Why do YOU want to Get Fit?
As mother nature teases us with brief hints of warm weather and as summer creeps slowly near, we begin a full court press to get our bodies in top shape before the warm weather sets in permanently. The end goal means extra trips to the gym, walks after dinner, giving serious consideration before devouring the fatty food, and the all too familiar mantra, “I promise to look better this year” begins to repeatedly emerge from our panicked lips. 
But why do we go through this annual ritual? Why does the threat of spring spur us on to accomplish what we have struggled to accomplish the remainder of the year?
What drives you to make the effort? Is there a special vacation on the calendar that makes your heart de
sire to look amazing? Is it the simple wish to look and feel great while you cheer your children on playing ball? Or is it maybe an absolute refusal to look bad in a pair of shorts again this year? A wedding? A reunion? A new romance? As you prepare for the spring and summer, tell us what “it” is that is driving YOU to get fit.
Cecilia wanted me to write a BLOG piece so here goes:
Since starting this years “New Year,New You” contest,I have lost 21 pounds (by my scale). Last week at the end of Step Class I got really dizzy, then again later that day dizzy again. I took my blood pressure and it was low for me…98/65 & the next morning it was 92/60. That’s when I stopped taking my BP meds (yeah I know I should consult my doc). I’ve monitored my BP everyday since (at least 3 times a day) and without meds and systolic ranges 110 to 117 with diastolic ranging from 69 to 78. I’ve been on BP meds off & on for over 15 years and it never occured to me my hypertension might be weight related. It has been at least 19 years since I’ve weighed under 180.
Well I guess that’s it…
John, That’s great!!!
You can really see the way your body has transformed during this contest! You should be really proud!
When I graduated high school (40 years ago) I weighed 125 and had a 28 inch waist. At my heaviest I was about 230, with a 44+ inch waist. This morning I weighed in at 166 and my waist is down to 34 inches, I’m getting close to my goals of 15% body fat (currently 18%), a 32 inch waist and to be stronger, healthier and happier (actually, I am lifting heavier than I ever have). 24/7 has done a lot in helping me to get fit. April Reis asked me to name my favorite instructer, I can’t because I love ‘em all, and they have helped me so much over the last year and a half.