I hope everyone enjoyed last week’s email. Many of you told me how much you appreciated my willingness to share. I just want everyone on this list to know I am sincerely focused on helping you live better lives through proper nutrition and exercise.

Last week Exercise Inc was fortunate enough to be the topic of Angela Ganote’s Female focus segment on Fox 59. Angela has been a client at Exercise Inc since the day we opened. She was the first customer to walk in the door on our first day of business, and she is a big fan of what we do.

Her segment was about the importance of strength training for women, especially as they approach the later years in life. If you didn’t know, the slow strength training method we use became popular in the early 80’s as the result of an osteoporosis study that involved women who were post-menopausal and had osteoporosis.

The technicians in the study had these weak, frail women lift weights at a very slow speed of movement, thus reducing injurious forces and making the exercises much safer. What technicians didn’t expect to see was that these women made great increases in their strength in a very short amount of time. In an attempt to make exercise safer, the slow method also made the exercise more productive. Not only is it productive for women, it is also the safest most beneficial way for men to build strength as well. If you don’t believe me, just check out some to the videos on our website.

In the Fox 59 segment, you will hear Linda Weddell’s story about how training at Exercise Inc has changed her life. Linda is a retired schoolteacher and former teacher of the year, who wants to keep her passion for life.

You will also hear from Dr. Linda Stropes, a geriatric physician and long-time client at Exercise Inc. Dr. Stropes explains why it’s important for everyone to lift weights, especially as they get older.

My favorite quote in the video is when Linda says, “I’m not too old to continue to get stronger.”