Profile

Community

Bodcasts

Kia Kaha Blog

Forums

Search Forums

Find New Friends

Photos

Fighting Globesity

Dance4Life

Grab the Widget

Jim Fehlig

(jfehlig)
Male, 48 Years Old
Lacey, Washington
United States

Qualified To Teach

RPM™

I began Body Pump in the before times, when we had to carve our shoes out of wood. When our weights were little more than large rocks tied to sticks. We didn't have a sound system because electricity hadn't been discovered. So, we just trudged around in a circle muttering Gregorian Chants as we lifted our sticks with the rocks attached...

Yes! Those were the days...

Of course, in time our muscles became huge and soon we were unable to move when the neighboring tribe would invade. We could just do squats and lunges while watching them carry off all our belongings. We realized we needed to move. And just in time along came Body Step!!! The early routines required large stones as plastic had not yet been invented. An example of an early Body Step arena can be found in England. They foolishly call it "Stonehenge" and believe it to be a celestial calendar. Ha, Ha, Ha.... So, Body Step then gave us cardio to tame the giant overdeveloped muscles we had due to Bodypump. And life again was good....

Of course that didn't stop our neighbors from hauling away everything we owned. It was time to fight! It was time for combat! Body Combat soon arrived to save us from our our plight. But much to our surprise our neighbors just kept stealing, because in Combat we really never hit anything... Hmmm... Violence is not our way.

So, while they were happy stealing we began to meditate on what this all meant. Body flow soon followed. We LOVED the nap at the end and wished all the classes could incorporate naptime. And maybe some warm cookies and milk... Hmmm...

But Naptime has to end sometime, and we eventually woke up and rode bikes. Beautiful, shiney bikes that really never went anywhere. But we pretended they did and they were indoors where it was dry and warm. Our first bikes were disasters as we hadn't invented the wheel. There were alot of knee injuries at first on account of the large square rocks we used for wheels, but eventually it all worked out.

You try to tell this to these young folks and they just roll their eyes. They can't imagine life before Nike, Addidas, and UnderAmour....

Kids... :)

Messages

Showing 1 to 11 of 11

Michelle	Thanks Jim, for taking my classes this week! I really appreciate it and the peeps....luv ya! Michelle
	24 Nov 2008 08:38

Nathan

You are hilarious dude!

31 Oct 2008 09:41

Amanda

Hi Jim!

This is wonderful news! What a great new adventure for you to be embarking on...the road of RPM! Fantastic work, my friend. Welcome to the other side of the Les Mills Global Family! Glad to call you my BRO!

Are you riding any races/rides for a cause, soon? I'm taking part in the LIVESTRONG ride in Austin, TX with the RPM team. I'm hoping to raise $500 dollars for the cause! You should check it out...it's never too late to sign up and come along!

LIVESTRONGCHALLENGE.ORG

Cheers, Jim! I hope all is well with your family and give Christy a shout out for me!

:)Amanda

12 Oct 2008 09:00

Ray	Hi Jim, loved the story. I remember those days. Still have the scars from those original RPM wheels. The stonehedge steps were real steps not like the wimpy things we use now.... Could I get your permission to send this out to our instructors, to give them a smile, with proper credit of course. Thanks. Ray
	27 Sep 2008 04:12

Mauricio

hola hola hermano,un abrazo para ti desde lejos.MAURO VELASQUEZ

20 Sep 2008 11:07

Kimberly Ames	Jim, Thanks for the pic! Awesome to see you & Laura team-teaching so soon w/Rhonda! I bet it was a BLAST! Just finished another Saturday of RPM training. Lovin' the post-RaceOfTruth Euphoria! All 10 of us survived although I don't have much of a voice left. Stay in touch!
	20 Sep 2008 07:40

Kimberly Ames

Hey Jim! Hope you had a great 28th birthday!

15 Sep 2008 09:10

Lorraine	Happy Birthday, Jim!! It was an honor to share RPM training with you. Please keep me posted on your journey and stay in touch. Lorraine
	14 Sep 2008 07:22

Amber	I just wanted to say good luck this weekend. It will probably seem like a piece of cake compared to the STP. I'm looking forward to teaching with you :)
	11 Sep 2008 09:12

Maribeth	Jim . . . so cool that you are going to the RPM training!!! YOU will be so awesome!! :) If there is anything I can do to help, please let me know and if you ever want to teach or team teach at Lacey Athletic Club, I would LOVE to have you! Good luck and let me know if there is anything I can do to help. Email me, too, if you have any questions. Maribeth
	07 Sep 2008 06:44