Sticking to an Exercise Plan (Part Two)

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6. Get on a “professionally-designed” - long-term program. The sooner you start seeing results, the more you'll want to keep training to continue them. Aimlessly hopping from workout to workout, or even worse, from machine to machine will only waste your time. Talk with a personal trainer who can customize a program that’s right for you and keep you constantly motivated.

7. Join an exercise class. The camaraderie you develop with your “classmates” should be enough to keep you coming back. Go with your spouse and tell each other how you are coming along. This will properly motivate both of you!

8. Keep a workout log. Recording your progress from session to session (or lack thereof) will show you what you're doing right and what you're doing wrong. There's also a great feeling of satisfaction that comes from watching the amount of poundage you lift increase with each passing week.

9. Buy an iPod or portable CD player that you can take to the gym. Associating your workouts with fun music or “escapism” will make you not want to miss them.

10. Put a picture of your family or loved ones in your gym bag (especially your grandkids!). It will remind you of who you want continue to be healthy for…(although some say putting a picture of your competition or enemies is even greater motivation to be the best you can be!).

LAST CHANCE TO JOIN!!

SATURDAY IS THE LAST CHANCE TO JOIN THE GOLD’S GYM DIX30 CHALLENGE!

Details: the entry fee is $80, unless you're already enrolled with a personal trainer then its 50% off or free.  Ask front desk for more information about entry fee if you currently have or plan on purchasing personal training.

Included with the fee:

- Daily communication with one of our designated personal trainers through email. You'll be able to ask anything and they will help you! For example, questions like “What should I be eating pre and post-workout?”

- Six 30-minute informative workshops that will be held each Friday. 
The names of the workshops: "Prepare to Win", "Protein is the Key", "The Right Carbohydrates", "Effective Weight Training", "The Fat Burning Zone (ICE training)", and "Does Fat Make you Fat?"
Each workshop will be instructed by one of our personal trainers and will end with a Q&A period.

- A chance to win $2000 cash for the overall Male and Female!! A chance to win $500 cash for age categories for both the Males and Females.

- Most importantly, a challenge for self motivation to get you into the best shape of your life just in time for the summer!! The sense of accomplishment and the feeling you have after the 12 weeks of transforming your body through your own strength is truly priceless.

- Visit the front desk at the latest by Saturday to enter the challenge or if you have questions.

- Last possible day to join is this Saturday, March 19th.


WHAT SHOULD THE PARTICIPANT WEAR ON MEASUREMENT DAY?

*Men are required to wear a pair of shorts that are not too long.
*Women, a 2 piece bathing suit is ideal.
*Privacy is a must so participants must wear their suits under sweats or something similar on picture/measurement day.

PHOTOS

Front and back photos will be taken. Photos will be used for contest purposes only.

For more information, please call us at (450) 904-GOLD.

Meet a Personal Trainer!

Suzanna Frank, an elite trainer at Gold’s Gym Prestige Dix30, describes her life as being extremely active. Her sporty lifestyle isn’t a recent phenomenon of course, for Suzanna exercise and movement were essential to her spirit from day one: “I was one of those kids that never stopped moving and got on everyone’s nerves!” In fact, in her youth Suzanna earned the impressive title of Junior Judo Champion in her homeland of Hungary.

Suzanna’s training style is to focus on her client’s goals and then work on achieving visible results. “I don’t go halfway,” says Suzanna, “if you train with me, we work to see results.” Suzanna works you hard but one of her mottos is: “You are inside your own body, not me, so you have to guide me through your process”. In other words, if you’re able to do more or feeling really sore…let her know!

Suzanna prefers to train her clients on two primary systems: the Power Plate and Kinesis. Kinesis, a system used by tennis players and golfers, tones your muscles without the strain of traditional weights through its multi-angle pulley system and the Power Plate stimulates your muscles so that you’re working exponentially harder and get faster results.

Suzanna doesn’t promise miracles, but she’s confident that with her help, you can lose weight, gain muscle mass, or reach any personal fitness goal that you have.

Come see Suzanna at Gold's Gym Dix30 today!

"Adriana Lima Gets Me to the Gym!" Part Two of Interview with Olivia Ambar

Adriana Lima for Victoria's Secret

GGP: Everyone knows it's tough to get to the gym! How do you stay motivated in your day-to-day life?

OA: It's kind of funny to say this but on my phone wallpaper I have a picture of (model) Adriana Lima and so every morning when I wake up (to my phone alarm), I see a picture of her and her beautiful body, and it motivates me to not gain weight, stay in shape and get to the gym!

GGP: Even while admiring Adriana Lima, do you still find ways to acknowledge your own body type and value its uniqueness?

OA: Oh yeah, the pictures are just for motivation. I know how I feel in my body and how I like to fit in my clothes and so my intention isn't to copy her or compare myself to her because I know when I'm comfortable and happy with myself.

GGP: How do you push yourself to the next level?

OA: When I'm with a trainer, it's really him or her that gets me to go further because when it's not enough, they push you to do more but on my own, when I see that it's getting too easy and I'm not challenged anymore, I know it's time to change it up. But you know, there's always an opportunity to do more, I'm not my own best trainer, so I think it's useful to return to a trainer periodically to update and challenge myself.

GGP: Do you consider yourself a success at this point?

OA: No, not yet! I'm on the journey but I still have a lot of things that I want to achieve.