When and why you began to exercise: I have worked out for pretty much my whole life. In high school I ran track. In college, I was looking for something to do, and began to work out to be in better shape.
When I moved here two years ago, I saw a woman in the gym who was always giving it 100 percent. I thought, I want to surround myself with people like this, because she really knew what she was doing and she looked really good. I asked if she would train me, and she said yes. We became really good friends, and that’s when I really began getting serious about exercising.
Type you do: I do everything. I lift weights. I do triathlons, so I try to keep that in mind when I plan my routine, and kick up the cardio in January. I take a lot of spinning classes, and I bike, swim and run.
I probably exercise at least six days a week, and I work with personal trainer Jaret Crass at Valhalla Health and Fitness Club, Exeter Township.
Two of the triathlons I’m doing this year are with Team in Training. I got involved after my father died in December of mesothelmia.
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Seeing him go through that motivated me to take a more active role in fundraising and helping to find a cure.
Hardest hurdle to overcome: For me, I think it would just be the struggle of maintaining my full-time job and being able to work out as much as I want. I’m really trying to place in the triathlons this year, so I’m really trying to stay conscious of my goals so that I can see the results that I hope to.
Biggest exercise achievement: I ran a half-marathon in November. A year before that, I hated running — I was always looking at the clock while I ran. It was my least-favorite thing, so I decided to work hard at it and get better. I went from not liking it at all to training and participating in a half-marathon, and actually wanting to do it.
How exercise helps you: For me, it’s a relief of the negative parts of life — all the stress and pressures. It’s a place I can go and come back feeling like I imagine most people feel after getting a massage — clearheaded and relaxed and able to go on with the rest of my day.
Tips to others: Don’t give up. When you want to give up, just go on five more minutes or do one more set. You can always, always find the inner strength, and once you’ve done it, I can’t imagine that you wouldn’t be proud of yourself for accomplishing something.
— Compiled by Elizabeth Giorgi
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