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Our 3rd Annual 5K Run/Walk
Friends,
Join us for our 3rd annual Screaming 5K run/walk through the scary Sugar Grove Cemetery, Saturday, October 29th at 6:30 p.m.  Costumes are encouraged. Prizes will be awarded.  After the race, we’ll host an after party with music and beverages.  It will be a “howling” great time!  Registration forms are available at GET FIT.

The more the scarier! Don’t miss out on it!!

Checkout our News Release on September 17, 2010!

HEALTHY BUSINESS – Five years in, Greene’s expand, excel, succeed!

By JOHN CROPPER
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Lorie Greene hasn’t forgotten where her personal training career
first started — in her basement, instructing friends, friends of
friends and neighbors who wanted to get in shape.

More than five years later, Greene is still helping people lose
weight. With the help of her husband Jeff and a group of seven
personal trainers and 20 fitness instructors, the Greene’s own and
operate GET FIT, which has some 350 members enrolled in a dozen
personal training and group workout classes.

The business has since left the basement, of course. They now
fill the historic, sprawling Samuel Walker’s building on the corner of
Mulberry and Main streets downtown, after a yearlong stint at 37
W. Main St. just a few doors down. “I’ve always been passionate about
fitness. It’s always been a part of my life,” Lorie said. “It all
started as a hobby, but after becoming certified myself, I realized
there was a need for this kind of service.”

In August, Jeff and Lorie celebrated their fifth anniversary
as a brick-and-mortar fitness center. They’ve renovated
the inside of the building to include two weight rooms, two
cardio rooms where group fitness classes meet and a
smoothie bar which sells protein and health drinks.

As the demand grew for their primary service, personal
training, the couple added group fitness training to accommodate
the growing numbers. Their ‘Ultimate Workout’ class
is among their most popular, Jeff said, because it combines
the targeted approach of individual training with a group
atmosphere.

“We’ve discovered there is a market for people looking for
accountability,” Jeff said. “People have been successful
here with a specific appointment time, a great workout and
nutritional guidance. They realize that personal training,
whether it be one-on-one or in a group setting is worth the
investment.”

In their short history, the Greene’s has been a story of
expansion and success where a handful of former tenants had
struggled to keep the doors open. Several restaurants, bars
and even a short-lived “lingerie club” have called the space
home, and Jeff said the building’s history of constant
turnover left some people skeptical about GET FIT’s
chances of succeeding.

“Everything in this building
before was bar, restaurant,” said Jeff, a retired Staff Lieutenant
with the Ohio State Highway Patrol.  “It definitely had this bad air
on it for a couple of years. When we moved in, people
would drive by and say ‘How long are they going to last?’”

“People were hesitant to become members at first,”
Lorie added. “They’d say ‘I don’t want to get a membership
some place that won’t be open in a year. “Well, we’re still
here.”

In addition to their growing fitness center, the Greene’s
opened a second business in the summer of 2009 called The
Loft, which uses the building’s 5,000 square foot second story
for weddings, banquets and events.

Both businesses included, the Greene’s have only used
20,000 of the building’s 27,000 square foot, which Jeff said
leaves open the potential for future expansion.
“We’ve got a lot more room, so who knows,” he said.

Both Jeff and Lorie said they never expected five years
ago that they would be where they are today, operating two
successful businesses with room for more.

Get Fit Personal Training & Group Fitness
October/2011
In This Issue
Yoga Coming Soon!
Stiletto Spin Class
Fundraiser Results
Anniversary Specials
Open House
Screaming 5K
Stretch & Flex Class
Halloween Zumba Party
FREE Guest Pass

COMING SOON!

YOGA!

Beginning Nov 5

Tuesdays 6:30pm
Saturdays 7:00am
Instructor:
Kali Kirkendall

Welcome Back, Cindy!!

After a successful knee replacement surgery, Cindy is back on the Spinning schedule. Be sure to check out her class every Friday at 5:45am!
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Girls’ Night Out
“Stiletto Spin”

When: Friday Night,

October 21
Time: 5:30-6:30pm
Instructor: Jessica
Cost: FREE for members,
$5 for non-members

By Reservation Only

Wear your favorite pumps!

Prizes awarded for the hottest heels!!

~GIRLS ONLY ~
~UNEDITED
CLUB MUSIC & VIDEOS ~

~HOTTEST STILETTO CONTEST~

~COCKTAILS AFTER
at THE LOFT~

*WEAR YOUR HEELS,CARRY YOUR GYM SHOES!
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Hibbs Family Fundraiser Results
GET FIT hosted it’s first major Zumba/Spinning fundraiser for the HIbbs family on September 26th and thanks to you, our friends and community, over $3,000 was raised to provide economic relief for the family. 

Thank you for making this event successful! 

Wow! Can you believe it’s been 6 years already? We can’t!  Time flies when you’re GETting FIT! We have thoroughly enjoyed the past six years and we’ve seen many great people get many great results! Our building, the Samuel Walker’s Memorial Building has been in existence for almost 100 years (1913) and GET FIT is the seond longest tenured business during that time.  We have a long way to go to beat (Rice Furniture) of 45 years, but we’re setting our sights on it.  The future is bright for our community and now is the best time to recommit to your health and wellness.  If you haven’t been in lately, stop by and see all the exciting things we have to offer.  We appreciate all of your support over the years and look forward to being here to serve you for years to come.
GET FIT’S SIX YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPECIALS!

Membership Special- 2 for 1 membership (same household)
Prepay for two people in the same household for 6 months and pay only $294 (save $120), 12 months for only $588 (save $240), with NO ENROLLMENT FEE (additional $69 savings).  Or, pay only $49/month + enrollment fee for a month-to-month membership for two people.

Personal Training Special- Purchase unlimited, one-on-one personal training sessions for only $40/session ($5-$10 savings per session!) 12 session minimum purchase

Group Personal Training Special- Includes Ultimate Workout, Men’s Ultimate Workout and Fusion Classes.  Purchase unlimited sessions for only $15/class ($5 per class savings!)
12 class minimum purchase

Anniversary Sale ends October 31, 2011!

There is no better time to GET FIT!

GET FIT’s Six Year Anniversary
Join us Saturday, November 5 to celebrate six years of

GET FIT!

7am-1pm

FFREE Yoga class at 7:00am
FREE Spinning class at 8:30am
FREE Zumba class at 9:30am
FREE demos, tours, consultations, smoothies, and door prizes!

GET FIT’s Third Annual Screaming 5K

When: Saturday, October 29, 2011
Time: 6:30pm
Where: Race begins at GET FIT and winds through the Sugar Grove Cemetery.
Entry fee $15 if received by Oct 24
$20 race day
Prizes awarded
Costumes encouraged!
ATTENTION!! The start time has changed from 7:00pm to 6:30pm for the safety of our participants.

Stop by and pick up your registration form today!!!
Stretch & Flex Class
Every Wednesday, beginning October 19
9:30-10:30am
Instructor: Leva Bath, Certified Personal Trainer
Reduced muscle tension
Increased range of movement in the joints
Increased energy levels (resulting from increased circulation)
Injury prevention
Improved posture
Greater sense of well-being
Stress relief
 
Halloween Zumba Party!
Save the date!
Join GET FIT’s Zumba trio, Candice, Annie and Lorie on October 31 for an hour and a half of your favorite Zumba dance moves. Dress up in your favorite but FUNctional costume…..will you be an 80’s Aerobics Instructor, Hippie,
70’s Disco Queen, Belly Dancer?
Prizes awarded for best costumes!!!
Free for members
$5 for non-members
5:30pm to 7:00pm

At GET FIT our mission is to provide you with affordable and flexible ways to get into shape and, most importantly, maintain your optimal level of health and fitness. 

Six years and going strong!

Lorie and Jeff Greene