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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the Transformation Station podcast. I'm Christina, owner, operator,

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<v Speaker 1>and founder of the Transformation Station, and this is where

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<v Speaker 1>we talk about getting stronger while navigating real life. If

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<v Speaker 1>you're trying to stay consistent through the ups and the

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<v Speaker 1>downs and everywhere else in between, this is for you.

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<v Speaker 2>All right.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm going to start recording daily short and Sweet episodes.

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<v Speaker 1>I know that you may not always have a million

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<v Speaker 1>hours to listen to a single podcast episode, so we're

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<v Speaker 1>going to be bringing them to you short and sweet.

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<v Speaker 1>So today we had a conversation around the Transformation Station

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<v Speaker 1>about Jim's being beginner friendly. So today's podcast episode, it's

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<v Speaker 1>not about being beginner friendly, but it's about feeling like

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<v Speaker 1>you belong. And this is something I do here all

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<v Speaker 1>the time. And I know jims say that they are

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<v Speaker 1>beginner friendly, but we just don't feel like we belong there.

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<v Speaker 1>And I do completely understand why that is because a

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<v Speaker 1>lot to gyms like they genuinely they want to welcome beginners.

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<v Speaker 1>They advertise at the beginner friendly, body positive and even.

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<v Speaker 2>They'll say like they're inclusive.

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<v Speaker 1>And I do believe that most gyms when they say that,

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<v Speaker 1>they actually do mean it, but intention and experience aren't

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<v Speaker 1>always the exact same thing. And like, imagine walking into

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<v Speaker 1>a class where everyone is box jumping and doing burpies

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<v Speaker 1>and lunging and lifting like one hundred pounds barbells over

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<v Speaker 1>their head, and then the coach gives you a modification,

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<v Speaker 1>which is fantastic coaching, but then you're the only person

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<v Speaker 1>in the room actually doing the modification and everyone else

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<v Speaker 1>is moving one way.

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<v Speaker 2>And then you're doing a totally different thing.

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<v Speaker 1>No one's judging you, and I know it can genuinely

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<v Speaker 1>feel like people are judging you, but even if they're not,

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<v Speaker 1>it still doesn't feel that great. And humans naturally want

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<v Speaker 1>to fit in. We don't want to be like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't fit in here, this doesn't feel good to me,

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<v Speaker 1>and that alone can that can really stop someone from

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<v Speaker 1>coming back to the gym. And sometimes Jim offer like

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<v Speaker 1>beginner boot camps, and then there's such a discrepancy between

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<v Speaker 1>the beginner style boot camp and the learning experience and

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<v Speaker 1>then going into a class, because I've seen that as well,

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<v Speaker 1>Like when people contact me, they're like, oh, the found

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<v Speaker 1>your foundation's program, the small group personal training them. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that that's where I need to start, which can

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<v Speaker 1>be true, like that can really put people's minds at ease.

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<v Speaker 1>But the same movements that you're doing in your beginner

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<v Speaker 1>boot camp or your foundation's classes at the Transformation Station,

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<v Speaker 1>it actually translate rate into the fitness classes. And you

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<v Speaker 1>don't need to have the I'm my best salesperson. You

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<v Speaker 1>don't need to have the foundations in SRO to strength

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<v Speaker 1>in order to do.

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<v Speaker 2>Classes in our facility.

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<v Speaker 1>Because we don't have that extreme discrepancy between learning and

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<v Speaker 1>then joining a class that has a lot of technique

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<v Speaker 1>and heavy lifting, So that itself is one of the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest reasons why I build a Transformation Station to be different.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't just offer moreifications. We don't just say like,

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<v Speaker 1>oh yeah, this is beginner friendly. We actually build classes

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<v Speaker 1>where when you see that you're modifying that, you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to see other people doing that exact same thing. Because

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<v Speaker 1>if you see someone using a chair, that's normal in

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<v Speaker 1>our space, especially in our stretch and flow classes, someone

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<v Speaker 1>might be using lighter weights, someone might be taking a break,

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<v Speaker 1>someone is choosing a different movement that works for their

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<v Speaker 1>unique body, and no one ever thinks twice about it,

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<v Speaker 1>Like we have ways to increase your intensity, and we

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<v Speaker 1>have ways to make it for your unique body and

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<v Speaker 1>ways that also if you're modifying or changing something, we

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<v Speaker 1>always say like, this isn't to be easier, it's for

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<v Speaker 1>you to challenge yourself in a way that works for

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<v Speaker 1>your unique body. So if you're not doing lunges, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>you're doing leg lifts. If you're not doing dead lifts,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe you're holding your weight at the sides of your

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<v Speaker 1>body and you're alternating a knee lift. There's so many

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<v Speaker 1>different ways to move your body. But our goal isn't

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<v Speaker 1>to create the hardest workout and bury. That's not what

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<v Speaker 1>we stand for. Our place is designed so people can

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<v Speaker 1>actually show up to their fitness and not be broken.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'll always say this and people always look at

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<v Speaker 1>me funny when I say this. I literally always say like,

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<v Speaker 1>we are not the best gym in Barry Me. People

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<v Speaker 1>are like, oh my gosh, what, like, aren't you the owner? Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>we are the best gym for you if what we

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<v Speaker 1>offer matches what you need. So if your dream is to, like,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, barbells snatch three hundred pounds over your head,

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<v Speaker 1>if you love an intense bodybuilding environment, if you want

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<v Speaker 1>to throw around massive weights and train for powerlifting or

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<v Speaker 1>be surrounded by people that are chasing that same goal.

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<v Speaker 1>There are some incredible gyms for that in Barrie, and

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<v Speaker 1>I have friends who own and train in those gyms.

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<v Speaker 1>Our members come here because they want to move and

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<v Speaker 1>they want to feel healthier at the end of the day.

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<v Speaker 1>They want to laugh, they want to get stronger, they

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<v Speaker 1>want to feel successful instead of feeling defeated. And that

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<v Speaker 1>for me, is the name of the game that changes

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<v Speaker 1>everything for people, bull's lifestyles, to create habits, to create consistency,

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<v Speaker 1>and a lot of people when they join the Transformation Station,

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<v Speaker 1>they'll come in on a class pass or they'll start

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<v Speaker 1>with like a smaller tiered membership because they're like, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think that I'm actually going to stick with it,

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<v Speaker 1>and then they end up surprising themselves.

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<v Speaker 2>They show up time and time again. They upgrade their memberships.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of people end up going with unlimited memberships

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<v Speaker 1>because they're like, this is actually a place I look

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<v Speaker 1>forward to and I feel good, not just when I

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<v Speaker 1>leave because I've done the workout, but I feel good

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<v Speaker 1>in the space, and I've made friends and connection and

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<v Speaker 1>we've changed people's lives. Within our four walls, and like,

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<v Speaker 1>the best gym, in my opinion, isn't the one that

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<v Speaker 1>has the fancies equipment or the toughest workouts. In the

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<v Speaker 1>last podcast episode I spoke about like even shopping for

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<v Speaker 1>benches for the transformation station.

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<v Speaker 2>Is this inclusive?

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<v Speaker 1>Is this going to hold people that are have bigger

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<v Speaker 1>bodies that they live in.

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<v Speaker 2>Is this going to be accessible.

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<v Speaker 1>For people that have sore knees or bad knees, or

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<v Speaker 1>they're facing an injury where they have to get up

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<v Speaker 1>and down from the bench.

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<v Speaker 2>Is this going to be too low for them?

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<v Speaker 1>Or is this going to be too high that people

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<v Speaker 1>can't have a stability to put their shoes on. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>does this chair have handles on the sides, because a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people a can use handles to help get

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<v Speaker 1>themselves up. And also there's some people that they don't

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<v Speaker 1>like handles because they don't fit in a chair that

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<v Speaker 1>has handles. And that's something that I have lived on

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<v Speaker 1>both sides of the spectrum, so like, and now on

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<v Speaker 1>the contrast, I can get up and down from the ground,

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<v Speaker 1>So like.

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<v Speaker 2>There's different needs, different abilities.

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<v Speaker 1>One person's story and experience doesn't mean that that's just

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<v Speaker 1>what everybody else lives in experiences when you walk into

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<v Speaker 1>the transformation station. That's why we have chairs that have

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<v Speaker 1>handles and ursory arms, and we have chairs that don't.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's also why I gave away fifty of those

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<v Speaker 1>Ikea flimsy ass plastic I'm saying that like I have

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<v Speaker 1>a chip on my shoulder. Of these chairs, I most

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<v Speaker 1>definitely do. I gave away like fifty of those Kia

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<v Speaker 1>plastic chairs. You know, like when people have guests over

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<v Speaker 1>and they put them on ceramic tiles and you sit

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<v Speaker 1>on them and they break. Yeah, those we don't have

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<v Speaker 1>those at the Transformation station, Whereas there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>people that offer chair mobility, they have those ten dollars

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<v Speaker 1>Ikia fold out chairs that aren't going to hold anyone

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<v Speaker 1>that's over one hundred and.

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<v Speaker 2>Fifty pounds anyways.

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<v Speaker 1>So there's that again, like we specifically know what we

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<v Speaker 1>have to offer, and we have this stuff inside the

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<v Speaker 1>Transformation Station that we do because we know that it

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<v Speaker 1>is inclusive, it's beginner friendly, and it's also friendly for

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<v Speaker 1>people that are nursing injuries and also for people that

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<v Speaker 1>want you to excel and challenge themselves. Because all those

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<v Speaker 1>things can be true at the exact same time. So

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<v Speaker 1>at the transformation station, like that's the gym where you

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<v Speaker 1>walk in and you think, these are my people.

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<v Speaker 2>That to be is if you.

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<v Speaker 1>Resonate with what I'm saying, then when you walk into

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<v Speaker 2>Like, oh, what a breath of fresh air.

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<v Speaker 1>If you're wanting to again do hardcore things that and

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<v Speaker 1>don't get me wrong.

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<v Speaker 2>We do hardcore things in the transformation station.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you want to do hardcore things in the

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<v Speaker 1>context of lifting and throwing a frigging three hundred pound

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<v Speaker 1>thing or swinging one hundred pound kettlebell up and around

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<v Speaker 1>and spinning it around, we don't do that in the

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<v Speaker 1>transformation station. And when you find a gym that meets

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<v Speaker 1>you with where you're at, you're still going to walk

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<v Speaker 1>into that gym and be like, ah, I found my people,

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<v Speaker 1>I found my home. And then when you feel like

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<v Speaker 1>you belong, not only is it easier to show up

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<v Speaker 1>and create consistency like I just said, but you stop

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<v Speaker 1>worrying about everybody else. You don't have to worry about

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<v Speaker 1>a people watching you because you're doing something different that

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<v Speaker 1>just instantly takes like that self defense thinking mechanism, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's just oh, you can breathe and actually truly be

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<v Speaker 1>yourself in those walls. And that to me, like when

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<v Speaker 1>you start showing up consistently and you stop worrying about

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<v Speaker 1>what other people think, like that is what changes your life.

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<v Speaker 1>And like, the best workout for me is not the

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<v Speaker 1>one that burns the most calories, it's not the one

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<v Speaker 1>that makes you the most sore. It's the one that

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<v Speaker 1>keeps you showing up time and time again, and you're

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<v Speaker 1>doing the thing, and before you know what, fitness is

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<v Speaker 1>your lifestyle. Because maybe it's not that you don't like fitness.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe it's because you haven't found something that makes you

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<v Speaker 1>excited and you haven't found something that's been the right fit. So,

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<v Speaker 1>if you are interested in fitness, you're listening to this podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna challenge you to find a gym that suits you.

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<v Speaker 1>When you walk into the walls that you say, ah,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm home now. If the things that I've mentioned resonate

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<v Speaker 1>with you, then please do you feel free. If you're

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<v Speaker 1>in the area, come visit us, Come say hi. If

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<v Speaker 1>you're already a member, what's up. I'm so glad that

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<v Speaker 1>you're here. The Transformation Station is located at fifteen seer

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<v Speaker 1>point drive in Barry, Ontario.

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<v Speaker 2>We're in Unit eleven. We have space for you. Come

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<v Speaker 2>and chat with me.

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<v Speaker 1>You can catch me on Instagram at Christina Romita Christina's

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<v Speaker 1>with Ach. You can also google the trans Information Station

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<v Speaker 1>in Barry. There's only one the Transformation Station. We're easy

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<v Speaker 1>to find, so contact me if you have any questions, comments, concerns.

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<v Speaker 1>You want to discuss what your first class can look like,

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<v Speaker 1>what you want it to be and I'm always.

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<v Speaker 2>There so I'll be there to greet you.

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<v Speaker 1>And our coaches are fabulous, they're always around to greet

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<v Speaker 1>you as well. I hope really good things happen for

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<v Speaker 1>you today