Brenda Badish, 72-years young

Most recently we had the opportunity to film a morning workout session with 72-year old Brenda Badish and her personal trainer, Kelly Fletcher, a 53-year old energetic and passion-driven lady who clearly would give Jillian from 'The Biggest Loser' a run for the money.

The two of them dedicate a great deal of their time working out at the community-friendly Hamburg Fitness Center & Camp in Hamburg, MI.

We have all heard the stories of amazing weight losses but it truly is astonishing when you take into consideration that Brenda, now 72, pushed the scales at 270 lbs. only five years ago and she can’t be more than 5 ft. tall.

Over the course of the last five years working with the tough-love trainer Kelly, Brenda has lost 145 lbs. and has competed in several 5k races including her first triathlon last year as part of the Hamburg Fitness Triathlon Team.

While all of this is inspirational, it’s very important to point out that these dramatic life changes took place in the late 60’s of a woman’s life, proving that it is never too late to get started.

While interviewing Brenda and Kelly, they can remember a day when Brenda could not walk up one or two flights of stairs.  I witnessed her running up a flight as she was heading into a kickboxing class – one of several she attends weekly.