At the age of 50, after a routine annual physical exam, it was discovered that I had hereditary cardio-vascular disease. I was immediately scheduled for heart surgery, where 2 heart stents were installed to open blockages.

All of this took me by complete surprise. I had always tried to maintain my health. I exercised regularly and tried to eat well. I was not overweight, I didn’t smoke or fit into any of the other classic categories of people with heart disease. In fact, I had no symptoms whatsoever.

When I got home after the surgery, I was shocked, angry, frustrated, and fearful.  I was determined that I was going to do everything I could do from a human standpoint to make sure it would never happen again.

I also made a vow that day that changed the course of my life. I vowed that I was not only going to maintain my health, but I was going to get in the best shape of my life! Now I know what you’re thinking: that’s pretty big talk for a 50 year old. However, I knew that it was not only possible but it was inevitable!!

It was not easy, but I did it. I can honestly say that today, as a 57 year old man, that I am in the best shape of my life. I am stronger today than I’ve ever been. I can do things that most people half my age cannot do. I am not saying this boastfully, I am saying this to encourage YOU. If I can do it, so can you. Will it be easy? Absolutely not. It will be the hardest thing you’ve ever done.  Will it be worth it? You bet!

In 2012, a year after my surgery, my wife and I were on vacation in our hometown in Florida and were on the beach. My wife took a picture of me without my shirt on. I tweeted the picture. Little did I know that that picture would create such buzz. For the next couple of weeks I lost track of how many emails, tweets, phone calls and texts I received from friends who had seen the picture. They all wanted to know the same thing… What are you doing to get in that kind of shape?

Since then not a week goes by when someone contacts me to help them get into shape. That’s how PastorFit came into being. It was just a response to a need. As I thought about the questions I was being asked, it dawned on me that pretty much everyone was asking the same questions, just wording them a little differently. I thought to myself, what if I could come up with something that could help people with their health, fitness, and nutrition that was not a  cookie-cutter approach like so many programs are , but instead create different modules that people could choose from that would fit their current  physical conditioning and progress them from there?

That’s what PastorFit is all about.  I will be sharing podcasts to help encourage, challenge and teach you how to get in the best shape of your life, as well as some how-to videos to help you achieve your goals. So be sure to subscribe to my email list and I will send you some free resources to get you on track to being fit!