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Vitality Program Helps Valerie Sun Discover She Is Bea)ng the Odds

Internal mo)va)on to be healthy is With many health obstacles in her
that first, most important step on way, Sun makes a concerted effort
the road to a good lifestyle. Just to be healthy. She receives weekly
ask Valerie Sun, Project Manager, points on Vitality for her gym work-
Opera)ons, at HCP Torrance 190th. outs, and she just got a FitBit which
Over the years, the health chal- she plans to use for even more
lenges she has faced—including a physical ac)vity and points.
bone marrow transplant in 1999
and subsequent orthopedic surger- “Of course there is personal sa)s-
ies—have made her stronger inside fac)on in exercising, knowing that
and more determined to beat the you are doing something healthy for
odds. yourself,” Sun said. “It’s also nice
having the added reward and chal-
But she enjoys the external mo)va- lenge through Vitality complement
)on the Vitality program has given the internal mo)va)on.
her. And it was this external mo)-
va)on that made her discover she “I know that I need to do my best to
no longer needed insulin to control control as many aspects of my per-
the medica)on-induced diabetes sonal health as possible and reap the
she learned she had 10 years ago. benefits of exercise,” Sun con)nued.
Valerie Sun hiking in Machu Picchu, Peru, in “When you are dealing with health
When doing her ini)al health as- December 2011. issues, it doesn’t give you much
sessment with the Vitality pro- choice; you just push through it.”
gram, one of her goals was to get A1C tested for her
diabetes. “The numbers came back so low that my primary Sun’s determina)on has not gone unno)ced. “In the )me
care physician confirmed that my diabetes is not ac)ve Valerie has been with HealthCare Partners, I am excited to
anymore,” said Sun, who has been a member of Vitality see how mo)vated she is with Vitality,” said Amanda
since October 2012 and is currently at Gold status. “Now Pinkston, Administra)ve Assistant 3 at HCP Torrance 190th
that I am off insulin, I have to be very diligent about check- and a regional champ. “Whenever I learn about new ways
ing my blood sugar to monitor my levels. So I am going to to earn points, I let her know and she jumps on those
set up a Vitality daily goal to do so and help keep me ac- points!”
countable.”

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For more informa)on about Vitality, visit www.powerofvitality.com. Contact Janet Galli for further program informa)on.