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Robert Federico

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Tony has a degree in Fitness and Wellness from the University of Florida in addition to being a Certified Health & Fitness Specialist through the American College of Sports Medicine. Over the course of his career in the Fitness Industry, he has worked as a Personal Trainer and Weight Loss Coach, taught Tai Chi, and instructed Boot Camp classes. He also writes a monthly fitness column for InSite Magazine Gainesville. Outside of work, he splits his time between indoor rock climbing and practicing mixed martial arts. Tony lives with his wife Jamie and cat Jack in Winter Park. Already obsessed with working out, he thinks that writing for Examiner.com enables his exercise addiction. He couldn't be happier.

Defy Gravity at Aiguille Indoor Rock Climbing Center

Have you ever dreamed of possessing superhuman strength, cat-like reflexes, and the ability to climb walls..upside down?  Do radioactive spiders gross you out?  Would you like a fun way to burn tons of calories? If you answered "yes, yes, and yes," then you're in luck! Located within a nondescript industrial park in Longwood (get directions here), Aiguille stands alone as Orlando's only indoor rock climbing gym.  The facility is a mecca for climbing enthusiasts and beginners alike, and in case you're wondering,...
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Orange County (Functional) Fitness & Sports

Alex Silva, co-owner of Orange County Fitness & Sports (OCFS), is on a mission.  If he is successful, there will have been no less than a complete  revolution of the phrase "working out".  As an athlete, an officer in the Brazilian armed forces, a martial artist, and a personal trainer, he has worked tirelessly to discover the key to creating elite-level performance.  "You must have the natural ability," he acknowledges, "but you must also train hard to be a champion.  Train hard and smart." In order to accomplish his...

The American Top Team of Longwood

With a roster of professional fighters that includes WEC Featherweight Champion Mike Brown, UFC Welterweight title contender Thiago Alves, TUF Season 4 star Din Thomas, and the ever-popular Kimbo Slice, the American Top Team (ATT) has become one of the preeminent mixed martial arts schools in the country. Beginning with the Coconut Creek location founded by Ricardo Liborio in 2003, ATT now has approximately 20 schools across the United States, two of which can be found in Orlando. Opened in 2008, ATT Longwood operates out of a spacious facility located just north of Casselberry off of the...

The American Combat Club

Follow the sign for serious training These days, just about everyone and their grandmothers have heard of Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson.  The internet phenom got his start brawling in the backyards of Miami and can now be seen on The Ultimate Fighter reality show on SpikeTV.  The episode featuring a matchup between Slice and former IFL heavyweight champ Roy “Big Country” Nelson broke ratings records, but it also highlighted a glaring chink in Kimbo’s armor.  When the fight went to the ground, the normally fierce Kimbo was rendered as defenseless...

City Secrets: Getting fit with free 'gyms'

Honor your inner childLimited resources and strained budgets may make a traditional gym memberhip hard to swing.  For this reason, it is an unfortunate fact that fitness habits traditionally fall to the wayside in times of financial hardship.  However, physical exercise can provide a much needed confidence boost for someone who's got their back against the ropes. So, how do you get fit without the financial burden of paying for a gym?  For starters, the beginning of the school year has left some really great free 'gyms' vacant .  As the kiddies return to their...

Find yoga, Zumba, massage and more at StudioOne Wellness

  Start letting go of the hustle and bustle... Stepping through the doorway of StudioOne Wellness you are instantly transported into a calmer, more peaceful world.  Ornate tapestries, invoking a sacredness of space, hang on the walls and in the air, there is a faint scent of incense. A lounge with a complimentary coffee and tea service invites guests to linger and lounge around between classes on the floor pillows and couches.  Entering into the training room, the scene expands as warm wooden flooring and posters detailing the body’s energy systems partner with racks of...

Give your old workout a 1-2 punch at Gym Rat Boxing and Fitness

The last thing you'll see before class starts You sit slumped on a low stool, head draped with a towel, chest heaving, sweat dripping off of your body, only dimly aware of the voices swirling around you.  A loud “DING!” cuts through the air and you explode to your feet.  Reacting instinctively you dodge and slip as flashes of leather careen towards your head.  A well-timed step and you see your opening.  Two jabs, right cross, left hook, right uppercut!  Your opponent crumbles to the canvass and you raise your hands in victory, the crowd goes wild,...

Fitness Partners in Altamonte Springs mixes fitness and fun

THE Fitness Partners Within the Community Building concept, there are three primary social settings in our lives.  The first is the home, the second place is work, and the third is where we go to foster and broaden our social connections, creativity, and sense of place within our community.  By this definition, Fitness Partners is more than a gym, it is a true third place. The popular Pilates Reformer class Attend any class, and you will find "regulars" who share in each others' lives with more more than just sweat and mutual suffering (by the competent hands of trained...

Anytime Fitness now open 24/7 in Winter Park

Anytime Fitness lives up to its name Its 3am, your mind won't stop turning its wheels, and you can't get comfortable.  Watching TV isn't helping and that late night snack is sitting heavily in your stomach.  What do you do?  Well if you are a member of Anytime Fitness you can throw on some clothes, hop in your car, and get a killer workout at their new state-of-the-art fitness center in Winter Park. Anytime Fitness distinguishes itself from other local gyms by offering a safe, secure, environment where members can work out 24 hours a day seven days a week.  The center is...

Fitness and Weight Loss 101: The best places to Spin in Orlando

Spinning class is in session!Perspiration drips off of your brow as you begin your ascent.  The hill keeps getting steeper and steeper forcing you to stand up to maintain your pace.  Another rider pushes past you, so you pedal even faster to retake the lead.  Your lungs are burning and your heart feels like it is about to burst from your chest, but the crest of the hill is just ahead.  Right when your legs begin to give out, you triumphantly reach the top.  Resplendent in your moment of victory, you hear "O.K. lets bring the resistance down to 3, it's time to...

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