I came to Innovative Fitness Port Moody eight months ago now. At 46 years of age, I was significantly overweight. My knee had difficulty supporting my weight when climbing stairs and was even beginning to lock at times. Having never lead an active lifestyle, I was completely intimidated to be in a gym and lacking in confidence in my own ability to change my circumstances. My coaches were incredibly supportive and, under their guidance, I actually became happy to exercise (usually happiest when the session was over, of course!) Scott, my husband, saw me coming home exhausted but empowered and said he had never seen me so happy. He soon decided to join himself and we began training together.
In April, Curtis, one of our coaches, approached us about joining the Adventure Challenge. We were very hesitant but decided to throw our hats in the ring, and enlisted our 16-year-old son, Ryan, and friends Michele and Glen. Training was incredibly hard and Curtis has several pictures of me playfully giving him the finger! However, it brought our family and friends together in a way we never imagined and taught us things we never knew, like we actually love kayaking! We began doing these things for fun on our own time and Curtis went above and beyond the call of duty to support us, even offering to train with us in his personal time.
The day of the Challenge was overwhelming and exhilarating all at the same time. I couldn’t ever imagine kayaking, mountain biking or running at all, let alone doing all three in the same day! We may have been the last team to cross the finish line, but the accomplishment of the weekend will stay with us forever. It is the understatement of the century to say that we couldn’t have completed the Adventure Challenge without Curtis, Ray, Ashlee, Jeff and the IFPM team all of whom went above and beyond the call of duty. Our family is indebted to them for all of their efforts and grateful for their support. IF has changed the way we live our lives. It has been, and will continue to be, an honor to workout there!
Kris Schjelderup
Principal
Innovative Fitness Port Moody
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