Pretty Woman and a grand prize basket from the Corbel and Fitness Design. Stop in each week and register. Only register once!!!

Snow Day tomorrow

Well, it's our second snow day of the season tomorrow. We are still in Louisiana aren't we! Just to update everyone, we will NOT be open at 5:00 am in the morning due to the unexpected weather. We will assess the roads and snow and possibly open at 8:00 am, but we will NOT have any group classes tomorrow. It's too many people to have on stand by to call. Please check our voice mail at 225-654-9565 for further updates. Play in the snow!!!!

Amazing Race is back

The Amazing Race is back and it starts October 27. You compete with a partner. Each week, your team will have to complete 250 minutes of cardio and whatever task you are given. It could be answer a nutrition question, do an extra set of your weight program or even get caught doing something "Amazing" for someone else. Prizes will be won, and fun will be had by all. Details are at the desk at the fitness Center.
Holiday are upon us, so this is a great way to learn to be aware of what you are doing and what you are putting in your mouth to change your weight and improve your health over the next few months. Sign up at the front desk. Your partner can be someone who isn't a member. They can work out for $100 until 2010. See at the gym!!!

Summer is here....weight loss products

It's been a while since I blogged. I am so sorry! We've extremely busy this year and I'm finally coming up for air. Is it hot or what. Well, I have a confession.....I have succumb to the demands of the market. Many of you who know me, know that I am anti-processed and against all foods with chemicals, additive, bleached, enriched or modified. Don't even offer me something in pill form. Anyway, a dear friend of mine, who is a doctor introduced me to CORE4. It's a revolutionary weight loss line of four products. I will encourage everyone to go to our website and click on the "lose weight now" button. Read about the products and if you are interested, give them a try. You can order under the products button. We also have 14 day and 30 day supply at the fitness center. I am so impressed. They are all natural ingredients and of course, I feel like the least the better, so this was a grand slam to me. I don't endorsed a lot, so read about it and let me know how much weight you lose. P.S-This doesn't mean that you can stop exercising! It works in conjunction with your present plan. Keep empowering yourself!

Congratulations to our first week winners of FREE MONTH MARCH.
Kim Foote won the Arbonne basket worth $200 and Cathy Anderson won a free month of our GET FIT program.

We are in week 8 of our weight loss program....eating a queen size breakfast, consuming tons of veggies, 8 glasses of water, avoided unnecessary fats, hydrogenated fats, anything white or artificial. We are also becoming "real" with ourselves and learning to avoid road blocks to weight loss. There's two more weeks to go and then we'll reveal our winners. We have lost over 60 pounds since January as a club and we are really moving. Great job to everyone!!

Upcoming Events: We are adding a pilates mat class to our morning schedule. It will be Monday and Thursday mornings at 10:30. Look for those changes to take place April 1st. (and I'm not foolin ya!)

We will be preparing for our RocketChix triathalon training for August in the next few months. More info to follow.

Register for next weeks prizes for FREE MONTH MARCH: A massage from AVERY LANE, AND A GIFT BASKET FROM THE CORBEL. Also, free hats, smoothies, t-shirts from FITNESS DESIGN.

THIS WEEKS PRIZE IS A REALLY COOL GIFT BASKET FROM THE ANIMAL CENTER.

Thank you for all of our prize donors. Yall are awesome!!

Weight loss program and upcoming Events

It's been a while since I blogged.....can you tell january was here. We've had tons of new faces running around and it's been great to get to know them. Our weight loss program is in it's 3rd week. Everyone is losing....I think my team is winning. It's not too late to get on a team and learn to be healthy and shed some holiday poundage.

So far we have incorporated 3 simple habits into our lives....eat a "Queen" size breakfast, eat 7-11 fruits and vegetables and this week is 64 ounces of water. We are also trying to be active and exercise at least 4 days per week burning an accumulation of 1500-2000 calories per week. Awesome job everyone!!!

UPCOMING EVENTS!!!
February 26th at 6:30- "What not to wear" Meet our professional Stylist for the latest in spring fashion and to learn how to look your best in your clothes. A sign up is required for this event at the front desk.

2nd Annual Cheerleading Conditioning Clinic- is scheduled for March 2-April 9. LSU cheerleaders will be our guest coaches. Come and get ready for try-outs. 90% of those attending last year made the squad.

4th Annual Free Month March- Non-members come and try us for a month free. Just pay the assessment fee. It's a time to try us and not be committed. If you are a member elsewhere, here's an opportunity for a change of scenery without leaving your gym. Members can register each week in march for prizes. Local vendors have donated awesome gifts and meals for our awesome members.

Thank you for being a part of Fitness Design. If you aren't a member, we'd love to have you. Come give us a try!!

New Year's Resolutions

Well, it's that time of year again where everyone is doing the same thing that they did last year. Losing weight, getting in shape, eating better....The enthusiasm of working out usually goes away by mid February. Not this year at Fitness Design. In 2009 our goal is retention and learning to love working out. Ok, so I'll settle for sort of enjoy it. We are starting "Decrease your Assets by Tax Season" It's a ten week program geared toward eating better, exercising regularly and decreasing whatever it is that's weighing you down. (weight, blood pressure, stress, etc) Of course, it is a competition. We'll track your successes on the "DOW" (Decreasing Your Weight) chart. Your "Accountant" (instructor) will keep you on the straight and narrow, informing you of any changes in the "economy" (the program). One team will get a refund on April 15th. (end of competition). The best part about it is if you finish the ten week program you would have exercised for 1/4 of the year. How awesome is that? Sign up now at the front desk. It's a $2 charge to play the market. The winners will split the money collected. It all starts January 26th.