I was teaching a spin class at a gym called Maximum Fitness. Greg and his wife, Hope, were regulars in the class. Greg had mentioned to me if you ever become a personal trainer, I’d like to be a client. In 2006, I became Cooper Institute certified and Greg became my first client.

10 years later, he continues to train with me. Greg is not your average 65 year old. You will see him running marathons “for fun”, tearing up the slopes in Colorado, hiking trails all over the world, traveling, and keeping up with all 9 grandchildren, ages 10 years to 5 months. He is kind of impressive.

Greg has not only been a client for these past years, but an incredible mentor. He has shown me paths to creating better job opportunities for myself and consistently pushing me to carry out my vision. This blog is one of Greg’s many ideas for perusing my passion. To you, I say thank you.

Here is Greg O’Quin. STRONG at 65.

I have worked with Mitzi for 11 years.  I started because I was bored with my personal trainer of 8 years; we did the same thing every week, over and over for years.

 Mitzi rarely repeats a workout.  They are all different and constantly changing.

 I ran my first marathon in New York City in 2007.  Mitzi coached me.  I’ve now run 9.  I have run New York 6 times, Boston, Chicago, and Paris.  She coached me differently for each.  I have made it to the starting line healthy for all 9 races – no injuries.  This is important, because about 15-20% of people training for marathons get injured during the training and do not even get to run the race.

We will be training to run the Marine Core Marathon in October, 2017.

 I snow ski 20-30 times per year.  Mitzi conditions me for skiing by changing the workout to focus on balance and my core.  I will be the only person in the gym standing (balancing) on a basketball while lifting light weights.

My workouts with Mitzi have changed since I have gotten older and as my activities change.

 Now the workouts also include coaching and nutrition.  I do not believe in diets, but I do believe in eating healthy foods.

I am 65.  I want to stay active and healthy for a long time.  I want to continue running marathons and skiing every year.  I believe that Mitzi can make this happen.