These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

Hi there! Rhonda here. If you've emailed Fit by Tracey customer service or tech support, you've probably "met" me. I'm "fit" on Tracey's forum, and I post here on occasion. I want to share some of my recent fitness journey with you.

I've always been fairly active. I love anything outdoors...running, cycling, hiking, climbing... So that's how I stayed fit and had fun. That and some strength training. I didn't know anything about exercise rotations or what I should be doing. At 43 I was a size 4 and had all the energy I needed to keep up with my 2 year old. But I only had one VHS that I bought at Wal-Mart, and I was getting a little bored. So I searched the internet and found a whole world of workouts available. I gained a little knowledge...enough to be dangerous. ;-) I discovered some new workouts that I loved (Pilates, yoga, dance, kickboxing, and functional fitness), and without really trying, I went from a size 4 to a 2. Then I read that I would need more to maintain bone density and muscle mass as I aged. And something different to keep from reaching a plateau. You know what I mean, right?

Then I discovered Tracey. I loved her workout philosophy! She was all about making fitness fun. That's exactly what I wanted. I tried High Intensity Kickbox Challenge first, then Sculpt Sweatfest, Cardio Sweatfest, and Step Sweatfest. I was hooked! A little kickboxing, a little dancing, a little functional fitness, and a lot of fun - perfect. I was one of the first people to preorder her Body Master Challenge series. I eventually started to work as Tracey's assistant.

Soon life became more challenging, and I stress ate my way up the scale. As much as I liked the idea of exercise being fun, I bought the press that I needed more than that to take the weight back off. I tried a few popular exercise systems. I got stronger, but I also got stiffer and learned to dread exercise. My wake-up call came when I saw a picture of myself near the end of a rotation (near the end...not at the end, because I could never quite finish one!) that promised great results. I stuck with this one longer than any other. And here were the results.

Clearly what I was doing was not working. Could I really exercise just for fun and get back to the size I had been? But you know what? Tracey doesn't just say she wants to make exercise fun; she says she wants to make fitness fun. It is possible to have fun while getting fit. So over the past few months I've gotten back to my old way of exercising and eating. I don't dread exercise, I've lost almost 20 pounds, and I'm on my way back to my old size.

Tracey's workouts have played a part in my rekindled love for fitness. In the coming weeks, I'll be sharing some of my favorite Fit by Tracey workouts and telling you why I love them. We'll even offer my favorite things at a discount so you can see if they might become some of your favorites too. So join me here every Monday for the next few weeks, or in your inbox on Tuesday, and hear some of the ways I've rediscovered that fitness really can be fun.