Teamworks Fitness

Friday Night Sled Fight!!!

Michael Craven — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:17:47 +0000

What better way to kick off the weekend than waging war on the sleds! Check out the Herculean efforts of our Friday evening adult fitness class in the video below. Hope to catch you there next time!

Everyday Champions Feature: Sandy Yelen

Michael Craven — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:36:05 +0000

This past June, the MSN fitness-oriented site, Fitbie.com featured one of our longtime members, Sandy Yelen, in a project called “Everyday Champions.”

The Everyday Champions feature documented Sandy’s journey into the lifestyle of an athlete. In her time here, Sandy has developed a passion for Olympic weightlifting and has even had the courage to step on the platform to compete on several occasions.

You can check out the video below where the Fitbie team followed along with Sandy’s day-to-day activities as a mother and business owner, in addition to her training in Olympic weightlifting.

We are all very proud of Sandy and her commitment to becoming an “Everyday Champion,” and we know that you will find inspiration in her story so be sure to check it out!

Click here for the video!

*When the window pops up, you may have to scroll down on the right hand side to find Sandy’s video

Train Like an Olympian

Michael Craven — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:01:59 +0000

Wanna Do What They Do??

Then come be a part of

Olympic Weightlifting

at Teamworks

Now you don’t have to earn your trip to the Olympic Games to be a part of the weightlifting action!!!

Join us at Teamworks Fitness and gain hands-on experience in training with the Olympic lifts!!!

All Skill levels welcome…whether you are a battle-tested veteran looking to sharpen your skills, or an O-lifting newbie who has been inspired by the herculean efforts of the world’s best this past summer…Teamworks Fitness has the program for you!

The 10-week program begins Monday September 10^th and runs through Friday November 16^th

To register, contact us at 978.369.6755 or email mike@teamworksfitness.com

Click here for more information

Sign-up now, Space is limited!!!

The World’s Top Freerunner/Parkour Athletes to Perform (and TEACH) at Teamworks Acton – Sunday, June 3rd 1:00p

David Jack — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:52:46 +0000

YOU WILL BE SPELLBOUND – YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO MOVE BETTER

Come join us June 3rd at 1p at Teamworks in Acton (30 Great Road) when some of the world’s greatest (we’re talking Michael Jordan level in their sport) freerunners perform for FREE* at Teamworks in Acton, followed by an optional 2 hour Parkour workshop led by the performers and local coaches – this will be the most fun you and your kids have had in a long time! It’s a MUST see -

This will be the only WFPF (World Freerunning Parkour Federation) show/workshop open to the general public in New England. The Federation has much bigger aspirations than “kids jumping off buildings”. The WFPF tagline is “Know Obstacles, Know Freedom”, and in addition to teaching kids how to move better and stay healthy, the sport encourages its athletes to learn how to overcome obstacles by identifying challenges and managing them with the tools they already have, and/or by motivating them to acquire new ones in order to do so – a metaphor for life. They beleive that each time you Know Obstacles and work to overcome them, you will Know Freedom.

You do not want to miss this show – the best in the world here in Boston for 1 day!!! FREE*!

For more information, or to register for the workshop (limited spots) YOU MUST contact Tammy at tammyn@twcenters.com -

*The show is FREE of charge- We are suggesting a minimum of a $20 donation per workshop attendee to help support the athletes and their sport*

MEET THE RUNNERS – (and your World-Class workshop coaches)

MTV REALITY SHOW SEASON WINNER – Ben “Jenx” Jenkin

PHIL “Philly Dee” DOYLE – Ranked 3rd in the World in FreeRunning/Parkour Championships

Limited Time Reebok Friends and Family offer for Teamworks Customers

David Jack — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:58:16 +0000

Reebok International was kind enough to extend their limited time friends and family offers to Teamworks Fitness. They are allowing us to share the deal with our customers, so please accept it as a small token of our appreciation for your loyatly and for choosing us for your family recreation and fitness activities.

We will be offering additional products and services in the near future, so please stay tuned!

Happy Spring!

All our best,

The Teamworks Family

Small Group Custom Fitness

David Jack — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:10:08 +0000

Small Group Custom Fitness (SGC) is one of our flagship offerings at Teamworks Fitness/CATZ Sports Acton. Though we have been complimented on running very effective and fun adult group fitness, as well as our youth athlete development programs, SGC for both adults and competitive athletes is our strength.

WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT?

Small client/athelte to coach ratio (4-6 max)
Individual evaluations and customized screens
Personal goal identification, creation and timeline planning
Nutritional and lifestyle adaptation
Customized, progressive training programs built with your evaluation, goal(s), and personal interests as the driver
ALL the benefits of personal training, without the COST – as low as $25 per session.

SPECIAL LIMITED TIME OFFER:

NEW CLIENTS - Take action in the month of March and receive a one time special offer on SGC -purchase two months of training, and receive your third month FREE!

EXISTING CLIENTS - Refer someone to the program and you both receive the deal. In fact, for every person you refer to SGC, you will receive a month of SCG training FREE! So if you can refer 3, you will train for a whole 12 week block FREE OF CHARGE!!!

Many of our clients blend their SGC sessions with strategic adult/athlete group classes as directed by their lead coach. Their results have been incredible, and their satisfaction with the program is quite high (as you can see in the video above). In fact, every one of our current SGC clients has extended for another 3 month training block.

If it’s time to get the most out of your fitness and the sacrifices you are making to include it in your life, then SGC is for you. Please contact us at 978-402-8340 to learn more or to schedule your personal evaluation and screen.

You are capable of so much more, let us help you achieve it!

The Teamworks Fitness/CATZ Team

March Madness Referral Contest 2012 – 1 WEEK LEFT!!!

David Jack — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:07:34 +0000

Thanks to everyone for our referrals so far – please keep them coming – we have some GREAT new clients thanks to you – 1 WEEK LEFT TO WIN IT!!!

Clients currently in the running:

Rita, Sarah, Dennis, Casey, Grace….

The Teamworks Fitness/CATZ Sports Acton, March Madness Referral Contest -

March 1, 2012 – March 31, 2012

The Details:

For every 3 trials you refer to any of our programs, youth and/or adult, you will receive a $50 training credit.
If at least 1 person signs up for ANY package, you will receive 1 month of adult group training free. You will receive an additional month of free adult group training for every 3 trials you refer with one sign up.
The person that refers the most people in the month of March (with at least 1 sign up for every 3 trials) wins the contest grand prize.
Referrals must be NEW customers.

WHAT DO YOU WIN?

Refer the most in the month of March, and receive the following:

Reebok Custom On-Line Shoe Design certificate – worth up to $150.00
A one hour massage from Elements Massage in Acton
3 Months Free Adult Group Training
$100 Cash
Exercise DVD of Choice
CATZ Training Shirt

Total Prize value exceeds $750!!!!

Please consider referring people like yourself – there is absolutely no obligation and no pressure. Your referrals will be treated professionally, and offered a first time special training package deal courtesy of you.

Your trust in us and your referrals are how we have grown our business, and been able to help others. Thank you for continuing to support us, and share your experiences here with our community. We truly appreciate it, and are on a mission to grow our business and reach more people. We need your help, and that is why we want to reward you for it!

Please reach out to us at 978-402-8340 if you have any questions, or would like us to reach out to your referrals on your behalf.

With sincere thanks,

The Teamworks/CATZ Sports Team

Olympic Lifting and Metabolic Density Training Workshop

David Jack — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:55:10 +0000

Join us Monday 9/26 at 5p when we welcome Charles Staley, a fitness and training industy icon, to Teamworks/CATZ Acton for a rare hands-on workshop.

The workshop will focus on two specific areas:

1) Olympic Lifting Competency in a Day – Learning, adjusting and using olympic lifts safely in your training/fitness program. The olympic lifts make training fun, and can produce results in athletics, body composition and power when used safely and appropriately. Charles has an incredible knack of breaking the lifts/movements down to their simplest parts, and identifying areas for improvement. Whether you are an elite athlete or a 50 year old stay home mom, you will benefit from this information.

2) More Work – Less TIME - Charles is the inventor of EDT (Escalating Density Training), a brilliant workout method used to build muscle, reduce injury and burn fat. The buzz word in fitness today is “metabolic” training, and whether it’s P90X, Bootcamp, CrossFit, or GroupX – it can be brutally effective when done safely. However, many systems, coaches and individual exercisers have difficulty programming this style of training. Learn how to get more out of 30 minutes than 3 of your current days of training, and why this approach is so brilliant. Charles and I will share, and expand upon, 1 key phrase that we hope will change your thinking, and your training philosophy, forever!

The Details:

WHERE: Teamworks Fitness/CATZ – 30 Great Road, Acton, MA 01720 – 978-402-8340
WHEN: Monday, September 26, 2011 – 5p-8p
WHO: Charles Staley and David Jack
COST: $50.00

SPACE IS LIMITED!! FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED! Spread the word, bring a friend, and save 10% each.

Looking forward to seeing you Monday night!

David Jack

Teamworks Fitness/CATZ

P.S. THE DVD “Olympic Lifting Competency in a Day” will be available for sale and given away as prizes. It’s a GREAT resource to own!!

The Power of Play

David Jack — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:20:09 +0000

It’s a short post, but PLEASE read this and understand just how important the concept of play truly is, and do something, anything to honor it -

An important 2008 report by the American Academy of Pediatrics helped American parents take play seriously. It begins:

Play is so important to optimal child development that it has been recognized by the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights as a right of every child. This birthright is challenged by forces including child labor and exploitation practices, war and neighborhood violence, and the limited resources available to children living in poverty. However, even those children who are fortunate enough to have abundant available resources and who live in relative peace may not be receiving the full benefits of play. Many of these children are being raised in an increasingly hurried and pressured style that may limit the protective benefits they would gain from child-driven play. Because every child deserves the opportunity to develop to their unique potential, child advocates must consider all factors that interfere with optimal development and press for circumstances that allow each child to fully reap the advantages associated with play. (1) .

The most powerful statement in the whole paragraph is that PLAY is considered a human RIGHT for every child! Read it again – a human right. A blog, a post, an article isn’t enough to cover the benefits that play offers kids of all ages (and adults). The impact on learning, biomotor quality development, emotional intelligence, IQ, brain and neural development, human interaction (including creativity, problem solving, conflict resolution, boundaries and consequences, etc…) and general lifelong health and wellness is immeasurable. Study after study proves it. And oh by the way…ITS FUN! In a hard, over-structured and highly scheduled world, its exactly what the doctor ordered for our children (and ourselves), not more stress, more scheduling and more structured activity.

Please continue to support play and the knowledge that reaches FAR beyond frivolous activity/use of time, and feel free to share some play ideas below. Great ideas are wasted when they aren’t shared.

September 24, 2011 is National Play Day – make it a point to go have some fun!

David Jack

P.S.

Here’s a link to a great article on the benefits play:

http://www.ncpad.org/fun/fact_sheet.php?sheet=907&view=all

If you want to learn more from some of the best minds in the country relative to youth and fitness/play, I encourage you to use the IYCA.org and Dr. Kwame Brown and his Move Theory as starting point resources. You can also use a playground, ball, dance floor or just move when all else fails .

Food and Drugs – Are they that different?

David Jack — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:14:27 +0000

When we talk about addiction, the first thing that comes to mind might be drugs and alcohol. The damage they cause in the lives of the individuals and families they effect need not be discussed in detail, as we know they are real with many of you reading this possessing first hand experience. When we think about foods, however, its rare that we consider their effects as ”drug-like”, nor would we associate their impact on human health in a comparative way. However, research and real life is painting us a very different picture. Let’s take good ole’ table sugar for example.

In the late 1800′s the average american consumed about 10-15 pounds of added sugar per year. By the turn of the 21st century, that number had sky-rocketed to nearly 150lbs per year, a truly staggering statistic. With all the data on the obesity epedemic and considering the rise of diabetes, you would think that sugar intake, (a highly responsible party for those issues) would decline. It’s not. Why?

In addition to being physiological, its effects are highly emotional. In fact, sugar can create both a neurological and emotional response similar to that of recreational drugs. The only difference is that you might wind up in the hospital or doctors office to deal with its repercussions, not court or jail like other addictive substances. Need proof? Here is an excerpt from a 2008 study (one of many) conducted at Princeton University:

“Researchers at Princeton University studying bingeing and dependency in rats have found that when the animals ingest large amounts of sugar, their brains undergo changes similar to the changes in the brains of people who abuse illegal drugs like cocaine and heroin.”

Even if there were no studies to prove the addictive properties of added sugar like this one, (and other preservatives and food additives) the proof lies in the pudding: the reality of the human condition:

When told to eat properly, fruits, veggies, lean protein, good carbs, people say, “I’m going on a diet” – not true. They are coming OFF a diet and starting to EAT properly.
When asked if they are happy with the extra weight they’re carrying, almost every individual says no - which begs the question – then why are you still carrying it? If it was that easy, no one would be overweight – sugar, food, additives are addictive, and therefore, its a disease by definition. Dictionary.com states addiction as: “the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming.” If you can’t stop drinking those sodas or eating those donuts, you are in some stage of addiction to them. If you have to use will power and “give them up”, same deal.

The effect has to do with serotonin and the limbic system (pleasure system of the brain) among other things. Once we open the door to that substance (like sugar) just like a drug, we are suseptible to its addictive properties. A conversation for another time.

For now, focus on these things:

One ingredient foods – stay as close to them as you can, with as many of your food choices as possible - fish, chicken, apples, broccoli, etc…
Limit added sugar – you can find it on foods labels – sugar in a product is not always bad, but when the ingredient itself (like sugar or any form of it) is listed on the label, its been added, and is not natrually occurring. Oranges have sugar, but its naturally occurring, cookies, not so much. The guidelines are loose, but its recommended that women ingest no more than 100 calories of added sugars per day, and men, no more than 150. That’s about 25 and 37 grams respectively. To start, keeping added sugar at or below 10 percent of your total daily calories is a solid goal.
Eat things that grow naturally – from the ground, on trees and from mothers As my friend Brooks Tiller would say – ” you don’t see any twinkie trees or pop tart plants do you?”.
Consider a spring cleaning, and a small, safe fast. For more information on the benefits of it, click the link to read an article I contributed to on MSN.com. http://fitbie.msn.com/lose-weight/diet-cleanse-thats-safe-and-really-works

The bottom line – realize that a war rages, and your body is the target. Take appropriate steps to fight the battle one day at a time and respect your body like the miracle it is. If you had a Ferrari you wouldn’t dump acid in the gas tank. You have a much more incredible machine, so treat it that way.

David Jack

Teamworks Fitness – Acton, MA