WORKSHOPS

Join Dallas Hartwig and Melissa Urban, founders of Whole9, for a practical, straightforward, interactive discussion on the important role nutrition plays in your overall health and fitness.  We’re in the process of adding two hours of new material, so you can take your nutritional know-how from the classroom to the lunch room, and everywhere in between! (The new material is highlighted below, and will be introduced in San Diego, CA in August 2010.  Check with your event host to see if September and October workshops were booked in the four hour or six hour format.)

In this new six hour event (including a bring-your-own-lunch break), you’ll learn:

• The good, bad and ugly side of how your food choices affect your metabolism, health and longevity

• How certain food groups are negatively impacting how you look, feel and perform, even if you don’t immediately notice their effects

• What you should be eating to look, feel and perform your best – and why you don’t really need to weigh and measure all your food to achieve excellent results

• A fool-proof meal planning template to help you manage meals, snacks and pre- and post-workout nutrition (including recommendations, examples and recipes)

• Discussion of common errors – ways to get it wrong when you’re doing everything right

• How to keep your nutrition plan on track during real life challenges, like traveling for work, dining out or family events

• The best way to incorporate “cheats” into your diet, enjoying the foods you really want without compromising your overall health and fitness goals

• And most importantly… how to break unhealthy patterns, habits and cravings related to food, and change the way you eat for the rest of your life in a healthy, balanced, satisfying and sustainable manner

Want to hear more about our workshops? Check out what Robb Wolf has to say about us!

Registration Fees:

Registration fees for all six hour workshops are $100 per person.  With your registration fee, you also receive a packet full of resources, recipes, meal planning tools and special discounts on cool fitness and nutrition products.

Scheduling a Workshop:

Interested in scheduling your own Whole9 Nutrition Workshop? We offer some sweet incentives to our hosts, in an effort to compensate you for your time and effort and help to make your event a huge success. Whether you’re a CrossFit gym, a yoga studio or just a group of friends interested in changing your lives… email workshops@whole9life.com to request available dates. And if we’re coming to an area near you, contact us to see if registration for your local event is still open!

Workshop Instructors:

Dallas Hartwig has a BS in Anatomy and Physiology and an MS in Physical Therapy, and has been a practicing physical therapist since 2001. He also holds numerous CrossFit fitness and nutrition certifications.

From Dallas: “I believe that a high intensity exercise program is both effective and sustainable life-long, when combined with good nutrition and recovery practices.  I educate my PT patients about nutrition, sleep, active recovery techniques, and stress management practices as often as I do about the physiology of connective tissue healing, lumbar stabilization, or biomechanics. It was this experience that, in part, led Melissa and me to develop a comprehensive and integrative practice (Whole9) to help our clients continue to aggressively chase health and performance without being hindered by nagging pain and injuries.”




Melissa Urban has authored the fitness blog “Urban Gets Diesel”, and holds numerous CrossFit fitness and nutrition certifications.

From Melissa: “I learned about fitness and nutrition by doing –  researching, participating and learning, experimenting on myself, then applying those lessons to clients. Good health and fitness doesn’t have to be complicated, but it is more than just your back squat plus protein grams.  It’s not just physical – there are mental and emotional components that should be acknowledged as an integral part of your personal evolutionary process. We help people identify factors impeding their progress, change unhealthy habits and behaviors, and attack their objectives in an educated, effective fashion. We help our clients clear the path for real health and fitness achievements in a way that feels both sustainable and balanced.”