What is Personal Training?

Personal Training means exactly what it sounds like. It’s personal and it’s all about you. Everyone is different and needs different things in their lives to satisfy them. This is what makes personal training “Personal”.  

A client can have many different goals for themselves whether its muscle conditioning, nutrition, injury rehabilitation, or training for a specific sporting event. Personal Training can help guide every client to a healthier and better quality of life.  

I have helped many individuals in the past from beginners to the elderly, people with back, neck, shoulder, and knee problems, people with diabetes, osteoporosis, runners, weekend warriors, keeping athletes injury free, and many more. I am completely confident that I can help you accomplish your goals and achieve a greater quality of life. Call today for a complimentary consultation and see what I can do for you.  

Is Personal Training for You?

A recent statistic let out by the International Health and Fitness Association that out of every individual working out in a gym, 75% of people are not getting the results that they are looking for, and out of the 25% of people that are getting results, 90% of those individuals are working with a personal trainer.  

Personal Training gets results. Personal trainers focus only on you and your health. They work everyday learning and teaching individuals how to exercise and eat right. There jobs are focused on YOU. Answer the following questions to determine in personal training can help YOU.  

Is exercising new for you?

It can be very intimidating when beginning an exercise routine. What exercises to do, what equipment to use, how to use the equipment properly, and what exercises are going to benefit me the most are very common questions when starting an exercise routine. A personal trainer can help answer those question and more. My job is to not only design an effective exercise and nutrition program, but to educate, motivate, and guide you on the right path.  

Are you getting the results you are looking for?

The most common pitfall that people face when exercising is performing the same routine day in and day out. Our bodies need to continually face new challenges that will stimulate growth and change. I customize each workout to each client’s goals and weakness, and change each workout to force the body to get the RESULTS that they expect.  

Are you suffering from an injury?

It can be hard to start a workout routine or even go through life when your back, knee, or shoulders hurt. Each structural injury is generally due to a muscular or skeletal imbalance in the body. I will perform a through posture evaluation to help identify the muscular imbalances that you may be facing, and tailor a customized workout to help with those imbalances. In addition, I will work with other health professionals to assist you on your road to recovery.  

Laws of Success 

At Upward Motion Personal Training, after working with various clients for a number of years, I've noticed a number of characteristics that separate those who succeed with their fitness program and those who do not. Those who succeed accept the "Four Laws of Success". You must be ready to accept these laws without exception. 

First Law – The law of possession.   

You need to understand that if you are going to achieve results, it is going to be up to you. The phrases "If it’s going to be, it’s up to me" or "If I think I can or think I can't, I'm right," ring very true. You have to take ultimate responsibility for success or failure. Sometimes clients believe their trainer is going to be the one who makes it happen for them. At Upward Motion, I set them straight right away. All we can do is educate and guide. Our clients must be willing to make and stick to the changes. You cannot completely rely on someone else like a personal trainer or workout partner to make it happen for you and likewise, you cannot blame the kids or your partner for any failures.   

Second Law – The law of effort.   

Anything worth achieving is worth working for. Exercise and healthy eating takes discipline, will power, character, persistency and a commitment to delayed gratification.   

Third Law – The law of consistency.   

A month-long effort is not going to get you where you want. In order to achieve any goal, you must stick to your game plan on an ongoing, long-term, consistent basis.   Getting off track for a week is no big deal if you are consistent in your efforts. But if you are regularly tempted away from your program, you will not succeed. 

Consistency and persistency are the keys to manifesting any goal. Remember that if you want to be 10 pounds thinner 10 years from now, it is not what you do over the next eight weeks that matters, it is what you do over the next 10 years. All the changes we will suggest must be followed for the rest of your life - so of course, we are going to make room for indulgences. The program has got to be realistic if you're going to stick to it. 

There are no short-term, quick fix solutions. Researchers have found only one characteristic common to those who succeed with exercise. All such people move towards their goal one step at a time. They are committed to constant, never-ending improvement. In practical terms, it means that regardless of anything else – busy work schedules, lack of energy, lack of time, feeling old, feeling lazy, hating exercise – they made no excuses! They kept exercising, taking their long-term goals and splitting them up into smaller goals. They took it one day at a time.   

Fourth Law – The law of self-efficacy.   

If you are already questioning whether or not you can actually make the required changes, you are going to have a difficult time with your program. You must believe you can do it! Think of self-esteem as a bank. Each time you keep a promise to yourself, the store of self-esteem gets bigger, making it easier to keep the next promise to yourself. It's all about "Results Momentum" - achieving one result gives you the confidence to achieve the next goal. Each time a promise is broken, however, your self-esteem goes down, making it easier to break the next promise. Reinforce this belief in yourself by surrounding yourself with others who are doing or have accomplished what you're attempting. After all, if they can do it, so can you! 

I invite you to read some testimonials of those who have used the Laws of Success to accomplish their goals and get started now with your own Personal Training program!