06/19/2026
We are excited to congratulate long-time KokoNut Anne, as she has officially become Koko Royalty! Anne earned her purple lanyard with her two millionth Koko Point, becoming the 30th member here in Needham to achieve this impressive feat.
Anne’s journey to Koko Royalty began way back in 2011, and over the last 15 years she has been the picture of consistency, outside of one major bump in the road. In 2013 she was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was scary for us to hear that such a beloved member of our community, and someone so fit and healthy, could be afflicted by cancer; so we can only imagine how scary it was for Anne. She had to take a leave of absence for treatment, but as soon as she was cleared to exercise, Anne was back on the wagon, re-building her strength. Starting with our Breast Cancer Recovery program, Anne persevered, one workout at a time, eventually building her strength back up to her pre-cancer level. Since joining the Koko family back in 2011, Anne has lifted over 11 million pounds; 11,416,966 to be exact. Anne is an avid runner, and does most of her cardio outside, but has still done over 200 miles worth of Koko Cardio in her time with us. She also lights up her Koko-MyZone heart rate tracking app with colorful, multi HR zone workouts both in and out of the club. In fact, she finished 2025 in the #1 spot on the Koko Leaderboard with over 500 MyZone activities tracked, and was #5 in Total Calories Burned with 169,429! We are so grateful to have had Anne with us since the beginning of our time here in Needham. We are grateful for the inspiration she has provided to our team and so many of our members, and her willingness to be supportive of anyone going through what she went through back in 2013. Anne is living proof that while early detection is key, you can build back strength and accomplish goals, even after battling a horrific disease like cancer. CONGRATULATIONS ANNE! Thank you for sticking with us all these years. We love you and are looking forward to your next million Koko Points!!!