| A fitness-competition champion motivates readers to get active with her personal success story.
When 50-year-old Simmons announced to her husband that she wanted to enter a fitness competition, she knew nothing about competing and lacked a background in dance or cheerleading to prepare. After her first choreography teacher rejected her for learning routines too slowly, the author begged dance teacher Micaela Brigida to come out of retirement and help her train. With sheer determination and help from Brigida, Simmons learned her first fitness routine to music and eventually placed in several fitness competitions alongside women half her age. With over-the-top enthusiasm and the charming use of Texas colloquialisms, the author juxtaposes her fitness experiences with tips for readers to set health goals and get in shape, regardless of age. Review by “Kirkus Discoveries” |