I had a stroke in 2014 & With TBI & PTSD, which I did not think I had. I thought I was like every other soldier who gets out after 20 or more years. Anyhow I recovered so I started going to the gym in the fall of 2016. Not only have I gotten in better shape but I started to socialize more than I was.

I love working out because it is energetic, I like the environment, like-minded people with goals and I have a place to get out frustrations, pent-up energy and who wants to really get old and frail looking. Just because I am retired does not mean I have to sit on the bench for the rest of my life.