“48” Traits Of A Champion

My friends, it’s a BIG week. It’s SUPER BOWL week. And the SUPER BOWL crowns a world-champion. I love that word “CHAMPION.” In some way, shape, or form, we all want to be a champion, don’t we? Whether it be in sports, or in life, we all strive to fill our potential and be our […]

Football is like LIFE!

Football is like LIFE! By Todd Durkin, MA, CSCS There I was, sitting amongst 94,402 fans at the national championship football game on Monday night in the Rose Bowl, thinking about football. I looked to my left and saw my 11-year old son, Luke, intently watching the game. I looked to my right and saw […]

137 Ways to Make 2014 Your Best Year Yet

137 Ways to Make 2014 Your Best Year Yet
By Todd Durkin, MA, CSCS I hope 2014 is off to an EXTRAORDINARY start and that you are as excited as I am to create the best year of your life. Last year, I wrote an article called the “103 Ways to Create Your Best Year Yet.” […]

Client Of The Month: Bob & Janet Ilko

What is a quote you live by?  Bob’s quote 
”Work hard and do what is right.” 
Janet’s quote 
”If you ask me what I came into this life to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud.” –Emile Zola What brought you into Fitness Quest 10? We have been part of the […]

How to Make the Perfect Beaming Superfood Smoothie

How to Make the Perfect Beaming Superfood Smoothie We asked our friends over at Beaming to put together some healthy nutritional tips to help you float through the holidays with grace and wellness! Yes, you heard it here. Beaming’s going to give you the inside scoop on how to make your favorite, healthy, beaming smoothies right […]

The #1 Reason Why Trainers FAIL!

Let’s assume you are a great trainer. You are full of passion. You are full of energy and enthusiasm. You study training, read the latest information, journals, blogs, books, watch DVD’s and do everything you can to get better. Heck, you may even attend 2-3 live conferences per year to keep your passion burning, your […]

Are you a donkey or a thoroughbred?

I took my leadership team to a Dave Ramsey “EntreLeadership” program a few months back. And one of my top takeaways was a quote that Ramsey said. “Thoroughbreds like running with thoroughbreds…they don’t like running with donkeys.” Are you a donkey or a thoroughbred? If you want more success in life…you need to elevate whom […]

Nelson Mandela—A Man of IMPACT!

Nelson Mandela—A Man of IMPACT! By Todd Durkin, MA, CSCS The world lost a great leader last week. A man who changed his country. A man who changed the world. Nelson Mandela was a man of significant IMPACT. He was a prisoner. He was a president. He was a GIANT. A freedom fighter. An elder […]

Melt Unsightly Belly Fat!

Melt Unsightly Belly Fat! By: Meg Kruse, Personal Trainer, Fitness Quest 10 Ha! I’ll bet I’ve got your attention now!  Good! It seems as if I can’t look at one single health and/or magazine, men or women’s, that isn’t promising some quick, easy way to “melt”, “blast” or “burn” belly fat.  I get it, though, […]

Football and Leadership

I love watching great teams play. I love watching top athletes perform and top coaches lead. I love identifying the leaders on the field and seeing what they are doing to affect performance and influence outcome. Leadership. It’s a topic that transcends both sport and business. It plays a major role in the success of […]