Tuesday, August 31, 2010

What Does It Take to Achieve & Maintain Ideal Body Weight?

What does it take to achieve and maintain ideal body weight?

There are no magic pills, no effortless elixirs, no quick fixes. It does take effort, it does take commitment, it does take discipline, it does take action. So now that we’ve got that out of the way, let me share with you the good news.

I went through my own journey to achieving and maintaining ideal body weight. It began at the age of 12 when I came to my breaking point and decided that I was not going to be the fat kid any longer. Through my own initiative I started a daily exercise program and began a self-study course in nutrition. I didn’t have much professional assistance – what can you do at twelve years of age? Can’t drive, no job, no money, can’t get a gym membership, etc. So doing the best I could with the resources I had, my journey to ideal weight took about 6 years. The great news is I did it!

I achieved my ideal body weight during my freshman year of college and have maintained it now for over 14 years. And because of what I know and the healthy lifestyle habits that have become who I am, not just what I do I will be able to maintain my ideal weight for the rest of my life. Now that is complete FREEDOM, especially compared to the bondage I lived in as a fat, unhappy, self-conscious, unhealthy kid.

Of course, my own experience led me to dedicate my life to the study of fitness and nutrition, including two degrees in nutritional science and exercise physiology. I feel one of my life’s purposes is to bless and serve people all over the world, of all ages in leading the healthiest lives possible as well as achieving and maintaining ideal body weight. Fortunately, I have been able to create and to discover resources that can aid and assist people in reaching their goals much more quickly than I did. I will be sharing some of what I’ve found this evening on a special webinar .

“Achieving and Maintaining Ideal Body Weight with Proper Nutrition & Essential Oils” Webinar

Date: Tuesday August 31st at 6pm PST/7pm MST/8pm CST/9pm EST
Location: Where ever you are – it’s a Webinar!
Please Pre-Register by going to: https://www2.gotowebinar.com/register/713601411

The hope of achieving and maintaining an ideal body weight can be a struggle and seem like the impossible dream for many individuals of all ages.

Join us for a special Look Young, Feel Young webinar event in which we will be discussing simple steps to achieving and maintaining ideal body weight through proper nutrition and the use of certified pure therapeutic grade essential oils.

Presented by Melissa Guthrie, BSc Exercise Physiology & Nutritional Science, Fitness Trainer & Nutrition Coach.



To Your Best Health,
Melissa Guthrie
Triumph Training Nutrition Coach & Fitness Trainer
Health & Wellness Educator
Healthy Cooking Enthusiast
Competitive Triathlete

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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Is Your Family Fit?

Join Team Chances on Saturday August 1st, Pacanna Park at 6 AM for
Maricopa’s First Annual Fit Family Challenge!!



TEAM Chances FIT Family Challenge
Cost: FREE
Where: Pacanna Park Maricopa

Program Duration: August 1, 2009-September 5, 2009
Program Days/Times:
Saturday August 1,8,15,22,29, September 5 6:00am-7:00am
Wednesday August 5,12,19,26, September 2 6:00pm-7:00pm

Program Details:
This is a running/walking and family fit fun activity program geared to prepare participants for the Maricopa Mile and 5k. Each week, the team coach will be on location leading a group run/walk and fun family park activities. During the official group workouts, participants will have access to Elite level coaches, nutritionist, and physical therapists. Families that chose to register for the program as official participants will receive 2 pedometers per family to use and track progress during the week. At the conclusion of the challenge, the family with the most distance accumulated will be declared the winner (Prizes to be determined). The award will be presented at the Maricopa Mile and 5k held on September 5th.

All participants will receive:
• Two family group fit fun activity and run sessions per week
• Raffle prizes
• Healthy snacks
• Professional Coaching and support
• Pre/post BMI and Body fat analysis (optional)
• Free injury prevention screening from Endurance rehab.
• Fit Family Challenge T-shirt
• Pre and Post fitness assessment
• Pedometer
• Time with your family and friends in a healthy environment
• Entry Fee for 1 mile and 5k: FREE if you participate and attend 8-10 FIT FAMILY CHALLENGE TRAINING sessions!!


Yes…You read this right! TEAM Chances will be hosting the 1st Annual Maricopa Mile and 5k! Our goal is to share with the community the passion for health, fitness, and recreation that TEAM Chances embodies.


Would you like to be part of Team Chances?

Calling all Runners and Walkers!!

Join Team Chances and Give to yourself-Physically, Mentally, Emotionally and Philanthropically!!

Giving to Team Chances will:
• Help wipe out childhood obesity in Arizona
• Provide children and families in your community with the opportunity to take part in positive lifestyle activities
• Educate children and families in your community about nutrition guidelines
• Celebrate your health and provide you with a positive, educational and rewarding experience

Join Team Chances and get:
• Personal coaching support, with specialized Marathon and Half Marathon training plans, including group runs, track sessions and Team Chances supported training races
• Health assessment and testing for optimal results
• VIP race day support, pre-race pasta party and post-race victory dinner
• Marathon/Half Marathon entry
• Fundraising support, including fundraising event opportunities
• The opportunity to assist with our Fit Kids program-so you can meet the children who actually benefit from your commitment
Team Chances is holding informational meetings around the valley to get you started. Below are listed the dates of the informational meetings and locations.

Tempe Team – August 12 @ 6pm, Location: Sole Sports, 1006 E. Warner Rd, Suite 104, Tempe, AZ 85284
Maricopa Team – August 4 @ 6pm, Location: Chamber of Commerce, 44870 Hathaway Ave, Suite 5, Maricopa, AZ 85239
Scottsdale Team – August 19 @ 6pm, Location: Endurance Rehab, 9376 E. Bahia Dr. Suite D103, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Phoenix Team – July 29 and August 13 @ 6pm, Location: Endurance Rehab, 4440 N. 36th St, Suite 240, Phoenix, AZ 85018

We would love for you to join our team to help make a difference for the children of our state. Please pass this email and information along to anyone you know who may be interested in participating.

I love being a part of Team Chances and know you will too!

Melissa Guthrie
Triumph Training
Nutrition Coach & Fitness Trainer
BSc Nutritional Science
BSC Exercise Physiology
ACE Certified Personal Trainer, Group Fitness Instructor
New Leaf Certified Metabolic Technician
Competitive Triathlete
Healthy Cooking Enthusiast

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Friday, June 19, 2009

Fitness with a Focus

Fitness with a Focus

When I am doing a strategy session with a new client, we spend a significant amount of time talking about and defining specific goals related to their health, fitness, and nutrition. Have a goal to focus on is key to motivation and plays a very important role when challenges pop up, as they most certainly will. One of my favorite saying is “I see only my objective, the obstacles must yield” - Napoleon. Or stated another way, when the goal is big enough the obstacles don't matter.

The folks that tend to struggle the most with being consistent and persistent are those who have not set a meaningful goals or have not subdued their limiting beliefs. Others just have a low discouragement threshold or are too impatient. What I've found is the best way to move over, through or around these obstacles is to have a fitness focus that is outside of oneself, one that is far bigger than “self-gratification” or a number on a scale.

I have some personal experience with this which stretches back to my days in college. It was my freshman year that I really began to LOVE running and within a few years I was running races. I liked the challenge of racing and always trying to do better than I did at the previous race. However, there was something tugging at my heart that said “who are you running for?” I was running for my own health and fitness. I was running to challenge myself physically, mentally (racing is a big mental game). This thought kept leading me to ponder - is there someone else I should be running for? I often thought how I really wanted to run for my Lord - to bring honor and glory to Him. As I prayed, I would always express gratitude for my athletic abilities and tell God that I wanted all of my athletic pursuits to be for his glory. I received a feeling that God accepted my offering and this desire of my heart, yet there was still a nudge to run for something else or someone else.


It was not too long before I was introduced to a charity organization called Team in Training - they are a non-profit organization that fund research and patient aid for the Lymphoma & Leukemia Society. Their cause and mission penetrated my heart and I knew that this was the cause I was to run for. Even though I didn't personally know anyone who had ever suffered from these types of cancers, I felt the importance of supporting and running in honor of those who were less fortunate than healthy, fit ME. I ran with Team in Training for many years and it brought a whole new level of purpose to my training, my competing and to my general fitness.

Since that time, I've been introduced to another non-profit endurance training program called Chances for Children. Although I truly loved the people I met and the experiences I had through my involvement with Team in Training. There was something POWERFUL about Chances for Children, which called to my heart like nothing had before. Their cause and mission filled every fiber of my being. You see, their focus is to eliminate childhood obesity by teaching grade school (in many cases underprivileged kids) how to develop fit and healthy lifestyles. Chances for Children raises money to purchase running shoes for these kids, to set up running and fitness programs in their schools, to pay the entry fees for thousands of kids to run races each year and thus teach them how to set goals, work hard and achieve. As a once Fat Kid who went through my own amazing journey to fitness, and now as I am a fitness and nutrition professional, it is a dream come true to be part of an endurance training program such as Team Chances. I am privileged to be able to work with the Team Chances member athletes and soon-to-be the children and their families on their nutrition. My heart has found its home and my fitness and racing has an even clearer focus.

I encourage those of you who may be struggling with your own health and fitness and who could benefit from having a goal and focus bigger than YOU - come be part of the Chances for Children Community. Come improve your own health and fitness, meet incredible people, and make a huge impact in the health and fitness of kids all over the state. I can promise the experience will be priceless and rewarding beyond your expectations. You can learn more about Chances for Children and Team Chances at http://www.chancesforchildrenaz.com/

Melissa Guthrie

Triumph Training Nutrition & Fitness



Calling all Walkers & Runners!!
“TEAM CHANCES”
Information Meeting for 2009/2010 Marathon & 1/2 Marathon Training Programs
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
6:00 pm @ Sole Sports

(Rural & Warner in Tempe)


Whether you want to train for your first marathon or 1/2 marathon or whether you are a marathon veteran, training with coach Susan Loken and Team Chances will assist you in having a training and racing experience that is second to none! Groups forming for…Tucson Marathon, PF Chang's Rock 'n Roll Marathon & 1/2 Marathon and Carlsbad Marathon & 1/2 Marathon.

ALL Team Chances Information Meeting Dates
June
· 23rd Tempe

July
· 21st Maricopa
· 22nd Tempe
· 23rd Scottsdale
· 29th Phoenix
August
· 4th Maricopa
· 12th Tempe
· 13th Phoenix
· 19th Scottsdale

Location of Meetings
Tempe…Sole Sports 1006 E. Warner Rd. Suite 104 Tempe, AZ 85284
Scottsdale…Endurance Rehab 9376 E. Bahia Dr. #D103 Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Phoenix…Endurance Rehab 4440 N. 36th St. Suite 240 Phoenix, AZ 85018
Maricopa…Chamber of Commerce Maricopa

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Thursday, April 30, 2009

Kids Just Wanna Be Fit

I was speaking with one of my nutrition coaching clients yesterday and what I heard brought a smile to my face and joy to my heart. We were talking about how the decision that her and her husband have made to improve their nutrition has impacted their young children as well. They have a 5 year old son and a 1 year old daughter. My client was telling me that her son has decided that he wants to eat exactly what his mom is eating for breakfast every morning, he is focused on drinking more water and he’s going around school telling all the other kids that he is eating healthy now. I LOVE IT!!



You see, kids naturally want to be healthy & fit, actually we all do. I don't think anyone consciously decides "I want to age prematurely, be sick, disease ridden, tired and worn out." We are hard-wired for health, fitness & wellness. When a child or young adult establishes the importance of healthy living in their own lives, then they are much more likely to maintain those healthy habits for a lifetime, they have the ability to be a positive influence on their family members and their peers and they can affect the course of health and fitness that their future family will follow. What I’m saying is not just philosophy or theory – it is truth. I know because I am living proof.



When I began my health transformation at the age of twelve, my commitment to daily exercise throughout my teen years motivated my mother to begin exercising more consistently. When I cleaned up my own nutrition, and asked my mother to stop buying certain unhealthy foods and begin buying more nutritionally dense foods, well her nutrition improved too. I have had the opportunity and privilege of being a positive role model, an inspiration, and a mentor to countless friends, peers, business associates, and of course, clients.

I am not sure if my clients understand the incredible gift they are giving to their two young children. I commend and congratulate them, and all parents who follow suit.



It is such an honor for me to be affiliated with Chances for Children http://www.chancesforchildrenaz.com/. I am grateful to Janell Bolen, Susan Loken, Erin Dray and countless others who volunteer their time, energy, and resources to the cause of eradicating childhood obesity and improving the health and fitness of children who do not have a home environment that supports healthy eating and exercise. Feel free to contact me directly if you'd like to know how you can contribute and assist in our mission. 1.800.775.0712 ext 7015



Call To Action:



1. Be an Example: make a decision to improve one aspect of your health. For example: Go to the gym, take your lunch to work, make dinner instead of ordering out, drink water instead of soda, hire a fitness trainer or nutrition coach (I know a really good one :). Our actions speak louder than words.



2. Encourage a child or young adult to make a healthy choice today. For example: encourage them to play outside instead of playing video games or passively watching TV, support them in enrolling in an extra-curricular athletic activity, encourage them to drink water instead of fruit juice, gatorade or soda, encourage them to eat a piece of fruit or veggies instead of chips, cookies or candy.




To Your Best Health,

Melissa Guthrie

BSc Nutritional Science

BSc Exercise Physiology

ACE Certified Personal Trainer/Group Fitness Instructor

New Leaf Certified Metabolic Technician

Triathlete/Runner

Healthy Cooking Enthusiast

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Friday, December 26, 2008

Fight Childhood Obesity and Reduce Your 2008 Tax Liability

Are you willing to join the crusade against Childhood Obesity?

I have a huge personal mission to eradicate this unnecessary epidemic. In case you don't know, I was once the "fat kid". Fortunately, I was introduced to exercise and healthy eating when I was 12 yrs old and it has been one of the greatest blessings of my life. I have spent the last 14 yrs living in complete freedom when it comes to my weight, my health, & my relationship to food and exercise; even more, I get to enjoy that freedom for the rest of my life. I wish the same blessing for all children who struggle with their weight.

If you've struggled with your weight at any age, you know how it can have a negative impact on other areas of your life. Currently over one third of our children 6-18 years of age are suffering from obesity. Not only does this dramatically affect the quality of life during their important formative years, it seriously impacts their health & well-being for the rest of their life.

How you can you help me & the children of Arizona!

I've recently taken on a volunteer position as nutrition coach for TEAM Chances for Children AZ. Chances for Children is an organization whose mission it is to fight childhood obesity by providing nutrition education & fitness programs to children in Arizona, so that they can begin a healthy lifestyle now. Team Chances is a fundraising team training to walk or run the PF Changs Rock 'n Roll 1/2 marathon & marathon on January 18, 2009.

Along with the athletes who I am coaching, I am training to run the full marathon and fundraising to assist the less fortunate children of Arizona. I invite you to assist me and consider making a generous donation to the cause and give these kids a chance to succeed in life. To make an online donation – go to www.chancesforchildrenaz.com/teamchances/melissaguthrie. Click the orange link at the bottom, enter your donation amount and be sure to type Melissa Guthrie in the blank box. If you prefer to make a donation via check, please make your check payable to Chances For Children and contact me for the mailing address.

NOTE: Donations made by Dec 31, 2008 are tax deductible for your 2008 taxes. And if you are in Arizona you can receive a tax credit for your donation! See Tax Credit info below.

To learn more about Team Chances and how they are making a difference inthe lives of 1000s of children in Arizona and how you can get involved inthe crusade (see http://www.chancesforchildrenaz.com/ calendar for more details):

Thank you for your support,


Melissa Guthrie
BSc Nutritional Science, BSc Exercise Physiology
ACE Certified Personal Trainer/Group Fitness Instructor
New Leaf Certified Metabolic Technician
Triathlete/Runner
Healthy Cooking Enthusiast



Tax Credit for the Working Poor – Dollar for Dollar Credit on your Return
The state of Arizona provides an excellent incentive for you to help the working poor. If you donate money to a “Qualified Charitable Organization, Helping the Working Poor”, you can receive a dollar for dollar credit on your Arizona state return. You can use the credit to reduce your tax liability (dollar for dollar). If you are already due a tax refund, the credit simply increases your refund!

This credit is the Working Poor Tax Credit and you can receive a credit of up to $400 (married filing jointly) or $200 (single taxpayer.) The Working Poor Tax Credit can be taken in addition to the credits for public school contributions and/or school tuition organization contributions.
To be eligible for this credit, you must have itemized deductions and deducted charitable contributions on a prior year’s Arizona tax return (1996 or later). This prior year is your baseline year. You must exceed the baseline year contribution by the amount you donate to the qualified organization. The amount you donate to the qualified organization becomes your tax credit. The working poor donation can also be included as an itemized deduction on your Federal tax return if you are itemizing deductions.

Please refer to Arizona Form 321 and instructions for the annual reporting requirements of the credit on your Arizona individual income tax return. For information on the tax credits, visit the Arizona Department of Revenue Web site here http://www.enewsbuilder.net/eletra/gow.cfm?z=ascpa,308455,bbMlQj3h,2730778,bdyqNHV.

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Wednesday, November 26, 2008

A Thanksgiving Challenge & The Big Fat Problem

Do children come out of the womb screaming “give me soda…I want ice cream…cookie cookie cookie!”? Of course not, the truth is that we as adults are guilty for introducing these low quality, low nutrient, empty calorie foods into our children’s lives. I’ve heard of an experiment in which toddlers ages 2 to 4 were put in a play room which had two tables of food in which the children could partake without restriction. One table had cut up fresh fruit, vegetables and cheese cubes while the other table had chips, cookies, sugary fruit snacks. The experiment revealed that the children naturally migrated to the fresh fruits and vegetables without any adult interaction or coaxing.

In case you’ve not noticed, we have a big, fat problem here in the United States. More than 6 out of 10 people are classified as obese. I’d venture to say that only 1 or 2 people out of 10 are at a healthy weight. Our children are at risk like never before, with 1 out of every 3 children classified as obese. This means our children are on the fast track to developing a myriad of degenerative disease while they are still in their youth and for the first time in hundreds of years, a child born today has a greater likelihood of dying before its parents. We, the adults, are to blame. We set the example by how we eat. The poor food choices we make become the poor choices our children make by default. Our lack of self control and our gluttony become that of our children.

I was recently out for a morning run and I ended up running past an elementary school just before 8am. There were children walking to school and I was baffled to see two overweight children drinking soda pop as they were walking to school. I thought, who taught them to drink soda for breakfast? Most likely it was the adults in their lives.

I have recently attended several family birthday parties and I’ve been amazed as several of my nieces and nephews, who are all under the age 12, have wolfed down 3 bowls full of cake, pies, brownies, and ice cream in one sitting. Who teaches our children to behave this way? The adults in their lives are again guilty.

So as we head into the holiday season, tomorrow being Thanksgiving, the day most noted for total GLUTTONY, I challenge every adult to take some time and reflect on the example your setting for these precious little people who have been put in your stewardship. Consider what it means to truly love another person… does it mean you only want the very best for that person? Does it mean that you want that person to be the healthiest they can be, to be the best they can be? Does it mean you want to protect them from any harm or danger at any cost?

Life is precious and our bodies are a gift from our Creator. Children are a priceless blessing. Isn’t it time that we start taking our own health more seriously and that we set an example and teach our children to care for their bodies like the temple God created them to be? May we all care for ourselves and others in a manner that reflects the love and honor we have for our Creator and for ourselves.

Tips for a Healthier Thanksgiving:

BE active – go for a walk, run, hike or ride a bike. Play a game – like football or Frisbee.
Participate in a Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot – walk or run, push the baby in the stroller. It is a fun event for the whole family.
Eat sensibly prior to the Thanksgiving Feast. Have a balanced breakfast. Depending on what time the turkey dinner takes place have a balanced snack and/or lunch too.
Eat smaller portions of your favorite holiday foods. Eat to a point of feeling satisfied or just slightly full. You’ll know if you ate the proper amount if you are hungry again in 3 to 4 hours. Now you can take your second helping. If you are not hungry for 6 or more hours after your meal, then you overate in a BIG way.
Use smaller plates. Put your fork down between bites. Eat slowly and chew your food thoroughly.
Focus on family and friends and strengthening your relationships instead of focusing on the food & feasting.

Happy, Healthy Thanksgiving to you!

Melissa Guthrie

BSc Nutritional Science

BSc Exercise Physiology

ACE Certified Personal Trainer/Group Fitness Instructor

New Leaf Certified Metabolic Technician

Triathlete/Runner

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Friday, October 31, 2008

Every Child Should Have The CHANCE To Succeed In Life!

I am currently serving as the sports nutritionist for a running team that is training for the PF Changs Rock 'n Roll Marathon on January 18th, 2009. The team is part of a non-profit organization call Chances for Children (http://www.chancesforchildrenaz.com/). Chances for Children's mission is to eliminate childhood obesity in Arizona by providing fitness and nutrition education programs to underprivileged school children in greater Phoenix area. Having been the "fat kid" myself, I am honored and excited to be part of the Chances for Children team. Members of Team Chances not only train to run the PF Changs Rock 'n Roll Marathon or Half-Marathon, they also fund-raise so that these school children can have opportunities they otherwise would not have. Because of the success Team Chances is having, hundreds of children get brand new Nike running shoes, they get running programs set up at their schools, and they get to participate in local races for free, and much more.



I love Chances for Children's mission, however it is just the tip of the iceberg. There is so much more to do. With at least one-third of all children and youth falling into the over-weight and obese category, this puts our children at risk for low-quality of life, all types of disease manifesting themselves in their teens or young adulthood, and even premature death. Not to mention the emotional and social implications of being overweight. Having been on both sides of the fence, I know the heavy (pun intended) burden of being overweight. I know the feelings of being unhappy in my skin, not liking myself, being self-conscious and being teased by the other kids who were a healthy weight. It is not a fun way to live - at any age. I also know the freedom, the fun, the joy, the confidence, the peace of mind, the energy that comes through being healthy. I believe that the body’s natural state is to be lean, to be healthy and disease-free, and energized. I wish everyone could know how it feels to live this way.

I believe that I went through the experience of being an overweight child for a specific reason. I believe God blessed me with this challenge and with the tools, resources and opportunities to overcome it so that I could help countless individuals around the world who are dealing with being overweight or obese. But it is not just about achieving a healthy body weight; it is really about life success. Yes, I was able to achieve my ideal body weight, which I’ve maintained for over 13 years. Even more importantly, as a result of my childhood weight issue I learned life skills and principles of success that I have been able to apply to all aspects of my personal and business life.



The success I achieved in my own health and fitness truly has served as a model of success for my entire life. At a very young age, I learned about the importance of staying true to correct principles, as I committed to achieving my goals through proper nutrition and exercise. Fad diets, weight loss medication, starving myself, binging & purging, and any other unhealthy practice was not a consideration, not an option. Even at times of major frustration, when I wondered if the weight would ever come off despite all of my healthy eating and exercise, I would not give into the "quick fix" mentality so highly promoted in the media. I learned the importance of consistency, as I set a daily exercise routine and faithfully followed through. I learned that you cannot manage what you cannot track, as I committed to keep a daily food diary of everything I ate and drank (which I still do on a regular basis). I learned the joy of accomplishing goals – both big and small. I experienced the rewards of persistence and resolve of never giving up, even when the results were not happening as quickly as I would have liked and as I faced bumps in the road. I learned how to make decisions based on what I really want in the long – term, as opposed to what I want right NOW. As I would look at the pizza, milkshakes, chips, cookies, French fries my friends were eating, I would ask myself, “what do you want more? Melissa, would you rather have the cookie now or would you rather move closer to your goal of 112 lbs?” By asking myself that question, I learned that I was the one with the power, not the food. I learned the difference a positive mental attitude makes, as countless physicians and health care provides told me I was just going to have to accept that I’d always be heavy; they said it was in my genes and that I was just a big boned, husky girl (for those of you who know me – that is FUNNY!). I learned the power of positive self-talk, affirmations, and visualization. I began by writing my goals in the present tense and posting them all over the house, by taking the beautiful dress I wanted to fit into and hanging it on my closet door where I could see it everyday and imagining how great I would feel and how good I would look wearing it. I also put a penny in my shoe every morning when I got ready for school and every time I felt that penny in my shoe I’d tell myself things like “I love my lean, healthy body. I am a lean 112lbs.”

I am so grateful that I have the opportunity to share my experience with people of all ages and that I may assist them in reaching their goals. It is most important to me that I reach those young people who have so much of life in front of them. It is my hearts desire and my mission to assist them in achieving optimal health and fitness, such that they may reach their full potential, live long healthy lives, succeed in all areas of their lives, and contribute greatly to society.



To Your Best Health,

Melissa Guthrie
BSc Exercise Physiology
BSc Nutritional Science
ACE Certified Personal Trainer/Group Ex. Instructor
New Leaf Certified Metabolic Technician
Triathlete/Runner


If you would like to know more about Chances for Children and/or Team Chances, please visit http://www.chancesforchildrenaz.com/.
If you would like to know how to contribute to the Chances for Children Fundraising program, please contact Melissa
If you are local to Arizona and would like attend the upcoming Chances for Children Silent Auction on Nov 11th, please contact Melissa.
If you would like more information about Melissa’s Nutrition and Fitness Coaching Services, please contact Melissa

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