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“Stop shopping around for a fitness solution or personal trainer, stop procrastinating, Muscle Lines is the answer to all your fitness goals and healthy new lifestyle.

Growing up I was never an athlete but always showed an aptitude to apply myself, focus and be determined to do whatever it took to accomplish my goals. For many years I wanted to be a part of school sports teams but I found myself never being able to shine to my true potential because I felt overshadowed by other girls who clearly showed they had a natural gift and aptitude for athleticism. In turn, I put 100% focus to my studies and art. The first time I met Sandra 4 years ago,she changed my life. I come from a European family and the constant celebration of and around food started to turn into overeating. Soon I was the biggest I have ever been in my life and in an emotional slump. I dropped a total of 38lbs over 4 months with the help and direction of Sandra’s exercise and nutrition plan. It was a whole new me, and not only physically. Sandra showed me I could be successful and achieve the athleticism I always wanted. I came out of the experience absolutely ecstatic and I am still loving the new lifestyle she set me on to this day!

My most recent experience with Sandra was not to accomplish what I did those few years ago but to achieve a new level of success in my fitness goals. I came in just after Christmas looking to shed the extra 5lbs due to holiday treats and accumulated fun. Truly speaking, I looked great and didn’t need to lose the extra weight but I wanted to push myself to become an even better version of me, physically and mentally. Since starting up on a new and more challenging program, I lost the extra 5lbs within the first 5 weeks and then came out losing 13lbs overall. This being said, the amount of muscle that I have built and developed along this process is what has truly changed my body, not just the weight loss alone. I am the lightest I have ever been, I am also the happiest and most energized. I feel on fire – like I can do anything I put my mind to! I love food and I love what I get to enjoy every day to fuel this body. I still enjoy life and the goodies that come along the way but I feel empowered by treating myself, not guilty, when I do. Since my early school years, I have finally achieved the sense of empowerment, drive and discipline I was craving. The secret was that I had to push and empower myself to do it on my own terms – and Sandra is the one who has brought me to be able reach my goals and maintain them.

Dear Sandra and Muscle Lines

Approximatley four months ago, my wife and I decided to join your “Lean for Life” program, after meeting with Sandra for an initial consultaion, we were very impressed with your expertise and felt inspired about making a life-style change that would improve our overall health and wellness, and allow us to set a better example for our children.

It has been a true pleasure working with both you and your husband Rob. You have developed a great program with a focus on nutrition, exercise and accountability to help people realize their goals. In just under 4 months, I have lost a total of 40 lbs and my wife has lost 18 pounds. We have more energy, less stress, and are well on our way to reaching our personal goals. A huge Thank you to both you and Rob for being such excellent mentors!

Sincerely Mattias & Lindsay

Dear Muscle Lines:

This fall I was fortunate enough to be referred to Sandra Froher and her Lean for Life program..

I was looking for an all around fitness coach who could also help me

with meal planning and weight loss goals.

Sandra and her husband Rob exceeded those expectations with great nutritional advice and a program that works for weight loss.

The weight training and fitness sessions are well planned and fun! You are challenged appropriately when your body is ready. My goal was to get back into a great routine of wellness and this has been a great start!

Many thanks to Sandra and Rob who genuinely care about ech and every client.

Sincerly,

Debbie Hartz

Earlier this year, I decided that it was time to focus on health and fitness. This was not the first time that I made this resolve, but my past efforts always ended up with a cycle of quick weight loss followed by weight gain. I knew that I needed help.

I was so happy to meet you after a client of yours recommended you. You did not judge me for the overweight, unfit state that I was in. You did not promise me magic and did not expect me to go into ‘boot camp’ mode. Instead, you offered me coaching, prepared a customized, healthy eating plan for me and started me on a workout suited to my ability at the time, gradually increasing the level of difficulty.

In less than 4 months, I have lost nearly 40 pounds, and still going. I feel stronger than ever before and able to do things I was not able to do before. When we started working together, I was not able to get up from the floor without leaning on something. Today I am easily able to stand up without help. And who would have believed I would ever be doing planks and lifting 15 pound weights in each hand? The eating principles you introduced have become habits and I am confident that I can maintain this way of life. For someone who led a mostly sedentary life and disliked physical activity, it is hard to believe that I have incorporated workouts into 5 days of my week and actually look forward to them!

Thank you Sandra & Rob for helping me with the most important goal I have ever made. You have helped me change my life and I am so grateful.

Iris

Here is my testimonial:

For some, loosing weight is easy. Not for me – my body is perfect – it can extract calories from thin air. So I really needed help to get the most persistent pounds off.

Sandra was recommended to me by several people in Victoria as a real expert in the field, and they were right. A few months of hard work and re-programing followed, and it really paid off. I’m now past my goal and I am able to keep it off.

Sandra taught me how to work smart at my goals and how to combine different approaches to both weight loss and anti-aging. I definitely recommend Muscle Lines and Sandra Froher if you want success too!

Good Luck!

P.S. Here is a TV interview about Sandra working with me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GouWnXOzZI

Cheers,

Pelle

I have had the pleasure of working out with Sandra Froher, fitness expert, and owner of Muscle Lines “Lean for Life” personal training for over 4 years.

Initially, I began working out with Sandra because I had a milestone birthday approaching.

At the time, yoga and walking was helping to maintain my shape, but my shoulders were droopy like a worm, my joints were starting to hurt, and after having had an office job for over 10 years, my neck muscles had collapsed from the repetitive action of talking on the phone without a proper device.

I was most comfortable sitting hunched over. I was starting to feel old.

My initial goal was to increase overall strength and tone. The program I chose included twelve personal training sessions over twelve weeks. Like a scientist, Sandra weighted and measured my body, and gave me a personalized exercise plan including homework to chart my daily food intake, so she could understand my body type.

I learned the correct postures to lift weights, and that attacking the muscles from all angles would help sculpt my body with even distribution. I also learned about the foods that would most help me maintain muscle and burn fat.

Four years later, I’ve come to reflect on why I’ve become a long term client of Muscle Lines. It is because Sandra is more than a fitness expert. In many ways she acts as a life coach. Sandra herself is a world figure champion. She has lived a big life, and triumphed over many physical challenges to win those top honours. Sandra’s personal achievements have enabled her to teach me the discipline required to change my body, and more importantly, the self discipline to re-programme my mind.

Sandra Froher has helped me become a warrior- in body,mind,and spirit, and has taught me how to be strong, stay young, and lean for life.

Many thanks Carollyne

I began training with Sandra nine months post partum. I work as a massage therapist and rely heavily on my body and core for good biomechanics at work. I have always been athletic and fit throughout my life, but since my pregnancy, I was having difficulty shedding the excess baby weight and getting back into shape. After having a baby, my core strength vanished and I noticed I was having a lot of back pain at the end of my workday.

Time is everything when you have a baby. Before I saw Sandra I tried to fit in workouts when I had time, but was often too tired from many sleep-deprived nights. Although I knew about nutrition, as a new mum, I was tired and hungry and would reach for anything quick to eat, and was constantly skipping meals. I was getting nowhere fast and needed some guidance, accountability and motivation. This is where I made the commitment to myself and phoned Sandra.

Sandra had me in for a consultation to discuss my goals and told me what was required to reach my goals. Without hesitation I handed over my eating and fitness to her. The results

were immediate. I lost several pounds in the first couple of months, as well as inches. The weight steadily came off each week, and my energy levels began to increase.

After four months of sticking to a diet plan, focusing on my goals, and following a fitness regime, I lost 50 pounds and 42 inches. This transformation has been incredible for both my body and my mind.

Sandra has given me the tools and now I am armed for success.

Thank you Sandra for your dedication, inspiration, re-education and motivation.

Alison Sadler

Victoria, BC

Lean for Life program works thank you Muscle Lines!

Like many people I started the new year with a goal to lose weight and eat healthy. I did just that but after four months not much had changed with my body. I was at the gym taking classes 5-7 times per week and while I felt “fit” my body didn’t show it. I knew I had to do something different, so I decided to try Sandra.

It started out with a consultation to understand my goals and listen to my frustrations that my body was just too stubborn to change at my age(53). But Sandra told me that I could get results but I had to give my total fitness and eating over to her plan. That was the best decision I have ever made. I was getting immediate results of losing pounds and inches following the plan Sandra set up for me. But I wanted more and faster so Sandra once again worked out a plan that required me to workout more and be vigilant with my diet.

The result was that after five months I have lost 25 pounds, but more astonishing was the 31 1/2 inches I have lost off my body. My friends are amazed at my transformation and quite frankly so am I. Sandra has transformed my life and has given me the tools to keep this body for the rest of my life.

Now it’s time to go shopping to buy new clothes that will show off my new body!

Thanks so much Sandra.

Kathy Tough