We want to share one of our Success Stories with you!<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s our good friend\u00a0Steve Larssen!<\/strong><\/span> Steve is a 59 year old, recently retired professional who identifies himself as a cross-country skier, a dedicated dog-walker, a nurturing grandparent, a brew-master, an intrepid traveller, and a community volunteer.<\/p>\n Entering retirement, Steve came to us at\u00a0Vitality Fitness Club,\u00a0<\/em>wanting to reach new heights with his nordic skiing. \u00a0He is currently very active, running, swimming, cycling or skiing around 3 hours each week, but hasn\u2019t had any resistance training or gym experience since he was an athlete in his 20\u2019s.<\/p>\n We put Steve through the ropes and \u00a0you can see his health screening<\/a> and fitness tests for musculoskeletal<\/a> and aerobic<\/a> fitness.<\/p>\n After some initial testing we discussed with Steve what he wants to get out of his commitment to train with Vitality Fitness and came up with the following goals:<\/p>\n Short term Goal:<\/strong>\u00a0“I want to become more familiar with the training equipment available to me at the gym I attend. \u00a0I currently spend much of my time spinning or running but want to see what I can achieve with the addition of resistance equipment to my routine. \u00a0I\u2019m concerned that I\u2019m losing muscle mass and hear that is an indicator of frailty in my later years…my much later years.”<\/em><\/p>\n Long term Goal:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201dI\u2019ve been a cross-country skier for years, and now without work to get in the way, I now have time to take my training to the next level and compete more seriously in the next season. \u00a0I would like to achieve a level of fitness that I can compete in the upcoming ski season starting in january and take my skiing to the BC Seniors Games with a couple of my buddies.”<\/em><\/p>\n To see what we set up for Steve click here!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We want to share one of our Success Stories with you! Here\u2019s our good friend\u00a0Steve Larssen! Steve is a 59 year old, recently retired professional who identifies himself as a cross-country skier, a dedicated dog-walker, a nurturing grandparent, a brew-master, … Continue reading
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