Congratulations on this decision to hire a top fitness coach & personal trainer! With the right expert guiding your exercise and nutrition, you’ll look incredible and take pride in your new physique. Truthfully, though, the bar set for fitness professionals is pretty low: I’ve been a writer for major personal training exams since 2010, and I’m very familiar with the typical knowledge base and the stats involving traditional personal training strategies. Most of what I see are personal trainers relying on their own beliefs instead of the vast science of exercise programming. My programs are successful because they involve a deep level of motion analysis, and of the data points necessary for optimal exercise programming and best use of time.
Getting lean and strong is absolutely achievable at any age with the right exercise science protocols and nutrition. But, as a clinical expert in fitness physiology and the aging sciences, I’d be lying if I told you that those over fifty have the same general needs as those in their twenties. After thirty years of clinical research and monitoring people during exercise in labs, I can assure you that the devil is truly in the details. My customized exercise coaching is always devised to match a client’s current fitness levels, and to progress them from those points.
Those over 50 are more likely to have harsh muscle imbalances, compressed lumbar spines, tight or damaged tendons, excess bodyfat, dysfunctional knees, etc. But, while problems like these are more commonly seen in the fitness screenings of older adults, these are all correctable in your program with me, as we turn the clock back and get you looking and feeling your best.
Since 1994, my clients have accurately said that I’m relentlessly focused on form and exercise technique. But, there is far more to your program than healthy biomechanics: From nerve communication to muscle recruitment to normalizing hormone secretion, there can be a lot to getting you to the results you deserve. Going through the motions and counting reps and sets isn’t usually enough, because the science of exercise is a vast one that requires cautious progression. Most people who hire trainers do not meet their fitness goals because so many programmatic needs go unmet.
As a fitness professional since 1994, a PhD in Health Science, a Certified Personal Trainer & Health Coach, a Certified Weight Management Coach, and a former Physical Health Director, I have the answers you need to maximize results and minimize the dangers that often accompany exercise. Let my healthy obsession with the minutiae of fitness, health, longevity & lifestyle change guide you to quick, safe success.
Your program doesn’t begin at someone else’s levels, nor is your exercise plan based on your age or gender: It picks up exactly where I observe your current fitness levels to be, and your exercise program progresses them to the next level of performance. Whether your goals are related to fat loss, muscle gains, body toning, or longevity & health/risk metrics, there are decades of scientific guidelines and research that I rely on to guide you to success.
Can I be honest about what happens to most exercisers?
Most regular exercisers get some results, at first: They slowly move toward their goal in the initial months. But, by around the third month, most exercisers are seeing diminishing returns, reaching plateaus, and experiencing psychological burnout. Statistically speaking, most people do not accomplish what they set out to accomplish, due to a combination of poor exercise prescription, inadequate meal planning & lifestyle, and a decline in motivation.
With me as your coach, you’ll have the specifics that make the difference between the common fitness journey above and the progressive, weekly, ongoing successes that you deserve: You’ll have an optimal exercise prescription to train smarter and incorporate the right FITT principles for every session. You’ll have a certified, experienced life coach and performance coach guiding you through the mental stages of achieving your goals. Throughout each session, you’ll maximize productivity while minimizing risks.
A static list of exercises and weights is not going to get you the results that you deserve; a workout video or a “routine” to follow is not going to get you to look amazing.
Guiding you, movement by movement while evaluating your heart and muscle responses is exactly what it takes to get closer to your goal, safely, with every session.
Your Fitness Over 50 program involves three live, private personal training & nutrition sessions weekly, in videochat with top Personal Trainer, Weight Management & Health Coach Val Fiott.
