#everysweatmatters
Have you been wondering why you see me hashtag-ing those photos with Every Sweat Matters this month?!
Let me explain it to you
It means sweating for something BIGGER than myself, sweating for a cause, fighting for something worthwhile.One of the many reasons I LOVE working with team Beachbody is the sense of community we all have. EVERYONE matters! We are one big family!
There is an amazing member of team Beachbody whose story is....well...awe-inspiring. The first time I heard her story I was in tears. It is amazing. I am talking about a fellow coach, whom I look up to in so many ways, named Katy Ursta.
What is amazing about Katy is her story. Katy was just a normal person, teaching, raising her family and then forever her life was changed by a diagnosis. She was diagnosed with Stage IV Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Katy had to endure chemo every other week yet she still found a way to push play and workout. This wasn't so she could lose weight, this was to develop mental strength and clarity to fight this awful disease.
Please, take a few minutes and watch this VIDEO. This is Katy, her story matters, she gives hope to so many people and I want to do everything I can to help her campaign.
Oh YEAH----what does this have to do with #everysweatmatters again?!
Katy has been nominated for the Woman of the Year in Pittsburgh. This is a 10 week campaign where each nominee fundraises for 10 weeks to raise money for the LLS. The individual who raises the most money is the winner! I want to help her get there and so does our entire team! Every dollar raised goes towards families and individuals who are diagnosed with Leukemia or Lymphoma. It helps to pay their medical bills, it funds research to find a cure and better treatments and it truly does help people in need! The LLS has been a great support to Katy and her family and she is doing everything she can to return the favor!
What is my team doing?
During this time, we will be sweating, we will be working along her side to raise money to help improve research. We are on a quest to end cancer. It is time for people to stop losing their life to this awful disease. We will be working out with the hashtag #everysweatmatters to help raise awareness for her campaign!
You can purchase a shirt at this link!
What can you do to help?
First, you can purchase a shirt from her campaign. A part of the proceeds will go towards her goal to raise $100,000!!!You can purchase a shirt at this link!
Another way to help Katy is to make a donation HERE :)
and hopeless. Your sweat matters to the person struggling with a personal issue! Your sweat inspires people to get up and get going! So don't let it stop here! I challenge you to take action and SWEAT FOR SOMETHING BIGGER! Your SWEAT does count!
Just a reminder
This month is about truly sweating for something bigger. Every day when you pull on those shoes and workout clothes its not just about you! Every workout selfie you take, post and share is out there inspiring someone to sweat for something bigger! Your SWEAT matters to that person who feels lost
Want to know more about Katy Ursta and her story----- then head over to her blog! One Fit Fighter
· Leukemia causes more deaths than any other cancer among children and young adults under the age of 20.
· An estimated 1,129,813 Americans are currently living with blood cancers.
· Every four minutes someone is diagnosed - more than 149,900 new cases are expected this year.
· Every 10 minutes, someone dies from blood cancers - an estimated 54,630 deaths are expected this year.
· Leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma are cancers that originate in the bone marrow or lymphatic tissue as the result of an acquired genetic injury to the DNA of a single cell, which becomes malignant and multiplies continuously. This abnormal accumulation interferes with the production of healthy blood cells.
Facts about Leukemia and Lymphoma:
· In the United States 310,046 people are living with or in remission from leukemia.
· The five-year relative survival rate for a child under the age of 15 with ALL has improved from 3% in 1964 to 92% today.(lymphoma)
· There are 731,277 people today living with lymphoma: 172,937 have or are in remission from Hodgkin lymphoma; 558,340 have or are in remission from nonHodgkin lymphoma (NHL).
· Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is the seventh most common cancer in the United States, and its age-adjusted incidence rose 89-percent from 1975 to 2010.
· The five-year relative survival rate for patients with Hodgkin lymphoma rose from 74-percent in 1975 to 88-percent in 2009.
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Facts about Blood Cancer:· Leukemia causes more deaths than any other cancer among children and young adults under the age of 20.
· An estimated 1,129,813 Americans are currently living with blood cancers.
· Every four minutes someone is diagnosed - more than 149,900 new cases are expected this year.
· Every 10 minutes, someone dies from blood cancers - an estimated 54,630 deaths are expected this year.
· Leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma are cancers that originate in the bone marrow or lymphatic tissue as the result of an acquired genetic injury to the DNA of a single cell, which becomes malignant and multiplies continuously. This abnormal accumulation interferes with the production of healthy blood cells.
Facts about Leukemia and Lymphoma:
· In the United States 310,046 people are living with or in remission from leukemia.
· The five-year relative survival rate for a child under the age of 15 with ALL has improved from 3% in 1964 to 92% today.(lymphoma)
· There are 731,277 people today living with lymphoma: 172,937 have or are in remission from Hodgkin lymphoma; 558,340 have or are in remission from nonHodgkin lymphoma (NHL).
· Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is the seventh most common cancer in the United States, and its age-adjusted incidence rose 89-percent from 1975 to 2010.
· The five-year relative survival rate for patients with Hodgkin lymphoma rose from 74-percent in 1975 to 88-percent in 2009.