An interesting question was raised by a 9-year old this weekend - "Where will you work out?" Of course our 15-year old responded with a sarcastic remark - "She will fly to Brownsburg every day." Well, if things go as planned I WILL need to find a new place to work out by the end of the year and I WON'T be flying to Brownsburg every day.
I love PR Fitness. It has really changed who I am in a positive way and pushed me in ways I never have been pushed before in my life. I never thought I would be able to do pull-ups by myself or deadlift 227 pounds, but I can. The trainers at PR Fitness are amazing; you would be hard pressed to find trainers out there quite like them. They don't just care about you in the gym; they care about what you do outside of the gym. I have had countless text messages answered outside of "gym hours" that did not have to be answered. That is what makes our gym special. And then throw in the athletes that come each day to have their lungs bleed and their muscles scream - they are in a league of their own. I do not know many people who would show up to run, do burpees, do air squats, and beat a tire when it is close to 100 degrees outside, but these athletes do!
With all that being said, it is easy to say that PR Fitness would be near impossible to "replace" and I don't know what we will do if changes take place and we can no longer come to PR each day. One thing I do know, though, is that I am better equipped to come up with my own workouts now using my body and random objects such as tires, logs, park benches, jump ropes, etc and I learned that from PR Fitness. So, while it won't be the same if I am working out somewhere else, I will carry a piece of PR with me each time I flip a tire, do a box jump, or flop down for burpees. PR has definitely changed the way I view fitness and for me that is huge!
You know I've said I'm not talking about this until it's 100% but girl, you will be missed....PR brought us together!!!!! Burpee night in the 100+ temps will always be one of my fondest memories of us. Lots, and I mean LOTS of emotions, happy, sad, pissed off, frustrated, annoyed, etc. have been spilled out in there...
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Melissa, I don't know you well, but this makes me sad. I have never been to a place like PR - where you are made to feel 1) welcome and 2) empowered to be the best you can be! Not to mention - stretched to be more than you thought you could be! I will personally be saying prayers that you get to stay - but, of course, God's will be done. Blessings to you and yours!
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