Christine Burke Fitness

What do you look forward to on the weekends?

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What activities bring you the most joy, and what physical abilities and skills enable you to enjoy them?

Week of Grace is a 7-day journaling project, scientifically designed to you make you happier, healthier, and more productive. Continue reading →

What was your latest rant about, and more important, who did you rant to? What did you appreciate about your rant audience?

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What new hangouts have you discovered recently, and how do they make you feel while you’re there?

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Ran the 2nd half of the San Francisco Marathon yesterday, then caught up with an old friend who lives in the city. We had a great conversation about stupid things we did while we were dating, and how they actually contributed to our happy relationships today.

What have you learned from your ex or exes that make your relationships happier and stronger today?

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I know that there are a lot of personal trainers out there, so I know it’s important to make myself stand out. One way I try to do this is to make things easier on new clients. My goal is to (1) remove annoying sales pressure and (2) remove your risk of wasting money.

So, If you know someone who’s looking for a personal trainer, but are afraid of aggressive gym sales or being sucked into something that they can’t afford or won’t make them happy, please let them know about my low-to-no-pressure sales approach and guaranteed workouts.

Because your workouts should work out for you!!! (Ehehehehe… marketing copy can get so corny…)

ALL WORKOUTS FROM CHRISTINE BURKE FITNESS ARE 100% MONEY-BACK GUARANTEED

My workouts should make you happy! If you’re unhappy with a workout, I won’t take your money.

My workouts shouldn’t break your bank! I try to price very competitively, but if you still don’t feel you can afford my programs, please tell me what’s in your budget so that I may improve my services to you. You should NEVER feel that I judge you for how much money you have.

Your workouts should work out for you! You should NEVER feel pressured or obligated to buy my services. I will ALWAYS encourage you to pick exercises and programs that will serve YOU best, and I will actively look for other trainers, gyms, and programs that may work for you. Also, at the end of your program, you should NEVER feel guilty about “leaving me” to try something new.

The 7/12/10 issue of Time magazine quotes Santhos Thomas when Thomas learned that his 6-year-old daughter’s name was on the U.S. government’s no-fly list (Verbatim, p. 26). Continue reading →

I was looking for a few patriotic quotes for the 4th of July, and I especially liked these: Continue reading →

My favorite comic strips of all time are: The Far Side, Calvin and Hobbes, Bloom Country, Life in Hell, Dilbert, Foxtrot, and Basic Instructions.

If you’ve never heard of the last one, go immediately to basicinstructions.net and enjoy. I found out about Basic Instructions on Scott “Dilbert” Adams’s blog, and it turns out Scott Meyers, the creator of Basic Instructions, is amazingly cool.

How cool is he?

I told Scott I loved this strip about freaky runner parades, and could I have a mug of it? Rather than completely ignore me, which is usually what happens when I write to my internet heroes, he sends me a link to a customizable mug:

Anti-Running Mug from Scott Meyers of Basic Instructions

Now go buy it for all your runner friends, especially if they’ve just finished a marathon or half! I suggest the 15oz ringer’s mug in black or the travel mug. Buy yourself one of Scott’s signed books or Infini-Tee while you’re at it.

Thanks Scott! I hereby officially deem you Prime Exalted Cartoonist of LightheartedFitness.com!

Did anything else happen in June that made you feel grateful?

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