Bonnie's Journey to Fitness
It might be hard, but I'm proving it can be done at any age.
August 6-8 was the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure. This is my team … Teresa’s Ta-Ta’s. Could not have asked for a better group of women to walk with. Even with the heat and the blisters, this was an experience of a lifetime. One I hope to repeat every year.
My bump in the road … right before the walk I was diagnosed with Vulvar Cancer. The good news … it’s only Stage 1. But it also meant 4 weeks of daily radiation treatment. I continued to workout at Train With Ron (TWR) during this 4 week period and I am so glad I did. The only time I had any energy was when I was working out. Ron, DB & Matt were great in working with me; understanding my limitations, yet knowing how hard they could push me to do more.
And the support I got from friends, family and other clients at TWR was amazing. It kept me going during those times I wanted to give up.
My treatment is over (for now) so I have embarked on a rigorous training schedule at TWR. I go Monday-Thursday at 5:00 p.m. and than I do a double session on Saturday (8:00 a.m. & 9:00 a.m.). Each day I can feel my strength and energy increase. The weight has been slow to come off (only 7 lbs in 4 weeks) but know that number will increase as I get stronger.
TWR has gotten some new toys. One is the Airadyne Bike. It looks like it would be an easy cardio workout, but when your trainer asks you to do a certain distance in a certain amount of time … that heart really starts pumpin’. And just introduced this week … the heavy rope workout. When you see it laying on the ground, you think “that doesn’t look like much”. But let me tell you … that sucker is heavy! And boy is it a great cardio workout. Can’t wait for Ron to bring out the ski machine!!!
I promise I’ll be better at posting …
