Body Back...An Amazing Journey

Have you heard of Body Back? It is an amazing program for moms to get their bodies back in a supportive, highly motivating environment!! When I started teaching Body Back almost a year ago, I had no idea what a huge impact it would have on my life as well as the lives of those who signed up for the sessions. Body Back is truly a life changing experience! If you have the chance to sign up for Body Back, take it and run with it. Change is not always easy, but it is so worth it!!

Body Back Session 2 Starts Monday!!

Our 1st Body Back Session was such a HUGE success, we've decided to offer a 2nd Session!!

Classes start this Monday, May 9th or Tuesday, May 10th and there are ONLY A FEW SPOTS LEFT!!!

Session 2 Class Schedule-

Mondays & Wesdesdays 6-7am
May 9-July 8

-OR-

Tuesdays & Thursdays 9-10am
May 10-July 7


**Please choose only 1 class time**

Email amynarron@strollerstrides.net for more information including class locations.


What is Body Back???

Body Back is a clinically proven, high intensity, interval program giving you a total body workout. Are these classes for everyone? No, probably not everyone. There are moms, like you, who are willing to reach out of her comfort zone. You will be pushed to your personal limits. This program is based on cardio, strength and core.

This 8 week session will include:
A maximum of 10 participants
Two, in class workouts per week
Before and after assessments
Mama Wants Her Body Back DVD (at home use)
Mama Wants to Get Lean Food Journal
Mama Wants to Get Lean Food Journal 2
Online Support and Coaching


What makes Body Back special is the combination of the the result-based workouts with the motivational support. Every class offers inspiration to refuel you and give you the strength you need for the day for Motherhood!

Check out what a few ladies from our 1st session are saying about Body Back....
"I have accomplished so much in such a short space of time that Body Back has totally exceeded my expectations. The classes challenge you to challenge yourself and, as a result, my fitness level is at an all time high. Three 5k races in 8 weeks - I could not have done this without all the encouragement and support from Body Back. Thank you Body Back!" ~Clare

"Amy is an amazing trainer. The class was awesome and very challenging. I will most definitely take the class again. I can do things now that I have never been able to do in my life, such as, run without throwing up!"~ Shay


"I am 50 years old and thought I was in great shape. Before this program, I worked out 3-5 times/week. After completing the 8 weeks, I can't believe how strong I am and the inches I lost. Even though I did not "follow the meal plan", I have become more aware of what I eat.
Thanks Amy!" ~Libby



Body Back Program Pricing: $150.00
*Ask about our discounts for current Stroller Strides members and LUNA Moms*

**Receive $25 off for each friend you refer!!**


Ready to Register?
Contact Amy Narron-
amynarron@strollerstrides.net
800.972.7315


FIND US ON FACEBOOK: Body Back of the Crystal Coast

Mama, Do You Want Your Body Back?

I am excited to bring Body Back classes to the Crystal Coast! I had the honor of taking a Body Back taught by Lisa Druxman and Kim Strassman at Stroller Strides National Conference last October. It was the most challenging, inspiring, and rewarding fitness experience I have ever had! After that class, I knew I had to bring Body Back to my local community. I am already overwhelmed by moms who are ready to sign up for our first Body Back session starting in February. I can not wait to take this amazing, life changing journey with each Body Back mom!



WHAT IS BODY BACK®?

Body Back® is the newest program release from Stroller Strides’ founder Lisa Druxman. It is a results-based workout designed specifically for moms. Whether they just had a baby or had a baby twenty years ago, it will help any mom get her body back. Most importantly, it will help moms unlock their personal possibilities in an inspiring and powerful environment.

Body Back® clients experience targeted high-intensity workouts, inspiration and motivation in every class. When done in conjunction with Lisa’s Mama Wants Her Body Back meal plan and workout DVDs, you have a surefire combination for success.

What Does Body Back Include?
- 2 Workouts per week in a small group format
- Mama Wants Her Body Back Meal Plan and Food Diary
- Before and After fitness assessments and measurements
- Online coaching and support
- Mama Wants Her Body Back workout DVD

The workouts have been clinically proven in a University research study to help moms lose the weight and get their pre-baby body back. Moms all over the country are achieving results that they never dreamed possible.

Our first 8 week session, the Beta class, will start in February. Each class is limited to 10 participants only. Sign up early to save your spot!

If you are interested in joining or have any questions, please contact Amy Narron at amynarron@strollertstrides.net or call 800-972-7315 Ext 1.

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Are you up for a challenge?...

Join the Crystal Coast Stroller Striders as they vow to avoid fast food for the next 30 days! In an attempt to kick start a healthier 2011, I've challenged each Stroller Strider to ditch the fast food for an entire month. My hope is that, after 30 days, they'll ditch fast food for good and choose healthier food choices! To make the challenge easier, we're hosting 2 cooking classes to teach the moms how to prepare fast, healthy food at home! Are you up for the challenge...join us! Leave a comment below with your email address so we can keep you posted as the challenge progresses. What's in it for you? Besides 30 days of healthier eating, we'll even throw in a prize! But, you have to complete the challenge to find out what the prize is:).

Best of luck!

In Healthy Strides,
Amy Narron
Crystal Coast Stroller Strides Owner/Instructor
800.972.7315
amynarron@strollerstrides.net
www.strollerstrides.net/crystalcoast

January Newsletter

Our January Newsletter is ready for you to check out! It's full of great info including our January calendar, fitness tips, Mom of the Month feature, and details on how to sign up for Stroller Strides and take advantage of our lowest registration fee of the year!! Happy reading.....

January's Mom of the Month

Courtney Knote

Courtney is a dedicated LUNA Mom's Club member, mom to 2 handsome little boys Cooper and Camyron, and every one's favorite Gold Canyon Candle rep! A big thank you to Courtney for being such a wonderful addition to our group!








What are your goals as a mom?
I want to be the best mom I can be to my handsome little men. To support them and teach them right from wrong (even when I have to sit back and let them learn the "hard" way by themselves) I would like to not only be their mom, but also their role model and friend.

What fitness goals would you like to achieve in the next year?
Lose the baby weight, tone muscle and get into shape so I can keep up with two rambunctious boys!

What has been your craziest “mommy moment” ?
Oh man-I don't think I can post my favorites on here, let's just say I've learned that little ears have big mouths!

What is your favorite family activity?
We have too many to choose from....reading, eating dinner at the table together as a family, playing cars, going to the mud bogs, and riding quads just to name a few.

What is the most important lesson you have learned as a mom?
That I am not perfect, nor am I super mom. Sometimes it's ok to fail and learn from my mistakes. I've also learned that all moms are different and I can learn something from every other mom out there, tweak it and make it my own.

What inspired you to become a business owner?
It was a big shock to me when I first became a stay at home mom. I was use to working 50-80 hrs a week. All my old friends didn't want to hang out because I was now a "grown up" & no longer "COOL" So really I had no friends. I ordered a candle, fell in love & knew that in order to continue buying, I needed to have my own money. So I joined to sell them myself. I can now enjoy having an amazing smelling, inviting home, & help pay the bills at the same time.

How do you balance work and motherhood?
I work while they sleep or dad is home.

Tell us 5 things we don’t already know about you.
I want to have one more child. I want to be a surrogate mother. I want to adopt. I eat mustard on my peas. I had my own sport bike and can't wait to get back on and ride again when my babies are a few years older and we move closer to family.

Stay in Stride......

Check out our September Newsletter!

We're Growing!

Stroller Strides of Havelock (our second location!) is up and running!!! Our Grand Opening was Wednesday, September 1st and it turned out to be a wonderful, fun-filled day. It was very inspiring to meet so many new moms who are excited to incorporate fitness (with their kiddos!) into their daily routine. I am so proud of each mom who attended class, it was an extremely hot day! By the end of class the moms were over-heated and the babies were a little cranky but everyone finished with a smile=).I am so blessed to be able to offer Stroller Strides to moms in Morehead City and now Havelock (and surrounding areas- we have quite a few New Bern mommies too!). Thank you Stroller Strides for this amazing opportunity and thank you to all the moms who attend class, your enthusiasm and smiles make my day!

13.1...Let the fun begin!

On Tuesday, myself and 3 other brave Stroller Striding mommies started training for a half marathon. Yes, that's right, 13.1 miles. Considering I've never run more than a 5k (ever!) this is going to be quite a challenge AND an accomplishment! I am so inspired by the moms I'm training with, there is no doubt in my mind that each of us can and will finish the race!

Our first run was 3 miles in extreme heat! We all walked a bit but the important thing is that we all finished. 3 miles is a long way from 13.1 but I know we'll get there. Slowly but surely, we'll be logging miles in the double digits! As we start, the road to the half seems long but it's a journey I'm looking forward to completing with the strongest, toughest group of mommies I know!

I seem to have lost my motivation....

....to run! I was on a roll, running atleast 3 times a week. And then allergies hit me followed by brutal hot weather and here I am, no motivation to run and a half marathon lurking in the near future. Ok, I own a treadmill, hot weather is really no excuse! I have run a few random times since I stopped running consistently (runners guilt maybe?) and honestly, I totally sucked. I even had to take walking breaks! I know that I need to start running again, just do it and not think about all the other things I should be doing instead. I know I need to start slow and gradually build up to where I was before I fell off the running wagon. So what is holding me back?...nothing. I'll start tomorrow, I promise! If you see me tomorow, please hold me to this.

What keeps you motivated?

Why I do what I do.....

Nothing makes me happier than to see the impact that Stroller Strides has! I especially love to hear the cute stories of the kiddos playing Stroller Strides after class and at home. I know my daughter loves to do squats, jumping jacks, fast feet, and tickle drills.


I am so proud of my Stroller Strides moms as well as all Stroller Striders out there who are impacting their children each and every day as they exercise with their kiddos!

You know you're a Stroller Strider if.....

*Your kiddos learn to count....backwards.

*You know "just 1 more rep" really means at least 8 more.

*Your kiddos like to show Daddy their "Fast Feet."

*You call Suicides "Tickle Drills."

*You push your shopping cart with shoulders down and back, core engaged, wrists in neutral.

*You see a park bench as a great place to do Step-ups, not sit down.

*You do your Kegels!

*You know the most important stretch of all is a SMILE!

*You are surrounded by an amazing support group of women.

*You are making strides in fitness, motherhood, and life.

Mommy Spotlight

Alisa Vrable

Alisa is mommy to 2 1/2 year-old Jack and brand new baby Sam (born 2/28). Alisa has been with our group from the very start, she attended our first playgroup at City Park and has been an active Stroller Strides member (she was at class 2 days before Sam was born!).

What are your goals as a mom?
My goals as a Mom are to instill in my children a belief in God, to be a good role model for them, teach them to respect women, teach them good values, to be hard-working and honest at all times. To let them know it's ok to fail, as long as they tried.

What is your #1 challenge as a mom?
I think my challenges just changed, as of six days ago. My fear of having a second baby was having the quality of time that I would like for both of them. This has proven very true this past week. Hopefully I'll find that balance very quickly!!

What are your fitness goals for 2010?
My fitness goals for this year are to lose the rest of my baby weight by May-June and strengthen/tone myself up again. I foresee a lot of squats, lunges, tricep and ab exercises in my future!

List some of your previous "jobs".
After college, I worked with children who were in crisis and that had been abused/neglected. I then entered the Columbus(Ohio) Police Academy and spent over eight yrs. with the dept. This was definitely the best shape I have ever been in in my life. After getting married and moving across the country to be with my husband, who was stationed at Camp Pendleton, I worked at the Armed Services YMCA facilitating an after-school program called Operation Hero. It was a program that was designed to help grade school children, who were having issues with socialization and deployments. This was a very rewarding job watching my 'kids' grow and flourish throughout the program.

What is your proudest "mommy" moment?
I have had so many over the past two and a half yrs. Becoming a mommy has presented itself to be the greatest blessing to me and the greatest challenge at times. Watching Jack learn has probably been some of the proudest moments. He picks up things so quickly and has such a wonderful disposition(most of the time). He has a way of always making me laugh. He already goes up to Sam and sings his ABCs and counts to 15 for him.

Happy 1st Birthday Crystal Coast Stroller Strides!

Check out our video in honor of a year of fitness, fun, and great memories!

Picture slideshow made with Smilebox

Blankets of Love

I've packed and unpacked my car many times during my (almost!) year long career as a Stroller Strides instructor. Yoga balls to use during our workout, craft supplies and snacks for playgroup, toys to keep the kiddos happy during Stroller Strides. You name it and it's most likely been packed in a bag and loaded into my car!

Today I loaded my car with bags and bags and bags full of baby blankets and hats. Packing and unpacking my car day in and day out can sometimes seem like a bit of a chore but, today, I couldn't help but smile to myself each time I loaded another very full (and heavy) bag.



For almost a year now, our LUNA Mom's Club has been collecting receiving blankets and newborn hats to donate to a very special charity, "Blankets of Love." These blankets and hats will be shipped to Uganda and various other impoverished areas where the mothers can not afford to provide a blanket and hat to keep their newborns warm after birth. In some cases this leads to hypothermia. The reason I was smiling- I know that the bags and bags of blankets and hats I was loading into my car truly have the potential to save the life of a newborn baby. What an amazing experience this has been!

I would like to sincerely thank the moms who helped make our blanket and hat drive a HUGE success including the LUNA Moms in Jacksonville and Wilmington as well as our local moms here at the Crystal Coast. As I was talking to Sonja, one of the midwives organizing the drive, she made a very good point- Moms are an amazing force, they can truly do anything!!

Crystal Coast Stroller Strides May Newsletter

May is the perfect month to celebrate Motherhood. At Stroller Strides, we like to spoil our moms all month long!! We have so many great events planned to show you just how much we appreciate our moms.
Click here to fun activities we have planned this month!

Stroller Strides Supports National Women's Health Week

Stroller Strides Supports National Women's Health Week
— Stroller Strides programs is encouraging women to honor National Women's Health Week, a weeklong celebration beginning on Mother's Day, May 9th.

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