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PTI’s Morning Runs with Dee Mullin,  Personal Training Institute’s Franchise Services Director.

Start your morning right with an outdoor run! Runners are strongly encouraged to bring a small water bottle to all outdoor runs.

Thursday, 7/28/2011 – 6am: 2.5 Mile jog – Beginner runners welcome!
Meet at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis on 55 4th Street at 5:50am and take a light 2.5 mile jog with Dee. We’ll keep the pace between a 10:30/11:30 minute mile. Walkers are welcome too! This is not a competition; it’s about camaraderie and fitness! We should return to the Marriott by 6:30. Guaranteed to leave you feeling energized the rest of the day!

Friday, 7/29/2011 – 6am: 5k practice run with Jared Fogle!
Meet at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis on 55 4th Street at 5:50am and prepare for Sunday’s San Francisco 5k, a 3.1 mile run, with Dee and Jared. Beginner to intermediate runners are encouraged to join! This run will be around a 10:00/11:00 minute mile pace and will leave you feeling confident for Sunday. We should return to the Marriott by 6:30. Even if you’re not participating in the 5k, join us to get some fresh air and an invigorating start to your morning!

Saturday 7/30/2011 – 6am: 5k or 10k run
Meet at San Francisco Marriott Marquis on 55 4th Street at 5:50am for a 3.1 or 6.2 mile morning workout with Dee! Runners should be looking to pace at approx 9:30/10:30 minute mile. The course is a loop, so runners looking to cover 6.2 miles should run the distance twice. This will be a relaxed, longer distance run. We should return to the Marriott by 7:15.

Let’s continue to raise our awareness and fight heart disease by incorporating these heart healthy foods into our diet.

Proteins to Choose:

Skim milk, Fat-Free or low fat dairy products, Egg whites or egg substitutes, Fish, such as salmon, Skinless poultry, Legumes, Soybeans and soy products and Lean ground meat.


Proteins to Limit or Avoid:

Whole milk and other full-fat dairy products, Organ meats such as liver, fatty and marbled meats, Spareribs, Fatty cold cuts, Full fat hot dogs, Sausages, and Bacon.

Fitness Fast Fact: Cross-Country Skiing can burn 306 calories in 30 minutes!!!

Personal Training Institute of Nanuet New York  is now under construction and looking forward to their late June opening.

Shown here is the front of the new PTI and co-owner Sylvia Stavella.  We can all assume why her husband Barry is not shown in pictures…. that’s a hard act to follow.

Franchise Manager Jessica Zimbler

Personal Training Institute of Commack has a client with a truly remarkable story to tell, according to Jessica Zimbler, Franchise Manager.

A 43 year old mother of 3  joined Commack PTI back  in January 2009. At  5″ 1′ 220 lbs and 28% body fat, her goal was to increase her strength and endurance and lose 5 lbs.  She signed up for a Body Pro package and so began her journey.  By December of 2009, she weighed 107 lbs with a body fat of 19%.  All the clients aspired to look exactly like her!

Then, in December of 2009, this perfectly fit and healthy woman was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.  The doctors removed part of her lung and a month ago she finished up her chemotherapy treatments.  In 6 weeks she is going in for a hysterectomy.  Believe  it or not she returned to me the other day to start working out again.  She brought me into my office, sat me down. Although she was clearly fatigued and showing all the signs of a person in recovery, she smiled like always, and told me her doctors attributed her remarkably fast recovery to her exercise regimen.  She took my hand, looked me in the eye and said, “PTI saved my life.”  We did a little crying and went off to do a workout.  She walked out of the gym and told me unequivocally that by August she will be running and doing body weight chins again.

Congratulations to Kim Starbard of Personal Training of Guilford CT.  From her own Facebook page -

Holy cow, I’m in! Kim Starbard, officially accepted to run the New York City Marathon November, 2010. Train, train, train….

Let us know who else is in as Team PTI.

Congratulations to our latest Personal Training Institute Basic Training Class.  Shown here is Sylvia Stavella who with her husband Barry will be opening in Nanuet NY in several weeks.  In the background (although he’s not really shy) is Kyle Germanton who will be opening approximately May 10 in West Caldwell NJ.

We’ve made it to the “Big Time”,  well, almost.  Now you can visit us on our own PTI Channel on You Tube.

Check us out at PTI TV to see how awesome Personal Training Institute really  is.

Newsflash from Polar Heart Rate Monitors:

Jennifer Villani the Northeast Sales Manager of Polar  has  awarded Personal Training Institute as the 3rd best fitness center chain in the entire Northeast at selling heart rate monitors, for the 1st quarter of 2010.
Congratulations to the entire Personal Training Institute team.  The goal, of course is to be number 1 next time.

Cardio Boxing/Strength Training

We are excited to announce that PTI is now incorporating Cardio Boxing into our current program!  In combination with strength training, boxing will condition the total body and provide major benefit to your endurance and cardiovascular systems.  Boxing promotes a person’s well being by strengthening their self-discipline.   By integrating 2 minute bouts of cardio boxing into a PTI full body strength training workout, the following benefits will be achieved:

• Increased coordination and balance
• Anaerobic & aerobic conditioning
• Overall weight loss
• Decrease resting heart rate
• Increase fat loss
• Increase caloric expenditure
• Reduces stress

Try it now and let us know what you think?