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“I began at TEST in 2000. I was recently married, had one son and another on the way. My business was in its early stages ĂŶĚ ƚŽŽŬ ĂůŽƚ ŽĨ ƟŵĞ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŵLJ ĚĂLJ ƐŽ / ǁĂƐ not able to maintain a proper diet. My weight slowly increased to 265 lbs. At that point I got "The Wake Up Call" in the form ŽĨ Ă ŚĞĂƌƚ ĂƩĂĐŬ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϵ͘ / ŶŽǁ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ the importance of a proper diet and living a ŚĞĂůƚŚŝĞƌ ůŝĨĞƐƚLJůĞ͘ / Ăŵ ĞdžĞƌĐŝƐŝŶŐ ĮǀĞ ĚĂLJƐ Ă week, including three workouts at TEST with Geir and John. My weight is down to 220 lbs. Most importantly, I Ăŵ ŶŽǁ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ŬĞĞƉ ƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ ŵLJ ƚǁŽ ƐŽŶƐΖ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘͟ ͞/ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ Ă ŵĞŵďĞƌ ĨŽƌ ĂůŵŽƐƚ Ϯ LJĞĂƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂǀĞ ŶĞǀĞƌ ĨĞůƚ ƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌ Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ Įƚ͘ tŚĞƚŚĞƌ ŝƚΖƐ ĞĂƌůLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ Žƌ ĂŌĞƌ Ă ůŽŶŐ ĚĂLJ ŽĨ ǁŽƌŬ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐůĂƐƐĞƐ ĂƌĞ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ŽƉƟŽŶ͘ dŚĞ ŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĐůĂƐƐ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ƌĞĂůůLJ ŚĞůƉ ŵŽƟǀĂƚĞ ŵĞ ƚŽ ŐŝǀĞ ϭϭϬй ĂŶĚ / always feel accomplished when I leave. The small class sizes feel more like a group ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƐĞƐƐŝŽŶ͘ dŚĞ ŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŽƌƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ŐŝǀĞ ŽƉƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƐŬŝůů ůĞǀĞůƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŝdž ƵƉ ƚŚĞ ƌŽƵƟŶĞƐ ĞĂĐŚ ǁĞĞŬ͘ dŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ WŝůĂƚĞƐ ƚŽ ĂƌĚŝŽ ŬŝĐŬďŽdžŝŶŐ͕ ƐŽ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ǁŽƌŬŽƵƚƐ͘ /Ĩ LJŽƵ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ĚŽ LJŽƵƌ ŽǁŶ ƚŚŝŶŐ͕ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƵƐĞ ĂŶLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĮĞůĚ ŚŽƵƐĞ͘ ŽŵĞ d ^d ŝƚ ŽƵƚ͘͘͘ /ƚΖƐ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ŵĞ͊͟ Paul K. Kelsey P. ͞,Žǁ ĐĂŶ Ă ͚ďŝŬĞ͛ ƌŝĚĞ ďĞ ĂŶLJ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ͍ dƌLJ ZŽĐŬ ͚E ZLJĚĞ͊ dŚĞ ŵŽƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďŝŬĞ ŝƐ ƵŶŝƋƵĞ͘ dŚĞ ƐŝĚĞ ͲƚŽͲƐŝĚĞ ŵŽƟŽŶ ŐŝǀĞƐ LJŽƵ the feeling of turns in the road. You use your core so much, it's not just a leg work- ŽƵƚ͘ / ŚĂǀĞ ƐĞĞŶ ƐƵĐŚ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ŵLJ ǁĂŝƐƚůŝŶĞ͊ ǀĞƌLJ ĐůĂƐƐ ŝƐ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ the excellent instructors who all have their own unique way of teaching and ŵƵƐŝĐ͊ ŐƌĞĂƚ͕ ĨƵŶ ĂŶĚ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐŝŶŐ ŚŽƵƌ ŽĨ ĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĚŽ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵƌƐĞůĨ͊Η Call 732-227-4900 To Get Started! H E A LT H C LUB & P E R S ONA L T R A I N I NG F R E E S POR T S P E R F ORMAN C E A S S E S SME N T ͻ ϭ &ŝƚŶĞƐƐ ƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ ͻ ϰ ^ĞŵŝͲWƌŝǀĂƚĞ WĞƌƐŽŶĂů dƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ^ĞƐƐŝŽŶƐ ͻ ϭ ϲϬͲDŝŶ͘ ϭͲŽŶͲϭ WĞƌƐŽŶĂů dƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ^ĞƐƐŝŽŶ ͻ ϭ tĞĞŬ ZŽĐŬ ͚E ZLJĚĞ /ŶĚŽŽƌ LJĐůŝŶŐ ůĂƐƐĞƐ Sue R. Ύϱϵ ĚƵĞ Ăƚ ĮƌƐƚ ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŵĞŶƚ ;ĂƉƉůŝĞƐ ƚŽ ŶŽŶͲŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ŽŶůLJͿ Ψϰϭϵ sĂůƵĞ ŽĨ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ $360 Less Savings Ψϱϵ ŝƐĐŽƵŶƚĞĚ sĂůƵĞ ĨŽƌ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ͻ hŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚ DĞƚĂďŽůŝĐ dĞĂŵ dƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ůĂƐƐĞƐ ͻ hŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚ 'ƌŽƵƉ džĞƌĐŝƐĞ ůĂƐƐĞƐ ͻ hŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚ 'LJŵ ĐĐĞƐƐ Includes a 60-minute comprehensive performance assessment &ŝƌƐƚ dŝŵĞ WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚƐ KŶůLJ *30-Day Services include: Visit our Connection On-Line ad to view our video The CONNECTIONS KīĞƌƐ džƉŝƌĞ ϱͬϯϭͬϭϱ ϭϵϯϭ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ sĂůůĞLJ ZŽĂĚ DĂƌƟŶƐǀŝůůĞ͕ E: Ϭϴϴϯϲ As I sit in Indianapolis at the NFL combine, I am reminded of how much your mindset can impact your performance even at the highest level. Anxiety levels can help per- formance up to a certain point, but too much can become detrimental. Excessively high levels of anxiety can lead to uncertainty, fear of making a mistake, paralyzation and ultimately a poor perform- ance. These athletes have one date in which to peak and maximize their draft status in the NFL. It is an extremely powerful motivator to work hard and get the most out of their body for the biggest ‘TEST’ of their life. I believe what we lack as adults is hav- ing targeted goal dates to motivate our training or even worse, we allow our anxiety and fears to block us from even trying to reach certain milestones in the first place! It’s time to take control and make positive decisions that will impact the course of your life. The NFL combine is a series of TESTs that we have all the right answers to. It’s no secret what these world-class ath- letes need to do to maximize their results. Similarly, we have the same answers to finally get YOU into the best shape of your life. It’s time to bring the fun back into fitness and create our own events/ target dates so we can come together as a community, remove any anxiety and get you well on the way to accomplishing your goals. We are scheduling our first “Rugged Maniac” mud run on July 11th in Englishtown. It is a 5k with 25 epic obstacles that encourage team build- ing, comradery and more importantly, a fun reason to kick your butt into gear. Our TEST family is ‘all in’ and will be training for it together. Why don’t you join us and give it a shot? This is going to be one fun event! MINDSET CAN IMPACT YOUR PERFORMANCE By: Kevin Dunn, CEO TEST Sports Clubs