{"id":1639,"date":"2014-01-03T14:01:27","date_gmt":"2014-01-03T19:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/personaltrainersindallas.com\/blog\/?p=1639"},"modified":"2014-01-03T14:01:27","modified_gmt":"2014-01-03T19:01:27","slug":"january-2014-fitness-success-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/january-2014-fitness-success-story\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2014 Fitness Success Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"responsive-vid-wrap\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8OTy9yUa_6I?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Roger:<\/strong><\/span> Hi, I\u2019m Roger and live in Dallas. I purchased a Power Plate and as part of the package, I got a free training session to learn that. Hut did that for me and also explained the other programs he offered. [I] decided to sign up at that point for a series of in-home training sessions.<\/p>\n<p>When I first bought the Power Plate, this was the beginning of me realizing I had to make some major changes in my life because I was very stressed out at work. My workload has increased tremendously in the last few years and unfortunately, as there was less and less time available to work out, pounds grew, but also I would say my mental well-being suffered as well.<\/p>\n<p>It was harder to manage the stress and workload. I was at the point where I just realized I had to do something to change that and get more in control of my life. So by a combination of really cleaning up my diet and eating better, and eating less but eating more of the right things, regular workout sessions with this program, it really has made it much easier for me to deal with my stress levels and my workload, even though none of that has changed, but I\u2019m in a much better position to deal with that now and still feel good about myself.<\/p>\n<p>I would say the physical benefits have been great, but the mental benefits have been just as good, and maybe even more important for me. The results I\u2019ve had have been great. I had a goal starting out to lose weight, increase my muscle mass, lower my body fat percentage\u2014in general, just feel better. So definitely I\u2019m well along with my results in terms of where I wanted to be, have lost 15 pounds so far of fat, basically, and gained probably 5-7 pounds of muscle.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Kathie:<\/strong><\/span> Excellent.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Roger:<\/span><\/strong> So I would say I\u2019m really pretty close to my goal weight, when I factor in the muscle gain that I\u2019ve had. Probably will lose about 5 more pounds maybe, but it\u2019s more about shaping and probably more aesthetics at this point. But I feel pretty close to my goal in terms of what I set out to do.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, when I\u2019ve gone on a more intense workout program, I didn\u2019t get these kind of results. I\u2019m doing two training sessions with the trainer a week, which doesn\u2019t sound like a lot, but when they\u2019re good sessions, when you\u2019re getting a lot of benefit in a short amount of time, you get results.<\/p>\n<p>I try and add in as much as I can\u2014at least one more day on my own\u2014so on average, I\u2019m getting three days a week. Again, that may not sound a lot, but if you\u2019re working smart, efficiently, you get a lot of benefit, and I have.<\/p>\n<p>I think the idea that you have to work out every day or you have to work out for hours isn\u2019t really true. It\u2019s about the quality of the workout and are you doing things that really benefit you, in a minimal amount of time. For me, that\u2019s been the case.<\/p>\n<p>I think just the fact that somebody is coming to me&#8230;it\u2019s very easy to find an excuse to not go to the gym, but it\u2019s pretty tough to not walk in your own workout room and do a workout. So I think just physically it being close and being here, it\u2019s harder to say no\u2014at least for me that\u2019s working well.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve never been that successful with workouts, even with trainers, at a gym. Even though I may not have as much equipment here, it\u2019s enough to have a good workout and I\u2019m definitely getting better results.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/personaltrainersindallas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/01_Jan_2014_Client_RogerFarabee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1641\" alt=\"Roger\" src=\"http:\/\/personaltrainersindallas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/01_Jan_2014_Client_RogerFarabee-210x300.jpg\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span>I wasn\u2019t in terrible health, but my overall health is better. My endurance is much better. I notice now when I\u2019m out cycling outside that I\u2019m much stronger and can go a lot longer. And just the fact that I\u2019m able to lift a lot more weight and I\u2019ve got definition in my upper body that I\u2019ve never had before&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>And I\u2019m 55. You think at some point, you reach a certain age and you\u2019re just never going to look like someone 30 years younger, but you actually can look a lot better than you\u2019d think. Everybody, I think, needs to give themselves a chance to see what they can become with the right focus and the right effort. They\u2019d be amazed.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Kathie:<\/strong> <\/span>And you look great. I\u2019m sure friends and family have noticed the change in you?<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Roger:<\/span><\/strong> Yes. I\u2019ve had friends touch my shoulders and go, \u201cWow, you\u2019ve been working out!\u201d It\u2019s like, \u201cYeah, I have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Kathie:<\/strong><\/span> What a great feeling.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Roger:<\/strong><\/span> Yes, it\u2019s a good feeling.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Kathie:<\/span> <\/strong>You\u2019ve got almost a year under your belt. How does it feel heading into the new year knowing that you\u2019ve already taken control of your health?<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Roger:<\/span><\/strong> It\u2019s great. It\u2019s not that thing you\u2019ve still got to do; I\u2019m there. Now it\u2019s just a matter of maintaining. Definitely for me, the change in thinking was, this is not a diet, this is not some short-term workout thing; this is a lifestyle change. I have changed my life in terms of bad eating, not working out or not working out consistently enough.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve got a program now that works for me. It\u2019s incorporated into my daily life, so it\u2019s just part of what I do. There is no big thing I have to do. I just have to do what I\u2019m still doing. I look forward to it. It\u2019s not something I dread. For me, it\u2019s now the way I live, so there is no big goal\u2014just to keep doing what I\u2019m doing.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Kathie:<\/span><\/strong> Excellent. Well, congratulations to you, Roger. You look great. I\u2019m glad you feel great, and happy new year to you.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Roger:<\/span><\/strong> Thanks. Same to you.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Kathie:<\/span> <\/strong>Thank you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roger: Hi, I\u2019m Roger and live in Dallas. 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