Altoona Fitness Center Leads Serena to a Love for Running

Serena is all smiles at a recent road race event. Before Farrell's she never imagined spending her weekends this way.

When Serena began her Farrell’s transformation journey at Farrell’s Altoona fitness location, she hadn’t ran a mile since high school PE class.  Her first mile in more than 20 years may have been more of a walk-run, but it was a great start.

Serena says, “It was more of a run/walk that took 13 minutes to complete but it was all I needed to get me started on a year of running accomplishments I owe all to Farrells eXtreme Bodyshaping.”

“As I lost weight and became more fit cardiovascularly, running my first 5K became a goal I could actually see myself accomplishing.  Weeks away from my 40th birthday I completed my first 5K.  I have gone on to do more 5Ks, a 10K, and even the world famous Dam to Dam 20K here in Des Moines, Iowa.  Sure, I’m not the fastest runner, but the sense of accomplishment I get everytime I cross a finish line is something that I never would have pictured before Farrell’s”

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Serena's first 10-Weeks at Farrell's

Here are Serena’s before/after pictures from her first 10-Weeks at Farrell’s.  She’s been too busy running to join us for kickboxing lately, but we’ll be looking for her when winter returns!

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