How to best benefit from having a Personal Trainer

1. Have goals. Create a vision of what you are looking to accomplish.

2. Be OPEN to learning, be excited you are on the way to accomplishing good health!

3. Evaluate your weakness & strength's. Tell your trainer what your obstacles have been in the past, and together develop a strategy to combat them.

Note: consistency builds confidence.

4. Identify what motivates you and share this with your Personal Trainer.

5. Discover what your true intrinsic wants are for your personal well being. Make a list, and laminate it! Keep it by your side for those days where you are struggling & you don't want to exercise. The clearer your vision is, the more you will benefit from your sessions.

6. Ask any and all fitness related questions you have including nutrition, what muscles are working, the purpose of the exercise, and.have your trainer educate you as much as you can handle.

7. Make a no excuse list. Once your excuse is on it, you cant use it anymore.! :-)

8. Come ready & willing, attitude is everything! and remember the old saying. Can't means, wont'!

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Ask The Expert

Q: I am having trouble sleeping, any suggestions?

A: I always find it helpful to set my mind in a positive place before I go to sleep at night. We call this good sleep hygiene. I have been advised by doctors, it's a good idea to stretch before bedtime, sit with yourself for a couple of minutes to process your day and don’t watch TV in bed.  At night, we tend to go though our day holding onto the things we didn’t like, or wish we'd done different which starts to play over and over in our heads.   I love these "Positive thought" cards by Louise Hay; you can buy them on Amazon.com. I like to read one before I go to bed.  They are so simple & pleasant and I have found that I rest more peaceful, holding onto that positive thought before bedtime and when I awake I feel better, more relaxed and confident. I love them so much; I gave them to all of my clients last year as a gift for the holidays!