Fitness
Crosby Wellness Center Member Spotlight
Rachel McCoy
Community, Consistency and a Healthy Dose of Competition at Crosby What is your formula for fitness success? For some, it’s the motivation to fit into a new dress by the summer’s high school reunion. For others, it’s the desire for a specific physique or the prevention of medical diagnoses like diabetes or heart disease. For Rachel McCoy, a dedicated and engaged member of the Crosby Wellness Center at the Center for Health & Wellbeing in Winter Park, her formula for success is tied to three simple concepts: commitment, community, and a healthy dose of competition, all of which she finds in abundance at Crosby.
Commitment
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Rachel, 58, joined the Crosby Wellness Center in May of 2021. Like many in the years of the COVID-19 pandemic, she had neglected her physical health and was looking for a place to start her fitness journey. At Crosby, Rachel found exactly what she needed; a financial assistance
program, available to those who qualify, helped Rachel make the commitment to join. “When I joined, the Crosby staff told me I had to commit. And I took them seriously! I was here almost every day, three or four hours a day. I treated it like it was a job when I was first starting out so I could establish the habit,” she shares.
Community Rachel is a regular in many of Crosby’s Group Exercise classes, and from the pool to the Pilates reformer, she has built a community of accountability partners who support and encourage her, and, importantly, take note of when she’s missing from the wellness center for more than a day or two. “I like the water, and I like exercising in the water. The ladies in the aqua fitness classes were so nice and so welcoming when I joined. They just embraced me and supported me when I shared about my goals and my journey and were
