Success Stories

Working out too intensely burned me out
“I have been physically active for most of my life. I enjoyed participating in sports and activities while growing up. But I am an overachiever and do things to the extreme. Last year I decided to hire a personal trainer. I asked for a drill sergeant and on [...]

I had “caretakeritis”
“I was trying to retire but found myself with no free time, running non-stop to meetings and commitments. Because I’ve been transitioning into retirement I thought that it was time that I learn how to make exercise a priority. The “ah ha” for me, however, focused on my own self-care. When I read [...]

“I took the program ten years ago in 1997, when I was 42 years old. When I called to learn more about the program (specifically the cost), I felt it was a bit beyond my budget at the time. I distinctly remember what Michelle said to me in response: “When you feel you are worth [...]

“For years I struggled to maintain an exercise program. I was exercising intermittently with lots of guilt and frustration when I was in the periods of no exercise. By the time I’d heard about EssentialSteps, I was eager for a new philosophy, new ideas for exercising. The program has completely changed my approach to exercise, [...]

Increasing awareness
“I am so happy I had the opportunity to work with Michelle. After an adulthood of simply not being able to get myself to stick with any kind of exercise, my perspective has completely changed……at 59 years of age. Actually identifying my resistance, the underlying causes for that resistance, and the reasons I do [...]

At 45 it was time to get my act together
“The decision to go through the EssentialSteps program was an easy one. I heard about the EssentialSteps program from a friend and it sounded like what I needed. I knew that at the age of 45 I needed to literally get off the couch and [...]

“I took the EssentialSteps program and worked with Michelle in 1998 when I was 38. I learned about the program through an email, and it sounded like something I could use. So I signed up.”
Increasing awareness and setting realistic goals
“EssentialSteps increased my awareness regarding the importance of physical activity, with tips to find ways to [...]

“I worked with Michelle and learned the EssentialSteps philosophy in 1997 when I was 55 years old. I realized that I needed to gain strength and that my body was rapidly heading south! I had never exercised regularly before, and I wanted to see how I could overcome my resistance to it. To my amazement, [...]

“I decided to work with Michelle because the program she developed seemed to be innovative and new. I was very curious about how I could be “coached” into taking my essential steps to health. Although when I started EssentialSteps, exercising felt like a chore, the program has made me think of exercise as “play time.” [...]

“I took EssentialSteps when I was 57 years old in 1997. I have never liked to sweat, and because I wore glasses as a child I wasn’t into sports. Before participating in EssentialSteps, my physical activity was in short spurts of yoga with long pauses in between. I decided to take EssentialSteps because I never [...]