Thinking about beginning a relationship with the gym was terrifying to me. It took me a solid week just to build the confidence to drive there and learn about the membership. It seems silly to me now, but I just was so uneasy about the whole "change" from moving my workouts from the comfort of my home to an environment in which a potential audience would be involved. Joining a gym reminded me of all the times that I joined and never actually showed up. That's a lot of extra weight to carry around -- feeling like a failure all the time for paying for a membership that you weren't actually using.
Here, I had finally harnessed my mind around getting myself to workout consistently --- from my home --- and I feared (big time) that any change I threw in the mix could set me up for failure.
Here, I had finally harnessed my mind around getting myself to workout consistently --- from my home --- and I feared (big time) that any change I threw in the mix could set me up for failure.
Because of these past on-going breakups with the gym, I knew that the only way I would survive would be to hire a personal trainer to coach me through my workouts, which were given to me by Dr. Kik. Dr. Kik isn't a "personal trainer" - he's a chiropractor and a fitness coach. Being with him for more than year and having him consistently conduct bio-impendece analysis on me during that time, as well as enduring the 28-day detox under his supervision, I knew that this man knew my body inside and out. His portfolio of creating change in people's lives also spoke volumes of his vast experience and knowledge for helping people - like me - build lean muscle mass and ultimately lose fat.
But the fact of the matter was that no matter how much I wanted him to, he wasn't going to walk me through the workouts in the actual gym setting. He gave me the plan, walked me through it in his office, and expected me to go get it done. To him, it was as easy as that. To me however, it was a big "GULP" of change to swallow. It just all seemed so foreign to me -- I needed more help!
So, I set off to find a personal trainer to be my form and motivation coach. I knew this was an odd request, asking someone for their expertise in form and equipment use, but not on nutrition or the actual regimen. Finally, I built up enough confidence and made an appointment with Karen Buckwald, Certified Personal Trainer and Sports Science Trainer, of Life Design Network. She is one of two trainers at the Snap Fitness, which is my local gym - only 3 miles from my home.
When I first told Karen what I was looking for her to help me with she said that she would have to think about it, and I could tell she was preparing me for a big NO. Crap! I was devastated. There was no way that this gym relationship was going to work if Iacked confidence in my form and in the use of the necessary equipment that my new workout called for. So, like any girl would do, I begged! Ha! I really did.
My pitch was that this would be a learning opportunity for us both -- as my workout seemed rather foreign to her in terms of its intensity and the crazy high reps. I also told her that I would be different than any other client: Fun, Full of Energy, Easy to Be With, Willing to Work Hard (I had no idea if this was any different from her other clients but I was willing to say anything to change her mind)! And.... I finally ended my begging tantrum with three pleading words...
"I need you..."
....And....find out what Karen says tomorrow.
I ran out of blogging time! :)
Keep it Clean my Friends!
Mrs. Skinny Fat