Hi! I’m Lisa and I’m the grandma of the family, but don’t let that scare you away! I am 55 years YOUNG and in a different phase of my life than maybe most of you, but I’m here to tell you it’s never too late 1) to learn from someone else’s wisdom (or mistakes) and 2) to get fit and be healthy. My husband, 2 tiny toy poodles, and my race car all I live on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. I am a mom/bonus mom to 5 grown kids who have blessed us with 11 grand kids (and they’re not done!). I found Randa on Instagram and joined Powher.fit in 2021 when I moved away from the only home I’ve ever known to the coast. When I left my boutique gym family, I missed that community and our support system. TBH I didn’t put much effort into my Powher.fit membership then. I had become terribly homesick, depressed and thought I needed to be “living” in the gym to have that “community” again, so I quit. Since then, I’ve tried every gym in my new town and have not found exactly what I’m looking for, so I am back! Randa has my support system right here!

I’ve had moments where fitness was a big part of my life from taking/teaching step aerobics in the 90s to running a half marathon at age 40 and earning belts in kickboxing. Most of my adult life I was thin and petite but in my late 30s my body started attacking itself and I developed Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. No amount of exercise or food deprivation slowed down the weight gain or lessened the fatigue. Looking back on that I realize it was because I did everything on my own and had no clue what I was doing so of course nothing worked. It was then, for the first time in my life, I hated the way I looked and felt. What concerned me even more was the amount of medication I had to take on a daily basis. Then I hit 49 and had to deal with post menopause and gained even more weight. I went from around 120 lbs most of my adult life to 172 lbs! That was a lot more than I weighed with my pregnancies. I looked puffy and unhealthy. I felt terrible. I made the commitment to myself that I had to change for my health. In my 50s I’ve put in the effort and consistency (KEY) and I’ve been rewarded with losing 40lbs and being in the best shape of my life. My disease is currently in remission and medication now is just to keep it under control instead of treating the 100 different symptoms.

Don’t let age change you. Change the way you age. In February 2020 I had a terrible skiing accident and blew out my left knee, the entire thing. It was devastating (and very painful) but what got me through it was my fitness and my fitness community. My surgeon even released me 4 months early because I never stopped working out during my recovery. I just moved my workouts to my wheelchair and to my pool and focused on strength and movement. In my 50s I have fallen in love with fitness. Cardio, yoga, Pilates, etc. are all wonderful and I still do all types of workouts, but I do full body strength training 5-8 hours a week. That hour+ a day is MY time. The secret really is consistency and strength training. It’s a lifestyle that you can maintain well into the senior years of your life and if you are young now you are already ahead of the game.

I’ve been through it all and now I’m proof that the process works IF you honestly put in the work. I’m happy with my health today because I focus on seeing my muscles rather than seeing the scale. I live my life to the absolute fullest now that my energy is back! And I see you. No matter your age, I get you. And I got you. I will cheer you on and support you because I want to see you succeed. I cannot wait to watch you grow!