The finalists have been finalized… now it’s up to YOU to pick a winner!
Consistent, lasting change: it’s the way that marriage works and it’s the foundation on which we help our clients through their fitness journeys. Living fit is even more fulfilling when you share that lifestyle with the one you love. That’s why we’re giving away one free shared membership to one of these lucky engaged couples!
The rules are simple: check out these three couples’ stories and vote for your favorite!
Jim and Kristy
The Big Day: October 28th, 2017
How did you both meet and how long have you been together?
We graduated from the same high school a year apart but didn’t meet again until we connected through Jim’s love of fitness and Kristy’s passion for massage therapy. Six years later, Jim proposed on Christmas Day! We have been together for 6-ish years. It took me (Jim) 6 months to convince Kristy to start dating officially.
Favorite moment together (so far)?
Our favorite moments are playing sand volleyball together, and our first trip up north to attend a friends beach wedding on the dunes. We realized our mutual love for volleyball and the beach.
What would an AFS membership mean to you as a couple?
It is a goal of ours to represent the best version of ourselves, both at our beach wedding in Florida this Fall and to begin our journey together as a happier and healthier couple. And as we both share a passion for health and wellness, we are determined to show the world what we can do and excited to work with a fitness community that will inspire us! We also plan to begin a family very soon after and along with a healthy pregnancy, we would like to learn and maintain healthy habits we can share with the next generation.
Lindsay and Stephen
The Big Day: August 11th, 2017
How did you both meet and how long have you been together?
We found each other through online dating (Match) in August 2014 and talked for a few weeks before we met in person. Our first date was at the Arboretum in Ann Arbor as we both love the outdoors. Stephen came fully prepared with a picnic basket full of vegetarian food (as I am a long time vegetarian and Stephen is a long time hunter). He also had local apples with Carmel dip, wine and a music playlist with a portable speaker all served on a blanket. I had no idea what was planned, but after we began talking our conversation lasted for the next 12 hours.We ending up in the dark at the Arboretum under the stars surrounded by several curious deer. We still can’t seem to get enough of each other and are incredibly excited to spend the rest of our lives together! .
Favorite moment together (so far)?
Our favorite moment together thus far was the day that we got engaged, August 28th 2016 as it is a day that we will always remember! Stephen had planned a surprise date and I was clueless about what we were getting into at the time. He had planned a hot air balloon ride and while we were high above the clouds he got down on one knee. Stephen said that he could see a very far distance however he could not see his life without me, of course, I said yes!
What would an AFS membership mean to you as a couple?
An AFS membership would mean a lot for us as a couple. It would provide up with an opportunity to refocus on ourselves and to work towards our health goals as a couple while we are approaching our big day and new life together. Both of us work in the field of Social Work and dedicate a lot of ourselves to helping others within our careers. Stephen works as a graduate level therapist in substance abuse and Lindsay works as a psychotherapist in sexual health. This membership would be much appreciated and we would love the opportunity to achieve our health goals together with the support of AFS!
Soojin and Jim
The Big Day: May 6th, 2017
How did you both meet and how long have you been together?
Jim is a widower. His wife of 30 years passed away of lung cancer a few years ago. I went through a tough divorce in 2012 after being married for 16 years. Between us, we have six kids (four grown kids for him, two teen boys for me). Neither of us expected to find love after our losses. Yet, unexpectedly, improbably, we did. From the very first date, we really connected, and soon thereafter, feel deeply, madly in love. I know, we sound like a Match.com commercial. Fitting, because that’s how we met and we have been together for a year.
At our ages – (54 and 47 at the time) – we weren’t expecting or looking to meet anyone to spend the rest of our lives with. In fact, on our first date, we both said to each other, “If you’re looking for someone to marry, I’m probably not the right person; I have no interest in getting married again.” Boy were we wrong. We turned out to be not only the “right” person for each other, but the “perfect” person for the other.
Favorite moment together (so far)?
Jim surprised me with the proposal last October. We had just bought a house together and we were going through the home inspection with our realtor and inspector. I loved the house and was worried that we’d find something wrong with it in the inspection. Two hours into it, Jim called me outside and said he had something to show me. I was sure he’d found something wrong with the house and we wouldn’t go through with buying it. He led me through the garage and to the front porch where I saw an ice bucket and champagne. I thought it was to celebrate a successful home inspection. But then he got down on one knee and pulled out a ring box. I heard him say something about “marry me” and the rest was a blur for both of us. He couldn’t have picked a better place to do it – on the front porch of our new house. We’ll always be able to go back to “the place we got engaged.”
What would an AFS membership mean to you as a couple?
So why did we throw our hats into the ring for the Fit Forever Together contest when everything’s going so dreamily for us? Because we’ve fallen off the exercise wagon. Before we met each other, we used to work out on our own regularly. After we met, we replaced working out with going out to eat, and sitting around talking and drinking wine. That has turned both of us into mush.
We want to get back into prioritizing fitness, even when we’re in love or busy with life. We see being fit as a gift to each other. How else are we going to achieve our goal of living to 107 (him) and 100 (me)?
Which Ann Arbor couple gets your vote?
Who gets your vote?*
Kristy and Jim
Lindsay and Stephen
Soojin and Jim
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