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40 | JULY 2015 nshoremag.com have something in common: a dedi- cation to themselves and each other. "That's the best team I've ever coached in my life…everybody brings something positive to the table," Norton says of his early morning crew. "They take pride in being part of a community of people who want to succeed." Whether he's training profes- sional, college, and high school ath- letes, celebrities, or soccer moms, Norton's methods have as much to do with a fitness philosophy as they do with physical exercise: Clients are expected to have a good attitude, be accountable, give their full effort during workouts, make healthy choices, and strive to al- ways better themselves. "We're just asking them to improve on the basic footprint of who they are right now," Norton says, whether it's reducing body fat, becoming a better athlete, or work- ing to live a healthy life in the face of health or physical ailments. IPF boasts 7,500 square feet of indoor space and 3,000 square feet outdoors, and clients train in a va- riety of settings, ranging from large and small groups to personal train- ing. Norton says people in the gym together might be doing a variety of different workouts depending on their abilities and personal goals, but they're all training with each other, not just next to each other. And Norton and his fellow coaches are always paying attention, teach- ing, and coaching throughout. "We're preaching real behavioral change and success built on the pro- cess," he says. "A good process almost always brings about a good result." I N STITUTE OF PE R FOR MANCE & FITN E SS 303 MAIN ST., NORTH READING 978-289-4177, IPFITNESS.COM FACES KATHY GLABICKY K ATHY G'S TR EAD TABATA "You can do anything for 20 sec- onds," says Kathy Glabicky, and she should know. The Marblehead–based trainer is taking the fitness world by storm with Kathy G's Tread Tabata, a calorie-torching program that riffs on Tabata training's four-minute-long high-intensity interval training work- outs by combining treadmill running with full-body floor exercises. In Tabata training, participants go all out for 20 seconds and rest for 10 seconds, for four minutes at a time, which not only burns calo- ries during the workouts but also afterward. Kathy G's Tread Tabata includes four minutes of treadmill running using the Tabata method, plus Tabata-style upper body, lower body, and core workouts, with minute-long rests in between. The result is a strength and cardio pro- gram that works the entire body. "But I'm not a runner," people often protest. No matter, and not yet, is the answer. The beauty of Glabicky's program is that it's com- pletely customizable. "It's really made for all levels. You can go at your own pace until you feel comfortable to really push yourself," she says. For instance, people might walk for the first couple of treadmill rounds and then progress to a jog before slowly building speed and raising the treadmill's incline. The exercises during the floor intervals are also customizable and always vary, chal- lenging participants to use different photograph by Sarah Jordan McCaffery The Institute of Performance & Fitness is about its philosophy as much as its facility.