"Like many, my fitness journey has been a roller coaster most of my life. I was a skinny kid until middle school where I put on a good amount of weight, and then started sports and was thin when I graduated high school at 150 lbs. After that time in my life is when I hit the slippery slope of weight gain. I put on 30 lbs. my freshman year of college with a full load of classes each semester and no sports. The next six years consisted of the same, until I stepped on the scale on July 23rd, 2018 and weighed in at 245 lbs.

I had a membership at Redline (then Gym 365) but went about once a month and was really throwing money away and decided that things were going to have to change because I was miserable with where I was in life on a physical level! So, a week later on July 30th I started going to the gym consistently 4 to 5 times a week. In many ways I was new to the gym scene, but all the other gym goers where very friendly and very encouraging. I started seeing weight come off rather quickly, but after a while my weight loss slowed down, but I was still losing weight, until I plateaued around 210 lbs. at this time Stephanie recommended the Lose it app to keep up with my caloric intake and by watching my diet and keeping a workout routine I am now around the 190 lbs. mark! It has taken two years to get to where I am, but I always remind myself that it took seven years to get to where I was at in 2018.

Before I started my fitness journey at Redline I was out of shape and definitely overweight, I struggled to keep up with high pace activity, I did not sleep well at night, was sore after heavy physical activity, and I felt sluggish and terrible most days…now I have a lot of energy, feel much better, my self-esteem is higher, going to the gym is a stress reliever (it has become one of my happy places), and I am able to keep up with my twin boys! If I could give any advice to someone who is looking to become healthier it would be to start your journey now don’t wait, start something that you can maintain, be consistent, and keep your goals in front of you!

 Stephanie and Joey are awesome owners and they are always willing to give advice and answer any questions. The gym itself is perfect; it is open 24/7, has great equipment, and whether you are new to working out or have been at it for years it has all the equipment you need. All the members that I have ever worked out with or around have been friendly and encouraging! I work out in the morning and in many ways the crew that works out then has become like family and I think it is safe to say if you are looking for a group to join we would welcome you with open arms. Thanks Stephanie and Joey for allowing me to share my story and thanks to all who took time to read it, I hope it is inspiring!" -Johnny