Michele Penta Health & Fitness

05/28/2025

Class openings! For Wednesday’s Small Group Strength Class at 4:30 PM, we have four openings available. The session begins next Wednesday, June 4 and runs for four weeks. If you are looking to shake up your fitness routine, or simply get started, give this class a try! You will work your entire body with a variety of equipment and keep the momentum going through the entire hour. Shoot me a message if you have any questions or a registration info.

03/30/2025

Strength class ladies, we started this session out STRONG!!! Great job last week everyone, looking forward to seeing you all again soon! AND, you are in for a TREAT with the newest playlist created just now, for all of you! We are dancing through the decades!!
Clients, you rock your workouts week in and week out, consistency for the win, see you this week!!!
To RaeAnn's yoga ladies, you were amazing last week & I'll see you at 6pm tomorrow for some more ZEN xoxoxo

03/23/2025

I'm back from vacay and ready for the warm weather to hit New England!!
We are starting our next session of Strength Class this week and I've put together a SUMMER FUN playlist that will have you all ready to go put on your bathing suits and start making Pina Colada's!
Looking forward to seeing everyone this week!!!

02/21/2025

ok this looks amazing - I have never cooked Bok Choy, but if they have it at the supermarket today this is on the menu for tonight!

256 likes, 10 comments. “easy roasted bok choy side dish 💚 full recipe is on the blog - link in bio!”

02/11/2025

Would you like to get your workout done with a small group of motivated fun women that cheer each other on (while occasionally giving me the stink eye LOL) , work hard, and get it DONE on Wednesdays at 4:30pm?
5 Week session starting this week - a whole body workout with the benefit of personalized instruction, utilizing a 10 station program designed to increase your strength, improve your balance, and torch some winter calories :)
Message me if interested! xoxo

01/31/2025

Sharing a little personal info in the hopes it will help another person who is also struggling.
On Monday, I had a meniscectomy on my left knee. The initial incident was in August, swelling and pain and unable to walk on it. A cortisone shot helped for 3 months and then in Nov. it came back with a vengeance. Up until November I was still exercising, walking, riding Peloton, weight workouts, working, etc. Living my life. When it came back it hurt, a lot. Walks, bike, weights, all went bye bye.
I'm on my feet all day at work, bending lifting, etc. After work I was junk and couldn't do much of anything. After Dr. visits, MRI, diagnosing again, we booked the procedure for Monday January 27th.
4 days after surgery and I'm so looking forward to getting back to myself.
However, I have lost muscle and strength, flexibility and mobility. Extremely frustrating. I want my physical body to be where it was pre-injury. But, in order to get there, I have to start "here". Doing piddly little leg raises, heel slides and other seemingly "easy" movements, but crucial in starting my recovery.
Being home recovering for a few days, of course my mind was going back and forth between the "this is great, I can finally recover, I'm SO looking forward to getting back to myself" and the "this is so discouraging, I've lost so much, starting from here is the pits, it's going to take so long, etc".
I get it, I understand the frustration of wanting to be where you "were", or even wanting to be where you have never been able to get to. It's hard, it's work, it's time, it's slow, it's exasperating. But, no one can do the work but you.
We all experience pitfalls, speed bumps and detours. That's life. I have never had one client, at any age, that hadn't experienced a pain, an injury, or a situation that made it difficult to move forward, stay on track, and reach or come very close to their goals.
Every step you take toward your goal is helping. Whether it is a mental shift to focus on the positive, or physically taking the steps to exercise, do PT, stretch etc. it all moves you forward.
Most importantly, don't give up - if you find yourself falling down the spiral of negative self-talk, flip the narrative, find a motivating podcast or book, or maybe a quote - happy music, get outside, do whatever you can to pull yourself back up to move forward a little bit more, each day. Every bit counts-and with that, I leave you with a quote...
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” – Thomas A. Edison

01/02/2025

Keep it simple!
After the social bonanza that took place from Thanksgiving to New Years, I am very excited to get back to my regular schedule at work, with exercise, and with my nutrition. Now, I don't always color coordinate my meals, lol, but just showing an example of a simple, tasty, nutritious lunch. 1 egg w/3 servings egg whites, spinach and one Tbsp. of feta for the omelet, 1 clementine, 1/2 gluten free english muffin, & orange Mandarin Spark.
It was tasty, had lean protein, and a serving of fruit and veg. A little fat w/the feta and butter on the English.
It doesn't have to be complicated, especially if you don't love to cook or do not have a lot of time to prepare something.
I'm satisfied, it was tasty, and not too much prep or clean up so YAY WINNING!
If you don't know where to start, start simple :)
xoxo Michele

12/31/2024

I had all intentions of sending a lovely end of year newsletter, however life, Christmas, family, friends, shopping, parties etc. all got in my way - and I am blessed for it.
SO, allow me to say thank you to the clients and class members who give the the opportunity to share my love of fitness each week, I am so lucky to have you all in my life & I Iove working with all of you, even the ladies who swear at me lol
To the ladies who teach from the studio, RaeAnn York, Kim Melius, & Bre Boudreau - I'm grateful that you continue to share your gifts through classes and training at my studio, it feels so nice knowing you are keeping good energy flowing while I am not there!
There is so much more to say that I just can't fit it all in a post. Know that I am grateful for you, I love our little community, and I wish you the very best in the New Year to come!
And on that note, I'm putting on my comfy new pajamas and going to relax and enjoy the last day of 2024.
Onward and upward, 2025 here we come!!!