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17-YEAR-OLD EXERCISES HIS WAY TO 120-LB. WEIGHT LOSS
After John Pike’s father died, he turned to food to deal with his depression. By the time he was 16, the teen from Irvington, N.Y., had reached 280 lbs. “Physically, I was always drained of energy,” Pike, now 17, tells PEOPLE. “I would sleep most of the day. Emotionally, my depression grew. I moved to a new school and although it
ST. LOUIS’ NEWEST GYM TRAVELS TO YOU
Katie Mackenzie met her husband, Tony, at the Jewish Community Center in 2010. They bonded over exercise: She worked at the gym, and he was a member. Six years later, fitness still looms large for the couple, who have invested about $65,000 to launch the first GYMGUYZ franchise in St. Louis. Specialty gyms are now commonplace, from CrossFit to Orangetheory Fitness, but
8 WAYS YOU CAN INCREASE INNOVATION WHILE BOOTSTRAPPING
GET CREATIVE “When you’re starting out, watching finances is key. When I started, I was doing all the training on my own. I was driving the branded GYMGUYZ van for brand recognition and grass roots marketing. You more or less need to be a one-man-shop and constantly be thinking about how you can market yourself locally. I would park my
BASIC NUTRITION CRASH-COURSE
Health is a dynamic entity that’s definition seems to vary based on new research, current trends and public opinion. We live in a world where so-called “health foods” are being shoved into our daily lives at a constant rate, and the pressure to embody what the media deems as “healthy” or “beautiful” might take away from what truly is healthy.
HOW TO MAKE YOUR COMPANY ATTRACTIVE TO PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES
Fast Company recently published an article citing the top three things that prospective employees are looking for when it comes finding their future work “home.” Do you know what they are? We’ll save you the suspense: office culture, benefits and a company who truly works at attaining its Mission Statement. If that’s what today’s employees are looking for, how attractive
SERVICE BUSINESSES STARS AT FRANCHISE SHOW
The annual franchise show at the Javits Convention Center in Manhattan this week is where entrepreneurs come to look for the next big thing. Last year, it was novel pizza concepts like pizza in a cone. This year, a lot of people are betting it will be elder care, child care or pet care. While food franchises still are the
IT’S OFFICIAL: PROJECT FIT IS COMING TO GREENPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Attention Greenport elementary students: prepare to get fit this fall. Greenport Elementary School is the latest recipient of a Project Fit America grant, which will be put towards installing new indoor and outdoor fitness equipment. “I am very appreciative to our elementary principal, Mr. Tsavares, and our secondary principal Mr. Kalish,” said Greenport Superintendent David Gamberg. Tsavares and Kalish wrote
13 CRISIS STRATEGIES FOR KEEPING YOUR TEAM ON TRACK
Sometimes persuading yourself to go to the gym is even harder than the workout itself. Here’s a thought: Don’t go. Let the gym come to you with GYMGUYZ, a personal training company that parks its van filled with 365 pieces of workout equipment right in front of your home. The sessions include activities ranging from kickboxing to strength training to
