Is it possible that a super busy entrepreneur could run a retail business, sing professionally on the side, enter Peleton competitions and road races, and somehow find a Clearwater personal trainer who could help her squeeze full-body strength training into that schedule?
It’s possible. And, her name is Elena.
How this “Singing Storekeeper” got the key to achieving her fitness goals to fit into her insanely busy schedule
One day, Rock Solid Fitness CEO Patty Durell needed to buy a gift for a special friend. So it needed to be a special gift.
So, while walking around downtown Dunedin, she made a beeline for her favorite gift shop, where she knew she would have her best shot at finding what she needed.
She went inside, and with the help of the proprietor, she did indeed find that special gift.
Patty and the shopkeeper really hit it off and got to talking about what they each had going on in their lives.
Patty found out this delightful store owner’s name was Elena Marrero – the owner of The Great Giftsby and Our House gift shops in Dunedin, and Elena was also a singer. In fact, she is known as “The Singing Shopkeeper”.
She was into fitness, mainly Peleton and running. She revealed she really wanted to add strength training to her fitness program but figured that since she was so insanely busy, there was no way to fit it in.
So when Patty told her that at Rock Solid Fitness, our workouts build strength in only 30 minutes twice a week, she was – suspicious.
So Patty invited her in for a free initial consultation and workout to see for herself.
Once she tried it, Elena was blown away by how intense a workout she got in only 30 minutes, so she signed up right away.
In only 44 days, from July 7th to September 20th, Elena added 2.5 pounds of lean, shapely muscle and dropped 6.5 pounds of unwanted body fat.
YAY ELENA!
Hang on; I’ll let her tell you about it.
Is it worth hiring a personal trainer?
Hiring a qualified Clearwater personal trainer has many benefits.
The first benefit is accountability. If you have an appointment set with your personal trainer in Dunedin FL, and you have already paid for the session, you are far less likely to skip that workout.
And once you do show up, you won’t be able to talk yourself out of anything. No more blowing off legs. And no more skipping that last abdominal exercise. Or starting with a bench press every single workout.
We hear this repeatedly from clients like Elena – if it was left up to them, they would skip a lot of workouts! Having a Coach in your corner that you don’t want to disappoint will keep you showing up at the gym, even on days you don’t feel like doing a workout.
The second benefit is supervision.
Studies show that having a supervised workout will cause you to work harder, which, of course, brings better results. (Researchgate.net)
Of course, any good Personal Trainer is going to have a lot to say during your workout. They will coach your exercise form, which will keep you safe, and encourage and motivate you to give a maximum effort. Also, having a second set of eyes watching your technique is a great way to prevent cheating and, more importantly, maintain safety.
Another benefit your personal Fitness Coach can provide is workout variety.
Certain techniques can add variety and increase the intensity of your workout that you simply cannot perform on your own (as you saw in Elena’s video). Adding variety prevents boredom, keeps your motivation up, and forces adaptation, translating into better results.
Does a personal trainer help?
Let’s take a look at a few additional benefits of using personal training services in Clearwater, FL.
Safety
Sustaining an injury while working out will put a sudden halt to any benefits you hoped to achieve from your exercise program. “First do no harm”, as they say.
And when you utilize the services of a Clearwater personal trainer, their job, first and foremost, is to make sure you don’t hurt yourself. They can see things you can’t see yourself about your exercise form and make corrections as needed. They can spot you on free weight exercises. They can help you keep your ego in check and ensure you don’t bite off more than you can chew in your workout.
Objectivity
Are you one of those people who goes to the gym and does their favorite few exercises? Or do you pick something easy on those low-motivation days?
That’s a big area where signing up for personal training services can be beneficial. Your trainer will ensure you’re performing the exercises you need and keep your routine well-balanced.
Sometimes, with the best of intentions, we can be our own worst enemies. A good personal trainer can save you from yourself.
Motivation
Some days, you don’t feel very Olympic. The nice thing about having a personal trainer is that you don’t have to psych yourself up to get a great workout – you have to show up and do what your trainer says.
When it comes to exercise, the consistent effort pays off, not a superheroic effort done only once in a while. Let your trainer help you stay motivated and keep coming so you can reap the rewards.
Expertise
Unless you are in the fitness profession, a well-educated personal trainer will know more about exercise than you do.
Don’t just keep mindlessly going to the gym doing the workout routine you did back in high school. Or worse yet, trying to copy what somebody else in the gym is doing because they look better than you.
Choose a well-educated, experienced trainer to coach you so that the time you spend in the gym actually pays off in great results.
By now, hopefully, you can see that investing in personal training services has many benefits that you can’t get when working out alone. If you put in the time and effort to get into great shape, it just makes good sense to have an expert coach in your corner.
How often should you see a personal trainer?
You will need to schedule 2 appointments per week with a minimum of 2 days in between, such as Monday and Thursday, Tuesday and Friday, Wednesday and Saturday, etc.- whatever works best in your schedule. You need to allow at least 2 days between workouts for recovery.
Scheduling these workouts is no different than scheduling any other high-priority task-dentist appointment, doctor appointment, parent-teacher conference, etc., except that your workouts will be scheduled 2 times a week instead of once in a while.
You should assign the same importance to them and commit (there’s that word again) to keeping those appointments.
Looking for gyms in Clearwater, FL, or a Clearwater personal trainer?
Rock Solid Fitness is the premier personal training studio in the Clearwater, Dunedin, Palm Harbor area. Our unique data-driven fitness program helps our clients feel better, look better, and function better, all in only 30 minutes twice a week.
All workouts are supervised and monitored by expert Fitness Coaches. Rock Solid’s unique proven process gets results for people of all ages and stages of life, including those with physical challenges.
Our program works, works for everybody, and works every time – and it will work for you!
