Hello new comers and fellow workout buddies, My Name is Falon and I am going to share a piece of my life with you. After I had my son I gained over a hundred pounds. So I decided to get up off my FAT ASS and do something about it. I joined 1-2-3 Fit 1 1/2 years ago and it has changed my life, health and well being for good. 1 1/2 year ago I was weighing in over 300 pounds…with the trainers and my dedication I have lost OVER 100 pounds and still losing weight! The Trainers here are wonderful and very understanding and keep you on track and focused when you get off track….with that being said I would recommend 1-2-3 Fit to all… Falon Richards

The weight crept on slowly over the years; at my highest I was 218 lbs. As I approached my mid-50′s I decided that I had to do something so I joined Weight Watchers (for the third time) but this time I also joined a women’s circuit training gym. The weight started to come off and I lost 55 lbs, but after about a year I reached a plateau and stopped losing. I was doing the circuit 3 or 4 times, instead of just twice, but I still couldn’t get my heart rate up. Before I could decide how to get off this plateau I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I dropped out of the gym and Weight Watchers and turned all my energies into beating this disease. I had a bilateral mastectomy, chemo and radiation. About the time I was finishing my treatments 1-2-3 Fit opened in my neighborhood. I had regained about half the weight I lost and I wanted to start reclaiming my health so I became a charter member. I did the circuit, slowly at first and with light weight, but I kept at it. I decided to try personal training and started with one half-hour session once a week. Eventually I went to two half-four sessions per week, and then two 1-hour sessions per week. This helped me get into shape for my reconstruction surgery and rehabilitated me after my reconstruction. I now do three 1-hour Fit-U classes per week. I am now a four year breast cancer survivor. I never thought I could be this strong and I’m still improving. Darlene McGriff

I’m a person who struggled with weight my whole life, up and down up and down forever. Exercise was never part of the equation. I hated it but knew I needed to find away to start moving. My daughter and I joined 1-2-3 Fit to do something together. We like the warm friendly atmosphere and the 30min workout seemed like something even I could do… I would say, “I can do anything for 30 seconds” as I struggled on the treadmill. Things really changed for me as they incorporated Fit-U. The personal attention the trainers give me have made a huge difference in my life. I have lost near 50 lbs. now and my body is changing in ways I’ve never seen. The more it does the more I WANT to see what it can do. I still whine all the time, and if the trainer looks away. I’ll still try and get away with doing less, which is why this kind of working out works for me. But I am now a believer. And Shhhhhh, don’t tell anyone……… I actually LIKE coming now.

1-2-3 Fit is a remarkable model for achieving extraordinary fitness goals; I am an example of just what can be achieved. I started off about 4-weeks ago discovering, yes, I was clearly overweight, but even worse I was considered ‘obese’, and that was a blow to my psyche!! Under an excellent trainer and strict instructions ‘not to be gentle’ I embarked (and still ongoing) on a very aggressive exercise program completely customized to my individual body and goals; it didn’t stop there. I also totally (I mean totally) changed everything I eat including the frequency and amounts. At first measure, per my own bad habits, I was consuming 3000+ calories/day and that was a major surprise. After 4-weeks I am now consuming very, very healthy foods daily and down to about 1,300 calories daily, but even better I am not hungry! I also used to get bad headaches and become very tired around mid-afternoon until I eat the ‘bad foods’; and now no more headaches and no longer tired. My system, per se, is becoming much ‘cleaner’ (organic and healthy)? My goal was to reduce from 204 lb to 175 lb over 3-4 months and reduce body-fat. After only 4-weeks, my weight has already dropped to 188 lb (a 16 lb reduction) and even better, body-fat has decreased from 51% to 22% and that I consider unbelievable. Hopefully within a very short period I drop another 13+ lb and reach my weight target. Only then can I move from aerobic weight-loss exercise, maintaining (for me) a heart-rate of below 130 bpm to a fitness regime where I can start developing far greater strength and endurance. At 57 years I am returning to my physical abilities in my late thirties (that is 30+), not bad?? My experience (with 1-2-3 Fit) will no doubt enhance and strengthen my abilities to deliver better, faster and below client’s budgetary constraints in this economy.

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