OK. So a new year is here. You tell yourself that the 1st chance you get you are going to:
1. Join a gym
2. Go on a diet
3. Order P90X, Insanity, or another product from Beach Body Inc.
4. Buy a piece of exercise equipment for your bedroom
5. Get out of a bad relationship into a better one
6. Get a better job
7. Quit smoking
8. Get out of debt
9. Learn something new
10. Get organized
11. Travel
12. Volunteer
13. Etc., etc…….
Do any of these sound familiar to last year, or the year before that? Hell, I’m sure many of us can go back even further.
I can’t help with all of them but if the piece of exercise equipment you bought last year is now a place for your dirty clothes and your copy of P90X is collecting dust on a shelf, we should talk. Gyms can be intimidating and if you don’t know how to write a program you will wind up doing what most people do: hit the start button on a piece of cardio equipment and go for about 20-40 min (because that’s what the mainstream media tells us to do) and you’ll be good. Then maybe some dumbbell curls and call it a workout. Yes, you went to the gym today but what did you do and how did you do it?
Diet! How many diet books do you have on the shelf? You start one and stick to it for a week or two and go back to the old habits. Then you try another and maybe another after that. Then all the books wind up on the shelf next to P90X!
Look at what you are trying to do; what is your GOAL? Do you have a plan, a road map to get you to that goal? Would you take a road trip without a map, GPS or the navigation app on your phone? No.
So, what is Larry the fitness dude saying here? I have a plan. Over the years I have offerd complimentary personal training sessions to hundreds, maybe thousands of people. I could have helped all of them in some way, whether it was to design a training program for them or help them make better nutritional choices. After the session the most common responses were “Personal training is expensive” and “I don’t have time”.
Well, personal training is expensive but you do get what you pay for. It’s been expensive for me to get a good education, to learn how to desgin safe and effective programs for my clients as well but it’s more than worth it!
And time? Well, I know many people who will spend 4 hours or more in a bar but they can’t find 4 hours to put into their health each week? Come on! Really, that’s just a poor choice of time management.
Personal training can be expensive for a lot of people which is one of the reasons I built my new space. I can now offer my method to small groups as well as one on one. I can efficently train 8 people in one session. Make the commitment to train 3-4 times per week and we will get everything done. You won’t need to worry about which exercise, what order, how many sets or reps. I plan it out for you. That’s 3-4 hours a week, working out with a like-minded group, some home work and you are good. We cover your mobility, strength training, cardio (the right way!) and a cool down sequence to get your body aligned plus nutrition.
Like I said, I can’t help with everything, but by training with us, you don’t need:
1. A gym membership (it’s included in class fee)
2. A diet: I give you a 90 day nutritional guide
3. P90X-It’s great if you do it and do it correctly. I have all the tools you would need, plus much, much more
4. A piece of exercise equipment- Like I said before, I have everything you will ever need
5. Learn something new- When working in the classes, I explain exactly why we do an exercise and how to progress properly to the next level
Before you join the class, I also offer a one on one personal training session first, to see if this is something you are intrested in. Really, this is a win win for you. Book your session with me today and get ready to make 2012, your best year ever!
I hope to here from you soon.
~Larry Betz, Betz Method Personal Training
No mirrors. No TVs. Just results.
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