Dear Faster Fitness,

Desperate for help with my physical well being and eating that was out of control, I joined Faster Fitness. I must confess I had a real attitude in the beginning. I was not convinced exercise of this short combination was going to do anything to help my desperate weight gain much less my constant exhaustion. I just know my days of feeling physically tired and having aching in my legs, shoulders was here to stay with me for the rest of my life. I had been walking for years both consistently and inconsistently. Actually, when I walked in this pattern I felt drained and exhausted. (Probably from being overweight as well as not having an allover physical workout).

None the less, my family had been going to Faster Fitness for months and thanks to their encouragement I started the program. There were a number of things I had to free up to in those first few weeks.

1. I had to become focused and move exercise to the top of my priority list. I was tired of making excuses; there was not enough time. Anybody can make room for 30 min., 3 times a week, and this is what held my attention to this program. It was such a short amount of time to devote to good health.. (Almost a no-brainer).

2. I needed just as foremost a good healthy eating routine; because I had to lose at the minimum 25 lbs, but ideally I wanted to lose at least 30 lbs.

3. Working one on one with a trainer (Luciana) was the key factor to keeping you on track to obtain the above two goals success for your health. You need the expertise of the trainer to keep the motivation moving towards a total workout as well as being answerable and responsible to someone. Their dedication to you and your program showed an expression of devotion. You felt compelled to respond by trying to follow the guidelines they set up for you to follow. Of course, if you fell by the wayside, they tried to pull you back into focus.

My program started on July 29,2002 and the results are as follows:

The first few weeks were really hard work. Just concentrating on the exercise and

the physical work - out of my body produced an exhausted yet energetic feeling. I know

it is confusing when I say exhausted as energetic feeling, but while doing the exercise you were pushed to a maximum physical limit, but after your session was over, your energy and stamina was unbelievable. Gradually the shoulder pains, back pains, and bone pains began to disappear. I began to do things physically that I had not done in years.

The next most amazing thing was the weight loss I experienced. The first month I lost 9.5 lbs. I could not believe I was losing that amount and not feeling so weak, you could hardly function (as I had felt on other diets). Also what was so amazing is I was eating healthy. Just eliminating some of the carbohydrates I didn't need, and cutting out some of the junk food helped me to achieve this goal.

Of course, I must admit the food diaries made you aware of where you were making errors in your diet.

I could continue to list the many benefits such as lower my cholesterol and blood pressure back to normal levels were also an important outcome of this program.

I would like to conclude by saying that in three months on the program, I have lost 20 lbs. My physical stamina is 100% improved. All my vital signs, blood pressure, cholesterol are in perfect shape. My mental alertness and focus have improved (I can sit and concentrate on paper work, reading, etc. now much better.)

It is simply amazing that I have gone from a couch potato to a fitness minded person with a weight loss of 20+ lbs in 3 months.

I want to take this opportunity to thank my trainer (Luciana). She should be proud of what she has produced from this poor specimen she was presented with in the beginning. I want to thank Travis for all those assessments that made me aware of what was going on with my body, and being confident to let me know; if I did what I was suppose to do, I would get results. Also, the atmosphere in the workout center has been positive - this is very important - when people come in, they need a positive and caring environment. Many of us really don't want to do this, so we need to find motivation and enthusiasm when we get there to push us toward our goals. Thank you Faster Fitness for giving me back a quality of life. The main thing is not only have I achieved this wonderful success from this program, but my family that got me involved is also reaping the benefits of having aging parents participating in family health (I think they don't want to take care of us in our old age and this is their insurance policy against aging). Pretty smart children don't you think. Who says young dogs can't teach old dogs new tricks.

I love it when my friends say "Look at you, where have you been?" Of course I say "Faster Fitness" and they say, "I am going to call them." I respond by saying, "Great give Travis over there a call, he'll fix you up!"

Also a big thanks to Chris McNeil, the creator of Faster Fitness, who came into my husband's life about 10 years previously just as he was starting the program. We didn't need any references because he had experienced Chris' expertise before. I am glad my husband is back, but I am most grateful that I, Joan Brown, am on board of this program today.

Love you all,

Joan Brown