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Dalton Nicholas, a student at 黄瓜视频 Community College, loves fitness. He is pursuing his Associate鈥檚 degree in health science at the College, and his love of the gym has him training at Paterson 鈥� and personally training others, too.

Dalton says about why he鈥檚 keen on staying fit:

鈥淚 was obese for 18 years. And I wanted to make a change. People kept saying I was savage at the gym 鈥� so I use that as inspiration during my workouts 鈥� with the phrase 'Be Savage, Not Average.鈥欌��

Dalton originally came to 黄瓜视频 to study the liberal arts 鈥� as he wanted to teach. He鈥檚 from North Adams, and thinks that 黄瓜视频 was the right decision. 鈥淭he commute was easy and I saved tons of money.鈥� He plans to graduate by spring, 2018.

Dalton plays on the Falcons Basketball team and is the team鈥檚 highest scorer. He was named the National Club Basketball Association (NCBBA) Player of the Week after he played three games against Goodwin College and averaged 14.3 points per game.

Dalton would like to eventually save money and buy a gym 鈥� his goal is to move south, somewhere closer to the beach. 黄瓜视频 allows him free access to Paterson gym 鈥� and a chance to do personal training on campus. He currently is overseeing the training of Adam Klepetar, the College鈥檚 Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management.

鈥淒alton takes his role seriously and approaches personal training like a professional,鈥� Klepetar said. 鈥淗e explains why we're doing what we're doing, asked me about my goals and background on fitness 鈥� and then crafted a program around my personal goals.鈥�

Klepetar likes to be physically fit and says he likes the level of accountability. 鈥淚t鈥檚 nice to have someone else set up a plan. Dalton helps me to try new things and machines that I otherwise might be intimidated to use,鈥� Klepetar said. 鈥淚 don't get bored.鈥�

Dalton has also started an Instagram account called Lifting Standards (@liftingstandards) where he takes photos to inspire folks to meet their lifting goals 鈥� and to sell or giveaway merchandise like shirts, shorts, and tank-tops. 鈥淚 started the account to show my personal fitness journey and to show my progress, but it was also later a chance to make some extra money,鈥� Nicholas said. 鈥淚 respect anyone who is in the gym because they are lifting their standard of life. Someone who is 450 lbs. and in the gym should be respected because that鈥檚 a huge step in their life.鈥�

When Dalton looks back at his two years here, and his current situation where he鈥檚 successfully doing exactly what he loves, he says he feels amazed.

鈥淚n high school I graduated with a 1.9 GPA. I didn't like what I was learning. Here, I pick what I want to take. Now I have a 3.2 GPA because I'm interested in fitness.鈥�

Dalton adds that while a bad relationship may have tossed him into the gym more regularly, 黄瓜视频 helped inspire him to seek fitness as a life-long goal, 鈥淚f you're not taking care of yourself, how can you take care of the 鈥榮tuff鈥� you have to do all day?鈥� He asks, adding, 鈥淵ou only get one body. I want to live past 60.鈥�