About the Author

Bev Morrissey-Merriman was born in 1947 in Toronto, Canada. She lives in Richmond Hill, Ontario, with her husband, Dave. They have two sons, one daughter and four grandchildren. Bev has travelled extensively which has included over 250,000 miles of motorcycling across Canada, the United States and West Africa. Having retired from a senior administrative position at York University, Bev is now a certified master personal trainer and alpine ski instructor. Clinically obese, Bev first opened a gym door at the age of 60 and never looked back. Within 19 months, she was physically fit, down 40 pounds and with a healthy 23% body fat percentage. But, more importantly, at 72, she continues to maintain her physical fitness and lift weights.