Forgive me?

My posting here has been infrequent lately, but I hope you won’t hold it against me. And while my blog has been quiet, my Hawaii personal training, and group training clients have been making some serious NOISE!!! The good kind, of course. Bear with me as some of these updates are a bit

Back to kicking butt and taking names

Hey there! I hope you’re doing awesome. I took a week vacation to Seattle to visit my Dad’s side of the family in September. If you didn’t know, I lived in Seattle before moving to Hawaii at age 12. My Grandpa is 92 years old and I swear to you, the old man has got some SERIOUS

I’m back in Hawaii!

First of all, I’d like to welcome my new readers from Hawaii, and elsewhere to my personal training blog and email list. ALOHA! I’ve had a sort of writer’s block for a little while now and it’s time to end that. I took a vacation right after I wrote my last blog post

230 lbs vs 165 lbs and The Bigger Picture

230 lbs vs 165 lbs You could say it has been a bit crazy for this Hawaii personal trainer these past few weeks. A couple weeks ago, a lady rear ended my car pretty hard. Unfortunately, my car is not drivable so I’ve been walking and skateboarding everywhere I need to go. Yeah, it’s

Mele Kalikimaka from Chris Ranes Personal Training

There’s no snow, or ice over here in Hawaii, but I definitely know it’s the holiday season. This December has been busier than ever for me. I’ve had much of the normal holiday craziness as the rest of you have probably had. My Mom flew into town and we had dinner together on

Hey Hawaii, Did You Get My Email?

Hey Hawaii (and everyone else ), It’s a great time to be a subscriber to my personal training email list. The last email I sent out had a link to my free fitness downloads page. Here’s a repeat of the email I sent out. Aloha, I hope you are all working hard on your fitness,

Check Out Joyce’s Fitness With Chris

What can you accomplish in one month’s time? How much of a change can you really make in 30 days? When I’m interviewing potential clients, I’m looking for a few traits in a person to make sure that my personal training program is right for them. I don’t just take

A New Mom And A New Fitness Program

Congrats Lorna! I’d like to send out a congratulations to Lorna (and Sonny!) on the birth of their first beautiful daughter: Illiana Kaleilani Velez 7.1lb 20″ born August 26, 2008. Sonny and Lorna are such great people. I know they are going to make absolutely wonderful parents.

K1, Taking Initiative, and a Free Workout

Aloha Readers,

This past weekend, K1 held an event here in Hawaii at the Stan Sheriff Center. Billy Hall was scheduled to compete on the card as a Heavyweight vs Gohkan Saki; the eventual tournament winner. Unfortunately, Billy injured his foot about a week and a half before the fight in a sparring session at his martial arts gym, HMC, and was therefore unable to compete.

The walk into the Stan Sheriff Center was nostalgic for me. I had not been anywhere near the Athletic Department at UH since I was a student in those very classrooms. I used to sit outside on those concrete steps waiting for Dr. Hetzler to arrive for Exercise Physiology, and Nutrition for Exercise and Sports.

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Biggest Loser Contest Results

Sorry for the lack of updates guys/gals. This past week has been super busy; I turned 27 this past Saturday, I had about 4 out of town guests, my Mom came over from the Big Island for a day. I’m working on a really big business deal (I’ll tell you about it if/when it goes through),

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