Is your Personal Trainer utilizing VIDEO capabilities within your Sessions? If not, they should be.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not promoting the purchase or use of professional grade movie cameras mounted on tripods or being held by an assistant, but rather something as simple as the use of the VIDEO feature on my IPhone 3GS that I’ll often utilize in-session in two different ways…..

First, I’ll often use video to help correct each Client’s form when they are struggling with a particular exercise, if both front facing and side mirrors may not be available. I’ll have my Client perform the exercise, and I’ll take 20 second clips of them, which we’ll review immediately upon completion and discuss where they are doing well, or not hitting the points/angles/flexion/etc. that I want. You’d be amazed at how different a point of view you can get when you’re seeing yourself from a different angle on camera. This has been great aide in helping Clients maximize the form I want when they have a moment to see themselves, in a relaxed state, while we work to correct the exercise together.

Second, I keep an array of exercises saved on my phone of myself, or some of my best Clients, that I’ll have Client’s review before we start a new or difficult exercise. This way, instead of using myself as the guinea pig all the time, I have the option of reviewing the clip with my Client together, and we can see what parts of the exercise are most important to focus on and how it’ll be performed properly at resting, flexion, and exertion points. It really doesn’t take much, just some simple ‘home video’ style clips that give you an entirely different point of view.

Additionally, utilizing the internet features of my IPhone has been a part of it as well. In the past, I’ve been able to quickly bring up a few trusted sites that have excellent clips of difficult exercises, or I’ve even gone to YouTube to bring up some clips that I’ve liked to have on hand. The possibilities are endless when you have a palm sized video camera and computer all in one!!

You can find a sample of videos, both of some basic and more advanced exercises, on our FACEBOOK FAN PAGE

***OUR BOOT CAMPS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SUMMER. WE WILL BE STARTING SESSIONS BACK UP IN EARLY SEPTEMBER AND RUNNING UNTIL THE SNOW STOPS US….

….SEE YOU ALL IN THE FALL***

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**Our Spring Boot Camp will be completing this Thursday, June 10th. Our Summer Boot Camp is essentially an extension for existing participants who have wished to continue, as well as an opportunity for new interested members to reserve their slot at the reduced prepaid rate. Since our Camp has started, we have been able to change the format and pace each week, as well as integrating new equipment I have purchased recently. Please see new updated information about days, times, location, and payment below**

>>>CHECK OUT SOME NEW UPDATED PICS BELOW OF SAMPLE EQUIPMENT WE BRING TO EACH SESSION<<<

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*SUMMER BOOT CAMPS*

SNF Fitness will now be extending it’s Spring Boot Camp into the Summer Session. Camps will remain the same, every Tuesday & Thursday evenings, starting at 645pm. Camp will start on Tuesday, June 15th.

(Our Spring Camp ends this upcoming Thursday)

We will be offering the Evening Camp only for the next 4 week block.

***Please see REGISTRATION instructions below***

Start Dates

Evening Session: TUESDAY, JUNE 15th – 645PM

[This Camp will run every Tues/Thurs evening at 645pm for 4 weeks]

Location

The Fields at 254 Quarry Street (adjacent to The Tirrell Room)

[Backup location, if fields are full any days, will be at the Baseball Fields at the corner of Quarry/Furnace Brook Pkwy]

Camp Cost

$80 for a full 4 Week/8 Session Camp –(Just $10 bucks per Session for prepaid participants)

**I will also be offering a “Bonus Sunday” Session during this 4 week block for all prepaid participants – This will essentially be an extra/free Workout for all prepaid members that we’ll do on a designated Sunday evening per group vote**

*Bring a Friend any Session at the Walk-In rate of $15/Session*

What to Expect

These Camps will be a bit different than most Outdoor Boot Camps. Each participant will be completing typical cardiovascular/plyometric/body-weight style exercises like most Camps, as well as having the opportunity to utilize both the Real Weight & Functional Equipment we travel with. Equipment brought to each Camp may include: light dumbbells, kettle bells, pushup bars, Superbands, JC bands, agility ladder, agility cones, banana steps, medicine balls and more. Also, because of the way we’ll time each round, and set up our equipment in ‘Circular Stations,’ these Camps will be effective for ALL fitness levels.

*To Register for this Camp, please fill out our New Client Intake Form >HERE< – In the ‘NAME’ field, please put ” – Evening ” after your name so that we know you are interested in our Boot Camp. You will receive a call or email shortly after to go over any Q’s and discuss payment options.

CANNONBALLS/CORE MED BALL

BANANA STEPS/AGILITY LADDER/NEUTRAL PUSH

CANNONBALLS/45 DEGREE,15 FT. HILL WE USE

JC BANDS ON DIFFERENT MOUNT POINTS

KETTLEBELLS/LITE DUMBBELLS

CORE BALL/MED BALL/LITE BAND

CANNONBALLS/MED BALLS/JC BANDS

CONE AGILITY STATION - SIDE SHUFFLES

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UPDATE 5/23/10 : THIS CAMP WILL NOW BE STARTING CLOSER TO 645PM EACH TUES/THURS PER GROUP VOTE OF OUR CONSISTENT WEEKLY ATTENDEES. SO FOR ANYONE PLANNING TO DO A “WALK-IN” SESSION, PLAN FOR THE 645-745P TIME BLOCK. ***CAMP HAS BEEN GOING GREAT! WE’VE HAD BIG GROUPS LAST FEW SESSIONS AND WE’RE CONSTANTLY CHANGING UP THE FORMAT AND EXERCISES TO KEEP IT FRESH!***

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UPDATE 5/2/10 : WE WILL BE RUNNING THE EVENING BOOT CAMP SESSION ONLY FOR THE NEXT 6 WEEK BLOCK. THE EVENING CAMP WILL BE STARTING THIS TUESDAY AND RUNNING STEADY FOR THE NEXT 6 WEEKS. WE STILL HAVE A HANDFUL OF SLOTS STILL OPEN AS WELL. THANKS.

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*SPRING BOOT CAMPS*

SNF Fitness will once again be offering Spring Boot Camps starting this month.

We will be offering the Evening Camp only for the next 6 week block.

***Please see REGISTRATION instructions below***

Start Dates

Evening Session: TUESDAY, MAY 4TH – 630PM

[This Camp will run every Tues/Thurs evening at 630pm for 6 weeks]

Location

The Fields at 254 Quarry Street (adjacent to The Tirrell Room)

[Backup location, if fields are full any days, will be at the Baseball Fields at the corner of Quarry/Furnace Brook Pkwy]

Camp Cost

$110 for a full 6 Week/12 Session Camp

(Just about $9 bucks per Session!)

*Bring a Friend any Session at the Walk-In rate of $12/Session*

What to Expect

These Camps will be a bit different than most Outdoor Boot Camps. Each participant will be completing typical cardiovascular/plyometric/body-weight style exercises like most Camps, as well as having the opportunity to utilize both the Real Weight & Functional Equipment we travel with. Equipment brought to each Camp may include: light dumbbells, kettle bells, pushup bars, Superbands, JC bands, agility ladder, agility cones, banana steps, medicine balls and more. Also, because of the way we’ll time each round, and set up our equipment in ‘Circular Stations,’ these Camps will be effective for ALL fitness levels.

*To Register for one, or both of these Camps, please fill out our New Client Intake Form >HERE< – In the NAME field, please put ” – Evening ” or ” – Morning ” after your name so that we know which Camp you are signing up for. You will receive a call or email shortly after to go over any Q’s and discuss payment options.

Registration is Closed, but walk-ins are always welcome to try a Camp!!.

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*JOIN OUR UPDATED FACEBOOK FAN PAGE, WHICH NOW FEATURES VIDEO OF SOME GOOD EXERCISES DONE WITH PIECES OF FUNCTIONAL EQUIPMENT I TRAVEL WITH, AS WELL AS SOLID EXERCISES DONE AT COMPLEX/COMMUNITY/HOME BASED GYM’S WITH LIMITED EQUIPMENT, SPACES, RESOURCES, TIME CONSTRAINTS, ETC…THESE ARE COMBINATIONS OF BEGINNER, INTERMEDIATE, AND ADVANCED MOVEMENTS THAT MAY BE INCORPORATED INTO A CLIENT’S WORKOUT SESSION….

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SNF FITNESS is now accepting PayPal online payments. So, if you’d like to get a jump start on your Personal Training that may not be in your “cash-in-hand” budget, feel free to use your credit card with us and get started today!

https://www.paypal.com/

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*CHECK OUT OUR HUGE PRIVATE CORPORATE BOOT CAMP FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE PARK PLAZA HOTEL IN BOSTON!!!

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*WE’RE GROWING!! CHECK OUT THE PROFILES OF TWO NEW PARTNERS OF SNF FITNESS. CLICK ON EACH OF  THE LINKS BELOW!!

SITE STAFF UPDATES |||||||||| FACEBOOK FAN PAGE UPDATES WITH FULL BIOS & PICS

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SNF Fitness is just about to complete Week 3 of one of our first very large, Indoor Winter Corporate Boot Camps. This Private Camp is being run for employees of the Park Plaza Hotel Boston, at The Castle. I was contacted prior to the 1st of the year about information regarding structure and pricing of our Camps to pass along to those interested,  and was selected out of those who responded to hold this Camp. This has become a HUGE Camp with 25 confirmed participants prior to our very first Session. With the combination of the number of participants, and the size of the facility(nearly as much space as a football field), we have been able to put together an amazing Camp that includes agility stations, lunge/squat stations, stability stations, functional & real weight equipment stations(JC Bands, SuperBands, Med Balls, dumbbells, jump ropes, etc), ladder station, push/pull banded stations, power jump stations(over banana steps), punch out, and jogging/sprint stations. The Camp is broken up into various timed Warmup, Movement Rounds, Sprint, and Core Rounds to keep the flow fresh and have each participant constantly doing something different. The Camp has been a HUGE success thus far.

If your Company is interested in doing a Private Corporate Boot Camp such as this, please contact me for FULL details and pricing strategies. The larger the Camp, the cheaper I can make it for each individual Participant –Though pricing will vary Camp to Camp,  with the ideal location and the large number of pre-paid Participants for this Camp, it allowed me to bring the price down to $6/Session!!

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"Start" - An Empty Castle

"Start" - An Empty Castle

Agility/Shuffle Station - Cones

Various Stations & Agility Ladder

Power Jumps - Banana Steps

Stations

Castle "Art Work" (&Agility Station)

The Group Warming Up

The Group Warming Up

The Group Warming Up

The Group Working the Stations

The Group Working the Stations

Core Round - On Back

Core Round - On Back

Core Round - Planks

Core Round - Planks

An EXHAUSTED Group!

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Please feel free to take advantage of our new Gift Certificates from SNF FITNESS!!! Help a spouse, girlfriend, boyfriend, cousin, brother, co-worker, uncle, dog walker, garbage man, etc. etc. get off the couch and starting exercising with us!! This is a great way to encourage the start of a new FITNESS regimen right NOW or for the start of the new year!!

Gift Certificates can be purchased in One or Two Session denominations. Each Certificate will be printed with your specific gift denomination as seen below, as well as a “To & From” line to fill in the respective names of each. Each Certificate will also be accompanied by a gift envelope, so that you need only to pop a bow on it and present your gift!

From now, until FEB 1ST, I am offering a full $10 off my going rate for these Gift Certificates!! A gift of ONE Session will now cost you only $55, and a gift of TWO Sessions will cost you $110(as opposed to $65&$120 respectively). So take advantage of a great gift idea at a now reduced rate TODAY!!

Email all inquries to: steve@snf-fitness.com with a subject line of “gift certificates,” as well as a number we can contact you at.

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A few images from the Caliber Sports Club within the Archstone Building in Boston. This is a Private Gym within this Boston residence that includes a wealth of professional equipment and an indoor swimming pool. I’ve started working with residents at this location within the past week….

View of Some Cardio Equipment/Stretching Area

Entrance/Towel Area View into Weight Room

View Down Weight Room towards Dumbbell/Bench Area

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More Images from my ongoing Quincy Boot Camp this past Saturday morning. Please check the updated post on this Camp for new information regarding dates/times and duration of the ongoing Sessions….

The Group in Action on Station Drills

The Group in Action on Station Drills

The Group in Action on Station Drills

Alternate View including Power Jump Station