Edna Mason began working with Sachs Stevenson almost three years ago.
Pickerington, Ohio — When Zac Stephenson first met Edna Mason nearly three years ago, he soon knew they could make something special.
“I’m okay, I’m her person, I can do this,” he said.
Mason joined Lifetime Pickerington to embark on a weight loss journey, and Stephenson was tapped to become her personal trainer.
“He’s so great, you just don’t understand, he really is,” Mason said. “He is very kind and very sweet. He is very patient, very understanding and very compassionate.”
These are pretty compelling words for personal trainers, but the bond they formed is special.
In fact, Mason now calls Stevenson her “son” and considers him a member of the family. That could be just one of the reasons she was so successful.
Three years ago, Mason faced health challenges and a number of over 300 scales. She lost her husband and moved from Michigan to Ohio with her daughter. It was all at the expense. And after her previous weight loss of over 100 pounds, she was struggling again.
“You look in the mirror and start to hate your reflections, you don’t want to go anywhere, you don’t want to do anything,” she said. “I just knew I could sit down and get up and do something about it.”
Something added to my lifetime and slowly returned to good health. And it included more than just exercise.
“My role is always changing. Whatever she feels she needs most from me to make that change in herself,” Stevenson said. “Occasionally, I see what she can do on that day alone, so we couldn’t concentrate on exercise alone. It had to be a lifestyle, it had to be nutrition. It had to be sleep, water, everything. “
Mason kept a meal diary and tracked his fitness activities. And she managed to lose nearly £ 90. This happened despite the two-month closure of the gym by COVID-19 and the days beyond difficulty.
She described a particularly difficult day when she faced a lot of pain.
“I was just weeping. Looking at his face, (Zack) also had these little tears falling from his eyes. He sees you being so badly hurt. Will hurt me too. ” She said. “That’s why I know that not only do I have the right trainers, but there are people who really care about me.”
There is no doubt about it. Stevenson became a little emotional to explain how he sees their relationship.
“She knows it’s sometimes difficult to get into the gym. For example, it’s hard to get out of bed and down the stairs, so see it all and know it, I think of myself too. It will be like that, “he says. Said. “It makes me think about what I avoid in my life and why I avoid it. If she can experience this, I can probably experience anything, so she inspires me. She really does. “
That inspiration has also made a big difference in her health.
Mason currently controls both diabetes and cholesterol, so you don’t need to take any medication. And she also improved her blood pressure.
Her weight fluctuates a bit as she suffers from muscle loss and other mobility challenges. But she’s determined, and so is Stevenson.
“She can do that, I know she can,” he said.
Mason agrees and advises others who may be ready to start their fitness journey.
“You have to take the first step,” she said.
Meanwhile, Life Time will launch a new program called ARORAI in the new year. The program includes training classes and social programs for people 55 and older.
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