“My medical doctor told me that osteoporosis, high cholesterol and heart disease were all real concerns at “my” age…”

I’m one of “those” people. You know the kind, not an athletic bone in my body, I don’t know one piece of gym equipment from the other and not really interested. Kind of like learning to do an oil change on my car or washing it myself, just not going to happen.

I have never joined a gym or really thought I’d join a gym. No time, No need, I’m busy, working full time, raising three children, cleaning, washing, chauffeuring and the list goes on. Weight was never really a concern; sure I went up and down a few pounds, up more than down in the last 10 years and sure I was more comfortable in the winter under the layers than in the summer in a tank top. But “fat” nobody would call me fat; I looked good for my “age”.

….Age that wonderful thing that creeps up on us all so quietly and quickly. So here I am 50, three grown children, not so busy anymore, a few more pounds overweight and even a few aches and pains. Where did the years go, I guess I really should do something. My medical doctor told me that I was a prime candidate for osteoporoses, lack of exercise and diet, my cholesterol though not high was getting up there and heart disease were now all a real concerns at “my” age.

So that’s what brought me to One to 1 Fitness, I needed to exercise and loose some weight and I didn’t have a clue where to start. I really did not want to join a gym what was I going to do when I got there, look “good” in my size 13 spandex shorts moving from one piece of equipment to the other trying to figure them out. Remember I’m the one who watched sports, drank coffee and ate doughnuts as I cheered from the sidelines. I know lots of people who have gym memberships they use them for three or four months then give up. I needed direction, instruction, motivation and results. I really didn’t know where to start but on recommendations from family members I made an appointment with Cabel and my adventure began.

I have been training with Lorna for the last three months. I have lost 17 pounds gone from a size 13 pant to a size 8/10 and feel great. I am slowly learning what exercises and stretches to do, what to eat and what to walk away from. I am seeing results and feeling muscles I didn’t even know I had.

I would definitely recommend One to 1 Fitness, we are all uncomfortable learning something new, feeling stupid, fat and out of shape beside all those buff bodies, but I have to say that I have felt totally comfortable every time I go to the gym. The program is tailored to me, things are explained slowly, form and safety are always Lorna’s first concern. Some days I curse her name as I walk up and down stairs, but I’m told no pain no gain.

I have definitely seen gain!!, more energy, sleeping better, not stiff and sore when I wake up in the morning and just wait for summer, that new tank top 3 sizes smaller will be the best gain of all.