SPOTLIGHT ON.... Leanne Hamilton!!
AUGUST, 2015
My name is Leanne Hamilton and I’m 44
years old. I’ve lived in northwest Indiana all my life, and moved to
Valparaiso 11 years ago. I work in human resources for a hospital and
have a daughter named Brittany.
Growing up and into adulthood, I was
never athletic … at all. As 30 approached, I started to put on weight and
didn’t think much of it, just attributing it to age. I continued to creep
up the scale until it was higher than I wanted. In 2009, counting
calories yielded a weight loss of over 30 pounds, but I let most of it slowly
come back. I’ve dabbled in fitness classes over the years including Zumba
and kickboxing, but nothing that really stuck.
I didn’t start out 2015 intending on
it being my year, but that is what it has become. I decided March first
would be a good time to quit smoking after my mom had a heart attack in
February. I just don’t want my daughter to ever get that call in the middle of
the night if there are steps I can take to avoid it. I read a book and
was able to quit and currently have five months under my belt. Then in
mid-March, I got back on my treadmill and set a goal to lose 15 pounds by my
July birthday. I began using an app to track what I was eating and was
logging miles on the treadmill, but wanted something to add to my efforts.
On May
4th I walked into Pumps Fitness for my first small group fitness class with
Kim. Since then, I’ve been taking classes with Kim and Michelle every
week and I’m loving the results. I’ve been thin without ever necessarily being
in shape. The work I’m doing at Pumps is changing my body. I can
feel myself getting stronger and in just three months, I am able to recognize I
can do more with each class. I really enjoy the personal attention that
comes with taking small group fitness classes. There is an increased
accountability to it too because you can’t simply hide in the back of the room.
I am pushing myself harder than I ever have and making myself proud. I’m
looking forward to setting my next goal and seeing how much more progress I can
make in 2015.
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