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I began exercising around the age of 25, when I joined the local Y. I maintained a membership for about 20 years. I felt I needed to be a member to keep exercising. I'd go three times a week, doing weights and cardio each time. I was able to maintain my weight around 135-140. Lots of things changed when I got married and started raising a family. I didn't start having kids until later in life, 4 days after my daughter was born, I turned 40. Three years later my son was born, going to a health club got to be too expensive. I tried to get into a workout routine at home. It didn't work. The weight started to creep on.

In April, 2002 my Beachbody journey began. P90 was my first workout. I started weighing 148 lbs. with 26% body fat. What I remember most about that first month was the feeling that I was cheating when I was done. You see, I'd spend one hour at the Y three times a week and see very little results. I was a paying member for 20 years. Here I was only a month into P90 exercising about 30 minutes a day, and already seeing results. I knew I hit gold. In 90 days I lost 16 lbs. My great results earned me a trip to Hawaii in 2002. My laugh can be seen on many of the Beachbody workout trailers.

I took advantage of the community support in the message boards at the start of Power90. For me, it was the key to my success. The motivation I lacked in the past from trying to do it alone was gone. I wasn't alone anymore. I had a huge community to help me along the way. I needed the encouragement from others who were going through similar programs. There have been bumps along the way. I'm not perfect and neither is my eating. I have struggles just like many others. The Community message boards help me through those difficult times.

I have most of the workout programs that Beachbody has come out with. I'd often customize my routine to include several programs in a given week.

Things changed in 2010. I got an injury, plantar facitis and had to modify my routine while my feet heal. Switched to a combination of Slim in 6 and Slim Series. No jumping allowed on these sore feet. Slowly they are healing. Later that year I had a knee injury. It happened while on a walk. I gave it some rest, thought it healed OK, went back to daily workouts.

In February of 2011, I reinjured it. Could put no weight on it at all. Went to a sports medicine clinic and started physical therapy. X-rays showed arthritis in both knees. The doctor thought that tendonitis might of been part of the problem too. I was advised to ease off the daily workouts to give my muscles more time to heal between workouts. I went back to the "Y" days of three times a week. The physical therapist said weight bearing and stretching exercises are important for rehabilitation and to prevent repeat injury. I stuck with Slim Series and Slim in 6. Within a couple weeks I was back to three times a week workouts.

My routine as of now (Fall,2012) is a workout three times a week, with daily walks.

As a Team Beachbody Coach I will share my 30+ years experience in helping others reach their health and fitness goals. The knowledge I have of the Beachbody programs is an asset when coaching others in the Beachbody community.