Is anyone really happy with their body?
Posted by: RobWilliams on May 17th, 2008
This is a question that I’ve been asking myself a lot lately. Throughout my 15-year career as a kinesiologist (alright, alright…as a PERSONAL TRAINER!) in my own private training studios, I’ve met thousands of clients who are beginning to exercise, or looking to hire a personal trainer, because they aren’t happy with their body. Some are overweight and are looking at weight-loss to become more healthy. Others want to be able to play their favorite sports again, after years of injury or poor overall fitness. Even more want to build muscle, or get a flat stomach like when they were younger. My summation is that almost everyone is looking to get their body back to some previous state. This isn’t just older clients either. More and more, 20-somethings are recognizing that fitness and exercise are a critical component to their performance and success. Often they were competitive varsity athletes, but the first few years of life outside of college didn’t allow time for maintaining their fitness.
Whatever the reasons, it seems that the concept of ‘getting your body back’ speaks to almost anyone. And although it’s not necessarily difficult to achieve this, it does take a fair amount of hard work and dedication, supported with just the right amount of knowledge. This is where this blog comes in. Personally I’ve come to the end of a long career of helping private clients get their bodies back. After 15 years of full-time training, sometimes 50-60 client hours per week, I’ve retired from training private clients.
I now have a strong team of kinesiologists and trainers in my studio, plus an integrated group including a chiropractor, registered massage therapist, podiatrist, Active Release™ practitioner, and ergonomist in my posture clinic. They’re available under my direction to perform the hands-on work while I find ways to educate more people with each hour of my time. This allows me to perform group workshops and evening seminars, coordinate corporate posture and spinal screenings, promote my Parent Posture dvd program, and educate even more people through this blog.
My goal in this blog is to provide readers with practical solutions or guidance to their health, fitness and posture-related questions. I have the knowledge and during my career have likely helped someone make positive changes from almost any starting position. If you’re hoping to make change, and want to get your own body back, please let me know how I can help, or look back to posts about a variety of conditions or achievements.
In health,
Rob
