Personal Training NYC -Client H

First let me throw in a disclaimer. I don’t know what works for other people all I know is what works for me. I’m also not a writer, so I’ll keep it simple.

Using an online personal trainer doesn’t mean you have to workout at home alone, but that is what I prefer.

- Reasons I prefer to workout alone:

1. I am extremely shy, however most people that know me would never suspect it. I hide it well.
2. I have mini-anxiety attacks when faced with the decision of what to wear to the gym or bicycling, etc. I know it’s silly, and I really hate the way people trivialize this. If I ask someone what should I wear, they always say, “just wear anything”. I can never get good solid answers.
3. I have a thing about not wanting people to see my weaknesses. If I went to the gym, I’d be putting myself on display. Again, I know it sounds silly.. but that’s the way I think.

-  Why I needed a Personal On-line Trainer:

1. I have a basic understanding of weight lifting, the exercises and forms.
2. I need a workout routine that I could be confident wasn’t neglecting specific areas of my body. For example, I hate legs and discovered I had a tendency to skip workouts on my “legs” day.
3. My workouts were wimpy-TV-watching workouts. I wasn’t paying attention to my rest time between sets, which often would extend 2 to 5 minutes.
4. I wasn’t getting the results I felt I should be getting. I’d been working out semi-regularly four years, but just wasn’t getting there.
5. I’m 48 years old. I needed to do something now to change my focus.

- Why a Personal On-line Trainer works for me:

1. The first benefit I received was an honest evaluation of my eating habits. Terri (my trainer) gave me some very simple guidelines to follow. I was actually expecting something harsh.. like soy stuff and granola and other nasty type health food. But I got none of that. She focused on getting me to eat three meals a day, including a real breakfast with eggs. These were totally obtainable goals.
2. Terri created 4 workout programs and added them to my calendar. I knew exactly what to do and when to do it. The routines varied enough to keep me interested and I was confident I was getting a good workout.
3. Terri has always been just an email away. She is a real person and is great at answering email. Anytime I’ve had questions about my workouts, schedule or food, all I’d have to do is email her. She’s been a personal trainer for along time. I believe this experience is what gives her the ability to understand a persons exercise needs and create realistic programs.
4. The accountability is also a big factor. When I worked out without Terri, no one knew when I’d skip a workout or a week of workouts. No one noticed if I failed to increase the intensity of my program or add heavier weights. But Terri notices these things. When she asks me why I’m still doing only 2 sets of everything, I don’t really have an answer and I know it’s time to start adding sets.

Let me say again, my reasons are not the only ones that make on-line personal training work. It works well for me. I’ve been training with Terri 10 weeks. I feel good. I feel focused. I feel like I have direction in my workouts.

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