News Release

Trainer to You Launches FitCAMP, Putting Fun Back into Fitness Training with Functional Exercises for Everyday Life

TEMECULA, CA, November 16 2007 – Trainer to You, a personal training company based in Temecula, has the answer for adults and kids who need to lose weight, build strength, increase agility and stamina, and improve general fitness, but find exercising to be tedious.

The company is launching FitCAMP with four programs: FitCAMP, FitCAMPPlus, LunchCAMP, and KidsCAMP. All FitCAMP programs utilize functional training techniques, which “teach muscle groups to work together, rather than isolating individual muscles,” says FitCAMP trainer Teri McQuaid. Adds Helen Ryan, also a FitCAMP trainer, “What good is doing bicep curls if you can’t carry a suitcase without hurting your back? Working the body as a whole helps you perform better in your daily life.”

FitCAMP is a 60-minute total-body workout using bodyweight training, strength and agility drills, and endurance components. Sessions are designed for people just getting started with exercising as well as those who need a challenge.

FitCAMPPlus is a 45-minute version of FitCAMP created specifically for plus-sized individuals interested in improving fitness and losing weight. Ryan says she wanted a program in which overweight people feel comfortable.

Ryan, who lost 82 pounds four years ago, knows what it feels like to carry extra weight. “I may be lean now, but I'll always remember how my 5-foot 1-inch body felt at 200 pounds," she says. "Our bodies don't move like thinner ones do. There are things we can do and things we can't…for now,” Ryan adds. “Through FitCAMPPlus, I want to help people become comfortable with their bodies and learn how good it feels to use them and accomplish something.”

LunchCAMP is a 30-minute condensed program designed to get people in shape during their lunch breaks. Sessions will be held indoors in Temecula where locker rooms and showers are available.
KidsCAMP is a 45-minute fitness adventure for kids age 8 to 15 geared towards getting kids moving. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over the past three decades the childhood obesity rate has more than doubled for preschool children and adolescents, while tripling for children aged 6-11 years. KidsCAMP aims to reverse that trend by providing a fun, yet challenging, exercise program.

“Obesity and illnesses resulting from obesity, such as diabetes, are on the rise in children,” notes McQuaid. “KidsCAMP is designed to make exercising interesting and enjoyable for those kids who don’t play sports and may be reluctant to get away from the TV or computer. We want to instill in young people a life-long interest in exercise.”

The programs start in January 2008, but space is limited and pre-registration is open now. Gift certificates are available for holiday gift-giving.

FitCAMPs are conducted by certified personal trainers. Sessions meet two days a week for four weeks and are ongoing and renewable. There will be indoor and outdoor sessions for each FitCAMP except LunchCAMP. The programs utilize an ever-changing variety of functional fitness training exercises and activities tailored to the abilities and goals common to the participants in each group.

Functional fitness training is a rapidly growing and popular form of personal training designed to provide a full-body workout for overall fitness. Instead of building specialized muscle strength or general endurance, functional fitness training engages more muscles simultaneously, utilizes the core, and improves balance, which assists everyday living and helps ward off nagging pain and injury.

Trainer to You is a physical fitness training company that offers a variety of one-on-one and group programs in the Temecula / Murrieta area. The company is led by experienced certified personal trainers Mark Severn, Teri McQuaid and Helen Ryan. Trainer to You brings programs to the home, pool, park, workplace or wherever is convenient for clients. For more information on Trainer to You’s many services visit www.trainertoyou.com or call 951-965-1011.