Formosa Fitness

This is our student Cat. She lost a dramatic amount of weight through our training and we salute her hard work. She shows what training at Formosa Fitness can do for you. Way to go, Cat!

The Formosa Fitness site has gotten a badly needed makeover. Please check it out and make comments here. I'm getting ready for January and the rush it will hopefully bring. Now I have a site that doesn't embarass me so I can send potential clients there. Banner ads are next.

Comments greatly appreciated.

These were taken a while back and show a typical class at Formosa Fitness. I'm proud to offer a fitness altenative in Taipei. Anyone tired of running like rats on treadmills, freezing air conditioning in a place where you're supposed to sweating, ear-splitting music, pimple-faced "trainers," and "sign up now for $100 off, but this deal ends today" nonsense should check us out.

Classes are small, individual instruction is at a premium, and results come quickly with whole-body, functional fitness training. Come check us out.

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I have new kettlebell and boot camp fitness classes opening up. If you or someone you know is interested, please give me a call or email. Contact info is on the right.

Kettlebells Times: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:30-10 a.m. and 7:30-8 p.m.

Bootcamp fitness Times: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00-9:30a.m. and 7:00-7:30 p.m.

PLEASE call for a free health and fitness assessment before you join a class. (Mandatory)

I'm concerned about people's safety so I want them to come in for a free health assessment first. This is a NT$1200 value and will let you know what's your fitness level.

我們目前提供健身營及初級壺鈴課程。

健身營 : 星期一，三，五的早上九點至九點半，及晚上七點至七點半。

壺鈴課程 : 星期一，三，五的早上九點半至十點，及晚上七點半至八點。

上課地點 : 近古亭捷運站

有興趣來上課健身的朋友，請先來電或來信預約一堂免費的體能和健康評估。此評估課程價值1,200元，經過合格健身教練的評估，可以讓您知道自己的體能程度，教練才能提供安全與適合您的課程，所以這項免費評估是很重要的。

聯絡方式:
手機 : 09122-87898 (教練Dave Chesser 將親自與您用中文或英文洽談)
電郵 : formosafitness"at"pixnet.net

This is me and Steve. If I look a little delirious, then check out the second picture below and you'll know why.

This is what is takes to get through the press long set.

Steve Cotter

I'm off to Malaysia to become a certified kettlebell trainer so the blog won't be updated for a few days. I'm so stoked about this. Been waiting a long time for this opportunity and here it is. I've been training hard with the bells and I'm as ready as I can be. I'm sure that Steve Cotter will work the hell out of me and teach me a ton of stuff I didn't know. I have all of his DVDs and his new book and I've poured over them to prepare. They are resources I can mine for the rest of my life. But actually meeting and studying from the man himself will take my kettlebell training and fitness to a whole new level I'm sure. 

So see you in a few days!

Oh boy am I going to be a blowhard now. :)

Seriously though, I passed and wow do I feel good about it. I studied hard for it and got it. Feels great. But like every other newly certified guy out there, I now know how much I don't know. It's like black belt syndrome -- you get and gulp! wonder if you deserved to get it or not.

This isn't as bad as my getting EMT certified. That was terrifying. I passed that cert and then realized that I could literally hold someone's life in my hands. Talk about nervous.

But this cert empowers me and makes me feel more confident. From here, I have lots of room to grow in training clients to get fit and healthy.

So please welcome the newest certified personal trainer on the block and wish me well. I'll have lots more bloviating after this! :)

These are some pictures from a typical Formosa Fitness taichi class. If you want to explore the softer side of fitness or relieve some stress, then try us out! First class free. Everyone is welcome.

Taichi class times: Monday -- Thursday 9-10 a.m. and 7-8 p.m. please call me at 09-1228-7898 before you come by. Location is at the top right of the blog.

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This is our location. We're right across from ShiDa. Come visit!

Hello world. We're here to introduce kettlebells, Western fitness, and martial arts to Taipei. We hope you enjoy the blog!