Learning Perfect Form!

Education is key to your personal training experience!  As a professional I always make sure my client knows why I ask them to do a specific exercise, what muscles are working and how to properly contract those muscles.  If you don`t know why you are doing something, why would you do it!

Making sure your trainer`s education and certification is current also ensures that you will receive the most up-to-date information and education!

Here are some tips:

1) Put your mind in the muscle you are using.

2) Feel free to ask your trainer ANY question you may have! Personally I answer email, text, phone calls, letters- anything to help my client understand my methods of training.  No question is a bad question! A professional trainer that truly cares about their client will go to no end to educate their client, and if they do not know the answer they will either research it OR refer the client to someone else that could help!

3)  Make sure to use the proper (or as I call it Perfect) form when executing an exercise on your own. Even when lifting the lightest weights you should still be able to feel the muscle working, if not you may be lifting incorrectly.

4) Take your time!  Remembering all the cues and breathing techniques take time, go slow, practice often and soon it will become easy and natural!

Get motivated to learn and shape your own PERFECT FORM!!!
Keep movin, keep active, have fun!

Terri 

TOO BUSY to EXERCISE?

I’ve heard this phrase time and time again from my friends, family and clients. “I’m too busy to exercise!”

My thoughts are, if I can fit in some form of exercise EVERYDAY, so can you!  How? You ask? Here are some suggestions to get anyone on the right track!

Why not set a timer if you sit at a desk and go for a 10 minute walk? (yes 10 minutes can do wonders for your mind AND your body), and perhaps do this 3 times in a day and you will get 30minutes of aerobic exercise in!

What about taking 10 minutes when you wake up or before bed and perform some resistance training! Use your own body weight to do push-ups, planks and squats! Use your time with your kids to get active! You could run with them to your nearest park, or if they are little you could put them in a stroller and push them on rollerblades (like I just took my 2 year old down to the nearest splash pad and got a great workout in!), or how about take the family out on your bicycles! Make time for these things and use this as your exercise!   It isn’t about having time, it is about MAKING time! OR….

Why not hire a Perfect Form Personal trainer to help you maximize your time and get an incredible workout in a short period of time! Personal training helps you learn what exercises you SHOULD be doing and how to execute them properly! It holds you accountable and gives you a FAR better workout than you would ever get on your OWN! GUARANTEED!

If you have an excuse, I HAVE AN ANSWER! Come and see us at Perfect Form Personal Training Studio and we will get you on the right track to a healthy lifestyle!

Keep movin!

Terri Marucci

Set a goal and ATTAIN IT!

I dare you! I dare you to think of something you would like to do. Got it? Good!

First things first, tell someone what it is that you would like to do. Be it your wife, husband, best friend (which I hope is also your spouse), your mailman, your teacher, your mother or father, your employee! Whoever it is tell them your goal. 

Second write it down and put it up somewhere you can see DAILY! Perhaps on the fridge, on your calendar, on your phone, on your bathroom mirror! Post it up so that you are reminded what you will strive for! 

Thirdly, I dare you to make 2 goals – one short term – in the next 3 months and one long term in the next 6 months!  They can relate to one another OR they can have nothing to do with one another.  Make sure it is attainable as well as heallthy! A good goal is not to smoke more than you did yesterday nor is it to have more margaritas over the summer! 

Lastly, do everything in your power to work towards this fabulous goal you have set! We all need goals! Goals help us focus on what is important to us as well it makes us keep in mind what is important to us other than the daily grind of work .  So go ahead, impress me and those around you…Go after what it is that you want and enjoy the journey!

How to find the Perfect Personal Trainer!

I completely agree with both John Paul Catanzaro and Paul Chek regarding we in the Health and Wellness industry should practice what we preach!

In his “How to Eat, Move and Be Healthy!” presentation, Paul Chek mentions that the average medical doctor dies 10 years younger than their average patient. He goes on to suggest that every healthcare practitioner, including personal trainers and nutritionists, should be able to consult professionally in their underwear! In other words, they should practice what they preach!

Come and check out Perfect Form’s personal trainers, we live by the lessons we teach our clients!

Do you struggle with what you should eat?

After many years of hearing my clients say “they know what to eat” and then going over their food logs and realizing they don’t have the first clue what they should eat I have come to devise many meal plans for many different reasons.  Meal plans for weight loss, athletic endurance (ie running marathons, soccer tournaments, body building competitions), I’ve developed meal plans for people on the go that do not have the time to prepare food and I’ve also developed meal plans for people that are always home or on maternity leave!  Whatever your circumstance, there is an equation to follow and there is a way to eat healthy!  The question is..is it a priority to you, if it is, then you MUST make time to organize yourself and eat right!

Perfect Form Personal Training Studio in Ajax can help you with your struggle of what to eat.  Our personal trainers are all skilled in nutrition and wellness.  We can work with you one on one and tailor it to your schedule and come up with a meal plan that helps you achieve what you are looking for. We make it easy and effective! We take the guessing out of it and we strive to get you on the right track!  Book a nutritional consultation now at 416-294-5281 or sign up for training and receive it free with any package!  The choice is yours…do what is right for your body and start fueling yourself for bigger gains!

Enjoy your day!
Terri

Find the time, the time is now!

There are far too many people in the world that are struggling with weight loss!  So many of my clients ask me “how do you stay in shape?”  My answer is always “I schedule in my workouts as if it was an appointment.”  I look at my agenda at the beginning of the week and I mark what workout I will do everyday in between clients.  If it is a priority for you to get your workout in because you want to feel better and look better you will make it part of your day just like any other importance in your life.

The amazing thing about Perfect Form Personal Training Studio is the personal trainer’s top priority is their clients.  They don’t let their clients slack off or miss weeks or even days of important training. You are their job and they strive to get you where you want to be and past! Believe me personal training is the BEST INVESTMENT INTO YOUR LIFE you will ever make!

Have a nice rainy day!