Alessia Vivod, exercise coach at Ultimate Fitness Inc., presented at the Arnold Palmer Hospital “Healthy Lifestyle Program” event on Saturday, July 22. She spoke to over 50 adults and children on the topic of “Physical Hunger vs. Emotional Hunger” when making good nutritional food choices. She encouraged parents to listen to their children’s feelings and […]
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Julie Cole and Alessia Vivod from Ultimate Fitness, Inc. attended “Harriet’s Happy Hour,” a Winter Park Chamber event. This event was the kick off to Fashion Week on Park Avenue. Our hats in the photo were part of Harriet Lake’s collection. She is a well-known Central Florida philanthropist.
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We are excited to introduce Alessia Vivod to our Ultimate Fitness, Inc. team! Alessia received an M.S. in Clinical Psychology from Barry University in Miami. In her study of the problem of obesity, she realized the importance of fitness for a healthy lifestyle. As an athlete herself, she was a high school standout in girls […]
Read MoreDon’t forget that New Year’s Resolution for a healthy and fit lifestyle. Here is a video of one of our clients to give you the motivation you need to stay or get back “on track.”
Read MoreExercise Keeps Baby Boomers Active and Healthy at Ultimate Fitness, Inc. Baby Boomers are described as people born between 1946 and 1964. That’s a lot of us! So in 2106, that spans the age group of 51 to 70 years of age. Although we are still active and plan on living healthy lives, we notice […]
Read MoreOn Friday, May 6, several employees from the OB/GYN Winter Park office of Dr. Wendy Whitcomb, joined us for their after work fitness class. Taylor LeBlanc from Smoothie King brought custom made nutritional low fat smoothies for the participants. They are called the chocolate Ultimate Fitness Gladiator and are available now at the store on […]
Read MoreUltimate Fitness, Inc., Rosemarie “Bud” Seaman was interviewed on WESH Channel 2 with her client, Janine Hutchinson. Janine has now lost over 210 pounds, thanks to her commitment to exercise and health and the coaching of Bud. Janine wants to inspire others and give them the courage to lose weight.
Read MoreWe had a great meeting with Yordan and Allison, DPTs at Saylor Physical Therapy. Saylor offers a personal and one on one service to their clients, very similar to the style of Bud at Ultimate Fitness. Saylor was interested in knowing more about what we do at Ultimate Fitness so that they could have a […]
Read MoreTaylor Le Blanc, manager of the Smoothie King on Aloma, came to Ultimate Fitness so we could try her special Smoothie designed just for Ultimate Fitness! Called “Bud’s Ultimate Gladiator Smoothie, ” Taylor made it similar to the one that Bud serves at her weight loss retreats. Taylor brought three versions, but everyone liked the […]
Read MoreRon writes: I have not had a blog entry in quite a while because I hit the proverbial brick wall. I had to stop exercising due to severe pain in my back and subsequently had to have back surgery. This required having my L4 and L5 vertebrae fused. The surgery went well, but the recovery […]
Read MoreToday, Julie Cole, marketing director, attended a presentation by Mary Gardner of Mary Gardner Communications, LLC. Her topic was “Polished and Powerful Public Speaking.” The class was part of the Small Business Education Series and presented by Strombeck Consulting CPA’s. Joining the Winter Park Chamber has allowed Ultimate Fitness, Inc. to have more visibility in […]
Read MoreBetter than drugs! Sustained exercise may be able to slow or even reverse the biological changes that cause dementia, according to new research presented at the 2015 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Washington. Researchers assigned 65 sedentary men and women with memory loss to either regiar or aerobic exercise or stretching for 45 minutes four […]
Read MoreA study in New York revealed new government data that showed that in most states, the rate of adult obesity is not moving. Results from a telephone survey show obesity rates stayed about the same in 45 states last year! There were small increases in Kansas, Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio and Utah. The 2014 survey […]
Read MoreAlthough Ron has experienced his ups and downs on his weight loss journey since January 1st, his continued efforts to “stay the course” can be seen in these photos. Just seeing the change gives him the confidence and courage to keep going forward! See Ron shrink!
Read MoreAfter three months, I have lost 18 pounds, however most of that weight loss came in the first two months of my program. My struggle has been a yo yo routine of gaining 5 pounds and losing 5 pounds, then gaining 5 pounds and losing 5 pounds. I have felt frustrated, angry at myself and […]
Read MoreUgghh!!! It has been a very difficult past few weeks. I gained weight and felt like a total failure. All my internal critical voices hit me hard, telling me how many times I had failed in the past, that my weight gain was a sign that I would fail again, that I should just give […]
Read MoreAs Ron reports (as of Tuesday, March 10): Very difficult couple of weeks. Healthy eating has been a real struggle due to emotional and financial issues. I ate out at restaurants more often than I needed to and did not control my portion sizes. After eating too many carbs and sugar from the desserts, my blood […]
Read MoreBefore giving Ron’s stats for the months of January and February, he wanted to share his current life situation. This directly impacts his emotions, and as he is learning, dealing with the emotions is what he needs to do in order to keep focused on his wellness plan. Ron shares: Really struggled with eating this week due […]
Read MoreRon struggled this week with his weight loss program and fell into an old pattern of emotional eating. This is what he says: “Really struggled with food craving this week. After every meal I was focused on when the next meal would be. Continuous cravings!!! Was overcome by loneliness and financial issues and went on […]
Read MoreBuddy exercises are a “twofer” because both parties win and have fun at the same time. As you can see, Julie and Cindy have time to laugh as they face each other while doing push ups. Each time they did a push up, they had to clap each other’s opposite hand. It takes some coordination, […]
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