The ball has been passed

The previous post from today was written in the morning before the hike.  My body woke me up early this morning and I decided to write the post.  Right now I would like to add an addendum to that post.

I mentioned that by going through the program here at the BLR, everyone will discover their own limits on how far they can push themselves.  I have posted about my personal records and accomplishments every week, and one of the best things about being here is seeing other people discover how far they can push themselves.

There have been times when someone will run on the treadmill and say that was the first time they have ever run on a treadmill.  There are countless times where someone tries the Jacobs Ladder for the first time. Every time this happens to someone in a class, the entire class is behind them and their cheerleaders.

The same thing happened with me.  When I did the sprints, the entire class including the trainer was cheering me on.  When someones uses the Jacobs Ladder for the first time, I am right there helping them through it as the class is cheering.

I don't like writing about other guests and I might get in trouble for this, but it is a story that needs to be told.  There is a guest here that is very big.  When he weighed in, he was too big for the scale, so they took him to the Biggest Loser ranch where they film the show and used the scale there.

When he came here 4 weeks ago, he could barely move.  Due to his size and slow movement, he has not participated in the hikes, but would spend time in the gym in the morning.  For the classes, he would always sit down and try to do the movements.

So far he has made great progress in weight loss and is moving better than when he came.  By the way, he plans to be here for several months, and I can't wait to see his after pictures because it really be an awesome transformation.

Today we were in cardio disco and this guy took his seat on the bench in the back of the classroom.  For the last dance, one of the guests tried to get this guy to stand up and do the moves with us.  The entire class joined in.  He wasn't really sure about it, so I gave him my disco ball necklace as motivation.

That sealed the deal and he stood up, entered the dance floor, and did the moves.  It was a sight to see and I'm glad I was there.  During the dance I was reflecting on how much this program has changed my life and I can't wait to continue the journey at home.  After the dance class was over, I went over to this guy and told him to keep the necklace.  I told him how being here for 8 weeks has changed my life and I can see that his life will be completely changed by being here.  I requested that he pass the disco ball necklace on his last day to someone else who's life will be changed.

We'll see how long it lasts, but I hope the passing of the disco ball necklace from guest to guest will continue for a long time.  I would like to return here in the future and it would be really cool to see another guest wearing the necklace.