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"Hi guys! Here is my trainer, Taj Harris, with a final progress report for me. Even after six months of training, she still does not take &amp;amp;#8220;no&amp;amp;#8221; for an answer. Gotta love her! xoxo, Karina OMG! I can&amp;amp;#8217;t believe how much time has passed--have I really been working with Karina for six months? I have watched her lose weight and accomplish many goals on many levels; and even though her time with Shape Up! is over, I know she will continue to be healthy and fit. I can&amp;amp;#8217;t wait to see what&amp;amp;#8217;s next! With Taj, right before the half-marathon. It was such a great feeling to be there and cheer her on at the end of the race last week. On the very first day we met, she told me that one of her goals was to run the Philadelphia Half-Marathon, and I would not let her get out of it. The smile on her face when I yelled &amp;amp;#8220;hermanita!&amp;amp;#8221; (little sister) as she ran that last third of a mile will be a memory I keep forever and ever! I would not have missed that for the world. Overall Strength: A+ What I can say? This woman can run non-stop for 13 miles! Now that is overall strength at its best. She has come such a long way and I am so proud. Yes, she stills throws in a few complaints here and there, but what would training be without complaints? Just yesterday, Karina was performing a triceps exercise all wrong. I corrected her form and within two reps, her face said it all. Her pushup form has gotten much better. Remember I said she needed to get deeper? She can now do five on her toes, lowering down so that her chest is about 3 to 4 inches off the floor and then finish it up with 5 to 8 more on her knees. Aerobic Fitness: A Need I say anything about this? She ran for 2 hours and 32 minutes straight. That&amp;amp;#8217;s aerobic fitness at its best!! My next goal for Karina: To get her running a little faster. Endurance: A+ This young lady has made herself, her friends, her parents, me, and most importantly you, her readers, very proud. She has proved that yes, you CAN go from a being a couch potato to running a 5k to a 10k and then a half-marathon. Endurance is what got her through all those races and she took them one step at a time. One foot in front of the other! You go girl! Attitude: A Karina&amp;amp;#8217;s attitude hasn&amp;amp;#8217;t changed. I have now graduated to &amp;amp;#8220;wicked&amp;amp;#8221; from &amp;amp;#8220;bad&amp;amp;#8221; in her book, (because I make her work hard) and I love the thought of it. She is still looking for results, is always up for a challenge, and is not afraid to try something new. I love the fact that she is now talking to me about what she should do next and how I can help her to get there. Yes Karina still uses my favorite comment, &amp;amp;#8220;this again?&amp;amp;#8221; I can&amp;amp;#8217;t begin to count the number of times I have heard this from her. And as always, my response is, &amp;amp;#8220;Yes, AGAIN.&amp;amp;#8221; With a smile, of course. Commitment: A+ What can I say? Karina has proven that you can do anything you put your mind to. She was committed, but there were pitfalls, setbacks, fears, and more. But no matter what, she persevered. I can&amp;amp;#8217;t wait for her next challenge! Overall: A Karina is still my number one client: From the 40+ workouts we have had; to runs together in the park and across the Brooklyn Bridge; to the emails where she tattled on herself about the chocolate she wasn&amp;amp;#8217;t supposed to eat--I would not trade a thing. And even beyond our sessions together, we are now friends and sisters. Thank you, Glamour for bringing us together! So there you have it, guys! Check back tomorrow for before and after shots, and my final weigh-in! And remember, you can still get great tips on weight loss, health and fitness news, body image, and more, from Sarah and Margarita over at Vitamin G! More Ways to Get Glamour: You could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com! Sign up for Glamour.com&amp;amp;#8217;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters. Add Glamour to your iGoogle homepage. Follow us on Twitter."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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