and that's why

So earlier today I posted about "taking it up a notch" and changing things up. I wondered if going to see a trainer was going to make me puke.

I think that I started out pretty well. I was proud of myself. John and I used to work together many years ago at a local gym. I  had seen what he had done in his life and when I wanted to make changes I knew that he was the one that would work for me. He is nice, and kind, and open to whole body training and the importance between the mind/body connection. He believes in many of the same philosophies as I do. He believes that it is about more than weight or an "image",  He truly lives and practises what he preaches, but he expects that you come prepared to give it all you've got.

In his gentle way he observed me, coached me, and asked me to get just a bit more out of myself. Then he pulled up a mat, offered me some water, and let me lay down for a bit so I didn't puke or pass out. He wants people to push themselves, but he wants them to come back.  And then he told me to "consider it a good first day".

I know he will make me stronger. I know that he wants me to be the best that I can be. He believes that every body deserves the chance to function fully and healthfully. He has ideas and resources and the personality to help people become more than they might imagine.

I am hoping to get stronger and leaner. I am hoping to look like the athlete that I am. I am prepared to push myself and to ask more of myself every single time. But, it is easier to do this when there is someone pushing you and willing you to do better. 

So when I was laying on the floor I realised that " just when you think you are getting in shape, you work with a trainer who shows you how out of shape you are, and just how much further you can go". And that is why it is important to use all of the tools available to you and to change it up once in a while. Your body really does get used to what you do to it, and it really likes to do the same things because it becomes easy. Get out of the easy and challenge yourself. I am going to, and I can't wait to see what I find.