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One Step at a Time

Have you ever had that moment when you wake up and say I’m going to lose weight? You are thinking that you will exercises 5 days a week, stop smoking, quite drinking pop, and eat perfect at every meal. Monday starts and you go from a crappy habit life to perfect nutrition and fitness habits. After day 1 you want to stop but you struggle through day 2 and by day 3 you are downing a bag of potato chips and a 20oz pop saying you will never lose weight. The main issue here was you took on way too much change at once. The body hates changes and you radically changed everything in one day. The only way you’ll form long-lasting habits is by focusing on one habit at a ....
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9 Apr 2019
Top 5: Worst Nutritional Advice I've Heard

Have you ever went online to look for nutrition advice? Have you ever read magazines with really fit people that tell you the tricks to lose 20lbs right now? These sources can be really frustrating because they are offering a quick solution to a long term problem. Here are the top 5 things we hear in nutrition that aren’t always great advice and what we recommend to do about them instead. 1. You have to go all in and change everything right now or you’ll never be successful.
Even though we do think being dedicated is very important to success, it can be overwhelming to change everything at once. Instead we believe in changing one simple habit at a time. Pick your biggest ....
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2 Apr 2019
Dark Days of Winter

Man I’m glad winter is about over!!! For the last 2 months I have been in a weird funk and didn’t know what was going on. My energy was super low, I had no desire to exercise and keeping my nutrition in check was virtually impossible. Then one day, probably just around March 21 st , I woke up out of this 2 month fog and everything was good again. I can remember how I felt that day. I had woken up and didn’t feel like I needed caffeine to function. I opened the blinds and the sun was beating in on me. My eyes didn’t feel half glazed over. Things in all honesty, just seemed clearer. I had a chiropractor appointment that morning and when I opened the garage door it ....
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26 Mar 2019
The Great & Powerful Yogurt

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Who hasn’t heard of Yogurt! Princess Vespa
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Yogurt the Wise! Dot Matrix
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Yogurt the All-Powerful! Barf
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Yogurt the Magnificent! Yogurt
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Please, please, don’t make a fuss. I’m just plain Yogurt. How powerful is yogurt and why do we think it’s a great option in your diet? I bet you have seen all the commercials for every kind of yogurt available now. We have yogurt with fiber, Greek yogurt, yogurt with fruit in, Gogurt, Danimals drink yogurt, and so forth. There is about every type of yogurt flavor available and every ingredient in the book in them now. The principal of yogurt on a health side is to add calcium and ....
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#GCP Cares

In addition to helping individuals with their health and fitness goals, Game Changing Fitness in Mundelein looks to continuouslygive back to the community through our charity #GCPcares. #GCPcares has raised money and donated theirtime to support local charities and initiatives to support the overall wellbeing of the Mundelein community. Please see below for a list of #GCPcares Charities and Donations to-date: * Feed My Starving Children: $1260 and 140 donated hours * Barbells for Boobs: $1369 * Adopt A Family: Adopted 12 families in 5 years * Ronald McDonald House: $1600 * St Baldricks: $200 * Soles for Souls: 104 pairs of shoes * St Mary's Clothing Drive: 1362# of clothing * Diaper ....
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19 Mar 2019
Why You Should Have Dessert Every Day

Are you one of those people who no matter what they try, just has a SWEET tooth? I definitely have one and forever I was told to just keep sweets out of the house. Time after time I would do this and would find myself sneaking out to get sweets whenever I really had those cravings come back. The problem with grocery stores being so close is that even if its out of your house the store is only 5 minutes away. As everyone knows, dessert is bad for you, right? It is where all the weight gain comes from. I can’t have it before bed because I’ll gain fat. I’m sure you have all heard these statements and at one time we even told clients this. But one day I was ....
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12 Mar 2019
Little Things Preventing Fat Loss

Do you ever seem to just grab one little piece of candy here, a few grapes there, slice of cheese out the fridge, even though you aren’t hungry? At the end of the day when you add up all the little things and see the calorie total it might not be alarming. Only an extra 300-500 calories a day is no big deal, right? What if I told you 500 calories a day for seven straight days leads to 1lb of fat. So if you go over by this much each day you can gain weight very quickly. A pound of fat is 3500 extra calories, so those little nibbles don’t seem so little after all. If you only over eat by 100 calories a day it would take a month to put on a pound but when you add that up over a ....
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5 Mar 2019
I get knocked down but I get back up again

I’m not sure about you, but once in a while I have one of those months where I just can’t wait for it to get over. That was February 2019 for me. Actually most February’s are that way for me in all honesty. I think it’s because living in the Chicago area, it’s cold, snowy, gloomy, halfway point of winter, Valentine’s day, and it just plain sucks, haha. February this year for me in all honestly started off awesome. I had a great trip to West Palm Beach for an amazing business conference with awesome people. I also had great weekends with good friends for confirmation parties, birthday parties, and even some good dates. So if you look at it from a big ....
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26 Feb 2019
Social Drinking Tips while Staying Fit

Are you a person enjoys having a drink or two on social occasions? But at the same time you have a desire to lose weight and stay fit. These don’t have to be mutually exclusive, they just need to be planned a little and done in moderation. One caveat would be however, if you desire to lose a large amount of weight you do need to abstain from alcohol as much as possible. It literally puts the breaks on fat loss so you avoiding it can be very helpful in a transformation. TIP 1:
One key is limiting the amount of alcohol to the proper portion size. TIP 2:
Keep the amount of days you drink to 1 or 2 days per week. Drinking puts the breaks on fat loss
so we need to limit the ....
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19 Feb 2019
Call of the Binge

It’s a typical Thursday morning, class went well, meetings were good and I’ve done all the little things that keep me on pace for what I want to achieve for the day. I have all my food planned for the day, most of its prepped and I’ve been laser focused on my goals recently. However, I feel like something is just a little off. Something made me think of having some MOD pizza even though I haven’t really been craving it. I eat my lunch and feel full but I’m still feeling the desire to eat MOD pizza. I realize what is happening, the Call of the Binge has begun. I don’t know how many of you would consider yourself binge eaters or even know much about ....
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Celestia A.

I have been going to GCP for about 2 years. I guess you could call me a gym hopper as in I would go from one gym to the next but never felt comfortable anywhere until I found them. Coaches Trevor and Nate are amazing at what they do. Not only are they very knowledgeable about health and fitness they truly care about their clients. If you are struggling with anything they will check in on you and see how they can help whether it be emotional support or weekly check ins. Besides the coaches the atmosphere is great! The other clients that work out there are some of the funniest and most caring people I have ever met. It truly feels like a family.

Lauren H.

I have been training for about 6 weeks now and every time I complete a workout I feel so great and refreshed (but slightly exhausted)! Trevor is such a great trainer and knows so much about how the body works and how your body should look and feel during each training session. I trust Trevor 100% and have enjoyed learning something new about my body and have been so excited to see the new things I can do each time I train. My favorite thing about the training sessions is that each day is different and when we finish a month the sessions and workouts change. I love that it isn't the same thing over and over again. Get off your boring treadmill and come train in a super fun group setting!

Aleksandra D.

I've being training at GCP for over 2 years. Nathan and Trevor constantly provide support and encourage everyone to work harder and do better. It was always tough to keep up with gym routine. However, GCP never felt like a gym and I genuinely enjoy going to classes and having a laugh while training. The class atmosphere is very welcoming and open to all levels. There is never a dull moment! Emphasis is on fun and fitness. Highly recommended!

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