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Testimonial: Beatriz
In 4 1/2 months, Beatriz lost 39.6 lbs, almost 10 % body fat and about 24 total inches! Read more about her story about how working with an Urban Active trainer has helped her achieve her fitness goals. Since I was a child, I was never thin. I always thought I would be big due to my height and family genetics. I would try to keep myself in exercise activities or if I could not exercise I would try to eat healthy. Unfortunately, the media version of healthy foods was diet, fat-free, and light. I would not look at the back of the labels of...
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Testimonial: Joe Beats GBS
Read about Joe, as he tells his story of how his active lifestyle help him beat Guillian Barre Syndrome and his 7 steps to a fulfilled life. Now, two years later, I am still on the road to fuller recovery from Guillian Barre Syndrome. I get around more easily with a cane and can drive myself to shop. I cook, clean and pretty well manage to care for myself. In the words of my friends I am “highly functional.” I still have difficulty with steps, but wonderful VA therapists are working with me on that and I remain optimistic and continue to...
read moreTestimonial: Christina Pearson, Breast Cancer Survivor
Read this member story about Christina, who was strong enough to beat breast cancer with an active lifestyle and a disciplined diet. I looked in the mirror as I did every day, March the 7, 2008; except this day was a day that would dramaticaly change my life and the lives around me forever. On my left breast there was a small nodule right below the surface of my skin, it had not been there the night before. In ran my fingers over it beginning to panic trying to identify this foriegn growth that had mysteriously appeared. I reassured myself...
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Testimonial: Kim Knight
I lost 10 pounds, dropped a dress size, and increased my overall strength and endurance. — Kim Knight Find out more about Kim’s battle with Colon Cancer and how her trainer at Urban Active has helped in her recovery. My name is Kim Knight, and I have been a member of Urban Active since January 2009. I am 52 years old and while I am retired as an audiologist, I currently have a hobby/career training my dogs and others for competition obedience and agility. I started working with Chad Wright, personal trainer, at Urban Active in...
read moreTestimonial: Rosemary Walton
Urban Active Fitness has helped me make one of my dreams come true. I started at the Grandview Yard UA a little over a year ago. With the exceptional support that I have received, I have had amazing success that has given me a new life. I have lost over 100 lbs and will participate in the Columbus 1/2 Marathon on Sunday. My only competition is me..Run, walk, crawl to the finish line. I thank my village of support my trainer and their director, the general manager and all of the rest of their staff. I have been blessed by their support of my...
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