Personal Training Program Video 1
If you have a fitness goal you need a holistic fitness program, not the latest cookie cutter fad workouts. Here is the first of three video’s to educate you a little bit more.
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Personal Training Success Story in Santa Fe
Personal Training Success Story – Carol Petersen
Carol has lived a full life. You wouldn’t know it while just casually talking to her. But when you sit down with her and really get to talk to her, you hear things that show you what a full life she has had.
In her 70 + years she been blessed with wonderful children and grandchildren. She has worked as a high level educator at UCLA and has traveled to exotic lands as a photographer. This drive for a full life has led her to our program. She was looking for a program to help her with some of the injuries and imbalances that she had acquired throughout her life. But even more than that, she was looking for a program that she could do and that would help her continue to live to her life to the fullest.
I am happy to say that Carol has not only achieved many of her goals, but she has thrived! And she did this while working through some challenges. So it is no surprise that she is the August personal training success member of the month. (Note: the reason you don’t see a photo of carol above is that as she puts it “I enjoy being on the other side on the camera.” She is in the shot above, but you’ll just have to guess who she is.) 😉
1) What made you decide you wanted/needed to start a program?
I was looking for something that would help me with past injuries and imbalances that I had. I was also looking for something that was doable and that helped me live my life to the fullest.
2) What did you do before?
Right before this I was just doing a regular gym workout of using the machines and some cardio. Prior to this I was really into Yoga for years but unfortunately had to stop due to the teacher pushing me too far.
3) What results have you achieved since starting your program that you are proud of?
My neck feels amazing! My posture is much better. I feel really aligned, which helps me move my best but also emotionally has me feeling my best. And unintended… I have really toned up and lost weight. (She asked me not to say how much, so we’ll just say double digits.)
4) Do you have a favorite exercise? Least? What do you like or don’t like about them?
I love the 90/90/90 (obturator internus – deep hip and pelvis muscle) it just feels so good afterward! I don’t hate any of the exercises, they all have such great benefits.
5) What are some challenges or goals you are currently working on?
I want to live my life to the fullest. At the start, it was really hard to show up to the classes and the exercises were challenging. But after 2-3 months, I found my groove and the results have been amazing. I had some internal challenges and personal challenges along them way, but I just kept coming. I want to continue this path and be respectful to my body.
6) What do you like best about our program/ having a trainer?
That I got my body back! It is not a good feeling to feel disconnected to your body and all the aches and pains that are associated with that feeling. I love the fact that you guys help me do it right and make adjustments.
7) What advice would you give to the other SolCore Fitness members?
Hey let’s do this!
8) What would you say to someone on the fence about joining our program?
Try it!
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Personal Training Success Story In Santa Fe
Personal Training Success Story – Barbara Radov
The desire to be the best! Striving to be a better you! Commitment to excellence! These are philosophies that we truly believe in and what our company is built upon.
In fact the “commitment to excellence” is one of our Core Values. It is always our desire to attract people who need our assistance and who are aligned with our core values. This makes the process smooth, because since we all “think alike” they have no problem following the directions and understanding the process.
Barbara fits this to a T. She is a person who really thinks things out first and likes to understand what is to come. But she is also very much an action taker and pretty competitive.
These two defining attributes have really propelled her to some amazing results. I am proud to announce Barbara Radov as our June member of the month.
1) What made you decide you wanted/needed to start a program.
I knew that I needed to do something besides cardio. I am really good getting my hikes in and walks, but I knew that to have good physical quality of life, as I got older I needed to improve my strength and posture.
2) What did you do before?
A lot of hiking! I had taken yoga and at one point joined a gym, but I never found what I was looking for.
3) What results have you achieved since starting your program that you are proud of?
I drink so much more water than I ever have. My posture has improved and I am much stronger. I now notice how much better my posture is on my hikes and how my legs aren’t tired or sore at the end of a long hike. And my balance and awareness is much better. I used to loose my balance and do things like run into the walls, but that is gone.
4) Do you have a favorite exercise? Least? What do you like or don’t like about them.
I have a love hate relationship with the roll up roll down abs. I see and feel how good they are for me, for my core and spine… they are just so hard! My least favorite exercise is the frogs. That is a really tough series.
5) What are some challenges or goals you are currently working on?
I want to keep improving my posture.
6) What do you like best about our program/ having a trainer?
The expertise in class is wonderful. The other people in class really motivate me. And the fact that you guys are always bettering yourselves is really inspiring.
7) What advice would you give to the other SolCore Fitness members?
Isn’t this fun! Doesn’t it feel good to push yourself in such a positive way!
8) What would you say to someone on the fence about joining our program?
If you REALLY do it. It will change your life.
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Why I Race As Part of My Exercise Program In Santa Fe
The first race of the season, for me, it’s probably the most anxious time of the year.
By now I’m pretty sure everyone knows how I have a knack for bicycling. As much as I like wrenching on bikes and getting others on bikes, I also like to pedal, fast!
There is something really special about racing. Something that no amount of prize money, no amount of articles written about you, no amount of Facebook friends, or Instagram followers can give you.
All I want to do is get better, go faster, and have fun. This was my first time competing in the La Tierra Torture, but I have raced Mountain bikes before. It was a new venue for me and there were racers from all over the state, as well as some from Colorado. The course itself is mostly single-track with a lot of flowy sections and winding uphill and downhills. It also has some technical, rocky sections throughout.
I went into this season wanting to be the best, wanting to be better than I’ve ever been. I believe in myself that I can be, that I can and will do better than last year. But throughout this winter, I felt like I had forgotten why I race.
I didn’t start racing because I wanted to win. Obviously, winning is something special and no matter what it always feels good, but I started racing to be a part of something, to find a hobby, to have fun, and to challenge myself. I’m lucky my sponsors and family believe in me, they cheer for me and it brings joy to me to know someone cares about what I do.
I believe mental attitude is a large part of racing and can make or break your race.
I’ve found that in the past, I’ve been too caught up in worrying about results. How am I going to be better than last year? Did I train enough? Where am I going to finish? Too focused on results!
Just like SolCore Fitness, commitment to training and consistency with your exercises are more important than immediate results. It takes time and dedication to reach your goals, and sometimes things don’t always go as planned.
When I race, I concentrate on myself and tend to challenge myself against time, more than against other competitors. I focus on the upcoming obstacles on the course. I focus on my breathing. I focus my mindset to keep pedaling as hard as I can.
Some races everything goes well, but sometimes you encounter adversity from unexpected angles. During this race, I had two mechanical issues on the first (of two) lap.
While pedaling uphill, a rock wedged itself between my rear shifting mechanism and the wheel, causing me to come to a standstill. I had to stop because I could not pedal. This resulted in bad shifting and jumping between gears, especially going uphill. This was frustrating while going uphill, since I needed to shift to continue pedaling. I tried my best to not get into my head when this happened, to not be disappointed, and just go with the flow.
While I didn’t achieve the result I wanted, I achieved everything I wanted that day. I fought hard to chase back as many spots as I could. I dug where I knew I needed to dig, and sat in where I knew I should sit in. I remembered why racing my bike is fun. I remembered why I race my bike. And when I finished, I finished with a smile and a sense of accomplishment.
I don’t need to be out there racing and thinking about what place I’m racing for, I need to be out there to RACE my bike, to focus on each turn, each acceleration, and enjoy every moment. I’m racing to be a better person and a better racer. I’m racing for the challenges it brings on and off the course.
I want smiles and hugs and positive attitudes, and that is what I want to bring to the races, that is why I love to race my bike.
Jo Van Cutsem
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Personal Training Success In Santa Fe
Personal Training Success- Julia Gelbart
When I do these interviews, I am usually trying to dig a little deeper to find out more about the member of the month. I want to find out what makes them tick to be so successful. I generally know this person through being around them all the time, but I always find out more through sitting down with them and talking. This month’s member of the month is much more simple than that. And in her simplicity you discover an admiration as to who she is.
Julia Gelbart is not very complicated in her desire to improve herself. To her, it is just common sense. As she grows older, she doesn’t want her body to fail her so she does something about it. And of course she wants to commit to herself and work hard, because anything worth getting involves work.
It is this absoluteness about why she is doing what she is doing and an incredible positive attitude that have made Julia Gelbart our personal training success May Member of the Month.
1) What made you decide you wanted/needed to start a program?
I was swimming with a friend of mine Vikkie, who was in your program and she raved to me that I had to do it. I am not in this to being tall and beautiful, I knew that I needed to wake up my muscles and strengthen my body especially in the upper body.
2) What did you do before?
I do a once a week yoga class, I walk and I swim.
3) What results have you achieved since starting your program that you are proud of?
I wanted a preventive program to help me age gracefully and improve my strength and balance. I have a great story to demonstrate the different benefits I have achieved.
It was the end of the day out at a house that I was getting ready to show and was walking up these long flights of stairs. Well on one of the times I was walking up them, my foot caught in my dress and started to fall face first toward the stairs. Well I was able to quickly react and put my hands out in front of me and slow myself down and then push myself back up! I avoided really getting hurt.
So first off, I wasn’t tired at all. Just normally in a regular day, I would be a little tired like most people. But I wasn’t even winded from walking up and down those long flights of stairs! And of course I was able to react fast enough and then have the strength to push myself back up! I had noticed a lot of great improvements over the year or so, like better posture and better movement, but after that incident I knew and felt what great progress I had made.
4) Do you have a favorite exercise? Least? What do you like or don’t like about them.
Frogs! Even though I know they are good for me, they are so difficult.
5) What are some challenges or goals you are currently working on?
I will always be working on gaining and keeping my strength.
6) What do you like best about our program/ having a trainer?
Three things:
1) Being in the group environment is really inspiring. When I first started I wanted to quit, but I didn’t because I am competitive and because nobody else in the group was quitting.
2) The corrections that we are given in class are great. They help me make sure that I am doing the exercises correctly.
3) The accountability. You guys notice when people are not in class and you track them down!
7) What advice would you give to the other SolCore Fitness members?
Don’t quit!
8) What would you say to someone on the fence about joining our program?
If you are looking for a program that will empower you, as you grow older by keeping your body strong and balanced, this is it. If you truly want to commit to yourself and your health and fitness, this program works!
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