SAMI JO MALFITANO, 28, IS
THE MOTHER TO EIGHT-YEAR-
OLD CAMERON. SHE SHARES
HER FITNESS JOURNEY WHICH
HAS CHANGED HER LIFE AND
INSPIRED HER SON.
“MYLOVEOFFITNESSBEGAN
ATANEARLYAGE;PLAYING
DIFFERENT SPORTS AND
WATCHING MY FATHER WORK
OUT IN THE GARAGE EVERY
DAY.Inspired,onNewYear’s
Day,2000,Ibeganrunning.Ialso
began writing exercise routines,
setting goals and following these
through.
IrealisedthatIwasgood
at reaching goals. I had an
incredibly sweet tooth, but to
practise discipline, I kept a shoe
boxinmyroom,filledwith
chocolate. I knew that I could
have it any time I wanted, but I
wasn’t going to touch it. In the
end,theboxsattherefortwo
years, the contents uneaten.
PHOTO CREDIT: JASON HERMAN HALBERT
128 | JULY/AUG 2015 | oxygenmag.com.au
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