Athlete Spotlight: Lynne Brandt
“I quickly learned that it’s not about what you lose, but what you gain.”
Her Story:
My WHY has changed a lot since I started going to AK HIIT five years ago. At first it was to lose weight, but that didn’t last long. I quickly learned that it’s not about what you lose, but what you gain. I’ve gained strength, balance, coordination, flexibility, stamina, a few muscles, ☺️ and a whole new family. I go to the gym three times a week to work on making myself a stronger person. I strive to be more present in my family’s lives and to be a role model for my children. It’s my “ME” time but I also go to make myself a healthier person. After I had my third child I started suffering with severe migraine headaches that would sometimes leave me in bed for days at a time. I was taking so much medicine and I knew something had to change. I began attending classes at the gym even when I didn’t feel the greatest. The frequency of my headaches became less and less each month. The severity of them also changed. Eventually I was able to quit taking all of my daily migraine medicine which felt amazing. I still get migraines and I have to take medicine occasionally, but my quality of life is so much better now! I owe it all to Derek and Abby for opening the gym, in their garage, in the little town of Koeltztown. We were all growing together and it’s still that way today. They only want you to do what you can do on any given day. Showing up is half the battle. Once you are there, your gym family supports you the rest of the way and that’s why I keep going to the gym!
Lynne has been a member of AK HIIT since day one! Her consistency and hard work makes us proud. Derek and I appreciate her bright Hello’s and we can always count on Lynne to give it to us straight!