Mary Kay Jaudes writes about how fitness has impacted her life. She was previously pictured with Mike and Ann in the July 6th post. When I was a child, I remember my Mother exercising with Jack Lalanne on TV. So to me exercising was just a normal part of life. So after my first baby I too was exercising with him. After my 2nd baby, I was exercising at the Kirkwood Y. My instructor was leaving and asked me to take over the classes. I did and I also began teaching classes for the City of Des Peres. I also became an avid runner, completely my best marathon in 3 hours 17 minutes. All this running however, lead to knee problems and after orthoscopic surgery my running days were over. That is, unless I wanted to limit my running to two to three miles on a rubberized track. This meant no running competitively. So I took up walking, quit teaching and started doing The Firm tapes and I loved how the weights were incorporated into exercising. In my late 40s, I started training with my nephew, Mike at the Fitness Edge and loved it! What began as one workout a week quickly turned into two and then three. And this is when I noticed the difference in my body. Mike pushed me much harder than I would push myself. Mike also taught me about eating clean, the importance of protein when weight training, and not eating complex carbs at night. My workouts have always been a source of energy, mental alertness and the best stress reliever ever! Having gone through three tragedies within three years -- a fire and the deaths of a daughter and spouse fourteen months apart, my workouts were a life-saver to me. Not only did they help me deal with an enormous amount of stress, they also kept me sane. People tell me how strong I am, but I firmly believe that exercise makes you mentally and physically strong and is the best thing one can so for him or herself. So thanks to Mike and the Fitness Edge! I intend to do this for another 20 years!
Posted on: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 14:56:56 +0000
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