38 | SUNRAYS MARCH 2015
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FITNESS
Sheri Brainard doesn’t like to fly solo. She would shiver at the
suggestion of swimming laps in a single lane or taking a long,
solitary run.
The more the merrier for this fun-loving extrovert, who lettered
in five team sports (softball, track, basketball, tennis and
cheerleading) while she was a high school student in Lone
Oak, Texas. Even though Sheri’s only lived in Sun City Texas
for eighteenmonths, she already feels at home on the community
softball field, where she keeps score and tends to the website,
and on the pickleball court, where she and her buddies fondly
refer to themselves as the “pickle jar.” Sheri also clogs and is a
member of the Sun City Dance & Drill Club.
Sheri, 54, describes herself as a former “road warrior,” whose
work and global travel consumed her time and energy. She
worried about a family history of diabetes and heart disease,
but would nevertheless use food to deal with stress, then turn
to fad diets to lose weight. “My excuse was that I didn’t have
time to exercise,” she admits. “Now I do. No excuses.”
The turning point for Sheri came when she and husband Scott
toured the Sun City Texas Fitness Center during required
orientation for new residents and saw the top-notch facilities.
She knew it was time to rediscover the former athlete within,
and she enlisted Sun City personal trainer Allison Worley to
kick the process into high gear.
Sheri says it’s the “fun, friendship and accountability” that
motivates her to work out with Allison up to three times each
week. “I’m very social. Allison understands that I need my
workouts to be fun. She mixes things up for me. I don’t have
time to get bored. She pushes me to work longer and harder
than I would on my own.”
As a personal trainer, Allison says she believes in training a
client to be strong and prepared for the life they want to enjoy.
“Sheri was an athlete back in her high school days, so I look
for ways to tap into that inner athlete,” says Allison. “She is
Athlete of the Month
By Lynda Dufour
Sheri Brainard
Personal Trainer: Allison Worley
a great example of someone who likes to have fun, and that’s
what our workouts are about. We laugh and enjoy our time
together. I train Sheri to MOVE, because I really believe that
the more you move, the more you move. And that keeps us
young and happy!”
Meet Your Personal Trainer
and Group Fitness Instructor
Allison Worley
Certifications
• Certified Personal Trainer
- National Academy
Sports Medicine
• Senior Fitness Specialist
• Corrective Exercise Specialist Golf
• Stott Pilates Instructor AFAA
• Spinning Instructor
For an appointment with Allison call 512-948-7759
Group Fitness Tutorial
Monday, March 9, 9:45 a.m.,
Cowan Creek
In the Group Fitness Tutorial, Whitney
Alexander, Sun City Texas Group Fitness
Coordinator, will answer your questions
about group fitness classes. If you want
more information about the classes offered,
which class is right for you and how to get started, come join us.
Rates for Personal Training Sessions
½ Hour Session...$30
•
One Hour Session...$45
5 - ½ Hour Sessions...$115
•
5 - One Hour Sessions...$200
Questions about personal training? Email john.rutan@
sctexas.org or visit our website.
