TESTIMONIALS
Future Fitness
         THE SPORT IS LIFE "
              TRAIN FOR IT !
HERE'S LORI AT 223 LBS        7 MONTHS LATER AT 143 LBS.
                                                                      WOW!!! 80 LBS LESS
It was a Saturday afternoon when I first came
and met with Al. I wasn't interested that day in
joining. In fact, I came with the intention of
"just checking it out". My daughter, Jessica
begged me to come with her on this interview,
because she had heard of this "personal
training" gym at her work. Her co-worker was a
member, and loved it. When my daughter and I
arrived, I thought,"Wow, I didn't realize there
was a gym around here!" I sat there with Al
during this interview, answering his questions,
with my daughter sitting beside me, and
thinking to myself,"This guy isn't very
compassionate, in fact, he's quite frank, and so
serious!" I sat there, thinking about all the
questions I was answering, thinking , "I really
need to do something about myself!'' When I was
asked to step on the scale, I was 85 pounds
overweight, and very unhappy. For years, I was
numbing all my sadness and anger with food. I
was sinking into a vicious circle of self
destruction and depression! I continued with my
interview and started to become very
emotional, thinking about all these things
going through my mind. I started to cry. It was
quite a reality check!

After about an hour of talking to both Jessica
and myself, Al invited both of us to start that
next Monday with Anna, one of the other
trainers. He said for us both to wear
comfortable clothing, bring a towel, bottle of
water, and payment for the month. So...that
Monday, we both showed up at 6:00 a.m. Man..that
was hard! We met with Anna, a very nice and
friendly women, with a beautiful smile! After we
both worked out, we were so tired! I remember
that night, sleeping sooo good! That next
morning , I felt like I had SO much energy! I will
ALWAYS remember that! It was a HUGE change, and
made me feel great. I continued to go on
throughout that day, and I started to become
VERY sore! Trying not to think about it too
much, I went on with my day. That night I felt
like I couldn't move! The next morning was a gym
day. It was so hard to get up, but I went, and met
my daughter, and we proceeded to work out
again, sore muscles and all. I have to say, the
first 2 weeks were most challenging for me. If I
could describe what Hell would be like, I would
describe those 2 first weeks! Whew... BUT, I
continued to consistently come, 3 days a week,
and I have been working out ever since. Has I
went on , I never worried about how much weight
I lost. I didn't weigh myself much, I went by my
clothes. I stuck to the meal plan Al made for me,
and followed it religiously. The weight came off
automatically. My goal was to FEEL the change
it in my thought pattern. The important thing
was how I felt inside! How healthy am I becoming !

It's been almost 2 years since that first April
morning. I have to say, it has literally changed
my life, not only mine, but my family's lives as
well! They see a change in me. I'm happier,
content, I don't get angry anymore, because I'm
not angry with myself!  I have never felt as
healthy as I do now. Even in my younger days,
when I was working out at other gyms. I wasn't
as consistent as I am now. I'm 52 years old. I feel
like I'm in my 30's! My thought pattern is much
younger than I think a 50 year old person should
be. Maybe that's where the saying, "You're as old
as you feel", comes from!

I take one day at a time, I set goals for myself
that are realistic. One of these goals is to be an
inspiration to my kids, both my 15 year old son
and my daughter, Jessica, who is 25. I now train
with Thomas, who is my motivator, and keeps me
focused on becoming a stronger, healthier
person. He is an inspiration to me, and I give him a
great deal of respect!  I also have a great
respect for Al. He is 60 years old and is so fit! He
has my utmost respect and I am very grateful to
him and as well as Anna and Thomas. I feel like I
am a Future Fitness member for life! I train 4
days a week now, in combination with cardio,
weight training and diet. I have met so many
people, who have the same goals as myself, who
have become friends. I see them working out, so
focused and serious about keeping fit and
healthy, it's addicting! I have to say, if I hadn't
made the decision to become fit and change my
life, the fee that I pay monthly here, I would be
paying for prescriptions for medication for
high cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension, and
god knows what else! Future Fitness is my
prescription!  It has taken me a great deal of
patience to come to the realization that I have
to respect and love myself, in order to respect
and love others. It's very hard for me to accept
a compliment graciously, but I can say, I am
working on it, every day. People come up to me
alot with compliments, telling me I am their
inspiration! I tell myself, " Can you believe
that?" That's amazing!  Future Fitness is a great
health and fitness facility for everyone who
wants to be healthy and live life to their
fullest potential. It takes determination and
consistency to make a life changing decision,
but I must tell those who are reading my
testimony...This is the best decision you will
ever make in your life, BUT, you have to make it a
lifetime change! I did!