A long walk (or running?)
Bernarda Maia January 5th, 2009
Eight months ago I started training with a personal trainer in a gymnasium close to my home. Today, 14/11/09, was my last session with him. I’m feeling pretty sad because this trainer has changed my life. I’m moving to Sydney in a few days and I don’t know if I will find someone like him, who does the same kind of exercises that he does.
I have been exercising two days per week with him and on the other days I have been doing only cardio exercises, normally running. There is no magic bullet for getting fit. I’m not the kind of person who hates to go to the gym but I have never been a big fan either. With him, however, I started to love doing whatever he asked me to do. There were simple exercises, like hopping, running through obstacles, lifting weights while lifting myself on a bench, doing squats and lunges with or without cables and weights. I seemed to be always standing up instead of sitting down on those weight lifting machines.
I also changed myself in a good way. I created the habit of going to the gym every day. I remember when I started to exercise I did an evaluation to measure my body age. When I started, my body was 63 years old. The last time I did this evaluation my body was 43 years of age which means that in 4 months took 20 years off my physical age. I have to do this test again, and I’m sure I’ll be younger than I was 4 months ago. I’m not sure if my body is my real age or not, yet—I could be even younger, but I’m sure that I’m feeling much better! Nowadays I’m slim and fit.
Thank you Darren Steel, my personal trainer and a good mate, for all your help!
Hey Be:) seu personal trainer pode até ser um baita profissional mas o mérito é TODO SEU! admiro sua força de vontade e garra. Vc tá lindona e de agora pra frente é só curtir seu new body porque o ritmo de reeducação alimentar vc já engatou, né??
Feliz 2009 pra vc.
bjao, saudades…
I also believe that you deserve most of the credit! If it wasn’t your effort and discipline, no personal trainer would be good enough. Of course, I understand that a good trainer can help a lot, but still, the challenge was yours! And you’ve done it! Congratulations!!
Quem anda seus males espanta.
Olá, prazer em conhecê-la! Vi que você passou lá pelo nosso blog. Agora estou eu aqui, me deliciando com o seu.
Acho que se você mudou seu corpo e mente com os exercícios é porque você se esforçou. Parabéns pelas conquistas no corpo e mente e continue assim.
Hoje eu desci na academia que tem no prédio onde estamos morando e fui desenferrujar um pouco. Grande abraço.
Oi, obrigada pela visita ao blog… hehehe então já notou que estas pestes nojentas estão por toda parte né. Tenho nojo e terror delas. Conhecemos o mortein barrier. Para nós, além da dedetização anual (compulsory) também usamos o mortein barrier. Ai, ainda estou em estado de choque com a experiência.
Eu adoro me exercitar, sempre fui à academia, mas no ano passado me fiquei super desanimada (ou melhor bored com a rotina), então cancelei a academia, e resolvi correr. Vou todos os dias no Centennial, corro, faço squads, abs e pesos. Estou adorando este tipo de exercício solitário, mas não descartei a possibilidade de um personal… vamos ver. Faz um bem danado a gente se cuidar, não é mesmo? Beijocas.