Pretty Cool Experience....

I wanted to share this pretty cool experience I had with you.  I was NOT expecting this last night in my cycle/core class.

You really have to always be on your A game.  You never know who your clients know, nor who your students in your class know.

I have a student that takes both my kickboxing classes and cycle/core class.  After my class, she always comes up and thanks me for doing such a great job and she always tells me how my class is the only one that gets her through her week and that her work week is so stressful. Of course, I'm humbled by that and thankful. 

Well tonight I now know why her job is so stressful. She came to my cycle/core class and let me know her boss was going to be joining my class. "He has a couple  security guards  that comes with him, so don't be alarmed by the big guy in the suit." She continues, " I've been telling him about you and how much you are much needed in my life and how you motivate me and push me." 

Well that person that she was talking about is her boss.  Her boss is the freekin Mayor of my city and and a former NBA basketball player! HOLY SCHMOLEY!    My heart dropped lol. WHAT! Of course I'm trying to find my best music! And OMG wow! He came and took my cycle class, and I knew I just had to treat him like an equal as I know that is what he wanted. 

He had came a little late but for what he did,  he made it through, he was sweating good and told me he is FOR SURE coming back and will be ON TIME to get the full effect of the workout and then gave me a good knuckle pound.  

Always be ready and on your toes. In this fitness profession, you never know who is going to come take your class to see what you are all about!

So hopefully I think I have a new edition to my class as he trains for his race in December! 

Thanks Mayor!

How Bad Do You Want It? Kinda?

Most people say they want to be successful, but they don't want it BAD. They just KINDA want it. They don't want it more than they want to party, or more than they want to be cool. 

To be successful you have to be willing to do whatever it takes. You have to put your heart and soul into it and be willing to make sacrifices. You have to be dedicated and push yourself past your comfort level. Only until then, until you want it more than just 'kinda' will you be amazed at what you can accomplish.

Here's a challenge rather than go out and PARTY/DRINK hang out in clubs/bars on the weekends.....TAKE THAT TIME YOU DO THOSE THINGS and put it into working out, even if you did in the morning.  Put it into keeping a fitness journal, do some yoga in the evening, go to bed early so you can get plenty of good sleep and workout in the morning....That's if you REALLY want it.  If you kinda do you will continue the old habits and you will snail like get there.  I'm not saying NEVER go out again.  But trust me when I tell you that you have to FOCUS and when you are nowhere near your final weight loss goal and you are doing this all on your own, temptation comes with all of this as well as being hungover the next day and not wanting to workout...You know what I'm talking about! We have ALL been there.

People buy houses they cannot afford, lease cars that are way out of their price range, and run up credit card bills on clothing or to be seen at chic clubs and eateries. For what? Quality of life is more closely linked to physical and mental well-being than what other people think. Consider this: if someone asked you when you were nine years old, would you rather be obese and drive a Mercedes or healthy and drive a Toyota? Would you rather have a disease like diabetes or hypertension and live in a big house or be healthy in a medium size house? Would you rather be out of shape and carry a designer handbag or in good shape and carry a non-brand leather bag? The answers are obvious at age nine because they are logical. Therefore, it would seem that spending money on a personal trainer for one’s health, fitness, improved quality of life and positive health benefits far outweighs spending that money to impress someone else or buy something not really needed.


Focus, get your mind and body to unite - key!

So Behind

Hi all!  I am so sorry that I haven't posted any new articles lately.  It has been crazy.  I've been working on bettering my pilates teaching skills as well as training clients.  This time of year, is crazy everybody wants to be in shape!

Yes, it's that time of the year.  Lots of temptations with drinks like margaritas (big calorie drinks!), beer and bbq'd food! 

I will be back.  But I want to ask you a few questions.  And be HONEST with yourself.  REALLY honest!  I want you to think about the way you have been working out. 

- Are your workouts basically the same?
- Do you know if your are hitting your target heartrate zone?
- Do you know if you are in a fat burning zone when you are working out?
- Are you strength training and working your muscle to true fatigue?
- Do you truly TRULY TRULY push yourself to workout HARD to the point that at the end you feel like laying on your back spread eagle, panting for breath and can't believe what you have just achieved?
- Are your underwear soaked after your workout? I know funny but um it's a true sign of a hard workout

If you have answered no to any or all of these, and you have a weight loss goal...You may want to pay attention, re-evaluate the workouts you are doing.

Weight loss does not have to be this long drawn out process.  It's up to you.  But for some I can answer these for you.  That's not the point. POINT IS -- If you really really really want THIS, then you MUST stop lying to yourself and get to the REAL WORK -- that kind of workout will excel you to your goals. 

I hear all the time in the 24 years of doing this, "I am serious this time." Or, "I am on a mission."  Yet these are the one's that don't even work that hard CONSISTENTLY.   If you are realllllllly serious, you would have answered yes to each of the above questions.

 It's up to you...See you at the finish line!

I'll be back with some great reads! Until them GO GET SOAKED IN YOUR WORKOUT! You will feel like a million bucks after!

To your health!