Personal trainer here to say hi and help you

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  • TrinaHillier
    TrinaHillier Posts: 54 Member
    Thank you for being there to help out!!
  • Latinalicious
    Latinalicious Posts: 21
    Welcome and thank you for your willingness to assist.
  • BrittanyErin502
    BrittanyErin502 Posts: 4
    I can relate to you girl, I am only 29 and rheumatoid arthritis runs in my family, it is already apparently showing in my knees, hips, shoulders, etc. I hope he answers, I will be anticipating this post! I used to be so athletic, cheerleading, dance, gymnastics, etc., and I've now had 4 kids, so going from being athletic and sexy to being a 29 year old mother of 4 boys who had went up to 192 pounds (5' 7"), now weighing 179, really needs some help and motivation to feel sexy in her own skin once again!!!! Please support :sad: And thank you!
    Brittany Conn, Louisville KY
  • ravenstyx
    ravenstyx Posts: 4
    First, I want to say it's awesome that you're willing to share your knowledge here. Thanks.

    I have struggled with my weight for a long time. I can lose weight to a certain point and then I just hit a wall that I can't figure out how to get past. Any suggestions on how to break through a stubborn plateau?
  • YamiDrizzles
    YamiDrizzles Posts: 9
    Hi! I'm new here. Nice to know there's someone i can go to with my questions:)
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,328 Member

    What was your field of study at Rowan? Although you indicated you had a B.S., you didn't say what your major was. What experience do you have as a personal training? How long have you been a personal trainer? Where are you employed as a personal trainer or are you independent? References?

    From his profile.....

    I currently work as a Personal Trainer at Island Gym. I graduated from the University of Rowan with a bachelor's degree in journalism...
  • bellesouth18
    bellesouth18 Posts: 1,071 Member
    :love: Thank you for offering to help all of us. You may have bitten off more than you can chew! LOL Along with a bazillion others on this site, I'll definitely be contacting you on occasion. :flowerforyou:
  • CaztheMermaid
    CaztheMermaid Posts: 15
    I'd love any help available, add me as a friend if you like :D
  • NostalgicMuse
    NostalgicMuse Posts: 340 Member
    My job causes me to sit most of my work day. Although I have lost weight doing P90X and Turbo Fire my butt muscles are slow to follow. Any suggestion on workouts that will really firm the tush back up? I feel like sitting all day is helping it flatten out.
    Do the butt bible! It's on you tube
  • lisa5of5
    lisa5of5 Posts: 3
    Maybe this is a silly question, but...
    Does my calorie burn go down as my fitness level goes up? For example: I run 3 miles two or three times a week and usually do a 5 miler once a week. Plus I bike a few times a week. The more I run/ride, the easier it has gotten, my effort level is lower and my times are better. I keep wondering, **if I'm not breathing as hard and my heart rate is lower, surely my calorie burn is down?** I don't know. I feel like I'm pretty fit, but I've got a solid 20 pounds to lose to be comfortable in my skin. As I continue to lose weight and get more fit how do I keep torching those calories???

    Thanks for the help!
  • kiminikimkim
    kiminikimkim Posts: 746 Member
    Hi
    I have a few quick questions for you, I am trying to lose a lot of weight at the moment but finding exercising difficult as even though I am only 30 I have arthritis in both hips (right is worse) knees, shoulders and wrists so although I can exercise for a time it is diffiuclt when I have a real flair up of pain - what activities would you suggest for me to try? I am in the UK by the way. Thanks ever so much for your help.

    Poor thing! arthritis at 30!!!!

    I would cut out wheat immediately. At least try to it out for 2weeks, can't hurt, see how it decreases the flare-ups.
  • chocobis09
    chocobis09 Posts: 57 Member
    Hi Brian, I am aiming to lose 80 lbs and I am at the beginning of this journey. How important is it to add strength training right now? and how often? I haven't been doing any, just cardio. I usually use an elliptical machine, walking and I do zumba.
  • Blondeone10
    Blondeone10 Posts: 21
    OMG! I am sure we will all keep you busy:flowerforyou:
    I broke a couple of ribs over a year ago and it really slowed me down. I didn't snowboard at all this past season and as I jump into some training DVDs I realize similar moves. I turned 50 recently and have found it really difficult to drop the 25 lbs.
    I started walking again (Zumba hurt my knee and ankle on left side) for 45 minuets at 4mph four times a week and added resistant band along with a 15 minute workout DVD.
    I love to cook and be creative and think I am conscious about what I eat. I work for a Non Profit and find myself working through lunch and 30 minutes to an hour late at least 3 days a week.
    Okay WELCOME!!!!! I NEED A SOUNDING BOARD.
  • mi_lady
    mi_lady Posts: 17 Member
    Water aerobics - my gym has classes in a warm water therapy pool thst are awesome.
  • Hadassk
    Hadassk Posts: 63
    bump
  • 0somuchbetter0
    0somuchbetter0 Posts: 1,335 Member
    Hi Brian, very nice of you to offer free training advice, but don't you think you may have bitten off more than you can chew? There are thousands of people on this site, and personal trainers are expensive, so no doubt many are going to jump on your offer. Just curious, what are your credentials? I'm no expert, but aren't you a little worried about offering advice to people who you've never worked with, whose bodies and abilities you know nothing about? Another question...looking over your diet log for the past week, I see you eat a lot of processed foods and no vegetables (except the one day you ate 1/4 cup of canned corn). That just doesn't seem very healthy to me.

    Sorry to be so skeptical...after many years on the Interwebz, I can't help it...

    Sabina
  • 31beautiful
    31beautiful Posts: 3
    Hello and thanks for having the heart to want to help the community. In the last 15 days I have changed the way I eat and am trying to implement exercise in my daily routine. I have a 12 hour sit down job, my drive to work is 1 hour each way, not including hour preparation to dress and dress down. ok, that 16 hours of my day, i may get 8 hours of sleep. I work 5 days on, 5 days off, 2 days on and 2 days off. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have begun to take 15min breaks, 3 times a work day to walk the halls at my job. I have also begun to use the stationay bicycles and trend mill when I am off to exercise. I would love to get some feed back that will help me in this process. OH YEAH; I HAVE LOSS 5 LBS WITHIN THE 15 DAYS TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • SueD66
    SueD66 Posts: 405 Member
    Hi Brian and thank you so much for wanting to help us all with input and advice. I am doing the 30 day shred and am finding my wrists are a bit on the weak side for the push-ups. Do you have anything that would strengthen my wrists? Thank you again for your help.
  • HeatherHoskins
    HeatherHoskins Posts: 157 Member
    Hi,


    Thanks for putting yourself out there for everyone. I have a lot of weight to lose and I am currently doing cardio but I want to start some strengh training. Every keeps talking about circuits but I don't know where to start. Can you give me some suggestions on what machines I should be using or in what order? Are you suppose to rotate between legs and arms on different days or can you work everything in one workout??

    Thanks for this, my lack of knowledge is keeping me from trying anything at the gym.
  • verptwerp
    verptwerp Posts: 3,628 Member
    bumping ..... and welcome :drinker:
  • meewii
    meewii Posts: 42 Member
    Welcome! Thanks for helping others :)
  • cheshirechic
    cheshirechic Posts: 489 Member
    I'm trying to tighten up everything before my wedding (six weeks away), and have recently switched to a grain-free diet (with sugar only from 2-3 servings of fruit per day, and I try to practice "clean eating"). I've been focusing on circuit training since it still has a cardio component, and will usually do one day of circuits, one day of yoga, and one rest day (and repeat). I REALLY want to get rid of this last bit of belly fat. Do you have any suggestions as to how to improve my routine, or changes I should be making?

    Thank you!
  • Blaqheart
    Blaqheart Posts: 235
    Hi nice to meet you welcome to the forums.

    I am active at my gym ( one month) in the weight machines (Cybex) 30 Min Circuit Room at Planet Fitness. I also use the recumbent bike for 20 mins with 2 Peaks of Peak Fitness 2 times a week, and walk around the rest of the week. I was wondering what can I do to strengthen my back - both upper and lower? I am using an incline bench at nearly full incline for small crunches because I can't do a full crunch yet and a standup bar you hang from pulling your legs up to do a crunch. I cannot do anything on the floor like crunching due to my Fibromyalgia :grumble: it flares the pain up.

    Thank you for your help! :happy:
  • brianj1988
    brianj1988 Posts: 48
    Thanks again everyone for your greeting and like I said, if you have any questions, I'll be more than happy to answer them in my inbox. If you already asked something, just copy and paste it to me. Time to eat!
  • findfan4ever
    findfan4ever Posts: 153 Member
    I would recommend a devise for listening to music (mp3, smart phone, ipod, etc) to distract your mind. I do agree when one focuses too much on the END of the exercise session it can lead to a discouraging session. Music will allow your mind to drift into the message of the song and allow your session to seem faster and more pleasant.
  • findfan4ever
    findfan4ever Posts: 153 Member
    Do you have any suggestions for a new runner (just hit running 30 minutes straight at a slow pace for the 1st time on Friday) in how to shut up the brain? I find that I spend too much time wondering how long I've run, how much longer I have to go, how many times I've gone around the track (when I'm on the track), etc. It makes for a miserable workout but I just can't get my brain to shut up.


    I would recommend a devise for listening to music (mp3, smart phone, ipod, etc) to distract your mind. I do agree when one focuses too much on the END of the exercise session it can lead to a discouraging session. Music will allow your mind to drift into the message of the song and allow your session to seem faster and more pleasant.
  • deadgirl81
    deadgirl81 Posts: 412 Member
    Hiya - Welcome to the site :smile:

    Just one question - I'm currently doing the 30 Day Shred (although, getting slightly bored of it!) and I was wondering if you had any other home workout ideas (Can't afford to go to the gym) - and I've only got a set of 2.5lb weights and 3kg weights, but I really want to work on getting rid of my "bingo wings" and get some form of definition in my arms - any ideas, I'd be most grateful - thanks very much :smile:
  • emmymae22
    emmymae22 Posts: 206
    Hi there! I'd love a little help too... I've been doing straight cardio 6 days a week for almost a year now and I know I need to add strength to it...but I don't know how or what or how much..I'm a member of a really nice gym and they have lots of cool equipment, but I don't even go up there..I do Zumba and I know very little about any of the stuff upstairs (where all of the equipment is) and it intimidates me. I would so appreciate any help..thank you!! ):
  • Aljos
    Aljos Posts: 63 Member
    bump
  • brianj1988
    brianj1988 Posts: 48
    I'm trying to get to everyone's questions. I'm glad to help you all.

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