Harry Potter & My Son Brady

I need to share an amazing feat with you. Like really amazing. And it deals with my 8-year old son Brady. In September 2013, Melanie gave Brady his first Harry Potter book. It’s called Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone. He fell in love with the book and devoured it in less than 4 weeks. […]

Fascia & YOU…The Missing Link for Optimal Health & Performance

Fascia & YOU…The Missing Link for Optimal Health & Performance By Todd Durkin, MA, CSCS I was watching the evening news last week and caught a special report on a “revolutionary” new finding in the health, wellness, and healing world. The report stated they discovered a direct link that emotional pain (not just physical pain) […]

Mind Your Manners… FQ10’s Rules of World-Class Gym Etiquette

Mind Your Manners… FQ10’s Rules of World-Class Gym Etiquette. By Todd Durki, MA. C.S.C.S. The gym is your sanctuary. It’s where you honor your mind, body, and spirit. It’s a safe-haven where you work to improve yourself personally (and sometimes professionally). Maybe you do weight-training. Or cardio. Or classes. Or yoga. Or Pilates. Or maybe […]

Mastermind Member In The Spotlight: Daniel Yakupka

Name: Daniel Yakupka Location (City/State): Alexandria, Virginia Your Role/Title: Owner of Fit 4 life Fitness & Performance Hobbies/activities/interests: I am ex basketball player. Even in my 43 years of age, I am still chasing all of the 20 year olds on the basketball court. Todd always mentions that leaders read a lot, and I also […]

My Precious Little Princess

I love the quote “Life is defined not by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.” This past Friday night, I had one of those moments. It was something that I was so looking forward to all week. And I was so pumped I was in town […]

“Lucky 13”

Today is a special day, my wife Melanie and I are celebrating our 13th wedding anniversary. Man, time sure does fly by. And it feels like just yesterday when I got married. I remember having all my family and friends into San Diego for that memorable day. I remember having a “Wedding Day Boot Camp” […]

Mastermind Member In The Spotlight: Rachel Bergman

Rachel Bergman has been a standout member of the Todd Durkin Platinum Level since November 2011. Rachel’s company WholeFit is a mobile in-home fitness business that focuses on the Personal side of Personal Training. Rachel is currently seeking to recruit & train several trainers in the Wildwood/St. Louis community to join her other trainer Ashton […]

Meet My Mentor

Meet My Mentor By Todd Durkin, MA, CSCS For many, many years, I have spoken about my mentor, Wayne Cotton. Wayne helped me get started with my business, Fitness Quest 10, back in 1999. Since then, he has guided me through the highs and lows, especially in my first 5 years of business. He is […]

An IMPACT Experience for One Trainer in NYC

I just received an extraordinary email from Billy De La Rosa in NYC that I want to share with you. Billy won  the men’s division for the Under Armour “Alter-Ego” Fitness Challenge on Saturday night in Grand Central Station. And his counterpart on Team IMPACT, Carissa Thompson won the female division. As a matter of […]

Mastermind Member In The Spotlight: Mike Ibasco

Mike Ibasco is a five-year Todd Durkin Mastermind Platinum member and standout teammate.  He is the owner/operator of The Fitness Source, seven years and running, the premier personal training, weight loss, sports performance and triathlon studio in Las Vegas, NV. Mike leads a TEAM of 5 fitness professionals in a total body wellness approach to […]