Fit to Print Volume 24 Issue 1 March 2015 | Page 17

me, and I ask how it was and he says
words like, "Excellent! Awesome! I feel so
good!" Every single time! And this man
is...I think he's past eighty. Or maybe he
just had his eightieth birthday? I'm not
sure. The number doesn't matter. It's 90
for all I know. But Cor tells stories about
people who come in and go, "Ohhh...I just
turned 40..." like this is why they're not
working out. The number doesn't matter.
There are 40-year-olds that are 100, and
100-year-olds that are 25. Anyway, John's
awesome.
Who else? I just saw her and thought of
her because she always cracks me
up...Kelly Meigel is a riot...Mike! My
boyfriend Mike! Cindy! Cindy Angiporti!
We have this relationship...we both do
the Jumble, and she texts me—"did you
get the last word?" Everybody knows how
funny Cindy is. Eight million
members...there are just so many people.
Like, I have a special thing with Mary
Krisowaty...we're both "MKs" so it's "Mary K
Squared" which we shortened to "Squuh"
because we're so cool. She makes me
laugh just looking at her.
It's everybody, you know, Jourdie, because
we were just talking about it..."The more,
the merrier..." but it's got to be the right
people, and that's who comes to Fitness
Incentive. It's been said so many times
about Fitness Incentive, but I still say it
all the time...it's not a gym! It's a family
where you have a blast every second.
You're helping yourself in every possible
way. Mentally, emotionally, physically...all
the "ways."
Jourdie: You're always
enthusiastic...you're like our mascot.
Always in a good mood, always happy to
be here...what's you're philosophy? How
do you maintain that positive attitude all
the time?
Mary: It comes naturally, and it is who I
am...and I give every bit of the credit to
Jesus. I give every bit of the credit to
Him. If I didn't have Him in my heart...I've

gone through things in my life—and I
thank God I haven't gone through some
of the things others have—you know,
ask your mother this question. Because
that's who she is and that's why I say
she's such an inspiration. Because as
she always says, "We go through things;
we're sad or upset..." You know,
Jourdie, because you live with it and
you live it yourself.
But I always know that in the end
everything is going to be good. And I
know that because I have Jesus in my
heart. It's so easy to be happy. It's not
so easy to be down. And I'm not saying
"I'm never down!" or that things don't
get on my nerves...of course!
Jourdie: I like when things get on my
nerves. "I'm human!" It makes my whole
day!
Mary: People will say to me what you
said, and it makes me feel like a million
bucks: "You're always happy!" But I see
this quality in a lot of other people too.
I see that in you, Jourdie!
Jourdie: You always say that...
Mary: It's true! I do! I hear you on the
phone, talking with the members and
hear how awesome you are. Lots of
times I want clap my hands and say,
"Listen! This is how it is!"
But that is how it is. I grew up in a
phenomenal family as I know you did,
and with my sisters and brother, my
parents were phenomenal, so there's no
reason for me to be—
—and of course I have Artie! Everybody
knows Artie!
Jourdie: We need a second for Artie.

One thing I need to know about
Artie...Artie comes in all the time. Did
you get him into exercise or did he get
you into exercise?
Mary: Artie, back in the day 4,000 years
ago, was an athlete. He was a high school
kid playing baseball, basketball, track,
football. He did it all. He was very
athletic. But then he got totally away
from it, as many athletes do. Long story
short, I'd have to say...yes. Yes, I guess I
did get him into it. I never thought about
it but I bet I did. I myself got into it
gradually because I didn't exercise, I
didn't eat well when I was younger. But I
started and he gradually got into it too.
As far as going to a gym...never in his life.
This—Fitness Incentive—is his first.
Jourdie: What does FI, and the FI family,
mean to you? One more time, please?
Mary: Well as you know, number one is
God. Number two is my family...my blood
family. Number three is Fitness Incentive!
That's how important it is to me. I hate to
use these words, but I don't know what I'd
do without Fitness Incentive. I'm going to
blubber...I don't know what I'd do without
the people at Fitness Incentive...I mean
we're there for each other, it's like
another family. It really is. And it's so
much fun! It's like you said earlier about
my being so happy...well, it's easy to be
happy when you're in a phenomenally
happy situation! We are blessed to be
here and to work here. It's a reason to
have a big grin on your face every single
morning.

I could talk about things like fitness and motivation
but for me, it's just the fun. It's just so much fun.
I walk in feeling like a million bucks and I walk out
feeling like eight million bucks!
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