Name: Spencer Rice
Practitioner: Kemper Sosa
Results to Date: Down 42 pounds, down 13% body fat, and down 25 inches overall
How long have you been a client with AFS?
I’ve been a client for over three and a half years!
What do you look forward to the most when coming to AFS?
Getting a great and healthy workout with the many friends my wife and I have made at AFS. That is, the Practitioners and the clients both.
What has been the most rewarding part?
Seeing the positive and sustained changes in me. Both in the physical changes you can see (weight and muscle for example) and the metabolic changes you can’t see. For example my HDL (the good stuff) is way up, my BP is excellent, and my resting heart rate is outstanding. It was all done without pills from the doctor. I just followed the plan that the AFS professionals laid out for me.
What keeps you going/keeps you motivated? (What’s your “Why”?)
Seeing that this actually works and is having a very positive effect on my health and outlook on life.
What has been the hardest part?
Doing lunges!!
What is your favorite exercise and why?
Up down, plank jacks. For some reason they are my favorite and I can do them all day. By the way, before I came to AFS I didn’t even know what a “plank jack” was.
What advice can you offer others looking to start?
Give AFS a try and understand that it may take a month or two to break your physical and mental ‘inertia’ and get into a workout rhythm. When I came to AFS I honestly thought I knew what I was doing with exercise and eating. It turned out – I didn’t have a clue!! I now know what a healthy lifestyle (eating and exercise) really means, and it has been a very positive ‘game changer’ for my health.
Spence, we love your dance moves and your daily jokes! We’ve enjoyed the past three years and can’t wait to see what the future holds with you! 🙂
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About the Author:
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Michael Stack is the founder & CEO of Applied Fitness Solutions and Frontline Fitness Pros. He is a faculty lecturer for the University of Michigan’s School of Kinesiology. He is also the creator and the host of the Wellness Paradox Podcast, produced in conjunction with University of Michigan.
Michael is an exercise physiologist by training and a health entrepreneur, health educator, and fitness industry advocate by trade. He is dedicated to enhancing the standard of practice of, and advocating for, fitness and wellness professionals to ensure they become an essential constituent in the healthcare delivery system.
With a career spanning over three decades in fitness, health, and wellness Michael has a deep knowledge of exercise physiology, health/wellness coaching, lifestyle interventions to mitigate chronic disease and leadership. He is credentialed through the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) as an Exercise Physiologist (ACSM-EP), Exercise is Medicine practitioner (ASCM-EIM), and a Physical Activity in Public Health Specialist (ACSM-PAPHS). Michael is a National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), and a CDC Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) Lifestyle Coach.
Michael received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan’s School of Kinesiology in 2004 and is currently a Master’s of Public Health (MPH) candidate at University of Michigan, with a specific concentration in health behavior and health education.
Michael is a board of directors’ member for the Physical Activity Alliance and Michigan Fitness Clubs Association. He sits on the University of Michigan’s School of Kinesiology Alumni Board of Governors. Michael is an expert curriculum reviewer for the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Finally, he is a member of the executive leadership team for American Heart Association’s Heart Walk.
Michael lectures nationally for several health/fitness certification and continuing educations, including; IHRSA, the Medical Fitness Association, the National Strength & Conditioning Association, and SCW Fitness.