Vicki Drobnis Dickson, TN Certified T-Tapp Trainer As an educator, I am actively involved in my community. That community faces the problems of obesity and poor health in students of all ages. Because T-Tapp has helped me to become a healthier and more fit person, I decided to become a T-Tapp trainer to share these fitness benefits with others. Fitness had never been that important to me as I was growing up. I’ve never been the athletic type. In school I did everything possible to avoid PE class. The most exercise I ever got as a child was to ride my bike. I was never a small child, and always had a little bit of extra weight on me. I tried every diet there was. Fortunately I stayed away from diet pills or herbs like ephedra. Exercise was never really a part of my weight management plan until my twenties. While in my twenties, I tried jazzercise, step-aerobics, and sweating to the oldies to lose weight. I never stuck with anything for long, mostly because I had a tendency to overdo it and then was too sore to workout. After two pregnancies, I was a size 20 and miserable. After the birth of my second child, I cleaned up my diet, focusing on lean meats and veggies. That helped me lose some weight. But my muscle tone was flabby. I soon discovered The Firm and slimmed down to a size 12. That lasted until my knees could no longer take the pounding and stress. Walking seemed to keep the weight off for a while, but as I headed into my late thirties, the weight started to creep back on no matter what I ate. I began looking for something else. I discovered T-Tapp through an online forum. I was intrigued by the workout, and I loved the “Try Before You Buy” section. I was impressed that one could try the exercises before committing to buy the videos. The results were amazing. My muscle tone began to come back! Hooked, I ordered the videos in April 2004. In a matter of about 4 weeks, I lost 2-3 sizes (a 16/18 to a 12) with the Basic Workout Plus and eating clean. I was ecstatic! I liked that I could do T-Tapp anywhere and didn’t need any special equipment. Even with the results I got, I confess that I slacked off the workout and did it sporadically over the next couple of years. But T-Tapp was always what I came back to if I felt a need to get back into balance. I was able to maintain my size 12 and muscle tone with T-Tapp and some walking. Even better was the way I felt. My headaches disappeared, and my posture improved. Fast forward to May 2006. As my interest in physical fitness grew, a new law was being implemented throughout Tennessee: high schools must provide 90 minutes of physical activity to each student each week. Knowing that my high school’s schedule would never be able to accommodate each student to have a PE class year-round, I knew the answer was T-Tapp. How great it would be to be able to share this wonderful workout with others! I began the process to become a T-Tapp trainer. The next school year, I introduced T-Tapp exercises from the “Try Before You Buy” section to my students and fellow teachers. The response was amazing. Students began to remind me if I didn’t start our exercises. Football players began to ask me, their English teacher, about exercises to improve their muscle tone. Because of the great student response, Teresa took time out of her busy schedule to visit our school in Tennessee. She interviewed some students about their results from the T-Tapp exercises I had taught them. It was exciting to share what I’d taught the students with the creator of this wonderful fitness program. Now that I’m a certified T-Tapp Trainer, it is my goal to assist others in becoming fit and healthy. If I can help you, please contact me at vickid@t-tapp.com.