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MAN WHO LEARNS HOW TO WALK AGAIN CROWNED WINNER OF GOLD'S GYM'S ULTIMATE CHANGE YOUR BODY, CHANGE YOUR LIFE CHALLENGE
Gold's Gym International recently announced Leelo Moore from Conroe, TX as the winner of the Gold's Gym Ultimate Change Your Body, Change Your Life Challenge. His incredible story of learning to walk again after being injured more than 20 years ago was voted the most inspirational Gold's Gym member story of 2007.
Members throughout Gold's Gym's entire international system of 625 gyms in 43 states and 30 countries were invited to participate in the Challenge by sharing their life changing fitness success stories through a written testimonial and "before" and "after" photos. A panel of Gold's Gym judges narrowed down the competition to five finalists who were invited to share their success stories in person with the entire Gold's Gym system at the 2007 Gold's Gym International Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 16 - 18.
As one of the five finalists, Moore was awarded the winner of the 2007 Gold's Gym Ultimate Change Your Body, Change Your Life Challenge by an overwhelming majority of votes.
When he was 11 years old, he was severely injured in a car accident, which resulted in major brain injury that limited his speech and function of the entire right side of his body. After 18 years of doctor's visits, treatment centers, and rehabilitation, Moore slowly began to regain limited use of the right side of his body. Just about the same time that Moore and his family began to reluctantly accept that any type of significant recovery was ever going to happen, they learned of a new Gold's Gym opening nearby and decided to enroll the entire family. The results have not only been incredible to those who have witnessed the transformation, but for Moore, the results have truly changed his body and changed his life.
In just eight short months, Moore's positive outlook on life, a lot of hard work, and motivation from Gold's Gym Conroy's personal trainers, has resulted in significant, life changing, improvements. Moore has regained full extension of his right arm and leg, and almost full flexion of his right shoulder. He is now able to walk on his own-a task that many doctors said would be physically impossible.
Since his injuries occurred, Moore has been treated by several physicians, and no medical prescription or surgery has been able to compete with the physical and mental progress that he has made at Gold's Gym in less than one year.
"Leelo is a shining example of what it takes to be an inspiration to everyone that meets him, especially anyone who struggles with adversities," remarks Moore's Gold's Gym Personal Trainer, Jarrett Smilie.
More than 325 Gold's Gym representatives from all around the world took part in the voting process and were amazed at the progress made by each individual. Each success story was told by the individual contestant, all of which were incredibly compelling, often bringing the audience to tears and concluding in standing ovations.
As the winner of the Challenge, Moore went home a gold-plated Gold's Gym trophy and a one-week first class, all-expenses-paid vacation at any Omni hotel anywhere in the world.
Among the finalists that had their CYBCYL stories showcased at the Gold's Gym Convention included Jennifer Marnell of Douglasville, GA, Pam Harrison of Wenatchee, WA, Dr. Shoeb Shaikh of Worli, India and Robert Rollins of Fredericksburg, VA.
