Jane is a mother of three, the last child soon to be turning one. Jane came to us frustrated that she could not loose her pregnancy weight. She walked, jogged, and did a full day’s work that comes with being a mother of 3 children. She had trouble eating properly with her daily tasks of child rearing. Many days, food would consist of something that could be held in one hand as her other hand was always busy with the children. Jane started working with us in May, training 3 days a week. After training for 2 weeks we all decided that Jane needed some help with nutrition. Our nutritionist helped her with her dietary needs. We are happy to announce that Jane has lost 10 pounds and 9 inches and is one happy Mommy!
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Jim came to us for help with his golf game. He wanted to be able to hit the ball farther and straighter and have better stamina on the links. Jim has worked out with Matt for two years now, training consistently twice a week. Jim jokes that the only reason he continues to train with Matt is due to the fact that his golf game is better than ever. An added bonus was the fact that Jim lowered his cholesterol by 30 points in just one year! Now that is an amazing added bonus!
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Lolly came to us with a goal in mind: to lose weight for an upcoming wedding that she would be attending. At the wedding, she would be seeing many family members that she had not seen in years. She wanted to lose weight and look fabulous for that event. Along with her friend and neighbor, Cindy, Lolly began working out three times a week with our trainer. We believe that Lolly teaming up with her friend, who became additional support for her on a daily basis, along with her devotion to losing that weight for the wedding˜and of course our help˜made her dream come true. Lolly went to the wedding. She truly was the belle of the ball and all eyes were on her. You see, Lolly did not just lose a little weight, or just a few inches. In total, Lolly lost a yard! To her family's eyes, Lolly is a new person and amazes them all. Lolly still continues to work out with her friend three times a week and continues her quest for fitness!
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Lori came to us in the summer of 2003. She had just moved to Illinois from Missouri and was looking to shed those unwanted pounds left over from the birth of her son. Lori started out at the weight of 250 pounds. Lori exercised with water aerobics, walking, treadmill, core strength exercises and dancing. She also joined a dieting club. In 14 months time Lori lost 60 pounds and went down 3 dress sizes. She not only has a new body, she has a new outlook on life. She has tons of energy. She feels great about herself and her new shape. She has made new friends because she now has a new found confidence about her. Congratulations Lori, you truly are destined to be fit!
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Marty is a client who does not take heart health for granted. He was diagnosed with heart trouble in 2004 after frequent chest pains. He had angioplasty and stents and everything was fine for a while. But in the fall of 2006, the tide had turned and Marty
underwent triple bypass surgery at the age of 51.
Seven weeks after his surgery, Marty returned to work and was having aches and pains that he hadn't experienced prior to his surgery. This made him nervous and he started seeking solutions. It didn't dawn on him that exercise would help, and his doctors didn't recommend it to him, so he was surprised when an employee of Chicago Home Fitness referred him to Destination Fitness' website.
Prior to his surgery, Mary led a sedentary lifestyle on and off for several years. He would join clubs, but not knowing the importance of core integrity and functional training, would often walk out the club doors in pain, not to return again.
Marty was surprised that personal trainers had knowledge beyond increasing size and strength, and before perusing the website, hadn't considered personal training as an option to continue improving his health. While he's been working with his trainer for just a few weeks, Marty says he already is noticing significant changes, and is excited to see more.
Marty's primary goals are to be able to go through everyday life without experiencing pain and to increase his energy level. He has hope that with combined effort, he and his trainer can, in Marty's words, "put Humpty Dumpty back together again."