SKIN,
SKIN, WORK OUT, GET FIT AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT LIFE NO MATTER
THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES.
THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES. CRISTINA KOOKER IS LIVE AT
SHAPES FITNESS.
SHAPES FITNESS. >> GOOD MORNING.
WORKING OUT IS HARD ENOUGH AS
IT IS.
IT IS.
IT IS. YOU THROW IN NOT FEELING
COMFORTABLE WHERE YOU ARE AND
THAT MAKES IT TOUGH TO GET OUT
OF BED.
OF BED.
OF BED. BUT VANESSA, THIS IS VANESSA.
SHE'S A CANCER SURVIVOR.
SHE USED TO BE A WOMENS PASTOR.
GOING THROUGH EVERYTHING YOU
WENT THROUGH YOU SAID YOU KNOW
WHAT, I WANT TO DO SOMETHING
BIG.
BIG.
BIG. AND
BIG. AND THOUGHT ABOUT IT FOR A
WHILE AND THEN SHAPES WAS BORN.
SHAPES IS NOT JUST A GYM
SOMEWHERE I THINK SHAPES IS A
PLACE WHERE WE ARE BUILDING A
COMMUNITY OF WOMEN WHO COME
TOGETHER FOR SIMILAR REASONS.
WE'RE ALL ON A JOURNEY.
I BELIEVE THAT SHAPES IS A
PLACE.
PLACE.
PLACE. A
PLACE. A SAFE PLACE FOR WOMEN TO GET
HEALTHY AND FIT CERTAINLY AND
EXTERNALLY.
EXTERNALLY. WE ALL KNOW IF WE HAVE TO
NEGOTIATE ENERGY BETWEEN
DEALING WITH A LIFE ISSUE OR
COMING TO THE GYM WE KNOW WHICH
ONE IS GOING TO WIN.
WE WANT SHAPES TO BE THAT PLACE
WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE TO DECIDE
ONE OR THE OTHER.
THEY CAN COME HERE AND GET
SUPPORT, THEY CAN WORK OUT.
WE HAVE LIFE CLASSES THAT WE
TALK TO THEM ABOUT A VARIETY OF
THINGS IN LIFE.
WE HAVE WALKING CLASSES OUTSIDE
THAT WE'RE GOING TO START SO
THAT WE CAN INSPIRE THEM EVERY
STEP THEY TAKE WE CAN INSPIRE
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. I
THEM. I BELIEVE SHAPES IS GOOD FOR
THE SPRING COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE
DON'T WANT WOMEN TO COME JUST
TO BE MEMBERS.
WE WANT THEM TO BE A PART OF
THE COMMUNITY OF LADIES THAT
KNOW EACH OTHER.
>> GAIN SOME FRIENDS.
SO BEHIND US WE HAVE, THEY'RE
GETTING READY.
GETTING READY. YOU HAVE A CLASS ABOUT TO START
AT 9:30.
AT 9:30.
AT 9:30. >> WE HAVE A CLASS ABOUT TO
START.
START.
START. YOU SEE THE LADIES OVER THERE
PROBABLY GETTING READY TO GO
INTO OUR ZUMBA CLASS.
WE CALL HER QUEEN B BECAUSE SHE
IS A BEAST.
WE CAN DO OVER 400 FUNCTIONAL
MOVES.
MOVES.
MOVES. WE
MOVES. WE ALLOW THIS APPARATUS TO BE
USED SO WOMEN CAN RESERVE IT
AND HAVE SOME GOOD GIRLS TIME.
THAT'S A GREAT MACHINE FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
PURPOSE.
PURPOSE. >> WHAT'S THIS?
I LOVE THIS.
NICE FOR YOUR BUNS.
BETTER FOR YOUR BRAIN.
>> WHAT IS THIS HERE?
>> IT'S A SWINGER.
YOU CAN DO PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING
ON IT.
ON IT.
ON IT. YOU CAN LITERALLY COME BACK
HERE AND WORK YOUR UPPER BODY.
YOU CAN PULL BACK.
YOU CAN SQUAT.
YOU CAN DO SQUATS WITH IT.
SO YOU CAN WORK YOUR LOWER
BODY.
BODY.
BODY. YOU
BODY. YOU CAN COME IF IT WAS UP
HIGHER FOR ME I WOULD LITERALLY
DO MY UPPER BODY ON IT.
IT'S NOT SET UP THAT WAY.
YOU HAVE GIRLS OVER HERE DOING
THE ROPES.
THE ROPES. >> YEAH, I HEARD THIS WAS LIKE
THE BELLY BLASTER OVER HERE.
>> YOU HAVE THE UPPER BODY
TORSO.
TORSO.
TORSO. YOU HAVE THE STEPPER.
YOU HAVE THE BOXER OVER THERE.
YOU LITERALLY CAN WORK YOUR
BODY FROM THE CROWN OF YOUR
HEAD TO THE SOLES OF YOUR FEET.
YOU HAVE MONKEY BARS.
>> I WOULD BE WORRIED THAT
EITHER THE GUYS WANTED TO TALK
OR THEY WERE JUDGING ME SO THIS
IS A PLACE WHERE YOU COME IN
AND YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE, YOU
FEEL GOOD.
FEEL GOOD. EVERYBODY'S SMILING AND HAPPY.
I WANT TO WELCOME IN, YOU WENT
THROUGH THE CANCER JOURNEY WITH
HER BACK IN 2011.
NOT EVEN KNOWING THAT A LITTLE
BIT LATER YOU TOO WOULD BE
DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER.
WENT THROUGH THAT AND NOW YOU
NOT ONLY WORK OUT HERE BUT YOU
WORK HERE AS WELL.
HER ENERGY INFECTIOUS.
JUST A PLACE YOU CAN COME AND
BE UPLIFTED.
BE UPLIFTED. >> YOU CAN COME HERE, BE
INSPIRED, BE ENCOURAGED TO GO
OUT AND BE WHO GOD HAS CALLED
YOU TO BE.
I TELL YOU, YES, I DIDN'T KNOW
IN 2011 THAT YEARS LATER SHE
WOULD BE WALKING THE JOURNEY
ALONG WITH ME.
SO TO BE ABLE TO COME OUT AND
COMPLETE RADIATION ON JUNE 3rd
AND WALK INTO SHAPES ON JUNE
4th AND JUST BE INSPIRED TO
CONTINUE TO JUST WORKOUT
BECAUSE IT HELPS SO MUCH.
WHEN YOU CAN WORK OUT AND KEEP
YOUR BODY FUNCTIONAL.
>> YOU CAN'T BEAT THAT THEY
HAVE AN AREA WHERE YOU CAN
BRING THE KIDS.
THAT'S ALWAYS NICE TOO.
THEY'VE GOT SPECIALS AND ALL
KINDS OF GOOD THINGS.
SHAPES FOR WOMEN IS LOCATED IN
SPRING.
SPRING.
SPRING. SO DEB, YOU KNOW, NORMALLY I
WAKE UP REAL EARLY AND WORK OUT
LIKE 3:45 A.M.
NOT TODAY.
NOT TODAY. I SLEPT IN BECAUSE I'M NOT
COMING BACK TO WORK TODAY.
I'M GOING TO STAY HERE AND WORK
ON MY MUSCLES.
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