The Spokesman-Review featured FT Spokane client Jan Monroe, who has lost 161 pounds after bariatric surgery and making a commitment to exercise.

Although the South Hill’s Fitness Together is a 30-minute drive from her Ponderosa-area home, Monroe chose it because it allowed her to work with a trainer in a private room, bypassing the embarrassment of working out in front of others.

Building up from five-minute sessions on a recumbent bike, she works out at the center three times a week, starting with 40-minute cardio workouts before spending 45 minutes lifting weights under her trainer’s guidance.

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