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Your First In-Home Session Is Always Free -
Here's What Happens
The basic idea is for us to get to know each other, and
for you, as a prospective client, to get a feel for what
it would be like to work with us. 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
body Mass Index (BMI), and do a body fat analysis using electrical impedance.
Then we discuss your exercise history.
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 ensure
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 go through an "Exercise Recommendations"
form which includes space for:
- Aerobic exercise recommendations
- type of exercise (treadmill for example), frequency,
duration, and intensity level, based on heart rate.
We'll explain the concept of your training heart rate
zone and how to use it in your training.
- In the strength training section,
we typically recommend 12 to 14 different exercises
to target all of the major muscle groups of the body.
The mix will largely be determined by your objectives
and exercise background. We will also be careful to
include any appropriate rehab or preventive maintenance
exercise.
- Flexibility work is often overlooked
but is extremely important, particularly as we age.
We will describe some basic stretches useful for everyone,
and then those that are especially good for your individual
circumstances.
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.
If you choose to work with us, we can at this point start
talking about scheduling future appointments. If not,
you can just take our recommendations and train on your
own. In either case, you've received a full hour of one-on-one
attention from a highly qualified fitness professional.
Give us a call, and we can set up a convenient time for
one of our trainer to come to your home.
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