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Merritt Athletic Clubs at Canton

Lose Fat

Did you know that what you eat actually accounts for up to 80% of your success in the gym? Therefore, without a good quality nutrition plan you may have a difficult time reaching your fat loss goals. Becky Conti is a Certified Personal Trainer and a Certified Weight Management and Nutrition Coach and is now offering nutrition consultations that are specifically tailored to YOU! Here is what Becky offers:

• Evaluation of your specific needs and goals
• Construction of a timeline for which you will reach your goals
• A personalized food chart and meal recommendations targeted for your specific goal
• Bi-Weekly Measurements and BodyFat Testing
• Continuous diet progression advice to keep you moving toward your goal
• Diet tricks and secrets to keep you motivated throughout your weight loss journey!

Please note: Nutrition Sessions are available as one on one, group or as an add-on to Personal Training sessions.

For more information or to reserve a spot, please complete the fields below. Or, if you would like to speak to someone directly, please contact Becky Conti.
Phone: 410-563-0225

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Nutrition and Weight Management

Becky Conti is an ACE Certified Weight Management Consultant. She is available for nutritional guidance and can help clients develop a structured and organized nutrition outline to meet their fitness and weight loss goals. She will also go over the behavioral changes and modifications that are needed to reach these goals and maintain them long-term. Nutrition is an extremely important aspect to attaining any fitness goal, and it should be a high priority for health-conscious individuals. Learning more about nutrition and weight management will help give people a strong base to carry with them for life.

For more information or to reserve a spot, please complete the fields below. Or, if you would like to speak to someone directly, please contact Becky Conti.
Phone: 410-563-0225

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Merritt Athletic Clubs at Cranbrook

Health Counseling

Have you been wanting to improve your eating habits, understand your body better, make your self-care a priority, feel confident in choosing and preparing better food for you and your loved ones, experience an increase in overall happiness? Imagine what your life would be like if you had clear thinking, energy, and excitement every day. It's rare for anyone to get an hour to work on improving their health with a trained professional. Join me for a one-hour health consultation to discuss your unique situation and determine how I can help you reach your personal goals. Could one conversation change your life?

Find out by scheduling a free one-hour health consultation, please complete the fields below. Or, if you would like to speak to someone directly, please contact Karen Bricken.
Phone: 410-598-8597

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Merritt Athletic Clubs at Downtown (DAC)

Anti-Aging Workout

Build up a sweat and extend your life! Exercise and strength training help you look and feel younger and stay active longer. Come see what the workout is all about.

For more information or to reserve a spot, please complete the fields below. Or, if you would like to speak to someone directly, please contact Ron Crognale.
Phone: 410-332-0906

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Merritt Athletic Clubs at Eldersburg

Fit & Pregnant

Learn how to stay in shape before, during, and after pregnancy. Free information on nutrition, weight training and cardiovascular health. Join us for the Last Friday of every month from 9:00am-10:00am

For more information or to reserve a spot, please complete the fields below. Or, if you would like to speak to someone directly, please contact Kerry Kmetz.
Phone: 410-549-8855

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Merritt Athletic Clubs at Fort Avenue

Healthy Back Program

Whether you already have back pain or would like to avoid it, rehabilitative Pilates with Carin can help!

For more information or to reserve a spot, please complete the fields below. Or, if you would like to speak to someone directly, please contact Carin Carvalho.
Phone: 410-576-2004

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Pre/Post-Natal Training Program

Lose all of your baby weight by staying active before, during, and after your pregnancy. Certified Pre-/Post-Natal personal trainer Carin Carvalho will help you maintain a healthy lifestyle both during and after your pregnancy. A properly prescribed and executed training program can be beneficial to both the mother and the baby. Safe and effective workouts may also enhance labor and delivery and reduce the chance of pregnancy-related problems.

For more information or to reserve a spot, please complete the fields below. Or, if you would like to speak to someone directly, please contact Carin Carvalho.
Phone: 410-576-2004

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Merritt Athletic Clubs at Owings Mills

LUNCHTIME FITNESS (Monday-Friday)

Interest in Personal Training, but just can't afford it? Know you need to work out but don't have the time? Merritt Athletic Club in Owings Mills is proud to introduce . . .

LUNCHTIME FITNESS
Lunchtime Fitness gives you the ability to maximize your time in the gym during lunch break and have access to a personal trainer for as little as ... $20.

For more information or to reserve a spot, please complete the fields below. Or, if you would like to speak to someone directly, please contact Sail Abdullah.
Phone: 410-581-4800

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Merritt Athletic Clubs at Security

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Merritt Athletic Clubs at Towson

Eat Smart, Think Smart

Do you wonder if there really is such a thing as "Brain Food"? At this one-hour workshop with Nutritionist Diana Sugiuchi, RD/LDN, you will learn which foods really are good for your brain. You will also learn tasty ways to eat more of these foods everyday so you can stay at the top of your game. May 16th from 10:30am - 11:30am.

For more information or to reserve a spot, please complete the fields below. Or, if you would like to speak to someone directly, please contact Dianne Frager.
Phone: 410-821-0160

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Sustainable Happiness

With Dr. Alexios Monopolis, Amphibious Personal Trainer & “Happiness Doctor”

Sustainable Happiness is a new program offered exclusively through the Merritt Athletic Club that combines Personal Training with one-on-one Wellness Coaching, Counseling or Psychotherapy sessions. The program is designed to help club members achieve and sustain a state of optimal fitness and psychological well-being.

Using a variety of coaching, counseling and psychotherapy techniques combined with the powerful new “science of happiness” (a.k.a. positive psychology), Dr. Alexios will help you attain your fitness goals while addressing a range of mental health issues many of us deal with on a regular basis, such as stress, anxiety and depression.

Each program is custom designed to meet the client’s individual needs and focuses on the following Eight Core Wellness Intelligences:

• PHYSICAL: fitness, contemplative movement, and nutritional awareness
• EMOTIONAL: authentic happiness and life satisfaction
  
• COGNITIVE: creativity, flow, curiosity, and intellectual stimulation
  
• SOCIAL: awareness of one’s role and importance in the community, empathy, and communication
  
• BEHAVIORAL: lifestyle choices and their impacts
  
• SPIRITUAL: purpose, meaning, and contemplative practice
  
• ENVIRONMENTAL: nature immersion and ecological consciousness
  
• LIFESTYLE: integration and application of core wellness intelligences

Who is Merritt’s “Happiness Doctor?”

Dr. Alexios has completed six degrees from Harvard University, Dartmouth College, Oxford University and the University of California and has worked extensively as a Personal Trainer and Psychotherapist. Most recently, he served as the Harvard University Center for Wellness Program Manager & Coach for “Harvard on the Move;” the university’s community-wide outdoor wellness initiative. As Harvard’s coach, he organized weekly outdoor fitness, wellness and recreation programs in addition to workshops and lectures highlighting cutting-edge research in the physiological, psychological and nutritional sciences. In terms of running, as a representative example, Alexios led multiple community runs each week with students, staff, faculty, alumni and community members and organized interactive workshops and training seminars on running form, injury prevention, spot psychology, barefoot running, and the cognitive and emotional benefits of running and exercise. In essence, this was Harvard’s adult version of “recess.” Read more about Alexios here.

How much does the program cost?

Each wellness package below includes the number of hour-long sessions, Personal Training cost per session, and Wellness Coaching/Counseling/Psychotherapy cost per session.

Clients can combine any number of Personal Training sessions with psychotherapy sessions, as long as they equal the total package amount (e.g. 8 PT plus 4 Psychotherapy sessions equals one 12 session package).

For more information or to reserve a spot, please complete the fields below. Or, if you would like to speak to someone directly, please contact Dr. Alexios Monopolis.
Phone: 410-821-0160

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Emotional Eating

Did you know that up to 75% of overeating is due to emotional eating? Learn how to recognize and overcome your eating triggers so you can finally break out of the emotional eating cycle. At this interactive workshop, you will develop a personalized plan of action to get you through challenging times. We will also address the unique issue of stress eating and learn the secrets to taking control.

The workshop will be lead by our Nutritionist, Diana Sugiuchi.

For more information or to reserve a spot, please complete the fields below. Or, if you would like to speak to someone directly, please contact Dianne Frager.
Phone: 410-821-0160

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Nutrition Coaching

Help is on the way!  Diana Sugiuchi, a Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist, specializes in helping people learn to have a healthy relationship with food as well as reach and maintain a healthy weight.

• Reach or maintain a healthy weight
• Learn to eat mindfully to avoid cycles of dieting and weight gain
• Meal planning for healthier eating
• Sports nutrition for optimal performance
• Food allergies and intolerances
• Nutrition counseling for diabetes, PCOS, cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, cancer, etc.
• Child weight concerns or changes in growth curve either upward or downward
• Children who are picky eaters
• Helping children learn to have a healthy relationship with food

For more information or to reserve a spot, please complete the fields below. Or, if you would like to speak to someone directly, please contact Dianne Frager.
Phone: 410-821-0160

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What You Need to know to be a Fit (and Safe) Baby Boomer

Join Drs. Carmen Pichard and Bashir Zikria orthopedists from Good Samaritan Hospital for a discussion about baby boomers and concerns about knee, shoulder and other injuries.

For more information or to reserve a spot, please complete the fields below. Or, if you would like to speak to someone directly, please contact Dianne Frager.
Phone: 410-821-0160

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