Brett Klika—One of a Kind!

Brett Klika—One of a Kind! By Todd Durkin, MA, CSCS It was early in the year 2000 when a young man walked into my newly opened personal training studio looking for a job as a trainer. He looked like he was 14 years old and hadn’t even started shaving yet. But I could tell something […]

Weight-Loss Ain’t Easy

Weight-Loss AIN’T Easy By Todd Durkin, MA, CSCS Weight-loss is one of the most common goals of clients and members at Fitness Quest 10. I know, I know. You want to improve your strength. And fitness. And health. But many people are also trying to lose an extra 5-10 pounds. Or 20. Or 50. Or […]

Remember to LIVE…It’s MEMORIAL DAY!!

Remember to LIVE…It’s MEMORIAL DAY!!! By Todd Durkin Happy Memorial Day! I hope that you have been able to take some time this weekend to reflect on the meaning of this very special day and spend some quality time with your family and loved ones. Maybe you will go to the beach today, watch the NCAA […]

100 WAYS TO CREATE WOW

By Todd Durkin, MA, CSCS For many years, I’ve been deeply entrenched in studying success. I’m engrossed by it. I want to know what the best of the best in any field does to be at the top of their game. Athletes, doctors, lawyers, teachers, entrepreneurs, fitness professionals. You name it. One of the common […]

WTF?

WTF? By Todd Durkin, MA, C.S.C.S. I almost came out of my seat laughing when she said it. It’s so true. The #1 reason people don’t get stuff done is because of something we lack. It’s the thing most people need but don’t have. It’s what high-performers cling to as their secret sauce to accomplishing […]

My Fitness Journey

My Fitness Journey By: Lindsey Richardson, Director of Marketing, Fitness Quest 10 It all started with a boy. Hard to admit, but truth be told, that is how my fitness journey began. Fitness and I have always had a love-hate relationship. I dated a lot of studios and gyms, I tried everything from karate to […]

No Travel Necessary

No Travel Necessary By Todd Durkin, MA, CSCS Back in 2010, when my book The IMPACT! Body Plan came out, thousands of people read it.  And after they read it and completed the 10-week program, many repeated the program several times. I know of hundreds of folks who have repeated “IMPACT” five or six times […]

Are you TRULY listening?

Are you TRULY listening? By: Lindsey Richardson, Director of Marketing, Fitness Quest 10 I have been contemplating the art of truly listening lately. I used to consider myself a “good listener,” if I had a profile it would say “I love to listen.” But, here is the catch, I also love to talk. As technology […]

Todd Durkin Announces “Big News”; FITBLOK to Change the Fitness World

I have some big news to announce. I have been working hard on a revolutionary training idea that I believe will change the face of fitness. Literally. With the thousands of people I have trained in my career, I often hear the same excuses that rob people of being healthy, fit, and strong: “My workout […]

A Tribute to Sawman on his 52nd Birthday

A Tribute to Sawman on his 52nd Birthday Even though our beloved friend, Ken “Sawman” Sawyer is not with us physically anymore, he is definitely looking down on us and I know he’s with us in spirit.  Today, on what would have been his 52nd birthday, here are 52 tributes to a man I miss […]