Member: Lynn Fisher

Member Since: January 2006

What are your fitness goals for 2017?
I am currently in the best physical shape I have ever been and I am just trying to maintain that. I think being physically fit helps me look younger than my actual age and I like to keep people guessing! But I am considering a half marathon; as I ran a full marathon 5 years ago, but did not properly train. The competitive part of me wants to try again and run a respectable time.

What is your weekly workout routine?

I try to attend HIIT and Muscle Maxx classes 3-4 times per week.

I also will run and lift weights, usually twice a week.

What keeps you motivated?

Honestly, I have to practice what I preach. As a physician, every day I see people with poor health due to poor diet and lack of exercise. I don’t want to be a hypocrite. So if I am advising people to get 150 minutes of moderate to intense exercise each week, I better be too! Also, I have made workout friends in the classes I attend and we tend to encourage each other!

Do you have a success story to share?

Over the past 9 months, I have really cleaned up my diet. I mainly drink water as opposed to the diet soda habit I used to have on a daily basis. I also eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and less desserts, which is a daily temptation at my hospital’s cafeteria. As a result, I am as trim as I have ever been and overall feel the healthiest I ever have as well!

Name: Janell Beilman

Member Since: March 2002

What are your fitness goals for 2017?
My fitness goals for 2017 are to maintain my current weight through a healthy diet, getting daily cardio and to gain strength by building and toning muscle.

What is your weekly workout routine?

An early morning workout seems to work best for me. I am at the gym at least 6 days a week. While I lost most of my weight by focusing strictly on cardio, in the past few months I have been incorporating strength training into my daily routine as well. A balance between both cardio and lifting weights has made my time at the gym even more productive and enjoyable.

What keeps you motivated?

While a number of things have kept me motivated including the support of my husband, Fitbit challenges, my friends on MyFitnessPal, ultimately my biggest motivator is myself. Once I adopted a “no excuse” and “I am in control of my lifestyle” attitude, I began to see results. Those results definitely motivate me to keep going.

Do you have a success story to share?

I reached my weight goal earlier this year and continue to get stronger every day. My overall health has improved and I am a much more positive and confident person than I was when I was 50 pounds heavier.

Name: Sadie Stanley / Sierra Doerfler

What are your fitness goals for 2017?

Sadie – I want to drop a few more pounds and then tone my muscle. I want to lift more and run faster at long distances.

Sierra – My fitness goals for 2017 would have to be to keep falling in love with taking care of my body. Also, to continue becoming mentally and physically healthy! 

What is your weekly workout routine?

Sadie – Run 3+ miles at least 5x a week – Abs everyday – various arm/leg workouts each 1x weekly – walk 4+ miles on weekds

Sierra – I do 6 days a week of 30-60min of cardio – 3 days I will throw in some kind of weight training/HIIT

What keeps you motivated?

Sadie – The way I feel after completing a workout. Its so rewarding and refreshing and I just feel so much better physically/mentally/emotionally. Also, just the facts that I have the ability to workout, an opportunity some don’t get and I do every single day, so that is pretty cool! I also remember that I will never regret working out but I will always regret not working out.

Sierra – To remember how far you’ve come, not just how far you have to go. You may not be where you want to be, but neither are you where you used to be.

Do you have a success story to share?

Sadie – I trained myself to run long distances. I was always a sprinter and never ran more than one mile at the time until exactly a year ago. My boyfriend got me started and since then I’ve been hooked and run almost every single day! I accidently lost 20lbs by doing this!

Sierra – I have lost over 30lbs at The Center. The Center is such a fun environment and I’m always excited to get off at HaysMed to go over to The Center and workout!

Name: Cynthia Augustine / August 2009
Name: Cheyenne Grauerholz / August 2015

What are your fitness goals for 2017?
Cynthia – I want to continue to stay fit and always work on doing something new. I want to accomplish an un-assisted pull-up
Cheyenne – Keep living a healthy lifestyle and this summer I want to run my 1st 10k.

What is your weekly workout routine?
Cynthia – I workout anywhere from 5-7 times a week. I like to run and lift weights! I enjoy doing HIIT.
Cheyenne – I workout with my best buddy Cynthia about 4-5 times a week. I like to lift weights and cardio!

What keeps you motivated?
Cynthia – Cheyenne is my motivation! It’s always more fun to workout with her.
Cheyenne – Cynthia ☺

Do you have a success story to share?
We both did the boot camp (PROGRESS-ive Boot Camp) at the beginning of the year. We had great success in our timed events!

Name: Nick Gehring
Member Since: February 2016

What are your fitness goals for 2017?
In 2017 I want to lose some more weight until I finally feel comfortable in my own skin. After I hit that weight, I want to cut fat and work on my endurance. This year, I want to compete in a Warrior Dash.

My main goal this year is to fix my diet and eat much healthier foods, consisting of more protein and veggies and less cookies and sugar.

What is your weekly workout routine?

I like to start my workout each day by going into the gym and shooting around for about 20-30minutes to get my heart rate up and get my muscles pumping on all cylinders. After that my workouts switch between upper and lower body every day. On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I work on my upper body and lower body on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. I don’t spend a whole day on one specific muscle, but I do work some muscles harder than others depending on what needs more attention. After I do my workout I finish with some HIIT abs training. Some days I will go back down to the gym and shoot around for a cool down, but I usually run out of time.

What keeps you motivated?

My motivation comes from a picture that I took on my phone when I decided to change. It was after I finished my “first” workout. When I look at that picture I get ashamed of what I used to be and I know that I will never allow myself to become that person again, and since that day I have never looked back.

Do you have a success story to share?

When I first joined The Center I weighed nearly 270 pounds, I always ached and pained and the farthest I could go was from the couch to the fridge, where had to take a break before making it back. I finally decided one day that I had enough. I decided to join a gym and I HATED IT! I would go in and get out in an hour and a half or less but I forced myself to do it. Then I started to see results. I will say the most satisfying thing a person can witness is watching their own body change for the better after putting in hard work. Now I weigh less than 200 pounds, my body feels a million times better, and I go to the gym to escape my everyday thoughts and end up staying for hours because there is no other place I would rather be. It has changed my life with such impact that I can never see myself taking my foot off the gas.

Name: Amanda Schlyer 

Member Since: December 2004 

What are your fitness goals for 2017?

• Keep up with my workouts
• Make consistent improvements in strength and endurance
• Continue increasing muscle mass to help maintain/lose more overall weight

What is your weekly workout routine?

Typically, I workout with my awesome trainer, Chelsea, once a week, then rotate my other gym days between high intensity circuits, strength training, and moderate cardio. I aim for 4-6 days/week at the gym.

What keeps you motivated?

• Chelsea (seriously, without her, I would struggle much more)
• My Son
• Knowing that time will pass regardless of my efforts and I don’t want to waste more time.

Do you have a success story to share?

I hit my all time high weight in late 2008, was able to lose some and then maintain that small loss for several years. When my son was 18 months old (2015), my weight was creeping up again and I decided to take care of it once and for all. I have lost a total of 140lbs, with 100lbs of that loss in the last 2 years! I follow a low carb lifestyle and focus on maintaining regular workouts.  I’m not done losing, but am enjoying the journey!