• Record your weight and measurements
• Take front, rear and side view photographs
• Discuss your health and fitness goals
• Review your fitness plan and explain the cancellation policy
• Go over the “by appointment” training process, set up the app to schedule appointments
• Review the tracking process
• Outline the gym dress guidelines and hours of operation
• Demonstrate our training warm-up requirement. (We recommend you arrive a few minutes early to complete this BEFORE each training session)
• Tour the gym and familiarize yourself with location of water fountains, restrooms, weigh/measure room, etc

• It helps us continually fine tune your meal and/or exercise plans to meet your goals
• It allows you to see your progress and understand how the combination of training and diet are impacting your health and fitness
• It gives us a chance to discuss any challenges you may have

We don’t share your personal measurement information ever. We don’t share your photos in our member success stories to motivate others unless you give us permission to.

The first workout is a light, introductory 55-minute workout. We’ll explain our functional training workout strategy that targets major muscle groups that we call PUSH (chest, shoulders, and triceps), PULL (back and biceps) & LEG (quads, hamstrings, hips, butt and calves). We include core and mobility exercises, too. This provides a safe, balanced program covering the entire body in the week. We recommend private training clients schedule three times weekly, but however you schedule, we rotate exercise to focus on these main muscle groups.

Our focus is on “functional” training, which means you’re better able to manage the demands of daily life activities. Climbing stairs, carrying or reaching movements, picking up kids or heavy boxes, bending over doing yardwork, twisting and turning, etc. All these actions demand large and small muscle groups, so with life being more sedentary these days, we must keep our bodies in functional working condition for strong bones, flexible joints and optimum mobility.

If one of your desired goals is weight loss, we’ll set up a meal plan on day one. In our first session we’ll:

• Discuss the meal plan and best practices
• Encourage you to commit to changing eating habits and trusting our process
• Discuss the importance of drinking water and using a food log
• Encourage you to try new recipes and experiment with ways to make healthy, good-for-you food

Members with the most success work outside the gym, too.

• Find ways to get daily movement, particularly on days you’re not working with a trainer. Use our cardio equipment, take a walk, ride a bike – anything to move more and sit less
• Stretch – daily if you can. It supports joint strength, helping them move through their full range of motion when in the gym. A good de-stress, too!
• Clean out the pantry of items you know offer poor/no nutrition or a snacking challenge
• Even with a family to feed, you won’t struggle on the meal plan if you take time to prepare. Cook the same meat and vegetables for the entire family and add different side dishes that you just don’t eat right now (potatoes or pasta for example). Better yet, find new healthier options for everyone. Just get creative!