keep on keepin on

So today I had a very challenging workout with my fill-in trainer Gary. I only work with him a couple of times a month and his training style is very different than Amy's style. He comes from a background of training professional athletes, so his training sessions are more cardio intensive without the boundaries of a set amount of reps for each exercise. I typically like to know how many of each is expected of me, but in this case I don't mind. The truth is, if I were doing the same workout on my own, sans the trainer, I wouldn't do as many reps or work as hard. That's why personal trainers are so wonderful. They push you outside of your comfort zone, often making you do things that you otherwise wouldn't do because you didn't think you could do them. Now I know that trainers are very expensive, but I contend that mine are worth every single penny!

Not only do they push me beyond my limits, thus making me stronger, faster and skinnier, but they also help me pool together my resources and make better use of my time at the gym. By already knowing what machines and excises do what, and how to do them properly, I am saving myself time that would otherwise be used to figure that out. Not to mention how I have probably saved myself from several injuries by having my trainer show me how to do something properly first, before doing it on my own.

The trainers also have a lot to offer in terms of nutrition. Simply ask them and most of them are more than willing to share their knowledge. Trust me. Trainers love to talk about food and fitness. It's their life. Working out with trainers also allows you to learn new excericises and types of workouts for specific parts of your body that you may have otherwise never thought of. At least once during EVERY session I have with Amy, we do something that I never would have thought to do on my own.

So let's recap: Personal trainers are a great way to jump start or keep your weight loos journey/maintenance. Although costly, they help expand your horizon, push you to your limits, offer great nutrition advice and show you how to workout properly to avoid injury.

And not to sound like an advertisement, but of all the gyms I have worked out in, Just Fitness 4 U is the best one in terms of trainers! They have very little turnover and their trainers don't push the sale on you either.

I met a new guy last week and things are going so far. He hasn't known me long enough to find out that I am pretty much a workout queen, but he'll know soon enough. Our official third date is tomorrow night and we are having Mexican. I know, I know. Great date idea, but horrible for my diet. Oh well. I have to have a little fun, so I will workout extra hard to make up for it, even though this weeks has been a killer week in the gym. I will keep you posted on the new guy. Until then,
Happy losing,
K