2006-01-23T14:40:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year to all at Les Mills, and in particular to Body Pump staff and hosts.

I would like to send a testimonial to Mike McSweeney if at all possible and was wondering if he has a personal email address that he can accpet such commendations from his clients. I have worked out to his Body Pump video tape #47 for one year now and have lost 45 pounds with a goal of dropping another 30 to meet my high school and pre-accident weight. 4 years ago, I was almost killed in a double car induced (two cars hitting me at over 60 mph) and the road ahead of me was very different from the athletic road that led me to my crash. I was unconscious for 2 days, remained in a trauma unit for a month, wheelchair bound for 4 months, then transitioned from a chair to a walker for 6 months and a set of crutches for 16, giving them up last February! 18 broken bones, a fractured neck (C6 and C7), sternum, knees, ankles and wrists, 9 surgeries and one heck of alot of soul searching and turning to my faith when my body was not putting out, I survived it all and was given the go ahead to begin working out again. Ironically, I was one of those ahtletes pre-crash that would never dream of putting on weight, much less gaining alot of it. But lack of movement and emotions got the best of me and I managed to pack on a substantial amount of weight - 75 in all.

My problem was not so much food as it was the wrong types of eating (1-2 meals a day late) and not being able to move much. Now, I work out 2 hours a day and 3 hours/day on weekends and enjoy waking up to my treadmill, weight bench and ofcourse, Mike, Malia and Geoff from the video. I owe them more than thanks but in a way, my renewed joy of Life and a body that no longer hurts daily!

I would love to share my story with them in the hopes that others may benefit from my finding as well. Everyone's story is different, unique to them only, but in this case, I want to share my joy with those that got me on the path to fitness again and beating all odds that doctors gave me only years prior. I was told I would never walk normally again and here I am dancing, climbing and backpacking all over again - perhaps even better since I appreciate breath and Life so much more.

Thanks again to all and if you could pass this along to Michael, I would be most appreciative as I am sure he would be to read it.

Much happiness to you and success in 2006 to your team. And by the way, are there new Body Pump videos out yet? I would love to buy another one soon as mine is becoming old and worn - ha ha ha. I underatsnd from your website that there are several more tapes that have been released since 47. I would buy them all in due time. Thanks again.

Best,
Christi Hausmann
Granada Hills, CA
818-674-7814

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