Before starting a program with a personal trainer, I worked on my fitness doing walking, and used some weight machines.
During my busy career, my primary issue that held me back was time, which caused me to be inconsistent. I struggled making fitness a priority.
In the back of my mind I knew I needed to do better on my fitness. I watched my dad struggle with severe shoulder arthritis, weakness, and these issues caused a lot of pain to him. I didn’t want to go through that.
Knowing what happened to my dad helped me make a decision to get serious about my fitness. Interestingly enough, my shoulder started to have similar symptoms that my father struggled with, and that’s when I decided to seek out a trainer to discuss a plan of action to start getting stronger.
I had to make a decision: Either do nothing and suffer with similar pain that my dad had, or start working hard on my longevity and quality of life.
I was done having the excuse of, “no time,” and I didn’t want to be inconsistent anymore.
Even though I pursued a trainer, in the back of my mind I was wondering if I had enough self-discipline to make this a lifestyle knowing my past experiences.
But the trainers recommended the right program for me to be successful, and off I went to starting the fitness journey.
In 12 months I’ve been more disciplined than ever working on my strength, stamina, conditioning, flexibility, and all around approach to fitness, which I didn’t do before.
Since training I’ve gained a greater sense of pride about my health, I feel good, I’m more positive, optimistic, and confident about my future fitness.
Working with Main Street Fitness personal training has been a great fit, a supportive community, and I’ve enjoyed the progressive improvement that doesn’t hurt me, verses hurting myself when alone working out.
I recommend if you’re struggling be consistent, go to Main Street Fitness, and hire a trainer that understands personalized fitness that will meet you where you are with your goals, and understands what it takes to get to a lifestyle of fitness.
- Gary Stoner
