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Protein Bar believes that healthy habits CAN and should start at a young age. Understanding that food should be used to fuel active lifestyles is a concept we need to pass onto younger generations—that’s why we’ve chosen to participate in this year’s Food Revolution Day. This event, held at The Centered Chef, is an extension of celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver’s mission to change the way we eat. 

This year we’ve teamed up with a

Ever have one of those days? You know…the kind in which everything you do has turned in to a big pile of muck? Perhaps you got yelled at work. Your significant other broke up with you. You just woke up on the wrong side of the bed.

I’ve had several conversations today, if not this week about feeling bad and how we cope with it. In the end, I’ve come to

PROTEIN BAR is thrilled to announce our expansion to Washington, DC! This summer we’ll show our dedication to life, liberty, and the pursuit of healthiness with 2 NEW Protein Bar locations. Our first location will open at 7th and D in DC’s Penn Quarter neighborhood, with a second later in the summer in the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington, VA.

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Dream Bigger to Be Inspired

In the last year, I have had a best selling book, (Naked Fitness) appeared on the NBC Today show twice, flew an F16 jet fighter, traveled down under to Queensland, Australia, learned to surf in Costa Rica, and even climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, the single tallest standing mountain in the world. How could so many experiences be possible? – Networking and dreaming beyond what I thought of

Where are you from? And how did you end up here?
I’m from Auburn, ME. I moved to Chicago to pursue a career in theater and have a bit of adventure. 

How long have you been with Protein Bar?
About 6 months

Biggest Passions?
I started cycling a few years ago, and it’s quickly taken over my life. I’m about to participate in the TPAN Ride for AIDS Chicago 200 mile bike ride for the third

What’s Your Reason for Working Out?

As trainers, we are often asking our clients this question because we’re searching for some key answers. If you haven’t figured out your reason or motivation for working out, take a few seconds to really think deeply about why you want to be in better shape and live a healthier life.

There are tons of external reasons we all have for wanting to be in

As a personal trainer and group fitness instructor, I notice common habits, especially with my female clients and students. I do not know how these habits are created, but it is interesting that it is prevalent among women. The four most common are not lifting very heavy weights, avoiding lower body exercises, neglecting stretching, and poor eating habits. Coincidentally, all four of these habits have a negative

If you really want to know what being healthy is all about, I have a one word answer for you: happiness.

Think about it for a minute or five. Does cardiovascular endurance, muscle strength, clean diet factor in to it too? Sure, of course it does. Where does it all start? It starts with you and you alone.

Today, (well, as I write this today, not when you read this today), I’ve

Where are you from? And how did you end up here?
From Ohio, by way of Missouri. I actually moved to Chicago to apply for the Blackhawks’ mascot (Tommy Hawk!) position.

How long have you been with Protein Bar?
I started at Protein Bar in July 2011, primarily as a delivery guy.

Biggest Passions?
I love figuring out how things work, and tweaking them to be better… and entertaining people. (In whatever way I can.)

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