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Anytime Fitness

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Physical Fitness: True Story of One Man's Push to Rebuild His Body

Watch: Kenneth "True" Howard as he recounts his P90X experience in a YouTube video.

Before Anytime Fitness owner Kenneth “True” Howard became a certified personal trainer and gym owner, he was fat. From the time he was a teen until he was in his late-30s, he lost both of his parents to heart attacks. Then, for a time, he lost his own will to live. Howard, now 41, was a member of the basketball and track teams at Fenwick High School back in the day. He also played on the practice squad at Purdue University while studying to earn his degree in organizational leadership and supervision. He went from lean-and-mean to large-and-lard. He ballooned to 204 pounds in August of 2008 (23.6 percent body fat)—about the time of his mother’s death. He was stunned when he stepped on the scale in his doctor’s office.  He decided it was …

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Physical Fitness: 5 Exercises to Burn Away Fat

Watch: A certified local trainer works with a colleague to demonstrate five simple home workout exercises.

On is business card, Kenneth "True" Howard includes the letters "o" and "i" under his name. The letters represent his commitment to Anytime Fitness, his Orland Park gym and his way of living life: "Own to inspire." Howard, a certified personal trainer, recently agreed to work with Patch and colleague Kaitlyn McGreehin to devise a list of five simple exercises you can do at home to improve your physical fitness. (The two demonstrate how to perform the exercises in the five videos pubished with this article): 1. Deadlift to overhead press. "The deadlift to overhead press is a total body exercise," Howard said. "You engage your core as well as your upper-body and you feel stimulation in your hamstrings as well. So, you're working the …

Andrew Viola

5:41 pm on Wednesday, February 6, 2013

I too am a member at Anytime Fitness and I thoroughly enjoy the facility from Ken as the proprietor to Kaitlyn as the manager as well as the equipment. I have been in many gyms throughout the years and I have to say that this is the cleanest one yet. Ken is always available and is willing to engage you in conversation on any topic. You will also find him disinfecting the equipment or vaccuming …   more ›

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