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Greatest Compliment in FLO's History

Got the greatest compliment tonight and I decided to share it. 

I was at our Girls Soccer Banquet tonight and the coach had some very kind words to say about the Family at FLO Fitness to the entire audience. It was great to know that he really appreciated our work with the team. However, after the banquet was over we spoke for about 5 minutes and he said he was sorry he forgot talk about the teams lack of injuries this season.  So he said this is the first year in his history of coaching that he has never had a SINGlE muscle pull or ligament injury the ENTIRE SEASON. I was like, WHOA! no way. So I looked at our injury reports for the season and there it was, Not a single ACL injury, MCL injury, Hamstring Pull, Quad Strain, Nothing.  I was shocked. This is by far the greatest compliment I have ever got in my life.  
Coach has been the first person to let FLO Fitness control their entire lifting and warm up  programs. From off season lifting, preseason weight room session, pregame and practice warm ups, and inseason lifting. He trusted us to do a great job and our family stepped up to the occasion.  The best part is seeing how happy the girls were to lift, and how much they began to have fun and enjoy working out.  
To often in this industry we look to our peers for acceptance and we forget the real reason we do what we do. It is for the client. Keeping them healthy and on the field is what we do. You can agree or disagree with our methods but the bottom line is they work. We stand behind what we do, how we do it, and most importantly, why we do it. 
Thank you lady blue devils for trusting us and  believing in our system of training! Can't wait until next year. 

    

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