Hello - we are Michael and Janet. We began our personal training with Ruth in March. We are gym dropouts and workaholics who have only committed to an occasional workout. Janet and Michael grew up with overworked parents who couldn’t spend much time teaching about health and fitness. Janet also traveled throughout the country living off business dinners and airport gruel. Michael grew up in a restaurant where creamy high-carb dishes and desserts were always too accessible. His idea of a typical workout was a stroll on the treadmill while sipping a cup of espresso. Both of our former lifestyles have led us to an overworked lifestyle, working sometimes 70-80 hours a week, with little or no exercise and bad food choices. Realizing now is the time to seriously change our habits and attitude, we hired Ruth as our personal trainer to jumpstart our metabolism with a personalized routine to bounce us into shape before our 40th birthdays. Janet turns 40 on May 27, 2009 and Michael on July 31, 2010. We already feel great and look forward to reaching our ideal goal. We have some time, but this next phase in our life will hit us fast.  We prefer facing it knowing that we are feeling and looking our best! Stay tuned for our blog to track our journey. Then see the results of our hard work and commitment as we trim down to our ultimate goal with an “after” picture. This isn't a fad but our commitment to a better life for ourselves.