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Comment by Carla Cooper on October 16, 2009 at 12:37pm

This is marathon weekend in my area. It brings me back to two years ago when I ran my first half marathon. I wasn't sure I could finish the race, however I set out with a positive attitude. Two hours and forty minutes later, I crossed the finish line - best feeling ever!!!
This year I set out to either have a pb or to just finish. My goals are to be active for as long as I can. It doesn't have to be to have the best race everytime. Let's face it, I will most likely never come in with the top finishers. My goal IS to be the best I can be therefore, I KEEP ON MOVING!

Comment by Staci Wallace on July 28, 2009 at 8:03pm

I want to give a HUGE shout out to Denise for fitting into a size 14 today! Considering she started at a size 32, I would say that is pretty AMAZING!!!!! How is everyone doing on your summer workout plans? Any slackers willing to confess?

I pray each of you are able to find God's best in your wellness plan. Please let us know if we can help.

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Comment by Carla Cooper on May 16, 2009 at 8:23am

Since the emzone training was explained, it has changed my view on exercising. When I workout with others, I am constantly reminding them to slow down. I always knew that change takes time. After 2 years of struggling through many runs, I finally realize that I need to be patient with my body and my heart.
I recently had severe knee pain during a 17km run that resulted in a 9k run and 3k walk. Before emzone, I would have rested a day then got back out there quickly, thinking I couldn't lose any more workouts this would have cause more injury). Now, after emzone, I discovered that I can let my knee rest, and still get a ton of benefit from walks and minimal running (when I feel like it). Thank you!

Comment by Jo Silvey on March 13, 2009 at 10:16am

Thanks Grace & Staci, great call last night! Finding your "EMzone"

Comment by Carla Cooper on March 13, 2009 at 8:17am

Thanks Staci and Gracie for you unbelievable support, knowledge and generosity!!!

Comment by Julia Lee on March 13, 2009 at 12:20am

I would like that. Grace still ask about playing with her new friend, so hopefully if you guys are still interested. Hope all is going well for everyone. We are doing pretty good. Hope to see you soon. Also, please be in prayer for my oldes son. He is going through a pretty tough time right now, I can go into detail later Thanks again for everything.

Comment by Staci Wallace on March 12, 2009 at 9:24pm

Thank you Julia! We love helping women and seeing the results these calls are making! Let's chat more soon!

Comment by Julia Lee on March 12, 2009 at 8:38pm

Great call and information; there are many Thursday nights I don't get home in time to be on the conference call so I really, appreciate that I can go to Staci's page and listen later. Thanks so much again to Staci and Gracie for sharing your knowledge and the time you have spent preparing for us. God Bless you many times over. Love, Julia

Comment by Donna Wuerch on January 9, 2009 at 2:51pm

Okay...count me in on the 5K!

I'm an avid fan of The Biggest Loser and I think, "If those people can handle the pressure of Jillian -- pushing/proding/poking/paralyzing them -- I think I can do my little fitness routines -- walking/treadmill/weight lifting!

I have a friend that sent me his comments after he hired a Personal Trainer -- his words were "Don't exercise -- you might die!" Then he said, "Okay, I know that sounds dramatic but let me explain. You see, part of my new year resolution was to get into a fitness program and get healthy and tone up a little bit. So here's what I did. I joined a gym for the first time in my life. :-) And to make sure I'm committed, I also hired a personal trainer for the first time (Did you know they charge $99 an hour? I hesitated at first but it's totally worth it.) So I met up with my trainer on Wednesday morning to start training. I thought he was going to start me out easy like on a treadmill for an hour and that's it. Boy, was I wrong! He actually had me "work out" doing all kinds of stuff. Well, after about 15 minutes I literally passed out for 7 minutes. Everything got blurred and then I can't see anymore. It was as if I had my eyes closed. So he helped me (more like carried me :-) really) to the yoga room to lie down. He was telling me, "Breathe deeply" and I was thinking, "Dude, I could barely control myself and barely able to breathe. What do you mean 'just breathe deeply'?" So anyway, after 7 minutes, I started to see again and gain consciousness. Then he asked me if I was okay and the next thing I know is that we were back working out again. It was absolutely insane! :-) The moral of the story is this: I was in a lot worse shape than I thought. I must have been in denial all this time. There's another thing I realized as I struggled with the routine and my trainer kept saying, "Just breathe deeply" over and over again. I've taken that statement to heart in more ways than exercising. "Breathe deeply" is my new way of thinking when I encounter any type of adversity or stress. It's funny but everytime I take my thoughts away from what I was doing or thinking and just concentrate on breathing, things just get much easier. And having a Coach is huge! He pushed me way beyond what I can push myself to do. So much so that I had to come back the next day, and again today and tomorrow."

I shared my friends' thoughts with you as an encouragement, both in not giving up on your fitness goals and taking time to "breathe deeply" and also to reinforce the "free" coaching we get from EMwomen! It's sure not "Jillian" but it sure is a means to making us fit in life and body!! What a blessing!

Comment by Cheryl Marie Benton on January 4, 2009 at 5:57pm

Garvan Gardens is always a good idea for a walk and maybe a skip but I do not know about for a run.

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