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FitMama Grand Opening

Ribbon-cutting will take place at 10am.

Stop in for a tour of FitMama, enjoy refreshments and raffles, and meet our team of Founding FitMamas.

Bring your family AND your New Year’s resolutions!

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Are you a woman in need of a “re-vamp”? Or just some time away from the kids that won’t make you feel guilty? Or, maybe you’re just looking for a different and fun way to work on those hips, buns and thighs. FitMama has everything you need…endless fitness options for every busy mom (and every non-mom, too!) 

 Erin Schaefer started FitMama Bootcamp in May 2011 with a half dozen local moms in a park in her neighborhood and within months FitMama grew by word of mouth to almost 50 women. This prompted a recent expansion into an indoor facility located in downtown LaFox, which will open its doors in January.  Erin is an NCSF Board Certified Personal Trainer with over 1,000 hours of training experience training women and men ranging in age from 15 to 75. She has experience with performance enhancement training for athletes, nutrition consultations, and is also a Power Plate specialist and AED/CPR certified. Since losing nearly 100 pounds with the help of a personal trainer, Erin has competed in 9 triathlons (even one running barefoot!) and a half marathon and is always eager to set further goals, including training for an Ironman 70.3 in 2012. Erin is unlike any other trainer because of her ability to relate to clients who aren’t as fitness-focused as others. Her passion for training shows through in her vast knowledge of function and movement of the musculoskeletal system, how these are affected by past lifestyle habits and other factors, and the best methods for changing these for the greatest outcome. A mother of two young children, she always emphasizes the importance of setting time aside for yourself to stay healthy and fit. “I make my children the reason I workout, not the excuse not to.”

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