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FITNESS Fitness Center Happenings
Don Moore FREE equipment demonstration
Personal Trainer Join us for an inside look at a piece of fitness equipment,
Certifications including proper set-up and how to use it most effectively.
Certified Personal Trainer, Texas Drive Nov. 9 | Triceps Extension
Cooper Institute Cowan Creek Nov. 23 | Triceps Extension
Fitness Specialist, Special Populations,
Cooper Institute Personal training tutorial
Certified Spinning Instructor
For an appointment with Don, call 512-948-7759. Monday, Nov. 14, 9 a.m. CC
Sun City Texas Personal Training Coordinator John
Rutan will answer your questions about personal training.
Group fitness tutorial
Monday, Nov. 14, 9:45 a.m. CC
Sun City Texas Group Fitness Coordinator Beth White
will answer your questions about group fitness classes.
Athletes of the Month By Lynda Dufour
By the time Mary and John Bull John and Mary Bull • Personal Trainer: Don Moore
retired from the U.S. Department
of Homeland Security in October cardiovascular workouts on elliptical ma- effort,” says Don. “John is competitive and
2015, ordering takeout at the end of a long, chines and stationary bikes. likes to push heavy weights, so I design
stressful day had become routine. John exercises that work his entire body but also
worked odd hours as an officer for Customs John, an Army vet whose self-challenge keep him safe from overloading and over-
and Border Protection, and Mary worked was to deadlift 500 pounds, says he has working. Mary, on the other hand, likes
in the same agency as an administrative established a comfortable rapport with Don to concentrate on toning her arms, legs
assistant. and trusts him completely. “He knows my and core. They’ve both lost body fat while
capabilities and doesn’t push me beyond gaining heart-healthy muscle.”
“We felt drained, totally exhausted and our that,” says John, 59, who has already
weight skyrocketed,” says Mary, bluntly. nailed his deadlift goal and has also man- And while they’ve said bye-bye to takeout,
Their favorite, go-to takeout was Chinese, aged to push 345 on the bench press. they still enjoy an occasional meal from
with white rice and egg rolls, she recalls, Panda Express – hold the white rice,
and they often caved in to favorite snacks “Together, John and Mary have shown please, and extra veggies on the side.
– crispy oatmeal raisin cookies for him; what can be accomplished with consistent
rocky road ice cream and Krispy Kreme
doughnuts for her.
The couple, who settled in Sun City Texas
last December, agreed that their post-
retirement priority would be to reclaim
their health, and they approached that goal
with gusto. “We wanted our life back!” says
Mary, 62. “We started a regular exercise
regimen at the Fitness Center in January,
and in February we started the Lighten
Up for Life program. Since then, we’ve lost
over 90 pounds between us.”
Because John and Mary had neglected
their physical fitness over the years, they
also sought the guidance of a fitness profes-
sional to safely whip them into shape. That
duty went to Sun City personal trainer
Don Moore, who meets with husband and
wife separately once a week for 30 minutes
and also charts weight lifting routines for
them to follow independently. The couple
supplements those sessions with frequent
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