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Barack and Michelle are going to change the habits of our nation of people in spirit, mind and body.  The examples and messages being delivered by their behaviour is phenomenal.  As a fitness professional, however, I will only speak to the changes I hope and anticipate seeing as a result of their personal focus on health and fitness.

I have been training people - men, women, mom's, under/over 30 and under/over 50 year olds for about eight years now.  I started referring to the programs I developed for clients as "lifestyle fitness training" because we are all doing this work for the long haul and therefore a short-term focus was, in my opinion, selling the body and mind involved with the effort short.  A bad move. 

I experienced two powerful Pilates workshops this summer. Two days were spent with other Pilates teachers, masters and instructors in the First Annual Power Pilates Teacher's workshop; two days wonderfully jammed packed with eye opening, mouth watering, spine correcting details one could ask for - under $500.   The other workshop I had the pleasure of participating in this year (as part of my personal celebration of 50 years on earth and life changing or validating experiences) was with two people of significant importance to me - as a woman of color - in this industry.  These women,...