Debi, Just a simple thank-you for teaching me to be simply stronger. Yoga has given me much of my strength back and I hope to get even stronger. ... your support and enthusiasm is appreciated. You're the best!! fondly, Jaque Patton

I enrolled in Debi McKibben’s exercise and nutrition12 week course at Simply Stronger on January 16, 2002. At Christmas my granddaughter wanted to play on the floor with me and I experienced great trouble getting down and could only get up by crawling to the nearest sofa and clambering up! I vowed to get in shape. Overweight, I had begun to weigh my food and cut down on fats, although I still ate chocolate – Hershey’s Kisses – once a week! I hadn’t lost any weight, but hadn’t gained any since Christmas. After discussing my needs and goals with Debi, I believed the 12 week course would put me on the right road for healthy eating as well as settling me into a routine of strengthening exercises. How right I was! I have lost 15 pounds and 11 inches and have lowered my body fat by 3 percent, and I know that I’m going to continue getting stronger and healthier with the help of Simply Stronger. Debi is supportive and encouraging and unfailingly positive. I am amazed by the exercises that I can do now; I always used 3 pound weights – Debi’s lowest weights were 5 pounds; I now use 8 pound weights. We use medicineballs, bands, skippingropes, resist-a-balls and more. I can get up and down with ease and feel much more confident in myself. Debi chose a perfect name for her company. Simply Stronger is exactly what we become at “Simply Stronger.”