First For Women

“I saw a difference after the very first stretching session!”

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Linda Osmond stood in front of the mirror in the store’s fitting room, analyzing every last bulge showing through the too-tight formal dress. She had gone shopping for her daughter’s wedding and found the perfect gown, but they only had it three sizes too small. I don’t want to be overweight in the photos, she thought. My goal is to fit into this dress.

Although Linda had been a size 6 her entire life, in her early 40s the number on the scale had started to creep up. She had been diagnosed with adrenal fatigue and hypothyroi­dism, but both were being treated and she ate healthy and exercised, so her weight gain just didn’t make sense. “When I went to the gym, I would do 30 minutes of cardio, 30 minutes of weights and then hit the pool,” Linda shares. “At home, I’d even sneak in another workout. But no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t lose the weight.”

That’s when a friend told Linda about a gentle workout program called T-Tapp, which has similar principles to yoga. As she learned more about the method, Linda realized that instead of beating up her body, a good exercise plan could work with her body. She immediatel­y purchased a video. “I saw a change after the first workout,” she says. “It motivated me to continue.”

Linda signed up for a 60-day T-Tapp challenge and was the winner in her category, losing 23.5 inches in just 2 months. For the next challenge, she lost another 22 inches—this time in just 30 days! In total, Linda lost 75 pounds in 2 years and went from a size 16 to a size 4. And not only did she lose inches, her fatigue lifted too. Even better: Her thyroid levels dropped back into the normal range.

These days, Linda is thrilled with her results and is a master trainer for T-Tapp. And when she flew out to California to visit her daughter this summer, she packed her brand-new bathing suit. “I wanted to show off my hard work,” she cheers. “I’ve experience­d a major boost in self-esteem and body confidence!”

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