1 Month of Unlimited Group Fitness Classes for the Month of September for $150*

SPECIALS
1 Month of Unlimited Group Fitness Classes for the Month of September for $150*
(up to $325 Value).

• The 1 Month of Unlimited Group Fitness Classes is for Cash and Check Payment ONLY and must be paid before or on September 1st and is good till the last day of September.
• Cannot be combined with any other offer/discount.
• No Refunds No Extensions No Transfers No Exceptions.
• Credit Card Pricing for The 1 Month of Unlimited Group Fitness Classes is $225, same restrictions apply.

 Please don't let your health and happiness suffer during this rough economy.

End of Summer Special and Workshops

If you're reading this, your Health, Fitness, and Happiness is very important to me.

If you don't know me, than someone you know cares about you very much.

Summer is almost behind us, though it feels as if it has just begun, and no one wants their behind to get as saggy as this economy.

Now is the time to take advantage of a very rare discount on Personal Training Sessions at the Controlled Burn Fitness Studio and on 1 month Unlimited Group Fitness Classes.

SPECIALS

• Controlled Burn Fitness is offering 50% off when You Purchase 10 Personal Training Sessions! Offer Expires September 1st.  Sessions must be used within 30 days of purchase.  Restrictions apply.  Click HERE for details.
• Controlled Burn Fitness is offering 1 Month of Unlimited Group Fitness Classes for the month of September for $150 (up to $325 Value).  The 1 Month of Unlimited Group Fitness Classes is for Cash and Check Payment ONLY and must be paid before or on September 1st and is good till the last day of September. No Refunds No Extensions No Transfers No Exceptions. Credit Card Pricing for The 1 Month of Unlimited Group Fitness Classes is $225, same restrictions apply.

Please don't let your health and happiness suffer during this rough economy.

WORKSHOPS

Controlled Burn Fitness is ready to schedule the next 4 Week Runners Conditioning Workshop and the next 4 Week Ballet Workshop. Please take a moment to answer the questions in the link below so we can find the day and time that works best for you.

4 Week Runners Conditioning Workshop

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/N5Z9V3D

4 Week Ballet Workshop

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NPZCLH5

Please contact the studio with any questions.

PLEASE, leave a message.

We keep the phone turned off during business hours to not disturb Personal Training Clients and Group Fitness Classes.

Wishing you a Happy and Healthy Day!

-Melissa Adylia Gutierrez

Owner/Personal Trainer

Controlled Burn Fitness

http://www.controlledburnfitness.com/

3521 A North Verdugo Road

Glendale, CA 91208

50% Off 10 Personal Training Sessions!*

So Long to Summer Special*
Restrictions Apply*
Offer Expires
September 1st

Controlled Burn Fitness is offering 50% off
When You Purchase 10 Personal Training Sessions!*
• * Cash Only (See Below for Check and Credit Card “So Long to Summer Special” Pricing)
• * Pricing is based on the $89 Per Personal Training Session Price.
• * Save $445 When You Purchase 10 Personal Training Sessions by Cash.
• * All 10 Sessions must be paid in FULL, no later than Wednesday, September 1st.
• * All 10 Session Expire 30 days from the date of Purchase.
• * No Extension No Refund No Transfers No Exceptions.
• * Cannot be combined with any other offer/discount.
• * 48 Hour Cancellation Notice Required for all Scheduled Sessions.
• * Less than 48 Hours Cancellation will be charged the full price of $89.
• * You have several options for using your 1 Hour Personal Training Sessions

Options
• Personal Training. (Solo)
• Private Group Class of your choice. (for you and up to 2 guests)
• Runners Conditioning. (for you and 1 guest)
• Runners Recovery. (for you and 1 guest)
• Meal Planning and Nutritional Guidance (Solo)

“So Long to Summer Special”
Check and CC Pricing**
$690*
($200 Savings)**
• ** Save $200 When You Purchase 10 Personal Training Sessions by Check or Credit Card.
• ** Pricing is based on the $89 Per Personal Training Session Price
• ** All 10 Sessions must be paid in FULL, no later than Wednesday, September 1st.
• ** All 10 Session Expire 30 days from the date of Purchase.
• ** No Extension No Refund No Transfers No Exceptions.
• ** Cannot be combined with any other offer/discount.
• ** 48 Hour Cancellation Notice Required for all Scheduled Sessions.
• ** Less than 48 Hours Cancellation will be charged the full price of $89.
• ** You have several options for using your 1 Hour Personal Training Sessions

Options
• Personal Training. (Solo)
• Private Group Class of your choice. (for you and up to 2 guests)
• Runners Conditioning. (for you and 1 guest)
• Runners Recovery. (for you and 1 guest)
• Meal Planning and Nutritional Guidance (Solo)

Any Questions?
Please Call the Studio
818-248-4242
Please Leave a Message
(The ringer is turned off during business hours to avoid disturbing Personal Training and Group Fitness Clients)
Please include your full name and phone number, your questions, and the best time to reach you.
Wishing you a happy and healthy day!

http://www.controlledburnfitness.com/

Personal Training...It's Personal.

Personalized Training helps you reach your goals

Everyone, at some point in life, needs a little extra help to reach their goals.

It is important to realize that our physical goals have a direct relationship to our personal goals.

It is brave, it is exciting, and it is sometimes humbling when we finally ask for that extra push.

Expect hard work, expect sweat, and expect the times when you think you can't do it anymore. But also expect the times when you are reminded that it is OK to be more considerate to you, your time, and your body.

It is ideal that you make any Personal Training Session "Personal" if you want to intensity your effort and maximize results. That means 1 on 1 with just you and your trainer. No friend. No "Buddy System". No crutch. No Excuses.

You should seek a Personal Trainer who

Is focused and passionate about helping you reach your goals

Is a good example of the healthy, active, and balanced lifestyle you have chosen to pursue and embrace.

Prepares each Personal Training Session's program just for you-One who does not just copy programs from a book or any random on-line source. (Sadly, I've seen this done many times.)

Constantly seeks new information about health and fitness trends, takes classes from other fitness professionals, and is immersed in the health and fitness industry.

Has certifications from reputable sources (Check out http://www.ideafit.com/ for information on respected certification in the health and fitness industry)

Is able to convey information about health and fitness in a way that is compatible with your way of learning.

Please contact me for more information on essential questions you should ask when interviewing a potential Personal Trainer.

Personal Training at The Controlled Burn Fitness Studio

It is not for everyone

I do not take every client that contacts me.

I seek hard working clients who are not looking to be seduced by fancy gimmicks, or cute PR stunts.

I offer focused intensity.

I seek only dedicated individuals who understand that hard work and consitancey are two improtant factors for success.

I am 100% focused on helping each of my Personal Training Clients' reach their Fitness Goals, I expect as much from each of my Personal Training Clients.

Each Personal Training Session is carefully designed for each individual-no two Personal Training Sessions will be alike.

I will expect you to be kind and nurture your mind, body, and mucles every day, by making sure you are well fed, fully rested, and are keeping your stress levels in check.

I always take into consideration my clients goals, needs, and physical abilities, and strive to find a way that we will both have a challenging yet enjoyable time during each Personal Training Session.

My goal is to help you reach your fitness goals all the while paying close attention to essential details such as skeletal alignment, muscular and cardio strength, endurance, and flexibility.

Each Session includes beneficial exercises that are designed to enhance your body awareness; challenge and condition your core; improve your muscular control and posture; optimize core integration and endurance.

Each Personal Training Session is the arena to become connected to your intentions, and to understand what drives your physical expectations.

I encourage you to take the time to nurture and explore what your body needs.

I encourage you to let your breath inspire and guide your movements.

The hardest part is showing up.

When you are ready for Controlled Burn Fitness Personal Training

Please Be Prepared to Answer These Questions

Do I want to be

Leaner

Stronger

More Graceful

More "Cut"

More Flexible

More Confident

Bigger or Smaller

More Explosive

More relaxed

Personal Training Goals

Is it just about my body?

How do my personal goals relate to the relationship I have with my physical goals?

How do I feel about my body?

What are my ideal physical goals?

What are my realistic physical goals?

How much time can I realistically devote to my goal?

Do I care enough about myself to keep all of my appointments?

Will I care more about myself than my Personal Trainer?

What do I really want to ask a Personal Trainer but never had a chance to ask?

More info

Pricing

I look forward to hearing from you,

Have a Happy and Healthy Day!

Melissa Adylia Gutierrez-Personal Trainer/Owner

Controlled Burn Fitness

3521-A North Verdugo Road

Glendale, CA 91208

http://www.controlledburnfitness.com/

Professional Dancer Turned Reluctant Runner…

...How did that Happen?

People are always mentioning what an impressive runner I am when they spy a Facebook pic/post documenting my participation in the latest Fun Run, 5k, 10k, or ½ Marathon.

Do I consider myself a runner?

No, I just dabble in it.

So how did a former Professional Dancer (who had sustained a severe knee injury due to a fall), now Personal Trainer/Owner of the Controlled Burn Fitness Studio in Glendale, CA become so well known in the running community; excited about her next running event; and so involved and passionate about helping runners attain, and maintain healthy, pain and injury-free bodies?

Answer: On a bet.

Yes, I was lured into it by the promise of amazing food, music, and wine, but what really motivated me was the chance to prove the point I had been trying to make to a particular client for 6 months:

We must learn to walk before we rum.

We must train to the point of discomfort, sometimes pushing past that edge, all the while maintaining dignity, grace, and respect for the process as much as for the goal.

The process and the goal are one in the same

Go for the intensity while avoiding injury.

We must set a foundation for fitness by creating a body that is beautifully balanced; strong yet supple, pushed to its limits yet nurtured in order to thrive;

No cutting corners.

 

Here’s the story

One of my especially entertaining Personal Training clients had bet me that I couldn’t help him shave some time off of his next 5k and 10k runs.

I told him I would take at least a minute off his time in 3 months as long as he did exactly as I said.

He didn’t think it was possible since I had informed him that he wouldn’t be allowed to run for at least 6 weeks while he was training with me. He even sweetened the pot from just a bottle of wine to accompanying him and his wife to dinner at one of the finest restaurants in LA prior to going to the Disney Concert Hall, and the bottle of wine could be my choice of any White Burgundy from Silverlake Wine.

It was on!

I couldn’t help but jump on this opportunity to prove to him once and for all that he needed to step back from the neglectful training style that he had grown accustomed to over the years prior to my “inheriting” him from another trainer who had moved out of state.

Halfway through our 3 month 5k training, his progress was so impressive, I was certain that there was no way I wouldn’t win. I knew this would be an excellent time to also use myself as an example of the training techniques and philosophy that I have created to build The Controlled Burn Fitness Studio into a fitness destination for those who seek Personal Training that does not rely on fancy PR and Marketing gimmicks, but thrives on focused intensity and attention to detail.

I suggested sweetening the pot some more by betting that if I could improve my time from my first 5k (Chinatown Firecracker 5k on Feb 10th 2008. Pace: 9:56 which was the first day I had run in my life-no joke) he would not be allowed to complain while training for at least one month.

It was on!

The Outcome

I enjoyed a wonderful meal at Patina with he and his wife before heading to concert hall to see Solonen conduct his last show with LA Phil and the next week after one of our Personal Training Sessions we scampered over to Silverlake wine to pick up my bottle of wine…oh how I wish I could remember what I chose, all I know is that it was delicious!

Want to find out about the training program?

Stay tuned for the next post…

Runners Conditioning Classes

Runners Conditioning Classes
Wed Evenings

6:00pm-7:30pm

This Series is Excellent for Runners, Walkers, Dancers, Athletes and all other Fitness Enthusiasts
See Below for Pricing

Location
3521-A North Verdugo Rd
Glendale, CA 91208
818-248-4242
http://www.controlledburnfitness.com/

Each Class Includes

Physical Inventory of each Participant

Warm Up

Focus on Articulation of Feet

Stability Training

Core Conditioning

Flexibility Training

Cool Down

Class Description

The Runners Conditioning Series introduces performance enhancing techniques designed to challenge, support and improve a runner’s overall performance.

Each class will explore tools/techniques to help enhance your training and to help you achieve and maintain a healthy, balanced, and functional body.

You will enjoy exercises designed to improve flexibility; challenge and integrate your core; improve muscular stability of your feet, legs, and pelvis; explore the balance of strength and flexibility and its effects on your muscular stability; relax and restore your body; and leave each class with plenty of tools to help enhance your training and help achieve and maintain a healthy, balanced, and functional body.

Each class will guide you through a gentle and considerate warm up in order to prepare your body for intense and focused work on isolation, integration, and articulation of all the muscle groups that are essential for running.

Each class will explore gentle yet intense stretching techniques that are useful for all levels of flexibility, and will end with a cool down designed to relax, restore, and thank your body for all the hard work that you ask of it.

The 1 ½ hour class will progress with consideration to all participants and will attempt to address any special requests/concerns.

Please come with an open mind, be prepared to try some new things, and feel free to ask any questions on how to intensify or modify your workouts to fit your needs.

This series encourages you to gain a new awareness appreciation of your body's abilities and needs.

Pricing

Cash/Check Rate*

1 Single Class $35

2 Classes $60 ($30 each)

4 Classes $100 ($25 each)

CC*

1 Single Class $40

2 Classes $70 ($35 each)

4 Classes $120 ($30 each)

*No Transfers, No Refund, No Extensions, No Exceptions

Your Birthday: FREE! Please Bring Your ID

Your Feet are Your Foundation

Invest in your feet before you invest in your next pair of shoes

Don’t get me wrong, I’m a sucker for a hot pair of 4” Jimmy Choos, or my Mizuno (Wave Precision Neutral) Running Shoes, but I have already invested my time to condition my feet so they are able endure all the torment (dance classes, cycling classes, running, hiking, backpacking, and let’s not forget, wearing those 4” Heels!) that I dish out to them.

Our feet are as important to our physical well-being/functional fitness as a foundation is to a structure. Sadly, most people simply take their feet for granted, ignore them, wrap them in a pretty package, and hope for the best.

A good contractor doesn’t fix the instability of a failing structure with some nice paint and a picket fence; the contractor will first address the foundation, check its integrity and go from there.

It is my opinion that the majority of the time, buying new shoes to alleviate foot pain is as helpful as slapping nice paint and a picket fence on a crumbling building…no matter how pretty you try to package it, it’s going to collapse sooner or later.

It is all too common that when people begin to experience discomfort in their feet, they just ignore it. They keep taking their workout classes, running, going about their daily activities, trying to “walk it off”. Then, when the pain persists, they usually blame it on their shoes.

By the time a client comes to me they have repeated this process many, many times (Ignore pain, go about their business, get frustrated with pain, buy another pair of shoes, over and over and over again) until an injury sets in.

These injuries can range anywhere from Sesamoiditis, Achilles tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, and Shin splints, all the way up the body to contribute to/exacerbate knee, hip, and lower back issues.

The sad thing is that 99% of the time, their injury could have been avoided had they only taken the time to conditioning their feet.

More to come…

Personal Training

Controlled Burn Fitness

Personal Training

It's Personal!

Everyone, at some point in life, needs a little extra help to reach their goals.

It is important to realize that our physical goals have a direct relationship to our personal goals.

It is brave, it is exciting, and it is sometimes humbling when we finally ask for that extra push.

Expect hard work, expect sweat, and expect the times when you think you can't do it anymore. But also expect the times when you are reminded that it is OK to be more considerate to you, your time, and your body.

Each Personal Training Session is a 1-Hour, Private Session prepared just for you.

The Personal Training Session is carefully designed to help you reach your fitness goals all the while paying close attention to essential details such as skeletal alignment, muscular and cardio strength, endurance, and flexibility. Each Session will also include beneficial exercises that are designed to enhance your body awareness; challenge and condition your core; improve your muscular control and posture; optimize core integration and endurance.

Welcome to Controlled Burn Fitness!

Controlled Burn Fitness

Helping athletes, dancers, and fitness enthusiasts attain and maintain healthy, balanced, and functional bodies.
Specializing In:
Creating Lean, Strong, Flexible, and Balanced Bodies
Identifying and Addressing Muscle Imbalances
Core Conditioning
Flexibility Training
Injury Prevention
Dancers Conditioning
Runners Conditioning
Muscle Toning/Sculpting
Restorative/Relaxation Techniques for Mind and Body
Meal Planning/Nutritional Guidance
Healthy Recipes
Skype Session for Personal Training and Healthy Cooking Classes

Please visit the website for more information

http://www.controlledburnfitness.com/