20 Results for tag: member profile
Kathy joined Body Zone in 2016 -- she decided it was time to take care of herself after a long teaching career and raising three children. She took advantage of our new member orientation programs to kick start her new path of fitness but soon realized that she needed to mix up her workouts. She noticed fellow members utilizing other areas and aspects of ...
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Like most people stuck in a fitness rut, Body Zone member Bernice Robinson-Bennett was having trouble seeing results even with a consistent workout routine.
The 45-year-old mother of two had always made an active lifestyle a priority of hers. She joined BZ in 2015 after bringing her children to swim lessons for three years prior, but she just wasn’t ...
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Alana Kadas has a lot of things to live a healthy life for. She's a mother to four boys, wife to her high school sweetheart of 13 years and participant in a variety of interesting hobbies -- like being a member of the Reading Derby Girls. It’s important for her to stay strong, lose weight and stay on a path to wellness.
It wasn’t always the case for ...
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When BZ member Carol Angelisanti embarked on her wellness journey in 2014 – quitting smoking and starting to watch what she ate very closely – she wasn’t immediately sure how to tackle working out, or “going to a gym.” She worked out at home frequently after days of inactivity at the bank where she worked. She wanted to curb that restless feeling ...
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When BZ member Sara Smith moved to the Reading area just under 12 years ago, she, in her own words, was “extremely morbidly obese.”
Since then, though, the 34-year-old rock star (literally – she’s the lead vocalist of a local band called Resin Soul) committed to entirely revamping her wellness routine and lifestyle. Since moving to the area and ...
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Meet Steve Essig: Body Zone's MYZONE Member of the Month
We love hearing from our inspiring members and caught up with Steve Essig, member since 2007, to learn more about his fitness journey, commitment to health and his experience with our new MYZONE group heart rate tracking technology (notice all the monitors and flashing tiles on our 2nd floor?). He ...
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When 25-year-old Body Zone member Evelyn Teti joined Body Zone, her motivations were slightly different than the typical woman in her mid-twenties.
On a winter day in 2016, Evelyn’s SUV slid on black ice and rolled over several times. Then just 23, she ended up with a broken hand and her back broken in five different places. After surgery, she was ...
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Prior to joining Body Zone in 2013, Charlie Dvorscak was a few years out of retirement from his tenured career at PPL Corporation and wanted to begin exercising in earnest -- getting back in to shape and seeking wellness after years of not being able to consistently work out. He was inspired to commit to his health after his final company physical revealed ...
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When 38-year-old BZ member Sarah Bookser would dedicate time in her busy life to working out in years past, she’d go on walk jogs here and there, and often lean towards cardio activities more than strength or dynamic training exercises. Her workout regimen was ultimately not satisfying her wellness goals though, and when she joined Body Zone in August ...
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When Debbie Cebular learned of her thyroid cancer diagnosis in spring of 2017, her focus after a healthy recovery from a successful surgery sprung to two things: Maintaining her energy and strength throughout her day-to-day, and doing what she loves most – cycling.
Cebular, a Body Zone member for the last three-and-a-half years, enjoys taking spin ...
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