East Bay Fitness Trainer
Cutting Edge Strategies for Fitness and Fat Loss

Hi and Happy Springtime!

Most of us have a tendency to think about fitness interms of weight loss, toned muscles and looking good under our clothes.

Today just before celebrating my 63rd birthday, I’m reminded as to why it’s not only healthy but lifesaving to continue working out as we age.

How many of us know someone who, with a lifestyle change might have been with us longer enjoying this wonderful gift of life and love.

I’m going to turn over the rest of this post to Kent Merideth who has been with me for about 8 months and knows about making it count.

Live long and prosper..

Coach

Hey I hope y’all are having a fine day!

Here’s the final short segment from the Dr. Workman interview and if you missed any of the others they can be found below.

A very professional and dynamic young trainer who I respect, wrote a detailed and research backed report on some multi level “programs”. He gave me permission to use his post so thanks David Modderman.

Here’s part 5 on orthopedics
Some good talk about supplements to wrap it up

Here’s the link to David Modderman’s excellent article. Read and be informed

http://www.davidmodderman.com/blog/index.php/weight-loss/body-by-vi-is-it-all-hype/

I would love to hear your thoughts regarding either topic.

Coach

Hi I hope you are getting the great advice on avoiding injury from Dr Workman.

In this segment we go directly into talking about knees, running and recovery

Stay Strong

Coach

Enjoy…..

Hi, I gotta make this one short and sweet. In part three of our visit with Dr Workman he will give you some practical information on how the shoulder joint works and how to take care of it to prevent injuries.

Here it is:

Monday I will post the results of our Six Week Body Transformation Contest which just wrapped up.

Congratulations……..Guess who????

I hope you enjoyed learning a little more about appreciating our joints from Dr. Workman.
Today’s segment is very exciting because our favorite orthopedic surgeon reveals what is usually responsible for a many injuries and some very interesting news for runners regarding stride and foot wear.

I’m not going to ruin the movie by spilling the ending. Watch it here…

Fitness love

Coach

Hi it’s Coach Terry and I’m thrilled to bring you this so we can learn from the best!

I recently had the opportunity and pleasure of interviewing the East Bay Area’s top sports orthopedic surgeon, namely William Workman Md.

Being intimately familiar with his skills since he repaired a massive supraspinatus tear on my right shoulder, and six months later did an encore performance by repairing my left shoulder of tears, spurs and setting it all right again.

I broke this 35 minutes of wisdom up into 5 segments so that you don’t need a huge time commitment all at once to absorb his advice. It also gives you the chance to remember most of it.

In this first segment Dr. Workman describes his background in sports, how he decided on orthopedics and how he decides on treatment protocols.

We also go into detail about why the shoulder joint is so complicated and how a patients commitment to care is crucial to a good outcome.

Enjoy and learn

Next time we talk about other body parts so watch for the email.

p.s. Those who entered: With 2 and half weeks left in the 6 Week Body Transformation contest it is still yours to win.

I found a really cool video demonstration of proper interval training that results in more efficient fat loss, stimulation of human growth hormone and heart health benefits. About half way down this page of Dr Mercola’s blog he interviews Phil Campbell an exercise physiologist who knows his stuff.

The top third of the page describes some risks that individuals accept when training for and finishing marathons and long distance endurance events. I leave it to you to decide on the validity and feel free to discus this with me online or during our boot camp

The demonstration of Dr Mercola actually doing the interval training under the direction of Phil Cambell is superb. He explains the technique and benefits close to exactly the way I do when using the Schwinn Airdyne and can easily be applied when using any crosstrainer elliptical, hill run, or treadmill. Here is the web page where you can watch it.

Later on down the page they discuss very slow speed lifting. While I would agree that there are some benefits to the technique and little risk of injury, I feel that it leaves out the obvious fact that we need very fast reactive ability to survive in real life situations. So add a little slow stuff if you like it but be sure to continue your functional training in preparation for real life.

Look for an announcement this week regarding our next 6 Week Body Transformation Contest beginning Feb 20th and the location of my Expect Results Seminar on Thursday Feb 16th from 6-7pm.

Check out the video here

Fitness and friendship
Coach

A little more than three years ago, I was facing a disturbing situation. A local fitness club where I had been training my clients and boot campers was bought by a corporate type chain and sent several talented independant trainers to find other venues.

After considering several locations that didn’t feel quite right, I paid an early morning visit to a place that I knew personal trainers could go and pay an hourly fee to bring their groups and individuals.

Arriving at about 4:45am I walked in the door and was greeted by a gravelly voice informing me that “the gym opens at 5.”
I quickly explained that I was one of the trainers who had recently been kicked out of a facility and was given a warm welcome and re-assured that conditions at Clayton Fitness were fair. (In other words be straight up with Frank and you can continue to stay there) For the first time in months I felt good inside about a decision.

As the months passed, I found that Frank and I had similar views regarding trainer professionalism, music, wine, cofee and how to treat members like family. We both had our own lovely Diane as well! Sometimes that meant keeping a member with temporary difficulies with you because they had been with you for years and it was “just right”. Frank was a great believer in the natural law of what goes around…. and never regretted helping anyone.

It also was cool that whenever I ran into folks who knew me from the other club asked me where I was training I would tell them Clayton Fitness. Without exception I always heard “Frank’s a good guy. Fair and Honest.” When you can own a business in a small community like Clayton with a 100% honorable rating from everone who knows you then you did it right.

When I had nowhere to go, Frank gave me a place to do what I do best, and became a good friend as time went by. We could run our classes at the same time not only without getting in each other’s way but actually bringing more to each other’s energy levels with an occasional wise crack or second pair of eyes to keep things fun. When someone like Frank who has seen multiple trainers come and go pay you high complements for professionalism and continuing education and betterment then it means you’ve earned his respect. Earning that meant a lot to me and I will never forget his encouraging words when I injured my rotator cuffs requiring surgery. He just said “We’ll get through it.” He was always there to help with a class and always there with his perspective leaning toward things are always getting better.

I imagine that when most all of us associated with Clayton Fitness heard about Frank’s accident and unexpected passing, it was not only hard to believe but impossible to even imagine that he would never be there every morning as usual. I know that everyone who knew him (and lots of dogs) will miss his voice, his unique sense of humor and knowing one of the few consistently good guys that you wish we had more of in the world.

I wish Diane, Paul and Michael comfort and fantastic memories.

I will miss him as a friend and fellow professional who loved his life’s work.

Rest in peace Frank,
Terry

When I first saw the post (or was it an email?) about a service dog who was languishing in a Marin shelter because she was separated from her “charge” by a compassion challenged rehab hospital, there was little doubt in my mind that this beautiful rotweiler lab mix would be snatched up long before I could put my name on the list.

In Defense of Animals was looking for a foster home for Kiva that was free of other pets and on one level due to her aging back legs.
Here’s their blog about her legal issues http://www.idablog.org/featured/the-plight-of-a-service-dog/

On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, we recieved a call that the lady from up north was a no show, we got the green light to go meet her at the Marin County shelter where she was well cared for but still craved a home and temporary family to love her.

She wasn’t too sure about us at first, having been treated poorly before being adopted by her “person of service” so we spent some time going over all the details required for keeping her healthy. One thing she was sure about was that when Diane’s car door opened she was all for going somewhere else.

Over the Thanksgiving holiday Kiva got to meet all the family (and go for another several cool car rides) and bask in all the attention from younger and older adults.

Her place in our home was quickly established and having a large yard for her to roam was good for strengthening her back legs with a small hill to explore. She did find a hole in the fence and a bone in a neighbors yard that she made short work of. After that, Diane had to make sure she knew that there is a boundary; fence or no fence. We also found out that her enthusiasm for going out for walks was only exceeded by her passion for food (and being scratched and petted). Sitting anywhere was always going to get you nose bumped into hugging and pet me duty.

If she became anyone’s dog for the time, that would be Diane. She slept outside her door, and hung out by the garage door knowing when it was Diane’s car coming in with her favorite foster person coming in. Being her service collar wasn’t on, Kiva would ignore me if she didn’t feel like doing something, but when Diane told her to come or go lie down and not beg at the dinner table she just did it.

Taking Kiva for a walk in the neighborhood was always about discovering new places to sniff out cool stuff and make her claims to every spot that lesser dogs thought might be theirs. Those notes regarding her age and arthritic legs were left in the dust several times as she turned out to be extremely strong and full of life as she walked uphill and down with a slight limp but no sign of disability.

After a month and three weeks of hanging out with such an affectionate, smart and enthusiastic about food dog, oh and extremely good looking, we got the call that her owner was ready for her return. While we knew the day would come, we didn’t expect it so soon and with heavy hearts we gathered her food, bedding, meds, snacks and felt sad but happy that she would be reunited with her other half. Her puppy like enthusiasm about going in the car was sweetly melancholy as we knew it was her last ride with us. She was especially insistant that my arm stay around her on her ride home.

Seeing Kiva getting her service collar back on and going back to where she really belongs brought a feeling of how proud of her I was. We enjoyed helping Kiva get settled in back where she was needed so much.

Several people who have been involved in this adventure from her owner, the caring folks at
In Defense of Animals and friends have expressed how grateful they are to Diane and me for taking her into our home and caring for her.
In response all I can say is that we are the ones who are grateful to have had the company of such a beautiful spirit to have in our lives and show all of us how a loving and sweet dog can enrich all of us.

I would like to thank Debi from In Defense of Animals for handling all the arrangements and funding her food and prescriptions because without them we couldn’t have done this. So please take a few minutes to go over to thier site and donate $5 to them. They are good people.

Kiva…we will miss you…doing cool stuff…
<

....and your smile...

I really did laugh out loud.
The elves looked familiar
Clidk here and turn the sound up

http://sendables.jibjab.com/view/MyLaSlKsHXEfT1U31djG

Merry Christmas
Coach elf