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Personal Training Success Story: Liz Cale

I have known Liz since Fall of 2013. She is the President and COO of Santa Fe Properties and she was referred to my first ever structured group class “Posture Perfect” by her friend and coworker, Georgette.  When we first sat down to do her consult,  I instantly liked her. She is just one of those people that feels good to be around. I was really surprised to  learn how many physical issues she had and the pain that she felt on a daily basis, and the fact that she was such a happy person was even more incredible! At the time she was working with another personal trainer, seeing a Chiropractor once a week and was thinking that she was going to have to get neck surgery to alleviate her pain. When she first started the class, I was actually a little worried. It was very difficult for her to get in and out of the stretches. All I could think was “I hope she doesn’t quit.” Now that I know Liz, I know that this was NEVER a possibility. I have seen Liz get consistently better over the years and she has over come some immense challenges. Liz’s intelligence, positive attitude, friendly demeanor, willingness to learn and change, and dedication makes Liz our March member of the Month and I am privileged to share her Personal Training Success story:

What made you decide you wanted/needed to start a fitness program? I had a lot of pain in my neck, Thoracic (trunk). It got to the point where I use a standing desk at my office because sitting was too painful.

What exercises or fitness programs had you tried before?  I had a membership at Santa Fe Sport and  Medicine and was working with a trainer. I was also seeing a chiropractor once a week to keep out of pain. But the workouts that I was doing were not what I needed. In fact they were down right dangerous for where I was and when I started the classes, I stopped with that so that I could focus on the classes and getting better.

What results have you achieved since starting your program and are proud of? I was able to not have another surgery and stopped having to see the chiropractor. And even though this was not my main goal, I lost inches and really toned my body. In fact, I was out one night and was with a group of people and one of them was a past client who I had worked with for a long time. And when we were going around and introducing ourselves to each other and it got to us being introduced and he heard that it was me, he he just stopped and said “No way!” It felt pretty good.

Do you have a favorite exercise? Least? What do you like or don’t like about them? The wall (L5-S1) is by far my favorite stretch, because it feels so good. The Frogs (series of inner thigh abductor myofascial stretches) are the most challenging of the myofascial stretches. It’s not that I don’t like them, it is that they are really challenging to me.

What are some challenges or goals you are currently working on? Creating more space in my Thoracic is a big, and it is difficult because my job is counterproductive to that. Eating regular meals has also been a challenge, and I need to make it a priority.

What advice would you give to the other SolCore Fitness members? Have a good mindset. You can’t accomplish any goal without a good mindset. If you have a good mindset, it gets you through the hard times.

What would you say to someone on the fence about joining our program? Try it! But if you do, have a good mindset and be open about it.

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How Did This Renaissance Man Change His Life?

Personal Training Success Story: Roberto Codato

I met Roberto when I first came to Santa Fe and was teaching my class at BODY. He came a handful of times, and after I changed my format and moved to Railyard Fit (formally Buddha Fitness Club) I didn’t see him for about four months.

Roberto had some challenging injuries from some severe accidents, and he was looking to finally correct most of these issues. He was a dedicated yoga practitioner and was always serious about his health.

When he contacted me about rejoining the classes in the new format, I told him it would take about a year for him to get permanent results because of the severity of his injuries and how long he’d had them. He didn’t even blink and has been a steady, hardworking and positive influence in the classes ever since.

I am happy to say that in the year he has been in the Posture Perfect class he has corrected 99% of his injuries and now has the tools to keep them corrected.

Roberto will be out of the country for a while pursuing some amazing opportunities. Congratulate him and wish him well!

Below is my interview with him on his personal training success:

What made you decide you wanted or needed to start a program?
My body was a wreck! I had been in two major car crashes and had gotten Lyme disease. I had done a lot of other modalities and had gotten decent results, but none of them really integrated the whole body like your program.

When I first read about your classes and their structure, they sounded perfect for me. And then when I first took the class I instantly knew that this was what I had been looking for. It took me a little bit of time to commit to the class because I needed to get my life in order and wanted to make this a permanent thing is my life.

What did you try before the SolCore Fitness custom-built exercise program?

Everything! No joke. Martial arts, yoga for about 20 years, kettle bells, body building, gymnastics, raw diets, macrobiotic diets, chiropractors, physical therapists, acupuncture, massage therapists—and that is just the surface. I tried a lot of really esoteric modalities. And I got some good results. I got rid of my Lyme disease with a raw diet and Bikram Yoga. I gained a lot of muscle through body building. But it never totally addressed my physical issues and in some cases made it worse. Like I said, none of it was as intricate and as integrated as your program, and that is what I needed. [Note: Roberto worked with and studied under some really high-level people. For martial arts he studied under David Carradine’s teacher. Yeah, Cane! He went so deep into yoga that Bikram asked him to be a teacher. Yeah, that Bikram!]

What results have you achieved since starting your program and are proud of?

First and foremost it has brought consistency to my life. I do a lot for work and for life and it has brought a consistent, positive presence. I look forward to SolCore Fitness’s Posture Perfect  class! And as challenging as it is on multiple levels, I always feel better afterward and so much more accomplished. I move so much better now than I have since my accidents. My awareness of my body not only in class but more importantly in everyday life is so much more improved. I sleep better. My digestion is much better.

Do you have a favorite exercise? Least favorite? What do you like or don’t like about them?

I really don’t like the wall stretch (L5-S1 ELDOA). You are lying there and you expect that you are going to be supported by the floor and the wall, but you’re really not. It is very challenging to me. I really like the 90/90/90 (Obturator internus myofascial stretch) because it was really hard for me and I thought there was no way I was going to be able to do it. But now I can get in and out of it pretty easy and it always feels really good when I am done.

What are some challenges or goals you are currently working on?

Tight hips. But I guess that is just the reality of how we live our lives now. Always sitting in front of a computer. Stress is a big one for me, and recommitting to myself each day.

What do you like best about our program and having a trainer?

YOU! [You realize I totally paid him to say that, right?] You are very engaging and you keep the class fun and light. It is challenging at times, but keeping it fun really helps. There are also a lot of really interesting people in class who are working through their own things. They really inspire me to keep going.

What advice would you give to the other SolCore Fitness members?

Appreciate what you have in this program. There are only a couple of places in the States where you can get this kind of training. The others off the top of my head are New York, Dallas and L.A.

What would you say to someone on the fence about joining our program?

Sit down and take stock of your life and see what is working and what is not. Organize your life, decide what is important and write down where you want to be in a year—not in a New Year’s resolution kind of way, but real goals. This program works like nothing else. Commit yourself for at least a year. The first three months is like an introduction to your body. You get some good results, you start to feel better, your body starts to become more aware, but it is just the beginning to how good your body can feel if you commit to yourself.
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The 3 Reasons Why Boot Camps Wreck Your Body!

In 20 years of being a personal trainer, every bootcamp I have ever seen made me cringe.

The Fact of the matter is that I have never seen a fitness boot camp that didn’t tear up peoples bodies or actually produce real, lasting results. I see people who stay in these fitness boot camps for years and never lose that “last ten pounds,” gain proper strength, or end up looking and feeling like they had hoped for. The one thing I see them gain, were injuries.

Here are the 3 main reasons to avoid boot camps exercise classes:

1)Fitness Boot Camps Push You Further Than Your Body Can Handle.

Lets take a look at Sally. Sally is 55 and works in Santa Fe and sits at a desk 8 hours a day hunched over a computer. Sally is fairly active. She takes moderate walks and hikes with her dog. She goes to Santa Fe ski and skis (when there is snow), and she eats “healthy”. But she is frustrated because she has been slowly gaining weight and the pain in her low back and neck has been getting worse and worse. She has made the effort to put herself on a program but she doesn’t know all the aspects that are required, she doesn’t know how to put it all together, and she doesn’t have the support system in place to see her succeed. So a friend of hers tells Sally that her mother’s brother’s son’s girlfriend (who is 27 by the way) did a boot camp and now looks amazing, and it only took a couple of months.

Sally is PUMPED she Googles “Fitness Boot Camps”and calls the first company on the list. She is excited and signs up for the 5:30 am bootcamp and dreams of a day when she can look like she did when she was in her 20’s.  After a long day at work, she is going to bed at 11:30 pm, and she forces herself to get up at 5am to workout. She gets to the class which has 24 other people along with her  and only one instructor. After some light static stretching they are off! Running, squatting, trying to do pull ups, and something called power cleans. She is wrecked afterward and a kind of  in pain, but Hey…. “No pain. no gain.” And Sally is proud of herself for doing “something.”

Wrong! Sally was not ready for this type of load on her system. Yes, she does some light activities (walks with her dog), but the majority of the time she is sedentary. So to make her go from 0 a 1,000,000 is not the smartest thing to do. A proper progression is needed for each person.

2) Exercise Boot Camps Have No thorough Evaluation.

Just taking your body fat and signing you up for classes is not a thorough evaluation. Where is Sally coming from? What does she want? What can she safely handle? All this and more needs to be factored into a program designed for her.

Keeping in mind the above description, we know that she has low back pain (among everything else). Just from that one symptom, there could be numerous causes that need to be considered. Her lumber discs could be compressed causing a bulge, herniation or worse prolapse. She could have her arteries, veins and nerves compressed from a tight Ilio-Psoas and fascia Illiaca. Her lumber erectors and thoracolumbar fascia could be tight and not moving. She could be dehydrated etc, etc, etc. When evaluating somebody, a personal trainer has to keep in mind HOW COMPLEX the body is! Because each of the 24 people in Sally’s boot camp class need something a little different…….Segway

3) Exercise Boot Camps Have No Individual Adaptation.

To “just move” around is not enough. There is a popular phrase that says “you just gotta get out and move!” Well, sure you have to move. Movement is required! But if you want to achieve a specific goal, then a plan needs to be put into place. Just like any other goal.

First and foremost, your program needs to have a good solid structure. If you don’t have that structure in place, then loading your body in all these “fancy”  and “new” workouts will eventually lead you to an injury. Once your structure is in place, then you have to have a program that directs you toward what you want. If you have a goal to lose weight (like Sally) then that is a different program than gaining strength and/or gaining flexibility. Be wary of the Boot Camp class that promises it all!

So when Sally and her 24 other Boot campers are running around doing exercises she may be hurting her back more, while some others may need to work harder, and a select few are getting exactly what they need.

Why SolCore Fitness Boot Cam….”Structured Group Class” is the perfect class.

So after that big long ramble about the danger of boot camps, you might be surprised to learn that as soon as I moved to Santa Fe, I started a Group Exercise Class. I, too was a little surprised. But the time was right. You see,  5  years ago (15 years into my Health and Fitness career) I saw the light. Well, I saw a short, energetic Frenchman, Guy Voyer (who I affectionately call “A Genius Nomad”) and he opened my eyes up to what a “Balanced body” really is and what it means to provide a “Holistic” fitness program. I have now seen how having a balanced body is the foundation for obtaining any fitness goal safely, to be able to continue the activities that you love, and oh yeah- TO FEEL GOOD!

This “Boot Camp” will not wreck your body…just the opposite.

Through the utilization of this philosophy, I learned of Biotensegerity (balanced body) and the techniques to “educate” your body to be balanced and maintain it. I had an “Ah-Ha moment” about three years ago- I could very easily take this information and apply it to a three month program in a groups class, that could start laying the foundation for people to get out of pain, improve their posture, increase their strength and body awareness. So, about a year ago (after diligently experimenting with the structure of the program) I started these group classes, and I can happily say that it was a success.

I recently just had my monthly consults with my group class members and the feed back has been amazing. I had one member who came to me because she couldn’t even sit at her desk anymore because of the intense hip, upper back, and neck pain. And now in her words she is “significantly better than she was a year ago.”

I talked to another member who is just now finishing her first three month cycle and she is reporting that her posture is significantly better than when she started and that her body is so much more “aware” than before.

There are a lot of stories such as this from my members. If you are looking to get ride of back pain and improve your posture then this is the class for you, I GUARANTEE IT!

Don’t wait! The quicker you start the quicker you realize that you DON’T have to live with pain and you CAN keep doing the activities that you enjoy.  Use this link to request a free consult for the classes. https://fo176.infusionsoft.com/app/page/class-landing-page.

Registration ends November 14th and class size is LIMITED to ensure that individual attention can be given to each member.

If you are currently in my classes now or have gotten great results for consistently being in my classes, tell people about it in the comments section below. I’m just a biased business owner…. YOUR story may inspire somebody to commit and change their life. Thank you!

 

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Santa Fe Spring is here! Do you have an Exercise Program?

Spring just showed up like a BANG here in Santa Fe, and if you want to get out and move, you need an EXERCISE PROGRAM!

It is quite amazing. The weather here in Santa Fe  fluctuates wildly. One day,  it is snowing in the morning and by 2 pm it is sunny and about 65 degrees! I have often heard the phrase in reference to multiple destinations, “If you don’t like the weather wait five minuets,” but Santa Fe takes the cake.

The great thing about Spring is that it inspires the urge to start moving around and doing things. The bad thing about a lot of the people who are now biking, hiking, and running this spring… is  that most will be injured in the near future.

Having an EXERCISE PROGRAM this Spring in Santa Fe will prepare you to do all the activities you love to do!

Let’s just start from the simple fact that the majority of people are de-conditioned and all out of whack (medical term). Injuries and illness have consistently been on the rise and mix into the pot that most people have been relatively sedentary and have been eating more (and most likely not the most healthy) throughout the winter. Maybe they have done a couple weekend warrior activities here and there (weather permitting, of course).

I’ve got some shocking news for you….if your body is out of balance and not prepared to function at a higher intensity, then going out and “weekend warrioring” it is not the best move. If you are unprepared and out of condition/ balance, sometimes doing nothing is better than damaging your body further. I know that we have been told that at the very least we should “get up and move!” and although our body wants to be used and “if you don’t use it, you lose it!” but this should all be done WISELY!

A proper EXERCISE PROGRAM will not only keep you from getting hurt, but will allow you to keep doing the activities you love and feel stronger in your everyday life.

All movement are not the same and all movements will not be appropriate for YOUR body. If your goal is to improve your health and be able to do the activities that you want to do, then you need to have a professional give you a thorough assessment and find a program that will direct you to reach your goals. Jumping into a “one size fits all” (WITH EXAGGERATED QUOTES) program, joining a traditional gym, starting a trendy new workout, or worse buying one for $99 with the promise “EXTREME RESULTS IN 30 DAYS!!!” will leave you dissatisfied, disenchanted, disheartened, and possibly disabled.

SolCore Fitness Personal Training Santa Fe offers a customized exercise program that will help you accomplish your goal of looking and feeling better than you have in years. Within our Private, Semi-private small group, and group exercise classes you will have a  structured program that will lead you down the path of “balancing” and”waking up” your muscles, so that your body will start to open up, strengthen and be able to function most efficiently.

If you are in the Santa Fe area and want to be out of pain, feel stronger in your legs, core and arms and want better posture while having fun in a group class setting, then register for SolCore Fitness Personal Training Santa Fe for a 3-month Structured Group Exercise Class. 

The next class series starts May 10th and CLASS SIZE IS LIMITED! So, if you are committed to your Health and Fitness and are ready to work and improve together in a group, then register by MAY 9TH and contact me for a FREE consultation to reserve your place in class. I look forward to hearing from you and helping you on your path.

 

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