Q: What will my first session be like?
A: Your first session is definitely a workout and we will be doing resistance training. There’s no time to waste! I will play it on the safe side and try not make it too intense our first time together since we are still learning about your body, your limits, and how fast you will recover from the exercises.
We’ll set baselines for your fitness level, like test upper and lower body strength & endurance, core strength, and how well you move your joints and muscles while doing basic exercises. Typically we run several minutes over an hour because after the workout I’ll give my recommendations on next steps, set the workout schedule, and discuss diet with you.
Q: What kind of workouts would we do?
A: We will work on sculpting and strengthening the entire body in a variety of modes, using your body weight, dumbbells, the cable machine, resistance bands, and other commercial-grade exercise tools. For most clients, in the beginning you will learn to master basic exercises that most people with a decent level of fitness should be able to do, regardless of age.
How well can you manage your own body weight like in push-ups, sit ups, and how much weight can you pull, curl, and lift? How many squats and lunges can you do and how much weight can you carry before you poop out? Every workout is modified to your needs and your abilities. As you become stronger you will earn the privilege of learning more challenging exercises. No workout is ever the same!
Q: When will I start seeing results?
A: It depends. Many people will start seeing themselves improve in strength and endurance if they consistently train for several weeks in a row. Lots of clients begin to tone up at around the 5-6 week mark when they train least twice a week. There are a quite a few clients who not only train with me but also come to Zumba classes, then they get around 3-5 times a week of support with the exercising and they see amazing results. Interestingly enough bride-to-bes tend to go for this option because they are hardcore!
Q: How often should we train together?
A: You always get BETTER results when we resistance train together 2-3 times a week, one to one because all my attention is on you and we work very hard. Most people can push themselves beyond their expectations when there is a coach around. For those with a smaller budget, you may choose small group or 30 minute sessions.
Q: I’m so sore! How do I get some relief?
A: My clients opt for massages, stretch, take ibuprofen, use a heating pad, and in the worse case scenario take muscle relaxers to get relief in the sore area. Basically you need to get more blood circulation in the affected muscles. I also recommend doing light cardio to do this.
Personally, massage is key and you recover so much faster using this technique. I massage my sore muscles by using a foam roller or even my bare hands. I also sweetly ask my significant other to help me when I need a stronger massage =) There is a massage place inside the Ballston Common Mall on the 3rd floor, called Refresh Massage. They use Chinese traditional massage techniques and I highly recommend them because it’s cheap, fast, and effective. Just $1 a minute and you can order anywhere from 10minutes to over 60minutes of massage! Tell them I sent you.
Q: I’d like to buy training sessions — is there flexibility with payment options?
A: Yup, we can work out a payment plan, via credit card or checks. We can future date charges and checks, and divide payments up. Please only use this option if you’re in a bind.
Q: Do I need to form my own small group to workout with?
A: Nope! I can do all the arrangements, just tell me which days and times you can workout and I will find partners for you. Generally I have set aside time on the weekday evenings for small groups (6:30pm and 7:30pm Mon, Wed, Thu) and they are always smaller than 4 people. If you have found your own workout buddies that you want to train with, then you get to pick your own time slot. If you show up but your partners are missing, then we will workout anyway for 30minutes as opposed to the usual 1hr since you have paid for part of the session.
Q: Do I need to attend the group sessions as a series or can I skip some due to travel, work, etc.?
A: Nope, if you have to skip a workout or two it’s no problem — I will continue to save that slot for you. If you want to stay in the group sessions you should be pretty consistent with attendance though, because your partners are counting on you to share the session costs. To make up the session at an irregular time, we can schedule a 30minute session together.
