Fitness Video Evangelism

S

Soosan

Cathlete
How many of you spread the word about fitness videos, Cathe and otherwise? If your efforts are always met with glassy-eyed stares, take heart! One day your evangelism will pay off, as it did for me...

About four years ago, I was at a small party where a woman said she was interested in working out to videos and asked if anyone knew anything about it. Well of course I piped right up and talked on and on about Cathe, Video Fitness, etc. and she kept asking more and more questions. She didn't yawn! Her eyes didn't glaze over! It was so gratifying!

I recently saw her again for the first time since that party (she lives in Boston and I live in Virginia) and she told me she now regularly works out to videos, that I've been such an inspiration to her, and that if she doesn't want to get up before work to exercise, she thinks of me and it gets her going! At the party four years ago, she could barely do knee push-ups and now she does four sets of 12 straight legs! (Unfortunately she hasn't tried Cathe, but she's doing what works for her.)

More and more of my friends around here are asking to borrow videos or to come over and work out with me. I just may throw out the signs I hold up every day on the sidewalk and stop putting flyers under people's windshield wipers.:)
 
That's great Susan!

I too have been an inspiration to someone and I didn't even realize it at first. My DH told a woman he knows who was starting out on an exercise program about me and how dedicated I am to my exercise. I never knew this until months down the road when I met her for the first time and she told me how hearing about me had inspired her sooo much and helped push her on those days when she just didn't feel like working out! I have seen her a few times since first meeting her and she ALWAYS thanks me. It's such a great feeling, isn't it?

:) :) :)

Now, on the other hand, my best friend is pretty severely over weight and claims she wants to lose weight and eat better and all. I had been telling her that I would come over and exercise with her and help her in any way I can. I had been offering my help for probably close to a year and she kept saying she wanted the help but never set aside the time to TAKE the help! She bought a set of pilates videos at the beginning of all of this that she hasn't even taken the wrapping off of yet! I finally stopped offering...when and if she is ever ready to do this, she knows I will help her but I have now vowed to keep my mouth shut unless she brings up the subject...

Have a great work out!

~Wendy~

I smoked my last cigarette on March 17, 2004 at 10:00 pm!

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You know how you get a catalog with every order you place? I pass out my extras like copies of the Mormom Watchtower! (BTW: NOT meant to be offensive to Mormons!) :7
 
All I can say is Congratulations. I know you feel wonderful to know you have encouraged someone who needed that lift.


~~TyTbody~~
Working towards Perpetual Motion
 
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