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Introducing West Coast Workout

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

West Coast Workout was created for the pursuit of health.  Tammy’s signature workouts were designed to create slim, sexy, sculpted physiques.  The Live Your Healthiest Life program teaches clients how to dramatically improve their lives through powerful nutrition, mindset and fitness.  You can get a custom workout and a healthy lunch to go.  There are seven signature workouts eliminating boredom.  Tammy wants all those who come to West Coast Workout to feel like a star!  Her mission is to teach people how to live their healthiest life possible.

Get your New Years resolutions off to a rolling start this year with West Coast Workout!  Check out their class schedule here.

How would you describe your business in exactly three adjectives?
Inviting, Zen, Motivational

What are your most popular products or services?
Our signature classes and our exclusive method of private training

People may be surprised to know…
getting the body you desire is easier than you think, if you have the right coach

What or who inspired you to start your business?
I missed the workouts I was used to while living in California and training in Hollywood so I brought the best of LA to the ATL.

Who is your role model or mentor?
For philosophy and inspiration for a long healthy life,  Jack LaLanne.  For business advice, my father.

What business mistake have you made that you will not repeat?
Doing something based on how much money I will make versus doing something for the pure joy of loving what I do!

How do you spend your free time?
I do not have much but when I do, I spend it outside with my children and dog.

What is your indulgence?
A sexy, sweaty workout.  I love to move like a woman. Your body is defined by how you move.

Where is your favorite place to go with your girlfriends?
West Coast Workout and California of course!

Introducting Body Awareness Studio

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

Body Awareness Studio is Atlanta’s first Pilates studio.  Our talented instructors love to share resources for Health, Wellness and Longevity.  Benefits include breathing easier, a strong physical body, and an increased piece of mind.  Some of the special tools used at Body Awareness are: Pilates, GYROTONIC, Meridian Stretching, Polarity Therapy, Qigong, Breath Empowerment, and Meditation.

Make sure to pick up a December/January Best Guide 2011 edition of Best Self Atlanta Magazine to find Body Awareness Studio featured in the article: The Power of Pilates under Real People, Real Transformations!

How would you describe your business in exactly three adjectives?
Peaceful, Intelligent, Friendly

What are your most popular products or services?
Pilates Private and Group sessions, Breath Empowerment, Mashing

People may be surprised to know…
Body Awareness is about inner beauty and harmony. People usually discover that after they experience our studio.

What or who inspired you to start your business?
I was a dancer and teacher. Pilates exercise assisted my recovery after a car accident damaged my pelvis and shoulder.

Who is your role model or mentor?
Currently Lisa Michaels, founder of the Natural Rhythms Institute.

What business mistake have you made that you will not repeat?
Hiring people for the wrong reasons.

How do you spend your free time?
I enjoy walking by the river, playing with my kitty cat, and relaxing at home with my sweetie, Michael.

What is your indulgence?
Massages, soaking in an aroma filled tub, elegant & health conscious dining, and chocolate! (I am a Taurus, after all.)

Where is your favorite place to go with your girlfriends?
Lisa Michaels’ house for Natural Rhythms events: food, fun, and lots of laughter. (Did you notice, food is involved?)

Keeping Your Bikini Body – Workout Hot Spots we CRAVE

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Do you CRAVE fun, sun, and the great outdoors, but the bikini season is giving you the blues? Fear not—we’ve put together a list of Atlanta’s most fabulous hot spots guaranteed to bring out your inner goddess!

Body Awareness Studio
5549 Roswell Rd. NE
404-252-7550
@BAwareness
Body Awareness Studio is Atlanta’s first Pilates studio. Their talented instructors love to share resources for Health, Wellness and Longevity. Overall benefits include breathing easier, a strong physical body, and an increased piece of mind. Some of the special tools used at Body Awareness are: Pilates, GYROTONIC, Meridian Stretching, Polarity Therapy, Qigong, Breath Empowerment, and Meditation. Body Awareness can help you find your inner beauty that will shine through as you pull out that teeny bikini at the beach this summer!

Condition Kettleball Gym
659 Auburn Ave #157
404-380-1111
@gymcondition
Condition Kettlebell Gym is the Southeast’s premier kettlebell studio.  Invented by the Russian Special Forces in the 1600′s kettlebell training blends strength, cardio, and flexibility into one efficient workout. Because kettlebells train your body as a unit, they don’t create bulk but give long lean muscles, perfect for any bathing beauty’s day at the pool!

Intown Pilates
550 Amsterdam Ave, NE Suite L5
404-575-2333
Intown Pilates Atlanta, an award-winning, full service Pilates studio nestled in between the Virginia Highland and Midtown neighborhoods, offers classically based Pilates classes, such as Mat and Tower, as well as those evolved to embrace today’s sophisticated exercise enthusiast, including the original Pilates/Sculpt and TowerStretch. Come and experience the Creative Balance of the Method and more all while empowering your body and mind–all while getting yourself bikini ready!

West Coast Workout
175 Mt. Vernon Hwy. NE
404-843-3800
@wcworkout
West Coast Workout was created for the pursuit of health. Tammy’s signature workouts were designed to create slim, sexy, sculpted physiques that any woman would feel fabulous showing off! The Live Your Healthiest Life program teaches clients how to dramatically improve their lives through powerful nutrition, mindset and fitness. You can get a custom workout and a healthy lunch to go. You’ll leave feeling sand-carpet worthy and fabulous!

Blast 900
Buckhead & Dunwoody
@BLAST900
If you are CRAVE-ing an intense workout, then look no further than Blast 900. Their mission is to provide a 60-minute Ultimate Full Body Workout encompassing all areas of fitness and wellness, while expending the maximum level of calories in a high-energy class. Blast 900 founders Missi and Chuck wolf have crafted an approach to fitness like no other. Creating healthy bodies, minds and outlooks is at the core of their thinking and in everything they do. This is the perfect workout for a beach beauty searching for the best cardio around!