\u201cI wasn\u2019t going to let this beat me,\u201d Peggy says. \u201cI stuck with it, and it started getting better and better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Flexible workouts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nChristian Scogna, a GOLD\u2019S <\/strong>FIT\u00ae<\/sup> coach, helped tailor the workout of the day to match Peggy\u2019s abilities. With GOLD\u2019S <\/strong>FIT\u00ae<\/sup>, every day is different, and every workout is adjustable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cOur daily workouts are designed for everyone and anyone, from athletes to people who have never touched a weight before,\u201d Christian says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"peggy](\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ggus-dev\/image\/private\/s--bGo_ad5u--\/c_auto,g_auto,w_2428,h_3035\/v1\/2405e908\/unknown-4-rt.webp?_a=BAAAV6Bs\")
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Christian and other Gold\u2019s Gym coaches gave Peggy tips on how, gradually, to handle the heavier weights. That, in turn, gave Peggy more incentive and confidence to take on more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With Christian\u2019s guidance, Peggy improved. She reduced her carb, sugar and fat intakes, and began eating more vegetables, fruit and fish. She maintained a schedule of attending GOLD\u2019S <\/strong>FIT\u00ae <\/sup>five days a week. Like clockwork, she\u2019d always be there for her early morning class, ready to sweat.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPeggy also found that her GOLD\u2019S <\/strong>FIT\u00ae<\/sup> classmates were a great source of support. She was moved at how friendly and positive everyone was. In class, Peggy says, \u201cthere was always a smile.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe combination of coaching expertise and positive environment helped Peggy overcome any worries and created the atmosphere she needed to achieve her goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When the group did a 400-meter run, Peggy was elated to hear her classmates calling out to her, shouting encouragement as she finished her sprint. They call her \u201cMiss Peggy,\u201d and she considers them her friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen they\u2019re rooting for me, it gives me the stamina to keep going,\u201d she says. \u201cThey push me to go farther.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just getting started <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nPeggy, now 60, has dropped 75 pounds since she started at Gold\u2019s Gym, and she plans to lose even more weight. She\u2019s able to do squats, sit-ups, push-ups and pull-ups, and she has increased her jump-rope count from 10 to 150 repetitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy goal is to get to 200 reps,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the meantime, Peggy doesn\u2019t have any trouble going for walks with her husband or keeping up with her 9-year-old grandson, who sometimes goes on runs with her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe\u2019s progressed a lot,\u201d Christian says. \u201cShe\u2019s able to play with her grandson more and has an easier time with day-to-day life and activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shopping is fun again, too, Peggy says. She\u2019s dropped three dress sizes and is able to buy clothes she couldn\u2019t even try on three months ago. And when she buys something, she can\u2019t wait to get home and try it on for her husband.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGOLD\u2019S <\/strong>FIT\u00ae <\/sup>is exhilarating, and I stuck with it because it worked,\u201d Peggy says. \u201cMy self-esteem has gone through the roof.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nInspired by this story? Read more of our stories about individuals achieving their fitness goals at Gold\u2019s Gym.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nThrough the Gold\u2019s Gym Challenge, a firefighter transformed his life to keep saving others. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur daily workouts are designed for everyone and anyone, from athletes to people who have never touched a weight before,\u201d Christian says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Christian and other Gold\u2019s Gym coaches gave Peggy tips on how, gradually, to handle the heavier weights. That, in turn, gave Peggy more incentive and confidence to take on more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With Christian\u2019s guidance, Peggy improved. She reduced her carb, sugar and fat intakes, and began eating more vegetables, fruit and fish. She maintained a schedule of attending GOLD\u2019S <\/strong>FIT\u00ae <\/sup>five days a week. Like clockwork, she\u2019d always be there for her early morning class, ready to sweat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Peggy also found that her GOLD\u2019S <\/strong>FIT\u00ae<\/sup> classmates were a great source of support. She was moved at how friendly and positive everyone was. In class, Peggy says, \u201cthere was always a smile.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The combination of coaching expertise and positive environment helped Peggy overcome any worries and created the atmosphere she needed to achieve her goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When the group did a 400-meter run, Peggy was elated to hear her classmates calling out to her, shouting encouragement as she finished her sprint. They call her \u201cMiss Peggy,\u201d and she considers them her friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhen they\u2019re rooting for me, it gives me the stamina to keep going,\u201d she says. \u201cThey push me to go farther.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Peggy, now 60, has dropped 75 pounds since she started at Gold\u2019s Gym, and she plans to lose even more weight. She\u2019s able to do squats, sit-ups, push-ups and pull-ups, and she has increased her jump-rope count from 10 to 150 repetitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMy goal is to get to 200 reps,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the meantime, Peggy doesn\u2019t have any trouble going for walks with her husband or keeping up with her 9-year-old grandson, who sometimes goes on runs with her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShe\u2019s progressed a lot,\u201d Christian says. \u201cShe\u2019s able to play with her grandson more and has an easier time with day-to-day life and activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shopping is fun again, too, Peggy says. She\u2019s dropped three dress sizes and is able to buy clothes she couldn\u2019t even try on three months ago. And when she buys something, she can\u2019t wait to get home and try it on for her husband.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGOLD\u2019S <\/strong>FIT\u00ae <\/sup>is exhilarating, and I stuck with it because it worked,\u201d Peggy says. \u201cMy self-esteem has gone through the roof.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Inspired by this story? Read more of our stories about individuals achieving their fitness goals at Gold\u2019s Gym.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Through the Gold\u2019s Gym Challenge, a firefighter transformed his life to keep saving others. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nJust getting started <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n