NEW PORT RICHEY (FOX 13) – Life Heart Health is not your typical gymnasium. The health middle in New Port Richey is a spot youngsters can come to be themselves, have some enjoyable and study a more healthy way of life.
“Youngsters that hate gymnasium class and hate taking part in sports activities and love taking part in video video games, their mother and father have to pull them right here the primary time. Then they’re begging to come back again,” mentioned Coach Michael Pangburn, the person in cost.
Coach Mike opened Life Heart Health a couple of yr in the past. It is for teenagers ages 5 and up; all ability ranges, and all talents.
“As a result of all workout routines very scalable they will see themselves enhancing frequently, which is superior,” defined Coach Mike.
Coach Mike even creates his personal workout routines to make the exercise extra partaking for the children.
“One of the crucial fashionable workout routines I do with the children is drugs ball smashes. They decide ball up over their head and I inform them to consider one thing that makes them indignant. Then they get to smash it into the bottom,” mentioned Coach Mike.
Luke Barlow and his sister Alice have been coming to Life Heart Health for a number of months and have misplaced a complete 65 kilos. Luke loves seeing the outcomes of his exhausting work.
“It is actually enjoyable and difficult and I’ve misplaced loads of weight and gained loads of muscle,” mentioned Luke.
Alice is happy with her weight-loss success too.
“I like figuring out. I was fairly obese, virtually overweight. After I began figuring out on the gymnasium, I discovered it labored for me. Coach Mike is a superb coach,” mentioned Alice.
Alice says one of many nice issues concerning the middle, apart from the arrogance they’ve gained and the load they’ve misplaced, is that Coach Mike tries to make it a household affair.
“Not solely does he make you push your self however he tries to get your loved ones concerned as nicely, which makes it so much simpler,” mentioned Alice.
And for Coach Mike, seeing these youngsters get stronger and more healthy makes all his exhausting work price it.
“Getting youngsters to enhance their shallowness, their self-confidence, and are available out of the field and shed pounds and get wholesome is simply superior,” he added.