On Wednesday, I went to the gym and met up with my personal trainer. That’s a sentence that my younger self would have been surprised to hear. I don’t know why it always seemed to me like personal trainers are reserved for other people. I assumed they cost too much money, or that they wouldn’t be good at helping such a beginner like myself. What a lie I believed for too long.
I know that not all personal trainers are alike, but that’s the beauty of it. You can search and find one that fits your needs. I needed someone to be gentle and encouraging. I needed someone who understood what it was like to be obese and start from there. My trainer is a great fit for where I am starting. She is also encouraging that I won’t need this for long. She is going to show me what to do, how to do it right, and then release me to do it on my own. She’s a gem!
While at the gym, she showed me the leg machines. We did 3 sets of 10 reps. (Pretty sure I got that right.) She showed me how to adjust each machine before I got on so that it was comfortable. I have used machines before but some of them I would skip because they looked too complicated or I just used them incorrectly, come to find. It was really nice to not only have someone to show me how to use the machines correctly but then she monitored my form to make sure I was sticking with it right the entire time through.
Sometimes I wouldn’t be pointing my toes or I’d not be breathing as efficiently during the reps as I could be and she’d correct me. I didn’t realize how much I needed her help. I also tried new machines I definitely wouldn’t have tried on my own. My favorite was the stretching machine at the end!
Our days have been so different with the girls going to school, me working during the day, getting back in time to start the after-school pick ups, and running Piper to her after school activities. Wednesday ended up being busier than ever and had I not had my trainer to meet, I definitely wouldn’t have gone to the gym on this day.
I’m still not sure how long I’ll be with her because she doesn’t seem to think I’ll need this for long, but I’m grateful for all I’m learning in the meantime!
