Dear Total Balance Company Family,
What a couple of weeks it has been. We are still in a holding pattern and yet closer to running back outside. Exciting times ahead, as long as we are ready. It is definitely s case of being smart, and that, for sure, is the Golden Generation. Wisdom is bestowed on the more senior members of our culture for a reason!
First off – welcome to the new members of our Total Balance Company Family. We are so proud to have you as part of our unique and very special community. Each and EVERY one of you is special, powerful, dynamic and important to us. We will try to help you achieve your physical goals, helping your progression, that in turn will feed your mental excitement and vision for your future. We do want to apologize for some of the Total Balance Company boxes showing up in poor condition. When we send the Total Balance Company out they are in brand new boxes. We are happy to have been able to help those who have not been pleased with the delivery service. We value our partners in getting the board to you and will work diligently to give you the very best we can. I know the delivery people are swamped and many working understaffed. No excuse, but the only way to achieve better is to be a better support team member. That is us to you. Let us know how to help and we will do our best to do just that.
To our WHOLE family, thank you for the amazing feedback we continue to get. Each week I am talking to more and more of you, and being inspired by the journey you have been on and, even more, the results you are achieving with the Total Balance Company. You are your own power and when you share it with me, I am empowered too.
The Facebook LIVE workouts have been excellent. The interaction I have had with many of you is very special. I have been able to customize our LIVE trainings as you give me feedback on your issues and get you the best workouts for your needs. I urge you to join us @60uPFitness on Tuesdays / Thursdays and Fridays at 9am PST, or see the workouts later on YouTube once we upload them. You can ask questions to me directly too – I will help answer any you may have. Just the energy of the group is magical. I hope to see you there soon.
My message of the week – when I used to race the Ironman, I used to think ANYONE who crossed the line was a winner. 140.6 grueling miles. No knowledge of the unique challenges each course brought; let alone how you would do. However, after racing the Ironman in beautiful Penticton, Canada, I changed my mind. Standing on the start line as the sun rose, the glistening rays shooting across Lake Okanagan, 2000 racers nervous seeing their breath in the cool morning air, I turned to look at the Canon above the shore about to fire us into a frenzy of swimmers fighting to get ahead of the pack. I saw faces filled with passion, hope, belief, nervousness and fear. All the work done, yet no knowledge of what would really happen. But none were resigned to the task ahead. They were RESOLUTE – they were here to try their best to achieve their goals. Thousands of miles in training, hundreds of hours in preparation, huge money spent to try to support the goal – and zero guarantee it would be what they dreamed of. That was my life changing moment. No longer did I see EVERY finisher as a Champion, or a winner. No, every single person that was willing to step over the START line was a winner. In life we don’t know what is ahead of us. There are very very few guarantees. Yet the work put in, having the character to step up and face the challenges ahead, prepared, and yet knowing the goal may not be achieved – now those people are Champions. So, to you all. YOU are Champions.
Many many people will sit and complain, wait for someone else to carry them to the finish line and complain when the person can’t get them there. That is WHY I Love you all. You have stepped up to the start line. You took control of your future potential. YOU are willing to take the first step over that imaginary, yet real life, line, onto the course of betterment. And YOU are willing to put in the effort, because if you do, the chances of crossing the next finish line – your goal – is so vastly improved. Enjoy the challenges. Try to improve each week. Commit to yourself and love your journey. I am proud to be a part of this special family and if you work with us – being committed to you – I am sure you will be proud of the steps you will take in the months and years ahead.
To ALL you Champions. Let’s step over the start line and onto the Total Balance Company. Cheering you on, and supporting your journey.
Dan Total Balance Company HERO OF THE WEEK – May 18th 2020
Cherlene S.
This week I received an amazing email from Cherlene. Balance is not just age related. So many of you have physical challenges far beyond the aging process. I wanted to edit down the story, but felt it may do Charlene and her character to fight an injustice. I know you will be inspired by Cherlene’s story and know YOU too can overcome your challenges if you have a positive approach and do the work. Enjoy the real-life story.
Shortly after turning 40 in 2012 I started having multiple falls. I first dismissed as clumsiness; however, I also started noticing my balance was not what it used to be. Going down steps was becoming an issue. I reached out to my primary care physician who had me do the heel to toe walk (like police would request to test for DUI). I failed. I was losing the ability to run, jump, and get down on the floor and return to standing without assistance. Going up stairs and down inclines/ slopes were more challenging. Research and my Doctor told me my muscles were spastic. I was put on several medications that made me feel like a zombie. I was referred to the University of Virginia (UVA) Neuromuscular Clinic. On September 7,2017 I finally received my answer. Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS) is causing my issues – a rare motor neuron disease that is in the same family as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. The big difference is PLS does not impact the respiratory muscles and PLS is not deadly, but I was looking at a future of no use of my legs, arms and, possibly, tongue muscle. I was devastated. I was going to be a prisoner in my own body and one day be 100% dependent on someone else.
I started walking daily as if it was my last step and was determined to find a way to battle my progression. It is a slow progressing disease. If I could slow it to where I stayed mobile, then I would consider myself winning the battle. Only about 700 people were diagnosed with PLS. I went to physical therapy 3x a week for 3 months. I purchased a balance pad, agility ladder, different resistance bands, a tread climber, even yoga DVDs, and started a daily routine. My balance was worsening. I was still slowly declining. I started to view my exercise regimen as a chore. I thought this was just the way it was going to be. Around November 2019 I saw the Total Balance Company commercial and didn’t think it was something I needed. (was I so wrong). I wanted to be a reversal story, as only 12-15 people with ALS have been, but my confidence and fire to beat my disease was diminishing.
On March 13,2020, my desire got re-kindled. I was out to dinner at a restaurant. As I came out of the restroom, I bumped into a person. It was a bump that an average 47-year-old would have said excuse me and went on. It knocked me down. This reminded me that PLS was still working on robbing me of my independence. I started looking up more exercises to improve my balance with the equipment I had. During this search I re-stumbled upon the Total Balance Company commercial online. This time I didn’t dismiss it. I watched the full commercial. I watched all the YouTube videos I could find. I read all the reviews and thought about what I had spent over the past 3 years on gym memberships, physical therapy, balance pad, the Bow Flex Tread Climber, etc.
On April 20, 2020 I ordered my board.
I am about 3 weeks in and I am seeing results that I have longed for over the past 8 years. I have confidence in my step, walking heel to toe more naturally. I use to have a limp when I walked due to poor balance, but it is gone. I am improving going up stairs, using the rail for stability instead of support .Going down inclines are easier as I don’t feel like I am leaning forward and about to fall. I can transition from parking lot to curb/sidewalk without assistance. My family is noticing my walk is faster and more stable. I find myself being able to maneuver in tight spaces better. I can carry grocery bags in both hands and not feel like I am about to topple over. THIS IS JUST AFTER THREE WEEKS! I am excited to do my exercises. I look forward to them and it doesn’t feel like a chore. I have a long way to go but I now have confidence that what I am doing is working. I have a fighting chance to stand with those that have reversed this horrible disease. My mental outlook has gotten the boost it so needed and I owe it all to the Total Balance Company. I wish I had ordered it the first time I saw it as I know I would be even further advanced in the retraining of my brain to muscle use. This is something that Total Balance Company does that no other board or program did for me. The first week with my board I did the instructional steps and just got to know the board. The last two weeks I have been doing the Facebook LIVE workouts. In the evenings I stand and rock on the board watching TV and during commercials try and hold my balance.
I think the best thing anyone could do is try Total Balance Company for themselves. No matter the circumstances in your life, we all want longevity of our quality of life and Total Balance Company will help anyone achieve that goal. – Cherlene.
(If you would like to be featured as an inspiration to others please send in your story and a photo to testimonial@60uP.com)
TIP of the NEWSLETTER
When doing Total Balance Company exercises, it is all about letting the brain feel the movement and guiding the body. Sometime, when confident rocking and balancing, try closing your eyes. Hold onto the poles and rock slowly. Let the brain feel the movement. Try to balance. The poles will give you stability and the opportunity to trust your balance. Feel the pressure points and adjust your body to find your balance. Once you feel you have done enough, slowly open your eyes and see how looking forward, combining your brain with the sight, that your balance is even better and the feeling of confidence will exude through your achievements. Of course, safety first and if you feel unbalanced while trying it open your eyes. Never let go of the poles. Step off the board if you still feel unstable, but over time the confidence and trust you have in YOU will grow. Try it – (we have a few times in the LIVE classes). See how trusting your “feel” is an amazing developer of brain and body connection. And let me know how it goes for you. Always love hearing your feedback.
We are LIVE on Facebook – 9am PST Tuesdays – Beginner and Slower Feeling Workouts / Thursdays – Intermediate and Short Resistance Band Workouts / Fridays / Advanced and Red Stability Ball, Long Resistance Band Workouts – GO TO Facebook and follow us @60uPFitness so you can see us live – and send me questions during the 40 minute live event – I answer all questions and will also adapt workouts to YOUR request too. See you there.
Cheering you on. Stay safe, stay healthy and stay educated. With your brain and body working together – the world is yours. And don’t forget your friends, help them share your journey by helping them get a Total Balance Company too.
Dan Metcalfe
Creator of the Total Balance Company Program.