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Don Moore, Personal Trainer Group Fitness Tutorial
Certifications:
Certified Personal Trainer, Monday, April 11, 9:45 a.m. CC
Cooper Institute
Fitness Specialist Special Sun City Texas Group Fitness Coordinator Beth White
Populations, Cooper Institute will answer your questions about group fitness classes.
Certified Spinning Instructor
For an appointment with Don, call 512-948-7759. April Group Fitness All Access Pass

Unwind with a Sun City Texas Massage! Unlimited Group Fitness classes for only $60!

Get a 60-minute massage starting as low as $65 at the Cowan Personal Training Tutorial
Creek Fitness Center. Call 512-948-7781.
Monday, April 11, 9 a.m. CC

Sun City Texas Personal Training Coordinator John
Rutan will answer your questions about personal training.

FREE equipment demonstrations

Join us for an inside look at a piece of fitness equipment,

including proper set-up and how to use it most effectively.
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Athlete of the Month By Lynda Dufour

Joe Gadberry doesn’t need to be prodded or cajoled. The former Joe Gadberry
college administrator lifts weights once a week with a per-
sonal trainer at the Cowan Creek Fitness Center and then Personal Trainer: Don Moore
works out another day or two on his own, focusing on a variety
of other exercises for cardiovascular endurance and strength. and most want to gain muscle,” he adds, “but some are afraid of
weight training for fear of injury.”
That dedication is making a big difference, according to his Working with a personal trainer can alleviate those fears, says
trainer, Don Moore. “Joe is one of my strongest clients,” says Don. “Talk to a personal trainer,” he advises. “A personal trainer
Don. “I’ve designed several routines for him, and I concentrate can give you a new perspective on how to be more fit and healthy
on working his whole body. Right now, I have him doing exercises without injuring yourself in the process.”
that work every major muscle group, plus his arms, by moving
the weights at an extremely slow pace to increase the effort
necessary to lift them.

“Not only is he physically stronger,” Don adds, “but he’s more
confident in his own strength. Personal training has changed
his view of himself in a positive way.”

Joe and his wife, Betty, moved to Sun City Texas in April 2014
from Kansas, where he taught microbiology at the medical school
level before becoming an administrator. By July, he had already
attended the monthly personal training tutorial and selected Don
as his trainer. “Don gives me positive feedback and motivates
me to attain higher levels of physical fitness,” says Joe. “Plus, he
makes these challenging workouts enjoyable. He always encour-
ages good posture while I exercise, and that’s carried over into
my daily activities.

“I’m not a Charles Atlas,” says Joe, 75, “but some people seem
surprised that I can bench press over 200 pounds. I continue to
strive and build on that. From my perspective, Don’s workouts
and my exercise regimen help me maintain a healthy body both
physically and mentally. It’s a work in progress, but my cardiolo-
gist has given me good reports.”

Don points out that even though Joe is able to lift heavy weights,
he has never once injured himself, mainly because he is “very
good” about following directions. “Everyone wants to lose weight

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