TAKING CONTROL FOR A
HEALTHIER LIFE May 3, 2014...that was when my journey began. I woke up that morning, got up, and was out of breath — just from getting out of bed. I was 26 years old, had high blood pressure, and still had the rest of my life ahead of me. I stopped for a moment and decided it was time to make a change. I had just moved to Ocala and wanted to begin a new, healthy lifestyle. After a couple of weeks of eating healthier, I walked through the doors at the Frank DeLuca YMCA. I was a little hesitant because although I’d been fairly active throughout my life playing all types of sports, I’d never been able to get a consistent exercise regime down. The membership representative that gave me a tour was extremely friendly, and I decided to join that day. She got me connected with a Wellness Coach, and I started the Coach Approach program, which is a free program that allowed me to meet individually with a coach for six months. Within a couple of visits with my coach Roxanne, she recommended that I try working out with a trainer to help me get to where I wanted to be. That small introduction to my trainer, Tiffany, who I’ve trained with for a year now, changed my life. As I sat there during our initial assessment, I thought, “This is what I need, someone to help keep me on track.” At the end of our first meeting, I decided to start training with her, and I’ve never looked back.
Some accomplishments I’ve had along the way: Coach Approach
This program helped me stay focused without feeling defeated and put me on the track to losing my initial 30 pounds.
Personal Training with Tiffany
Personal Training has helped me to lose another 83 pounds, for a total of 113 pounds as of May 19, 2015.
I have also lost more than 31 inches total.
I have grown to love fierce training!
Tiffany introduced me to Joe, another YMCA trainer, to help start another phase of my journey.
Group Training with Joe
I participated in the Turkey Trot Training and ran my first 5k on Thanksgiving 2014 (having never been a runner before).
These were all accomplishments within my first year of being a member at the Frank DeLuca YMCA. I’m thankful every day I come to the Y that I was introduced to such an amazing facility with an absolutely wonderful staff. I still train with Tiffany 2-3 times a week, because, well, why wouldn’t I? She’s incredible and has helped me to come so far, plus there are more goals to demolish. I love the atmosphere here at the Y, and what’s even better is that my journey here has only just begun…
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