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15 Marina Gelman - How Adopting an Athletic Mindset Saved this Mother's Life

In 2000, at the age of 40, Marina Gelman lost her college-aged daughter in a tragic car accident. At the time, Gelman was a new fitness enthusiast and avid runner. Overcome by grief after the accident, however, she holed herself up for almost two years and focused only on work to numb the pain. Unfortunately, during this time, she abandoned her fitness goals, started smoking again after a long hiatus, and put on weight; reaching over 200 pounds.

Ironically, it was another tragedy a short time later, the death of her Father from a heart attack, that inspired her to start training again. As it…

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