Do the years have to mean extra pounds?

I recently took a hard look at my reflection, and while I know I am generally healthy and pretty lean, there are now some bumps and bulges and about 5lbs that didn't use to be there. Oh, it's been a slow creep, but none the less, I have not addressed it until now. And I figured I needed some help.

So, I turned (who else!) to our excellent personal trainers here at the Club. Even though I've talked about personal training to many people for years, I have not used it for a verrrrry long time. I decided that I really only wanted help with my strength training program because I have a good handle on cardio training through my cycling and racing for the Fanatik Bike Co. team. I have committed to train twice per week for 6 weeks - although I may shorten the time and add in some training with Susan Guttzeit, personal trainer specializing in Active Isolated Stretching.

This was week one. I started on Tuesday with Ginny Spooner, our Fitness Director and Trainer here at the Club. P.T. Intern Lauren accompanied the first session as she is learning how we conduct our training here at the Club. The first session was spent reviewing my health history, talking about my goals and what I wanted to work on, doing a postural and fitness assessment, and a few exercises. It wasn't a tough session, it was more about learning what my strengths and weaknesses are.

Today Ginny and I got down to it! The exercises that she showed me were different than anything I had ever thought of before and were actually FUN! We worked with bands, dumbbells, and our functional trainer doing a variety of specific muscle group moves plus some really great combination moves that incorporated strength, core, and balance. Whew! I followed up the session with 20 minutes on the elliptical burning an additional 220 calories.....Now that feels great!

Next week I meet with Ginny on Tuesday and Evan on Thursday.......
Robin Robertson