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This is what a huge growth spurt looks like! A “little” project on Sunday afternoon in the studio…new/more cubbies for the fighters’ gloves! With 12 new fighters ( #13 and #14 scheduled to join shortly) added to the program this year, we had filled all available cubbies and had 7 drawers without a cubbie home. Time to figure out how to add more…which I did prior to my vacation. Picked up the new cubbies a couple weeks ago and finally made time to tackle the project. After 3 hours of work we have a total of 50 cubbies (some of the unoccupied ones are not pictured)! Most of those 50 are occupied and if we fill the rest, my program will be at its max for my current space and class times. Beyond grateful! ☺️

Today new fighter #12 for 2024 had his first class and it made me reflect on our Rock Steady Boxing program. I’ve had this program going for 6 years 2 months and this is how it looks by numbers:
5- # of fighters that have left the program
2- # of fighters with paused membership
39- # of currently active fighters
46- # of people with Parkinson’s Disease have been impacted by Rock Steady Boxing West Bend!
I’ve been lucky to have made a difference in numerous lives. I’m grateful for the opportunity to work with these fighters and my future fighters. We will continue to fight back! 🥊❤️🥊

Jumped right back into a jammed packed week with having last week off, it being the beginning of the month & quarter AND it being a short week with the holiday. No complaints as it was jammed packed with a lot of GREAT things. So hold on tight as I give you the many highlights.
MONDAY
💪🏻fighter #42 had 1st class by 3rd class today told me she was really glad she decided to join.
💪🏻a man and his family members observed afternoon RSB class…so impressed with what our fighters do…by today has paperwork done to take the next step to get started.
💪🏻two great phone conversations, one with a potential fighter and the other a potential morning lady regarding observing classes next week.
TUESDAY
💪🏻lady #6 joined the other "Pioneer" ladies for her first morning lady class, today at class #2 she said how good she felt.
💪🏻 a RSB night fighter brought his 95 year old mom to class...amazing lady, awesome attitude and watching her watching her son box just filled my heart!
WEDNESDAY
💪🏻another great phone conversation with a potential fighter that was referred to me by her PT.
THURSDAY 🇺🇸Happy 4th of July🇺🇸
💪🏻attended a party that one of my fighters hosted. I love meeting my participants' family members. What I love even more when family members come do class with them and realize just how hard they work.
FRIDAY
💪🏻OG morning ladies celebrated my most wise participant's 85th birthday with an after class treat she brought in.
💪🏻Pioneer morning ladies is in the 7th week of classes since adding to my schedule they worked thru the stations with partners for the 1st time. It is a wonderful thing to watch friendships blossom.
💪🏻RSB classes had a fun and food Friday. One of my fighters made these amazing ice cream scoops and I told him when he has a scoop made, I would have an ice cream themed class. He made 8 unique scoops while I was on vacation, so I bought 10 flavors of ice cream and some toppings.

❤️What a week! There are so many times during the day I am just overwhelmed with gratitude for what I get to do and those I get to serve. The AIMS Fitness family is the BEST!!!❤️

Happy July 1st! It’s a new month, new quarter and it’s the start to the 2nd half of the year! I’m starting off this second half the year with something I neglected to do the first half…my own workouts.
Vacation was needed and was wonderful and now it’s time to get back at impacting lives. We are back in the studio today. We will be closed this Thursday only to celebrate Independence Day!
What goals do you have for this new month? New quarter? 2nd half of the year? 🙂

There are no one on one sessions or classes this week as the studio is closed so I can spend some time with my family relaxing and fishing. AIMS family members you have been emailed or texted the links to a workout to do while I’m away as well as a fun game to participate in if you choose. Emails and texts are checked daily with a response given as promptly as the fish allow, lol.
Classes and sessions are back in action on Monday July 1st.🐟☀️🎣☀️🐠

Five weeks ago I added another W.A.S. (Warrriors Against Sarcopenia) class aka morning ladies class to my schedule after FOX6's Brandon Cruz’s story created high demand for it.
Yesterday I got to hear about the wins these ladies are experiencing already.
🏆One participant told me ‘I can tell a difference already’ to which I ask what is the difference. ‘I can walk up the stairs better-more stability and less ache.’
🏆Then in asking a participant diagnosed with osteoporosis how her back was feeling. To which she responded, my back hasn’t been hurting and it use to hurt every day!
🏆After those two wins and class, I received the text below.
These ladies are AWESOME! They are putting in the work and benefitting from it greatly!
I ❤️ what I get to do!

It appears we may be having a bit of a treat battle happening. I posted the other day of the lemon bars we had in the morning ladies OG class in celebration for the participant that had knee replacement returning to class. Well the night fighters felt left out. Tonight a fighter came in with Lemon Torte (recipe from his great grandma). So yummy!

All treats are welcome here! What class is next for having the best treat? 🤔

Studio gardens are now complete…boxing ring and all! Just watered the flowers but couldn’t wait to get pictures to share! Another great job done by Lori, owner of The Blind Gardener! Thank you! 🥊🌷❤️🌷🥊

Homemade lemon bars were the super yummy treats we had in the studio this morning. What were we celebrating? The return of the morning lady from the OG group that had knee replacement done just over 7 weeks ago. Cannot stress enough that prehab is SUPER helpful in recovering from joint replacement surgery! She was moving great and it was awesome to have her back in the studio. Grateful to be educated to help these ladies tackle anything and everything! 💪🏻

Congrats to those who participated in the inaugural year of the Fun & Fit Games for 50+ers! Congrats to Paula and Senior Citizens Activities, Inc. West Bend for bringing this event to our community!
Proud to be the sponsor for this event and looking forward to next year’s opportunity to be a sponsor again!

We don’t have an auto flushing toilet BUT we do have a working bathroom again! Cannot thank Schulteis Pumping LLC enough for getting to me so quickly…I am grateful! ☺️

⚠️ Please be aware the studio is without a working bathroom today. As of 6:45am we are on a very long list of people needing help with all of the water from last night’s rain. My apologies for any inconvenience. ⚠️

This week was a short but long week. I spent the 3 day weekend battling a horrid sinus infection that made me cancel clients and classes on Tuesday. Wednesday it was back to work and on Wednesday late afternoon I sat down with our now newest fighter, fighter #39 aka Hermey. This fighter is another young onset Patkinson’s diagnosis at under 50 years of age. I’m honored to be their coach and I KNOW we need more resources for these young onset PD fighters. I don’t know how just yet but I’m going to figure out how to bring them what they need! Welcome to the family Hermey! 🥊❤️🥊

On Tuesday night Interfaith Caregivers of Washington County held their event for Influencers in Aging. Congrats to all those who were nominated and for those that were recipients of the award. You are doing amazing work for this population in our community! I can personally attest to how amazing it feels to be recognized for the work done with our aging population as last year I was nominated which I am so grateful for and to top it off and make it even better, I was pick as a recipient of the award which I cannot tell you how amazing that felt. Way to go Influencers, you are doing amazing work! ❤

VIDEO | Influencers in Aging Awards by Interfaith Caregivers of Washington County VIDEO | Influencers in Aging Awards by Interfaith Caregivers of Washington County

💥💥💥BIG ANNOUNCEMENT💥💥💥

As you know Fox6 News did a story about my morning ladies…the OGs. The class that was featured had the only open spot filled the class time prior to the News being here. After the story aired, things went a bit crazy. The response was overwhelming! There is a need not being met in our community. With the current class being full, I could not help anymore unless some changes were made. There was only one thing I could do…MAKE THE CHANGES!

I am happy and excited to share that I created a second morning ladies class!!! I’m calling them the Pioneers as they are forging this new class time. This class is running on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

The OG story aired again on Monday which was followed by numerous inquiries. I imagine the spots will full quickly. If you are interested or know a lady in your life that could benefit from this class, please contact me or share my info.

Thank you to these 12 brave ladies pictured below that have made an impact on other’s lives! ❤️

If you haven’t seen the story or would like to share it with someone, here is the link:
https://www.fox6now.com/sports/west-bend-aim-fitness-workout-class-original-gangsters

What a week! Lots to share still…not enough hours in the day to get it all posted this week, but it is all coming.
Up first I would like to share what happened Wednesday night. It was almost 9:30pm and I was getting ready to eat supper (yes, we eat ridiculously late); I received a text from a fighter then a 2nd text from a fighter’s spouse…our news story was going to be run again (it was run numerous times in April-to my surprise). Not only did the story get seen again by many but what the anchor said after was the best gift I could have received for AIMS’ Rock Steady Boxing program 6th anniversary!
Much gratitude and thankfulness to FOX6's Brandon Cruz for his time and talent in creating this (https://youtu.be/H43U9HRB-KQ?si=pCAGl2WZYYzXR_J2) amazing piece! ❤️

Happy Birthday to AIMS’ Rock Steady Boxing West Bend program! 2192 days ago we held our very first class of Rock Steady Boxing…seems like yesterday but not all at the same time. The program started with 2 fighters and now has 38. We offered 2 classes a week when we started and now I coach 12 classes a week. The growth over the last few years has been crazy…we are impacting the lives of those living with PD. I cannot be more proud of our program. Pictured is the binders (three 2” binders and one 1” binder) that hold ALL the classes I’ve designed and coached over the last 6 years. I am CONSTANTLY learning more and more about PD from the best teachers ever…those living with it. We will continue to fight back and have fun while doing it! To all those involved in making our program a success, THANK YOU! ❤️

Don’t miss out on a chance to be able to say you attended/participated in the 1st Senior Citizens Activities, Inc. West Bend Fun & Fit Games for 50+ers!!! Register now!

AIMS Fitness is a proud sponsor of this event! 😁

This have been a bit craZy and I am WAAAAAAY behind on sharing lots of good, exciting, and new things. I have to start somewhere, so I am starting with this...the need for volunteers! I am BEYOND grateful for my current volunteers...I can't do what I do without them...seriously!
AIMS' Rock Steady Boxing program which is for those living with Parkinson's Disease depends on volunteers to make the magic happen. Since the beginning of the year we have added 7 fighters to our program and there are more in the process of joining. We need more helping hands and watchful eyes to keep these fighters safe as they fight the good fight against PD!
If you are interested in helping them in their fight, please reach out to me for more details! Would love to have you in the ring with us!
🥊❤🥊❤🥊

Priceless text update from one of my morning ladies that had knee replacement done on Wednesday. She came to AIMS to pre-hab aka get strong for this surgery. In her own words, goal accomplished! Can’t wait to get her back in the studio to help her re-hab from surgery! I love watching these ladies get strong to move thru life well! ❤️
If you missed it, want to see what we do in action or want to share this with a special lady in your life that could benefit from getting stronger, here is the link to the great story FOX6's Brandon Cruz did regarding these morning ladies: https://www.fox6now.com/sports/west-bend-aim-fitness-workout-class-original-gangsters
Enjoy your Saturday…get some movement in today! ☺️

Yes…we eat in the studio! This morning’s sweet treat was from our newest participant that is having knee replacement on Wednesday. She came to me to get strong in prep for surgery and more importantly for a quick and successful recovery! She will kick butt and be back with us lickety split! I love my morning ladies! ❤️

Happy Sunday! What a gorgeous weekend we were given! I’m grateful for so much sunshine and hopefully you are too.

A fellow RSB coach who has PD…YOPD…shared this documentary. It’s about YOPD (Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease). If you have an hour to spare, I recommend watching it. If you know someone that has YOPD, please share this with them.

Have I mentioned it is Parkinson’s Awareness month?!? Knowledge is powerful. The more we know, the better we can understand. We can learn SO much from those living with this disease.

To my YOPD family members…keep living with this disease-show it who is the boss! There’s many years ahead of making an impact of how you took on this opponent! 🥊❤️🥊

https://video.austinpbs.org/video/the-only-day-we-have-qtwu1l/?fbclid=IwAR1hCq7fnoKITURClGosIvRsmCPlZ6p3KPg5ZPMYM0QOushDDJKZ1T0Hlm0_aem_ASchhzlw-or88v3f5PuxOSVzpbtVtpgFig7MxP5h0jwHcn_zLXv0GycaRNL5WqdQLUw

KLRU Presents | The Only Day We Have | Austin PBS People with young-onset Parkinson's disease share experiences of living with this illness.

All setup and ready to go for All Around the Bend Business Showcase. My focus today is to help provide information and resources for those living with Parkinson’s and let the community know about our Rock Steady program. LOTS of other great local business are here and it’s a beautiful day, so swing on by for this FREE event! 😁

"I have Parkinson's, but it doesn't have me." ~fighter JimmyMac
BEST.QUOTE.EVER!
I am one very grateful and proud coach!❤

West Bend boxing class helps fight for life Jen Lenzendorf has a never give up attitude, and she's getting the same in return from a group of real fighters that she works with in West Bend.

Story #1 regarding my morning ladies group. Are they not amazing ladies? I love them so much!
I am SO proud of these ladies and the work they put in. Some have been with me from the beginning and others were on their second class when the News was there. Regardless, they are all amazing and doing great work to keep Sarcopenia (loss of muscle mass) away and staying strong thru the golden years.
Let me address the donuts...yes, we sometimes enjoy a treat after class for various reasons which can include "just cuz". The donuts were a birthday treat! I will never forbid food coming into my studio or not celebrating important things.
Way to go ladies! Honored to be your coach!
Tonight is story #2 on the other AIMS family members, my fighters.

West Bend AIM class working together for better health Motivation is such a huge part of keeping an exercise regimen going. One local fitness instructor has found the perfect way to keep her students coming back. Brandon Cruz goes Beyond the Game.

Some exciting things are happening! On Sunday evening I received an email letting me know that the stories about my morning ladies and my fighters were going to air this week!🤩

So if you are up tonight at 9:30pm you can catch the story about the morning ladies. Then tomorrow on World Parkinson's Day at 9:30pm the story about my Rock Steady program will air. If you miss them, no worries as I will post the link to them as soon as I get it!📺

Big thank you again to FOX6's Brandon Cruz and Mickie for the time you spent with us in March and for giving a spotlight to the older adult and those living with PD! Very grateful! ❤

Here is the link to catch them live if you are not by your TV:

Live News Stream | FOX6 Milwaukee News Breaking Updates Stream local breaking Milwaukee news and weather live from FOX6. Watch LiveNow, FOX SOUL, and more exclusive coverage from around the country.

🌷April is Parkinson’s Awareness month!🌷

The number of people being diagnosed is staggering. I urge everyone to take the time to watch this documentary. Parkinson’s is so much more than a tremor!

Fighter #35 officially joins our family tomorrow! I love each and every one of them! 🥊❤️🥊

Independent Lens | Matter of Mind: My Parkinson’s | Season 25 | Episode 14 | PBS Three people navigate their lives with determination in the face of Parkinson’s disease.