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Hello all,

Wow, where do I start? Like many others on the Beachbody forum, I wanted to make a healthy lifestyle change. Although, I have worked out since my mid-teens and participated in a lot of sports, I found with work and family commitments, my time spent on exercising gradually declined. As a result my fitness level dipped as well.

It wasn't until a visit to the orthopedic surgeon in August 2008 that I realized I needed to take control of my fitness. As a teenager I sustained a serious knee injury playing hockey that required major surgery. Since that time I have had three subsequent surgeries on the same knee. To compound matters even worse, I had ruptured my achilles tendon just days after my 40th birthday in December 2001 on the same leg. About a year ago, I was having some serious issues with my knee. Not only was it chronically sore but the pain started affecting both my groin and hip. The simple act of walking was becoming unbearable due to the pain. A trip to the doctor simply confirmed my fears - my knee was progressively worsening with the onset of osteoarthritis. His recommendation was to drop some weight and strengthen my legs to delay the inevitable - knee replacement.

Well, having watched the P90X infomercial about 25X I decided to take the plunge. I thought, what the heck do I have to lose. Let me just say that aside from marrying my wife, this was the second best decision I have ever made in my life. I have since completed three rounds of P90X. I also have thrown in some P90X+, One on One, and Chalean Extreme into the last round. The returns have been more than expected? My weight dropped from 190lbs. to 168lbs. My legs have never been stronger, and my cardiovascular conditioning is probably on par with when I was a teen. My physique has been resculpted. Never in my wildest dreams could I have fathomed having the body I do now at the age of 47. I can think of at least 6 other people who have now started P90X after witnessing my transformation. As for my knee, it has never felt better. Thanks to Beachbody, I have been given a new lease on life. One without the all the pain.