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My fitness story began a long time ago. I started dancing at age 4 and from there got into gymnastics, competed for a few years, played softball, soccer and joined the track team in high school. I was a sprinter and a jumper and when not competing and practicing with my track team I started cycling with my brother. The track continued throughout college and eventually developed into a distance running obsession. I added swimming to the running and cycling and moved into the sport of triathlon and raced competitively for about 7 yrs. A few marathons / half marathons mixed in there too. I kept myself busy and in relatively good shape til my early 30’s when I ran into a bit of a detour.

I was diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism – Graves’ Disease. I went from training for a marathon to having a hard time walking up the stairs to my office. My resting heart rate went from 54 to 120, not a good thing. It was a difficult time for about a yr. but I chose to use Holistic remedies to get myself well as the Western medicine was not working on me. One yr. after my diagnosis my blood tests were ‘normal’, a bit of a relative term, but I was better enough to start exercising again. I began by participating in less strenuous activities; like Yoga, lots of hiking and long walks to become active again, running and lifting was added slowly but not until I found Beachbody products, almost 6 yrs. later did I really start to change my body and gain the muscle back that I had lost.

I started with the Slim in 6 and evolved to be able to handle P90X. I have gained muscle, toned my arms and legs again, but with more lean muscle than when I was doing triathlons. Being a triathlete is a lot of work, but it doesn’t cover all the muscles the way P90X does. The muscle confusion philosophy used gets every muscle in the body working, even the ones you didn’t think you had. It is a simple, complete way of working the entire body to get the fastest most comprehensive results. It is the best workout I have ever done and I have had many.

I have an idea of what many people go through with illness caused by stress or whatever else that may be happening in their life and have to figure out a way to get their health back. It is sometimes difficult, but not impossible. I was given many negative predictions of what my life would be like with the diagnosis, but I chose to see another side, a more positive side, and I got my health back. Beachbody products were a big part of getting my physical body in shape and they continue to be and they can help you too! Fitness and a healthy lifestyle is a choice and when applied with commitment can absolutely transform your life in positive ways no personal story I write here would do justice to. I am a Beachbody coach because it is a way of life for me personally and I really want to help people be better than they thought they could be, and getting in shape can help do that. If you have questions please give me the opportunity to help you, send me a note and I will get back to you. Come work out with our group, get the Beachbody video that suits you best and most of all….Keep pushing play…it will be the best thing you will ever give yourself!!

To your health and sustained wellness! - SustainX