Shreveport-Bossier Personal Training

The Mayo Clinic website has an good article summarizing some important benefits of regular exercise. Here are some of the reasons they listed:

• Exercise improves your mood.
• Exercise combats chronic diseases.
• Exercise helps you maintain a healthy weight.
• Exercise strengthens your heart and lungs.
• Exercise promotes healthy sleep.

Just wanted to post a little reminder of some of the benefits of exercising.  Whether you work out with a personal trainer or you exercise on your own, in Shreveport or anywhere else, it’s just important that you are getting physical activity.

Apparently one out of four dogs and cats in America are obese. Seems like you could just feed them less right? And maybe let them run around a little. Well now a company in California is offering personal fitness training for your pets. They say that obese pets run a higher risk of developing similar diseases as humans, such as diabetes, heart disease, joint problems, and other medical conditions. (more…)

Personal trainer Brian Atterbury from Oklahoma has written a great article about fitness being about the journey, not just the destination. Below is a excerpt from the article at NewsOK.com:

Scheduling workouts is important, too. You must schedule times for weights, cardio and classes to make it happen. You should not decide to go if you “feel like it.” Realistically, not very many people feel like it as much as they actually do it. Many times I could have justified not doing my workouts because of various excuses, but I know the consequences, and being out of shape is worse to me than the exercise session I am wanting to skip. You must look past the process and focus on the outcome.

Personal training is another tool for success. Personal trainers offer accountability, knowledge and motivation. Many people get frustrated because they are not progressing but refuse to hire a trainer because they have been working out for many years and supposedly know a lot. That is even more a reason to hire a trainer. People sometimes can be their own worst enemy because they do not think outside of the box. Qualified personal trainers can offer a vast amount to clients from beginner to the more advanced. Make sure you check their credentials.

You must establish realistic goals. Set goals not only for the ultimate outcome but for how you are going to get there. For example, set up workout times for weights. Establish the mode, duration and frequency of the cardiovascular training. Establish your heart rate level on the cardio you choose. You need to set up calorie levels that are appropriate for your age, sex and activity level, then write down your food to see whether you are staying within those perimeters.

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Staying motivated is an ongoing process. I have been working out for 20 years and it is a challenge. Nonetheless, I still have my bad weeks even as a personal trainer. I just remind myself and my other personal trainers that, “fat trainers don’t make good money.” Stay on track and keep pushing ahead. Fitness is a journey, not a destination. Good luck.

Click here for the complete article at NewsOK.com…

As a personal trainer in Shreveport I assist people in effective weight training, aerobic exercise, and other forms of physical fitness not only in traditional gyms, but also at more convenient locations such as their home or at their place of work. That is why I find this study especially interesting. Although I already knew that personal training can be beneficial in locations other than a regular gym, it is nice to see scientific data that backs me up!

Personal Trainers Beneficial In Or Out Of The Gym - Study Finds In-Home Personal Training Also Effective

Personal fitness training doesn’t have to take place in a gym to have worthwhile health benefits or increase motivation, according to a study presented at the 54th American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Annual Meeting in New Orleans. (more…)