A2 5k Fundraiser for MS
Saturday March 23rd 9am at Titlow Trails friends, family and clients of A2 Physical Therapy proved you can run, jog or walk a 1k or 5k at any age! In a down pour of rain, cars piled into the Titlow Parking lot with a common mission, to fundraise for our Multiple Sclerosis program, a cause dear to all our hearts and to of course... FUN RUN the heck out of the first Saturday of Spring! This crowd rallied with the brightest smiles! Some trained and some just showed up - but everyone moved their bodies and thats a WIN in our book! There were prizes from Farellis Pizza and Emerald City Smoothie for the 1st to cross the finish line of the 1k and the 5k, male and female. 1k: Lilia Wallace, Gavin Wallace 5k: Asa (UPS student) & Emily Wallace (mom of the 1k winners!) and there were 20 different raffle prizes from other generous Tacoma businesses for the crowd as well! Legendary donuts and Safeway donated donuts and Starbucks and Trader Joes were present as well with all the goodies again! It means the world to us the way this community continues to show up and support eachother. THANK YOU TACOMA!
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"I’m really glad I am going to A2. My PT Danny is very knowledgeable and courteous. He pin-pointed the area affected in my hip and back. We are working to improve my strength, range of motion and ultimately lessen my pain with Danny’s wide range of stretches and strength techniques to improve my quality of life. So far in the three weeks that I’ve been enrolled I’m very impressed with A2 Physical Therapy. Thanks Danny!"
− Sean
"Kristi gives me a great positive feeling; to feel good bout myself. I have never been able to keep up on a food journal- now its easy. My personal goals are to have a decreased pulse rate, be fit, and take care of my heart. I come in on Wednedays at 5 am. Sometimes its hard to ge tout of bed, but I know I am working with someone (Kristi) who I am accountable too. Kristi is always so pleasant and never makes me feel ashamed of myself. A2 is a great place, each person is so positive. You learn to feel better by getting your mind to feel better first…. Think positive! I love this place, I will recommend each personto A2 either for PT or personal training. You guys are #1!"
− Suzie
"My wife was trying to get me to go to A2 after she was enjoying the classes. I am busy and wanted to go but always had an excuse. Well one she pre-paid for me to go. Time for me to face my fears about why I hadn’t been going because now I am going. First, I was in ok shape active just not work out shape plus what if I couldn’t beat my wife or the other women in class? What if I passed out?
As Saturday approached my fears rose and my brain searched for an excuse. Yet when I arrived at the class what I found was nothing like I was fearing, quite the opposite. Everyone is focused on their own pace. While being motivating Kristi is not forceful but positive and supportive, coaching each person at their ability.
It has not been a month of one day a week, my body has reacted by toning up, my six pack is back. My wife was mad and happy at the same time. I have been seeing a chiropractor for maintenance and recently my body is firming up and I do not feel the aches and pains of getting older. Was I sore after the first workout? Yes for a few days I was sore, but each week the soreness would decrease. After a month I am not sore but stiff the next day, feeling stronger each workout.
Thank you, A2 Physical Therapy and Kristi, for the good music and for pushing us without pressuring us."
− Mike