Gretchen Goode, Ft. Walton Beach

My name is Gretchen, I am 50 years old. I went from weighing 267lbs to 160lbs in about 10 months. I fell off my diet a little bit and went back up some. I have been a member of Riviera Family Fitness for about two and a half years now and I love it! I work out at the Fort Walton Beach Location. The employees here truly make it enjoyable and worthwhile. Shea Hackney is the best manager I have ever met at a gym, and I would say she knows a majority of clientele by name. I work out five days a week, upper body three and lower body two days. I take three step aerobics classes a week with Bobbie Shouse who is great to say the least! I do the summit trainer aka “the Monster,” for sixty-five minutes every day as well. When I first started I couldn’t even do three minutes! I had no muscle tone to begin with, now I feel much stronger and more firm in my muscles overall!

To those of you who say “I can’t do it”… I say Yes…YOU CAN! I have arthritis in both ankles, both knees need total knee replacements, but I’m still too young for all of that. I have a horrible back that has gone out on me several times in the past, a bad shoulder and arthritis in my neck. The phrase “bodies in motion, stay in motion” is very true in my case. I choose to get out, smile, make friends, and exercise. I truly believe Riviera Family Fitness is the best place to do it.