Reggie Sanders: Getting in a Healthy Routine

Reggie Sanders

“I enjoy motivating people, letting them know they haven’t failed just because they haven’t gotten ‘where they want to be.’ I encourage them to keep striving, keep going, and keep working!” GETTING IN A HEALTHY ROUTINE

Getting into a healthy routine can be quite a feat. Doing it by yourself makes it a much tougher task. It’s when you have words of encouragement shouted your way that you find stable footing. That’s what Reggie Sanders, trainer at Flo-Town Fitness, does for his clients. He marks himself as a constant encouragement to others for them to reach their fitness goals. Reggie, like most of us, doesn’t have extra time to devote to the gym either. He is a full-time employee for Florence County where he works in the G.I.S. Department. He’s also the husband to Lecole and father to three kids, one of those still being only weeks old. His driving force is to see others overcome those hurtles as he once had too. So he makes time. When Reggie was in his mid 20s, he was diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes. It was then that he realized it was time for a change. He started of slowly but by the time he was in his 30s, he was addicted to fit! Before ofering classes at Flo-Town Fitness, Reggie helped at the Fitness Forum in Florence. When it comes to his coaching, Reggie says, “I enjoy motivating people, letting them know they haven’t failed just because they haven’t gotten ‘where they want to be.’ I encourage them to keep striving, keep going, and keep working!” Reggie’s students find his energetic and upbeat personality stimulating in a gym setting. Jeanie “Regina” Sutton, one of Reggie’s class attendees, comments, “The encouragement that he gives before, during and even after class keeps me working. Therefore I reach my goals. I am thankful to have Reggie as my coach but more importantly, as my friend.” Reggie believes that fitness is about the journey, for better or worse. “All the sweat, all the soreness – it leaves you knowing you’re a tad bit better for it the next day,” he says. At the end of the workout, Reggie feels most accomplished when the class is spent and he’s passing out fist bumps and telling them what a great job they are doing.