Mobile Fitness

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   "I had tried for a couple of years to lose the weight I had gained by not eating right or working out, but just could not do it. My blood pressure was so high I was having headaches daily and my doctor wanted to put me on several medications. I started working out with Kurt and lost 15% body fat and more than 20 pounds of fat!  I am in the best shape of my life and do not have to take medication. I have Kurt to thank for that.  It's amazing how when you do what your trainer tells you to do, the pounds fall off. I would definitely recommend working out with Kurt to meet your fitness and health needs!"  -- Tamelyn

12 WEEK TRANSFORMATION 

"Kurt has made a significant impact in my life. His expertise in fitness training has helped me to safely push my body beyond where I thought possible.  His continued enthusiasm and support motivates me to constantly achieve greater results and increase my confidence. Without a doubt, Kurt has changed my life!"

"In January 2008, I stepped on the scale, weighing more than I ever had in my life. I had tried everything to lose weight – Weight Watchers, Curves, Phen-Fen, etc., only to gain back what I lost, and more.

This time I was determined to lose the weight and develop a healthier lifestyle. I started working out with Kurt in Jan, 2008. He came up with an exercise program and nutritional plan (not a diet!) that worked for me; he was always pushing me to work a little harder, a little farther each time I worked out. His confidence in my ability to achieve my goals is what has kept me motivated.

Since I started with Kurt, I have lost 55 pounds of FAT and dropped from 48% to under 23% body fat while putting on 12 pounds of lean body tissue and the weight has stayed off and I am motivated to continue! Kurt has convinced me that a sound nutritional and exercise plan is the only way to achieve my goals – and not fads, gimmicks, and weight-loss pills.  

My goals now are to training for the Valley Girl Triathlon, the Coeur d’Alene Triathlon and the Wonder Woman Triathlon. With Kurt’s support and direction, I know I can do it!"

It is in rare form to find this girl not working on soemthing, since this testominal was written, Cindi has completed the following:

2009:Bloomsday (12K) ---have been doing this since 1978, Valley Girl (sprint), Swim part of Cd'A triathlon, Wunder Woman tri (sprint), Inaugeral Camp Sekani Run (10K), Dualthlon, Kirkland Triathlon

 2010: CowTown 10K run, Ft. Worth, Texas, Spokane River Run (10K), Bloomsday (12K), Valley Girl (sprint)Seattle to Portland bike ride (200 miles), Entire Cd'A triathlon (olympic), Wunder Woman tri (sprint), Blackland Triathlon, Dallas, Texas (sprint), SpokeFest (21-mile bike Ride). Spokane 10/10/10 (10K run), Camp Sekani Run (10K)

 2011:, CowTown 10K run, Ft. Worth, Texas ,Spokane River Run (10K), Bloomsday (12K), Bay to Breakers (12K), San Francisco, RATPOD (110-mile of 130-mile bike ride in the Pioneer Mountains in Montana), Valley Girl (sprint), 8 Lakes Leg Aches (45-mile bike ride), Lake Stevens 70.3 Half-Ironman!!!! :-), Wunder Woman tri (sprint), SpokeFest (45-mile bike Ride), Spokane Half Marathon or 10K run, Camp Sekani Run (10K) Not mention Flying Irish running group, over 60 runs and counting!

2012: Can't Wait!!

"For as long as I can remember I have been overweight. I have always been active but never able to pull things together enough to loose weight and get healthy. Since I started working with Kurt I have lost over 40 pounds and 20% of my body fat.  I could not have done it without the consistency, persistence, and education he provided.  I have more energy, more self confidence and a whole new outlook on food and exercise. It has been a complete lifestyle change and thanks to him I now have the tools needed to continue to improve and not sink into my old bad habits!"

"I did circuit training 5 days a week for 6 years but I still had back and knee pain, and was unable to loose weight. With Kurt's personal training and input on proper nutrition, I've lost 63 pounds of fat and gained 13 pounds of lean body tissue in less than six months! I no longer have back pain; my knee joints work as they are suppose to: they help rather than hinder, and I feel better than I have in years...Working one on one with my personal trainer challenges me and encourages me to give it my all -- plus, the results make me want to keep going! I'm 55 years old -- It's never too late to start!" -- Sue

Since Sue has lost the weight she has gone on to do the following bike rides and runs: Frostbite run, Race for the Cure, St. Paddy's Day Run, Spokane River Run, Dirty Dash, Flying Irish (48x), Lorraine Miller 50mile (2x) , Calispell Lake Ride 35Mile, Lilac Century Bike Ride 55mile, 8-Lakes Leg Aches Bike Ride 75miles (2x), Great Northwest Fall Tour Bike Ride 55miles and 85miles

My story is a little less dramatic, weight loss not huge, but not any less important to share...On my 50th birthday I made a decision to get in shape.  I had been going to weight watchers for over a year with no real success.  I met Kurt who with great enthusiasm said confidently that He could help.  I confidently mentioned, "by the way I don't sweat."  Kurt smiled and said, "oh but you will!"

By working out with Kurt and being a part of one of his boot camps I have achieved my goal.  I've got energy, strength and a greater appreciation of who I am.  I might also mention that I've dropped one medication that I was taking for my blood pressure.  My starting weight was 135.8 and my fat content was at 30%.  I now weigh 119.2 and my fat content is at 19%!!!  I completed a sprint triathlon at the end of August.

Working out is now a part of my life, and working out with Kurt is a joy. Weight loss and getting in shape are only a few of the outcomes of this hard work.  I'm most proud of my toned arms!

I've never considered myself fit.  Kurt told me that I am.  I'm not totally sure that I agree with that, but one thing is for sure, I've achieved goals that I've wanted for a long time.  I'm totally powered by Kurt!  

 Maureen still in action 3 years after she first lost the weight

" I have always been overweight since I can remember, and never really budged more than 10# up or down.  In February 2010 I decided to invest in me for a change after seeing my friend Cindi have such great success with Kurt.  Kurt has helped me realize that I can do so much more than I thought !  I started at 38% body fat, and now am 19.6%!  I have lost  over 35#of body fat.  I have learned how to eat a more well rounded diet and discovered my portion size in the past was a bit off from what it should have been. My focus this time around is health for me, not for any one else, being strong so I can do what I want and live a long and happy life.

I love that I now have muscles(you can see!)  and my energy is so much higher than it used to be.  Kurt is a phenomenal trainer who really motivates and encourages you to be your best.  He will help you change your life!"

                                                            "I have been heavy my entire life and struggled with low self-esteem as long as I can remember. I was always the class clown in school to hide the fact that I was so uncomfortable in my skin.

I started my weight lost journey in the summer of 2003 at 21 years old. I like to call that time in my life, my rock bottom. I weighed 250 lbs; this is the heaviest I had ever been. I wore a size 22 pants and a 1X top. 

In the summer of 2003, I was getting ready to move to Portland to start my junior year in college at Portland State University on a track scholarship, where I participated in the hammer throw and the discus throw.  I have always been active and worked out routinely (ironic).

I started my weight loss journey by joining weight watchers and within two weeks I had dropped 14 lbs. I was on top of the world and it was actually pretty easy.

Over the next two to three years I had lost 47 lbs and had gained a lot of self-confidence; but I still weighed over 200 pounds.  Following this success I started yo-yoing with weight watchers. I would gain and lose anywhere between 10-20 pounds. There was no stability because I wouldn’t stick to healthy eating habits. I would eat my daily points in one (big) meal and wondered why I could not lose any weight.

So in 2007, I joined Jenny Craig. My first meeting with my consultant I weighed in at 215 pounds and within a year I got to my lowest ever 189 lbs. I was ecstatic! Unfortunately, it was not a true number b/c I would starve myself for a day before my weigh in and then weigh in at 7 am. As soon as my weigh in was completed I would go and stuff my face.

In January 2008, I started training for a half marathon and this took my workout to a whole new level. My body changed right before my eyes, however, my weight was at a stand still. On a typical day I would weigh right around 200 pounds.

In August 2009, I got engaged and I knew I had to go on a diet and lose weight. My goal weight was 175 pounds and not to have fat arms in my wedding dress!

In October 2009, I was introduced to Kurt Salquist by a coworker. I began participating in boot camp and loved it from the start! The boot-camp class was everything I was looking for in a workout! I went to boot camp one day a week. Kurt worked with me on my nutrition and tracking my food. I began looking at everything I ate and was finally getting a good understanding of balance in my diet. In January 2010, I started attending boot-camp sessions two nights per week on top of 3 days of some other kind of training, usually cardio. I began to see results. I felt so good about myself and the way my body was transforming, I could see muscles that I knew were there but had never met them in face to face. When I started training with Kurt I could not do one “guy” pushup. Now I am able to do over 20 pushups.  

In January 2010, Kurt took my body fat and it was 33% and then again in July 2010, the day before my wedding and it was down 25%. I am so happy with my accomplishments. I did not reach my goal weight of 175 pounds by the time I got married, July 10, 2010, I did get close though, 185 pounds. I am happy with my success and continue to push towards my goal weight.  After working with Kurt I truly believe that I will be ale to reach my goal weight as long as I stick to my food plan and exercise.

I am only human and have faults, it may take me another year to reach my goal, which I am determined to do.  Thanks to Kurt, I have been equipped with the tools to be successful and to keep the weight off and live a healthy life!

Thank you Kurt for your hard work and dedication to getting people healthy!"

Cassie Anderson

This has been a journey of Blood, Sweat and Tears.

Blood – The Diabetes.

Sweat – I mean sweat in the eyes that burns.

Tears – Of Accomplishment, that you did it, and that you can do it!!

The road to recovery started January 2010 when I went to the Doctor and they said it was insulin time. I am diabetic and I ignored the whole idea and didn’t take care of it to the point the next step was insulin.  That was enough to scare me and there was no way I was going to do insulin. I said please give me time to turn this around and change my ways and get healthy.  The Doctor cautiously approved and off to the races I went.  Started out walking then power walking and I knew I needed more but didn’t know how to go to the next level.  A friend and I went to volunteer at the Wunder Woman Triathlon in August 2010 at Medical Lake and what an experience to be a part of those fabulous women as they came across the finish line.  I was hooked and wanted to be a part and accomplish that too.  That is where I saw a friend from the old neighborhood and who would of thought that our paths would cross again in life. Cindi looked great and was so full of energy and I asked how she did it and she said you have to get yourself a personal trainer and that is how I got introduced to Kurt Salquist of Mobile Fitness.  So September 15^th 2010 was the beginning towards a new path in my journey.  I went to one of Cindi’s workouts and was hooked.  Kurt had his challenges with me as much as it was a challenge for me to workout.  I had health issues being diabetic for one and being over weight. I had physical issues of lower back, left shoulder, and out of shape.  That didn’t stop Kurt, he laid a diet plan out and an exercise plan and in the gym you knew he was on your side.  The support physically of working out and being pushed to your limits to the mental support he gave you and saying “You can do this, I know you can. You have it in you.” So, needless to say as of April 1^st 2011 I am off of all medications: diabetic, blood pressure, stomach acid pills and I reached my goal weight.  I have never felt so good to be able to bicycle, swim, and run.  This highway has had it’s potholes and construction going on but when you have a Personal Trainer like Kurt and a husband who supports you all the way you can  accomplish anything.  Really what it’s all about is YOU.  This is your journey and only you can make it happen.  You are in the driver seat and You are in control and I also know that YOU can reach your goals too!!! I’m still in training with Kurt and I have set new goals now.  When you finally realize that you can do it the road becomes a journey full of endless rewards.

Not only has Belinda conquered diabetes but she has also completed each one of these races as she battles on: Jingle Bell Spokane, Heart Breaker Portland, Shamrock Run, Race for the Cure, Bloomsday, and Wunder Woman Triathlon. Way to go Super B!

 It was January, 2011 and I ached all over -- my neck, legs, shoulders, and especially my back. I felt pain every time I got out of a chair or out of bed. I didn’t feel energetic about anything, not even my lifelong, low stress hobbies of sewing, shopping or even traveling.  My memory was failing, too. Names, places, words would just escape me.

January 2011 had come along and I knew I couldn’t wait any longer. I had to gather just enough courage to give it one more hurrah. A friend of mine had been seeing a trainer, Kurt Salquist, and she had finally beaten back her insulin needs and was no longer diabetic. I thought this would be it, one more attempt to lose the weight.

The results I’ve experienced in only 7 months amaze me. My weight has gone from 161 to 139 pounds, I have lots of energy and have become a lot stronger. Not only did I gain some definition in my arms and legs, but all of my aches and pains went away. I can do push-ups (REAL push-ups!) boxing, deep squats, lift weights, and even run for the first time in my 64 years! I’ve gone from a size 16 to an 8. I’ve never worn an 8 before, except in shoes!

My energy level is higher and it’s consistent all day long – I never feel those late afternoon ‘crashes’ anymore, even on the days of an intense workout. Now I have enough energy to work out with Kurt and then mow our acre-big lawn! It feels good to be tired from a hard workout, and I don’t feel spent.  My memory and alertness have also improved and I feel more present in my everyday life.

My goal is to complete the WunderWoman Triathlon on August 21 in Medical Lake. Kurt has me doing things I never dreamed I could do, such as swimming laps, bicycling, and running in intervals.

But my biggest surprise has been that the more I do, the easier it is to do it. For example, on my 15-lap swim, the first 5-6 laps were scary, agonizing, exhausting, and doubtful. The middle five were just to get them done, but the last five were strong and relaxed, with a slower heartbeat, and my best times! He makes me think I can do this.

My only regret is that I waited so long to get started.

I think everyone should work out with Kurt. He has a specific plan for each person and he has the uncanny ability to know just what is needed each day for each person.

Kurt is the smartest, toughest, most serious, and considerate trainer you will ever find. He has changed my life and I’m sure he can change yours. Do not wait as long as I did!

Thank you, Kurt.

Molly Destefano

I'm proud to say Molly has finished her first ever Triathlon, Wunder Women 2011 since this testomial was written!

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