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Bu$Nrss*w*,ffiilmgo,^ooz n* SEQUIIVI'GAZBTTE A:7Studio ready to get you'Fit4life'Geraci andcompany almfor nearly NewYear's openin$by MICHAEL DASHIELLSequim Gazette

Despite having the luxurYof every modern fitness Pro-gram, class and aPParatus,Fauline Geraci is old school'Her favorite exercise: Thepush-up.

Probably because I did somany in the military shesays, but notes the old stan-dard works nearlY every ma-ior muscle grouP, she saYs.Geraci and her fellowinstructors Plan on doinplenty of the same at FMLifeStudio, her new business at1245 W. Washin$ton St. thatshe hopes to have open onJan.2.From Zumba to Pilates,cardio to cYcling, salsa to hiPhop dance and much more,FMLife is designed to meetathletic needs of all ages,Geraci saYs, targeting func-tional, everydaY trainin$.

To that end, Fit4life is notyour typical walk-in, do-it-ill-yourself gym. Geraci andcompany schedule Personaltraining sessions and classes.A longtime fitness instructor,Geraci finds a lot of PeoPlewith gym membershiPs don'tknowwhat to do when theYEet there and their workoutregimens suffer.nBy doing classes, You haveaccountabilitY, friends andinstructors, she saYs. Youlearn how to do itcorrectlY.

She's even hosting sched-uling social gatherings,

Fitness instructors join Fit4Life owner Pauline Geraci (fifth from lelt) at thestudio that's set for a Janil;il;. i;i;t,;' di.* r tt i -s-u.I i, o riii,. lfnnv.tvtl1y.l?Ili[Tl?:3 jaci' ranva Hulr' chaiJil;'iffiililfi; i;i;;i.matha Dannewiti. sequim cazette photo bv Michael Dashiellspeakers and workshoPs atthe fitness studio.I want to try to create acommunity, Geraci saYs.Trained to train

Ceraci got plentY of fitnesstraining and exPerience asa trainer after two decadesin the Army National GuardReserves. She honed thoseskills atthe renowned CooPerAerobics Center in Dallas,one developed bY aerobicsguru Kenneth CooPer'l love to work out hard - Ialways have, Geraci saYs.She and her husband,Dave Fickes, a data scientist,moved to Sequim in JanuarY2011 and she worked as a fit-ness instructor at two localgyms before kicking aroundthe idea of starting her ownbusiness.I don't cut them anY

Frt4life SUdh0wner PaulineGeraci1245 W. Washington 5t.frt4lifesequim@g mai [.comwww.fi t4lifesequim.com36S928-7107

slack, Ceraci saYs of thosewho take her classes. TheYknow they're going to geta good workout. (But) theYsay I know when to Pushpeople and I know when topull back.With one section of thestudio primarilY dedicatedto classes like cardio andZumba and the other forspinning (indoor cycling) andclasses, Fit4life's menu var-ies from dance to gut-bustingR.I.P.P.E.D. workouts to Yoga.

I getbored (so I)love maing it interesting and nelvthe time, Geraci saYs'Fit4life users will sigan agreement for insuranand fee purposes but not a traditional membershiPand the studio will take droins for classes andworkshoPas well.The menu includes ..Other Fit4life featurinclude:

. FitRanx, a Program thuses color levels like rnartarts; for no extra cost, Partnants test on a monthlYLimonthtv basis their fitneto achieve higher levelgiving them a goal to shoot

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