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The FAME Comprehensive Fitness Evaluation
Laurie requires a Health Fitness Evaluation of all new clients because it gives her valuable information to get your fitness programming started. Your Initial Appointment is at a discounted rate. If you come to the home-based studio, located at 18503 Reliant Dr, Gaithersburg, MD, she charges $50. At your home, the discounted rate for the Initial Appointment is $75. Use the top right link to book your Initial Appointment!
Completing Your Welcome Packet
Your answers on the forms in the Welcome Packet help Laurie formulate a customized exercise program and set realistic goals. In addition, appropriate baseline measurements that may include blood pressure, resting heart rate, circumference measurements, weight, and body fat percent. You will receive the results for your records. The Welcome Packet includes:
Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)
Health History
Lifestyle Information
Goal selection
As needed, coordination between your medical professional for clearance to exercise and precautions is completed by FAME
Click here to request your Welcome Packet.
Once you receive the Packet, you can complete it on-line and email it to laurie@fitnessandmedicalexercise.com OR you can fax it to 301-515-1092 OR you can just bring it to your first appointment.
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The Initial Appointment
When your Welcome Packet is complete, you’re ready for your first appointment! Here are some things we’ll accomplish your first time at FAME.
Appropriate Measurements and Assessments
As appropriate, one or more of the following fitness evaluations may be used:
Cardiovascular fitness is evaluated using the Rockport 1-mile walk test or the Harvard 5-minute step test
Muscular endurance is evaluated using curl-up and push-up tests
Flexibility is assessed with a sit and reach test and range of motion instructions
Muscle balance is evaluated using a squat test.
Body fat and weight assessment
And you can also look forward to:
Nutrition tips
Articles for reference in your FAME personalized gold exercise folder
Swag, because you are a VIP!
Home Equipment Evaluation
We assess what equipment you have at your home location and what equipment you may need to buy to be able to work out on your own. Even if you are coming to the FAME studio to meet with Laurie, you will have home workout exercises to complete.
Your Place or Ours
The choice is yours. You can come to our location to do your exercise or we can set you up on a program to workout at home or your apartment gym. Just let us know which you prefer. Your fitness program is developed from your Health Fitness Evaluation data. Laurie watches you carefully to correct your form until you have it down; then she progresses your exercises to a higher level and again watches to make sure you maintain proper form. You are guaranteed a safe, effective and motivating workout which helps to prevent injuries and increases your strength, endurance, flexibility and balance. Furthermore, she doesn’t just show you an exercise and expect you to remember it! She provides you with detailed descriptions and pictures (click to see sample workout) of your exercises via email, so you can do them at home or on the road. If you ever have questions, Laurie always answers them in less than 24 hours.
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Enjoy your VIP experience!
After you commit to exercising with Laurie, you will feel so much better about yourself! You know you need to exercise and Laurie is absolutely qualified and experienced at customizing fitness programs for individual clients’ needs and abilities.
Enjoy everything FAME offers and embark on this new chapter of your life!