For many years, Glenn G. lived not only an unhealthy lifestyle but a self-destructive one as an alcoholic and drug addict. His profession as a firefighter and paramedic demanded top physical conditioning but also provided high amounts of stress.

“My health was poor, my cholesterol was 280 . . . my health was worse than that of my 72-year-old father, and deteriorating pretty quickly.”

Never working out and poor eating habits led to chest pain, sky-high cholesterol levels, and pant sizes that continued to increase. It was becoming extremely difficult to meet the many challenges of his job.

“Whatever it was, I was able to handle that ‘mentally,’ but physically I wasn’t quite so sure that I was able to climb that 30-story high-rise that was on fire. . . . It hurt me to know that I wasn’t able to give the citizens of Las Vegas the best of me.

Glenn’s eyes were really opened—coincidentally enough—while on a blind date with Vanessa. As their relationship developed, she began introducing Glenn to healthier living. Over dinner, Vanessa mentioned that a co-worker was getting great results with P90X^®.

“A couple of weeks later, I had seen the infomercial, and I was absolutely shocked at what I saw when I saw Tony Horton for the very first time. A man that was 4 or 5 years older than I am and looked 15 years younger. I loved his motivation . . . and how you can modify if you are unable to accomplish that particular exercise.”

Glenn was hooked, but when P90X arrived, his initial struggle was a lack of belief in himself. He thought that he couldn’t get in shape because at 47 he was too old. The second obstacle he had to overcome was how to eat while dining out with friends and stay away from unhealthy foods at the fire station.

“What helped me overcome the struggles was the fact that I was seeing results, and they were happening very quickly. I would put on a pair of pants, and I would notice that they were a little bit larger than they were the week before.”

So he kept Pushing Play and focusing on the idea of making himself a better dad to his children after the many years of not being there for them.

“Everything you need to support your goal of getting fit and staying healthy is right at your fingertips. Beachbody, it has saved my life.”

With P90X, Glenn has dropped 44 pounds and went from 27 percent body fat to eight percent. That’s much more than half. He’s enjoying sports and physical activities again with his kids and says his energy level matches that of the children’s. For all of Glenn’s hard work and dedication, he is a $1,000 winner in Beachbody’s October Million Dollar Body Game^®.

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