SWIF at the Great Race

SWIF was well-represented at the Pittsburgh Great Race by coach Wes Garstecki and several of his star clients.

Making Exercise a Priority - No Excuses

In todays world, you would be hard pressed to find many people who are not busy. Most of us are juggling careers, businesses, families, sports, social functions and everything in between. When it comes to exercise and taking care of our physical and mental heatlh, some people find excuses, while some just find a way. SWIF member Mike Flynn falls into the latter category.

Mike is a 45 year old teacher at Aquinas Academy while also serving as the director of the middle school. Mike is also the proud father of 8 children. Obviously this guy is pretty busy with very little free time on his hands. He has also been a member at SWIF for 3 years. Early in his SWIF career, Mike had some personalized training, but has been training on his own for the better part of 3 years. In that time he has lost 50 lbs, improved his strength and stamina tremendously, and continues to receive compliments about the physical changes he has made.

We sat down with Mike to learn more about the key to his consistency and why he has decided to make exercise a priority.

How Do You Make Time to Train?
"I make time to train because I have to. I have a family history of heart disease and diabetes and I want to be alive to teach my children and watch them grow old. I also want to set a good example for them. Since I have started training at SWIF, my kids have been much more active, and have been playing more sports. I think I have rubbed off on them. My wife has been very supportive as well-she wants me to be healthy and happy. I think it is very important to have support and encouragement from your family-get them involved."

What Do You Like About SWIF?
"I think there are good people here, and a good atmosphere. I like coming first thing in the morning and there are a lot of great people in here at that time. Also the trainers have been very helpful, not pushy but always giving feedback and support when needed."

Keep up the good work Mike-