Client Testimonial- Sue Matlof November 17, 2014 • Matt JamesOver the past 10 years I realized that my bone density needed some help. I always said I was 5’8 1/2″ and when I was measured five years ago I was 5’6 1/2″. On further investigation a bone density test indicated that I had entered the Osteopenia range, heading toward Osteoporosis. I have always walked, taken calcium and Vitamin D3. I needed some new activity to help my bone density.I decided to increase my exercise at 20 Minutes to Fitness to twice a week. And this month I repeated my bone density after two years. I still was five 6 1/2, and my bone density had improved in both my hip and my spine. Thank you 20 Minutes to Fitness!
This “younger half” of a pair of comedians has been a 20 Minutes to Fitness client since 2008. July 31, 2014 • Mary BufeCome on, admit it! You loved to tune into CBS on Friday nights back in the late 60s to see Dick and Tommy Smothers push the boundaries of television comedy. Well, younger brother Dick Smothers is still pushing something these days — the weights at 20 Minutes to Fitness in Sarasota, where he is now retired.
Why we call it “The Doctors’ Workout” June 17, 2014 • Mary BufeDid you know that, in St. Louis alone, there are more than 40 doctors, dentists and medical researchers who are building strength, lowering their risk of disease and slowing the aging process by training at 20 Minutes to Fitness? Vascular surgeon David Finlay, MD, 53, is just one of them!Dr. Finlay began training here in 2003. When he is not practicing medicine, he can be found on cycling tours around the world, including one to Death Valley, Calif., this past March, where he completed a 5,705-foot climb over 23.8 miles to Dante’s View. He has this photo in his 20 Minutes to Fitness cycling jersey to prove it.
Ice dancing Olympian and 20 Minutes to Fitness client to appear on Show Me St. Louis today! January 27, 2014 • Mary BufeIf you are in the St. Louis area this morning and near a television, be sure to tune in to Show Me St. Louis at 10 a.m. on Channel 5. You’ll get to meet Dr. Stacey Smith, a physician and three-time U.S. Ice Dancing Champion who works out each week at 20 Minutes to Fitness. You’ll even get to see her skate — 34 years after she retired from competition!
How many pounds can this 90-year-old woman leg press? January 19, 2014 • Mary BufeYou may find out when you watch these three Charlie’s Angels look-a-likes when they appear LIVE (on tape) on Show Me St. Louis at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan 20. That’s Channel 5 for our St. Louis friends. If we’re lucky, we’ll even get to see Shirley (the Farrah Fawcett clone in the middle) demonstrate the workout. Can you guess how many pounds she can leg press? You will be amazed. Feel free to make a guess in the comments below. And be sure to tune in!
Watch how our workout builds bone density on Show Me St. Louis January 13, 2014 • Mary BufeWatch how this 67-year-old woman (yes, she really is 67) improved her bone density by as much as 20% — AFTER she stopped taking medication. All it took was our ONCE-A-WEEK, 20-minute strength training program. You can watch it by clicking right here.
Worried about Osteoporosis? January 12, 2014 • Mary BufeTune in to Show Me St. Louis on Monday, Jan. 13 at 10 am. That’s Channel 5 in St. Louis. You’ll meet a physical therapist from our Chesterfield studio named Jamie Boswell, along with a long-time 20 Minutes to Fitness client who saw her bone density increase by 10 and 20 percent over a two-year period — AFTER she stopped taking medicine to prevent osteoporosis.Hey, but building bone density is just ONE of the many benefits of our strength-training regimen. Watch Show Me St. Louis if you want to learn others. Or, just visit our website: www.20MinutesToFitness.com
Lookee here at what was on Great Day St. Louis! January 3, 2014 • Mary BufeWondering if you should try our 20-minute, once-a-week workout? See what a couple of our current clients have to say about it on Great Day St. Louis, a program produced by CBS affiliate KMOV-TV. Watch it here!
Former Olympic ice dancer tells the St. Louis Post-Dispatch how our 20-minute workout got her back on the road to fitness December 27, 2013 • Mary BufeDr. Stacey Smith is today an active and fit psychiatrist in private practice, allied with Washington University’s Department of Psychiatry. But that wasn’t always the case in the years after the former U.S. Ice Dancing Champion and Olympian hung up her skates. You can read her whole story, including how 20 Minutes to Fitness helped her get back on the road to fitness, right here in this story from the St. Louis-Post Dispatch.
Ever wonder what an Olympic ice dancer looks like 34 years later? December 12, 2013 • Mary BufeBe sure to check out our newest print ad, featuring Dr. Stacey Smith, a practicing psychiatrist who, in her earlier days, was co-captain of the U.S.’s 1980 Olympic Figure Skating team. For the past five years, Dr. Smith has trained at 20 Minutes to Fitness in Clayton. You’ll love hearing her inspirational story!Read it here.
