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MaintenanceWorkout.com. The following individuals were kind enough
to provide testimonials but are busy people with their own lives
to live. Please do not contact them for Sifu Slim quotes. You may
use what they have said here.)
Chris Danahy, Competitive Triathlete &
Educator of Triathletes & 4-Time IronMan Hawaii Finisher. Also
Restaurateur and owner of an elite running shoe company. Richmond,
Virginia
"I have known Sifu Slim since the 1980s and he has been so
dedicated to fitness and wellness. In college, he was also always
applying for summer jobs one year ahead of time: he was the only
guy I knew who did that. He wound up getting some international
finance jobs in Paris at a time where the French unemployment rate
was over 12%! He's always been a big planner.
I have seen him get in character as he walks up to the podium--it's
truly amazing! Like a skilled actor, Sifu Slim has the ability to
engross himself in the task at hand. He is balanced and well rounded
and not prone to overdo any one area. The only things he's addicted
to are knowledge and fitness. But he never goes overboard in any
one area of his life. That's part of his wellness message-don't
overdo things. Being a triathlete I have certainly seen my share
of athletes and weekend warriors who train too much and get repetitive
stress injuries. His program keeps people thinking about long-term
lifestyle and injury prevention.
If someone tells about their current health concern, he doesn't
just regurgitate some known remedy. He listens to the person, asks
them questions, and then brings the person into the discussion with
skill and care. It's like listening to Dr. Dean Edell on the radio-it's
the same kind of caring and sensible approach. In some ways he's
like Jack LaLanne--he's a genuine, driven guy who will never stop
preaching sensible health and wellness, no matter what silly things
people get into.
We have these long conversations where it's as though I'm being
interviewed. He wants to know what I know, the latest triathlete
training methods, the current swimming goggles and running shoes
we wear, and the current events of the competitions.
When I questioned him about these "interviews" he said, 'Until
you write a book or develop a Blog, Chris, I have to do get that
cutting edge information from you over the phone. It's how I learn.'"
Victor J. Massad, Ph.D., Business professor,
Penn State University.
"Now that I am in my mid-50s, my fitness and energy are more important
to me than at any other time in my life, and that's coming from
someone who ran two marathons in his 30s. I am most impressed with
Sifu Slim's Maintenance Workout because his approach is simple,
easy to perform, and results-oriented. I'd recommend it for just
about anyone who needs to accomplish his or her fitness needs with
a limited amount of time in a limited amount of space. I also take
credit for booking Sifu Slim in his first invited standup comedy
gig back in 1991. He's pretty quick on his feet and the ad-lib stuff
he does is even funnier than his prepared material!"
Dr. Bill Gallivan, 4th Generation Orthopedic
Surgeon and Former Competitive Athlete.
"In my practice I see all kinds of injuries. Some are from
accidents of normal living and situations resulting from genetic
impairments there is little anyone can do to prevent. The rest fall
into the realm of injuries which result from bad choices and improper
care of the body. Prevention plans through proper daily exercise
do so much for the stability and functionality of the body that
it's hard to imagine anyone living a pain-free life without them.
As a former competitive athlete and current weekend participant
in sports, I realize now more than ever how important daily fitness
is for me, my wife, and my patients.
Sifu Slim has shown me he has the ability to take moves from various
training practices, from martial arts to calisthenics and body-weight
exercises, and show the lifelong practitioner of fitness how to
achieve maximum functionality and fluidity without a lot of strain.
His standing ab crunches are pretty impressive yet he readily admits
that the magic is in doing them. When some think of fitness programs,
they picture bench presses and cardio machines. Sifu Slim developed
his plan so that you don't always have to get to the gym. His moves
use the body in very natural ways and exercise the entire body,
even strengthening areas that tend to be major weaknesses in many
patients who consult people in my field, most notably the lower
back and hip area."
Wendy Allen, Ph.D, Clinical Therapist, Coach.
Author of “The Business and Practice of Coaching.” The premier coaching
text for every kind of coach.
Sifu Slim's book is the perfect fitness training book. Sifu Slim
weaves both scientific and anecdotal evidence from his years as
an athlete and trainer into his program . He makes a very persuasive
argument with a light touch. His narrative is a fresh approach to
body-mind fitness and is so full of common sense, logic, and promise
that following his philosophy and program could very well change
your life.
"I recently did a Saturday, 7 AM work out with Sifu Slim.
We skipped, did slides, leaps, burst of running and squatted and
that was just the warm up. Sifu puts a lot of play into his complete
workout plan making it an easy, interesting and fun way to start
a day, yet he makes you push a bit as well. He showed us several
great ways to incorporate his maintenance workout into a day at
the office so we really have no excuses to prevent us from choosing
to be healthy, active and strong. In just one week of using Sifu's
maintenance workout program, I can see a vast difference in my form,
endurance and agility. Sifu is a gentle, kind, lighthearted man
so, as a woman, I felt safe that he was not going to put me through
a boot camp that would have me in pain for the next several days.
For those women who may read this and are not in the area, Sifu
has a 15-minute, maintenance workout video you might want to check
out. Be well."
Jay Peet, Regional Marketing Officer, for
a Fortune 500 Real Estate Financial Company.
"…he's a great closing speaker and master of ceremonies. I have
been doing several group seminars a week for many years; it's a
significant part of how I develop my business. Sifu Slim's skills
are up there with the best of them. He knows his finance and can
put things in a historical perspective. He gets the audience thinking
outside the confined, traditional box. He keeps things light and
entertaining but always gets the important messages across. Having
him speak at my events makes me look good. I recommend him highly."
O.P., PhD., Scientific
Research
"I am a scientist whose life has been active on the school
and work front for over 30 years, which Sifu Slim tells me means
a lot of sitting. When the aging process started to hit me in my
early thirties I experienced aches in my hip and sciatic area. I
was also having trouble making it to both the fitness gym and my
recreational activities, like dance and tennis. With a work schedule
that is quite demanding, I knew I needed a more streamlined approach
to wellness. Sifu Slim taught me his weekly plan which you can see
on his DVDs and in his book. About a year ago when I was extremely
fit, I told him, "Sifu, I have now mastered your program." While
he was happy to give me an advanced belt in his art, he said the
true masters of this program seek wellness each and every day. A
year after my proud statement to him, I called him to tell him that
I again I was experiencing pain in my hip and sciatic area. Again,
he intervened to remind me of his fitness philosopy and to clue
me in on the mindset I needed to adopt in order to thrive during
another year of my nine hours of daily work sitting in a lab. A
few days later I was feeling better and I owe that to the teachings
of Sifu Slim."
Howard Jones, Owner of a Financial Advisory
Firm since 1987.
"I can't say enough about the drive Sifu Slim has. He regularly
proves that he can do things that are so original that amazed and
enlightened people walk up to me after the seminar and ask me: 'Where
did you find this guy?' I always enjoy hearing his novel way of
looking back at financial models. He's been studying finance for
a long time and has an international perspective found in few speakers
I get to hear. He is very detail oriented--you might call him a
perfectionist who also goes with the flow as the situation requires.
We have done a number of joint seminars and he always confirms with
me the exact goals of the presentation. He then sets a course to
meet those goals. At the event he always keeps the audience in mind
and ensures that what is being presented is what the attendees came
for."
Brittany L., Engineering Student, UCSB
"Sifu Slim is a great trainer, especially with customizing workouts
to every individual. In addition, he offers helpful tips and tricks
acquired by experts in various sports. The workouts are stimulating
physically, mentally, and spiritually. It will leave everyone invigorated
and refreshed."
Saul Hernandez, President of SHPE-SCU
'In regards to the presentation you provided on Friday, here is
my response: "It was a great presentation. Very lively and informative
about how to engage exercise and healthy eating habits in one's
busy schedule such as eating fruits instead of chips for snack and
taking the stairs instead of using the elevator. And many thanks
for the advice you provided me when we met one on one. I have already
begun implementing it."
Juan Vargas, Vice President of SHPE-SCU
"I think it's necessary to apply the lessons taught because as
being the busy students we are, we tend to forget about ourselves
and taking care of our well-being. Sifu Slim was knowledgeable on
various topics and was therefore an effective teacher." --Juan Vargas,
Vice President of SHPE-SCU
Silvia Garcia, Secretary of SHPE-SCU Silicon
Valley California
"I found this presentation to be a wake-up call to the youth so
that as we enter the workforce, we engineers realize the value of
staying healthy and living a long life. Even if we can't work out
there are still little things we can do to exercise such as taking
the stairs instead of the elevator. As a former athlete, I know
the importance of staying in shape and its benefits; therefore,
the tips from the presentation were valuable and easy to apply to
everyday things." --Silvia Garcia, Secretary of SHPE-SCU.
Dr. Kara Gochnour,
Native of Idaho
"I am a chiropractor. I love to educate people about wellness and
creating healthy lifestyle choices in order to prevent disease and
illnesses. About 2 months ago SifuSlim introduced me to his workout
program. He was very knowledgeable about his workouts and improving
overall health in a very safe and non-threatening environment. The
exercises were fun, rejuvenating and challenging all at the same
time. They can be modified to each individual's physical level of
health. I feel confidence referring my patients to SifuSlim because
I know they will experience a safe and effective workout starting
with the most basic/beginner level to the most advanced individuals."
J.F., Member, Million Dollar Round Table,
New York City
"I took a business trip out to California where I met with
Sifu Slim for personal training in 2007. When I told him that I
had been having sciatica problems, he gave me some trigger point
therapy which fixed the problem after 20 minutes of his treatment.
He then taught me an exercise program I could do right in the hotel
room. It was terrific! I saw him again in 2009 and told him to put
this message on his website: 'I haven't had any hip problems since
you worked on me in 2007.' Now that's an incredible intervention
from someone who knows what he's doing!"
B.B. Retired, Paris, France
"Cet homme est incroyable. Quand je fais son programme je
n'ai plus de problèmes de dos. Dès que j'arrête, je me plains. Essaye
son programme, ça marche! Et comme speaker il est top!"
Jack E., Regional Manager for a Real Estate
Investment Corporation.
"I have known Sifu Slim since he was in his early 20s and have
been telling him to take his message and his "act" to
the public since we first met. He has helped me with my aches and
pains, and the aging process, and he has helped encourage me with
my fitness program and life goals. He captivates people from the
moment they meet him. He has the extraordinary ability to open up
with new people from diverse backgrounds and get them to open up.
He's also the funniest guy I've ever ridden a ski lift with. He's
brightened many a day of the strangers we've traveled with on those
lifts! Some lift riders may still be thinking about him.
In a caring way, he intervenes in people's lives. I think that's
what he was put here on earth to do."
T.W., aka "Rastini", former Competitive
Multi-Sport Athlete, currently a Businessman and Family Man.
"I worked with him in an entertainment company for 4 years
and have known him for over 20. He does what he says he's going
to do and he does it with flair. He takes the mundane and makes
it interesting and fun. I used to be the Bud Abbott of our group,
more of the straight man with the contract in my hand. Now that
I have two growing children, I have had to become more like him,
less of the straight man. I have used his teaching with humor methods
with much success. Without it in my busy life of cell phones, meetings,
committees, and family time, I might have blown a fuse."
D.M., Business Owner and Lifelong Pumper
of Iron. New Jersey Shore (not far from Bruce Springsteen and Bon
Jovi's hometowns!)
"Sifu Slim and I have always bonded on the practice and philosophy
of training the human body. One year I took him to my gym and he
explained to me that although he would love to "pump iron" with
me as we had in the past, his body was not currently ready for an
intense free-weight-pumping workout. He had been doing martial arts
and needed smoothness of form, so he had designed a workout in the
out of doors to compliment that.
So, instead of lifting with me and a buddy of mine, he did his
own program with body-weight exercises. That way, he explained,
he would not be stiff and in pain for the next few days. We went
out to play golf the next day and he was blasting 300-yard drives
down the fairway. Pretty cool stuff for guy who weighs what he weighs."
S.T., Former Advanced Black Belt in Hung
Gar Kung Fu & RSI Consultant to Fortune 500 Corporations.
"Back in the 1990s, Sifu Slim came in to my office for injuries
related to his active life in athletics and improper biomechanics.
I relieved his pain, taught him the stretches and exercises he needed,
and sent him on his way. I knew he would be back. He didn't want
a quick fix, he wanted to learn how to move his body, how to sleep
properly, and how to fix himself. He came back for the next 5 years.
We started with proper walking, which few people know how to do,
then practiced picking up objects off the ground which was important
for the avid golfer he was. I taught him how to sit, how to stand,
and even taught him some self defense. I give him an "A+" as my
student and patient. Whether you're a full-time staff member of
a business or a retired athlete, all who seek wellness need to incorporate
proper posture and form. I'm delighted Sifu Slim is continuing to
get the biomechanics message out."
My Father, born in the Depression. Retired
Senior VP of Institutional Investments for a major Wall Street Firm,
now, with my mother, Gentleman Farmer and World Traveler
"My son and I both have the same long and lean build, quite
a challenge for competitive and amateur sports and problematic for
lots of sitting and standing. I spent most of my adult life working
in New York City (where for exercise I used to walk a lot, including
the last few flights of stairs to my office in 2 World Trade Center),
raising kids, working on our small farm, and playing recreational
golf. Along the way, I injured my back a few times, including a
compressed disc. A few practitioners wanted to operate. After I
got out of traction, I visited an older practitioner originally
from Ireland. When she examined me and my X-rays she said, 'I've
seen worse.'
For over forty years, I've been doing the exercises she prescribed.
Without them I would have needed surgery and might have had further
back injuries. Because I have done my back and hip exercises almost
every day, I have been able to enjoy golf and enjoy life. I have
yet to see my son on his speaking tour but he has been sharing his
message with me since he was born, sometimes when I wasn't ready
to hear it. He intervened anyway and he always did it to help. When
I followed his advice on biomechanics and exercise, it paid off.
I have always told him how proud I was of his interpersonal skills,
his language and writing abilities, and his determination and success
in building up his body.
In July of 2009, I took my son to a golf practice range so he could
give me a lesson. Even after his 16-month layoff from golf, and
after the mandatory warm-up he had us do, he was hitting the ball
like a pro. The driving range we used has woods past the 250-yard
marker. Playing my 3-wood straight from the grass with no tee, he
actually drove several balls into the woods beyond that last distance
marker! Here I had thought he was getting older: so much for the
aging process! The answer, he told me, 'fitness, especially hip
strength! And the confidence that comes with the mind-body connection'.
Soon he had me hitting the ball with confidence! Now I'm charged
up again about the game! By the way, most of his humorous side he
gets from me. Though, he's more of a performer."
