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Her Anti-Aging Tool: Strength Training (age 80)

at 80 years young, strength training is her anti-aging tool When you’re in your 20’s you worry about what your career will look like, who you’ll marry and how many kids you’ll have. When you’re in your 40’s you worry about having enough saved up for retirement and where the kids will go to college, if they go to college. When you’re in your 60’s you worry about being able to have the energy to travel, keep up with your grandkids, or be healthy enough to face the challenges old-age like Mom and Dad have. What will you worry about when you’re 80? If you’ve taken your health seriously like Christine Gandel, losing strength and declining with age won’t be worries at the top of your list. she wanted to get stronger, not softer. Christine Gandel joined The Perfect Workout in 2014 while living in a senior living facility in

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Depressed, Overweight & In Pain. (Now Pain Free)

He was depressed, overweight & in Pain. Now, He’s conquering 500 mile bike rides- pain free In between choir sessions, scuba excursions and 500+ mile bike rides Doug McGrath is living the life of a strong and healthy 55 year old. But Doug wouldn’t describe it that way 3 years ago. In the years leading up to joining The Perfect Workout, his weight had been climbing, he didn’t feel good about himself and depression had set in. He knew a change was needed and he wanted something better for himself. So, Doug decided it was time to prioritize his well-being and turned it all around. He stepped out of his comfort zone. Doug was aware of The Perfect Workout for years before joining, but his conception of “the gym” made him hesitant to try it. “I had technically joined a gym a couple of times, and I only went once

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Osteoporosis & Determined to Get off Medication

  There’s a silent disease that is affecting about 54 million Americans right now. You can’t see it. You can’t feel it. But it’s there. A year and a half ago, Doctors told Lori Grosse she had it too. “I was diagnosed with Osteoporosis.” In this feature, we sit down with Lori Grosse of Lake City, TX to hear her story of going from scared to hopeful about healing her Osteoporosis holistically at The Perfect Workout. — Watch the video below for Lori’s full story!     Lori joined our Clear Lake studio in February 2020 and had been training with us for a matter of weeks before the entire country went on COVID lockdown. She immediately fell in love with the entire program– her workouts, her trainer and the quick results she was experiencing. “I think it’s great. I think it’s exactly what I needed. I wish I could’ve

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Training: At-Risk of Heart Disease & Diabetes

Strength Training for those at-risk of heart disease & diabetes Over 18 million US. adults have Heart Disease, 34.2 million have diabetes. There are countless medications out there to treat them both. We’re prescribing a “medication” for those who are at risk of developing either one.. and it may not be what you think. — “Metabolic syndrome” is a phrase health professionals and researchers use to classify people who are at risk for developing heart disease or diabetes. While it’s not something that requires medication to treat, it’s a status that needs attention. A person with metabolic syndrome has unhealthy levels in most of the following: lipids (cholesterol) and triglycerides (fats) in the bloodstream, blood glucose, blood pressure, and waist size. There is a “medication” that can improve all metabolic syndrome measures (and I think you know where I’m going with this): strength training…and specifically using The Perfect Workout formula!

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Making a Lifelong Passion Possible Again (age 66)

at 66, strength training is making a lifelong passion possible again Rich Turner’s passion was running. But after 25 years and thousands of miles, injuries from running started to shut his body down. After giving up his love of running and undergoing knee surgeries, Rich Turner had come to terms that running might not ever be possible for him again. Now, 10 years later at age 66, he’s gained the strength and the stamina to run every day. A gift he never expected to get. For almost three years, Rich has been training at The Perfect Workout Del Mar, Ca. He had recently retired and had been toying around with the idea of getting into strength training. Rich had been a lifelong runner and had learned that we lose strength and muscle over time, even though he wasn’t necessarily feeling it or seeing it yet. He wanted the ability to

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