Who We Are
Mission Statement
Inner Icon’s mission is to change fitness perspective and the way that we look at our health. We desire to see healthy, strong, independent individuals whose lives are made better in all areas as a result of sound fitness and nutrition. We will coach individuals to see his/her true potential as an athlete through constantly varied, high intensity, functional training.
Vision Statement
Inner Icon will deliver customer-focused excellence that values the well being and health of the customer above all through professional training and consultation.
Who we are
Inner Icon is committed to you. We decided to form this company because this is what we care about. This is what makes us excited to wake up in the morning! We want to get you healthy and strong no matter what stage you are currently at. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t worked out in 10 years, or if you are already in great shape. We can help you accomplish your goals and take you to the next level! All of our workouts are structured to be scaled to your individual level. Just know that you will work very hard. Fitness is not obtained by fancy gadgets sold in an infomercial. Fitness is obtained by hard work and commitment.
There are so many different fitness programs, and diets out there that it can be VERY confusing to know what is good, and what is not. That is where we come in. We sift through all of the information and only use the things that actually work. In order for us to implement anything in our programming there must be experiential evidence!
Why we’re different
We are different than anything you will see at your typical gym. You won’t see a big room filled with fancy expensive machines. You will see gymnastics rings, bumper plates, medicine balls, barbells, dumbbells, climbing rope, pull up bars and Concept2 rowing machines. You will see only equipment that makes you a more functional human being. There is no open gym time. You will be coached EVERY TIME YOU WALK THROUGH THE DOOR. This is the value of what we do. We write the workouts and coach you EVERY DAY! You will do something different every day. We want to get you stronger, faster and more efficient! We also like to have our share of fun!
Check out our Coaches.
Recipes
Baked Stuffed Tomatoes
1 can tuna (or fresh crab or shredded chicken, etc...)
2-3 TBS olive oil
1/4 cup almonds
1/4 cup walnuts
dashes of cayenne pepper
squeezes of lemon
bunch of basil
fresh ground black pepper
half of avocado
stalk of celery
Combine in food processor! Stuff hollowed out tomato. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
Health Tips
Buy Organic
Foods that were once thought to be very good for your health, are still good for your health. BUT, many of them also have added problems and dangers associated with them that they never had before.
There are some more commonly known problems such as the use of pesticides, toxins and other dangerous chemicals that now exist in non-organic foods. These can lead to various health problems and conditions. Just do a search for "side effects of pesticides" and see what you come up with.
But aside from these issues, there is a very big problem even worse than pesticides; Genetically Modified Foods. The US does NOT require labeling of GMO foods. Fruits and vegetables are some of the most commonly modified foods. They are created in labs and then patented as something the said company owns. There are no laws about the safety of these foods being put into distribution. They are only required to have a patent. Some foods that are VERY likely genetically modified are soy, corn and it's products (canola oil, high fructose corn syrup, etc.) and wheat.
So just by eating the way our pre-agricultural ancestors ate, we can avoid some of our present day dangers all together. We already know that grainfed animals are the "protein equivilant of cardboard." We also now know that there are some potentially dangerous effects of the other foods we are eating as well. So if we are trying to live as healthy and disease-free as possible, let's think more carefully about what we put in our bodies. Buying organic, grassfed, local products is good for the local community, good for your health, and good for future generations.
"A plant, fruit, or animal grown without the administration of artificial pesticides, herbicides, or insecticides, chemical fertilizers, antibiotics or growth hormones (in the case of animal products), most closely replicates wild or untampered-with growing conditions" - Mark Sisson
“The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition.” ~ Thomas Edison
