Are you watching this season?
I absolutely think The Biggest Loser has a good trainer team this season with Dolvett Quince and Bob Harper. I have been watching for a few seasons now and although I enjoy it most of the time, there are times I just shake my head.
I love the fact these people can totally transform their lives in just a few months. But not everyone has that opportunity so we need to live in ‘real life’.
I’m ready to rock out November! It will be a challenge with traveling and business commitments but I know I can do it. I have only chosen a few goals but enough that will challenge me to kick things up a notch. Come join us over on my Facebook page for workout accountability and comment below with your goals for November.
I really didn’t want to disappoint anyone but I will not be having the Better Healthy Living challenge in November. For now it will be a yearly challenge so it will be back bigger and better in June 2012. BUT in the meantime, I have found other challenges that we can all participate in. I truly feel I need to get back on track and the best way for me to do that is to do someone else’s challenge. Out of the 4 below, I’ll be participating in two.
Kev doing a split at the volleyball tourney. That felt great NOT! He’s so funny.
Monday-
Worked on shed
Tuesday- Day off
Wednesday-
*Mow lawn
Time: 1 hr
Calories burned: 1137
Oh boy this day was a doozy. I got overheated and sick so it was not a good workout. Lots of calories but I would have much rather burned less and not have heat exhaustion. Scary feeling that is for sure.
I was given a complimentary entry into the Squires Fitness program in exchange for an honest review and case study of my experience. So over the next 12 weeks you are going to go through the entire experience with me. If you would like to join the Squires Fitness program at anytime, let me know so we can do this together. The plan is to check in at least once a week and most likely it will be on Sunday’s right along with my daily workout log. It’s only fitting right?
The Program
Squires Fitness has online fitness and nutrition personal trainers who design a personalized program just for you based on your individual assessments. Their mission is to “help as many people as possible change their lives through correct exercise and nutrition by providing all the tools, advice and support they need to succeed”. Most online fitness programs are automated but Squires Fitness seems to really be interested in their clients. I like that.
As you have read in past posts, my personal training contract ended and I have chosen not to renew. This is NOT due to the trainer but rather the gym. We have since moved on to join a new gym and although they offer personal training sessions, I have decided to go at it on my own. For now at least.
Today I wanted to share with you tips on what to look for in personal fitness trainers.
Not all area created equal
When I first started at the gym, I ‘shopped around’ for a personal trainer. The first one, Karen was absolutely awesome. But I wanted to give some others a chance too just to see how we meshed together. The 2nd trainer they put me with was definitely not for me. He didn’t look at me when he talked, talked under his breath so I could hardly hear, had me lift weights that were obviously way too heavy and I knew the next day that I did not need to shop around any longer. I had Karen as my trainer for a while but then she moved. I liked her because she incorporated boxing and did a variety of different things. She changed it up and made it fun. I also liked that she talked about healthy eating and she would give her clients printouts with healthy recipes, tips, and more.
But when she left, I started working with Scott and wasn’t sure how that would go. At first, I was sure it wouldn’t work because I was under the impression that all he focused on was the weights at the back of the gym where the big buff guys are and I did not know what to expect. It was a bit intimidating at first however Scott made me realize that I could lift with the best of them just at a much smaller weight. He is a trainer that makes sure all the settings, form and weight is perfect. He is also someone who paid attention and listened well.
I was most impressed that he agreed to do some things that were out of the norm for him (boxing, Bosu, etc.). Another thing he did that stood out to me was that he came in each day sharing what he learned from trainings outside of the gym. He watched videos, read books and brought his own equipment to use in our personal training sessions.
Those are just a few things that stood out most to me and that I would recommend others look for in a trainer. [Read more...]
