I remember when I was a little girl going to school that when it was time for PE I always wanted to hide from my PE teacher. I was in so much pain the next day my whole little body was hurting. Now I know that the horrible feeling I had the next day was
When my husband’s job took us to Uganda, I wondered how I would stay fit. I had been a lifetime athlete and exerciser (track, basketball, and swimming), but there were no fitness clubs in rural Africa. Even running proved treacherous on the rocky, muddy roads. Rather than sprain an ankle, I looked for other options.
As a kid and teenager, I was always very active. Sports, running, and even some step aerobics kept me healthy, slim, and happy. In college, things changed! The party life commenced, I started drinking, smoking, etc. That lifestyle stayed with me for the next 10 years. When I was 27 I started to notice the
Back on July 12, 2008 I decided that I wanted to lose 50lbs so I started dieting after 12 years of being overweight. By October 2008 I had lost a total of 31lbs and started getting worried because the skin on my body had started to droop. I wasn’t happy with how I looked naked
When I was 15 years old, I was diagnosed with systemic lupus – an autoimmune disease that required high doses of oral steroids to bring under control. As a young teenager, I didn’t realize the gravity of being on steroids – but within months…I had gained 100lbs. A healthy lifestyle was not within my vocabulary.
I am 57 years old and in the best shape of my life. I recently joined a local gym in my area for the first time ever. I am determined to be the healthiest and in the best physical condition I can possibly be. I want to maintain this as long as I am able.
18 months ago, I experienced the happiest day of my life when I married my wonderful husband. However, something wasn’t right; leading up to it, I had been falling out with people, arguing and putting on weight; so much so that I had to buy almost an entirely new wardrobe. Everyone put it down to
Previous to this photo I’d lost some weight and was wearing anywhere from a six to eight, down from ten-twelve. I took in a boarder as a favor and the result of that move was I couldn’t exercise when I wanted to, so I decided to let myself go, this was the result. I ate
Our story begins in 1984 when my friend introduced me to group fitness. We have not finished the book yet. I have offered a fitness class in our small town (population 600) for 25 years. This is as a volunteer. The nearest fitness facility is 20 miles away, so our local class has lasted because
The last time I wrote to Cathe, or the Cathe Nation, I guess, I was so excited. I had finally stopped relying on exercise as my ‘drug’, I guess. I felt I had really left my exercise bulimia behind. I fell in love, we moved in together, and my life seemed normal. Thanks to Cathe,
I am now a Championship Irish dancer. I started dancing a bit later than most dancers typically do and so initially my goals had never been particularly lofty. However, last summer, I was freshly graduated from college, full of possibility and decided that I could, and should, finally go for it and attain the highest
My healthy lifestyle journey began in March of 2008. This is when I finally realized that the freshman 25 and the 30+ pregnancy pounds I gained were not coming off. Being a full-time working mom it was hard finding the time and energy to get away to the gym to attend classes. I needed something
