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c u r i o u sa b o u twh e r eIc o u l dt a k emy a b i l i t i e s .I twa sa tt h i sp o i n tIme ta t r a i n e rt h a td e s i g n e dawe i g h t l i f t i ng p l a nf o rme( e n do f19 90 ) , a ndt h i s wa st h ef i r s tt i meIc a u g h ts o meph ot o s f r o ma na c t u a lf i t n e s sc o mp e t i t i oni na Bo d y b u i l d e rma ga z i n e( Mu s c l e Ma gI nt . o rMu s c l ea n dFi t n e s sMa g ) . Si n c e“ Fi t n e s s ”Co mp e t i t i o nso f f i c i a l l y s t a r t e di nt h el a t e‘ 8 0 s , t h e ywe r es t i l l r e l a t i v e l yn e wt oe ve r y o n e ,a n dIwa s i n t r i g u e da f t e rs e e i n gt h eb e a u t i f ul p i c t u r e so ft h ewi n n e r , Ma r l aDun c a n . Id e c i d e dt op u r c h a s et h eVHSt a p e o f f e r e di nt h ema ga z i n eoft h emos t r e c e n tNa t i o n a ls h o wt ol e a r nmo r e .

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“ L OCALL E GE NDS”| Moni c aBr ant Ir e c a l li n v i t i n gmyf a mi l ya n dc l o s e f r i e n d st oc o met omya p a r t me n ta n d wa t c ht h et a p ewi t hmea n dp r o c e e d e d t ot e l lt h e mIwa n t e dt og i v ei tat r y , t o o . Il o c a t e das h o wt op r e p a r ef o ri nt h e s u mme ro f1 9 9 1i nAr i z o n a , a n dmy mo mwe n tt os u p p o r tmewh e ni tc a me t i met oc o mp e t e . If o u n da na e r o b i c s i n s t r u c t o rwh oh e l p e dmewi t har o u t i n e f o rt h i ss h o w. . . h a t et os a yi t , b u tIwa s ah o tme s sd u r i n gt h er o u t i n ec o mp a r e d t ot h ec u r r e n tf i t n e s sc o mp e t i t o rr o u t i n e s ! Yo us e e , Iwa s n ’ tad a n c e ro rc h e e r l e a d e r– Iwa sat r a c ka t h l e t ea n dh o r s e b a c kr i d e r wh od i d n ’ tk n o wo n et h i n ga b o u td a n c e , p o i n t i n gmyt o e s , o rt h en e e dt os mi l eo n s t a g ewh i l ep e r f o r mi n gt oe n t e r t a i nac r o wd . Ho we v e r , Iwo r k e dh a r dt ol e a r nt op e r f o r m t h er o u t i n ea sb e s tIc o u l d , a n ds i n c et h e r e we r eo n l yt woo fu so ns t a g e , Ie n d e du p t a k i n gh o me1 s tp l a c e . Ic e r t a i n l yr e c a l l l a u g h i n ga tmy s e l fwh i l et r y i n gt ol e a r nt h e “ Ru n n i n gMa n ”o r“ Ro g e rRa b b i t ”d a n c e s , ( wh i c h , b yt h ewa y , In e v e rma s t e r e d , e i t h e r ) . Wi n n i n gt h es h o wi nAr i z o n ap i q u e dmy i n t e r e s te n o u g h , a n dh a v i n gwo n , Iwa si n v i t e d t oc o mp e t eaf e wmo n t h sl a t e ri nt h e“ Ms . Fi t n e s sNa t i o n a l s ”h e l di nVe g a s . Th i ss t o r y c o u l dg oo na n do n . Re me mb e r , Ih a v eb e e n c o mp e t i n gn o ws i n c e1 9 9 1 ! I ’ l la d mi te a c hs h o wl e dt on e wo p p o r t u n i t i e s o fg r o wt h , b o t ha sa na t h l e t ea n da sa n e n t r e p r e n e u r . Asmyt a l e n to ns t a g eg r e w ( s l o wl y , b u ts u r e l y ) , n e wa d v e n t u r e sh a p p e n e d , a n dIl a n d e dmyf i r s tc o v e ro fMu s c l e&Fi t n e s s 1 9 9 4( al o n gs t o r yh e r e ) . Wh e ni tc a meo u to n s t a n d s , Ir e c a l lp u r c h a s i n g , a tl e a s t , 1 0c o p i e s a tt h el o c a lHEBwi t h o u tt e l l i n gt h ec a s h i e ri t wa smeo nt h ec o v e r .

Du r i n gt h i st i me , Ih a daf e wo d d a n d e n d j o b s , s u c ha swa i t r e s s i n ga tal o c a lh o t s p o t ( Ly n d y ’ sGr e a tOu t d o o r ss o meSAl o c a l s mi g h tr e c a l l ) , Pe r s o n a lTr a i n e r , c h i l d r e n ’ s h o r s e b a c kr i d i n gi n s t r u c t o r , BUDwe i s e r Gi r l , a n df r o mt i met ot i me , s o memo d e l i n g t h r o u g hal o c a lSAa g e n c y . De c i d i n gt o mo v et oCa l i f o r n i awa sh u g e , s i n c eId i d n o th a v eaJ OBt h e r e , a n do n l yr e a l l yk n e w, ma y b e , f i v ep e o p l ei nt h ewh o l es t a t e . Ho we v e r , If i g u r e dIc o u l df i n ds i mi l a rwo r k i fn e e db e , a n dIwo u l db ec l o s et owh e r e t h ef i t n e s smo v e me n twa sh a p p e n i n g . r i l1 9 9 5 , myDa d d yh a u l e dme So , i nAp a n dmyb e l o n g i n g s / c a rt oRe d o n d oBe a c h , Ca l i f o r n i aa n dd r o p p e dmeo f f . Ir e me mb e r h i mp u l l i n ga wa yo nt h e“ Ha r l e y ”h eh a d b r o u g h ti nt h ef r o n to ft h eUHa u l , h e a d i n g b a c kh o met oTe x a s .Lo o k i n gb a c ka tt h i s mo me n t , e v e nt h o u g hIwa se x c i t e da b o u t t h emo v ea n dt h ep o s s i b i l i t i e st h a tl a ya h e a d , i tf e l td a u n t i n ga tt h es a met i me . Myr e s o u r c e swe r el i mi t e d , a n dIb a r e l yh a df i v e a c q u a i n t a n c e si nt h ee n t i r es t a t eo fCa l i f o r n i a . Aswe l l , Id i dn o tk n o wh o wIwa sg o i n gt o e a r nal i v i n ga tt h i sp o i n t . Ih a v ed i s c o v e r e d f a c i n gmyf e a r si so n eo ft h emo s te mp o we r i n g mo me n t sawo ma nc a nh a v e . Th a n k f u l l y , Ia ma ni n t e r n a l l y mo t i v a t e d p e r s o n , a n db e c a u s eo fas t r a t e g i ci n t r o d u c t i o nIma d ef o rmy s e l fa tap a s tf i t n e s s c o mp e t i t i o n , i tl a n d e dmemyf i r s tmo d e l i n g j o bt h ev e r ywe e kImo v e da n dwa so f ft o J a ma i c awi t h o u tr e a l l yu n p a c k i n g !Ou to f t h ef i v ep e o p l eIk n e wi nCa l i f o r n i a , o n eo f t h e mwa smyb i gb r o t h e r ’ sp a s tr o o mma t e , wh oIl i v e dwi t ht h a tf i r s ty e a r , r i g h tb yt h e b e a c h . Wa k i n gu pt owa v e sc r a s h i n go nt h e b e a c hwa ss o me t h i n gIn e v e rk n e wb e f o r e , a n di twa sas t i mu l a t i n gl o c a t i o nwi t ha l lt h e a c t i v i t yt h a th a p p e n si nab e a c hc o mmu n i t y .

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“ L OCALL E GE NDS”| Moni c aBr ant AsIb e g a nt ol e a r nmywa ya r o u n d , s e t t l ei n t o s o mer o u t i n e s , wi nmyf i r s tPROFi t n e s sc o mp e t i t i o n , a l o n gwi t hmo r ec o v e rf e a t u r e sa n d t r a i n i n ga r t i c l e si na l lt h ef i t n e s sma g a z i n e s , a n dl a n ds o met o ps p o t so na nESPN2Fi t n e s s s h o w, Iwa sa b l et oa f f o r dt h emo v et oMa r i n a d e lRe y , t ob ec l o s e rt ot h eh e a r t b e a to ff i t n e s s / BB-t h eMECCA-Go l d ’ sGy m, Ve n i c e . Lo o k i n gb a c k , Ib e l i e v et h i sb o l dmo v et oCa l i f o r n i awa si n s t r u me n t a li ns e c u r i n gmyp l a c ea s o n eo ft h e“ p i o n e e r s ”o ft h ei n d u s t r y , a sIwa s i nt h er i g h tp l a c ea tt h er i g h tt i mewi t ht h er i g h t a t t i t u d ea n dwo r ke t h i c . I nGo l d ’ sGy m, Ic o n n e c t e dwi t ha na ma z i n gc h o r e o g r a p h e rwh ot o o k myr o u t i n e st ot h en e x tl e v e l , a n dIme ta l lt h e t o pf i t n e s sp h o t o g r a p h e r sf o rt h ei n d u s t r ya tt h a t t i me . Ba c kt h e n , mo s tp h o t o s h o o t sf o rt h ef i t n e s s p u b l i c a t i o n swe r et a k e n , e i t h e r , i nGo l d ’ sGy m o ri nt h es u r r o u n d i n ga r e a so fSa n t aMo n i c a / Ve n i c e . Le a r n i n gt os t a y“ p h o t os h o o t ”r e a d ywa samu s t , a st h i swa st h eh u bo fa l lf i t n e s s . Ast h ep h o t o g r a p h e r sa n df i t n e s sma g a z i n e sg r e wt ot r u s tmy p e r s o n a lu p k e e p , Iwa sg i v e nn u me r o u s o p p o r t u n i t i e st os h o o t , a n ds o me t i me s , o n l ya c o u p l ed a y s ’n o t i c e . I tc o u l db ea n yt i meo ft h e y e a r( He y , i twa ss u n n yCALI FORNI Aa f t e ra l l ! ) a n dIk n e wt h a ti fIwa sn o t“ i nt h ec o n d i t i o nt o s h o o t , ”t h e ywo u l dmo v eo nt ot h en e x tg i r l , a n d t h e ymi g h tq u i tc a l l i n gt ob o o k . Th i si swh e r eI s t a r t e dt or e a l l yl e a r nh o wt ob a l a n c el i f ea n df i t n e s s . Iwa so n eo fah a n d f u lo ft h ef i r s tf i t n e s s mo d e l st h a twe r ec o mp l e t e l y“ f i t n e s s ”( me a n i n g n o tc o mi n gf r o maBBb a c k g r o u n d )a n db e i n go n s t a g ei nt h ec o mp e t i t i o n so n l yg a v ememo r e e x p o s u r ea st h ema g a z i n e swo u l df e a t u r et h e s h o ws / p l a c i n g s . AsIa mwr i t i n gt h i s , Ia mr e c a l l i n gma n ys t o r i e s o fh o wIg r e wt h r o u g ht h e s ey e a r s , h o wIl e a r n e d t on e t wo r ka n dp r e s e n tmy s e l fwh i l eb u i l d i n gmy r e p u t a t i o na sa na t h l e t e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , mo d e la n d l e a d e ri nmyi n d u s t r y-a l lt h et h i n g st h a th a v e l a i dt h es t r o n gf o u n d a t i o nf o rmyc a r e e r .

Iwa si nac o n s t a n ts t a t eo fp e r s o n a ld e v e l o p me n t , a n dIb e l i e v et h i si samu s tf o re v e r y o n e , n oma t t e ry o u ro c c u p a t i o n . Id i d n ’ tr e a l i z ewi n n i n gmyf i r s tFi t n e s sPr o Sh o wt h es a mes u mme rImo v e dt oCa l i f o r n i a wo u l db es u c hap i v o t a lmo me n tf o rme . Th i s Ch a mp i o n s h i ps e tmeu pt ob eal e a d i n gc o n t e n d e ri nt h ec o mp e t i t i o nf i e l da n dp r o v i d e d mewi t ha ni n v i t a t i o nt ot h ev e r yp r e s t i g i o u s ( f i r s te v e r )I FBBFi t n e s sOl y mp i a1 9 9 5 !I j o i n e dt h et o pf i t n e s sl a d i e si nb e c o mi n gt h e v e r yf i r s tp r o f e s s i o n a lf i t n e s sa t h l e t e so fa l l t i me . t ht h et i t l ea n dma g a z i n ec o v e re x p o s u r e , Wi Ih a dt oq u i c k l yd e t e r mi n eh o wt oma r k e ta n d p r e s e n tmy s e l f . Re p u t a t i o n sc a nb er u i n e d q u i c k l yi nt h i swo r l d . Wh e nn e c e s s a r y , Ia s k e d o t h e rt r u s t e di n d u s t r yp r o f e s s i o n a l s( ma n yo f t h e mwe r et h eI FBBPr o f e s s i o n a lMe nBBs ) q u e s t i o n sr e g a r d i n gs i t u a t i o n so rp e o p l et h a t Iwa su n s u r eo f . I ’ v en e v e rh a dap r o b l e m a s k i n gf o rg u i d a n c e , a n dIb e l i e v ei t ’ si mp o r t a n tf o ro t h e r st og e to u to ft h e i rc o mf o r tz o n e a n da s kf o rh e l pwh e nn e c e s s a r y . Th r o u g h o u t t h ey e a r s , I ’ v eb e e np r i v i l e g e dt op a yi tf o r wa r d b yg i v i n gmyt i met ol i s t e na n dp r o v i d es o u n d a d v i c ef o ro t h e rf i t n e s sp r o f e s s i o n a l sa st h e y w, wa l kt h r o u g hs i t u a t i o n s . I fwewa n tt og r o wemu s th a v eme n t o r sa n dc o a c h e st oh e l pg e t t ot h en e x tl e v e l . Ev e nn o w, Ih a v ea na ma z i n g b u s i n e s sc o a c hwh oc h a l l e n g e smet od r e a m b i ga n dg r o w. Th e s ed i l i g e n ta c t i o n sa l ll e dt oh u n d r e d so f p h o t os h o o t sf o rma g a z i n ee x p o s u r ewo r l d wi d e , p a i dg u e s ta p p e a r a n c e s , a l s o , wo r l d wi d e , f e a t u r e da r t i c l e sa n ds t a r t e dmy e n d o r s e me n td e a l swi t hv a r i o u sc o mp a n i e si n t h ei n d u s t r y . Tot h eb e s to fmya b i l i t y , Ih a v ek e p ti nt o u c h wi t hmyf a n swh os e n tf a nma i lf r o ma l lo v e r t h ewo r l d .Ba c ki nt h ed a y , i twa ss n a i lma i l . To d a y , i ti se ma i lo rs o c i a lme d i a .

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“ L OCALL E GE NDS”| Moni c aBr ant Tot h i sd a y , Ia p p r e c i a t emyf a n sg r e a t l ya n da m h o n o r e dwh e nt h e ys h a r es o me t h i n gs p e c i a lf r o m ame mo r yo fh o wIi n s p i r e dt h e m. Ma n yo ft h e m h a v eb e e nf o l l o wi n gmyc a r e e rf o r2 0 +y e a r s !I a mc o n t i n u a l l yl o o k i n gf o rn e wwa y st oe n g a g e wi t ht h e mt h r o u g hs o c i a lme d i a , mywe b s i t e , e v e n t sa n dp r o g r a msI ’ md e v e l o p i n g . I ’ v eb e e n b l e s s e di nt h i sj o u r n e y , a n dt ob ec a l l e do n eo f t h e“ Pi o n e e r s ”o ft h ef i t n e s si n d u s t r yh a sb e e na v e r yr e wa r d i n ge x p e r i e n c e , t op u ti tmi l d l y . Si nceyou havebeen i n thefi tness i ndustry ,whatchangeshave evol ved? Th ei n t e r n e twa sag a mec h a n g e r , a n dr e c o g n i z i n g t h i s , Iwa so n eo ft h ev e r yf i r s tf i t n e s sa t h l e t e st o p r o d u c eawe b s i t e . Ha v i n gawe b s i t ea l l o we d mu c hmo r ei n t e r a c t i o nwi t hf a n sa n dp o t e n t i a l j o bo p p o r t u n i t i e s . I twa sap o s i t i v ei no u rb u s i n e s s , f o rs u r e . Ofc o u r s e , s i n c et h ee x p l o s i o no ft h e i n t e r n e t , t h el a r g e s tc h a n g eh a sb e e nwi t ht h e s o c i a lme d i af r e n z y . No w, mo r et h a ne v e r , t h e r e a r e1 0 0 0 so fl a d i e s( a n dme n )ma r k e t i n gt h e ms e l v e sa s“ mo d e l s , ”“ t r a i n e r s ”a n d“ p r o s , ”wh e n t h e yh a v e n ’ td o n ea n yc o mp e t i t i o n s , mo d e l i n g j o b so re d u c a t e dt h e ms e l v e sc o r r e c t l yt ob e c o n s i d e r e dat r a i n e r . Th e s eFB/ I Gmo d e l sa r e wo r k i n gd i l i g e n t l yt ob u i l dt h emo s t“ Li k e s , ” “ Fo l l o ws ”a n d“ Me n t i o n s ”t og a i nn o t o r i e t yo n t h e i ro wn . I n s t e a d , i nt h ep a s t , ma g a z i n e sa n d c o mp a n i e sh e l p e dd e v e l o pl e a d e r swi t ht h eo f f i c i a l a t h l e t e st h r o u g ha d v e r t i s i n ga n df e a t u r e s . Wi t ha l lt h e“ f r e e ”t i p sa n da d v i c e , i ti se v e nmo r e i mp o r t a n tf o rp e o p l et oma k ewi s ec h o i c e swi t h wh ot h e yl e ts p e a ki n t ot h e i rl i f e . Ho we v e r , o na mo r ep o s i t i v en o t e , wh e ny o uwa n ti n f o r ma t i o n f o rs o me t h i n gs p e c i f i c , i t ’ se a s i e rt oo b t a i nt h o s e f r o mmu l t i p l eo n l i n es o u r c e st o d a y . Ov e rt h ey e a r s , I ’ v eh e l p e d1 0 0 0 so fp e o p l et h r o u g ht h ei n t e r n e t wi t hmye x p e r i e n c ea n da d v i c e , a swe l la sp l u g g i n g i n t oo t h e re x p e r t sf o rn e wi d e a sf o rn u t r i t i o n / we l l n e s s , n e we x e r c i s e sa n dwh a ta r i s e sa st h e l a t e s tt r e n d si nt h ei n d u s t r y .

W hataspectsoffi tnessdo you feelarethemosti mportant? Ov e rt h el a s tt h r e ed e c a d e s , I ’ v ed i s c o v e r e d h a v i n gah e a l t h yb a l a n c eo fe mo t i o n a la n d s p i r i t u a ls t r e n g t h e n i n gi smo r ei mp o r t a n tt o t h eo v e r a l lmi n d , b o d y , s o u la n ds p i r i tt h a n j u s tt h ep h y s i c a l . I ’ v eme tmo r es u p e rf i tp e o p l e t h a tf e e lt h e ya r emi s s i n gs o me t h i n go rh a v e l o ws e l f e s t e e md u et oo n l yf o c u s i n go nt h e p h y s i c a l . Th e r e f o r e , Id e c i d e dt of o c u s , n o to n l yo nt h e f i t n e s ss i d eo fap e r s o n , b u ta l s o , o nt h e i r e n t i r el i f e , a n dt h a t ’ swh yIc o n s i d e r e dmy s e l f a“ Li f e s t y l e ”Co a c h , n o ta“ Li f e ”Co a c h . W hati sli festylecoachi ng and how doesthi shelpwomen on alllevels? Li f e s t y l eCo a c h i n ge n c o mp a s s e sb o t hf i t n e s s a n dl i f el e s s o n s , a n di ti smye x p e r i e n c et h a t wo me na n dme nn e e ds u p p o r ti nb o t ha r e a s .

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“ L OCALL E GE NDS”| Moni c aBr ant Le a r ni ngt oba l a nc ea t t i t ude s ,e mot i ons ,s i t ua t i onsa nds c he dul e s ,whi l ea l s opur s ui nga c ha ngei nt he i rphys i quec a nbequi t ede ma ndi ng,e s pe c i a l l yi ft he ya r ema r r i e da nd ha veaf a mi l y . Toda y’ swome na r ec ha l l e nge d l i kene ve ri nt hepa s tge ne r a t i onst oha vea ba l a nc ei nt he i rl i f eduet ot hede ma ndsof ha vi ngac a r e e ra ndaf a mi l y .I ’ vedi s c ove r e d t hepowe rofha vi ngbot h. Whe nIa mwor ki ng wi t hac l i e nta st he i rLi f e s t yl eCoa c h,Ipa r t ne r wi t ht he mi nat hought pr ovoki nga ndc r e a t i ve pr oc e s st ha ti ns pi r e st hec l i e ntt oma xi mi z e t he i rpe r s ona lpot e nt i a l .I tbr i ngsmegr e a tj oy t of e e lIc a ngui demyc l i e nt st hr ought he i r de s i r e dpe r s ona lc ha nge st oe xpe r i e nc ef ul l e r a ndmor eme a ni ngf ull i ve si ne ve r ya r e a .

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THESHERRIFI TNESS J OURNEY: Da r r ylBr a xt on,She r r i ’ shus ba nd,ha sbe e n adr i vi ngf or c ei nbr i ngi ngShe r r i ’ svi s i on f ora na l l wome ngymi nt or e a l i t y .She r r i s t a r t e dhe rt r a i ni ngbus i ne s si ns i dehe r ga r a ge ,a ndwi t ht hes uppor tofhe r hus ba nds hewa sa bl et ot a kehe rbus i ne s s i nt oas t or e f r ont .She r r ia ndDa r r ylme t a tagym22ye a r sa go,t he yha veones on t oge t he r Bl a i s e ,a ndc ons i de r t he ms e l ve sa“ f i t ne s sf a mi l y . ”

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Wewe r es t a t i one di nAl buque r que ,Ne wMe xi c o. Thi si swhe nIj us ts t a r t e dc ompe t i ng.Igoti nt of i gur e c ompe t i t i onswhe nmyhus ba nd,a n( r e t i r e dAi r f or c e Ma j or )wa sde pl oye dt oKuwa i ti nor de rt oke e pmys e l f bus y . Att ha tpoi nt ,Iha dnoi nt e r e s ti nbe i ngat r a i ne r . Iwa ss ol e l yc ompe t i ng.Ipl a c e di n1s t ,i nmyf i r s t f i gur ec ompe t i t i on,a nd2ndpl a c ei nmy2ndc ompe t i t i on. Tha t ' swhe nIkne wIha dt odos ome t hi ngdi f f e r e nt wi t hmyt r a i ni ngi nor de rt owi nt heove r a l l t i t l e . Att ha tpoi nt ,Iwe nti nt os t or e st oge te ve r yf i t ne s s ma ga z i net ha thi ghl i ght e dMoni c aBr a ntorf e a t ur e d he ront hec ove r . Thi si swhe nIr e a l l ys t a r t e d " f ol l owi ng"he rs t r a t e gy ,e a t i ngha bi t s ,a nda dvi c e s oIc oul dge tr e a dyf oroneoft hebi gge s tf i t ne s s s howsi nAus t i n,c a l l e d," TheTe xa sShr e dde r . " Fi tnessEdi ti on |SherriFi tness

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Da r r ylBr a mpt on,She r r i ’ shus ba nd,ha sbe e n adr i vi ngf or c ei nbr i ni ngShe r r i ’ svi s i on f ora na l l wome ngymi nt or e a l i t y .She r r i s t a r t e dhe rt r a i ni ngbus i ne s si ns i dehe r ga r a ge ,a ndwi t ht hes uppor tofhe r hus ba nds hewa sa bl et ot a kehe rbus i ne s s i nt oas t or e f r ont .She r r ia ndDa r r ylme t a tagym22ye a r sa go,t he yha veones on t oge t he r Bl a i s e ,a ndc ons i de r t he ms e l ve sa“ f i t ne s sf a mi l y . ”

Thi swasi n 2007,It ookt e n mont hsoff ol l owi ngMoni c aBr a nt ' sa dvi c e . I twa soneoft heha r de s tpe r i odsoft r a i ni ng Iha vee ve rdonei nmyl i f e .Igott ot a l l y c ondi t i one ds ot ha tIc oul da c hi e vemygoa l ofwi nni ng“ Ove r a l l . ” Att ha ts how,Iwon" Ove r a l l "i nmy c a t e gor ya ndIr e c e i ve dmypr oc a r d. Tha twa sahugede a lf orj us tmyt hi r d c ompe t i t i on. Toi l l us t r a t e ,pe opl ec a n gos e ve r a ls howswi t houte ve rge t t i ng apr oc a r d.Iwa sa bl et odoi ti nt hr e e s hows .Iwoul dl i ket ot ha nkMoni c a Br a nt . Att ha tt i me ,Ic oul dnotc onne c t wi t hMoni c abe c a us es oc i a lme di awa s n' t wha ti ti st oda y .Iwoul dha vet os e a r c h he ronl i nea ndl ookupa r t i c l e swi t h nowa yt oc onne c twi t hhe r ,e ve nt hough s hewa smyi ns pi r a t i on.

T he S t o r y o f “ S he rri T ha twi n w a s ab i g t ur ni n gpo i nt i nmy r . Af t e rt ha t ,wome ns t a r t e d f i t ne s sc a r e e F i t ne s s ” s t a r t s I n 2006... a ppr oa c hi ngmet oa s ki fIwa sat r a i ne r .

Wewe r es t a t i one di nAl buque r que ,Ne wMe xi c o. Iwoul dof t e nbea tt hegym,a s s i s t i ng Thi si swhe nIj us ts t a r t e dc ompe t i ng.Igoti nt of i gur e ot he rwome n,a ndi tda wne donme ," What c ompe t i t i onswhe nmyhus ba ndwa sde pl oye dt o amIdoi ng?Is houl dbeat r ai ne r . " Kuwa i t ,i nor de rt oke e pmys e l fbus y . Att ha tpoi nt , Iha dnoi nt e r e s ti nbe i ngat r a i ne r .Iwa ss ol e l y Att ha tpoi nt ,Ibe c a meat r a i ne r ,a nd c ompe t i ng.Ipl a c e di n1s t ,i nmyf i r s tf i gur e c ont i nue dt oc ompe t e .Ie nj oye dc ompe t i ng c ompe t i t i on,a nd2ndpl a c ei nmy2ndc ompe t i t i on. be c a us eIa mna t ur a l l yc ompe t i t i ve ,butI Tha t ' swhe nIkne wIha dt odos ome t hi ngdi f f e r e nt f e e lIf oundmyt r uec a l l i ngi nt r a i ni ngot he r wi t hmyt r a i ni ngi nor de rt owi nt heove r a l l t i t l e . wome nt oc ompe t ea ndt ol os ewe i ght .I a mof t e na s ke dwhyIdon' tt r a i nme n. The Att ha tpoi nt ,Iwe nti nt os t or e st oge te ve r yf i t ne s s r e a s onbe i ng,i st ha tIwa sc omf or t a bl e ma ga z i net ha thi ghl i ght e dMoni c aBr a ntorf e a t ur e d wi t ha na l l wome nc l i e ntba s ea ndt a i l or i ng he ront hec ove r . Thi si swhe nIr e a l l ys t a r t e d mywor kout st os pe c i a l i z ef ort hes pe c i a l " f ol l owi ng"he rs t r a t e gy ,e a t i ngha bi t s ,a nda dvi c e ne e dsofwome n. s oIc oul dge tr e a dyf oroneoft hebi gge s tf i t ne s s s howsi nAus t i n,c a l l e d," TheTe xa sShr e dde r . "

Iwor ke doutofagymt r a i ni ngwome n; butIwa sf i r e df ore xt e ndi ngc us t omme a l pl a nst omyc l i e nt s ,a l t hought ha tgym di dnotc ondonei t . Af t e rIwa sl e tgo,my c l i e nt s ,whos a wr e s ul t s ,a l ls t uc kwi t hme . Wha ts e e me dl i keas e t ba c ka tf i r s t ,s t a r t e d meont hec our s eofmybi gge s tdr e a msi n myf i t ne s sj our ne y .Myhus ba ndma dea gymoutofourga r a gea ndIwa sa bl et o c ont i nuet oope r a t emyf i t ne s sbus i ne s s wi t hmyc us t omme a lpl a nsa nds pe c i a l i z e dt r a i ni ng.Iwa sa bl et odot hi ngsmy wa ya ndhe l ppe opl ea c hi e vet he i rgoa l s . It r a i ne df ort hr e eye a r si nFl or i daa nd a not he rt hr e eye a r she r ei nSa nAnt oni o. I n2017,Iwa sa bl et oope nmyown s t or e f r ont ," She r r iFi t ne s s . "

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She r r iha sbe e nt r a i ni ngc ons i s t e nt l yf or 27ye a r s .Owni nghe rowngym,whe r e s hei sa bl et oc ha nget hel i ve sofwome n t hr oughhe rc us t omi z e dt r a i ni nga ndme a l pl a ns( he rc us t ompl a nsc e nt e r e da r ound " I DLi f e .Suppl e me nt s ”whi c hs hei s Se ni orDi r e c t or . )Al lofhe rha r dwor ki n SAha sputhe ront hec ove rofSAMont hl y t wi c e / Al s oma de “ Fi t ne s sEdi t oroft he We e kFi t ne s sCha l l e nge ” Mont hForFi r s t“ 62018. )Shec ont i nue st ot r a i nwome ni n he ra l l wome ngym,a ndi sr e s pons i bl e f orc ur a t i ngt hi ss pe c i a lFi t ne s sEdi t i onof SAMont hl y .He rha r dwor kha sl e dt omor e oppor t uni t i e s ,s uc ha smode l i ng“ Fa s hi on St yl i s toft heYe a r -J ul e sAl da z ”f or" Gr e a t Da ySA"a ndadi d“ She r r iFi t ne s s ”s e gme nt s f orKe ns 5TV.Sher e c e nt l ybe c a meabr a nd a mba s s a dorf oraf i t ne s sa ppe r e lbr a ndc a l l e d, “ J us tSt r ong. ”Mos tr e c e nt l y ,s hewa snomi na t e dt or e c e i vea na wa r df or" Empowe r i ng Wome nofAme r i c a "f orhe rf i t ne s swor k wi t hwome n.

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SherriFi tness Da r r ylBr a mpt on,She r r i ’ shus ba nd,ha sbe e n adr i vi ngf or c ei nbr i ni ngShe r r i ’ svi s i on f ora na l l wome ngymi nt or e a l i t y .She r r i s t a r t e dhe rt r a i ni ngbus i ne s si ns i dehe r ga r a ge ,a ndwi t ht hes uppor tofhe r hus ba nds hewa sa bl et ot a kehe rbus i ne s s i nt oas t or e f r ont .She r r ia ndDa r r ylme t a tagym22ye a r sa go,t he yha veones on t oge t he r Bl a i s e ,a ndc ons i de r t he ms e l ve sa“ f i t ne s sf a mi l y . ”

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Iwor ke doutofagymt r a i ni ngwome n. Iwa sf i r e df ore xt e ndi ngc us t omme a l pl a nst omyc l i e nt s ,a l t hought ha tgym di dnotc ondonei t . Af t e rIwa sl e tgo,my c l i e nt s ,whos a wr e s ul t s ,a l ls t uc kwi t hme . Wha ts e e me dl i keas e t ba c ka tf i r s t ,s t a r t e d meont hec our s eofmybi gge s tdr e a msi n myf i t ne s sj our ne y .Myhus ba ndma dea gymoutofourga r a gea ndIwa sa bl et o c ont i nuet oope r a t emyf i t ne s sbus i ne s s wi t hmyc us t omme a lpl a nsa nds pe c i a l i z e dt r a i ni ng.Iwa sa bl et odot hi ngsmy wa ya ndhe l ppe opl ea c hi e vet he i rgoa l s . It r a i ne df ort hr e eye a r si nFl or i daa nd a not he rt hr e eye a r she r ei nSa nAnt oni o. I n2017,Iwa sa bl et oope nmyown s t or e f r ont ," She r r iFi t ne s s . "

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Wewe r es t a t i one di nAl buque r que ,Ne wMe xi c o. Thi si swhe nIj us ts t a r t e dc ompe t i ng.Igoti nt of i gur e c ompe t i t i onswhe nmyhus ba ndwa sde pl oye dt o Kuwa i t ,i nor de rt oke e pmys e l fbus y . Att ha tpoi nt , Iha dnoi nt e r e s ti nbe i ngat r a i ne r .Iwa ss ol e l y c ompe t i ng.Ipl a c e di n1s t ,i nmyf i r s tf i gur e c ompe t i t i on,a nd2ndpl a c ei nmy2ndc ompe t i t i on. Tha t ' swhe nIkne wIha dt odos ome t hi ngdi f f e r e nt wi t hmyt r a i ni ngi nor de rt owi nt heove r a l l t i t l e . Att ha tpoi nt ,Iwe nti nt os t or e st oge te ve r yf i t ne s s ma ga z i net ha thi ghl i ght e dMoni c aBr a ntorf e a t ur e d he ront hec ove r . Thi si swhe nIr e a l l ys t a r t e d " f ol l owi ng"he rs t r a t e gy ,e a t i ngha bi t s ,a nda dvi c e s oIc oul dge tr e a dyf oroneoft hebi gge s tf i t ne s s s howsi nAus t i n,c a l l e d," TheTe xa sShr e dde r . "

She r r iha sbe e nt r a i ni ngc ons i s t e nt l yf or 27ye a r s .Owni nghe rowngym,whe r e s hei sa bl et oc ha nget hel i ve sofwome n t hr oughhe rc us t omi z e dt r a i ni nga ndme a l pl a ns( he rc us t ompl a nsc e nt e r e da r ound " I DLi f e .Suppl e me nt s ”whi c hs hei s Se ni orDi r e c t or . )Al lofhe rha r dwor ki n SAha sputhe ront hec ove rofSAMont hl y t wi c e / Al s oma de “ Fi t ne s sEdi t oroft he We e kFi t ne s sCha l l e nge ” Mont hForFi r s t“ 62018. )Shec ont i nue st ot r a i nwome ni n he ra l l wome ngym,a ndi sr e s pons i bl e f orc ur a t i ngt hi ss pe c i a lFi t ne s sEdi t i onof SAMont hl y .He rha r dwor kha sl e dt omor e oppor t uni t i e s ,s uc ha smode l i ngf or“ Fa s hi on St yl i s toft heYe a r -J ul e sAl da z ”f or" Gr e a t Da ySA"a nddi d“ She r r iFi t ne s s ”s e gme nt s f or“ Ke ns 5TV. ”Shea l s oha sot he rpr oj e c t s i nt hewor ks ,s uc ha s ,a ddi ng“ Ki dzKor ne r ” t oSAMont hl y( f orf i tSAf a mi l i e swi t hki ds ) , s hebe c a meabr a nda mba s s a dorf oraf i t ne s s a ppa r e lbr a ndc a l l e d,“ J us tSt r ong. ”Mos t r e c e nt l y ,s hewa snomi na t e dt or e c e i vea n a wa r df or" Empowe r i ngWome nofAme r i c a " f orhe rf i t ne s swor kwi t hwome n.

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GI VEYOUR KI DZI D LI FE( HYDRATE) I NSTEAD OFSUGARYSPORTSDRI NKS! KI DZKORNERTI P: Su g a r ys p o r t sd r i n k sa r et h e“ g ot o ”f o r mo s tk i d s , h o we v e rt h e s ed r i n k sa r eh i g h i ns u g a r , c a l o r i e s , a n ds o d i u m. Wh i l et h e s u g a ri nt h ed r i n k sh e l pp r o v i d eat e mp o r a r y b o o s to fe n e r g y , i nt h el o n gr u n , ma y b e e v e nt h es h o r tr u n , t h e ywi l ln o th e l py o u r k i d s ’p e r f o r ma n c e . De p e n d i n go ny o u rk i d s r e a c t i o nt os u g a r , t h e yc a nb e c o meo v e r l y a c t i v e , a n dt h e ne x p e r i e n c eas u g a r c r a s h l a t e r . Ig i v eBl a i s e( Le f t )I DLi f eHy dr a t e Hy dr a t ebyI DLi f ei sa na l l n a t u r a l p r o d u c ti n f u s e dwi t hv i t a mi n s , a n du s e s c o c o n u twa t e rwh i c hi san a t u r a le l e c t r o l y t e r e p l e n i s h e r . I th e l p sBl a i s es t a yp r o p e r l y h y d r a t e dwh i l ea l s oa p p e a l i n gt ok i d swi t h f l a v o r sl i k e“ Gr a p e ”a n d“ Fr u i tPu n c h . ” I DLi f e . Hy dr a t ei sa l s o“ mo t he r a ppr o v e d! ”Ast h eh o td a y so fs u mme r t h a ta r er a p i d l ya p p r o a c h i n g , a n dp a r e n t s a r el o o k i n gf o rs p o r td r i n ko p t i o n s , I DLi f eHy dt r a t ep r o v i d e sah e a l t h i e r , k i d s a f e“ s p o r t sd r i n k ” s u b s t i t u t e .

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ofmymi nda ski d,buti twa showmuc hIe nj oye d be i ngapa r tofs por t s .Ima des ur et ot r yt he ma l l : ba s ke t ba l l ,s of t ba l l ,c r os sc ount r y ,a ndf i na l l y t e nni s .Iwa sonl yont hec r os sc ount r yt e a mi n 7t hgr a dea ndwon“ Mos tVa l ua bl e . ”Iwa s ki c ke dof fbe c a us eIputt oomuc hi mpor t a nc ei n be i ngt hi n,a ndIha dt her a r ec oa c ht ha tdi dnot a gr e ewi t ht ha tt hought pa t t e r n. Te nni si swhe r eI e ve nt ua l l ye xc e l l e di nhi ghs c hoolbe i ng#1Si ngl e s , MVP , Al lConf e r e nc e ,t e a mc oc a pt a i n,a nd l e a vi ngona nunde f e a t e dr e gul a rs e a s on. Af t e rI l e f thi ghs c hoolmyf oc usc ont i nue dt obeonmy s i z e .Exe r c i s i ngwa snotaf or mt oma i nt a i n he a l t h.buti ns t e a ds ome t hi ngt oe ns ur eas ma l l wa i s t .I twoul dbeye a r sbe f or eIj umpe dba c k i nt os por t sa ga i n. . . a nda l lmyf oc uswa sonhow ma nyc a l or i e sIbur ne dont hee l l i pt i c a l . Anor e xi a a ndBul i mi abe c a meaf ul lt i mehobby .I ' m5' 9" a ndmyl owe s twe i ghtwa ss ome whe r ea r ound1 12, )Fa s tf or wa r dt o2010. . . ( I ' m150now. Iha vega i ne d40poundsc huggi ngpi ne a ppl ej ui c e whi l epr e gna ntwi t hmys on. Thi s100% ne e de d t oc omeof f ,s oIdi dwor koutvi de os .If oundmy ha ppypl a c eout s i de ,whe r eIwoul dr una nd s wi ml a ps .Sot he nIde c i de dt oge tabi ket o s pe nde ve nmor et i mewi t ht hes c e ne r ya nd a ni ma l s . We l l ,I ' l l be da r ne d,wha tha ppe ne dt o l i t t l eba s ke t s ,hor ns ,a nde a s yt ouspe ddl e st ha t t he yus e dt oha ve ?Al s o,whe r ei smyki c ks t a nd? Andwha tdoyoume a nIha vet oc l i pi na ndout ? So,t ha ts umme r ,Il i t e r a l l yhi r e dac oa c ht ot e a c h mehowt oc l i pi na ndoutoft hebi kewi t houtf a l l i ng. Hea l s oha dt ot e a c hmehowt ot a kemywa t e rbot t l e outoft hehol de ra nddr i nkwi t houtf a l l i nga swe l l . I twa shys t e r i c a l !Di dIf a l la nywa y . . . al ot .Ie ve nt ua l l ygott heha ngofi t .I twa st he nmyc oa c h s ugge s t e dt ha tIgi veas pr i ntt r i a t hl on( r e l a t i ve l y s hor tdi s t a nc e )at r ya ndc onvi nc e dmet os i gnup f or ," THEWURSTTRI "i nNe wBr a uns f e l s . We l l , It r a i ne d,Ir a c e d,i twa sbr ut a l ,a ndIs wor eIdi dn' t ne e dt odoar a c el i ket ha ta ga i n.Sohe r ei swhe r e t hegamec hange rc a mei n. . . . Imi s s e dt r a i ni ngf ora ne ndgoa l .Iponde r e d, “ What ' sne x t ? ”Is a wa na df ort he ,“ Roc kN’ Rol lHa l fa ndFul lMa r a t hon. ”Iha dne ve rr un mor et ha n6mi l e sa tat i mei nmyl i f e . . . .

Hmmm. . .Is i gne dup,c a l l e dmyc oa c h,a ndt ol d hi m," Ge tmer e a dyf ort hi s ,a ndIwa ntt odoi t i n2: 15. Tha nks . "Thega mec ha nge rwa st ha ti n t hepr oc e s soft r a i ni ngf ort hi sr a c eIf oundoutt ha t pe opl ewe r ea c t i ve l yi nge s t i ngc a l or i e sont he c our s et oke e pupt he i rpe r f or ma nc e .WHAT? ? ?

“. . . andal lmyf oc uswasonhow manyc al or i e sIbur ne dont he e l l i pt i c alandAnor e xi aandBul i mi a be c ameaf ul lt i mehobby . ”

It houghtyouwor koutt ol os ewe i ght ,ands t ay t hi n.I ' mnotr unni nga nde at i ng,t ha tde f e a t st he pur pos e .I tdi dn' tt a kel ongf ormet oa dj us t ; r unni ngt ha tf a ra ndnote a t i ngde f e at st he pur pos eofwa nt i ngt of i ni s hwe l l . Thi si swhe r e myr e l a t i ons hi pwi t hf oodc ha nge d.I twa sno l onge rt hede vi l ,i twa sape r f or ma nc eboos t e r . Foodi sga si nt het a nk,i fi t ’ st her i ghtki ndof f ue l ,i t ’ sl i keni t r i sont hes pe e dwa y .Iwa nt e dt o f i ni s ha tmygoa lt i memor et ha nIwa nt e dt oc a r e a boutt hec a l or i e st ha tmi ghtgot omywa i s t l i ne . Tha tmome ntIkne wIwa sdoi ngs ome t hi ngr i ght f orme .Mymi nd,s t r e ngt h,a nde ndur a nc ewe r e e dl e s st os a y ,If i ni s he dt ha tf i r s t mygoa l snow.Ne ye a ri n2hour sa nd7mi n.Onc ea ga i n,Is wor eI woul dne ve rdoa not he rr a c ea ga i n. Youc a ns e e whe r et hi si sgoi ng. . .

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SAMONTHLYFI TNESSEDI TI ON Iwa sonl ygoi ngt odooneI r onma n;butt ha twa s unt i lIf oundouta boutge t t i ngt oKonabydoi ng t we l v e .We l ls hoot ,nowIne e dt odot we l v e .Ha ! Thewonde r f ult hi nga boutI r onma ni st he r ea r e l e s s onst obel e a r ne da r ounde ve r yc or ne rt oa ppl y t ol i f e .Ic a n' tt e l lyout henumbe rofs t or i e sIha ve us e df r ommye xpe r i e nc e st or e us ei nl i f e .I twa s onl yj us ti nt hel a s tr a c ei nCoz ume lt ha tIl os tmy goggl e s800me t e r si nt oa4200moc e a nr a c e .I wa s t e dt i mepa ni c ki ngwonde r i nghowone a r t h Iwa sgonnage tt ot hef i ni s hoft hes wi mi nt i me . Mybe s tt i mebe f or et hi ss wi mwa s1hra nd13mi n; a ndmywor s twa sonehoura nd35mi n. Af t e rI s t oppe dpa ni c ki ng,It ol dmys e l ft of i nds ome one t odr a f tof fofwi t hmye ye sc l os e d,butt r yt ol ook upj us te nought oma kes ur eIa mnotoutt os e a . Iki dyounot ,Is wa mpi s s e d,wi t ht hegoa lt oge t t ot hee ndoft hes wi ma sf a s ta spos s i bl e ,be c a us e t hes al ti nmye ye swa sa wf ul .Igott ot hef i ni s hi n 1hr .9mi ns . Ape r s ona lbe s t .So,i ti ski ndofi r oni c ; whe nyout a keouta l lt hedi s t r a c t i onsa ndf oc us ononegoa lde t e r mi ne d.Be f or et ha t ,Iha dbe e n s t a r i nga tt hepr e t t yf i s ha tt hebot t om. The ya l wa ys s a yba dbus i ne s sha bi t sde ve l opi naboomi ng ma r ke t( l i kel ooki nga tf i s hi ns t e a dofr a c i ng. ) SAMonthly:Whatadvi cedo you haveforpeopletryi ng to pursue youran I ronman? Ba bys t e ps .I fyouha da s ke dmei fIwa sgonnado a ni r onma n( whi c hi s140. 6mi l e soff unr a c i ng i n1da y)whe nIwa sl e a r ni nghowt oj us tt a ke t heda r nwa t e rbot t l eoutoft hehol de r ,Iwoul dha ve t ol dyout ha tyouwe r ec r az y !Whi c hi ski ndofc ool , be c a us et ha tme a nsnooneknowswha tt he ya r ec a pa bl eof .Eve nnow,Ine ve rl ooka tt hee nt i r emi l e a ge , Ij us tl ooka twha tIha vef ort r a i ni ngona nygi ve n da y .I t ' snotne a r l ya sove r whe l mi ngwhe nyoul ook a tj us tt hatday .Ine ve rdoa l l3di s c i pl i ne si n1da y , unl e s si t sr a c eda y .Ra r e l ydoIe ve ndo2i noneda y . Oc c a s i ona l l y ,Idowha tt he yc a l labr i c k,whi c hi sa s wi ma ndbi ke ,orabi kea ndr un.Of t e nt ha ti sus e d t oge tyouus e dt ot hec ha ngei ns por t .( I tf e e l swe i r d t oge tof fabi kea nds t a r tr unni ng. )Howe ve r ,f or f ol kswhoa r ej us tc ur i ous ,buti nt i mi da t e d,Iha ve of t e npur c ha s e de nt r i e sf ort he mt oar a c el i ke" Spa Gi r l . "I t saTr ia tt heJ W Ma r r i ota ndt hes wi mi si n t hel a z yr i ve r ,a ndt hebi kea ndr una r ea r oundt he r e s or t . "Li t e r a l l y ,bi ke st he r ea r ebor r owe d,ha ve

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ba s ke t s ,be l l sa nde ve r yonege t same da la ndt he r ei s no1s t ,2nda nd3r d.I t sagr e a twa yt oe xpe r i e nc eyour f i r s tTr i .I t ’ sus ua l l yt heda ybe f or eMot he r ' sDa y . The y s e r vequi c hea ndmi mos a sa tt hef i ni s h( buti t sbe e n move dt oJ unef ora nyonei nt e r e s t e d. )I t ' sagr e a twa y t odi pyourt oei n. M nthly:Whatareyour2020fi SAMo tnessgoals? Myul t i ma t egoa lr i ghtnowi st oge tt ot heI r onma nWor l dCha mpi ons hi psi nKona . Youc a ndot ha t byqua l i f yi ngwi t has e ns a t i ona lt i meorbynumbe r ofI r onma nc ompl e t i ons .Iha vec ompl e t e d8I Msa nd ne e dat ot a lof12I Mst oqua l i f yf orwha tt he yc a l l t he“ Le ga c yBI D. ”Youma ya s kwhyIa mnotj us t t r yi ngt oqua l i f yf ori tbyt i me . We l l ,Myf i ni s ht i me s ha vebe e nbe t we e n13hour sa nd15. 5hour s . Tobeone oft het op2i nmya gegr oupi na nygi ve nr a c eIwoul d ne e dt os ha ve34hour sof fmyt i me .Ha ha .Il i t e r a l l y donotha vet i met os ha vet ha tt i meof f .Coul dIdoi t ? Ma ybe .Iwoul dha vet os a c r i f i c ebe i ngamom,wi f e , vol unt e e r i ng,a nde nj oyi ngt hef oodIl i ke .I si twor t h i tt odoa l lt ha tt omay bema kei tt oKona ,noway ! DoIwa ntt oge tt oKonat hough?He c kye s !So,I ’ m t a ki ngt her out et ha ta l l owsmet oe nj oyl i f ea ndI r onma n.Sot ha tl e a dsmet omygoa lf ort hi sye a r .Knoc k out3r a c e sa ndhi t#12ne xtye a r .He r ei st heda unt i ngpa r t ,wi t ht her e s c he dul i ngofe ve nt sa l lt hr e ea r e wi t hi nt we nt yda ysofe a c hot he r .Ha !Sof i ni s hi ng wi t houti nj ur ywoul dbet hr i l l i ng.

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Whatdo you thi nkof San Antoni o' sfi tness scene?

lovewhe r ei ti sgoi ng. Weha veapa r tof t hepuz z l es ol ve d.Pe opl el ovebe i ngapa r tof al a r ge rc ommuni t ya ndwi t hor ga ni z a t i onsl i ke Sa nAnt oni oSpor tFounda t i onha vi ngt heFI T Fa mi l yCha l l e nge ,a ndPa r ksa ndRe cof f e r i ng s oma nyf r e ef i t ne s soppor t uni t i e sout s i de ,we a r er e a l l yge t t i ngf ol ksmovi ng.IknowIha ve s e e nt heAme r i c a nHe a r t As s oc i a t i ona nd YMCAgr oupsi ns c hool sge t t i ngourki ds movi nga swe l la ndt e a c hi ngt he mhe a l t hy ha bi t s .Notonl yt ha tourt r a i ls ys t e m,t ha tha s be e nde ve l ope di nr e c e ntye a r s ,i sa bs ol ut e l y a ma z i ng.Ha veyous e e nt henumbe r sa t t heRoc kN’Rol lr a c e s ?The ya r ehuge a ndIl ovei t .

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mypa c ewa sj us tugl y .It ol dmys e l f ,“ Runt hi s byf e e l .Dont ' pus hi tont hi shi l l . . . youwi l lf i nd t hedownhi l ls oone nought of l ya ga i na ndi t wi l la l lwor kout .Sur ee nough,be i ngpa t i e nt Ne i ghbor hoods .Il ove ,l ove ,l ove ,r unni ngi nne i ghwi t ht hehi l l swa swha tgotmet ot hef i ni s hi n bor hoods . Yougof a re noughi nt os omeyouc a ns e e 1: 58: 59. WooHoo! hor s e s ,c ows ,goa t s ,de e r .Is a y ,“ Hi ”t oa l loft he m. Ha ha .Il ovet het r e e sa ndIa mt heobnoxi ouspe r s on W ho areyourfi tnessmentors whowa vst oe ve r yone .I t ' snotma nda t or yt owa ve o r he r o e s a nd how havethey ba c k.

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W hati sthebestfi tnessti por advi ceyou haveeverfollowed? I nar ac e ,i t sa boutpac ea ndpat i e nc e .(Tha nks Coa c hBobBya r d. )Att he“ Roc kN’Rol l ”l a s t ye a rIwa sonl yt wowe e ksoutf r omj us tha vi ng f i ni s he dI r onma nCoz ume la ndIt houghtmyl e gs we r egonnabes moke df ort he13. 1r un.Howe ve r , Iwa nt e dt obr e a kt wohour s .Iha vea c t ua l l y c omewi t hi ns e c ondsofi ta ndne ve rdonei t . We l l . . .t he r ewe r es omehi l l sont ha tr out ea nd

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Myda di sde f i ni t e l yone .Hec a npl a ya nys por t . . . r unni ng,t e nni s ,gol f .Her a nLoop410f ora f undr a i s e r .Hehe l dt he“ Gui nne s sBookofWor l d Re c or ds ”f or“ l onge s tr a c que t ba l lga mepl a ye d. ” Hepl a ye df or3s t r a i ghtda ys .Her a l l i e dwi t hme i nt e nni sgr owi ngupa ndhet a ughtmehowt ogol f . Theguyi si ns a ne !I nt hewor l dof“ f a mouss por t s he r os ”Iha veami l l i on.Iha ver e a da l lt he i rs t or i e s . Ac t ua l l y ,Il i s t e nt ot he i ra udi obookswhi l er unni ng. So,mos toft he ma r ei nt her unni ngwor l d.

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Whatdo you thi nkabout when you areti red duri ng aworkoutthatkeepsyour goi ng? Tha t ' se a s y . . . .MYSELF. . .CANIDO I T?CANII MPRESSMYSELF? I nas i t ua t i onl i ket ha tt he r ei snota l otofs a c r i f i c ei nt i mec ommi t me nt l i ket he r ewoul dbet os ha ve34 hour sof fmyr a c et i me .Ca nIhol d as e ve nmi nut epa c ef orf i vemi l e s ? Idon' tknow?I ’ mgonnat r yl i kehe l l . I fIdo,I ' l lpos ta bouti t .It ypi c a l l y f ol l owc oa c he sor de r sl i kear e c i pe , " I nor de rt obet hi sf a s tyout ol i f t t he s ewe i ght sa ndr unt hi sdi s t a nc e f ort hi st i me . "I fIdon' t ,Imi ghtnot ge tt omygoa l . The r e f or e ,Iwi l ldo i t . Whe nyous t a r tt a l ki nga bout nut r i t i on.I ’ mnotne a r l ya sdi s c i pl i ne d. Youc a nnotoutr unaba ddi e tt hough. I ’ mage ne r a l l ygoode a t e r .Il oves a l a d a ndhe a l t hypr ot e i nsa ndf a t s .I ' mnot t oobi gonpr oc e s s e df oods .Howe ve r , doIha vet hedi e tdi s c i pl i net obea f i t ne s smode l ?He c kno!Ca nIi mpr e s s mys e l fbynote a t i ngt ha tpi e c eof Iwi l le ati t . pi z z a ?No,Ic a nnot . . .

Ne r v ei s s ue sc aus e dmet oc y c l ewi t hmy s hoe sof ff or30mi l e s .Tur nsout ,i tdi dn’ t he l p.Ha!Bar e f ootc y c l i ngatI r onman,Te xas .

Forallofthenonathletesoutthere,explai n whyfi tnessi sso i mportantto you and whyi ti si mportantto embracefi tness? Fi t ne s si snot hi ngt ha tha st obes c a r y .Fore xa mpl e , whe npe opl et e l lme ,“ Ic a ntr un,Iha t ei t . ”It e l l t he mt he ya r enotoutt he r ef ort her i ghtr e a s ons . Youdon' tha vet oma kef i t ne s sa boutamome nt ofgl or y ,l i ke“ Roc ky”a tt het opoft hes t e ps , e ve r yt i me .Some t i me sIr unwi t hc a r r ot swhe nI wa ntt or unf orf un.Ij ogal i t t l e ,ge tt ot hehor s e s a tane i ghbor s ,f e e dt he mc a r r ot s ,t he nIj ogal i t t l e mor eori fi t sr e a l l ypr e t t yIwa l kbe c a us eIa m e nj oyi ngt hemome nt .Myhus ba ndboughta vi r t ua lboxi ngga mef ormys on,a ndweha vehi m of fYout ube ,a ndpunc hi nga wa yf orhour s .He ha snoc l uet ha ti t sgoodf orhi m.Donotma ke

f i t ne s soutt obet or t ur ea ndl i keyouha vet ogoa l l outl i keha vei nt hebi gge s tl os e runl e s syouha ve goa l st ha ta r ea l i gne dwi t ht hos ede ma nds .Fi t ne s s i ss omuc hmor et ha ngoodf oryourbody .I ti s goodf oryourmi nda nds oul .Ipr e f e rf i t ne s st ha t ge t smeouti nna t ur e ,t ha ti smyha ppypl a c e ,my me t i me ,whe r eIe nj oymys e l f .Forot he r s ,i tc oul d beaZumbac l a s swi t hf r i e nds ,ana t ur ehi kewi t h t heki ds( myda ught e rl ove st hos e ) ,orma ybea wa l kj us tf oryout ol i s t e nt oagr e a ta udi obook. Fi t ne s si she a l t hi e ri ns oma nywa yst ha nj us t phys i c a l ,j us ta s ks c i e nc e ,t he ywi l lt e l lyou.Ha !

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t a r t e dane wwor koutr e gi me nbut ha ve n’ ts e e npr ogr e s s ?Ha veyour e a c he d apl a t e a ua nda r enol onge rs e e i ngr e s ul t s l i keyouonc ewe r e ? Wi t he ve r yoneha vi ngt owor kouta thome now,ma nyofusa r es t i l lt r yi ngt os t i c kt o ourgoa l sa ndwa ntt os e er e s ul t s !Andi tc a n beha r dt oke e pgoi ngwhe nwe í r enots e e i ng t her e s ul t swe í r el ongf or . Thi sc a nbedi s c our a gi nga ndf r us t r a t i ng,a ndma nyt i me s c a nl e a dt opoorde c i s i onma ki ngl i kec r a s h di e t i ng,da nge r ouswor kout sorgi vi ngup. Ige tque s t i onsa boutt hi sa l lt het i me .Ta ke al ooka ts omeoft heque s t i onsIa mmos t f r e que nt l ya s ke da boutwha ti tme a nswhe n yourwor kouti s ní tge t t i nge a s i e r . Iam reallystruggli ng wi th i mprovi ng,Ifeelli keI í vej ust hi tawall.Whatcan Ido? Fi r s ta ndf or e mos t ,apr i va t es e s s i onor2 c a nr e a l l yma keadi f f e r e nc e .Ge t t i nga l i t t l eoneononea t t e nt i onf r oma ni ns t r uc t orort r a i ne ra l l owsyout or e a l l y

f oc usonf or m,ge ti ns t r uc t i onsa ndc ue s f ort hec or r e c tf or ma ndt hea bi l i t yt oa s k que s t i ons .Ma nyt i me st hi si sa l li tt a ke s ; al i t t l et i met oha ves ome onel ooka tyou oneononea ndc or r e c t i ngs oyouf e e lyour s e l fdoi ngt hec or r e c tf or ma ndga i nmor e knowl e dgeonc or r e c tmus c l ea c t i va t i on. Whyam Inotseei ng i mmedi ate resul ts?Should Itryanew workout?Tryotherworkouts to i ncreasemymuscle? Cha ngedoe s n' tha ppe nove r ni ght .Asc l i c he a si ts ounds ,i ti st r uea ndma nyofusha ve t ober e mi nde doft ha tont heda i l y!Cha nge Cha nget a ke st i mea ndc ommi t me nt .Sot he f i r s ts t e ps houl dbet oa s s e s syourgoa l sa nd e xpe c t a t i ons .Los i ng20poundsi n90da ys i sal of t ygoa la ndnotr e a l i s t i c ;s e tr e a l i s t i c goa l sbe f or et hr owi ngoutyourwor koutr out i nee nt i r e l y .I fyouha ves t a r t e dane wwor kouta ndha ve n' ts e e nr e s ul t sa ta l l ,c ha twi t h t het r a i ne rori ns t r uc t ort oma kes ur eyoua r e doi ngt hemove me nt sc or r e c t l y ,ori ft he yha ve r e c omme nda t i onsonhowyouc a nc ha l l e nge yourbodymor e .

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SAM:TellSan Antoni o how you aregetti ng through COVI D19.

W hatdo you recommend to get started asaboxeri n San Antoni o?

J J L:I ’ mg e t t i n gt h r o u g hi to k a y . I ’ mu s e dt ob e i n g a tt h eg y me v e r yd a yt r a i n i n gc l i e n t s . I th a sb e e n n i c es p e n d i n gmo r et i mewi t hmywi f ea n dd o i n g t h i n g sa r o u n dt h eh o u s e .

J J L:Ia mc u r r e n t l yp l a n n i n go nmo v i n gi n t omy n e wg y m. Wewi l lb emo v i n gt oo u rn e wg y m h o p e f u l l yi nl a t eJ u n e2 0 2 0 . Th en e wg y mwi l l b el o c a t e da tt h ec o r n e ro fBr o a d wa ya n dLo o p 4 1 0a t :

SAM:Arethereanyathome acti vi ti esyou recommend to keepi n shapeduri ng quaranti ne? J J L:Th e r ea r es oma n yt h i n g sp e o p l ec a nd oa t h o met og e t , o rs t a y , i ns h a p e . Iwo u l dh i g h l y r e c o mme n dj u mpr o p i n g . Ni n emi n u t e ss t r a i g h t o fj u mpr o p ei sl i k ej o g g i n gt h r e emi l e s . On e c a na l s omi xt h a twi t hs q u a t s , a bc r u n c h e s , a n d p u s h u p s . Ge taf u l l b o d ywo r k o u twi t hn owe i g h t s . SAM:Thereareso manypeoplei n SAi nterested i n boxi ng and don’ t know whereto getstarted.

8418Broadway ,Sui te131, San Antoni o, Texas,78209. SAM:Do you trai n peopleseeki ng to beprofessi onalboxers? J J L:We l l , It r a i na l lk i n d so fp e o p l et ol e a r nt h e a r to fb o x i n g :b u s i n e s s me na n dwo me n , s t a y a t h o memo ma n dd a d s , o ra n y o n ewh owa n t st o g e ti nt h eb e s ts h a p eo ft h e i rl i v e s . No to n l ywi l l y o ug e ti ng r e a ts h a p e , y o uwi l la l s ol e a r nh o w t op r o t e c ty o u r s e l fwh i l eg e t t i n gi ng r e a ts h a p e .

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“ L OCALL E GE NDS”| J E SSEJ AME SL E I J A SAM:Haveyou everplayed your own avatari n thevi deo game,

“ Fi ghtNi ght” ? J J L:I ’ mn o tmu c ho fag a me r , b u t Ih a v ep l a y e dmy s e l fi nv i d e og a me s . Iwa si nt h r e eo ft h e“ Fi g h tNi g h t ”v i d e o g a mef r a n c h i s e . Th el a t e s tb e i n g “ Fi g h tNi g h tCh a mp i o n . ”Th e yh a v e t h a tg a mes oa c c u r a t ewi t hmyp u n c h e s a n db o x i n gs t y l e . Pe o p l ea l wa y st e l lme t h a tt h e yp l a ymei nt h eg a me , o rt h e y f i g h tmei nt h eg a me . Il o v eh e a r i n g t h a t . I t ’ sal i t t l er e mi n d e ro fa l lt h eh a r d wo r kIp u ti n t omyc a r e e r . SAM:AfterCOVI D,many peoplewi llbeseeki ng acti vi ti es( especi allyafter bi ngewatchi ng TV shows and eati ng snacks) .Explai n whysomeoneshould pi ck upboxi ng.

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J J L:Bo x i n gi sag r e a twa yt oe x e r c i s e a f t e rt h i sq u a r a n t i n eb e c a u s ei ti sav e r y l o wi mp a c two r k o u tt h a tc a nb eb e n e f i c i a l n oma t t e rwh a ts k i l lo rc a r d i ol e v e ly o u a r ea t . I t ’ saf u l l b o d ywo r k o u t , a n di t ’ s ag r e a twa yt ot r ys o me t h i n gn e wa f t e r b e i n ga th o mef o ra l mo s tt h r e emo n t h s . Mys o n sa n dIh a v ed e v e l o p e dag r e a t b o x i n gg y mt h a ti sv e r ywe l c o mi n gt o n e wme mb e r sa n dwo r k o u t s , wh i c hwi l l b e n e f i tme na n dwo me no fa l la g e s . We a c t u a l l yh a v emo r ewo me nt h a nme na t o u rg y m. Weh a v ed e f i n i t e l ys e e nar i s e i nwo me nc h o o s i n gb o x i n ga st h e i rma i n wo r k o u tr o u t i n e . Ib e l i e v ei ti sag r e a twa y t or e l e a s es t r e s sa n da n x i e t y , a n da tat i me s u c ha st h i s , i t ’ sag r e a twa yt og e ta l l t h a tb u i l t u pe n e r g yo u t .

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SAM:How di d you geti nto boxi ng?TellSan Antoni o yourboxi ng story . J J L:We l l ,t ha t ’ sa c t ua l l ys ome t hi ngIdon’ tt a l k a boutt oomuc h. Whe nIwa s16ye a r sol d,It r i e d boxi ngf ort womont hsa nde nt e r e dt he“ Gol de n Gl ove s . ”Il os tmyf i r s tma t c ha ndde c i de dne ve r t ogoba c k. Whe nIwa s19ye a r sol d,Igoti nt os omet r oubl e a ndwa nt e dt oc ha ngemydi r e c t i oni nl i f e .I wa sne ve raba dguy ,butwa sma ki ngwr ong de c i s i ons .I nor de rt odos ome t hi ngpos i t i vewi t h mys e l f ,Ide c i de dIwa nt e dt oj oi nt hepol i c e a c a de myort hef i r ea c a de my . Al s o,Ima det he de c i s i ont ogot oaboxi nggymt oge ti nt hebe s t s ha pepos s i bl e . Tur nsout ,Iwa snott ooba dofa boxe ra ndde c i de dt oj oi nt he“ Gol de nGl ove s . ” Il os tmyf i r s tf i ght ,butIkne wIwa sabe t t e r boxe ra ndIc oul ddobe t t e ri nmyne xtf i ght .

Fas tf or war dt woy e ar s . . . a nd26f i ght s ,If ound mys e l ff i ght i ngi nt he“ 1988We s t e r nOl ympi cTr i a l s . ” Thewi nne roft het our na me ntwoul df i ghti nt he “ 1988Ol ympi cTr i a l s . ”I nor de rt oe a r nmypl a c e , Iwa sr e qui r e dt owi nf ourma t c he st owe l l known boxe r sr a nke di nt heUSA. Af t e rbe a t i nga l lf our s e a s one df i ght e r s ,Iwa sul t i ma t e l yna me d,“ 1988 We s t e r nOl ympi cTr i a l sCha mpi on! ” Theha r de s tpa r tofwi nni ngt het our na me ntwa s t ha tIha dt oc a l lmyf i na nc e ,Li s a ,a ndt e l lhe r t ha twewoul dha vet opos t poneourwe ddi ngdue t ot het r i a l sf a l l i ngont hes a mewe e ke nd. Whe nIc a l l e dhe ra f t e rt het our na me nt , s hewa ss o ha ppyf orme !Shekne whowha r dIwor ke da nd howmuc hIwa nt e dt owi n. Wema na ge dt omove t hewe ddi ngamont hl a t e r ,s ot ha tIwoul dbea bl e t oa t t e ndt he“ Ol ympi cTr i a l s . ”Idi dn’ twi n.Il os tt o t heOl ympi a n“ Ke l c i eBa nks ”i nac l os ef i ght . Tha t wa st hee ndofmya ma t e urc a r e e r ,a ndIwa snow l ooki ngf or wa r dt ot ur ni ngpr o.

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“ L OCALL E GE NDS”| J E SSEJ AME SL E I J A SAM:Who areyour mentors,orwho i nspi red you? J J L:Myi ns pi r a t i onsi nboxi ngha vea l wa ys be e nt wof i ght e r s : Fi r s tonewa smyda d.Hewa st hef i r s tSa n Ant oni oboxe rt oma kei tt ot he“ Na t i ona l Gol de nGl ove sFi na l s . ”Hewa sa l s oapr o f i ght e ra ndwoul dhe a dl i neboxi ngc a r ds he r ei nSA.Hewa smyt r a i ne rt hr oughout myc a r e e ra ndt a ughtmes omuc ha bout boxi ng.Mor ei mpor t a nt l y ,het a ughtme howt owor kha r da te ve r yt hi ngIdi di na nd outoft her i ng.Het a ughtmebye xa mpl e . Thes e c ondpe r s onwhoi ns pi r e dmewa s Muha mma dAl i .Il i ke dhi sboxi ngs t yl e , butIl ove dhowhel i ve dhi sl i f ea ndwha t hes t oodf or .Hes t oodf orpe a c ea ndl ove f ore ve r yone .Me e t i nghi m,s pe ndi ng t i mewi t hhi ma ndhi swi f e ,Lonni e ,i sa da yIwi l lne ve rf or ge t ! SAM:Descri beyourboxi ng style. J J L:Mys t yl ewa saboxe rwhowoul dput c ons t a ntpr e s s ur eonoppone nt s .Iwa snotmuc h ofas l ugge rbe c a us es l ugge r sge thi tal ot .My da dwoul dha t ef ormet oge thi t ,a nda tt i me s , hewoul dge tups e ta tmef ori t .Hewoul dt e l l met ha tt he r ei saf i nel i nebe t we e nbe i ngt ough a ndbe i ngdumb. Toughf i ght e r sha ves hor t c a r e e r sa nddon’ tdowe l la f t e rt he i rc a r e e r s a r eove r .Ic ons i de r e dmys e l fas ma r tf i ght e r wi t hal ongc a r e e rof17ye a r s . J esseJ amesLei j ai saTwoTi me World Champi on and ThreeTi meNorth Ameri can Champi on Boxer.Hecurrentlyresi desi n San Antoni o,whereheopened hi sgym to trai n peopleatall ski lllevelsi n boxi ng.I fyou arei nterested i n boxi ng and would li keto setupatrai ni ng sessi on,vi si t:

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t ha tpr ovi de st r a i ni ngf ora l ll e ve l sf r ombe gi nne rt opr of or e ve r yt ypeofma n,woma na ndc hi l d.Me mbe r sofBoxBe a t r e c e i vet hes a met r a i ni ng,pe r f or mt hes a medr i l l s ,a ndunde r got hes a met e c hni quede ve l opme nta spr of e s s i ona l boxe r s . Ourmi s s i oni st oe mpowe rt oda ysyout ht ol e a r nt hea r tof pr of e s s i ona lf i ght i ng,whi l es uppor t i nga nt i bul l yi nge f f or t s i nyounga dul t s .Fe ma l eowne da ndope r a t e dBoxBe a tgym i ss uppor t i nga nde mpowe r i ngwome nt obewhoyoua r e , a ndf i ndyouri nne rs t r e ngt h. Boxi ngi sr a t e dt hemos tdi f f i c ul ts por tbyESPN. COM. Wi t hat e a mofpr of e s s i ona lt r a i ne r s ,youwi l lt r a i nl i kea pr of e s s i ona lf i ght e r . Weha vet hebe s tt r a i ne r sf ort he wor l d’ st oughe s ts por t . Wet a kepr i dei nge t t i ngourme mbe r si nt hebe s ts ha pepos s i bl e !

Q& AWi th SAMONTHLY TellSan Antoni o how you are getti ng through COVI D19? Ih a v eb e e ns t a y i n gs u p e rb u s y , d o i n gt h i n g s In e v e rh a dt i mef o ra n dmo s to fa l ls t a y i n g p o s i t i v ea n de n j o y i n gmyk i d s . Ih a v ec l e a n e d e v e r yi n c ho fmyh o me , g a r d e n e d , c o mp l e t e d ma n yu n f i n i s h e dp r o j e c t sIn e v e rh a v et i me f o r . Go tr i do fe v e r y t h i n gwed o n ’ tu s ea n d j u s to r g a n i z e de v e r y t h i n gf r o mAt oZ. Ih a v e e n j o y e dc o o k i n gh e a l t h yme a l sf o rmyk i d s a n dj u s ts p e n d i n gt i mewi t ht h e m. Ex e r c i s ei s p a r to fmyd a i l yr o u t i n ea n ds o me t h i n gIh a v e k e p td o i n go nad a i l yb a s i st oh e l pmek e e p s a n e , r u n n i n g , b i k i n ga n db o x i n g . Ha v i n g

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t oc l o s ed o wnt h eg y mwa sav e r yd i f f i c u l t s i t u a t i o n ;b u ta l lo u rs t a f fa n dme mb e r sa r e h a p p yt h a twewi l lb er e o p e n i n go nma y 1 8t h . Ih a v ea l s od e d i c a t e dmu c ht i met o v o l u n t e e r i n ga tMe a l so nWh e e l sMo n d a y Th u r s d a ya n da tt h eSa l v a t i o nAr mya c o u p l et i me sawe e kd e l i v e r i n gf o o dt o e l d e r l y . Arethereanyathomeacti vi ti es you recommend to keepi n shape duri ng quaranti ne? Ru n n i n go rwa l k i n go u t s i d ei ss o me t h i n gIr e c o mme n dv e r ymu c h . Ru n n i n gi sag r e a tc a r d i owo r k o u t , n oe q u i p me n tn e e d e d . Al ly o un e e di st o wa l ko u ty o u rd o o ra n dg o . Th e r ea r ema n yf r e e v i r t u a lc l a s s e sb e i n go f f e r e d . Bo xBe a th a sh e l da c l a s so nI GLi v eMo n d a y Sa t u r d a ya t9 : 0 0a m t h r o u g h o u tt h i sq u a r a n t i n e . W ho areyourmentors/ i nspi rati ons? Mo h a mme dAl ih a sb e e nmyg r e a t e s ti n s p i r a t i o n . Hei s , “Th eGr e a t e s to fAl lt i me . ”Su c ha wa r r i o rs u c haf i g h t e ru n t i lt h ee n d . Hes u f f e r e d o fPa r k i n s o n ’ sDi s e a s ef o r3 2y e a r sa n dwa sa g r e a ta d v o c a t eb e c a u s eo fh i mg r e a ta wa r e n e s s wa sma d ef o rt h i sd i s e a s e . Asar e s u l to fh i s i n f l u e n c ei ti sn o wwi d e l ya c c e p t e dt h a tr e g u l a r e x e r c i s ea n db o x i n g , p a r t i c u l a r l ywh e nb e g u n e a r l ya f t e rd i a g n o s i s , c a nr e d u c es y mp t o msa n d g r e a t l yi n c r e a s eap a t i e n t ’ sq u a l i t yo fl i f e . At

Bo xBe a ta n dt o g e t h e rwi t ho u rn o n p r o f i t Iwo u l dl o v et oc o n t i n u eh i sl e g a c yo f g r e a t n e s st oh e l pa l l( i n c l u d i n gPa r k i n s o n ’ s p a t i e n t s )p e o p l ewi t ht h e i rf i t n e s sg o a l s . I e n c o u r a g ee v e r y o n et ol e a dah e a l t h yl i f e s t y l ea n dab e t t e rq u a l i t yo fl i f e . So manypeoplearei nterested i n boxi ng and don' tknow where to getstarted.W hatdo you recommend to getstarted asa boxeri n San Antoni o? Yo ud o n ’ th a v et ok n o wa n y t h i n ga b o u tb o x i n g t og ot oBo xBe a t . Wewi l lt e a c hy o ua n dt a k e y o ut h r ua l ly o un e e dt ok n o wt og e ty o ut o t h el e v e ly o un e e dt oa c c o mp l i s hy o u rf i t n e s s g o a l s . Bo x i n gi sf o ra l la t h l e t e s , n o tj u s tb o x e r s . I ti sg r e a ta sc r o s s t r a i n i n gf o ra n ys p o r t . Bo x i n gi sf o ra l la g e sa n da l lb o d yt y p e s .AtBo x Be a twea l s oh a v eap r o g r a mt h a th e l p sp e o p l e wi t hPa r k i n s o n ’ s . Ev e r yWe d n e s d a ya t1 0 : 0 0a m. “ Th ePu n c hOu tPa r k i n s o n ’ sPr o g r a m”i n i t i a t e d a tt h eRa n d a z o oBo x i n gGy m, a n di sn o wa t Bo xBe a t . Weh a v ef o r me daNo n Pr o f i t Or g a n i z a t i o ns owec a nh e l pb e n e f i tmo r e p a t i e n t swi t ht h i sg r e a tp r o g r a m. Formorei nformati on on thi spleasecall

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f i t n e s sj o u r n e y . Th a ti swh ymyp u r p o s ei st ob et h e r e f o ro t h e r sa n dh e l pt h e ms u c c e e di nl i f e . Is p e c i a l i z e i no n e o n o n et r a i n i n g , c u s t o mi z e dme a lp l a n sa n d wo r k o u t s . I fy o ug i v emeo n emo me n t , o n ewo r k o u t wi t hy o u , I ’ l lc h a n g ey o u rl i f ea r o u n d . Ic a n ’ twa i tt o me e ty o ua n dh e l py o uma k er e s u l t s .Le t ’ sg e t s t a r t e dt o d a y !

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h u n g r y , d e c i d ewh a ty o u ’ l le a ta h e a do ft i me ( o a t me a lf o rb r e a k f a s t , c h i c k e ns t i r f r yl e f t o v e r s f o rl u n c h )a n dy o u ' l le n j o yah i g h e r q u a l i t yd i e t a n dl e s sr i s ko fb e i n go v e r we i g h to ro b e s e , a c c o r d i n gt oas t u d yp u b l i s h e di nFe b r u a r y2 0 1 7 i nt h eI n t e r n a t i o n a lJ o u r n a lo fBe h a v i o r a lNu t r i t i o n a n dPh y s i c a l Ac t i v i t y . I fy o u ’ r ep r e s s e df o rt i me , t h r o wme a l st o g e t h e r q u i c k l yb yr e l y i n go nh e a l t h i e rc o n v e n i e n c ef o o d s , s a y sRe t e l n y . Yo uc a nb u yf r o z e nb a g so fv e g g i e s , s u c ha sb r o c c o l i , a n dp r e c o o kq u i n o aa n db r o wn r i c e , c a n n e db e a n s , a n dt h el i k e . Pl a n t b a s e df o o d s s u c ha st h e s ea r ea s s o c i a t e dwi t hal o we rwe i g h t , a c c o r d i n gt oar e v i e wp u b l i s h e di nNo v e mb e r 2 0 1 9i nNu t r i e n t s . Tof a c i l i t a t eme a lp l a n n i n g , t r yu s i n ga na p ps u c h a sMe a l i me , wh i c ha l l o wsy o ut oc r e a t ec u s t o m me a lp l a n sf o rf r e e . Me a l i mei sa v a i l a b l ef o rd o wn l o a do nGo o g l ePl a ya n dt h eAp pSt o r e . 3 . Ke e pYo ur s e l fBus yt oPr e v e ntEa t i ngOuto f Bo r e do m Yo uc a na l s oh e l pb e a tmi n d l e s se a t i n gb ys t a y i n g b u s y . “ Bo r e d o mc a nt r i c ky o u rb r a i ni n t ot h i n k i n g y o u ’ r eh u n g r y . I t ’ sr e a l l ye a s yt og r a bas ma l ls n a c k e v e r yt i mey o up a s sb yy o u rk i t c h e n , b u tt h o s e f r e q u e n ts n a c k sc a na d du pq u i c k l y , ”s a y sSu s a n E. Wi l s o n , RDN, t h ep r e s i d e n to ft h eKe n t u c k y ’ sb a s e d Ac a d e myo fNu t r i t i o na n dDi e t e t i c s , wh o i nLo u i s v i l l e . Ke e p i n gy o u r s e l fb u s yi si mp o r t a n ts oy o ud e r i v e j o yf r o mn o n f o o da c t i v i t i e s . Ma y b et h a t ' st a k i n g y o u rd o gf o rl o n g , s o c i a l l yd i s t a n c e dwa l k so u t s i d e , d e c i d i n gy o u ’ r eg o i n gt os t a r tah o b b yy o u ’ v en e v e r h a dt i mef o rb e f o r e( l i k ec a n d l ema k i n go rwo o d wo r k ) , c r e a t i n gc a r d st os e n dt ol o v e do n e s , o r c a l l i n gaf r i e n df o rac h a t . 4 . Pr a c t i c ePo r t i o nCo nt r o l , aTr i e da ndTr ue We i g htMa na g e me ntSki l l Atf i r s t , t h i smi g h ts e e mo b v i o u s . Ofc o u r s e , p l a t i n gu pl e s sf o o dc a nh e l py o ue a tl e s s . Bu t i ta l s oa f f e c t sf u t u r ep o r t i o n s . As t u d yp u b l i s h e d i nAp r i l2 0 1 8i nt h eAme r i c a nJ o u r n a lo fCl i n i c a l Nu t r i t i o nf o u n dt h a twh e np e o p l es e r v e dt h e ms e l v e ss ma l l e rp o r t i o n so ff o o d , t h e ya t el e s s

t h en e x td a y , t o o . Re s e a r c h e r se x p l a i nt h a tf o o d p o r t i o n sh a v eg r o wnl a r g e ro v e rt h ey e a r s , s k e wi n gp u b l i cp e r c e p t i o no fwh a t ’ sn o r ma l . By s h r i n k i n gt h es e r v i n gs i z ef o ro n eme a l , y o uc a n h e l pr e t r a i ny o u rb r a i nt oa c c e p tas ma l l e ra mo u n t n e x tt i me . Th i sc o me si n t op l a yp a r t i c u l a r l ywh e n y o u ’ r eo r d e r i n gt a k e o u tf r o mar e s t a u r a n t( s o me t h i n gy o uma yf e e ld u t yb o u n dt od or i g h tn o wt o s u p p o r ty o u rl o c a le c o n o my ) . Th e y ’ l ls e r v eu p s u p e r s i z ep o r t i o n s ;y o u ' l lp l a t eh a l fo fi t( n o tt h e e n t i r ec o n t a i n e r ) , wh i c hwi l lh e l py o uc u tc a l o r i e s i mme d i a t e l y— a swe l la st o mo r r o w. 5 . Unde r s t a ndt heSc i e nt i f i cLi nkBe t we e nSt r e s s a ndHung e r Emo t i o n a le a t i n ga tt h i st i mei sn o r ma la n dt ob e e x p e c t e d . Ha v en os h a mei fy o u ’ r en o we a t i n gi c e c r e a ma sami d a f t e r n o o ns n a c k . Ast h eMa y oCl i n i c n o t e s , s t r e s sc a u s e sl e v e l so ft h eh o r mo n ec o r t i s o l t or i s e . An dt h e r e ’ sar e a s o nwh yy o ur e a c hf o r s u g a r yf o o d sa sar e s u l t . “ Ea t i n gs u g a rt h wa r t st h e r e l e a s eo fc o r t i s o li nt h eb r a i n , s oi tma k e sy o uf e e l mo r ec a l m, ”s a y sRe t e l n y . Th a two u l db eg r e a t , e x c e p ti tc r e a t e sac y c l ewh e r ey o uc r a v es u g a rwh e n s t r e s s e d , s h ea d d s . Noo n ei ss a y i n gy o uc a n ’ th a v e s u g a r( t o t a lr e s t r i c t i o na l s od r i v e sc r a v i n g s ) , b u ti t d o e s n ’ tn e e dt ot a k ec o n t r o lo fy o ua tt h i st i me . Sh er e c o mme n d sk e e p i n gh e a l t h i e ro p t i o n sa r o u n d , l i k ed a r kc h o c o l a t e , s i n g l e p o r t i o np u d d i n g s , mi n i c o o k i e s , o rs ma l lc a k ep o p st ok e e pp o r t i o n sc o n t r o l l e d . 6 . BeMi ndf ula ndSt o pEa t i ngWhe nYo u’ r eFul l Tr ymi n d f u le a t i n g , wh i c hma yb ea s s o c i a t e dwi t h we i g h tl o s s , a c c o r d i n gt oHa r v a r dMe d i c a lSc h o o l . Th et e c h n i q u eme a n st h a ty o us t o pa n dn o t i c et h e t a s t e sa n dt e x t u r e so fwh a ty o u ’ r ee a t i n gwi t h o u t d i s t r a c t i o n( t u r no f ft h eTV! ) , wh i c hu l t i ma t e l y h e l p sy o uc o mp l e t e l ye n j o yy o u rf o o da n df e e lmo r e s a t i s f i e d . I ta l s ot e n d st os l o wd o wny o u rs p e e do f e a t i n g , wh i c hc a nh e l py o ub emo r ei nt u n ewi t h y o u rf u l l n e s sc u e s . ( Th o u g hn o td e s i g n e df o rwe i g h t l o s s , t h ei n t u i t i v e e a t i n ga p p r o a c hma ya l s oh a v et h i s e f f e c t . ) Mi n d f u l n e s sme d i t a t i o n( at y p eo fme d i t a t i o n f o c u s e do ni n c r e a s i n gmi n d f u lb e h a v i o r s )d e c r e a s e s b i n g e e a t i n ge p i s o d e sb e c a u s ei th e l p sy o uu n d e r s t a n d a n da c c e p ty o u rf e e l i n g swi t h o u tj u d g me n to rg u i l t , s u g g e s t sar e v i e wp u b l i s h e di nAp r i l2 0 1 4i nt h ej o u r n a l Ea t i n gBe h a v i o r s .

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