A great way to start the New Year!

As many of you may know, I am an Obesity Help Chapter Lead. This gives me access to many different ideas and references the opportunity to meet with and speak to some of the leading authorities on health and fitness as well as attending support group meetings in many different cities. My question to each group was "where do you feel you need help?"...In nearly every group I attended the answer "fitness" came back... This answer from patients, surgeons as well as professionals When I ask the patients why they felt this was a problem, some stated they began to feel the struggle and felt they would benefit from workout sessions. When I ask, why don't you work out? Most answered, they could not afford to purchase a membership in a health club. Don't have the motivation to exercise alone (I am in this category) and wouldn't know how to get started even if they could. Not feeling comfortable in a fitness center type setting because of how others dress. So, I headed out on a search and found the perfect facility, we have worked on a program that I feel you will love! We are being offered: Pay as you go sessions Closed door sessions. Personal trainers at all sessions Support group meetings Many more things will be offered as the class grows. This time stick to your New Years resolution and join us on January 6th @1pm- for an open information session. Fit4You 524 Wards Corner Rd. Milford, Ohio 45140 It is not required that you be a Bariatric Patient to join this class. If you have a spouse, family member or friend who will qualify for this special offer, please speak to us about that the day of the meeting. For more information call 677-2900 Ask for Brian or Lisa Thanks Brenda

Ok Miss Brenda now get you fanny to N. Ky. I can't drive to Milford. I need a facility for my whole family. Dear husband very obeses and diabetic and one daughter is myself at 8. The YMCA would be perfect but we can't afford it and we make too much. But only being a 1 income family we live on a very strickt budget. I would love to find something that is famly friendly. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. I did Curves but I outgrew that. We walk but with the weather. Oh well just wanted to drop in my 2 cents. Hope you are doing Great. Are you going to support tonight at Dr. Tom. I believe Taryn is running this meeting. Jane

Jane I will see you tonight at the meeting. I have a buddy who works at a local gym, we are trying to see if we can get a group rate/ discount. Nothing yet as we just started talking about it a few days ago. Brenda great job on getting something like this going, I know it is not easy. But like Jane, Milford is a bit of a drive and my truck would be mighty thirsty.

Oh no, sorry Jane I can't make the meeting tonight..maybe next month! What my hope is that this program will catch on and many different places will start one like it, If you know or hear of a place that would want to talk to someone about it...let me know. I would be more than happy to work with them..This fitness center is just extraordinary....the people are wonderful to work with. They are so excited about getting started. It's going to be fun and energetic..come dress however you feel comfortable and I can promise you will not see skimpy outfits running around this place. Jane I know it's far...but the other thing is you can pay as you come...so if one Sat afternoon you and the sisters wanna just come hang out for fun what better way to spend a cold afternoon than sweating your butt off..lol

Brenda this is a great idea...and I would love to come on Sat...but I work till 4:30...Sounds like a lot of fun...Hopefully we can get something like this started on the Ky side... Hope you had a great holiday...We did. Having the whole family together is a wonderful thing. Hope to see you soon. Amy