uad makes klds proud

Llndsay Lodge
A 8ocky 8lver famlly of flve has a healLhler dad Lo celebraLe Lhls laLher's uay.
uavld Cabe, 47, of 8ocky 8lver wrapped up lalrvlew and Lakewood PosplLal's 8-week flLness
challenge lasL week by Lylng for Lhlrd place afLer saylng goodbye Lo almosL 20 pounds. AfLer
sufferlng from chesL palns and acld reflux hls famlly was concerned abouL hls healLh. Pls wlfe
encouraged hlm Lo compeLe ln Lhe AdulL llLness Challenge Lo klck sLarL a beLLer llfesLyle. 1he
challenge was Lhe klck ln Lhe panLs l needed Lo make some healLhy changes," Cabe sald. l feel
as Lhough Lhls ls a llmlLed chance Lo change my llfe ln ways LhaL are long overdue."
1he 8ocky 8lver AdulL llLness Challenge ls parL of Lhe PealLhy CommunlLy lnlLlaLlve, a
collaboraLlve efforL beLween Cleveland Cllnlc and communlLy parLners Lo promoLe opLlmal
healLh and wellness. 1he flLness challenge lncludes weekly programmlng on healLh relaLed
Loplcs, followed by a Walk wlLh a PealLh rofesslonal wlLh gradually lncreaslng mlleage each
week and before-and-afLer screenlngs of cholesLerol panel numbers, blood pressure, 8Ml and
blood glucose levels.
My klds are my moLlvaLors," Cabe sald. 1hey clapped for me Lhe flrsL Llme l goL on Lhe
Lreadmlll." Pls Lhree chlldren have conLlnued Lo be hls prlmary source of encouragemenL
LhroughouL Lhe enLlre process. 1hanks Lo all of LhaL encouragemenL over Lhe pasL Lwo monLhs,
Cabe has changed hls dleL, lncreased hls exerclse from 60 Lo over 230 mlnuLes per week, has
more energy, feels beLLer abouL hlmself and now [olns hls wlfe aL 8ooL Camp class every Sunday
mornlng ln 8ocky 8lver.
8ocky 8lver Mayor am 8obsL aLLended Lhe flnal assessmenL on !une 7 Lo Lhank Lhe resldenLs
for parLlclpaLlng and Lo congraLulaLe Lhem on Lhelr new llfesLyles. 1he wlnners are as follows:
Wllllam Polder of 8ocky 8lver ln flrsL, Anne Sako of norLh ClmsLed ln second and kaLhy 8ryda of
8ocky 8lver ln Lhlrd, alongslde Cabe.