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So it's been a minute since my last health update here, sitting on the couch watching the All Star race with some time on my hands so I thought I'd give you all an update.

Coming up on 2 years now being a member of the gym and still loving it. I have transitioned from just working out on the 3rd floor (weights and machines) to now spending most of my time on the 2nd floor in classes. Lifetime has what they call the "Aurora Club" which is geared toward older participants but is still open to any member. We've found an instructor teaching several of these classes that we really like and have been hitting her classes regularly for about 4 or 5 months. 360 is an all around strength building class and is followed by mat Pilates, we do these classes twice a week. We've also been doing a spin class once a week for a couple months...that's been interesting. And lately we've added in an enBarre class once a week.

What I've found is I've got the upper body and lower body strength where I'm pretty happy but my core still needs work. Particularly my hips... The Pilates has shown me the issues I've apparently ALWAYS had with my hips but never really understood what was going on. It's been interesting watching them improve as well as my core strength and flexibility improving on this newest part of the fitness journey.

I never EVER thought I'd be a "gym class" guy but here I am and to be honest, I'm really enjoying them and look forward to my time at the gym in them. I'm holding a steady 160# where I've been for a couple years now, Visceral fat is holding around 3 and Body fat hovers around 11%. I haven't checked my blood work in over a year but the last time it was still in the ranges listed above as well so I'm sure they haven't changed much if at all.

We've refined our diet a bit more as well. Still mostly gluten and sugar free but the biggest change has been the use of the "Bobby Approved" app on everything we buy. It's been a huge help and really makes the process of deciding what is junk and what isn't. If you haven't checked it out, it's worth a try. We've helped several friends and family members get started using it and they are all eating "cleaner" now with it's help.

Anyway, there's your update. I'm feeling better than I can ever remember feeling (and I'm now 56 years old) and really feel like I could never go back to the lifestyle we were leading before all this started. I just wish more people could figure out just how much just changing your diet can do for one's overall health and wellness. That's the hard part now...not being "that guy" that pushes the lifestyle we choose to live on others, but I see SO MANY people that have no idea just how much better they could feel with just a few small changes.

Oh yeah, I also had to re-corner balance the car to compensate for the lighter driver in the driver's seat which is also a big plus!