From that chance encounter sprang ConBody, which Mr. Marte bills as a “prison-style boot camp,” located in a basement studio on Broome Street, just down the block from a spot where he used to sell drugs. The business now draws 300 to 400 clients a week to its 40 classes, which are based on a regimen Mr. Marte developed in prison after doctors warned that soaring blood pressure and cholesterol levels threatened his life.
Over six months, Mr. Marte said, he shed 70 pounds in a workout that relied on his own body weight and could be performed in the space of his cell. He said he honed his physique so effectively behind bars that dozens of other inmates implored him to lead their workouts. His group of devotees eventually dropped a combined 1,000 pounds, he said.
“I’ve always known how to hustle,” he said. “It’s what makes me succeed, but it’s also what put me in prison in the first place.”
source by http://www.nytimes.com/
No comments:
Post a Comment