February Clients of the Month: Terri & George
Every month we spotlight a Pongo Power client, nominated by their trainer, for exemplifying what makes the Pongo community so awesome.
Love is in the air this month, so we’re delighted to honor this wonderful married couple, who also happen to be workout buddies!
As our February honorees, we’ll be making a donation to their charity of choice, Brooklyn Community Services. Read on to learn why they chose this great cause, and why their trainer Ryan chose to spotlight Terri and George.
What do you both do? Terri is an advertising and marketing lawyer and George is a novelist.
Where are you from? Terri is a born and bred New Yorker and George is originally from Zimbabwe.
How long have you been training at Pongo Power? Five years, at least!
What's your favorite physical activity? (This can be an exercise, or a way you use fitness in your life outside of Pongo.) We love all physical activity. Training with Ryan is a favorite, of course (even though at least one of us kvetches constantly during our sessions). We also both love to hike when we can and taking daily long walks in the neighborhood.
Apart from that, George loves unicycling in Prospect Park, and Terri loves drumming with Batalá, which entails dancing around while wearing a 20+ pound drum. All that balance and strength work with Ryan has really paid off.
What charity did you choose, and why?
We’d like to direct Pongo’s donation to Brooklyn Community Services. BCS describes its mission as follows: “With award-winning programs and over 40 locations across Brooklyn, BCS serves over 20,000 individuals in need annually. We empower Brooklyn residents to maximize their potential, serving low income Brooklynites of all ages: from early childhood to adults in their senior years. We strengthen families, educate children, and help adults dealing with poverty, homelessness, mental illness or disabilities become self-sufficient. Education, employment, and mental health services are just some of the ways that we enable our community to achieve their goals.”
As longtime Brooklyn residents, we support BCS’s mission and we’re very happy to have Brooklyn-based Pongo Power do so, too.
Why did their trainer nominate them for Client of the Month? “Terri and George have been Pongo clients for years, and are fantastic people. I design the program and they keep showing up week after week, ready to work. This kept up during the beginning of the pandemic through virtual training. Terri and George didn't skip a beat, doing partner workouts together in their home, making huge strength and endurance gains all the while. It's a great feeling as a trainer when your clients feel stronger today than they have in decades. Keep it up guys!” - Pongo Power personal trainer Ryan
Terri and George are a shining example of clients who use Buddy Packs, having worked out together with their trainer virtually throughout the beginning of the pandemic. If you’d like to train with your partner or a friend, let’s get you set up with a Buddy Pack!
