By DAVID DUPONT
BG Independent News
Get Inspired Nutrition, 157 N. Main St., Bowling Green, is about more than serving up tasty smoothies. The club, as it is called, is about promoting an approach to nutrition and healthy eating using Herbalife Nutrition products.
Owner Bobbi Henry is a believer because the system worked for her.
Get Inspired Nutrition owner Bobbi Henry, right, with coaches, from left, Sam Schmiedl, Michelle Hesselbart, and Annette Martens.
Five years ago after having four children she’d almost given up hope of losing weight. But she knew she needed to do something because of a family history of diabetes. Then a friend told her about the Herbalife approach. And when she started learning more about it she learned it was possible to lose 50 pounds in six months.
Now Henry said, she had a goal. It took her five months — the Christmas holidays intervened — but she lost the weight, and she maintained it until a year ago when she decided she wanted to lose more, and dropped another 30 pounds.
“It’s not typical, but it’s what’s possible,” Henry said. “This isn’t a diet, it’s a lifestyle change.” While some diets are so strict people can’t stick with them, with this approach “I didn’t feel so deprived.”
She consumed the smoothies and planned out meals or snacks.
“If people are interested in getting started on a meal plan we can help them with that.”
Or someone can stop by at Get Inspired and enjoy the products.
The smoothies are 200 to 350 calories and 24-30 grams protein “so it’s a meal replacement,” Henry said.
The smoothies come in more than 100 varieties with fruity, coffee, cookie, and candy flavors. They start at $6. They contain a range of natural ingredients, including oatmeal, kale, and peanut butter powder.
They can be combined with energy tea to boost metabolism and aloe shots for digestive health, Henry said, for a couple dollars extra.
The combinations, she said, can help boost energy and improve focus.
Get Inspired opened its doors early last week. It’ll have an official grand opening in early November.
Already Henry is a seeing a steady stream of customers. Many were customers of the clubs from other locales in the state.
Henry was affiliated with Get Healthy in Perrysburg. She realized Bowling Green would be a good market because of the number of customers, many students who would patronize that club.
She was looking for a location near campus. The North Main storefront was a good fit because it has parking out back and a rear entrance, and is just a block away from the courthouse.
She and her husband, Darren Henry, did the renovation of the space, that had been home to Main Street Photo, and before that Blue Ribbon Photo. Henry remembers coming to buy black and white film and photographic paper here when she was a student.
She and her husband are now finishing up the back space. That will be used for exercise sessions such as dance workouts and cardio-drumming.
The couple, from Pemberville, has four children, ages 6 to 17.
Get Inspired hours are Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 78a.m. to 5 p.m., though Henry said she’ll stay open later for special events such as Firefly Nights or BGSU Homecoming.
