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Your First Two Sessions At Our Studio Are Always
Free -
Here's What Happens
The basic idea is for us to get to know each other, and
for you to get a feel for what it would be like to work
with us.
Free Session No. 1: We'll ask you
a bunch of questions about your health and fitness background,
discuss your fitness objectives, and then lay out an overall
program to get you where you want to go. The procedure
goes something like this:
- We complete a Medical Health Questionnaire.
This helps determine: a) whether you should get a
doctor's clearance before beginning a serious exercise
program, b) whether there are problem areas we should
work around, and, c) whether there are old injuries
or weaknesses that we can help with therapeutic type
exercises.
- Next comes a Lifestyle and Activity Analysis.
We'll start by gathering some basic information such
as your height, weight, and so forth, calculate your
BMI, and do a body fat analysis using electrical impedance.
The rest is mostly a history of your exercise patterns.
Most relevant is what you've been doing recently,
but everything counts. If you were very active 10
or 20 years ago, it will be much easier to get back
in shape than if everything is brand new.
- We then discuss: "What do you want to get
out of an exercise program?" There will probably
be some give and take here because we want to insure
that your goals are challenging but realistic. For
example, we want any weight loss to be permanent,
not based on water loss or unhealthy eating patterns.
At this point, it is up to us to use everything we have
learned about you to lay out a balanced, healthy exercise
program, and, if you wish, make some recommendations on
your diet. Most programs will include elements of cardio,
strength and flexibility work. Everything we've learned
about you will be grist for the mill.
We will probably expect you to do part of the recommended
program on your own, and other parts with us. Usually
that means doing your cardio work on your own and strength
and flexibility work with us. We will establish your cardio
program and monitor your performance, but we will generally
not stand there and watch you walk on a treadmill, for
example.
Free Session No. 2: Working our
way through the "Exercise Recommendations"
form we'll take you through an actual workout.
- Starting with the Aerobic Exercise
section, we'll put you on the treadmill or other aerobic
device, and determine which settings are necessary
to get you into your "training heart rate zone". We'll
then explain the importance of this training heart
rate zone concept and recommend the type of exercise
(treadmill for example), frequency, duration, and
intensity level, that you should use in your aerobic
exercise program.
- The Strength Training portion of
your program typically involves 12 to 14 different
exercises, designed to get all of the major muscle
groups of the body. We will demonstrate, explain,
and then ask you to perform each exercise. Our
goals here are to 1)to teach you how to perform each exercise,
and 2) to determine the level of resistance needed
so that you can perform between 10 and 15 repetitions.
The mix of exercises will largely be determined by
your objectives and exercise background. Additional
movements may be recommended for rehab or preventive
maintenance purposes.
- Flexibility work is often overlooked
but is extremely important, particularly as we age.
We will describe and demonstrate some basic stretches
useful for everyone, and then those that are especially
good for your individual circumstances.
If you chose to work with us, at this point you will start
talking about scheduling future appointments. If not,
you can just take our recommendations and go off and train
on your own. In either case, you will have received two
valuable personal training sessions from a highly qualified
fitness professional. Give us a call, and we can set up
convenient time for you to come into our studio and see
what it would be like to work with us.
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