The ACTION Program helped Mary Townley reach her fitness goals.
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t’s not like Mary wasn’t active. Quite the contrary. Mary loved going for walks and would walk a great distance. There were days when she would walk up to 10 miles. Despite her active lifestyle; she felt as though she was missing something in her fitness routine, strength training. When Mary Townley read about Adams County Taking Initiative on Obesity Now! the 2018 ACTION (Adams County Taking Initiative on Obesity Now) it was time for the duo to complete the body composition Program, she became excited about analysis, they laughed and told one another to stay away joining the program and to begin working out. because they didn’t want each other to know their weight. Mary quickly overcame her fear of another person knowing “It just seemed like the right time and the right fit for me, her weight and body measurements. “I was kind of like, ‘ok and I just wanted to be healthier and stronger,” stated there it is, someone else, other than me, knows my weight.’ Townley. “A big part of joining the program was that it was As I grew stronger, and saw my fat decrease, and my muscle free, so it allowed me to try the facility and classes. That mass increase, that was all I needed. Once I saw the numbers was very appealing to me.” print out it motivated me. I ended up loving the check-ins.”
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Taking Action When it was time to register for the 2018 ACTION Program, Mary, along with a friend, committed to take action and work on living a healthier lifestyle. Mary joked that when
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“A big part of joining the program was that it was free, so it allowed me to try the facility and classes. That was very appealing to me.”
