Older adult personal fitness clients increase strength and lose body fat!!!

As you may or may not be aware, I am a "Movement Re-Educator".  In other words, I help people break poor movement habits and re-learn how to move more efficiently.  When your body moves "efficiently", more muscle fibers are working and daily tasks require less effort.  Less work means you feel better, have more energy, and reduce your risk of a fall.   Not to mention, burn more calories which means you can occasionally indulge without guilt!

I work part-time at 24 Hour Fitness in Gold River, CA to help people of all ages reach their fitness goals.  Most of my clients are mid-60s and older and are dedicated to living life at it's fullest!  Everyone has different goals but the majority want to increase strength, improve balance, reduce pain and just feel better!

This week, I re-tested two clients to see if their workouts are helping them reach their goals.
Client #1, a 65-year old woman, lost a total of 4 inches of fat, mostly around her belly button and 2 inches below her belly button!!!!  Woo-hoo!  She met with me consistently twice a week for 6 weeks.

Her body is not only tighter but she is also moving better.  Even though she is on her feet all day at work, she reports less pain and her customers are starting to comment on how much younger she looks and asking how much weight she's lost.

Client #2 is an 82-year old gentleman who was 'sedentary' for about a year and hates getting old!  He is a former athlete and has always been "on top of his game" however persons in their 80s lose muscle mass much quicker than younger peers.  Even though he only came to see me once a week, he lost 3% body fat and reports that he "sees muscle definition again" in his thighs (our fall prevention muscles).  He did 2 more chair stands in 30 seconds and gained 1 inch in lower body flexibility.   Way to go, Bob!!!

I hope that you truly understand that it's never too late to improve your fitness; strength, balance, flexibility and endurance, not to mention your posture!  The first, and most important, step is to learn what you need to do and then get active.

If you're in the Sacramento region, I invite you to attend one of my Fall Prevention 101 workshops or enroll in one of my FallProof™ balance and mobility training sessions.  I offer them monthly at FIT4U in Carmichael, CA.  Visit my website: www.thefallpreventionlady.com for schedules.
If you prefer 1:1 training, come see me at 24 Hour in Gold River.

If you're not close to me, be patient!  I am developing an internet-based program that you will be able to follow in the comforts of your home so you can stay at home!!!

Never too late to change fat into muscle and thrive in life

I have been working one-on-one to provide personal training for 72 year-old woman at 24 Hour Fitness on Sunrise.  She came to me in March, recently widowed, looking for an outlet and way to get improve her health and fitness for her children and soon to be grandchildren.

She has always been an active woman who participated in three and five-mile walks with her husband.  Still grieving her loss, she decided to join the gym to keep her mind busy and to better herself physically.   She started off with a beginner package and her body responded immediately to these five one-hour sessions.  Noticing the results and enjoying the time we spent together, she decided to invest in herself with the (20) half-hour session package.

This is a bright woman who was was hurting deeply but knew that she had a choice; she could sit and cry about her loss or she could pick up her chin and keep moving forward, as her dearly loved husband would have wanted her to do.  She also understands that the vitality of her eighties depends on the choices she makes in her seventies.  She committed herself 100% to her health and well-being.
Three times a week for six-weeks, I greeted this remarkable lady at 8:30am and put her through a progressively challenging exercise program designed to help her reach her goals.  As her body responded to the various training methods, I pushed a little further.  We laughed some mornings and groaned others but her dedication paid off.

My 72 year-old superstar decreased her body fat percentage by 4% and increased her self confidence 100% and her posture exudes this confidence.  Her body now moves more efficiently as an integrated unit; using more muscle fibers and burning more calories throughout her daily activities.   She is energized and although she is still grieving, she is ready for the next chapter in her life.

Here she is doing a stability ball birddog exercise......perfect form!!! Way to go Eeeeds.