A year ago, Michael's best friend brought him to Aspire Pilates Training Center hoping that we could help him with his hip pain.  When we first met Michael, he was walking with a cane (albeit a very nice one) and in constant pain.  He had been from doctor to doctor without a definitive diagnosis or plan of treatment outside of a cortisone shot or exploratory surgery.  We sent him to Cheryl Farnsworth, MPT who specializes in sacroiliac joint dysfunction and pain.  Collaborating with Cheryl, we found the perfect plan of physical therapy and Pilates that allowed him to ditch the pain medication within a couple of weeks.  A couple of months later, he was golfing his best games ever in Hawaii.  Pretty soon, our Pilates sessions went from Rehab-based to training an athlete.  That's when we knew it was time for a bigger challenge

We started adding 30 minute cardio sessions after his Pilates sessions.  We quickly made a goal--run a 5K Race!  Despite training in freezing temperatures, rain or snow, Michael achieve his goal Saturday in the South Jordan Valentine's 5K.  Not only did he finish the race....he beat his fastest time by 6 minutes and took home a 2nd Place Medal in his age division!

37:51  2nd Place Men's Age Group

(and a shiny medal to prove it!)