Brie Peters is 25 years old and has been living with Cystic Fibrosis since she was 10 months old. This is Part 2 of her interview.
Exercising had become an integral part of Brie’s daily routine and her utter happiness was simply taking over! Brie has attributed her perseverance and strength to her very supportive family and today it is as strong as ever. With her loving husband, two wonderful stepchildren and a new sense of self, Brie couldn’t resist posting selfies.
She got to thinking about how fitness has enabled her life to change: A’la the original hashtag #musclestobreathe, a personalized fitness program for CF patients, and a non-profit organization.
M2B Fitness and Muscles To Breathe
MusclesToBreathe.org has a mission to make nutrition and fitness products readily available to the CF community while bringing awareness to what life is like with cystic fibrosis. Too many CF patients can’t afford fitness essentials like nutrition supplements, superfoods and gear on top of insurance costs, hospital “tune-ups” and mainstream treatment therapies. Brie’s nonprofit will work to raise funds to provide its members with fitness essentials to help them be healthy and happy. Anyone from the CF Community can fill out an application and a fitness profile to join.
“The mission for Muscles To Breathe, is to help the health & fitness life of Cystic Fibrosis patients flourish. Cystic Fibrosis can be very taxing on the pocketbook so our intention is to provide nutritional supplements, fitness gear, and programs for those hoping to improve their health by exercising in some way!”
Muscles To Breathe is currently in the early stages of Section 501(c)(3) business entity application, and the official MusclesToBreathe.org website is now LIVE! Be sure to follow Muscles To Breathe’s journey on Instagram @MusclesToBreathe and Brie on Instagram @M2BFitness to get involved!
The clinical impact of any given mutation on CFTR function varies depending on the underlying cellular mechanisms involved. In the last 10 years, research into all aspects of CF has helped doctors to understand the illness better and to develop new therapies. Ongoing research may someday lead to a cure and that is exactly what Briauna hopes for.
