This is on our wall for those of you who don't have the joy of seeing it everyday!!
I’ve never quite understood why people pay a trainer, or a gym membership in general, to show up and go through the motions. To do the bare minimum during their workouts. To “say” they worked out, when in reality they just got up and went through the motions to satisfy the urge to do something. Everyone is different and motivated by different reasons and different goals. But at the end of the day, no matter how fantastic your workout program is, no matter how fancy the treadmill, no matter how shiny your sneakers, your results are directly correlated by the effort YOU put forth, in AND out of the gym (yes, the food thing!!). I have some EXTREMELY hard working clients!! Some of you (you know who you are), give everything you have, everytime you step foot in the gym, no qualms about it. Others, I believe, are simply scared to get out of their comfort zones. Scared to be pushed to their limits for fear of what might happen. When is the last time you felt nauseous during a workout??? (Last Friday for me) I’m not saying you have to throw up, but when you feel that way because you pushed that hard, you know you gave it your all. And that is a GREAT feeling!!! There’s a reason our motto at StaYoung is “No Excuses, Just Results!” It’s not just a catchy little slogan, we really mean it. Those of you who make no excuses, get the results. No excuse for bad eating, no excuse for showing up late, no excuse for cheating yourself out of the last 2 reps, no excuses….
I want to leave you with a couple of things. I’ve posted this on Facebook, but for those of you who haven’t seen it, click HERE to watch a video about a young man who epitomizes what No Excuses, Just Results is all about.
Finally, a couple of AWESOME things I’ve heard in the past week from clients…
“I thought I was in shape, but you’re making me look like an a**hole!!”
“I want my money back. I could’ve bought a purse!!”
And my favorite, an email sent to me by a new client after her first day..."Just wanted to thank you for the awful soreness I feel today making it hard to concentrate at work and leaving my coworkers irritated because all I can do is whine and limp around the office:)" (Thanks LOL!!!)