Hello workout friends. We'd like you to meet our new friend Helga. She weighs 650 pounds and gives you one heck of a workout. We met her at Max Life Fitness & Nutrition in Waukee where she inspires a lot of grunting, groaning and sweating! Coaches Ryan Argeuello and Melissa Grandon made this massive tractor tire a part of a workout they call Soul Train. "So you guys are going to be dancing with her down the aisle while everyone else is a doing a mixture of kickboxing, burnouts with kettle bells, plyometrics... it's fun!"
Ryan says no two workouts are the same. During our visit, we do a circuit that consists of six stations. In addition to flipping Helga, we hit her with sledgehammers, run against resistance bands and do squats and lunges. Throw in some kickboxing and you've got a brutal full body workout. "We don't let our bodies adapt," says Ryan, "we are shocking the body so we constantly keep it progressing.
There's another bonus. The time flies. Even though we were working really hard, we had fun and we were shocked when we looked at the clock. "Mentally - we don't get bored with the same routine over and over again. We keep people coming back!"
Max Life also offers nutrition workshops. If you're not interested in one-on-one counseling or a personal grocery store tour, you can find both on the website. "We're here basically to get out the truth about food," Ryan explains, "the basic rule is the further you take a food from its original state, the worse it is for you. The more man made or the more processed it is... the worse it is." This last part makes me think of the late, great Jack LaLanne who said, "If man makes it, don't eat it." Tough advice to follow - but good advice.
If you want to learn more about fueling your body the right way, check out Ryan and Melissa's website www.maxlifefitness.com. Sonya and I also highly recommend working out with them - it's hard, but really fun and beating up on Helga is great stress relief!
Have a healthy week!
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Erin.Kiernan@whotv.com
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As a current "Max Lifer", I can certainly attest to the variety and challenge of the workouts, but more than anything, it is the dedication and guidance that both Ryan & Melissa demonstrate day in and day out that make Max Life a unique and worthy experience. They push you when you need it, encourage you when you think you can't do one more rep, and celebrate with you on measurement days. A well deserved "workout of the week".
ReplyDeleteBy the way, you asked who is Helga. To those in the know, she's a beast...and we like her that way.