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Welcome to Beachbody! If you were referred here by Cornerstone Counseling, your physician or Beachbody itself, I'm glad you're here! The following is a bit about my transformation story which has occured since I started working out with Beachbody products. I hope you'll feel encouraged to address your own health and wellness issues as well!

180/110 were the blood pressure numbers that spurred

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Welcome to Beachbody! If you were referred here by Cornerstone Counseling, your physician or Beachbody itself, I'm glad you're here! The following is a bit about my transformation story which has occured since I started working out with Beachbody products. I hope you'll feel encouraged to address your own health and wellness issues as well!

180/110 were the blood pressure numbers that spurred me into action in early 2009. My name is Dan Higgins and my life as a clinical therapist, business owner, college professor, father, husband, and active community member needed to make some changes, or my body was going to make them for me.

Following my wedding 15 years ago to my best friend and lifelong mate, Liesl, the change started to happen. Over the years I gained nearly 50 pounds. Inactivity was and is the name of the game for me as a therapist. To date, I've logged in over 20,000 hours in "the chair" assisting other people with their problems, while my physical ones grew and grew and grew. To supplement my income and allow my wife to be at home with our two sons, my schedule added teaching at my alma mater and directing their speech team 10 years ago. This great opportunity brought with it countless meals out and many not so healthy dashboard-dining opportunities. This was the wrong road to travel down.

Our lives were blessed in 2002 and 2004 with the additions of two beautiful children. Joshua and Matthew are the lights of my life. Unfortunately, my sedentary lifestyle made playing with them in a physical way more tiring and thus, less frequent. I was just tired. Everyone suggested that I should exercise, but that honestly sounded too tiring. I found that any excuse would do…no time, too busy, too tired, no room, etc, etc, etc. Thus, my life had become one of buying larger clothes and leaving my “shirt on at the beach.”

Although many people had encouraged me, it was one comment that turned the switch on in my head. My friend Tommy, said, “Captain Dan, if you’d just put the same effort and focus into YOU as you have everything else in your life – you’d succeed.” He was right. I’m 6 months into the journey and feeling great. My weight has dropped by over 45 pounds and my energy is fantastic. After two months of blood pressure meds, I was given the "okay" to get off of them - thanks to Beachbody's workouts, supplements and my change in diet.

Now I actually look forward to working out EVERYDAY. 10 Minute Trainer took me from inactive to motivated. Power90 took me to the next level of health. Now, I'm starting to work out with P90X!!! Perhaps most importantly, my blood pressure numbers are no longer 180/110. In fact, the new average is 120/70 - without meds!

But there is likely no greater joy than when I observe my boys exercising with me. Just recently my six year old asked me, “Daddy, do you know why I’m exercising?” I said, “No, tell me.” He replied honestly, “Because I want to be healthy for YOU.”

If I can answer any questions or be of encouragement to you, I'd love to help. I'm not only a therapist, but I'm a Beachbody Coach. If I can do it - so can you! Shoot me an e-mail at higgins@bellevuecornerstone.com and I'll help you get started!

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