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Journey An ancient Chinese proverb says that "a journey of a thousand miles begins with but one step". It is also said that the first step in the hardest step. My journey began on July 20, 2007. At 6:00 in the morning, I sat in my car in the parking lot, trying to gather my nerve and walk into Parker's Place. Just what had I gotten myself into? Plain and simple, I was scared. I had made a commitment to try and improve my outlook on life and frankly, I wasn't sure it could be done. I had little to no self esteem, I hated looking in a mirror, and I thought that nothing would ever change. I was never so happpy to be wrong in my entire life. A year and a half later, my life has done a 180. I ran in 3 5k's, came in second place in one of them. I have shed almost 20 inches off my body. Neither of those facts, however, can compare to the mental change that has happened. I am happier, plain and simple. I don't think that a year ago, I could have gone on a vacation where I knew absolutely no one and had the best time of my life. I found that I could be around people and not feel that the only thing that they thought was that I was fat and unactractive. Going shopping for clothes is much more fun than to used to be. Then smaller changes are even more numerous. The best part is that my journey has not ended. I still have more of this road to travel, and I can't wait to see what else my improved life can throw at me. |
---Kelly Neu |
| Parker’s Place has helped me build some structure around my health. Kevin and his staff’s attention to detail and supportive nature have helped make exercise a means to better support myself and my family. In the past couple months I have lost 10 lbs, improved my flexibility, and increased overall energy levels; energy that I can share with my family. Energy that regretfully in the past had been lacking. Thank you Parker’s for helping me become a better husband, father, and supporter. |
---Steve Manne |
To Julie and Kevin, |
| ---Jeannie Drollinger (84 years old) |
| "Parker's Place is the fitness equivalent to 'Cheers'. It's warm and friendly, relaxed, and Kevin and his staff all know my name. After sitting down together to discuss my personal trainer, Kevin pushes me, praises me, and cracks me up. A visit to Parker's Place is a unique fitness experience and one I highly recommend!" |
| ---Mary Richter |
| "Joining Parker's Place has been one of the best things I have done to improve my health. Kevin did an assessment and after discussing my goals, he was able to provide me with an exercise plan and a nutrition plan that will improve my health and achieve my goals. Kevin works with me, makes sure I am doing the exercises correctly, to prevent injury and get the maximum benefit. He encourages me and keeps me focused during my workouts. He makes you get more from yourself than you thought you could with his positive attitude and encouraging manner. Kevin wants you to succeed and you want to succeed for him. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable. No matter what your fitness level or who you work with, you will feel comfortable at Parker's Place! |
| ---Phil Milazzo |
| "About four
years ago I was diagnosed with Aortic Insufficiency, which
in lay mans terms, simply means a heart murmur. It is mild
at this point but may lead to a heart valve replacement. It
was also discovered that I have aetreolfibulation(??) which
is an irregular beating of one of the chambers of the heart
while the other one beats at a normal pace. During the time that both of those problems were discovered, I was not allowed to exercise at all. I was placed on a steroid inhaler as they thought that I might also have asthma, which thank God, was not the case. During my testing phase at various hospitals and clinics, I had gained a total of 45 pounds and did not exercise at all. My blood pressure, cholesterol and triglycerides, while all acceptable at the time of my weight increase, all moved in a desirable direction after two and one-half months of exercise at Parker's Place. HDL's went up, while LDL's went down. Blood pressure fell even lower than in the past and I have always been blessed with good numbers. Cholesterol and triglycerides both fell by 10 points also. All in all, a very enlightening discovery. I had always heard of the value of exercise and now I have proof for myself that it does indeed work to our favor to keep a strong regiment of diet and exercise. By the way, I also lost 15 points in the process and feel much better. I still have another 20 pounds to lose, but with continued help from Kevin and the staff at Parker's Place, I know that my goal will be achieved. Thanks Kevin and all of the staff at Parker's Place!" |
| ---Larry Stanul |
Why Parkers Place is so important to me Let me start with a little background. I have always struggled with my weight. I was never what people would call thin, in high school I was a size 12-14 not real big but not the 4-6 the rest of the world seemed to be. As a way to deal with my family background of alcoholism I became an emotional eater. I also came from a ‘you clean your plate’ house. We never had a lot of food. On my fathers side of the family he is the small one at 300 lbs. His other brothers are 400-600 pounds, so as you can see genetics are against me. My weight became a real issue when I was pregnant with my daughter Ashley. During that time I gained 75 pounds and I gave birth to a 9lb 13 oz toddler. While breast feeding I was told that I had to eat more to keep up with the baby’s demands of eating every 2-3 hours. This started some real bad habits on top of the emotional ones. So unlike most women I gained weight instead of losing it while breast-feeding. I remember telling myself in high school, “I will never let myself get bigger than 200 pounds. Well here I am at 303 pounds. Now what? I stay at this weight and very unhappy for years. The weight really started to affect my asthma, I was having more frequent attacks and they were more severe. I hated walking into school with my daughter and knowing all the kids are staring at me. It wasn’t until my girlfriends daughter asked me,” Chelle, are you going to have a baby?, then why is your tummy so big?” I did not know what to say , I told her some people are just this way. Then I walked into the bathroom and cried my eyes out. I know this girl wasn’t being mean, she just did not understand how much that hurt, and in a way it was what I needed to hear. The bible says that you body in a temple and mine is in ruins right now. I tried other fitness places and felt like a blowfish in
the ocean. I would just be swimming around and when I felt
threatened I would blowup, or in my case eat. I knew I needed
something more. I knew I could not do this on my own I needed
someone to tell me what to do and when to do it. Here at
Parkers Place I found the one on one attention I need. I
know when I miss a day someone will notice, and Kevin has
even called. I work out with people who are of all different
fitness levels and don’t feel out of place. I feel
more like a family, when I have a victory they are right
there celebrating with me and when I struggle they are right
there beside me. I have had 34 victories so far and look
forward to many more. I have had lots of struggles also,
but here I am learning to deal with them and move on. Being morbidly obese is so socially unacceptable that it surprised me how many people were right by my side. I know personally how someone feels and is made to feel when they are overweight and no one should feel like that. I was once ashamed of my weight and though I am not proud of it, I want others to know that they are not alone and that there is a way out. I know it won’t be easy and I know I am the only one that can do it, no one can do this for me. My father of 56 years was diagnosed with diabetes, I can’t imagine having to change my life at 56, and it has been hard enough at 35. I want to be here for my daughter, and for her kids someday. I want to run around and play with my friend’s kids , I want my husband to be able to put his arms around me again. As for myself I just want to feel better and be able to look at myself in the mirror. I want to be able to put food in my mouth and not feel like I am being judged for it. Here at Parkers Place I don’t feel threatened at all. I recommend it to everyone. Kevin and his staff are just great. If you have tried Parkers Place, you are missing out. |
| ---Michelle Miller |
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a Specialist in Fitness for Older Adults! |
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