Posts Tagged ‘Personal Training’

I really don’t like to call my personal training clients that – ‘clients’ – it’s such a cold word.

I really do consider you guys as friends, whether we’re in the middle of a ‘training package’ or not (another cold phrase!).

I’ve worked with many of you over the years and for some, we’re not in the middle of ‘sessions’ right now, but I still consider you friends!

I wonder how you’re doing, how’s the food going, if you’re making time for you….

Thank God for Facebook (TGFFB), right?!

I’m just honored that you’ve chosen to let me help you with your fitness journey at one point or another.

Today, I was reminded yet again of how much I LOVE my friends/clients!

I tell ya, you just don’t know how much you make my day sometimes!

Katie bounced in for her session, first thing this morning, after a 30-minute drive, with her scale in hand. Her bathroom scale! And with no initiation on my part, announces,

“We’re throwing out my scale and we’re taking a picture!”

If you’re a woman, you may know how hard it is to part with The Scale.

This is something I try to drill into everyone I work with!

Get rid of your scale!

Stop torturing yourself, weighing yourself everyday, obsessing over the two pounds (of water, most likely) that you gained this week!

Well, Katie – good job!

Let’s all follow that lead.  And if you can’t throw it away, at least put it away.

Go by how you feel in your clothes.  And stop obsessing.

I’m so happy for my client/friend Renee.

She’s been taking my classes, Strength Fusion and Yoga, for a while and has always been a hard worker, rockin’ it out.

Then we started training together.

“I hate cardio!” would be her mantra, as is the Mantra of Many.

“That’s okay”, I would say, “We’ll be creative…”

That’s what I’m here for.

So normally she’d only do hard cardio in class or in a session with me.  She’s not a fan of running outside.

This week I got the email:

…wanted to let you know that I just did a run/walk – mostly jog – 2.5 miles and it took me 27 min and 56 seconds.  Not sure if that’s good or not.  But, it was mainly hills. And I’m not a runner/jogger/whatever…. That hill by Princeton Club is a doozy   I really didn’t want to go, but I made myself think of my long term goal, and that is what got me going.  I’m just proud of myself, and wanted to share with someone I knew would find this exciting as well!  Thanks for everything you do!

I love it!  Breaking out of The Comfort Zone is no easy feat.

Every step, no matter how small you think it may be, is SUCCESS!  Celebrate!

This is the time of year to hit the cardio hard, so congrats, Renee!

Signed,

Proud Mama