Health and fitness goals

“I walk everyday for one hour and it gives me more energy and it’s good for my heart. I would like to maintain that for the rest of 2018.”
—CONNIE DANCEL
Chalan Kanoa

“My fitness goal for 2018 is to continue to race motocross with my 15-year-old son, Blaze. He keeps me doing physical activities that I really love and have been doing for years. A positive attitude and a good sense of humor, I believe, is the secret.”
—KIM AIKEN
Guam

“To stay active by working out regularly. As one of the literary characters of my childhood used to say, “To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.”
—VLADISLAV MIENIK
Saipan

“My health goals remain fairly constant from year to year. Most importantly, I strive to maintain my athletic abilities and continue to function at the highest capacity I am able to, given my rapidly advancing years. I have increased the amount of walking I do and decreased the running in an effort to preserve my joint health. I average approximately five miles a day of walking and have reduced my running to once a week with the Saipan Hash House Harriers, which seems to be a good balance for me. My resting heart rate averages around 56 beats per minute, which is considered “healthy” but I’d like to get it a bit lower through the incorporation of more swimming and other low-impact activities into my exercise repertoire.”
—ERIC GREGOIRE
Puerto Rico

“I’d like to get up to 250 lbs by the end of 2018 because I think it would be a novelty to feel what it’s like to carry around that much mass. It’s a weight that would qualify most people as obese, but, at 6’7”, I hope I can accommodate the increase without any adverse health effects.”
JEREMY ROTHER
Papago

“Consistency. Whether feeling full of energy or not, get out and do something. If you can’t run, walk. Can’t walk, swim. Just keep moving.”
—KEITH LONGUSKI
Navy Hill

“I’m hoping to live a healthier lifestyle by getting out and enjoying the outdoors instead of sitting around my electronics. Making better choices when I eat and not drinking as much. Also trying to quit smoking cigarettes again…the worst habit I ever picked up.”
—RISS AFJAY-SABLAN
Navy Hill

“To keep exercising and stay active. I had high cholesterol at one time and all my problems went away when I started working out. My form of exercise is LES MILLS On Demand and it has hundreds of work outs. I started it in Guam 15 years ago but, there, they have the instructors in front of you. They teach you body combat, body pump, Pilates, yoga, meditation even for pregnant women and children. Because we don’t have anyone certified on Saipan, I do it on demand at home. I do the work-outs every morning and afternoon. “
—BARBARA CEPEDA
Assistant attorney general, CNMI