We will be celebrating the 4th of July very soon. I came across the words of a well known recording of the late comedian Red Skelton. In it he recalls the lecture he heard as a young child, when one of his teachers explained the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance to his class. It is followed by an observation of his own, made in the early 1960's.

"I---Me; an individual; a committee of one.
Pledge---Dedicate all of my worldly goods to give without self-pity.
Allegiance---My love and my devotion

My favorite color is blue.
My favorite dessert is key lime pie.
My dream car is a Hatch Back Honda fully loaded.
My most important Fitness Goal is to keep on walking and exercising to maintain good health. Our bodies are fearfully and wonderful made. We just need to take care of them.
The most interesting part of the VitaLife Fitness Center is the fact that they do all the recording. All I have to do is walk.
The best thing that ever happened to me is the fact that I am a daughter of the King and Jesus Christ is my Savior.

This was a lot of fun. I started at the beginning and read many of the profiles. Some of our members have very interesting profiles. Unfortunately, they said they were not my buddy. I persisted and finally I found my buddy. He is John Terpin . He and his family live in Phoenix, Az. Another one of those nice warm states like my state of Florida.
I am sure we will make a great team.
Go Team
Barbara

I'd like to with all my Friends at VitaLife Fitness a Happy Mothers Day.

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Barbara

Happy New Year to you all!

I wish for each and every one of you and your families a very happy, healthy and prosperous new year.

I want to share with you a quote from Denis Watley on setting goals. 

I came across  this  in one of John Maxwell's Book. (This maybe the second copy) I tried to correct a spelling error and lost it.

The Positive Persistence

Two frogs fell into a can of cream-or so I've heard it told.  The sides of the can were shiny and steep, the cream was deep and cold.

"Oh what's the use?"  said No. 1, "tis fate-no help's around-Good bye, my friend! Good bye, sad world!" And weeping still, he drowned. 

This article comes from the Associate Press, According to Dr. Roy Shephard of the University of Toronto."Enthusiastic participation in worksite wellness can yield a variety of health benefits."   

For those companies who provided wellness exercise programs and the employees who participate in them, the results were impressive.  For example:

 I have much to thank the IPOD FITNESS CENTER for:

I wouldn't think of starting the day without my daily dose  of Secretogue Plus.  The fact is, as we get older our pituitary gland begins to slow down and does not produce enough natural growth hormones to satisfy the body's needs.  The Secretogue Plus stimulates the body's own natural growth hormones.

I like it because it tastes good and it helps the body help itself.  In return, I feel better and can carry on with my busy lifesyle.

For me that is important!!

Exercise is very important regardless of whatever age category you are in.  My right knee was the first to give me problems.  an MRI told me I had osteoarthritis in it.  The left knee followed shortly after.  The doctor said I probably had osteoarthritis in it also.

I walk 2+ miles each day and that would not be possible without my daily dose of Zeacaps.  I highly recommend Zecaps to everyone

 it seems to me that a great many people for one reason or other have stopped exercising. The South had 7 people who exercised and the North had 6.  I don't know the reason but I came across this poem that I hope you will post it.

DON'T QUIT

When things go wrong as they sometimes will,

When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,

When funds are low and the debts are high,

I thought  that I was doing  quite well.  in a 45 min time frame I  completed over 2 miles. I was quite pleased with my self until last Thursday at a meeting my right knee went.  I went to the doctor and one of the question I was asked was did I stretch my leg muscles before I started.  Ummm No.  I knew you needed to exercise with other forms of exercise but not walking. I have been bentched for a week.

One of the clubs I belong to had a fashion show as a fund raiser.   Most of the models were members of the club. We wore clothes from one of the local retail stores.  I can see why models have to be very slender.  The camera is not frendly.