There are three things I don’t usually discuss: my age, my dress size and my physical fitness.
But today, I’m making an exception. I’m 55. I wear a size 4. As for physical fitness, well, up until
three years ago, I didn’t have any.
Yes, I was out of shape and looked it. I wasn’t exactly a poster child for the anti-aging health
center that my husband, a vascular surgeon, and I operate in Bradenton.
It’s not like I didn’t know about the importance of staying fit. I’m a registered nurse. I know
that after age 30, we lose 8 to 10 pounds of muscle a decade. For people over 50 like me, it
gets worse. The less fit we are, the more susceptible we are to a whole range of ills, from bone
thinning, hip fractures and diabetes, to cholesterol and blood pressure problems.
It’s also not like I didn’t have good intentions. I mean, I had a gym membership. But here’s the
thing: a gym membership really only works if you actually USE it. I never did.
And frankly, who has the time or the interest? Not me. I was busy. I was tired.
All that changed on October 11, 2005. That was the day I tried a medically-proven form of
fitness training that takes just 20 minutes a week and changed the way I look at exercise forever.
You read that right: 20 minutes a week. It’s done on special physical therapy equipment under
the watchful eye of a personal trainer.
Like many people, I didn’t believe it at first. Then I met Virginia Phillips, who operates 20
Minutes to Fitness, the company that brought this form of fitness training to the Sarasota area.
She was my age, but had arm muscles that a 25-year-old would kill for.
So I tried it. (The first session was free, so what did I have to lose?) Long story short – I
was hooked.
The results? Forget about the health benefits, which are certainly there. I can hit a golf ball
further. My knees don’t creak. I feel great. I’ve dropped two dress sizes. (Yes, I wasn’t ALWAYS
a size 4.) And how about this: I’ve got actual muscle definition in my arms. Yes, I can go
sleeveless!
Here’s the best part – this workout is so safe I can keep doing it for pretty much the rest of my
life. And that’s what I intend to do. It’s the smartest money I’ve ever spent.
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