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Meet Our Members

They did it and so can you! Learn more about how Snap Fitness has helped our members to get better results and more for their money.

Junita Ruckers

Junita is being recognized at snap for her dedication to improving her health. When she first started coming to snap fitness, she had a little trouble with the machines and need quite a bit of assistance. With hard work she has become more agile and able to work the machines on her own. Junita is 82 years old and retired from JL Sears reality. She was also the regional director at red cross. We congratulate you Junita, keep up the great work!

Steve Primenano

Steve has been recongnized as this months featured member of the month for his excellent motivation and obviouse excitement to get fit. Steve has been a member of Snap Fitness for a few months now and is showing off in this picture that with hard work and dedication you can do anything.  Steve is shown on the right with with his Uncle in front of the Denver Capital after running a marathon.  Way to go Steve keep up the good work.

Sandi Douglas w/ Personal Trainer Melissa Whitchurch

Let me introduce you to “The Workout Animal” also known as the “Cardio Queen”, but who’s real name is Sandi Douglas.  Last December, I met Sandi for the first time.  She came into the club looking for any leads toward a healthier lifestyle.  Sandi is 47 years old and for the first time she started looking around at older people and wondering what old age could have in store for her.  With a 10 year old son, Joshua, who has special needs, Sandi wanted to make sure that she could keep up physically with and take care of her son for a long time to come. On December 17^th Sandi began her journey; she wasn’t going to wait anymore for something to approach her – even though the New Year was just around the corner.  She informed me early on that once she sets her mind to something, she’s going to do it.  From the start, her top three fitness goals were to: 1.) lose 20 lbs, 2.) tone up and 3.)  gain strength.  Not only has she reached these goals, but surpassed them by losing 25 lbs and dropping from a size 12 to a size 5.  And she did it all in two and a half months. You might say, “Wow, how’d she do that?”  Well, Sandi and I, her personal trainer, took each day as it came, we started slow and worked our way up.  We worked-out three days a week together and Sandi came in the other two days by herself- totaling 5 days a week.  Her program included: cardio, resistance training, balance, flexibility and nutrition.  “Some days you really don’t feel like dragging yourself to the gym, but once you do and your trainer pushes you past what you think you can do, you’re glad you did it.  You have to take it step by step and focus on the week at hand” says Sandi.

 

Linda De Priest

We’ve chosen Linda De Priest to be our “Special Snap Shot Member” for July 08.  For those of you, who don’t know Linda, allow me introduce her.  Linda is 63 years old and she loves working out at Snap Fitness.  “I really like coming to Snap Fitness because they’re open 24 hours and that works out great with my schedule” says Linda.  She works 12-14 hour shifts at the Platte Valley Medical Center and is on her feet all day.  Linda said “a long time ago I came across a saying “in order to gain energy, you need to expend energy”—this didn’t make sense to me at the time, but now that I’m working out on a regular basis, I’ve found this saying to be absolutely true.” When she first starting working out, three years ago and 45 lbs heavier, she was on a diet that included a lot of protein shakes.  Linda states “That diet technique didn’t work for me; I didn’t like drinking all those shakes so I switched to eating 6 smaller meals a day and trying to load each of those with high nutritive foods to make sure I was getting the most out of everything I put in my mouth.  And this has worked great for me.”  When asked, what is the hardest part about staying fit and on a good routine? Linda replied “definitely the eating and diet part however, I allow myself one day a week to splurge on anything I’ve been craving AND it helps me keep my sanity.” Now let’s talk about Linda’s routine.  She comes into Snap Fitness 5 days a week and puts down a ton of miles on the treadmill and Arc trainer—she spends about ½ hour on each.  Her favorite is the Arc trainer because “it burns the most calories out of all the cardio machines and when I don’t have a lot of time, I choose the Arc so I can get the most out of my time spent at the club” states Linda.  Next, she hits the weights “even though I don’t really like lifting weights I know it’s been good for me. I try to alternate between upper body and lower body when lifting weights after my cardio workout and that’s proved beneficial for me.” When asked, how do you feel now since you’ve been working out for a while?  She says “I feel fantastic and really energized.  I workout before I go to work, at the hospital, so it’s a great way to relive stress and clear my mind.”  Her advice to anyone trying to get fit and stay fit is “over the years I’ve learned to start out slowly (baby steps) and in the long run you’re more likely to keep coming.  If you push it to the point where the next day you’re so sore and almost incapacitated, it’s going to leave you feeling discouraged.”  Linda plans to keep working out and maintaining her current fitness level if not improve it.  “I get much more energy when I work out, it’s great!” Written by: Melissa Whitchurch

Back to School Safety Event

The "Back to School Safety Day" in front of Snap Fitness was a hit.  We had a watermellon eating contest as well as a bicycle rodeo and face painting. Other particpants included were the Brighton Fire Department, Chick-fil-A, Meineke and many more.  If you missed the event this year be sure to come check it our next year for a day full of FUN and safety!