When Sheppard Huston as the first student in the new Science and Health Fitness Gaston College program in 2011, and was run his own business part-time fitness.
But the former long-distance truck driver, who had survived two heart attacks and overcoming addiction, wanted to extend their knowledge in a field that he loved fitness done.
In the late C's, Sheppard was the oldest student in the class. While there, he designed and built a unique health and fitness program for staff of the Gaston fire service.
Gym has changed his life, and often shares the story of how it happened. "This is the wrong path to get to the track," he said. fitness done "I stayed here because God had something special for me to do."
Sheppard, 59, a certified coach who works for the Department of Parks and Recreation in Gaston, developing a fitness program designed specifically for firefighters, police and emergency permanent employees of the city and county. He hopes to promote the program to public bodies whose employees perform tasks such as loading patients in ambulances and dragging hoses fitness done.
But his journey to this point has been long. fitness done After graduating from Bessemer City High School in 1972, spent four years in the Army and then worked as a machinist. In the late U.S.S.R., began driving a truck.
"He was on the road, all 50 states," said Sheppard, who had married by then. "Life on the street was a bit difficult and lonely."
Years before, he had begun to exercise regularly and I tried to keep up. Truck stops, trotted a few miles before meals and snacks brought with him.
Almost fatal attack
But good habits slipped slowly replaced by evil. fitness done Cigar came first, followed by cocaine.
"I knew my life would change for the better," said Sheppard. "I was not raised to do crazy stuff like that."
A revival came in 1997 when he had a near fatal heart attack. fitness done Sheppard cigars, but it remained to cocaine for three months after leaving the hospital.
"So I prayed to God to bring the taste of cocaine out of my mouth," said Sheppard. fitness done "And since 1997, never picked up."
Sheppard worked in the furniture factory, the Kings Mountain and Gaston YMCA Central YMCA. YMCA Connections and go to cardiac rehabilitation rekindled his interest in physics.
Staying fit has become a passion. done different In 2004, he was qualified to open a business club - Extreme Training Systems Huston. fitness done A year later, he suffered a second heart attack and had five stents installed, for a total of six done different.
When Gaston College began its first program of physical sciences and health, Sheppard was the first student to enroll.
"He brought a lot of views of his classmates and teachers, too," said program coordinator / instructor Jacob Seurat. "We were very lucky to have him."
Sheppard felt would be a good candidate for the program in the Gaston Fire Service "and gives free rein to his design. fitness done It has its own special program. He did a wonderful job."
Aerobic activities "fitness done"
Gaston Deputy Fire Chief William Thompson said that fitness was stressed before Gaston College program operated by Sheppard get it done.
fitness done In 1980, as Gaston firefighter of 52 years, complete an incident shortly after fighting a house fire report, suffered a fatal heart attack get it done.
get it done Thompson, who joined the department in 1987 Gaston, wanted to ensure that firefighters were in good condition. fitness done He wrote a thesis on the subject, and in 2002 the city received a federal grant to training equipment, including treadmills, weights in each fire station get it done.
Sheppard program six months focused on aerobic activities fitness done.
"Many of the boys went to the program and then go to the gym and take the training," Thompson. fitness done "Others who had nothing were inspired to do better fitness done.
Sheppard hopes to continue to inspire people to keep fit fitness done.
"It is the quality of life - feel good for you, your children and grandchildren," he said. "If you do not help me, but to one person, my work is done."
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