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Charlene the BP Queen

(CharleneRiddle)
Female, 52 Years Old
San Clemente, California
United States

Qualified To Teach

BODYPUMP™

9/08 Just got home from our last River trip of the season - skiied my heart out!!
I have the bruises & tan to show for it!!
Whooohooo!!

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fAVORITE qUOTES:

"The heart that gives, gathers."
Marianne Moore

"Change your thoughts and change your world."
Norman Vincent Peale

"Kind words can be short & easy to speak, but their echos are truly endless."
Mother Teresa

"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there."
Will Rogers

***************************************************** Kia Ora from "the O.C."!
Les Mills has blown new life into my sails!

Have been teaching aerobics for over 30 years now! O.K - I know, I'm dating myself!! But I'm feeling fabulous at 52 and I'll continue to "GO 4 GREATNESS", Lord willing, for many more years!
In addition to group fitness, my passions include roadbiking, snow skiing, water skiing, and keeping up w/my 19 yr old daughter and 21 yr old son. Can't forget to mention LANCE ("Romance") - the love of my life & husband of 23 years!

Have taught BODYPUMP 8 yrs now - started w/the USA Launch Mix - just before BP#33.
I teach 2-3 Pump classes per week with class sizes ranging from 10-25 participants - and I absolutely love it!!
We "ROCK da HOUSE!"

I also teach step interval, am a "regular" in spin class, and just got SPINNING trained. Would love to get LM trained & teach RPM or BODYSTEP, but unfortunately, Pump is the only Les Mills class going on at our gym - and in the entire South Orange County area, for that matter!
Would love to see more LM programs at our gym AND locally!

Pump is my favorite format! I'm so grateful for all the research and work that goes into each new BP release and am proud to be a part of such a high-energy and effective program! THANK YOU LM!!
(Let's just get more OC gyms "on board"!!)

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6 Random facts about me:

1) Graduated from Cal State Long Beach w/a Bachelor's in Nursing and worked as a nurse for over 12 years. After our 2nd child, we decided to have me "stay at home" (ha!) and raise our kids.

2) Grew up in Malibu Canyon with a Palomino Quarterhorse named "Butch" and a Black German Sheperd named "Bobby".

3) In 2001, was hit head-on by a drunk driver, driving at approx. 50 MPH on the wrong side of a divided road! Incidentally, he was undocumented, unliscenced, uninsured, and took off running. He wasn't charged w/"hit & run" since a witness dragged him back to the scene before the authorities arrived. He served 2 months in jail & I spent 2 years in rehab. Thankfully, I'm "back in the saddle again!"

4) I'm an only child (and I know what you're thinking!!)

5) My husband & I own and operate an appliance service company (ASAP Appliance Service) and I've managed our business out of our home for 19 years now. So, I'm probably sitting here, working away at my computer, and would welcome a Les Mills interruption from you ANYTIME!

6) Favorite food: chocolate
Least Fav food: can't even stand the smell of pimentos!

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Live simply. Love generously.
Work hard. Play hard. Pray hard.
Care deeply. Speak kindly.
Dance like nobody is watching.
Take time to, see, hear, touch and feel the little things in life.
God will take care of everything else.

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KIA KAHA!!
...and if you're ever in "The O.C." be sure to look me up at Fitness Elite in San Clemente or Laguna Niguel!

Availability

I've been blessed with a full schedule and am not looking for anymore regular classes - but I love opportunities to sub!

Hope to get RPM and/or Bodystep trained and teach them some day!

Messages

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Diana	Hello, everything allright?In Holland the weather is verry strange. One moment the sun shines and then it rains so hard and it is very cold just like the winter. Last week we interduced the new realeases Id enjoy the combat and the attack verry much the pump is also fun to teach.Talk to you soon bye Lady-Di
	04 Oct 2008 02:30

Barbara	BP Queen: I have been meaning to tell you - I just went through BP training a few weeks ago, loved every minute of it, what a blast this was!!! Working hard on adding more weight to that bar and getting ready for my first three format launch ever - wish me luck!! HUGS to you. Barbara
	30 Sep 2008 05:01

Bev	Hi Charlene, Your end of summer bash sounds fun. I'm heading to the UK for a couple of weeks next Monday. Off to the city first. It's London fashion week so shopping's on the agenda. (GRINS) Going to catch up with pals and family too. Catch ya later B
	12 Sep 2008 12:24

Sheldon	hey Charlene. "go hard or go home". That's what it's all about!! Good to hear from ya Shel
	11 Sep 2008 12:11

Pete (The Brave)	Interesting, but given that protein has been around for millions of years is the 2000 year old symbolism relevant? Holiday will be great Pete
	09 Sep 2008 03:04

Kari	thanks for the birthday wishes! how long did you live in illinois? chat soon, kari
	09 Sep 2008 11:41

Mike	Hi Charlene, thanks for the message. I know the trials you are going thru trying to get other formats there. Same thing here but over time, it will happen. BodyCombat is coming next here. The training is sometime in Oct. for new instructors. Little by little.... Have a great week, Mike
	02 Sep 2008 04:57

Michele	We normally treat both days at a "launch" (i.e. if there are outfits, etc, we wear them for both.) So either works! Yeah whenever we need a class covered there's a pretty small pool so we'd love more people!
	01 Sep 2008 02:24

Michele	Hi! The quarterly was great. Oh my god BC37 is going to freakin' rock - you have to come when we launch it is a BLAST! BP67 is great too, there is some awesome stuff on its way! Get that paperwork in - we are always so desperate for subs!
	01 Sep 2008 02:00

Diana	Hi there, I was in Mexico last year on vacation. Swimming with the dolfins was a dream for that came true!! It was in Cancun. So is teaching les mills programs hahaha. It is more like a hoby doing it. Ive done the newest releases and they were great. I can't wait to teach them. Tonight i gvave body attack that is one of my vavourites go fot the extra mile. Diana people call me lady Di hahaha
	01 Sep 2008 01:19