FREE PERSONAL FITNESS TRAINER -- ACT NOW!!!

I'm an avid fan of The Biggest Loser and I think, "If those people can handle the pressure of Jillian -- pushing/proding/poking/paralyzing them -- I think I can do my little fitness routines -- walking/treadmill/weight lifting!

I have a friend that sent me his comments after he hired a Personal Trainer -- his words were "Don't exercise -- you might die!" Then he said, "Okay, I know that sounds dramatic but let me explain. You see, part of my new year resolution was to get into a fitness program and get healthy and tone up a little bit. So here's what I did. I joined a gym for the first time in my life. :-) And to make sure I'm committed, I also hired a personal trainer for the first time (Did you know they charge $99 an hour? I hesitated at first but it's totally worth it.) So I met up with my trainer on Wednesday morning to start training. I thought he was going to start me out easy like on a treadmill for an hour and that's it. Boy, was I wrong! He actually had me "work out" doing all kinds of stuff. Well, after about 15 minutes I literally passed out for 7 minutes. Everything got blurred and then I can't see anymore. It was as if I had my eyes closed. So he helped me (more like carried me :-) really) to the yoga room to lie down. He was telling me, "Breathe deeply" and I was thinking, "Dude, I could barely control myself and barely able to breathe. What do you mean 'just breathe deeply'?" So anyway, after 7 minutes, I started to see again and gain consciousness. Then he asked me if I was okay and the next thing I know is that we were back working out again. It was absolutely insane! :-) The moral of the story is this: I was in a lot worse shape than I thought. I must have been in denial all this time. There's another thing I realized as I struggled with the routine and my trainer kept saying, "Just breathe deeply" over and over again. I've taken that statement to heart in more ways than exercising. "Breathe deeply" is my new way of thinking when I encounter any type of adversity or stress. It's funny but everytime I take my thoughts away from what I was doing or thinking and just concentrate on breathing, things just get much easier. And having a Coach is huge! He pushed me way beyond what I can push myself to do. So much so that I had to come back the next day, and again today and tomorrow."

I shared my friends' thoughts with you as an encouragement, both in not giving up on your fitness goals and taking time to "breathe deeply" and also to reinforce the "free" coaching we get from EMwomen! It's sure not "Jillian" but it sure is a means to making us fit in life and body!! What a blessing!