Finding someone you enjoy exercising with is another important tool for success in weight loss. Before beginning a lifestyle change it is important that you have the emotional support of the people in your life. It is even better if you can gain the physical support. A good personal trainer offers professional knowledge and expertise but, sometimes, even more important that, that we offer accountability and friendship. I consider my clients to be my friends who rely on me when they cannot necessarily rely on themselves to be consistent with their commitment to live a healthy life. We all have people in our life who act as personal trainers. Find out who those people are in your life and ask them to encourage you while you make you lifestyle healthier.
Stacy has a great support system in her life. Between her encouraging husband, her 8 children who are impressed by her efforts and her dogs that run her around the park, I hardly have to work on the support part! But, nevertheless, Stacy and I are becoming fast friends. She asks many questions about why and how we are doing exercises and how far in advance I know what our workouts will be. I love her questions. I have such excitement for knowledge about what I do and the people I work with. Because Stacy’s support system is so strong we are able to focus more on the teaching aspect of what personal training is about.
This week in training we are still focusing on strength and we are advancing the level of difficulty by increasing the weights and pushing her to failure at the end of each exercise. I am testing her strength of mind and muscle. She is, of course, passing with flying colors. Not without noticing, but without complaining! We have added lunges to her program - OUCH! I think she had the lean and fall syndrome after Wednesday’s work out. You know, where you lean and fall every time you need to take a seat… I promised her that the soreness is never as bad as that first time!
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