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I had always been active and athletic, but in my mid-thirties I hit a point where I was in the worst shape of my life! There’s a picture my husband took of me in the summer of 2019 on a hike up Mt. Cardigan. It was a wake-up call – I did not like what…
IF Client of the Month I have wanted to interact with a personal trainer for several years, but I had trouble finding the right fit. I was impressed with IF’s philosophy and testimonials as described on the website and during my initial visit. I had been seeking someone who would really view me as an…
January 2020 Client of the Month In July of 2019 I saw a ‘Tuesday Testimonial’ on Facebook. I had just turned 58, was overweight, and out of shape. The woman’s testimony resonated with me and I felt that Individual Fitness of Manchester would be a good fit for me. I met with Jim, set up…
IF November Client of the Month – Richard Shaughnessy In the past I have tried on more than one occasion to lose weight and get into shape. I was able to do it for a month or two before I would go back to old habits. It took me awhile but I realized that this…
I just finished up a vacation over the fourth of July week at the beach. I realized that I just wasn’t feeling as great as I used too and that I was not as active as I wanted to be. I did some research on small gyms or personal training in the area but most…
I wanted to lose weight and was having a real hard time because of my work schedule at the DOC, and because of sleep. I also had to learn how to control my exercise anorexia when working out and eating. I have lost 10 lbs., and my resting heartrate after working out went from…
I decided to join IF because I was too out of shape to enjoy the activities that I had a passion for. Every year I would go on a weekend mountain biking trips with my friends in Vermont only to realize that I was in worse shape than the previous year. I would suffer up the climbs,…
I decided to join IF because I was looking for a one-on-one program. Something designed for me – not a generic group class. My program here at IF has helped with my arthritic knee, I was always avoiding stairs and now I use the stairs with ease. My program has also helped a lot with…
I decided to join IF after looking at several other gyms in the area. I wanted a trainer to develop workouts designed with my goals in mind. I also wanted the ability to schedule a workout time that fit my schedule, not a once-a-day class time that didn’t accommodate my life. I had a sports-related…
After decades of neglecting my own health and working in a relatively sedentary professional position, I found myself entering retirement with Type 2 Diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. I was taking medications for each of these conditions. Not a pretty picture. It was time to follow my doctor’s recommendation to exercise and lose…