The Impact You Can Have...

Everyone one makes changes in their lives. Some are positive and some are negative. The positive changes tend to have a lasting effect and attract more people who are looking to make the same change. In Summer of 2004, I bought a workout program called Power 90. It took me a year to commit to the program but once I did I lost 31lbs in 90 days. I lost weight and I kept it off. In early 2006 I used the not-as-popular-as-it-is-today P90X system and I got into the best shape of my life. I was also smoking at the time. These weight loss and physical changes inspired me to make one of the toughest changes of my life and on September 4, 2006 (my birthday) I quit smoking. I struggled with maintaining my weight at 185 and I yo-yoed to 205lbs. You can watch my story here.

Long story short, in March 2007 I signed up to be an Independent Team Beachbody Coach. Being a Team Beachbody Coach as allowed me to do great things so far. It helps me to commit to a healthier lifestyle, it affords me opportunities I normally wouldn't have such as going back to school for a new undergrad degree, and most importantly it helps me to inspire friends and family to take similar actions with their own health and fitness journey.

Two of my good friends from college saw my results and joined me in my Beachbody adventure. Brian Smith lost over 50lbs and David Spennacchio lost 40lbs and both are now running their Beachbody Business part time as they help others acheive their goals. My mom started on the Shakeology program this past January and lost 21lbs in 90s. She has more energy, is more positive and has kept the weight off for almost the entire year.

















My most recent family and friend story comes from my cousin, Brandon Tufillaro. Brandon is a big guy. About 6'4" and weighed 350 lbs. He called me one day telling me he ordered INSANITY (another quality Beachbody program). I called him instantly so we could discuss his goals and most importantly connecting him to a program that I thought a man of his size could do. INSANITY is a great program but for someone with Brandon's size and bad knees, I knew it would be tough for him and the risk of injury was high. We spoke for about an hour and we both decided that P90X was a the better program for him to start with. See P90X, though extreme, offers a "sane" approach to fitness and health. Do what you can, modify when necessary, take breaks, and just "DO YOUR BEST and FORGET THE REST".















I first met Tony Horton in July of 2007 and have been very fortunate to hear the man speak live on numerous occassions. Fitness isn't about ego or competition. It's about doing the best you can with the body you currently have and if you are consistent and vary your exercises (the whole concept behind P90X), you'll improve asyou finish your 90 day program and create the body you've always wanted. A body that is more durable and less valunerable to injury. So many people who I coach, stop the program because they said they couldn't keep up. I wanted to shake them. P90X isn't about keeping up. If you could keep up with Tony and the kids on Day 1, you probably wouldn't need P90X. It's about doing your best and forgetting the rest. Bring it to the level that your body will let you and back off when necessary. Hit the pause button, take breaks, or longer breaks. It's ok to do that. This is what my cousin and I spoke about before starting P90X. We set goals and we also set expectations. He wass 350 lbs so I made sure he knew that it was OK for him to do Push Ups on his knees to start and as he lost weight, and the weight got less he could work up to standard push-ups. My cousin Brandon is a little past day 60 and has lost 50 lbs so far. I am so proud of him and I am truely excited to see what his future fitness journey brings him. Bring It Brandon!