Kathryn Pyne
First, I would like to thank The Alaska Club for allowing Any Time Fitness members to transfer their membership. With this transfer, I have been able to continue work with my trainer, Joelle Miller. Her patience, knowledge and experience working with a wide range of abilities has greatly helped me.
Initially I had joined Any Time Fitness to help maintain my fitness for my profession. When I first joined the gym I was not interested in a personal trainer, as I thought that I could do it myself. I have worked for State of Alaska, Division of Forestry with forestry/wild-land fire for over 20 years. My various firefighting jobs require that I maintain a physically fit stature. Early in my wild-land fire career I was required to pass an arduous test (3 miles within 45 minutes, with a 45 lb pack). Now, I work in management, which requires a lighter assessment (1 mile walk in less than 15 minutes) to maintain my red-card qualifications. I am also a member of the Incident Management Team (IMT). The Alaska IMT can be mobilized at a moment’s notice. Assignments can be in Alaska, as well as in the lower 48.... Read More
Brian Crouse
"My journey began on September 22nd, 2019. My best friend called and during our conversation, she told me she had lost 80 in the last 8 months. She showed me a pic and she looked amazing. I was not about to have her show me up so I asked how. She was eating healthy. She had cut out most carbs and sugars. I was 386 lbs and had already thought about getting healthy and this was the last straw. So I did what she did. I cut out all carbs except vegetables. Within 3 weeks I had lost over 20 lbs. I had committed to this healthy way of life but then I began to think long-term. How was I going to look without the fat? At this rate, I was going to have skin flapping everywhere. So I hung my head and headed to The Alaska Club. I didn't want to go to the gym but I knew I needed to. I signed up and then got a personal trainer. I knew I was going to need that extra motivation. The first 2 months were slow. Besides personal training, I was only going in maybe 1-2 times a week. Then I played on the app and saw the monthly challenges. Another motivator. Then my trainer told me he also did team training. I liked working with him so I figured I would sign up for that as well. All of a sudden I had motivation.... Read More
