Over the last year, we began with Ironman Lake Placid as our ultimate goal. My travel and work schedule has proven to be very difficult some weeks and airplanes are not ideal. However, Rich's calm demeanor and can-do attitude allowed me to relax and be sure that we were on the proper path. However, the universe threw us a curveball which ended me receiving major surgery the same exact weekend as Ironman Lake Placid. We went from Ironman full-time to meditation and walking as recovery and strength-building. Starting over again is never fun and I have yet to actually run, but Rich and his comprehensive approach to health is something that I am forever grateful. Rich, Carol and Luke are daily inspiration to a lot of people and I am humbled to be part of a great team.

Rich was paramount in helping me become active and lose weight. After the birth of our first child in January of 2016 I realized that I wanted to be around as long as possible and my current lifestyle needed to change. Rich set me up with a nutritional plan that worked for me and also eased me into a physical regiment. I had tipped the scales at over 300 lbs at one point and was a little bit over 290 lbs when I started working with Rich around late spring/early summer. Over the next few months Rich held me accountable to the diet and exercise plans and I dropped to 255 lbs by the end of the year. I had set a goal to run in my first 5K, a Thanksgiving turkey trot, without stopping. Rich helped me achieve that goal and has helped me set a course to continued health and wellness.